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It's past midnight, and Senate Republicans are voting NO against every Democratic-led amendment to PROTECT HEALTH CARE for our families. Pay close attention: Republicans are working to push kids off Medicaid to pass MORE tax cuts for billionaires.

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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

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Lovely soap, Andi. I just took the wrapper off the facial bar to try this week, no itchy eyebrows. 👍

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Finished a pair of fingerless mitts 🧶 Knitted. #Fancyimage DK wt washable merino.

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BREAKING: David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting just been elected Vice Chair of the DNC. CONGRATS!

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Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options. Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.

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Good point

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The NY Gay Men's Choir has a message for you this Sunday... and always You are not alone! #LGBTQ with open arms

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Mike Johnson represents a state whose largest city was built below sea level behind levees sandwiched between the ocean and a massive river on hurricane alley, but he doesn’t want to give aid to CA because their policies invite natural disasters.

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In Oct., @fastlerner.bsky.social & @andykroll.bsky.social reported on how the Heritage Foundation flooded federal agencies with thousands of information requests, focusing on phrases like “Trump,” “climate change” and “DEI” in government workers' emails, texts, Slack and Microsoft Teams messages.

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PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”: "All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...

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The DOJ's list of Jan. 6 Capitol breach cases has been taken down www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capi...

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Not so far fetched of a reality now. Jennifer Government by Max Barry. I read this 20+ years ago? Loved the snarky dialog and situations. After delighting in the snarky, it evolved into an Ohhh, some of this is actually being proposed! 20 years later pretty much on point for what is evolving now!

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Like clockwork, every few months, someone out in the world publishes an article in the national press about how libraries should be replaced by X company.

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I've started a new read. First line: "My father kept a dragon eye upon his desk." Navola by Paola Bacigalupi

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From state-sanctioned book bans to mass professional exodus from public school and libraries, these are even more censorship trends to prepare for in 2025: bookriot.com/more-censors...

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By ourselves, we are just one person. Together, we are mighty force. To the librarians—Invictus.

submitted 72 days ago • 2 comments

Truth!

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Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists. What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers. My latest:

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Say what???

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

Ugggg unfortunately a bit of "too close"

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I'll go into this more later, but if you're still wondering "what do I do about book bans," I'm going to give you approximately 59,550 ideas, plus a bonus 45,348 to get started.

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"Surveilled": Ronan Farrow on the Spyware Technology the Trump Admin Could Use to Hack Your Phone

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One Tennessee school district's list of nearly 400 books removed from library shelves, including titles by authors ranging from Dr. Seuss to Toni Morrison, is being used by other school systems as a possible template to follow. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/no...

submitted 90 days ago • 132 comments

We’re building a national network of library supporters here on BlueSky! Help us reach reach more Americans like you. Repost and follow if you love libraries, reading, and books!

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

@nickinavarro.bsky.social it's working. bennie

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