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Alsace Walentine

@alsacedior.bsky.social

Co-owner of Tombolo Books in St. Pete, FL. Formerly of Malaprop's in Asheville. She/her.

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Stack of Hating Jazz books on top of a table of paperback books at Tombolo Books.

Stack of Hating Jazz books on top of a table of paperback books at Tombolo Books.

Join USF Professors Andrew Berish and Daniel Belgrad at Tombolo Books for a conversation about Berish’s HATING JAZZ! 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺

πŸ—“οΈSeptember 18, 2025
⏰7:00pm
πŸ“Tombolo Books
RSVP and grab your books at tombolobooks.com! 🎢🎢🎢🎢

03.09.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Call to Activism on Xitter
"MAJOR BREAKING: New viral video shows Congressman Menendez jumping in to save his colleague Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, who's being manhandled by ICE, as Mayor Ras Baraka is being taken in handcuffs.

America, 2025."

09.05.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 425    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 37
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BREAKING: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested at Delaney Hall by the Department of Homeland Security.

Read our statement: www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...

09.05.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1363    πŸ” 467    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 28

The mayor of Newark was arrested today while protesting at a federal immigration detention center operated by GEO Group β€” a private prison company and major Trump donor.

Kudos to Ras Baraka for standing up to this authoritarian regime.

09.05.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3231    πŸ” 794    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 62

Toni Morrison's novels are NOT "poison". #Florida citizens, hurry! Tell your reps 🚫 NO on HB 1539

22.04.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HB 1539 just passed out of committee with a 13-4 vote.

There was a lot of gaslighting and misinformation again about what this bill does and doesn’t do.

Not all β€œclassics” are safe - only those the FLDOE preserves in standards.

More to come on next steps.

02.04.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives

News from Tallahassee:

SB 1692 died in committee today.

HB 1539 (the version that still impacts booksellers and public libraries) is on Wednesday’s agenda in the House Education Administration Committee.

Please call and email to vote β€œNO” on HB 1539!

www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...

31.03.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Yesterday, Senator McClain struggled to answer pretty clear questions about his bill (SB 1692).

Here, he provided factually inaccurate info about the committee review and appeal process. (See ALT text for details)

19.03.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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POLITICO Pro: New Florida bill stokes fears of more K-12 books being removed from schools The legislation aims to expand state book challenge laws by forbidding districts from weighing the potential literary value of a flagged work if it is considered β€œharmful to minors.”

#Florida Senate Republicans introduce a bill reigniting the battle over what books should be allowed in FL public schools (but guns are OK). subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025... via @politico.com

19.03.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
House Bill 6037 (2025) - The Florida Senate

FL House Rep @ritaforflorida.bsky.social has filed HB 6037.

This bill would return local control to our library curation practices by repealing the language that was added to statute 1006.28 by HB 1467 (2022) and HB 1069 (2023).

www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill...

05.03.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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So say we all.

05.03.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 248    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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Florida offices housing Everglades engineers, scientists on the Musk chopping block At the same time, all remote federal workers have been ordered back to the office.

Pennywise & pound foolish: President Musk's DOGE has ended the lease for the #Florida office staffed with hundreds of federal workers focused on Everglades restoration and maintaining beaches across the state.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e... via @harrisalexc.bsky.social

04.03.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This Thursday 3/6 is the deadline to apply!

St. Pete's award-winning general bookstore is looking for 2 PT booksellers.

03.03.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, moved long before Helene.

02.03.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps the most profound keynote of all the WIs.

25.02.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of bookstore storefront with caption "We're hiring!"

Image of bookstore storefront with caption "We're hiring!"

Looking for experienced booksellers to join our @tombolobooks.bsky.social team!
Apply on Tombolobooks.com
Apps close March 6

#stpete #tampabay #bestofthebay #indie

20.02.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Todd! Happy to be here! Thanks for finding me!

14.02.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Beachgoers silhouetted against the setting sun at Pass-a-Grille Beach

Beachgoers silhouetted against the setting sun at Pass-a-Grille Beach

Screen cap of text from the article ("Tombolo Books is a small independent bookstore that’s particularly well stocked with L.G.B.T.Q. and progressive authors") above a photo of a woman swinging a tennis racket.

Screen cap of text from the article ("Tombolo Books is a small independent bookstore that’s particularly well stocked with L.G.B.T.Q. and progressive authors") above a photo of a woman swinging a tennis racket.

Here's a great snapshot of the blue enclave where I live and work.
#tombolobooks #stpete #grandcentraldistrict

08.02.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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