Shan Overton
@shanoverton.bsky.social
Writer. Educator. Gardener. Contemplative.
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Good news out of Colorado! A Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries. Good work! www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...
Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries
The order prohibits the school board from removing books “because the district disagrees with the views expressed therein or merely to further their preferred political or religious orthodoxy.”
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March 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Good news out of Colorado! A Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries. Good work! www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...
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This workshop will be a great way to get prepared to speak up for libraries! Register below! ⬇️ @txfreedomread.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social
3/18! Join PEN America, @abfefreeexpression.bsky.social and @everylibrary.bsky.social for Speak Out For Books! Testifying to State Legislative Committees, a free webinar on shaping and strategizing comments to legislative committees about book ban-related bills. Register now: pen.org/event/speak-...
March 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This workshop will be a great way to get prepared to speak up for libraries! Register below! ⬇️ @txfreedomread.bsky.social @freadomfighters.bsky.social
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Iowa State Senator Tony Bisignano, himself a Catholic, spoke truth to power when he called out his fellow Christians in the state house who not only voted for Iowa's anti-trans bill last week, but refused to engage in debate over the impact it would have on trans Iowans and their families.
March 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Iowa State Senator Tony Bisignano, himself a Catholic, spoke truth to power when he called out his fellow Christians in the state house who not only voted for Iowa's anti-trans bill last week, but refused to engage in debate over the impact it would have on trans Iowans and their families.
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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
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March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
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Today's “24-hour economic boycott” calls on Americans to avoid online or in-store purchases from corporations.
'Hold Your Money': Economic Blackouts Gain Momentum in Protest of Corporate and Government Policies - Ms. Magazine
A nationwide economic boycott on Feb. 28 disrupts corporate power and government, urging Americans to halt spending and support small businesses.
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February 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Today's “24-hour economic boycott” calls on Americans to avoid online or in-store purchases from corporations.
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The GOP passed a budget resolution last night that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
February 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The GOP passed a budget resolution last night that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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This President’s Day, celebrate your Right to Read by checking out a banned book!
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This President’s Day, celebrate your Right to Read by checking out a banned book!
Current reading list. What’s yours?
February 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Current reading list. What’s yours?
My read after the capitalist-Christian nationalist-patriarchal orgy they call the Super Bowl. I need a mental exorcism.
February 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
My read after the capitalist-Christian nationalist-patriarchal orgy they call the Super Bowl. I need a mental exorcism.
February 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Black History Month
Day 6
Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024)
Day 6
Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024)
February 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Black History Month
Day 6
Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024)
Day 6
Nikki Giovanni (1943-2024)
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hi can I please encourage you to go participate in cultural events, even if it is just to witness & support. it will be good for you and your brain and also for the folks who are making the art. stay curious. ❤️
February 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
hi can I please encourage you to go participate in cultural events, even if it is just to witness & support. it will be good for you and your brain and also for the folks who are making the art. stay curious. ❤️
Black History Month, Day Two
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
why some people be mad at me sometimes
they ask me to remember
but they want me to remember
their memories
and i keep on remembering
mine.
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
why some people be mad at me sometimes
they ask me to remember
but they want me to remember
their memories
and i keep on remembering
mine.
February 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Black History Month, Day Two
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
why some people be mad at me sometimes
they ask me to remember
but they want me to remember
their memories
and i keep on remembering
mine.
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
why some people be mad at me sometimes
they ask me to remember
but they want me to remember
their memories
and i keep on remembering
mine.
“Like desire, language disrupts, refuses to be contained within boundaries.[…] To recognize that we touch one another in language seems particularly difficult in a society that would have us believe that there is no dignity in the experience of passion.” - bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“Like desire, language disrupts, refuses to be contained within boundaries.[…] To recognize that we touch one another in language seems particularly difficult in a society that would have us believe that there is no dignity in the experience of passion.” - bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
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New letter at The Sparrow Chronicles -
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Thought & Action in a Time of Tumult
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January 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
New letter at The Sparrow Chronicles -
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January 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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A new piece on transforming rage and despair into something else altogether: open.substack.com/pub/shanover...
Make Love & Blessing - Throw Flowers!
Is there a way to channel this rage and despair into something good?
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January 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A new piece on transforming rage and despair into something else altogether: open.substack.com/pub/shanover...
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A new piece on Substack! shanoverton.substack.com/p/snow-dog-d...
January 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A new piece on Substack! shanoverton.substack.com/p/snow-dog-d...