BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'

“ICE may be moving quietly through our streets now but our police department, our business owners, our temples, our churches and other religious organizations as well as Montclair community members and students will not capitulate,” Laura Kenny, Montclair Indivisible 👏👏👏

Two Raymond’s Restaurant Workers Detained by ICE in Montclair

Two workers from Raymond’s, a popular Montclair restaurant, were detained by federal immigration agents while on their way to work Wednesday morning, according to co-workers and public records.

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To districts and librarians, we know you were following your policies. In fact, some of you have over, followed your policies and overcomplied, removing classic books from your library. Your response to this should be we are following our board policy. 7/

Off topic but -- Also, please note that she learned stage combat at the University of the Arts, which shutdown without notice in June 2024 and none of the people responsible for upending the lives of students and faculty with their incompetence (at best) have ever been held accountable.

Sam Adams@samadams.bsky.social · 2d ago

glad this weirdo apparently didn’t hurt anyone so we can just enjoy the fact that he was foiled by an actor employing her training in stage combat

The biggest target I've ever seen on my books. Texas placed Banned Book Club and Occulted on a state-wide list of illegal "dirty books." Having them in any school could lead to state takeover where the government could shut down the library entirely and convert it into a student detention center.

possibly a long shot, but would anyone in Massachusetts have and be willing to let me borrow the National School Library Standards (book)? I only need it for a day or so. #MAedu

Sen. Andy Kim visits Delaney Hall, questions medical staff about detainee deaths

Sen. Andy Kim visits Delaney Hall, questions medical staff about detainee deaths

Kim says a single physician is not enough for more than 800 detainees.

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Trump is already planning for the 20*30* Census. This time, not only does he want to stop counting noncitizens, he wants to stop counting race and ethnicity. Can't have an unconstituional racial gerrymander if you pretend not to know where Black people live. My latest in @thenation.com

The Trump Plan to Cook the Census Books

From adding a citizenship question to not tracking race and ethnicity, the administration wants to minimize Black and brown political power.

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People: COVlD levels are rising across the US, particularly high in the Gulf South and Pacific states #MaskUp

NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools

Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.

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Democrats this month flipped two school boards that had been drawing a ton of attention for ultraconservative policies. One in Florida. One in Tennessee. One in a county Trump won by 18, the other in a county he won by 20.

These gloves are also employed in SCHOOLS. On CHILDREN! www.3newsnow.com/central-omah...

OPD says its school resource officers have shock gloves at 29 schools and they've been used twice on students

OPD says shock gloves have been delivered to school resource officers at 29 Omaha area schools and used twice on students.

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Know any high schoolers passionate about free speech? Encourage them to apply for the National Coalition Against Censorship's Student Advocates for Speech program. Details and application in the link–the fifth year of the program begins September 9. ncac.org/project/stud...

Student Advocates for Speech

EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVOCATES Apply Now for Fall 2026! Student Advocates for Speech (SAS) is a one-of-a-kind program designed to give high school students the necessary skills to beco...

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I think I will choose not to read this story and just assume that the darkest red here means the least amount of money. Please no one disrupt this delusion.

James Neal@james3neal.bsky.social · 5d ago

"Thinking of Retiring Before 65? Here’s the Nest Egg You’ll Need in Each State---A single American needs about $898,000 on average to retire comfortably at age 65, according to an Investopedia analysis of federal data for all 50 states and Washington, D.C" www.investopedia.com/thinking-of-...

Rachel Reid, who wrote the popular “Heated Rivalry” novel, has donated $300k to Annapolis Valley Regional Library, “one of the most significant private gifts” in their history. “I credit my local library for being a huge part of the reason I’m a published author today,” Reid said #Halifax #HaliSky

‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300,000 to Nova Scotia libraries

Several Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors.

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The Sick Times' coverage of Long COVID and other infection associated chronic conditions is invaluable. They were gracious enough to work with me on this piece, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share a story that I think will sadly resonate with so many others.

Miles W. Griffis@mileswgriffis.bsky.social · last wk.

"My cancer experience wasn’t without setbacks or issues — but there was no unknown, and no one questioned its legitimacy. No doctor suggested the cancer was “in my head.”" thesicktimes.org/2026/08/14/b...

The Department of Education's RISE rule redefines “professional degrees,” making it harder to afford getting the required education for critical jobs and shutting out the next generation of public service workers. No worker who dedicates their life to public service should be priced out of it.

Unions sue Education Department over RISE rule

On July 1, federal student loan limits were capped for nursing, teaching and other degrees

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Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned

Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.

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Among many other changes, Cullman County Public Library (AL) has completely removed their young adult section in the public library. This is as a result of the Alabama laws related to book appropriateness. www.cullmantribune.com/2026/08/11/c...

Cullman County Public Library Board meeting notes: Aug. 6  - The Cullman Tribune

Cullman County Public Library Board meeting notes: Aug. 6  - The Cullman Tribune - Featured

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Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.

Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

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American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order 'dangerous' thehill.com/policy/healt...

American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order ‘dangerous’

The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump’s Monday executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines.  “As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the …

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Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the Shenandoah County, VA school board broke the law when it brought back Confederate names for two of its schools in 2024. The testimony of two historians played a key role in the judge's decision. 🗃️ www.washlaw.org/wp-content/u...

NEWS: Knox County is Tennessee's 3rd largest county, and it voted for Trump by 20%. It has a GOP-run school board known for banning books & approving controversial charter schools. Democrats last night flipped control of the school board in Knox County.

Right wing media personality Savanah Hernandez (Turning Point USA, InfoWars) is on a “nationwide tour of American libraries,” posting her observations on Xitter. I had never heard of her before. Here’s some background from Columbia Journalism Review.

Turning Point USA’s Savanah Hernandez on her journalistic position.

Turning Point USA’s Savanah Hernandez on her journalistic position.

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Boston University offers free tuition to families earning up to $200,000 www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Boston University offers free tuition to families earning up to $200,000

The private university joins a growing list of highly ranked schools that are expanding their financial aid.

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"For $1.99, they could also download an alphabet coloring worksheet missing the letter F. And for just $1.50, they could get a poster of U.S. presidents that uses an asteroid hurtling toward anti-slavery demonstrators to illustrate the idea that Martin Van Buren was resilient."

Education’s version of Etsy may have an AI slop problem

We went on a shopping trip to Teachers Pay Teachers and looked for classroom materials that appear to have been generated by AI. Here are the strange resources we found.

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Gannett/USA Today is partnering with Palintir to use its super special AI nonsense to spy on news subscribers. Palintir, a company currently working directly for ICE and the DoD. It’s an embarrassing decision that Gannett will regret. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

USA Today Co. announces partnership with data analytics giant Palantir - Poynter

The country’s largest newspaper chain will use Palantir’s AI-powered tools to analyze customer data and find monetization opportunities

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Duval County voted 6-1 last night to revise their policy and allow them to appoint community members (instead of parents of impacted students) to the book review committee. Articles are not online yet, but First Coast News shared this to their Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/DbqOSEe...

First Coast News on Instagram: "The Duval County School Board voted to change policies for the Material Review Committee, allowing each board member to appoint a community member for the committee. Cl...

7 likes, 1 comments - firstcoastnews on August 5, 2026: "The Duval County School Board voted to change policies for the Material Review Committee, allowing each board member to appoint a community mem...

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No country that arrested librarians and booksellers was on the right side of history. But that's what's happening in Arkansas. And this is where your whole country is headed with H.R 7661 and S 4925. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/arkansasact372

Arresting Librarians AND Booksellers in the United States

History has shown that arresting librarians and booksellers has never led to greater freedom or liberty.

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