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MOVE bombing 40 years later: A day of reflection and remembrance Forty years ago today, city officials made the unconscionable decision to bomb its own people.

40 years ago on this date, police dropped a bomb on a West Philadelphia neighborhood

She’s such an icon

Why does someone unexpectedly popping into a Google doc I’m working on feeling like being walked in on in the bathroom?

Please repost! I am looking for novel length genre fiction centering Indigenous stories.

Donate to Save Bluestockings: Support Radical Spaces, organized by Bluestockings Cooperative Comrades, book lovers, queer fam, we have some rough news. … Bluestockings Cooperative needs your support for Save Bluestockings: Support Radical Spaces

Bluestockings Cooperative is an incredible radical space in NYC, and they do do much important mutual aid work in their community. Help them stay open!

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How to Defend Immigrants Against the Most Common ICE Tactics These “know your rights” videos have crucial, easy-to-understand information.

Sharing information is more critical than ever and helping to defend our immigrant communities and neighbors is one clear action that we can all take right now.

We knew this was coming.

We've been preparing for months.

Call your reps. Don't give them rest.

And you don't need to wait and hold your breath on a bill like this - take sensible precautions NOW. This article offers dozens of places to start.

buckle up!

Good to know! I read this tip once but was too scared to try it. My tip is: rub grapeseed oil onto a ring left from a glass on wood. Let it sit for a couple minutes. Comes right off.

Congrats!!

When I was a kid and would see elderly people sitting on park benches just chilling and staring into space, I’d think “don’t they get bored?” But omg I get it now. Let me sit out here with a mug of chai and it’s a wrap

Just read it today! Planning one soon with some friends for the first time, so it was exactly what i needed

Something that’s been bringing me immense joy the past couple days is this R&Emo mixtape that mashes up early aughts emo & alt rock songs with R&B beats and it is absolutely everything. ihearcanvas.bandcamp.com/album/r-emo-...

At 5:30 in the morning, I had an epiphany that I think is gonna help me solve a problem I’ve been stuck on for ages in my WIP (currently thinking of it as Abbott Elementary x The Other Black Girl) I’m so excited to get to work on it!

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

I’ve using both but I think I’m gonna solely use storygraph moving forward.

Join us for a “Know Your Rights” Virtual Town Hall, where we’re breaking down the law, answering your questions, and making sure you have the tools to protect yourself and your community.

📅 Thursday, February 20, 2025
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Just got super nostalgic for leafing through a copy of the Village Voice while heading back up to the Bronx on the 6. Such a specific memory

It’s heart wrenching in the best way.

What Are My Rights During an ICE Raid? Immigration law can be tricky, but here's what you should know.

It’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. ⤵️

Boys are being radicalized online. It’s not that boys are easier it’s that boys get left completely alone.

Here are some “boy books” that affirm Black self image but are good for any boy.

“He’s not a reader” is not a valid excuse. Find a way or Candice Owens & Nick Fuentes will.

• Get a library card
• Use your library card
• Support indie booksellers
• Read banned books
• Read diverse authors
• Resist
• Repeat

#booksky #resist

New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Lied” “The president, offering no evidence, insisted upon his version of the story.” “The president extemporized with a blithe disregard for established ...

“The president extemporized with a blithe disregard for established fact.”

I didn’t realize that the title meant Goodbye FOREVER 😭

Not even being funny- when I was in second grade I read a book that I remember being called Goodbye, Barkley, in which the family dog Barkley crosses over to the other side…I was SO sad. I can’t find it now (the only one that I can find that’s a similar title isn’t it). But man…devastating!

Ooh I just picked up Now is not the Time to Panic today!

On Tyranny, the graphic novel version (it’s really well done so far!)

Do not obey in advance