Cynthia Levinson

@rachel.b.levinson @BrennanCenterforJustice quoted by @heathercoxrichardson #legaldefinition #domesticterrorism

Science stories for young readers

As a #kidlit writer who focuses on #history #politics #law, I don't customarily have a book reviewed in Science magazine. This book of our "lively" book really pleases me.
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Thank you @DanaTelep @HillcrestElementary @WacoISD for inviting me to talk with kids about #FreetoLearn #TheYoungestMarcher #socialjustice #birthrightcitizenship

Does labeling protest ‘domestic terrorism’ weaken national security — and First Amendment protections? And does the Trump administration’s expansive definition of the term clash with First Amendment rights? Rachel Levinson-Waldman explains on Equal Time.

Daughter Rachel @brennancenter.org on #domesticterrorism #freespeech #firstamendment
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We've had a day to pull a few things together, so here's a thread some more targeted info opposing the potential national book ban just proposed in the House of Representatives.

Thank you, CCBC, for choosing #WhoOwnstheMoon as one of the best books published last year! @margaretquinlin.bsky.social @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @Peachtreepub #spaceexploration #spacelaw #spacedebris #spacetourism ccbc.education.wisc.edu/recommended-...

Texas University Closes Exhibition With Anti-ICE Artwork

Texas University Closes Exhibition With Anti-ICE Artwork www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/a... #ICE #Anti-ICE #PoliticsinTexas

John Oliver to Tackle ICE Shootings in Last Week Tonight's Season 13 Return John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' will take on the Minneapolis ICE shootings as the show returns from a three-month break to a “much darker” political climate.

On Feb. 15, John Oliver will report on #ICE #shootings, including research that daughter @rlevinsonwaldman.bsky.social conducted. latenighter.com/news/john-ol...

Trump’s Version of “Domestic Terrorism” vs. the First Amendment The administration has given itself permission to prosecute people and organizations for their political views.

From daughter @rlevinsonwaldman.bsky.social @brennancenter.org: "The administration has supercharged the use of domestic #terrorism investigations to scare Americans away from using their First Amendment rights to oppose its policies." www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... #freespeech #Constitution

What the Crackdown Has Done to Minneapolis Children

Ironically, “suffer the little children” takes on a highly unchristian meaning. #ICE #deportation #BorderPatrol #childrenwithoutparents
What the Crackdown Has Done to Minneapolis Children www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...

Why Authors Write Books Podcast · Updated Weekly · In candid conversations with bestselling authors, Why Authors Write goes behind the covers to get inside creative minds and find out what propels these authors to keep...

@SaraStanton @MaryJCronin @BostonAuthorsClub are launching Why Authors Write, a weekly podcast on podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... & Apple Podcasts & YouTube #authors #nonfiction #fiction #kidlit

Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.

This is a very clarifying article. #ICE #BorderPatrol #undocumented The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...

Making the Hard Stuff (look) Easy

It's NFFEST (Nonfiction Fest) time! #kidlit #Megakidlit #nonfiction @christinasoon.bsky.social @bethanyhegedus.bsky.social @dheiligman.bsky.social @annbausman.bsky.social @EricSinger www.nffest.com/2026/02/maki...

Huge crowd for ICE out of Austin!

Aziel, a high school student @Austin, testifying eloquently to the Texas State Board of Education against a VERY concerning proposal to require only "classic" and Bible-related texts. @txfreedomread #librarians #kidlit #diversebooks #MegaKidLit

Holding Homeland Security Accountable Reforms to focus DHS’s work and guard against overreach depend on strengthened internal oversight offices.

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Day after day in Minneapolis, ordinary people have pulled out their phones and documented ICE & Border Patrol's actions, often in the face of threats and tear gas. They showed the world the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. But what happens when the camera is in ICE’s hands? 1/11

Stop ICE Rally · Talarico for Texas Masked men in unmarked vehicles are kidnapping people off our streets. Secret police are tearing children from their parents. Now they're executing American citizens in broad daylight. Now is the tim...

Hey @Austin I'm attending Talarico for Texas's event, “Stop ICE Rally” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/talaricofort...

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

I donated. Publishing for Minnesota. www.32auctions.com/publishingfo... #kidlt #megakidlit #socialjustice #birthrightcitizenship #FreetoLearn @simonandschuster.bsky.social @msmirelle.bsky.social

Sonic Booms and Seismic Waves Can Reveal Where Space Junk Crash-Lands

Sonic Booms and Seismic Waves Can Reveal Where Space Junk Crash-Lands www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/s... #spacedebris #spacelaw #WhoOwnstheMoon @PeachtreePub #kidlit #megakidlit

The Insurrection Act, Explained The vague and rarely used law gives the president broad power to deploy the military domestically — but it’s not a blank check.

The Insurrection Act lets the president deploy the military on American soil. It's dangerously vague. Learn more: bit.ly/3GsFBhL

Thanks, Jacob. Lousy picture but oh well!

Publishing for Minnesota Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.

The Publishing for Minnesota auction is live. Manuscript critiques! Portfolio reviews! Autographed books! Bid on them all, with proceeds going to worthy organizations that are fighting the good fight.
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#ice has reportedly reserved rooms @Austin @hyatt next week for two weeks.

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE                THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

These include “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity," along with "extremism on migration, race, and gender" and "hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality” - a breathtakingly broad list. 4/12 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

Trump nevertheless issued 2 orders in the fall that purported to broaden the scope of domestic terrorism, with the effect of criminalizing opposition to the administration's policies, including constitutionally protected ideology & non-criminal activities. 3/12 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Wrong Priorities on Fighting Terrorism Many in federal law enforcement have blamed their inadequate response to rising far-right violence on a lack of statutory authority to prosecute white supremacists and others as domestic terrorists. T...

Domestic terrorism has a specific statutory definition. It applies only when someone has committed one of a set of serious underlying crimes, not including recording an ICE officer - which is constitutionally protected, and not a crime at all. 2/12 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

This is outrageous and un-American. Full stop. Let's start with the basics: being an observer or a protester does not make you a "domestic terrorist," as I explained shortly after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good. 1/12 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The president can’t declare war or lock someone up without a fair hearing. That’s why we have Congress. That’s why we have courts. That’s why we have a Constitution. Stand up for checks and balances. Protect due process. Protect democracy.

Who Owns the Moon?: And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space Amazon.com: Who Owns the Moon?: And Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space (Audible Audio Edition): Cynthia Levinson, Jennifer Swanson, Jaime Lamchick, Listening Library: Books

In honor of the forthcoming launch of Artemis II, you can get the audio of WHO OWNS THE MOON? Peachtree Publishing Company Jen Swanson Margaret M. Quinlin for only 99 cents!! #spaceexploration #spacelaw #kidlit #Megakidlit www.amazon.com/Who-Owns-Moo...