LaLaLeslieO
@c00ki3s.bsky.social
Library lover. Advocate for literacy and freedom of expression. Champion of banned books. Keeper of stories, breaker of censorship.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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The European Union and France on Monday announced half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the continent
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EU's Von der Leyen announces 500 mln euro package to lure top researchers to Europe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday a 500 million euros ($566.6 million) incentive package to boost European science research, as Europe hopes to lure top U.S. scientists disgruntled with President Donald Trump.
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May 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The European Union and France on Monday announced half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the continent
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Free speech is thriving.
As long as you don’t say the wrong thing, read the wrong book, teach the wrong history, or post the wrong job.
Free speech is alive.
Just don't teach, protest, publish, or leak.
npr.org/2025/04/13/1244593145/free-speech-first-amendment-trump-america
As long as you don’t say the wrong thing, read the wrong book, teach the wrong history, or post the wrong job.
Free speech is alive.
Just don't teach, protest, publish, or leak.
npr.org/2025/04/13/1244593145/free-speech-first-amendment-trump-america
The State of Free Speech in America : Up First from NPR
The first amendment is a cornerstone of American democracy. This week on The Sunday Story, we hear from people who feel their right to free speech might be changing under the Trump Administration. NPR...
npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Free speech is thriving.
As long as you don’t say the wrong thing, read the wrong book, teach the wrong history, or post the wrong job.
Free speech is alive.
Just don't teach, protest, publish, or leak.
npr.org/2025/04/13/1244593145/free-speech-first-amendment-trump-america
As long as you don’t say the wrong thing, read the wrong book, teach the wrong history, or post the wrong job.
Free speech is alive.
Just don't teach, protest, publish, or leak.
npr.org/2025/04/13/1244593145/free-speech-first-amendment-trump-america
Day 31: #BannedBooks
Darkness at Noon
By Arthur Koestler
Banned in the USSR for exposing the horrors of Stalinist purges. A gripping political novel about a loyal Bolshevik imprisoned by the regime he helped build. A stark warning about totalitarianism & the dangers of unchecked power.
#RightToRead
Darkness at Noon
By Arthur Koestler
Banned in the USSR for exposing the horrors of Stalinist purges. A gripping political novel about a loyal Bolshevik imprisoned by the regime he helped build. A stark warning about totalitarianism & the dangers of unchecked power.
#RightToRead
February 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Day 31: #BannedBooks
Darkness at Noon
By Arthur Koestler
Banned in the USSR for exposing the horrors of Stalinist purges. A gripping political novel about a loyal Bolshevik imprisoned by the regime he helped build. A stark warning about totalitarianism & the dangers of unchecked power.
#RightToRead
Darkness at Noon
By Arthur Koestler
Banned in the USSR for exposing the horrors of Stalinist purges. A gripping political novel about a loyal Bolshevik imprisoned by the regime he helped build. A stark warning about totalitarianism & the dangers of unchecked power.
#RightToRead
Day 30: #BannedBooks
The Master and Margarita
By Mikhail Bulgakov
Banned in the USSR for its political satire and criticism of Soviet corruption. The Devil visits Moscow, exposing the hypocrisy of Stalinist repression. A bold, subversive novel that proves censorship fears the truth.
#RightToRead
The Master and Margarita
By Mikhail Bulgakov
Banned in the USSR for its political satire and criticism of Soviet corruption. The Devil visits Moscow, exposing the hypocrisy of Stalinist repression. A bold, subversive novel that proves censorship fears the truth.
#RightToRead
February 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Day 30: #BannedBooks
The Master and Margarita
By Mikhail Bulgakov
Banned in the USSR for its political satire and criticism of Soviet corruption. The Devil visits Moscow, exposing the hypocrisy of Stalinist repression. A bold, subversive novel that proves censorship fears the truth.
#RightToRead
The Master and Margarita
By Mikhail Bulgakov
Banned in the USSR for its political satire and criticism of Soviet corruption. The Devil visits Moscow, exposing the hypocrisy of Stalinist repression. A bold, subversive novel that proves censorship fears the truth.
