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Join @evan_greer, Sharif Durhams, @JenniOlsonSF, @hypatiadotca, & @lolkat on 10/27, 12PM ET to discuss challenges faced by LGBTQ+ creative & media professionals online. Part of webinar series by PEN America, @GLAAD, @TransJA & @NLGJA: https://rb.gy/qsjwgn #FightOnlineAbuseNOW

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Twitter has admitted it amplifies more tweets from rightwing politicians and news outlets than content from leftwing sources. https://bit.ly/3m7YFZr

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jzfriedmanJonathan Friedman@jzfriedman·
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Great roundup of the dizzying variety of book challenges in Texas. They're multiplying! https://twitter.com/TaliRichman/status/1451195202320797710

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