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kasey_meehan Kasey Meehan @kasey_meehan ·
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“All our stories, our history, our courage, are in books” — Alicia d. Williams surrounded by a crew of authors, parents, students, and book-loving, freedom to read-defending ADVOCATES at @FLFreedomRead & @FloridaMediaEd Read-In & Rally in Tally 💕💯📚

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penamerica PEN America @penamerica ·
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"The principles of intellectual freedom and open access to information and ideas are essential to a free and democratic society."

#ChatGPT is a better defender of Americans' #1stAmendment rights than all of the book banning groups, writes @veronikellymars https://bookriot.com/chatgpt-on-book-bans/

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teckriter Fully Vaccinated Mama 💉 @teckriter ·
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Literature knows no frontiers. Yet books today are under profound attack. I'm joining @PENAmerica in the fight to defend the freedom to read. Sign and share this petition to show your support for diverse literature and writers across the country. https://bit.ly/33MOt24?source=twitter&

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