#RightToRead
Day 29: #BannedBooks
The New Jim Crow
By Michelle Alexander
Banned in prisons & schools for exposing racial bias in the legal system. Shows how mass incarceration targets Black communities. Silencing it only proves its point.
#RightToRead
The New Jim Crow
By Michelle Alexander
Banned in prisons & schools for exposing racial bias in the legal system. Shows how mass incarceration targets Black communities. Silencing it only proves its point.
#RightToRead
February 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Day 29: #BannedBooks
The New Jim Crow
By Michelle Alexander
Banned in prisons & schools for exposing racial bias in the legal system. Shows how mass incarceration targets Black communities. Silencing it only proves its point.
#RightToRead
The New Jim Crow
By Michelle Alexander
Banned in prisons & schools for exposing racial bias in the legal system. Shows how mass incarceration targets Black communities. Silencing it only proves its point.
#RightToRead
Day 28: #BannedBooks
The Parable of the Sower
By Octavia Butler
Banned for violence, drug use & dystopian themes. Depicts a gov’t that cuts social programs, leaving people to fend for themselves—much like today’s push to end funding & benefits. A chillingly relevant warning.
#RightToRead
The Parable of the Sower
By Octavia Butler
Banned for violence, drug use & dystopian themes. Depicts a gov’t that cuts social programs, leaving people to fend for themselves—much like today’s push to end funding & benefits. A chillingly relevant warning.
#RightToRead
January 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Day 28: #BannedBooks
The Parable of the Sower
By Octavia Butler
Banned for violence, drug use & dystopian themes. Depicts a gov’t that cuts social programs, leaving people to fend for themselves—much like today’s push to end funding & benefits. A chillingly relevant warning.
#RightToRead
The Parable of the Sower
By Octavia Butler
Banned for violence, drug use & dystopian themes. Depicts a gov’t that cuts social programs, leaving people to fend for themselves—much like today’s push to end funding & benefits. A chillingly relevant warning.
#RightToRead
Day 27: #BannedBooks
Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
Banned for its satirical depiction of war, strong language, and explicit content. This absurd and darkly comedic novel critiques bureaucracy, war, and the human condition, often sparking debates about its controversial humor and themes.
#RightToRead
Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
Banned for its satirical depiction of war, strong language, and explicit content. This absurd and darkly comedic novel critiques bureaucracy, war, and the human condition, often sparking debates about its controversial humor and themes.
#RightToRead
January 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Day 27: #BannedBooks
Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
Banned for its satirical depiction of war, strong language, and explicit content. This absurd and darkly comedic novel critiques bureaucracy, war, and the human condition, often sparking debates about its controversial humor and themes.
#RightToRead
Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
Banned for its satirical depiction of war, strong language, and explicit content. This absurd and darkly comedic novel critiques bureaucracy, war, and the human condition, often sparking debates about its controversial humor and themes.
#RightToRead
Day 26: #BannedBooks
The Diary of a Young Girl
By Anne Frank
Banned for mature themes, references to Anne’s personal reflections & its depiction of Holocaust horrors. This poignant account sheds light on human resilience and the tragedies of war, making it an essential voice in history.
#RightToRead
The Diary of a Young Girl
By Anne Frank
Banned for mature themes, references to Anne’s personal reflections & its depiction of Holocaust horrors. This poignant account sheds light on human resilience and the tragedies of war, making it an essential voice in history.
#RightToRead
January 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Day 26: #BannedBooks
The Diary of a Young Girl
By Anne Frank
Banned for mature themes, references to Anne’s personal reflections & its depiction of Holocaust horrors. This poignant account sheds light on human resilience and the tragedies of war, making it an essential voice in history.
#RightToRead
The Diary of a Young Girl
By Anne Frank
Banned for mature themes, references to Anne’s personal reflections & its depiction of Holocaust horrors. This poignant account sheds light on human resilience and the tragedies of war, making it an essential voice in history.
