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Shawna Noller
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Boy mom.
ELA Teacher.
Mailman Wife.
Be The Bear.
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The internet had the potential to make humans so much smarter and interconnected. Instead, it's dumbing us down and siloing us off. A real tragedy.
January 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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One thing before tomorrow:

Use your local libraries.

Get your card.

Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.

Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).

Attend promoted activities.

Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.

Tell your kids that libraries are good.

They are.

📚
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
January 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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For Booksky 📚

Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.

❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.

✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
January 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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For Booksky 📚

❌ Goodreads: owned by Amazon.

✅ StoryGraph: black woman-owned, inclusive, has mood based recommendations!

❌ Audible: owned by Amazon.

Libro.fm: supports local books stores.
January 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…
January 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Friendly reminder that if you buy a book on Kindle, you're only paying for the rights to read, not own. If a book truly gets banned, it will be taken away from digital platforms like Kindle, nook, etc. Consider getting physical copies of banned (or other) books!

READ BANNED BOOKS

#booksky
January 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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I used to love reading dystopian fiction in high school.

Reaaaaally not enjoying living through dystopian reality as an adult.
January 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Claiming audiobooks "don't count" is ableist and stupid. Consume your content in the fashion most enjoyable and convenient. #booksky
January 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM