Yesterday we rallied.
Now let's get to work.
ACTION
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
standupforscience.net/take-action
Rallies and protests are great to raise awareness, build solidarity, and spark momentum, but we have to do more to actually stop how the current administration deals with science. Here are things to do next: zurl.co/T8nFb
#StandUpForScience
#TakeAction
#NextSteps
#Activism
#March7
08.03.2026 16:06 β
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The Right to Read is under attack and librarians across the country are fighting for your #FReadom. Watch Kim A Snyderβs βsuperb,β βgripping,β and βprofounding alarmingβ NYT Criticβs Pick.
Now streaming for FREE via PBSβ YouTube channel and app (until May 9th only). tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...
08.03.2026 17:14 β
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I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.
08.03.2026 00:22 β
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Oh, hey. Midst the chaos, still representing the right to read. Link to register for this in comments.
08.03.2026 17:47 β
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Teenagers on What Books and Reading Mean to Them
"We asked teenagers: What do books and reading mean to you?
...an 'escape' or a 'portal' to other worlds...a βchoreβ ... [and] stories that have shaped them and the books they would recommend to anyone":
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/l...
05.03.2026 20:31 β
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Lee Lai, Carol Tyler, Jaime Hernandez + more nominated for the L.A. Times Book Prize
Winners will be announced in April.
I was a judge for the LA Times Book Prize for graphic novels for 2025, and here are the finalists:
04.03.2026 16:57 β
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Unclench your jaw.
Drink some water or have a nice soothing cup of tea.
Listen to that audiobook you wanted to finish.
Curl up with your pet and tell them how much you love them as you give them cuddles.
Make it a habit to find ways to treat yourself kindly in spite of a world that refuses to.
25.02.2026 04:33 β
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On Tyranny graphic adaptation by Timothy Snyder
I have no intention to ever return to classroomβ¦but Iβd teach this in my HS Social Studies classes if I did. Big fan of John Lithgowβs reading as well. youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8?...
03.03.2026 17:44 β
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Timely..! β€οΈππ
03.03.2026 17:45 β
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Notable Social Studies Book Awards
Dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting childrenβs books and reading
Love using these kinds of books to teach history!:
"An annual project of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Childrenβs Book Council since 1972, this award list features K-12 titles that are exceptional books":
cbcbooks.org/awards-and-b...
03.03.2026 17:42 β
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For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
-James Baldwin, Nothing Personal
A reminder from James Baldwin
28.02.2026 22:55 β
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The Feb. 20, 2026 episode of Vibe Check with @theferocity.bsky.social has an amazing discussion of Serpell's book, too!
28.02.2026 23:55 β
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Join us for #CivicLearningWeek!π«
Plus a chance for a copy of Tim Smyth's @historycomics.bsky.social book "Teaching w/ Comics & Graphic Novels" ---> in this case, the Constitution!!π
RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek | #apgov #apush #civics
28.02.2026 22:33 β
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Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship
The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment.
Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship
The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment.
Can't emphasize enough if The Librarians resonated, see the other.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
28.02.2026 22:46 β
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Supporting Northside Minneapolis Families
By Supporting Northside Beyond the Bell
Okay now this fund to help North Minneapolis school kids needs $5000 more to hit its goal. How close can we get them? givebutter.com/beyondthebell
28.02.2026 20:52 β
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In a syllabus quiz, a student described my plagiarism policy as "c'mon, man," and...I mean, they're not WRONG.
28.02.2026 22:59 β
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Student Press Freedom Day
Join the Student Press Law Center and the student journalism community as we fight for press freedom!
We are proud to partner with @splc.org for #StudentPressFreedom Day. Join PEN America today in celebrating student journalistsβ resilience in action and standing up for their First Amendment rights:
studentpressfreedom.org
26.02.2026 14:43 β
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE IS EXCITED TO WELCOME THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL AS AN ENDORSER OF OUR NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON MARCH 7TH!
BREAKING NEWS!
Stand Up for Science is excited to welcome The Natural Resources Defense Council @nrdc.org as an endorser of our National Day of Action on March 7th! Together we're fighting to protect the earth and its people by saving science, protecting health and defending democracy.
26.02.2026 22:00 β
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Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.
26.02.2026 22:27 β
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librarians! take note!!
26.02.2026 22:39 β
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W H A T (but also thank you, as ever, to @heykellyjensen.bsky.social for her amazing, years-long work in providing news and resources for action):
26.02.2026 23:14 β
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9 DAYS TO GO TILL SUFS TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE RALLY! ON MARCH 7TH
Nine days to go for the Take Back our Science Rally in Washington DC and across the country! Join us at your local rally or start your own pop-rup ally! Details at standupforscience.net/march7
26.02.2026 22:03 β
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Jason Low, publisher of Lee & Low Books, issues a call to action to fellow members of the industry to focus their efforts on fighting book bans buff.ly/Jc7UGNu
26.02.2026 22:15 β
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