#RightToRead
Day 25: #BannedBooks
Beloved
By Toni Morrison
Banned for graphic depictions of slavery, violence, and sexual content. This haunting novel explores the trauma of enslavement and its enduring impact on identity and family. A powerful story often targeted for its unflinching honesty.
#RightToRead
Beloved
By Toni Morrison
Banned for graphic depictions of slavery, violence, and sexual content. This haunting novel explores the trauma of enslavement and its enduring impact on identity and family. A powerful story often targeted for its unflinching honesty.
#RightToRead
January 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Day 25: #BannedBooks
Beloved
By Toni Morrison
Banned for graphic depictions of slavery, violence, and sexual content. This haunting novel explores the trauma of enslavement and its enduring impact on identity and family. A powerful story often targeted for its unflinching honesty.
#RightToRead
Beloved
By Toni Morrison
Banned for graphic depictions of slavery, violence, and sexual content. This haunting novel explores the trauma of enslavement and its enduring impact on identity and family. A powerful story often targeted for its unflinching honesty.
#RightToRead
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So the Air Force stopped teaching about the Tuskegee Pilots because they were part of the DEI Program. They fought for a country that they loved but did not love them back. Let’s show their families that this country does love them back #WeLoveTuskegeePilots
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January 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So the Air Force stopped teaching about the Tuskegee Pilots because they were part of the DEI Program. They fought for a country that they loved but did not love them back. Let’s show their families that this country does love them back #WeLoveTuskegeePilots
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Day 24: #BannedBooks
Go Ask Alice
By Anonymous
Banned for graphic depictions of drug use & mental health struggles. This raw diary highlights the dangers of addiction and the need to support at-risk youth. Its unfiltered narrative has sparked debate about censorship.
#RightToRead
Go Ask Alice
By Anonymous
Banned for graphic depictions of drug use & mental health struggles. This raw diary highlights the dangers of addiction and the need to support at-risk youth. Its unfiltered narrative has sparked debate about censorship.
#RightToRead
January 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Day 24: #BannedBooks
Go Ask Alice
By Anonymous
Banned for graphic depictions of drug use & mental health struggles. This raw diary highlights the dangers of addiction and the need to support at-risk youth. Its unfiltered narrative has sparked debate about censorship.
#RightToRead
Go Ask Alice
By Anonymous
Banned for graphic depictions of drug use & mental health struggles. This raw diary highlights the dangers of addiction and the need to support at-risk youth. Its unfiltered narrative has sparked debate about censorship.
#RightToRead
Day 23: #BannedBooks
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By Mark Twain
Banned for its language and portrayal of race, sparking ongoing debates.
It reminds us that confronting our past is necessary for understanding freedom, friendship, and moral growth. #RightToRead
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By Mark Twain
Banned for its language and portrayal of race, sparking ongoing debates.
It reminds us that confronting our past is necessary for understanding freedom, friendship, and moral growth. #RightToRead
January 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Day 23: #BannedBooks
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By Mark Twain
Banned for its language and portrayal of race, sparking ongoing debates.
It reminds us that confronting our past is necessary for understanding freedom, friendship, and moral growth. #RightToRead
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
By Mark Twain
Banned for its language and portrayal of race, sparking ongoing debates.
It reminds us that confronting our past is necessary for understanding freedom, friendship, and moral growth. #RightToRead
Day 22: #BannedBooks
The Catcher in the Rye
By J.D. Salinger
Banned for its profanity, exploration of teenage rebellion, and candid discussions of identity.
It reminds us that honest, uncomfortable truths about growing up deserve to be heard. #RightToRead
The Catcher in the Rye
By J.D. Salinger
Banned for its profanity, exploration of teenage rebellion, and candid discussions of identity.
It reminds us that honest, uncomfortable truths about growing up deserve to be heard. #RightToRead
January 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Day 22: #BannedBooks
The Catcher in the Rye
By J.D. Salinger
Banned for its profanity, exploration of teenage rebellion, and candid discussions of identity.
