@rpearce722.bsky.social
To demand fiscal accountability from charter schools, we are asking members to participate in a synchronized social media action known as a “Thunderclap.” Please repost the image above TODAY (9/10) to any social media platform you use, and include the hashtag: #longislandagainstcharterschools
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
To demand fiscal accountability from charter schools, we are asking members to participate in a synchronized social media action known as a “Thunderclap.” Please repost the image above TODAY (9/10) to any social media platform you use, and include the hashtag: #longislandagainstcharterschools
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Kids have better things to do with their time and energy. We already know they don't use the libraries where books are banned. Why would they go leave comments on some stupid cartoon made by book banners?
We're 5 years in, folks. We gotta stop expecting kids to solve these problems.
We're 5 years in, folks. We gotta stop expecting kids to solve these problems.
What the hell is this bullshit?
I hope this backfires. I hope kids use their unfiltered comments to point out the absurdity.
C'mon kids! You can do it! Make the book banners feel shame.
I hope this backfires. I hope kids use their unfiltered comments to point out the absurdity.
C'mon kids! You can do it! Make the book banners feel shame.
September 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Kids have better things to do with their time and energy. We already know they don't use the libraries where books are banned. Why would they go leave comments on some stupid cartoon made by book banners?
We're 5 years in, folks. We gotta stop expecting kids to solve these problems.
We're 5 years in, folks. We gotta stop expecting kids to solve these problems.
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I don't know when it became common practice for folks to "share" information originally written by someone else and not give them a lick of credit for it. Especially when the original writer gets untold amounts of personal abuse and pain for it.
Credit.
People.
Share, add, w/e. CREDIT YR SOURCE.
Credit.
People.
Share, add, w/e. CREDIT YR SOURCE.
September 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I don't know when it became common practice for folks to "share" information originally written by someone else and not give them a lick of credit for it. Especially when the original writer gets untold amounts of personal abuse and pain for it.
Credit.
People.
Share, add, w/e. CREDIT YR SOURCE.
Credit.
People.
Share, add, w/e. CREDIT YR SOURCE.
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July 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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**Libraries & Mental Health Survey**
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
**Libraries & Mental Health Survey**
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Tons and tons of updates on this doc now. Whole new tab recording state library job cuts/service cuts.
This is an open access, editable doc. Just include your updates in a color other than black or blue.
This is an open access, editable doc. Just include your updates in a color other than black or blue.
If you aren't already, or forgot, remember to add stories to Kelly's IMLS impact tracker. There's a lot in there already but we need a mountain of evidence!
I'd like personal experiences, anecdote, letters, etc., added to this document that includes the high level IMLS timeline. Please add your own here with anything you can share and/or pass along to those who have something to add.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
June 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Tons and tons of updates on this doc now. Whole new tab recording state library job cuts/service cuts.
This is an open access, editable doc. Just include your updates in a color other than black or blue.
This is an open access, editable doc. Just include your updates in a color other than black or blue.
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SO important. Please read
June 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
SO important. Please read
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"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
June 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
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Updated Data - Please pay attention. Censorship of literature for young people is growing rapidly. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2023 CENSORSHIP ATTACKS: Tracking Book Challenges and Bans in America.xlsx
docs.google.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Updated Data - Please pay attention. Censorship of literature for young people is growing rapidly. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Missouri's state offices had a blood bath yesterday.
I am hearing from folks that the new Missouri Secretary of State, Denny Hoskins, a MAGA Republican, has fired half of the staff in the State Archives today with no warning.
These are people that preserve and provide access to state government records…
These are people that preserve and provide access to state government records…
May 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Missouri's state offices had a blood bath yesterday.
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Librarians aren't always opposing bills, but if a bill exists it should actually work well for parents, SBs, students and academia. Refusing to listen when a bill is cumbersome, unworkable, and unconstitutional helps absolutely no one. Spouting political rhetoric doesn't improve it. #txlege
May 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Librarians aren't always opposing bills, but if a bill exists it should actually work well for parents, SBs, students and academia. Refusing to listen when a bill is cumbersome, unworkable, and unconstitutional helps absolutely no one. Spouting political rhetoric doesn't improve it. #txlege
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And they're using Common Sense Media as a selection tool.
Anyway, this is a public library.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Anyway, this is a public library.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
May 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
And they're using Common Sense Media as a selection tool.
