Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

Panel discussion taking place in a conference room with four speakers seated on stage in front of an audience. A large screen beside them displays a slide that reads, “America’s war on books is more than a war on words. THE LIBRARIANS. Directed by Kim A. Snyder.” The slide also shows several film festival logos.

THE LIBRARIANS @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social is a *must-see.*

Thanks to @ifla.org Met Lib for the private screening at Toronto Reference Library.

Terrifying, deeply moving. I know several of the librarians & recognized books by many #KidLit #YALit friends. 😢

#BannedBooksWeek #LibrarySky

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Also, and not for nothing, he’s lying

Today’s blog post inspired by this image.

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Latinos in Chicago are our neighbors. They make our community better. They're not a problem at all.
Texas National Guard troops are not our neighbors. They make our community worse. They're our main problem right now.

Does getting up at 3:30 count?

I know…

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a girl in a purple dress is jumping in the air with the word hooray behind her ALT: a girl in a purple dress is jumping in the air with the word hooray behind her

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Why would you ever need one?

Same

If the National Governors Association chooses to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.

We should be standing as one against the idea that Donald Trump can call up the National Guard against our will.

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Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

I have no words. This is torture.

Legacy newspapers: "Print media is dying, and the public will suffer for it."

Also legacy newspapers: "We can't offend the government with information and framing that helps the public."

True confession: thought the photo bottom left was Big Bird at first. 😬

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

The Words Are on Fire! Extra, extra! Read all about it! Starting at about fifteen hours ago, an account on Bluesky begin posting the following: Allegations of dish...

In which I get all fired up about local journalism. “The Words Are on Fire!” villagegreentownsquared.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... Village Green/Town² blog Bonus content: momentary bad language. 😱

I’m. So. Tired.

I don’t just want you to pay attention to Chicago because I want you to understand our plight. I want you to see how hard people are fighting and know wtf you’re made of. We’re not just fighting for this place. This is for all of us.

i think it is fair to request a statement from @jay.bsky.team on TRANS PEOPLE and where we fit in on @bsky.app.

i think as a transgender journalist, it's acceptable and makes sense for me to ask this

and so, the question, am i not a person as a trans girl and do i not deserve to feel safe here?

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Why does this seem apropos? 😵‍💫 youtu.be/oOyQpwPrf2Q?...

Gorgeous!

I’m ready! 😵‍💫

This is sick.

But neither tastes great if scorched. 😉