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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration. So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives. So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

EU food standards are among the strictest in the world thanks to rigorous inspections and enforcement, says EU food safety agency director Bernhard Url, dismissing Donald Trump’s recent claims. #EuropeNews

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You may know Dr. Jane, but do you know the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada? 👀 It's okay if you don't! Because we recently reached 1,000 followers, we thought we should introduce ourselves. To everyone who has followed us, welcome! So, who are we? What do we do? 📸: JGI Canada

Even Tesla won’t take their crap cars

"You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore."

Crazy that four dems voted for the save act... Voter suppression.

The JD memes are hilarious!

Every day, it looks more like a regime. Now the Trump administration is pushing to put Columbia University under a consent decree—a court-enforced agreement that would legally bind the school to federal demands, with a judge overseeing whether they “comply.”

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Trump is attempting to eliminate federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action now at SaveIMLS.org

A new report reveals the vast majority of those demanding book bans are organizations or officials — not individual parents. It’s NOT a parent’s rights movement at all. It’s an astroturf campaign that these orgs are using to gain power over Americans. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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A state commission scrubbed academic research from a database used by Mississippi libraries and public schools — a move made to comply with recent state laws changing what content can be offered in libraries. mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...

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The Maine State Library laid off 13 staff members Wednesday — nearly one-third of its staff — and announced that it would close for two weeks to restructure its operations after the Trump administration indefinitely suspended certain federal funds. www.pressherald.com/2025/04/09/s...

Are we great yet? The Library of Virginia is the state's oldest institution dedicated to the preservation of Virginia's history and culture. #NationalLibraryWeek

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Meanwhile, in the real world, if articles of impeachment were introduced, they would not make it to the floor for a vote. If they made it to the floor, they would not pass and if they did somehow miraculously pass, there would not be 67 votes in the senate to convict.

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DOGE Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on reducing federal property. All they said was “fire sale” this, “fire sale” that. Meanwhile, they’re lighting all of this s**t on fire — while their incompetent leader wastes millions of taxpayer dollars golfing, all while steering us towards a recession.

They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.

Glad they are having fun after nibbling on my plants.

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A reader says savings from DOGE cutting or eliminating support is illusory and will lead to greater future costs to compensate for today’s neglect.

🚨 LIBRARIES NEED YOU! 🚨 Right now, libraries across the country are under attack—books are being banned, and funding is on the chopping block. But we’re not backing down. We're fighting to protect your right to read, and we need your help. Watch, share, and take action today here--> bit.ly/4llopxX

Please! Send an email to your state representatives to support funding for school libraries in your state. www.saveschoollibrarians.org/emailforscho... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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This shows the exact same problems exist in the exact same places, the exact same age groups, and the exact same white people. civiqs.com/results/favo...

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❤️📚It’s #NationalLibraryWeek ! What’s your favorite thing about libraries? 😢 Libraries are losing fed. funding due to an executive order to defund the #IMLC. Visit @everylibrary.bsky.social for EASY actions u can take to help #librarylovers #kidlitart #illustration #savetheimls #booklovers #booksky

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NEW: Another buyout program was just offered to National Park Service employees, giving staff until midnight on April 9th to resign. (1/2) www.npca.org/articles/783...

Libraries across California are bracing for cuts to early literacy, information access and continuing education programs after the Trump administration’s latest effort to slash federal spending took aim at the nation’s libraries and museums. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Donate today, and we'll use 100% of your donations to fight against the cuts to Federal Funding for libraries and the IMLS.; learn more and take action at saveimls.org.

Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Send an electronic #DrawnToFreedom postcard to your local library to let them know you support them and the freedom to read. Your message can be a powerful tool to build support for libraries. The form is live now—you don’t have to wait for #RightToReadDay! uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...