Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson
@TasslynM
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Dr. Sasslyn, Poet, Writer, PhD https://t.co/jt1FoTdRqW Partnering with Everylibrary - on book censorship https://t.co/hPTwpk42xb…
Joined November 2013
TW - Sexual Abuse And LONG Thread. 🧵 I’ve been researching book bans for months now. Counting things, analyzing the board meetings. Examining the books folks want removed from school libraries across the country. You might call me a book ban expert.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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The average monthly SNAP benefit is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit is up to $550 a person/mo. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. Working people want leaders whose word means something.
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Hold the line @SenatorBaldwin - Voting Constituent - Prescott WI. No Healthcare; No Deal.
A wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later – with no actual guarantees – is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for. I refuse to sign off on a deal that doesn’t lower working families’ health care costs.
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Great event at the Austin Public Library talking about censorship and the phenomenal book The Day the Books Disappeared!
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It's bad enough that NBISD students can't access their school libraries because of the actions of L*bsofTikTok & a few Tx book banners. It's also likely that when the libraries do re-open, they'll be missing a ton of great books. New Braunfels students are worse off as a result.
Why ban books when you can ban the entire library? @NewBraunfelsISD has frozen library purchase orders & closed secondary campus libraries following a harassment campaign by Libs of Tik Tok & other out of district extremists. https://t.co/bHFTVNm7MJ
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Proud to offer an introduction to this important guide from Freedom to Read Project! Check it out here! https://t.co/xOm4cnZ7OL
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An update on this story—link below.
THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who donated to my former student Jose's fund. His family was able to post bond, & last I heard they were picking him up today. It means so much to him, to his family, and to me. YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!!!
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Week 2. So dang good. Learning so much. Give this opportunity to learn to yourself.
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media. But I decided to teach it anyway. So I built a school, instead. 500+ students online and in person. My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT! WE MOVE!! https://t.co/DXaGePEw5K
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"These books are not pornography. Nor are they obscene," write Jonathan Friedman and Tasslyn Magnusson in @sljournal. "What is obscene is a Supreme Court decision that denies the basic humanity and equality of LGBTQIA+ people." Read more:
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The nine picture books cited in Mahmoud v. Taylor are not pornography. Nor are they obscene. What is obscene is a Supreme Court decision that denies the basic humanity and equality of LGBTQIA+ people.
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At #ALAAC25, hundreds joined us at the Interactive Wall to complete the sentence: "The Right to Read means freedom to…" With over 10,000 book bans reported in 2023–2024, it’s clear: The right to read is where intellectual freedom begins. #RightToRead #BannedBooks
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We’re proud to once again partner with @PENamerica to stand up for the freedom to read. This year, our teams joined forces to highlight the alarming rise in book bans across the U.S. Stop by Booth #1705 to get your tote and join the movement. #RightToRead #BannedBooks #ALAAC25
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HOPE. this is a great story about a really important community and students who were so inspiring and give me hope. @pbromberg @EveryLibrary @PENamerica @jonfavs @FReadomFighters @TXFreedomRead @FLFreedomRead
This MN school district banned books. Their community got them back. Check out my latest feature for @RacketMN
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This was a fun one to make: “So you say you’re not a book banner…” https://t.co/CYWaepCZO9
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41 likes, 4 comments. “#bookbansarereal #bookbans #censorship ”
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Take a look at this! Coming YOUR way ... Florida is only ahead of us. @EveryLibrary @AuthorsABB @PENamerica
2. The State Board summarily declared that Judy Blume's Forever and 54 other works of literature were "pornography," even though none of the books met the legal definition of pornographic material. Many of the targeted books are award-winning literature that have been read by
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2. The State Board summarily declared that Judy Blume's Forever and 54 other works of literature were "pornography," even though none of the books met the legal definition of pornographic material. Many of the targeted books are award-winning literature that have been read by
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In a chilling meeting of the Florida State Board of Education last week, a school district superintendent was publicly browbeaten and repeatedly threatened with criminal prosecution.
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“Despite the rhetoric of their supporters, ‘parental rights’ – driven policies have subverted the majority of parents’ preferences, by making it easier for a single individual to chill classroom discussions and influence the availability of books for all.”
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A wave of education laws in Florida has had a detrimental impact on the state’s schools, chilling the climate for teaching and learning.
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