Aiden Thomas is right: Representation matters.

Trans and queer people deserve to see themselves in ALL genres, not just tragedies. Add more queer stories to your book collection by following our channels to see our Welcoming Schools Book of the Month selection. 📚

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We've filed more than 100 lawsuits against President Trump’s unconstitutional actions — but we can’t do this without you.

The future of civil liberties is on the line. Help us fund the fight of our lifetime to fuel our work year-round by making a donation today at aclu.org/giving-tuesday-25_

Book Review: And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts - The Bibliophage Randy Shilts creates a tour de force history of the early years of the AIDS epidemic in And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic.

Looking for a compelling history of the emergence of AIDS in the US?

And The Band Played On by Randy Shilts is one of the best, exploring the history through those involved across the globe and the rise of ACT UP (Also a 🎥).

We wish all health histories were this good.
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YouTube video by Sesame Workshop Making a Memory Box

This World AIDS Day we are grateful for the heroic folks at Takalani Sesame and @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social for helping children remember parents and siblings lost to AIDS.

This is the humanities at its best.

Today is a good day to make Mychal Threets proud of you. Read a book that brings you joy. Some people read by listening. Some people read by touch. Some people read with their eyeballs. All reading is reading. Remember your meds and have some water!

Walt Dowdle's Pledge: Five Principles That Still Define Public Health Excellence Walt Dowdle died on November 17, 2025. He was 94.

Good morning! Let’s start the day by honoring Walt Dowdle, a quiet giant of CDC leadership. A quick thread on the 5 principles he articulated that became CDC's Pledge to the American People 🧵👇

Read full article from @drtomfrieden.bsky.social linked here:

Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship | ACLU Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech

After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store.

The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.

People are going to go without basic human needs because of Trump & Republicans. The cruelty is the point.

CDC Mutual Aid Network

Capitalism making you want to shop?

The CDC Mutual Aid Network has a great shop and all proceeds help CDC workers in need.

The team at altCDC knows the folks at CDCMAN (and can vouch for them) but receive no money from them.

Mychal smiles in Indigenous purple shirt, holding the book CHOOCH HELPED by Andrea L. Rogers and illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz

We raise our library voices to celebrate our Indigenous neighbors 💜

How wonderful to exist alongside Indigenous Peoples! You have always been here, you are still here. Celebrate & support them: their stories, history, community, art, food ✨

Thankful for you, we celebrate you today & every day 🧡

Today, let’s reflect on the resilience of Native communities, honor the truths that are too often overlooked, & commit to learning beyond this single day. Gratitude means more when it includes awareness, respect, & responsibility.

@sgj.bsky.social is a critical piece of this community #booksky

I'm on a real exercise kick since my birthday is approaching, and I hate to constantly rediscover that working out and running makes me feel and be better. Horrible thing, that.

1. In a major update, the Trump administration has reversed course publicly, and now says "all passports" will remain valid until they expire for transgender people.

This comes after many outlets reported a message that indicated passports could be revoked.

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Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell | ACLU ICE and CBP are smashing their way not only through car windows but also through any constraints on the use of face recognition

ICE is using a new app called Mobile Fortify to scan people's faces and determine their immigration status.

The government's use of biased, unreliable facial recognition tech to supercharge its mass deportation campaign endangers all of our rights.

Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits Contact Congress today!

Demand Congress support the discharge petition that will force a vote on extending ACA tax credits:

NO child should have to worry about whether they can access necessary care or return home freely.

Trans youth deserve better.

#TransAwarenessWeek

It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.

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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate • Minnesota Reformer U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist who twice campaigned for the Democratic nomination for president, announced Monday that he is endorsing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate.  “Minnesota...

Sen. Bernie Sanders has endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for Senate. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/sen-b...

Michigan State Medical Society Greenlights Anti-Trans Hate Group Genspect to Teach Trans Medicine Anti-trans rhetoric—sponsored by Moms for Liberty, and brought to you by Genspect—could be coming to a clinician near you via CME.

1. Last week, we reported on WSU certifying an anti-trans SPLC-designated hate group to teach medicine.

Now, S. Baum has uncovered that the Michigan State Medical Society has certified anti-trans hate group Genspect to teach medical workers.

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Text from Brittany Belka reads, “My son has went to the library and has checked out each of these books at different times and walked around saying "I'm just like Mychal the Librarian mommy!" And then will ask to watch the episode that matches the book so he can read along with the story as it's read. Mychal, you are a true gift in life and you continue to make a difference everyday! My son is neurodiverget and was scared to go to the library because he knows you have to be quiet and it's hard for him to do so. Once he heard you say he is welcome to all libraries he sprung into action and begged to go to the library! Thank you for all you do and continue to do. You are a light in our home and we admire you and Reading Rainbow 🌈 “

This comment means the world! The library is for everyone. For autistic you, ADHD you, dyslexic you, neurodivergent you 💚

It is difficult for some to use a library voice, to whisper. THAT’S OKAY. You belong in the library, we will work together. I admire YOU 😊

Take a look, it’s in a book 💛

Wall of shame time — eight Democrats caved for what? To get a 'promise' that the Senate will vote on ACA subsidy extensions in December, to fund the government until January, to fund SNAP until 2026.

On a dynamic blue background, yellow and white text reads, “Without action from Congress, health care premiums are expected to skyrocket. Tell Congress to reject this proposal and pass legislation that meaningfully helps all families. ” A yellow box with black text links to “hrc.im/shutdown.” The HRC logo appears.

Many LGBTQ+ Americans already face barriers to health care — including cost, stigma, and lack of accessibility.

But the “deal” on the table in Congress to reopen the government fails to take any meaningful action to tackle the crises that families are facing, putting our community at risk.

And then, once you have a semblance of zen...

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Use your phones, emails, and socials to tell Senators Kaine, Rosen, and Shaheen that fed workers want them to HOLD THE LINE 💪

They're using federal workers as a reason to fold on shutdown negotiations

House will be out of session next week

Do we still have a House of Reps? Asking for a country… 🫠

Must be nice getting a 6 week paid vacation while fed workers go without pay 💀

#CongressOnVacation #FedStrong #DoYourJob

I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy by Mychal Threets A librarian who looks very much like debut author Threets—the viral literacy advocate and host of a rebooted Reading Rainbow—kic...

Mychal Threets and illustrator Lorraine Nam’s “affectionate picture book” I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY showcases “that among a library’s greatest treasures are the people who find their place within its walls”

We already know what makes our communities safer, and it's not troops on our streets.

It's giving people accessible housing, food, employment, health care, and education opportunities.

3 people stand in front of a wall of plants being grien verticalling i wal mounted squares, each person is holding a book or two.

Checked out another library in the area. This one has a wall of plants, so cool!

Reminder: supporting your local libraries is free! Just go check them out, get a library card, and use it, either with in hand books or online materials.

Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Gender Passport Ruling Isn’t About ID (Gift Article) And it defeats the basic purpose of the document.

President Trump's anti-trans passport policy is about the government trying to police who we are and how we live.

Having accurate identification is essential for trans people to live and travel without fear of harassment or discrimination.

Trans people don't need the government's permission to be ourselves.