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Susan Kuklin

@susankuklin.bsky.social

Nonfiction kids & young adult author/photographer. Books include Searching for Safety: Voices of Refugees, Beyond Magenta, How My Family Lives in America. Lover of dance, theater, visual surprises, a foodie, curious about stuff.

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Guess I spoke too soon

29.07.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Keep Colbert on Air! We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...

We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

21.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stairway to …

14.07.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what democracy looks like in NYC today - together, peaceful, passionate, diverse, and BIG!

15.06.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

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The Met Gala - as viewed from a taxi stuck in traffic!

05.05.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

x.com/TheEconomist...

25.04.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Release Mohsen Mahdawi and others like him! Due process is for ALL. Text SIGN PZJFOT to 50409 to send this to your officials.

resist.bot/petitions/PZ...

16.04.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you HARVARD!!!!

15.04.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you given yourself a break this week? You can't fight if you're exhausted and/or burnt out. Put your feet up with a nice beverage and a good book for bit this weekend. Come back energized & focused. Thank you!!!

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ALA Releases Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 buff.ly/PfynFSA

09.04.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Block Order To Return Maryland Man From El Salvador The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to block a court order requiring it to bring back to the United States a Maryland man who was sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...

WTF???? This is unconscionable!

07.04.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Drawn to the Library, National Library Week. April 6-12, 2025. Colorful cartoon illustration of young people at the library drawing, sewing, reading together, and asking the librarian a question.

Drawn to the Library, National Library Week. April 6-12, 2025. Colorful cartoon illustration of young people at the library drawing, sewing, reading together, and asking the librarian a question.

#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities.

This week, take a moment to discoverβ€”or rediscoverβ€”what makes your library special.

What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...

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LIVE NOW: Sen. Booker will go as long as he can in marathon Senate speech to protest Trump YouTube video by MSNBC

youtube.com/live/N5NfmuI...

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Opinion | A Shock to the GOP From MAGA Country A county that went for Trump by 16 points swings to Democrats.

β€œIn Lancaster County, which went for Mr. Trump last year by 16 points, Democrats flipped a state Senate seat that the GOP had occupied for decades.”

A straw in the wind?

www.wsj.com/opinion/lanc...

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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…

β€œThe opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
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Every time you speak out I like you more and more. Thank you.

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Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing (Gift Article) The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.

Required reading. (No paywall, gift link.)

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...

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Here is a statement from the ALA.
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

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Librarian Criminalization Bills Are Growing, But They're Not New: Book Censorship News, March 14, 2025 With several bills that would criminalize librarians across the country, here's a recent history of this legislation and what it means. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

The latest roundup of book censorship news courtesy of Book Riot.

bookriot.com/librarian-cr...

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Free Mahmoud Khalil and protect students exercising their First Amendment rights! Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the rig...

Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the right for students to organize and protest. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fr...

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Done!

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THIS! Pass it on!

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No Amazon
No Whole Foods
No Prime

March 7 - 14

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I Stand with Ukraine!

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Hi

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Hope the press covered
The HUGE March in NYC.

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5051: National Day of Protest - Feb 17, #NotMyPresidentsDay Β· Indivisible On Feb. 17, we will join Indivisible Brooklyn in support of the protest and march organized by Rise and Resist in Union Square to mark Presidents Day. This day we resist the current Trump administrati...

I’ve signed up to attend the rally with Indivisible on Monday, Feb 17, 2025. Are you free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/8Gelmp

17.02.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Easy to do.

1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. Gulf of America comes up
3. Click the 3 little dots
4. Select Send Feedback
5. Click on Gulf Of America text
6. Select Inaccurate content
7. Select "Incorrect" & type whatever text you want such as "The correct name of this body of water is β€œGulf of Mexico"

12.02.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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