Melody Simpson

Hey, I have had some questions about who is allowed to file.

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"i just use AI for-" say no more, i already think less of you

Not my bro saying Oprah said “Look under you car, I’m putting life jackets there!” 💀💀💀

How a Quiet Librarian Became a Loud Threat to the Iowa Legislature: Book Censorship News, July 19, 2025 How one Iowa librarian went from being unaware of attacks on books and libraries to running for state-level office to turn the tide around.

"I used to believe that if I stayed out of politics and focused on my work, then I could avoid ostracizing anyone and things would just work themselves out. But now, the work of helping my patrons feel safe, informed, and free is itself political"

bookriot.com/running-for-...

How a Quiet Librarian Became a Loud Threat to the Iowa Legislature: Book Censorship News, July 19, 2025 How one Iowa librarian went from being unaware of attacks on books and libraries to running for state-level office to turn the tide around.

Here's India May's story of how she went from a quiet librarian to a loud threat to Iowa Legislature. She's running for office, thanks to seeing the ways that the current legislature is specifically targeting libraries throughout the state: bookriot.com/running-for-...

You know how those of us who've been covering and talking about and shouting about book bans for over 4 years now have talked about how vital it is to show up to school board meetings and library board meetings? How necessary it is to vote down ballot? How change happens by "being political?"

Went ahead and made a starter pack of Iranian/Persian artists I know who deserve all the love and support now more than ever. Let me know if I missed anyone and I’ll add them go.bsky.app/LHbyaKpv

This is physical bravery. This guy is a patriot.

This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.

In Pasadena, protesters ran ICE out of a hotel. The hotel insisted ICE leave. Protesters slashed tires of many of the vehicles and local tow companies refused to assist. /

Masked ICE agents spotted swapping out license plates this morning in Bell Gardens, CA

Greater Los Angeles is a peaceful city the size of the entire state of Delaware. There 18.5 million of us, from all walks of life. We love our city. We do not need anyone to
"liberate" a city that is already free. #NoICE #NoNationalGuard #NoMarines #NoKings

ahh i love this!!! i'm very particular about the names of the pets so i've only adopted a few of them but it is always fun going through the ones in the pound lol

I don't know if there are any Neopets fans over here but if there are, you should really check out Santae because it's everything Neopets should be in 2025 and isn't. It's also inclusive & they actively make updates in real time. It's AMAZING. Thank me later! www.santae.net/refer/1486

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is protest and pronounced deekahteeluhstee

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

Oh thank God! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Picked the worst city to try this in, too. Nearly 4 million people just in the City of Los Angeles. That number jumps to almost 10 million for the whole county. LA has a long, proud history of protests and uprisings, esp against systemic oppression.

yes, the fact that he's a senator shows that they're not worried about the repercussions. But the key issue, the thing to be repeated every time this is shown, is that they have no reason for arresting him, just like they have no reason for detaining the vast majority of people they've detained.

Ahhhh I would stick with the last two recommendations then! I’m less versed in middle grade and below but you can’t go wrong with a graphic novel!

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I’d recommend YA authors Kat Cho, Tara Sim, Janella Angeles, Akshaya Raman, Axie Oh, Jas Hammonds, Sami Ellis, Bethany Baptiste, Gabi Burton, Ronni Davis, Julian Winters, Stephanie Kuehn as well as Claribel Ortega (MG) and Alexis Castellanos (Graphic novels) to get you started!

She’s the best! Any friend of Courtney’s is fine in my book!

I appreciate your appreciation for what had to go down that day hahahaha books always come first! Sacrifices WILL be made! 😂😂😂

Melody is rad as hell - her leaving like 2 pairs of jeans, like 3 outfits total behind for her books???

Such a badass move. Embedded her in my heart forever.

Yessss oh my gosh and that was YEARS ago hahahaha that is hysterical!