Yeah ha ha who knows what that must be like 🥲

You spelled “because” wrong

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

I voted for this. It's good to see your vote make a difference

It's not too late to register for tomorrow's town hall, "Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors," with guests @angiethomas.bsky.social, Jas Perry, and @philomena.bsky.social!

www.publishingprofessionalsagainstbookbans.com/events

Good evening #BookSky Well, #BannedBooksWeek may be wrapping up but the fight for the right to read continues. Here's a quick thread of things you can do all year to help...

En banc Fifth Circuit overrules decades of precedent and holds that there is no First Amendment right to receive information in a public library.

Jim Davis thinks we’re all stupid. Garfield first appeared in 1978. The normal lifespan of a cat is 13-20 years. He’s replaced Garfield, probably multiple times.

An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for gender-affirming care treatment for young people. In a letter, James told health care facilities that refusing to provide the treatments would violate New York’s anti-discrimination laws. “Regardless of the availability of federal funding, we write to further remind you of your obligations to comply with New York State laws,” her letter reads.

More of this please

So has this place started to suck yet, or are we one step ahead still?

I’m late to this, but can someone explain to me why the lovely, snappy dialogue of “Red, White, & Royal Blue” was replaced with hacky cliches? I swear to god I’m not usually a “not like the book” girl but this is killing me

NYTimes: "Six Ways You Can Still Cancel Your Federal Student Loan Debt The Supreme Court’s decision on student loan cancellation does not change programs that help public servants and low-income or disabled borrowers."

"Death This is not something that most people would choose as a solution to their debt burden. Still, if you’re a young adult wondering about the federal PLUS loans your relatives took out to pay for your education, you may be wondering whether the debt dies with the person or people who take it on. It does. The federal government will not make a claim on their estate, and you will not inherit the balance. Ron Lieber has been the Your Money columnist since 2008 and has written five books, most recently “The Price You Pay for College.” @ronlieber • Facebook"

The New York Times is seriously out here like, "Hey, upset about the SCOTUS decision? Don't worry, we've got some helpful tips. Have you considered just dying?" Pretty dark! www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/business/stud...