Holly Hale Simpson
@holly-hale-simpson.bsky.social
(she/her) part-time library worker | fan of democracy & human rights | books & learning | hanging out with my family | studying French | yoga |swimming | wandering around in nature 💚💙
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Just spoke to Erin Spivey, former Huntington Beach librarian and plaintiff in the ALCU library lawsuit against the city.
She estimated 75% of HBPL librarians have left since City Council began enacting policies restricting access to children's books, including director, manager, 3 dept. heads.
She estimated 75% of HBPL librarians have left since City Council began enacting policies restricting access to children's books, including director, manager, 3 dept. heads.
March 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Just spoke to Erin Spivey, former Huntington Beach librarian and plaintiff in the ALCU library lawsuit against the city.
She estimated 75% of HBPL librarians have left since City Council began enacting policies restricting access to children's books, including director, manager, 3 dept. heads.
She estimated 75% of HBPL librarians have left since City Council began enacting policies restricting access to children's books, including director, manager, 3 dept. heads.
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Over a million federal workers refused to comply with Musk’s email ultimatum last week, offering a glimpse of what mass noncooperation can look like.
We’re seeing the beginnings of mass noncompliance
Over a million federal workers refused to comply with Musk’s email ultimatum, offering a glimpse of what mass noncooperation can look like.
wagingnonviolence.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Over a million federal workers refused to comply with Musk’s email ultimatum last week, offering a glimpse of what mass noncooperation can look like.
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The #economicblackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But to have a greater impact, future boycotts will require more organizing grounded in real strategy.
The economic boycott caught fire. What's next?
The economic blackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But future boycotts will require these ingredients to be effective.
wagingnonviolence.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The #economicblackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But to have a greater impact, future boycotts will require more organizing grounded in real strategy.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
Fun side note: Ammonites are featured in last year’s winning Eurovision song by Nemo. Whoa- oh- oh
youtu.be/kiGDvM14Kwg?...
youtu.be/kiGDvM14Kwg?...
February 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Fun side note: Ammonites are featured in last year’s winning Eurovision song by Nemo. Whoa- oh- oh
youtu.be/kiGDvM14Kwg?...
youtu.be/kiGDvM14Kwg?...
I love this :)
In my continued series of what the animal world can teach us about resistance and fighting fascism, we focus on #fossilfriday
February 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I love this :)
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tiny actions, in chaotic circumstances seed change in unpredictable ways. Try - I know it is hard - to let go of what the future will be, and act in the moment with the highest fidelity you can to world you want to see emerge on the other side of chaos.
February 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
tiny actions, in chaotic circumstances seed change in unpredictable ways. Try - I know it is hard - to let go of what the future will be, and act in the moment with the highest fidelity you can to world you want to see emerge on the other side of chaos.
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Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.
Trump's anti-trans effort is an agenda cornerstone with echoes in history
Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.
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I have a suggestion for you. In times of trouble and strife, there is therapeutic benefit in being among trees and in physical contact with them. So if you can, go hug a tree today, the bigger the better. This huge old chinkapin oak is known as The Great God Tree.
January 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I have a suggestion for you. In times of trouble and strife, there is therapeutic benefit in being among trees and in physical contact with them. So if you can, go hug a tree today, the bigger the better. This huge old chinkapin oak is known as The Great God Tree.
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Looks like book banning isn’t book banning in the new order.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
With a press release titled “U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax,” the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) has dismissed all complaints of book banning that it had been investigating.
U.S. Dept. of Education Dismisses Book Ban Complaints, Rescinds Agreement in Civil Rights Violations in Forsyth County Book Removals
PEN America and EveryLibrary respond to the action taken by the Trump administration, which called the book bans
www.slj.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Looks like book banning isn’t book banning in the new order.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
—George Orwell
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Here are the winners and honors from this year's ALA Youth Media Awards, including the Printz, Caldecott, Newbery, Stonewall, Coretta Scott King, and more --> bookriot.com/youth-media-...
