@yiamas.bsky.social
Recovering cynic. Mid-century-modern, lifelong freedom-fighter who loves dogs wildly & still believes in peace, love, empathy, compassion & this goal that is the United States of America.
( Visit me also at nickiyiamas.substack.com )
( Visit me also at nickiyiamas.substack.com )
PEN America documents & defends against the unprecedented rise of public school/ college book bans & educational censorship. They documented more than 10,000 book bans in the last school year. Black & LGBTQ+ authors & subjects have been disproportionately affected in the bans. pen.org
PEN America - The Freedom to Write
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
PEN America documents & defends against the unprecedented rise of public school/ college book bans & educational censorship. They documented more than 10,000 book bans in the last school year. Black & LGBTQ+ authors & subjects have been disproportionately affected in the bans. pen.org
Chillingly prophetic. We all need to wake up & smell the propane now, now, now.
July 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Chillingly prophetic. We all need to wake up & smell the propane now, now, now.
Good article. Thanks. (And this 'community reliance building' advice can now serve us in many regards; an almost universal wisdom. " ..responding agencies are spread thin and every person might not be able to depend on their help ... That makes education shared among neighbors even more important.")
July 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Good article. Thanks. (And this 'community reliance building' advice can now serve us in many regards; an almost universal wisdom. " ..responding agencies are spread thin and every person might not be able to depend on their help ... That makes education shared among neighbors even more important.")
I come back and look at these beautiful photos again and again. They calm me and tickle my heart all at once. Thank you for these - breaths of freshness. Well done!
July 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I come back and look at these beautiful photos again and again. They calm me and tickle my heart all at once. Thank you for these - breaths of freshness. Well done!
I'm still digging up info about the good Biden/Harris did which I never heard peep about from mainstream media. Why was that? I sure heard a LOT about Geo actor Clooney deciding he had an important political voice; a lot about Biden's debate performance when he was exhausted from serving us well
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I'm still digging up info about the good Biden/Harris did which I never heard peep about from mainstream media. Why was that? I sure heard a LOT about Geo actor Clooney deciding he had an important political voice; a lot about Biden's debate performance when he was exhausted from serving us well