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The Little Library of Poisonous Books is a collection of books and literature deemed too Dangerous, Destructive, Disruptive, and Poisonous to its readers.
The Little Library of Poisonous Books is a collection of books and literature deemed too Dangerous, Destructive, Disruptive, and Poisonous to its readers.
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New: Thanks to advocates from across the country, library funding was not only included in the FY26 federal budget, it was increased. Your advocacy made a difference for libraries!
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February 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
New: Thanks to advocates from across the country, library funding was not only included in the FY26 federal budget, it was increased. Your advocacy made a difference for libraries!
Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries
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PEN America: Arrest of Don Lemon is yet another blatant violation of the First Amendment. His arrest while covering a Minneapolis protest is another example of the Trump White House’s “misuse of government power to deflect accountability and intimidate a free press.” More at: pen.org/press-releas...
January 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM
PEN America: Arrest of Don Lemon is yet another blatant violation of the First Amendment. His arrest while covering a Minneapolis protest is another example of the Trump White House’s “misuse of government power to deflect accountability and intimidate a free press.” More at: pen.org/press-releas...
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Journalist @donlemonofficial.bsky.social "has every right to document news and inform the public," FPF's Seth Stern said.
Two courts already rejected prosecuting him, but instead of accepting defeat, "the government has now doubled down."
Read more in @thetriibe.com:
Two courts already rejected prosecuting him, but instead of accepting defeat, "the government has now doubled down."
Read more in @thetriibe.com:
Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom • The TRiiBE
Two Black journalists were arrested by federal agents days after both filmed an anti-ICE protest inside a Minnesota church.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Journalist @donlemonofficial.bsky.social "has every right to document news and inform the public," FPF's Seth Stern said.
Two courts already rejected prosecuting him, but instead of accepting defeat, "the government has now doubled down."
Read more in @thetriibe.com:
Two courts already rejected prosecuting him, but instead of accepting defeat, "the government has now doubled down."
Read more in @thetriibe.com:
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ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5
December 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5
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New: ALA welcomes a pathbreaking study by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, which finds that thousands of public library facilities are in acute need of investment for repairs and upgrades.
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New: ALA welcomes a pathbreaking study by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, which finds that thousands of public library facilities are in acute need of investment for repairs and upgrades.
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
Read more about the report, which ALA called to be developed: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS.
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS.
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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Soliciting information from officials is a journalist's job.
The Pentagon's new press policy would make reporters "stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable," explains NPR's Tom Bowman.
The Pentagon's new press policy would make reporters "stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable," explains NPR's Tom Bowman.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
www.npr.org
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Soliciting information from officials is a journalist's job.
The Pentagon's new press policy would make reporters "stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable," explains NPR's Tom Bowman.
The Pentagon's new press policy would make reporters "stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable," explains NPR's Tom Bowman.
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ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with @jennyboylan.bsky.social, president of PEN America, to discuss our new report showing there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime. abcnews.go.com/US/video/rep... #BannedBooksWeek
Video Report finds ‘disturbing’ normalization of banned books in U.S.
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with Jennifer Finley Boylan, president of PEN America, discusses a report that show there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with @jennyboylan.bsky.social, president of PEN America, to discuss our new report showing there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime. abcnews.go.com/US/video/rep... #BannedBooksWeek
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Censoring the press isn't enough for the Trump administration. Now they're even trying to censor court records that discuss the press's reporting.
This is unheard of.
This is unheard of.
Opposition Filed Against DOJ Effort to Strike Context from Complaint About Qatar’s ‘Gifted’ Jet to Trump Administration - American Oversight
As the DOJ refuses the prompt release of a memo clearing the Qatari jet ‘gift,’ Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, argues against erasing this context and the agency’s continued delays.
americanoversight.org
October 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Censoring the press isn't enough for the Trump administration. Now they're even trying to censor court records that discuss the press's reporting.
This is unheard of.
This is unheard of.
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The hate crime charge against Alexa Wilkinson for photographing vandalism of the New York Times building is a dangerous precedent, no matter what you think of Wilkinson.
Journalist or not, photography isn’t a hate crime
Gatekeeping over hate crime charges misses the forest for the trees
freedom.press
October 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The hate crime charge against Alexa Wilkinson for photographing vandalism of the New York Times building is a dangerous precedent, no matter what you think of Wilkinson.
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Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.
We should all be outraged.
freedom.press/issues/mario...
We should all be outraged.
freedom.press/issues/mario...
October 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.
We should all be outraged.
freedom.press/issues/mario...
We should all be outraged.
freedom.press/issues/mario...
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It was bad enough when government officials claimed that journalists incite violence by reporting. But now, they’re accusing reporters of actually committing violence.
The supposed violence by reporters? Recording videos.
The supposed violence by reporters? Recording videos.
Recording police is ‘violence’? Absolutely not.
Now the Trump administration is trying to destroy the right to document police by labeling it as an attack
freedom.press
September 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It was bad enough when government officials claimed that journalists incite violence by reporting. But now, they’re accusing reporters of actually committing violence.