These Books For Children, Tweens, and Teens Just Won Some Serious Awards
Read your way into the best of the best of children's literature from 2024, as selected by librarians nationwide.
bookriot.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Here are the winners and honors from this year's ALA Youth Media Awards, including the Printz, Caldecott, Newbery, Stonewall, Coretta Scott King, and more --> bookriot.com/youth-media-...
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Just because the people who break things for profit have been ascending doesn't mean that there are no people who mend things or that mending is insignificant.
January 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Just because the people who break things for profit have been ascending doesn't mean that there are no people who mend things or that mending is insignificant.
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Be rebellious. But rest as needed.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
January 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Be rebellious. But rest as needed.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
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Take care of yourselves and each other. ❤️
January 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Take care of yourselves and each other. ❤️
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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
www.theframelab.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
Deleted Facebook today after deleting Threads and Instagram a few days ago.
It’s the rollback of content moderation for me — particularly that they carved out exceptions in their policy to allow hateful speech toward lgbtq people that is otherwise not allowed on the platform .
No thanks.
It’s the rollback of content moderation for me — particularly that they carved out exceptions in their policy to allow hateful speech toward lgbtq people that is otherwise not allowed on the platform .
No thanks.
Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking
Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will end its third-party fact-checking system, loosen content moderation…
tcrn.ch
January 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Deleted Facebook today after deleting Threads and Instagram a few days ago.
It’s the rollback of content moderation for me — particularly that they carved out exceptions in their policy to allow hateful speech toward lgbtq people that is otherwise not allowed on the platform .
No thanks.
It’s the rollback of content moderation for me — particularly that they carved out exceptions in their policy to allow hateful speech toward lgbtq people that is otherwise not allowed on the platform .
No thanks.
Here’s where you can find your local People’s March January 18.
#peoplesmarch #democracy
#humanrights
www.peoplesmarch.com
#peoplesmarch #democracy
#humanrights
www.peoplesmarch.com
People's March
www.peoplesmarch.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here’s where you can find your local People’s March January 18.
#peoplesmarch #democracy
#humanrights
www.peoplesmarch.com
#peoplesmarch #democracy
#humanrights
www.peoplesmarch.com
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Merely a few books in an effort to assist in explaining the California Wildfires to kids & teens and help them process as we all come together in the toughest of times ❤️🩹📚✨
January 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Merely a few books in an effort to assist in explaining the California Wildfires to kids & teens and help them process as we all come together in the toughest of times ❤️🩹📚✨
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Now is a good time to get into preparedness, wherever you are. Being individually prepared is a good way to be in a better position to help others.
Your basic goal, to start, is to be ready for three days in your home without power or water and to be able to leave quickly if need be.
Your basic goal, to start, is to be ready for three days in your home without power or water and to be able to leave quickly if need be.
January 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Now is a good time to get into preparedness, wherever you are. Being individually prepared is a good way to be in a better position to help others.
Your basic goal, to start, is to be ready for three days in your home without power or water and to be able to leave quickly if need be.
Your basic goal, to start, is to be ready for three days in your home without power or water and to be able to leave quickly if need be.
Burrowing Owl that has been hanging out at Bolsa Chica wetlands
January 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Burrowing Owl that has been hanging out at Bolsa Chica wetlands
This lays out (and links to) the part of meta’s policy that defines some speech as violating policy UNLESS it is in reference to lgbtq people.
Under Meta’s new content moderation policy, certain online attacks are banned *unless* the target is LGBTQ, in which case the attacks are allowed.
Yes you read that right: There’s a queer exception to Meta’s restrictions on attacks on people, specifically: 🧵
Yes you read that right: There’s a queer exception to Meta’s restrictions on attacks on people, specifically: 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This lays out (and links to) the part of meta’s policy that defines some speech as violating policy UNLESS it is in reference to lgbtq people.