Tracey Baptiste

OMG @heathanay.bsky.social

This is a banger

Yes to this! The sequel to BOY 2.0 also tackles this concept with an AI villain.

Baby chose chaos! 😍

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?

HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

Accountable YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION WINNERCalifornia Book Award WinnerJ. Anthony Lukas Book Prize WinnerFrom the New York Times-bestselling author of Th...

Just dropping by to say that ACCOUNTABLE, a nonfiction page-turner about a racist social media account at a public high school, is currently downpriced as an ebook for $2.99.
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And thank you for sharing!

Jfc

What states passed anti-book ban bills this year? What states are poised to pass them soon? What's the full roster of such bills nationwide?

I've got you covered–with the usual caveat of what these bills do and do not do, as well as caution related to how they may apply in the future.

I had no idea! Yay!

Get it get it!!!

That's wild. But also not surprising.

Rep. Pressley is in the background in a black dress standing over a bookshelf of colorful books. In the foreground is a book about Jane Austen’s characters.

Rep. Pressley, in a black dress and black tote bag, poses next to a woman in a black dress in front of the bookstore front door. The bookstore is called “All She Wrote Books.”

Rep. Pressley, wearing a black dress, smiles as she checks out a book. A woman’s hand reaches out for her book across the check out counter. Behind them is the bookstore, filled with colorful art and books.

With Republicans banning books nationwide, I'm grateful for local bookstores preserving underrepresented voices in literature.

The freedom to pursue boundless knowledge must remain just that: a freedom.

Thank you to @allshewrotebks.bsky.social in Somerville for letting me drop by.

SEAT is one such group pushing for student rights in Texas (their home state). They are one of many many youth-led groups advocating for student rights.

bookriot.com/envisioning-...

Saint Lucia court strikes down laws punishing gay sex, rights groups say A Saint Lucia court on Tuesday struck down laws that had criminalized same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation with up to a decade behind bars, local LGBT rights organizations in the region said on Tuesday.

Saint Lucia court strikes down laws punishing gay sex, rights groups say reut.rs/4oc53g7

Jeezus

Early Closure of House Leaves IMLS Future Hanging; What This Means & What You Can Do The abrupt early recess in the House of Representatives means the future of IMLS funding remains a question mark. Use this time to act.

The early closure of the House of Representatives leaves the future of the only agency dedicated to public libraries in question. What this means and what you can do right now: bookriot.com/imls-funding...

I mean

With many postdoc grants like the NSF PRFB, Ford Fellowship, and Hanna H. Gray fellowships disappearing, I am currently looking for grants that could fund incoming postdoctoral scholars. Here is a thread of some of them 🧵

Cartoon by Charles M Schulz showing the Peanuts gang reading - Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and Woodstock all with books - Woodstock weighed down by War And Peace!

Why read books? Because there's a book for EVERYONE out there. And once you find the right book - reading will change your life forever! #literacy

(Art: Charles M Schulz)

Israel begins daily pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas to allow entry of 'minimal' aid The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of measures including airdrops as concerns grow over surging hunger and as Is...

"Minimal aid" is hardly a moral response when children are starving. This should not be political or controversial - we're talking about the most basic of all human rights. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Yup

I work in healthcare.

This is going to ROCK y’all’s worlds. Anything these companies don’t HAVE to cover, they WILL not cover.

A nation will be thrust into poverty for accidents and simple illnesses much less chronic diseases.

Federal funding for public media is gone, and I’d like for someone to tell me how Kamala Harris would have done the same thing, since y’know they’re all the same

Screenshot of Columbia's settlement with the White House

Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

I've never seen *anything* like this, either.

Joint statement from BBC, Reuters, AFP, AP about their journalists literally starving.

So interesting. The Tale of Genji translated poems are online here for free. There are different versions of the English translation alongside the Japanese original.

It really shows translations are an art, not a science.

genjipoems.org/search/searc...

Got this today. Super Goat Girl is super cute! Great work @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and @dapsdraws.bsky.social
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