It reminds us that honest, uncomfortable truths about growing up deserve to be heard. #RightToRead
The Catcher in the Rye
By J.D. Salinger
Banned for its profanity, exploration of teenage rebellion, and candid discussions of identity.
It reminds us that honest, uncomfortable truths about growing up deserve to be heard. #RightToRead
Day 21: #BannedBooks
A People's History of the United States
By Howard Zinn
Banned for challenging authority and exposing uncomfortable truths about systemic oppression.
It reminds us that history isn’t just written by the victors—it belongs to those who resist and fight for justice. #RightToRead
A People's History of the United States
By Howard Zinn
Banned for challenging authority and exposing uncomfortable truths about systemic oppression.
It reminds us that history isn’t just written by the victors—it belongs to those who resist and fight for justice. #RightToRead
January 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Day 21: #BannedBooks
A People's History of the United States
By Howard Zinn
Banned for challenging authority and exposing uncomfortable truths about systemic oppression.
It reminds us that history isn’t just written by the victors—it belongs to those who resist and fight for justice. #RightToRead
A People's History of the United States
By Howard Zinn
Banned for challenging authority and exposing uncomfortable truths about systemic oppression.
It reminds us that history isn’t just written by the victors—it belongs to those who resist and fight for justice. #RightToRead
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
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Day 19: #BannedBooks
The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
This poignant novel has been banned for its raw portrayal of racism, sexual abuse, and trauma. Through the story of Pecola, it challenges societal standards of beauty and humanity. Why are these difficult truths erased? #RightToRead
The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
This poignant novel has been banned for its raw portrayal of racism, sexual abuse, and trauma. Through the story of Pecola, it challenges societal standards of beauty and humanity. Why are these difficult truths erased? #RightToRead
January 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Day 19: #BannedBooks
The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
This poignant novel has been banned for its raw portrayal of racism, sexual abuse, and trauma. Through the story of Pecola, it challenges societal standards of beauty and humanity. Why are these difficult truths erased? #RightToRead
The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
This poignant novel has been banned for its raw portrayal of racism, sexual abuse, and trauma. Through the story of Pecola, it challenges societal standards of beauty and humanity. Why are these difficult truths erased? #RightToRead
Day 18: #BannedBooks
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
A gripping tale of a controlled society where freedom, emotions, and individuality are suppressed. Often banned for exploring themes like euthanasia and societal control. Shouldn’t we question the cost of a perfect world? #RightToRead
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
A gripping tale of a controlled society where freedom, emotions, and individuality are suppressed. Often banned for exploring themes like euthanasia and societal control. Shouldn’t we question the cost of a perfect world? #RightToRead
January 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Day 18: #BannedBooks
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
A gripping tale of a controlled society where freedom, emotions, and individuality are suppressed. Often banned for exploring themes like euthanasia and societal control. Shouldn’t we question the cost of a perfect world? #RightToRead
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
A gripping tale of a controlled society where freedom, emotions, and individuality are suppressed. Often banned for exploring themes like euthanasia and societal control. Shouldn’t we question the cost of a perfect world? #RightToRead
Day 17: #BannedBooks
Speak
Frequently banned for its honest portrayal of sexual assault and its impact on teens, this powerful novel gives a voice to trauma and recovery. Why silence stories that need to be heard? #RightToRead
Speak
Frequently banned for its honest portrayal of sexual assault and its impact on teens, this powerful novel gives a voice to trauma and recovery. Why silence stories that need to be heard? #RightToRead
January 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Day 17: #BannedBooks
Speak
Frequently banned for its honest portrayal of sexual assault and its impact on teens, this powerful novel gives a voice to trauma and recovery. Why silence stories that need to be heard? #RightToRead
Speak
Frequently banned for its honest portrayal of sexual assault and its impact on teens, this powerful novel gives a voice to trauma and recovery. Why silence stories that need to be heard? #RightToRead