Anyway, this is a public library.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
Anyway, this is a public library.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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SB13 will pass mostly as is. Changes made in conference committee yesterday will significantly slow down the book purchasing process for our kids. One change is that if a book is challenged, no matter how spurious, it will have to be removed from the shelf. We see real problems ahead. #txlege
May 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
SB13 will pass mostly as is. Changes made in conference committee yesterday will significantly slow down the book purchasing process for our kids. One change is that if a book is challenged, no matter how spurious, it will have to be removed from the shelf. We see real problems ahead. #txlege
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@malindalo.bsky.social has written one of the best and important pieces you will read today on the banning of books with sexual content. This is about freedom. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...
Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette
Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.
scdailygazette.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@malindalo.bsky.social has written one of the best and important pieces you will read today on the banning of books with sexual content. This is about freedom. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...
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"Do your own research" as a policy fits perfectly within the right's framework, as all of the "information" that aligns with anti-science rhetoric is free and actual factual information lies behind paywalls.
None new! Just a nice, convenient message to further perpetuate mis/dis info.
None new! Just a nice, convenient message to further perpetuate mis/dis info.
May 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Do your own research" as a policy fits perfectly within the right's framework, as all of the "information" that aligns with anti-science rhetoric is free and actual factual information lies behind paywalls.
None new! Just a nice, convenient message to further perpetuate mis/dis info.
None new! Just a nice, convenient message to further perpetuate mis/dis info.
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Questions we wished legislators asked when someone reads a passage at a meeting. Some questions that trained librarians ask: 1. For what age does the publisher recommend it? 2. Does your library own this book? 3. What do reviews say re: literary merit? 4. Where is this book shelved? YA? Adult?
April 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Questions we wished legislators asked when someone reads a passage at a meeting. Some questions that trained librarians ask: 1. For what age does the publisher recommend it? 2. Does your library own this book? 3. What do reviews say re: literary merit? 4. Where is this book shelved? YA? Adult?
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Sometimes the books being read are not even in the library being addressed.
Questions we wished legislators asked when someone reads a passage at a meeting. Some questions that trained librarians ask: 1. For what age does the publisher recommend it? 2. Does your library own this book? 3. What do reviews say re: literary merit? 4. Where is this book shelved? YA? Adult?
April 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sometimes the books being read are not even in the library being addressed.
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Texas friends - do you want public library access censored? A bill up for the Senate State Affairs Committee would require restrictions for teens. Please contact members of the committee and say no! #bookbans
April 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Texas friends - do you want public library access censored? A bill up for the Senate State Affairs Committee would require restrictions for teens. Please contact members of the committee and say no! #bookbans
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And if you want to say "no" in person, come to the State Affairs committee hearing Monday at 9 a.m. in the Senate Chamber, and support public libraries.
Texas friends - do you want public library access censored? A bill up for the Senate State Affairs Committee would require restrictions for teens. Please contact members of the committee and say no! #bookbans
April 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And if you want to say "no" in person, come to the State Affairs committee hearing Monday at 9 a.m. in the Senate Chamber, and support public libraries.
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Easy to be flippant, but Trump going on the record to tell the media he is not in control of his govt and is being misinformed by advisors. Someone else is running the country.
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Easy to be flippant, but Trump going on the record to tell the media he is not in control of his govt and is being misinformed by advisors. Someone else is running the country.
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What sort of "AI literacy" will the government/industry be pushing as it's made clear one is never supposed to ever mention "bias"? 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/executive-di...
Executive Disorder
On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order: "Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth."
You should approach this as a Rorschach Test, of sorts: use it to evaluate w...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What sort of "AI literacy" will the government/industry be pushing as it's made clear one is never supposed to ever mention "bias"? 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/executive-di...
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How will RFK Jr. handle the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in HHS if he holds such strange (and dangerous) thinking about autism? nancyebailey.com/2025/04/25/r...
RFK Jr., Autism, and Education: The Wrong Person for Progress - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
Never underestimate the abilities of those with disabilities. ~Eunice Kennedy Shriver Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments about autism, including describing it as a "disease," created an uproar. K...
nancyebailey.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
How will RFK Jr. handle the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in HHS if he holds such strange (and dangerous) thinking about autism? nancyebailey.com/2025/04/25/r...
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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
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Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old American citizen born in the U.S., was jailed in Florida under a controversial state immigration law, even though he had a valid U.S. birth certificate and Social Security card. A judge confirmed both documents were real, but said she
April 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old American citizen born in the U.S., was jailed in Florida under a controversial state immigration law, even though he had a valid U.S. birth certificate and Social Security card. A judge confirmed both documents were real, but said she
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In Nazi Germany, the targeted population was encouraged to self-deport and the state sought to impoverish them to force them to leave.
April 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In Nazi Germany, the targeted population was encouraged to self-deport and the state sought to impoverish them to force them to leave.