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katrages.bsky.social
Joy is resistance. Righteously furious librarian trying to find joy and make good trouble.
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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

My representative, folks. He's just sooooo busy, too busy to listen to us... (For context, which is always important, this is in response to him hosting a "Mondays with Mark" conversation session 2 hours away.)

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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

🚨 BREAKING NEWS It’s official. Donald Trump has just announced he has BANNED the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One for refusing to recognize the Gulf of America.” This a direct assault on the Constitution and the First Amendment.

If you support any of this, you’re honestly just a terrible person. People’s lives are being upended and destroyed. For every 1% increase in unemployment, 40,000 people die—yet some are celebrating.

"The revolution about to be televised you picked the right time but the wrong guy" KENDRICK 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #superbowl

Missourians, the state has their own version of DOGE and here's a form to report government inefficiencies. Whatever you do, don't spam it. www.senate.mo.gov/committeefor...

Nothing quite like trying to keep a straight face while convincing your 5-year-old that "Horny" is maybe not the best name for her new unicorn stuffy.

I called my congresspeople and left messages for Hawley and Schmitt. I did speak to aids at Onder and Alford's offices and both aids I spoke to said that they haven't heard any feedback about Musk's takeover at OPM. 🙄

What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?

Hope is never futile - it is one of the greatest forms of resistance we have.

This is such a shitty take. We always have had progressives fighting for the rights of EVERYONE in red states like Missouri. Let's think about who the real enemies are. Hint: it's not red states vs blue states. 🙄

Joy is resistance. Right now, I'm finding joy by singing (solo and in a choir). How are you finding joy? Seriously though, I need some recommendations. #joyisresistance

“Senator, if I may, I can address this one,” — the brain worm as it wriggles out of RFK’s ear

Reading for survival over here. #booksky 📚💙

We are living through Republicanism boiled down to its essence: Everyone should be deprived of everything, because otherwise, somebody I don't like might get something I don't want them to have. We call it an ideology, but it's really a personality: Greedy, withholding, suspicious, angry, cruel.

This aged well.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination. Our response: Book bans are real. Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

What do we do if ICE raids our library? @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social has some guidance (but, let's be real, we need more). #library #resist www.ala.org/advocacy/pri...

I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.

The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on! Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com

so the gov't no longer cares about book bans. what can YOU do? 📚 attend library board meetings. speak up in defense of attempted bans. 📚 attend school board meetings. do the same. 📚 get involved in orgs like Authors Against Book Bans, ABFE, etc. 📚 and more: misshelved.substack.com/p/a-brief-no...

Library-related legislation of concern, by state. Missouri has 6 bills up, 3 of which criminalize librarianship. You can take action against this in the link. www.everylibrary.org/billtracking...

• Get a library card • Use your library card • Support indie booksellers • Read banned books • Read diverse authors • Resist • Repeat #booksky #resist