Book Bans ‘Kill Creativity,’ Sow Self-Doubt in Authors For the past few years, author Charlotte Sullivan Wild has been working on a picture book about an LGBTQ+ family who learns to cope with one member’s deployment to the military. The story is inspired…

As hard as we are fighting, book bans are having an impact on the books being written and published. To put this another way, a very small number of well-funded people who don't write books, don't teach books, don't work in libraries are trying to decide what books are available for everyone else

Dept. of Defense shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso: Officials Ranking members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure released a statement on the incident on Thursday.

This is how screwed up everything is. The DOD shot down a CBP drone which cause the FAA to shut down the airspace around El Paso. We have stupid idiots in all levels of all agencies thanks to this Regime.
If we go to war, GOD help us.
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Hola Gomado: Dzigbɔɖi - La patience (Éwé) - PEN Togo YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI

Today’s poem from @pen-tlrc.bsky.social is “Dzigbɔɖi – La patience” in Éwé, from Hola Gomado by PEN Togo.

Spoken in Togo, Ghana & Benin, Éwé is a tonal language of around 6 million speakers, rooted in oral tradition and written with an adapted Latin alphabet.

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House Republicans have just introduced a bill that would result in a NATIONWIDE book ban. Oh, the bill is also specifically transphobic. Contact your House Rep and ask them to publicly oppose this legislation. A few more thoughts in the thread about this action. bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

See you there!!! 👏👏👏

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸

Faith activists are praying with their feet in Minneapolis After joining faith leaders in Minneapolis, I have no doubt that the disciplined,caring and prayerful response of the people to ICE will win.

Faith activists are praying with their feet in Minneapolis wagingnonviolence.org/2026/01/fait...

Please keep calling your senators at 202-224-3121! Tell them: NO funding for ICE until it's disarmed & reformed. im-ca.org/l/NJVQWR

"He was carrying--"

"Well she shouldn't have been--"

"He was planning--"

You're telling me this nation, currently ruled by decree and not legislation, now condones vigilante execution too?

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.

But to hear you talk--America died at 249.

Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in front of witnesses. Enough is enough. Exercising our Constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents is more important than ever. This call will give you the tools to exercise your rights in a moment when federal agents are terrorizing our communities and using excessive force. Join our call, Eyes on Ice: Document and Record on Monday, January 26th, 2026, at 8:00 pm ET. RSVP for Link. 1/26/26 at 8 PM ET. We will cover the latest updates on ICE and CBP's out-of-control and dangerous operations. We will talk through rights when documenting and recording law enforcement encounters, and how you can continue to take action. RSVP NOW. _______ Indivisible is managing data and communications with participants. By registering, you agree to receive info from Indivisible about the event, receive communications via e-mail or SMS message from Indivisible, and receive any other updates and opportunities to take action or support NO KINGS partner organizations. You also agree to have any data entered in this registration collected by Indivisible. Indivisible will treat your data according to our organization’s applicable privacy policy: https://indivisible.org/privacy-policy

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Ukraine war latest update: Ukrainian forces reclaim 16 square kilometers near Pokrovsk, Syrskyi reports (3) Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 3 times today. Ukrainian forces have regained control over 16 square kilometers in the northern part of ...

⚡️Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian forces regain 16 square kilometers (6.2 square miles) near Pokrovsk, Syrskyi says

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, alongside other human rights defenders and journalists, one year after her temporary liberation After months of threats, Iranian authorities have re-arrested writer, journalist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi.

🚨 Nobel Peace Prize laureate #NargesMohammadi with other women human rights defenders has been REARRESTED. @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social calls for their immediate and unconditional release & access to medical care!
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Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, alongside other human rights defenders and journalists, one year after her temporary liberation

🚨 Nobel Peace Prize laureate #NargesMohammadi with other women human rights defenders has been REARRESTED. @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social calls for their immediate and unconditional release & access to medical care!
@nargesfnd.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social

Battling book bans in Beantown and beyond - The Tufts Daily I consider myself to be generally aware of the state of book banning in the United States. I read about the fights going on in school districts and libraries throughout Florida, Tennessee and Texas. I...

Thanks to The Tufts Daily for covering #MassFreedomToRead and An Act Regarding Free Expression! www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025... @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @danaalisonlevy.bsky.social

NO KINGS ~ GOLDEN CO · AFT **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Top US news outlets push back against Pentagon's reporting restrictions A new Department of Defense policy bars journalists from the Pentagon unless they agree to only publish information that has been officially authorised.

Press freedom is going down in flames in the United States! Join fellow Americans fighting back! FIND your No Kings March & JOIN! www.nokings.org#map @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social

International Secretary, Arne Svingen, joined global literary leaders to launch Belonging Matters.

An initiative supported by IPA, IBBY, Frankfurt Book Fair, PEN International, and EIBF aims to foster a shared vision to uphold free expression and strengthen cross-border collaboration.

#FBF25

At our 90th Congress in Kraków, Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel laureate and Vice President of PEN International, reflected on how Ukraine’s literary life has not only survived but flourished despite the devastation of war.

Watch the full 5 minutes on our website: www.pen-international.org/congress

OPT/Israel: There is no safe place in Gaza. Impose an arms embargo and end the genocide now  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide “Genocide is the ultimate form of silencing. The ideal of one humanity living in peace and equality is at the core of PEN International’s mission. World leaders must respond to the gravity of the ongo...

Two years since armed Palestinian groups' attacks, where some 1200 Israelis, including civilians, were killed, and 251 taken hostage.

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New Poetry: Doha Kahlout’s ‘Goodbye, War…’ Goodbye, War… By Doha Kahlout I will return without you, war— I will cut my nails stained by the black of fire and by bitter alienation, and I will let down my hair, matted with seasalt, abandoning…

STUNNING Poetry: Doha Kahlout's 'Goodbye, War…' arablit.org/2025/01/24/n... @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social @sotiria-georganti.bsky.social @mahiramakrishna.bsky.social @tanjatuma.bsky.social @germanrojas.bsky.social

Buy & Read a #BannedBook Today! @penamerica.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social

For all those attending Frankfurt Book Fair next week, join PEN International, the Young Writers Committee, and the Tomorrow Club for a panel discussion on the future of writing and free expression.

#fbm25 @youngwriterspen.bsky.social

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Video: What People in Gaza Told Us About Two Years of War In the two years since Hamas militants attacked Israel, we’ve interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza. Their stories stayed with us. So we tried to find them again.

What People in Gaza Told Us About Two Years of War www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Stay Strong! #Tűrkiye's preposterous case against novelist, #YavuzEkinci has been postponed ti November 10 - Call for ALL charges to be dropped! www.agos.com.tr/tr/yazi/3592...
@amdondo.bsky.social @englishpen.bsky.social @peninternational.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social @ege-dundar.bsky.social

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Me too !
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#SlavaUkraini!

In a letter to the @bittersouth.bsky.social, journalist Mario Guevara—a legal resident of the U.S. who’s been jailed for 100 days without any pending criminal charges and who’s currently fighting an ICE deportation order—recounts the harrowing details of his detention in an Atlanta federal prison.