We need all hands on deck to stop H.R. 7661, the federal book banning bill.
Your voice matters. Congressional offices track every call—we CAN make a difference.
I hope you’ll join me in speaking out. There's a script you can follow here: action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661
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Photo of the middle grade graphic novel A KID LIKE ME by Norm Feuti.
Photo of the cover of a middle grade graphic novel ZEB AND BEL by Rachel Elliott
I couldn’t resist getting these two graphic novels yesterday at @kidscon - A Kid Like Me by @normfeuti.bsky.social (so nice to meet you, Norm!) and Zeb and Bel by @okieelliott.bsky.social #kidlit #mglit
ps thanks for the dog inclusion.
thank you Gina! sounds like an awesome con, and i hope you enjoy Zeb and Bel!
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now i cant keepup
between this and me asking him a bunch of stuff about snakes in the chat unfortunately i have wrecked the pace for class today
today i finally asked my Cherokee teacher about this and he said he's seen THREE AMIGOS and the best translation would be ᎢᏧᎳ ᏗᏆᎵ, itsula diquali, "both of them are my friends!"
well, that crater’s name is Carroll now #ArtemisII 😭
“pirate radio” by jean dawson
this is old but i am resharing just because
You don’t need a lengthy script — all you need is your voice. Find your reps by using @5calls.org and let them know how you feel about #HR7661
Hi friends! this is still moving through the US Congress.
It’s basically an anti-trans censorship bill disguised as “protecting children” (and its worded so vague, a corgi butt could be “obscene”)
You wanna do something for #TDOV ? Call your reps. Call for all your trans friends 🤍🩵🩷
Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content.
"I will not comply."
They sacked her and cops escorted her out.
She's a hero. This banned author just donated.
This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance.
gofund.me/f7704eb98
Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...
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 words are you are all family and pronounced dayjah-yahdahnee-luhgah neegahduh seedahnayluh-hee
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.
To all those celebrating trans visibility day dayjah-yahdahnee-luhgah neegahduh seedahnayluh-hee
Hi friends! this is still moving through the US Congress.
It’s basically an anti-trans censorship bill disguised as “protecting children” (and its worded so vague, a corgi butt could be “obscene”)
You wanna do something for #TDOV ? Call your reps. Call for all your trans friends 🤍🩵🩷
osda! wado Def!
oh i like the feeling good part!
is that eastern or oklahoma tho?
because for me “tsoi” means “three.” and ”tlu tlu” means “martin”.
okay that is all i am sneaking back off the internet now.
also, is it "we love you marty short" in the regular present tense, or do we love him habitually?
apparently it's the same verb for love that they use for stuff in the bible and how much god loved the world and all of that so... huh.
i have MARTIN down, that is easy, that is ᏡᏡ / tlu-tlu / purple martin bird
also i should just delete all of this shouldn't i
i am going to assume he would rather be short in the height, if he had to choose.
i want to translate Conan O'Brian saying "we love you Marty Short" at the end of the oscars into Cherokee, but so far the verb I can find for "love" means "we are stingy with you Marty Short" & also there's a short meaning "short in the length" and a different short meaning "short in the height"
oh also with that second one, the fish tacos: she just flips it a couple times in the cast iron skillet on the stove.
do you mean like he had big long crazy stories? or that he wore scarves? also did he wear pants in real life?
trout is great with olive oil or butter, salt and pepper, and just put it on foil on a grill or under a broiler for 5-6 minutes.
also my partner makes fish tacos by putting chili powder on tilapia or roughy. then add lime avocado onion cilantro.
