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Writer, social media, libraries, pop culture, movies, history Social Media Director of @rebelliousmag.bsky.social AKA LibrariesVal, RebelliousVal

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Brandy and Monica on tour throughout 2025.

Brandy and Monica on tour throughout 2025.

10/6/2025 Weekly Newsletter -
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06.10.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This guy sounds like a fucking lunatic.

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It seems clearβ€”I think to everyone, nowβ€”that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Class Action: 16 Schoolish Movies That Pass or Fail - Rebellious Magazine Whether seeking back-to-school appreciation or waxing nostalgic about life lessons, here’s a list of 16 pics that make the grade.

Class Action: 16 Schoolish Movies That Pass or Fail rebelliousmagazine.com/back-to-scho... by Arts & Culture Editor Janet Arvia

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WCPT 820 Interview: Michelle Duster - Chew's Views with Richard Chew Richard Chew is joined byΒ Michelle Duster, author, educator, historian, and Chicagoan known for her work to preserve the legacy of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. A "Chew's Views" regular, today...

NEW! WCPT 820 Interview: Michelle Duster from August 14! omny.fm/shows/chewsv...

Duster discussed the impact of current policies on marginalized groups.

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08/18/2025 Weekly Newsletter -
TOP STORY: ✊🏾 400 Years and Counting Still Striving for True Freedom #IdaBWells
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Lilly Wachowski-Produced Trans Identity Film β€˜Dolls,’ by Geena Rocero, Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) Geena Rocero's sci-fi thriller 'Dolls' drops first trailer with Lilly Wachowski as EP, premiering at Oscar-qualifying Out on Film festival Atlanta.

Lilly Wachowskiβ€”co-creator of The Matrixβ€”is exec producer of Geena Rocero’s sci-fi short called Dolls.

β€œThe film centers on a private investigator who infiltrates a trans women’s dating seminar. As mysterious threats emerge during the workshop, the protagonist finds solidarity within the group.”

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"Like making Elon Musk the head of the FAA"β€”meet acting CDC director Jim O’Neill He's not a scientist but has deep ties to Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s techno-utopia movement.

Not only is our new acting director of the CDC NOT a scientist, but he also has deep ties to Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s techno-utopia movement.

One epidemiologist compared Jim O’Neill’s appointment to β€œmaking Elon Musk head of the FAA.”

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Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival companyβ€”'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible' Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.

she slayed www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...

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Beloved Georgia librarian fired after child chooses book with transgender character for library display β€” Advocate β€œI wasn’t going to tell the kid no,” LaVonnia Moore said. β€œI was just happy the kid was reading, happy they were engaging in their library.”

These nuts are taking all the joy out of life…. Next they’ll ban libraries outright

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If Trump Restricts Mifepristone, Clinicians Are Ready to Pivot to Misoprostol-Only Abortions For decades, clinicians relied on the gold standard of medication abortion care: a two-pill regimen. Mifepristone is taken first, followed by misoprostol 24 to 48 hours later. However, misoprostol can...

Melissa Grant, COO of @carafem.org, spoke with @carrienbaker.bsky.social for @msmagazine.com about how we’re already offering misoprostol-only abortion care, and why that matters if mifepristone is further restricted.

β€œWe’ll continue offering trusted options despite changing political challenges.”

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Breaking: Supreme Court allows Trump admin to resume mass-firing plans "[T]his Court sees fit to step in now and release the President’s wrecking ball at the outset of this litigation," Justice Jackson wrote in dissent.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Trump admin to resume mass-firing plans.

"[T]his Court sees fit to step in now and release the President’s wrecking ball at the outset of this litigation," Justice Jackson wrote in dissent.

New, at Law Dork:

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'Disturbing': Trump moves to close key weather labs despite tragic Texas flood The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off State Highway 9 in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in...

'Disturbing': Trump moves to close key weather labs despite tragic Texas flood

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July 8, 1908: Louis Jordan, musician, songwriter and bandleader ("Caldonia"; "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"; "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"), is born in Brinkley, Arkansas.

He was a seminal figure in the development of both rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

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Wallace: β€œAre you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” says the guy who’s still talking about his 2020 election loss.

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Who’s Running American Defense Policy? Trump’s national-security institutions are still in disorder.

While Trump pursues revenge and signs tax cuts, who's minding the store when it comes to national defense? My @theatlantic.com Daily:

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This was an open threat.

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Ferry Corsten proudly presents GOURYELLA 25 YEARS
#puretrance #trancefamily #trance #progressivehouse #deeptrance #djmix #trancemusic #vivelatrance #dancemusic #DJ #originaltrance #ferrycorsten

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86 fucking years old.

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a close up of a woman 's face with the words this is my jam above her ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the words this is my jam above her

Love Bizarre #KrushGroove #TCMParty

20.06.2025 02:52 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Been struggling this week with the 1980s being 40 years ago -- and TCM is playing "Krush Groove"!? Sigh.

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Review: 'Miss Juneteenth' - Rebellious Magazine A review of the 2020 film, "Miss Juneteenth," which stars Nicole Beharie and Alexis Chikaeze, and was written and directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples.

Review: 'Miss Juneteenth' rebelliousmagazine.com/review-miss-... by Valerie Hawkins (me!) via Rebellious Magazine for Women @rebelliousmag.bsky.social

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Betty Who performs at The Vic Theatre in Chicago on June 13, 2025.

Betty Who performs at The Vic Theatre in Chicago on June 13, 2025.

06/16/2025 Weekly Newsletter -
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18.06.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and there they are not doing so well...in part because everyone (not least D leaders themselves!) is so obsessed with how they can win elections, and refuses to focus on how you fight fascism.

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Dems do not have trouble winning elections. over the last ten years they have won tons of elections. they win more than they lose.

the problem is in fighting fascism *between elections.*

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it's frustrating that there's endless debate about how Ds can win elections when Ds are winning basically every election that isn't nailed down. they're up 8 in the congressional ballot; the VA governor's race has the D candidate up by like 15 points or something ridiculous.

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"you're unhappy because you spend too much time on your phone" speak for yourself i'm posting this shit from desktop like a true lunatic

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CT Library Leaders Applaud Passage of Freedom to Read, S.B. 1271 - Connecticut Library Consortium MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – June 4, 2025 – Connecticut’s leading library organizations applaud today the General Assembly’s passage of Senate Bill 1271, calling it a critical step toward preserving free expression, protecting local decision-making, and ensuring that library shelves remain open to everyone. The legislation was included in Connecticut’s fiscal year budget bill, which passed both the State House and Senate.

πŸ‘ A win in Connecticut this week!

"This bill gives us what every community deserves: clarity, fairness, and trust... It’s not about who’s right, but the right to be heard, the right to think, and the right to choose in the safety of our libraries." β€” Ellen Paul #UniteAgainstBookBans

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