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Wanna reduce crime? Open more libraries. "we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults." link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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1/2 Just-dismissed Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, has a PhD from U Chicago, is in numerous scholarly societies, has wide acclaim. She is also first African-American to lead LoC. The dismissal note did not say "Dear Dr. Hayden" or "Dear Madame Librarian" or even "Dear Carla."

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Bertrand Russell . #Fightfascism

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A former legal counsel to President Ronald Reagan says watching Donald Trump in action has changed his perspective of just how much power presidents should be allowed to wield.

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This is what the start of an economic collapse looks like. #BlameTrump

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"There's a more precise way to understand the Trump administration’s approach to the law, and its potential dangers: the concept of the 'dual state.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/w...

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"She arrived at the number by adding up all the money that people who were pardoned allegedly owed in restitution, based on how much they were convicted of stealing." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Go Bernie!

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5 ALARM FIRE 🔥 A message from senator Chris murphy Senator Chris Murphy asks us to post this statement to our public walls. ****** Report from the Senate Floor: “Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. /1

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Trump policies impact metrics: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

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Paul Krugman, today, "... the sheer size and suddenness of Trump’s tariffs, combined with the paralyzing effect of uncertainty about what comes next, are about to deliver a Covid-type supply shock to an economy already sliding into recession."

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“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.” blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...

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This is an interesting way to view election data…

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here's what you can do to derail Schedule F and restore an independent civil service: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-tangible...

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Horrible -- and unlikely this is just happening in upstate New York: www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...

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Reading in the NYT about the draft State Dept. memo calling for closing the African Bureau and embassies across Africa reminded me about what former U.S. Ambassador to Zambia said over 25 years ago: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2JS...

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New preprint finding that eliminating US global health funding over the next fifteen years would cause: - 15.2m deaths from AIDS - 2.2m deaths from TB - 7.9 additional child deaths

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Trump's Individual Claims about Immigrant Targets Are False--But So Is the Larger Premise www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/18/t...

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In this challenging time, we can still act to work to make the world a better place. Please take a look at the GoFundMe to support Lubuto Library Partners' programming for the young deaf members of the communities that they serve in Zambia. Please repost this. Thank you. gofund.me/fb91e9b4

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Here's a description of the Russian attempted access to NLRB from the whistleblower complaint. whistlebloweraid.org/wp-content/u...

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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social. The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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President Trump is using the Abrego Garcia case to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop him from imprisoning anyone he wants anywhere else in the world never to be seen or heard from again. His dream is to preside over a police state. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

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Leading scientists at the US National Institutes of Health were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz. Among them is Dr. Richard Youle, known for his groundbreaking research identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease.

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The most unprofessional administration in history

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1517 co-founder Michael Gibson is a former Thiel Foundation VP & Thiel Capital principal who now advises Pronomos Capital (backed by Thiel & Marc Andreessen). During Thiel’s October “Hereticon” event, Gibson co-led a talk titled “Manifest Destiny:Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” 1/

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NEW: Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance. The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.

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A picture paints a 1000 words! Our heroes of pro-democracy! #MomSky

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Incredibly depressing and 100% spot on, all at once!

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Okay, here is this week’s comic. NEWS OF THE TIMES: LOCAL CRACKPOT TAKES TRUMP SERIOUSLY - Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Burkbark and new member Darren Bedwell ( bit.ly/theInnerHive ) - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇

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The fact that a reporter was inadvertently given access to this in real time shows that Pete Hegseth & the rest of this crew are bumbling incompetents who are going to get a lot of intelligence officials and others killed at some point. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment. The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

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When you read this it becomes apparent that Elon Musk is a showman, nothing more. He's not an engineer. The whole thing is an act.

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My takeaway from this "The Political Scene" podcast is that, if you believe in the American ideal and democracy, and you are not part of their techno-elite, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their coreligionists do not care if your survive or die. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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But the pro-Palestine college kids…. How can this man have control of our federal agencies? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...

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Plus: A nominee to lead CISA emerges, Elon Musk visits the NSA, a renowned crypto cracking firm’s secret (and problematic) cofounder is revealed, and more.

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