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Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents

This is exactly why we need to be organized in our defense of the freedom to read. The book banners are organized & we'll funded. But they are also unpopular. Our numbers can beat their money

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In just four days, Dr. Khan Suri was transferred among five different ICE facilities across three states, despite the fact that ICE records indicate there were beds in Virginia facilities. Dr. Khan Suri was fasting in religious observance of Ramadan, but multiple ICE facilities refused him food or water to break his fast. For almost two weeks, he was housed in a room without a bed and with a television blaring 21 hours a day. Dr. Khan Suri was issued used underwear, and a bright red uniform that is usually reserved for detained individuals who have been classified as ‘high security’ based on their criminal history or alleged affiliation with criminal organizations. He is not permitted to work or spend more than two hours per week outside of his dorm.

Georgetown scholar Dr. Khan Suri, who was abducted by ICE, was refused food/water to break Ramadan fast, housed in a room without a bed, and issued *used* underwear.

His child cried for days after he was taken and has since stopped speaking.

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History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment Check out History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment - <b>Myths! Lies! Recycling scams? Discover the <i>real</i> story behind the first Earth Day celebration and some of the biggest US climate ca...

Earth Day is just two weeks away! This is a great time to read about how we got to this moment in time & all of the challenges we're facing. HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT is recommended for kids in grade 4 and up (and their grownups, too!) bookshop.org/p/books/hist...

Worst two-day stock market crashes in the U.S. by percentage loss:

1. 1929 (the Great Depression)

2. 1987 (Black Monday)

3. 2008 (the Great Recession)

4. YESTERDAY AND TODAY

And while this happened, the man responsible for it was golfing and dining with enemies of America.

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Brandon Bradford (@BrandonLBradfor ). The tweet reads: "Deporting Americans without due process then saying they no longer get due process because they aren’t in America means no one has rights, FYI. Nightmare scenario."

If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

we all understand that this just means we have to yell at our reps more, right

Way to go Wisconsin! ✊🇺🇸💚

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

Many libraries have Friends of the Library organizations that work as fundraisers & advocates. Libraries are going to need more friends than ever, so be sure to join your local chapter.

We need rich people to go back to supporting artists and writers. Become a patron of the arts today.

I haven't seen a study that shows causation, but the states that ban the most books also have the worst rates of literacy and that isn't a coincidence.

book bans don't protect kids, they're about defunding public institutions of learning, & are often paired with vouchers, which are *also* unpopular

Some people think when I say “nobody cares about your word count if your book is great” that I’m advocating for Going Buck Wild and writing ten million page books. Nope! In fact, there are norms. Just stay within them and don’t *freak out* 😀

Here:

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The employees who attempted to stop Musk staffers at the U.S. African Development Foundation have been placed on administrative leave “effective immediately.” The email also stated that during the administrative leave, USADF employees are prohibited from

X post by Timothy Snyder (@TimothyD ...), posted 6 hours ago. The post reads, "The people Attorney General Bondi is calling 'terrorists' have had no trial and no chance to defend them. We do not know they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril."

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.

Who wants some good news?

The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

BREAKING NEWS: The Artificial Intelligence Elon Musk Funded Now Asserts That There Will More Likely Than Not Be a Second U.S. Civil War This Year or Next In conversation with the only author who’s both a bestselling Trump biographer and bestselling Musk biographer, Grok finds a 70% chance of civil war. A transcript of the lengthy conversation is below.

(🔐) Please understand that this is neither a stunt nor a casual conversation. It’s long, fully sourced, includes reams of hard data—among much else, on anticipated casualties—and takes into account the best intel we now have on Trump, Musk, and their political plans. I hope you’ll share this widely.

Author Kate Messner posing in a bookstore with a girl with long light brown hair and a yellow shirt with a penguin on it, and her mom, with brown hair in a ponytail and a black shirt.

Ella & her mom Kat win the prize for driving the longest distance to come see me on book tour - 4.5 hours from Steamboat Springs, CO to my event at The Bookies Bookstore in Denver!

So grateful for them & for all the readers who helped celebrate HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT!

‘Rhythm’ has two h’s and no vowels.

Just remember:

Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move

Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.

I thought I should let you all know what is going on over at Twitter ASAP

Spread the word: Elon Musk is indeed deportation-eligible

Great work everyone

One thing I'm fucken sick of hearing is that people on the poverty line "don't want handouts."

Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.

This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD

A four panel comic about trying to improve the world a little bit.

This was a hard one to condense into four panels

REASONS TO KEEP WRITING DESPITE POLITICAL UNREST:

-gives people ideas
-gives people hope
-gives people a break
-changes minds
-inspires future generations

Keeps you sane.

Your work matters more than you know.

Keep writing, fam.

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Everybody was kung fu fighting… and reading The Legendary Mo Seto by A.Y. Chan! Check out this action-packed book and get ready for the sequel.
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