Contact Congress on harmful USCIS refugee memo
USCIS is pausing green card processing, planning reinterviews for refugees already here
Congress plays a critical role in funding and overseeing this bipartisan program. Urge your representatives to speak out and advocate for changes to the USCIS policy memo that keep refugee status intact and ensure refugees can reach permanency.
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Take Action!
We demand justice for those who survived CECOT. We call for accountability for the officials who sent people to a known torture site.
Take action: act.nilc.org/page/86829/a...
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We are inspired by the energy at United We Dream, an immigrant-youth-led network.
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Trans people are beautiful, creative, talented, funny, artistic, brilliant, parents, friends, siblings, neighbors, partners, loved ones, needed, loved, brave, inspiring, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HUMAN.
Trans people are your neighbors, family members, colleagues, and friends.
But most importantly, we are HUMAN.
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
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๐ Congrats to @gabisnyder.bsky.social! ๐
Her book ๐ LOOK was named an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Book by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE)! ๐
Weโre so proud of you, Gabi! ๐
#12x12PB #kidlit
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Thanks so much, Anne! ๐
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I'm so excited that LOOK has been named by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE) as an Oregon Spirit Book Award honor title in the picture book category!
Thank you, OCTE, for this honor! @simonkids.bsky.social @lookingglasslit.bsky.social
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Hooray! TODAY, illustrated by @steph-graegin.bsky.social, is featured in the El Reno Carnegie Library's inaugural StoryWalk on Sunset Trail.
And LOOK is featured in the Wilsonville Public Library's StoryWalk in Tivoli Park!
@simonkids.bsky.social @lookingglasslit.bsky.social
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
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The 35 richest Republican members of Congress have a net worth of $2.5 billion.ย
They stand to gain from the GOP budget's tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich.ย
Meanwhile, they're cutting Medicaid and food assistance for millions of their constituents.
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Cover of the picture book LOOK set against a close-up of a leaf
Hooray! LOOK is featured in the current STORYWALKยฎ at Tivoli Park in Wilsonville, OR.
And...I'll be reading LOOK at storytime this coming Saturday, June 28th at 11am at the Wilsonville Public Library. I hope you'll bring your littles and join me.
@simonkids.bsky.social @lookingglasslit.bsky.social
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Trump to strip protections from millions of acres of national forests
The USDA announced it would begin the process of rolling back protections for nearly 59 million roadless acres of the National Forest system.
MAGA is destroying America day by day for the benefit of the wealthy with the blessing of the ignorant and cowardly. Vote out every member of Congress who isn't raising holy hell right now.
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So fun! Congrats!
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Action for Andry ยท Human Rights Campaign
Join Vote Save America, the Human Rights Campaign and the Immigrant Defenders Law Center for a protest in support of Andry Josรฉ Hernรกndez Romero. This is an opportunity for World Pride attendees, DMV ...
On June 6th at WorldPride in DC., we are joining @immdef.bsky.social & @votesaveamerica.crooked.com to demand justice for Andry, a 31-year-old gay makeup artist from Venezuela, and the many others who were disappeared to El Salvador.
Join us: www.mobilize.us/hrc/event/79...
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It's a BIG day at Picture Book Summit as we reveal the theme of this year's online #writingconference for #picturebook creators. Join us on Oct 4, 2025, for:
BIG, BOLD, & BRAVE: SUPERCHARGE YOUR PICTURE BOOKS!
Early Bird registration begins 6/12!
#amwriting #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky
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Happy Book Birthday! Woo hoo! ๐คฉ
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Out today! Iโm going to celebrate with a cold dip in the North Pacific and a (very short) party with whoever is under the waves making noise ๐คฃ! 1/3
#fish #oceans #reefs #kidlit #librariansofinstagram #teachers #worldoceanweek
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Excited to see LOOK among the nominees for the Kentucky Bluegrass Award! @simonkids.bsky.social @lookingglasslit.bsky.social
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Thanks for sharing TODAY, Veronica! And that recipe looks delicious!
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close-up photo of pink Watermelon Lime Sugar Cookies on a white plate with a blue and green flower border on a granite countertop
cover of the picture book TODAY by Gabi Snyder and Stephanie Graegin - a child with short brown hair, wearing a yellow t-shirt and blue shorts, is lying in the grass, with wildflowers growing around them and butterflies flitting by against a pale yellow background. A small bird is flying in on the top right corner of the cover, and centered near the top of the image is the title, TODAY, written in a simple, all-caps, thin-lined font in red letters
BUT!! You will be pleased to hear that I DID in fact post a new #KidLitConfections recipe to my blog today! Watermelon Lime Sugar Cookies, which I paired with a very sweet picture book about mindfulness: TODAY by @gabisnyder.bsky.social & @steph-graegin.bsky.social #KidLitChat
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cover of LOOK shows purple and white flowers in the foreground, a boy with a book looking at a snail in the middle under a tree canopy, and bright yellow and white shining in the background; the illustration is a diorama made from cut paper
This is such a gorgeous book! LOOK by @gabisnyder.bsky.social with artwork by Samantha Cotterill is a beautiful way to talk about patterns and enjoying the world around you. ๐๐ #kidlit
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Thank you, Abbie! โค๏ธ
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
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Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
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