The supposed violence by reporters? Recording videos.
The supposed violence by reporters? Recording videos.
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Our friends at @1stforall.bsky.social have created a good explainer about what President Trump’s executive order on flag burning means. PEN America is concerned about the implications of this E.O. for artistic expression, as well as freedom of speech broadly. www.freedomforum.org/trump-flag-b...
Trump Signs Order on Flag Burning: First Amendment Analysis
Here’s everything you need to know about Trump’s executive order on flag burning and how it relates to the First Amendment.
www.freedomforum.org
August 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Our friends at @1stforall.bsky.social have created a good explainer about what President Trump’s executive order on flag burning means. PEN America is concerned about the implications of this E.O. for artistic expression, as well as freedom of speech broadly. www.freedomforum.org/trump-flag-b...
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“The response to the missing books has been overwhelming and mostly positive for the library. We will use the donated money to replace the books and buy more like them.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/libr...
📚💙 #UniteAgainstBookBans
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📚💙 #UniteAgainstBookBans
Library receives donations to replace books church leaders targeted for LGBTQ+ themes
In a matter of a few days, nearly $1,000 has been donated to the Shelby County Public Library to replace 16 LGBTQ+ books a local church had recommended to check out and never return. “The response to ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“The response to the missing books has been overwhelming and mostly positive for the library. We will use the donated money to replace the books and buy more like them.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/libr...
📚💙 #UniteAgainstBookBans
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📚💙 #UniteAgainstBookBans
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"we need to focus on kitchen-table issues"
hey wtf are you talking about at your kitchen table, if not the military being deployed to your cities and your family members being kidnapped by ICE and the genocide in Gaza going on two years and states maneuvering to make elections less democratic and
hey wtf are you talking about at your kitchen table, if not the military being deployed to your cities and your family members being kidnapped by ICE and the genocide in Gaza going on two years and states maneuvering to make elections less democratic and
August 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"we need to focus on kitchen-table issues"
hey wtf are you talking about at your kitchen table, if not the military being deployed to your cities and your family members being kidnapped by ICE and the genocide in Gaza going on two years and states maneuvering to make elections less democratic and
hey wtf are you talking about at your kitchen table, if not the military being deployed to your cities and your family members being kidnapped by ICE and the genocide in Gaza going on two years and states maneuvering to make elections less democratic and
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Israel is killing journalists with impunity, and the U.S. supplies it with the weapons used to murder the truth.
AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say
Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Israel is killing journalists with impunity, and the U.S. supplies it with the weapons used to murder the truth.
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Trump declared, “If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail — no early exits, no nothing.”
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August 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump declared, “If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail — no early exits, no nothing.”
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Florida's book ban law FINALLY deemed unconstitutional in a court of law.
www.metroweekly.com/2025/08/flor...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Book Ban Law
Court rules Florida’s expanded “Don’t Say Gay” law is unconstitutionally vague, violating the First Amendment and censoring acclaimed books.
www.metroweekly.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Florida's book ban law FINALLY deemed unconstitutional in a court of law.
www.metroweekly.com/2025/08/flor...
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The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
n.pr
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
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As Israel's war on Gaza continues, Al Jazeera staff members, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in a targeted strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
As Israel's war on Gaza continues, Al Jazeera staff members, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in a targeted strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/qg87g7
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First, @eff.org filed a blockbuster FOIA request that uncovered how Home Depot and Lowe's are cooperating with cops.
Then, @404media.bsky.social made the story free thanks to their commitment to dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.
Read the whole story below.
Then, @404media.bsky.social made the story free thanks to their commitment to dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.
Read the whole story below.
Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops
Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.
www.404media.co
August 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
First, @eff.org filed a blockbuster FOIA request that uncovered how Home Depot and Lowe's are cooperating with cops.
Then, @404media.bsky.social made the story free thanks to their commitment to dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.
Read the whole story below.
Then, @404media.bsky.social made the story free thanks to their commitment to dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.
Read the whole story below.
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those claiming to want to ban books to “protect the children” have already demonstrated their desire to ban books universally. there’s really no reason to believe that Leavitt and the Trump administration are any more genuine when they give this excuse
May 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
those claiming to want to ban books to “protect the children” have already demonstrated their desire to ban books universally. there’s really no reason to believe that Leavitt and the Trump administration are any more genuine when they give this excuse
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"The firing of Dr. Hayden is a Kremlineque move to suppress ideas and to send a chill through the leadership of cultural and educational institutions," said PEN America’s Hadar Harris. "The message seems obvious: Comply or be fired."
More: pen.org/press-releas...
More: pen.org/press-releas...
Ousting of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden Sends a Message: Comply or Be Fired - PEN America
PEN America said today it is deeply disturbed by the firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, for reasons the White House identified as related to “diversity” programming and her choices...
pen.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"The firing of Dr. Hayden is a Kremlineque move to suppress ideas and to send a chill through the leadership of cultural and educational institutions," said PEN America’s Hadar Harris. "The message seems obvious: Comply or be fired."
More: pen.org/press-releas...
More: pen.org/press-releas...