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Pandora Bochs #StandwithUkraine #ElbowsUp #HandsOff
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A wayward librarian who migrated from a dumpster fire of another social media platform with a penchant for Doctor Who, technology, LEGO, WW II history, politics & books. #Whovian since 1981. #GlobalFeminist #NeverTrumper #FuckTrump #FuckElon #AntiFascism
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From my 2025 #ReadingWoman Art calendar for #November2025. 📚❤️🎨 #BookLover #Art #BookSky 🍂🍃 🍂 #FallReading
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The staff and volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank work hard to help feed folks and families throughout 16 counties and over 290 food pantry partners across southwestern Wisconsin.

It was great to stop by to learn about this work and say hi to volunteers earlier this week.
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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As U.S. citizens are increasingly being swept up in ICE arrests, fascism expert Jason Stanley says it’s “a way to normalize the targeting of everybody” and scare Black and brown Americans away from public life. #Velshi
US citizens being swept up in ICE arrests: 'We’re now a country where you have to bring your papers around'
The Supreme Court has given ICE free reign to stop and detain people based on nothing more than appearance, accent, job, or location, and this dragnet is now sweeping up U.S. citizens. University of Toronto professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley warns that "we are now a country where you have to bring your papers around." Furthermore, Stanley says that "if you instill fear in Black and brown citizens that they will have this interaction with ICE, they're much less likely to show up" to vote or participate in civic life. 
www.ms.now
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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What does the uptick in censorship & book bans mean for authors today? “The Knife and the Butterfly” author Ashley Hope Pérez says, “the biggest obstacle...the temptation to shrink or constrain the range of experiences authors explore in the hope of not being banned.” #VelshiBannedBookClub
Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The Knife and the Butterfly’ by Ashley Hope Pérez
‘The Knife and the Butterfly’, by veteran member of the Velshi Banned Book Club Ashley Hope Pérez, is a salient reminder of just how much a novel can create and foster empathy. “The Knife and the Butterfly” tells the story of two teenagers, members of rival gangs, and the single act of violence that connects them forever. Pérez says, “...literature is always working to support readers in encountering and navigating the whole range of human experiences.”
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November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Milwaukee, 2025
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is in the first round of the Goodreads Choice Awards (in the science fiction category). 🥰

You can vote here: www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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CHARITY BOOKSHOP VOLUNTEERS. Try not to look actively resentful when someone brings in bags of books to donate.
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The President Who Cried ‘Hoax’ - The Atlantic
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Healthcare should be affordable and accessible, no matter your ZIP code or income.

We will keep fighting to make sure folks have the healthcare they need and deserve.
How to navigate the health care marketplace as premiums rise and options shrink
If you’re feeling anxious or overwhelmed as open enrollment begins, here is some information that might help you choose a plan.
wisconsinwatch.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Whatchya reading? Our latest newsletter (🔗 ⤵️) explores the impact abolition-related books and how crucial they can be to informing our values.

Have you read any of these? What did you think? What would you add to this list?
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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“You think it'll last forever, people and cars and concrete, but it won't. One day it's all gone. Even the sky.”
#DoctorWho
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Today's #VelshiBannedBookClub feature, “The Knife and the Butterfly” by Ashley Hope Pérez, is a reminder of just how much novels can create a sense of empathy. It tells the story of two teenagers, members of rival gangs, and the single act of violence that connects them forever. Tune in at noon EST!
November 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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PEN America decries a decision by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents to place unacceptable limits on the ability of faculty to teach about issues related to race and gender, further eroding the climate for free expression on campuses across the state of Texas. pen.org/press-releas...
Restrictive Texas A&M Policy Marks Latest Erosion of Academic Freedom
(NEW YORK)–PEN America decries a decision by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents to place unacceptable limits on the ability of faculty to teach responsibly about issues related to race a...
pen.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The more I think about it why should we be shocked that conservatives don’t think it’s inappropriate for a 15 year old child to engage in sexual activities with a 50 year old man, they think a ten year old that is raped should carry the baby to term right? Gods will?
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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“Say Don. I hear you like em young.”
a man singing into a microphone wearing a blue jacket that says ria on it
ALT: a man singing into a microphone wearing a blue jacket that says ria on it
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November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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🇨🇦 Neil Young is turning 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall in Toronto.
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁

www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Neil Young is about to turn 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall
"NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music,” hosted by CBC’s Tom Power, will take place Nov. 12.
www.thestar.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Milwaukee, 2025
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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A real president does this.

Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Centrist Democrats in the Senate folded on the shutdown, throwing away their leverage in exchange for worthless GOP promises.

When will they learn that there is no center between a government of oligarchs and a government of the people? https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=LBXGJad9NjGyBGBo
The Failures of “Centrism”
Robert Reich
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November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 2025
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Damn, that's a lot of books. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/t...
A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.

Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.

Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.

Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM