Phil Bildner

Those who seek to restrict access to books — to ban books — have never been on the right side of history. Never. Bad people ban books.

July 24th is the anniversary of my coming out as gay. Each year, I commemorate the occasion, and last year, the date had particular meaning, so I wrote a post about it. If you have a few minutes, I hope you'll take the time to read and perhaps share it. theauthorvillage.com/phil-bildner...

Empathy is not a trait of weakness, despite what he and his followers believe.

Start wars, murder civilians, tank the economy, protect pedophiles, pardon insurrections, celebrate sexual predators, assassinate foreign leaders, build concentration camps, disappear U.S. citizens, rant on social... Republicans and MAGA: That's our ride or die. We pledge fealty to our false idol.

What so many of us are thinking and feeling. A great op-ed from @polgreen.bsky.social. Trump's Fantasy is Crashing Down (Gift article in link) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

He started a war He doesn’t know why. Still, they follow.

The Poet X Eight years ago today, one of the most important and celebrated teen novels of the 21st Century arrived -- THE POET X by Elizabeth Acevedo. Elizabeth's brilliant, debut novel in-verse won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the Michael L. Printz Award.

A murderous AI-obsessed pedophile bombs the Shajarah Tayyiba all girls’ elementary school in Minab killing many, many children. So deranged, so evil.

23 More Sleeps Until… The Mayhem Ball Dance or Die

Deranged Pedophile Starts War Should be the headline for EVERY story covering this. What a sick fuck.

This year, Children's Book Week will take place from May 4-10. It's sponsored by Every Child a Reader and The Children's Book Council. The extraordinary poster for this year's celebration was created by Grace Lin. For the story behind it, check out this link: everychildareader.net/cbw/poster-2...

The Federal Occupation of Minneapolis Isn't Over From @mprnews.org, please consider taking a few moments to read about what life has been like -- and continues to be -- for immigrants hiding from ICE in Minneapolis. We must not look away. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Voter Suppression The "show your papers" SAVE Act would require US citizens to show a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. Thanks to @librarianjones.com and @everylibrary.bsky.social for spotlighting the State Dept's shuttering of library passport centers. apnews.com/article/pass...