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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

submitted 22 hours ago • 277 comments

What won't ea-nasir fail to deliver!!

submitted 16 hours ago • 4 comments

“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.” Beyond parody.

submitted 15 hours ago • 640 comments

1. This place is not a place of honor. 2. No highly esteemed deed is commemorated here. 3. Nothing valued is here. 4. This message is a warning about danger. 5. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.

submitted 16 hours ago • 3 comments

ONCE AGAIN, no Democrat should have been voting for ANY of his nominees

submitted 16 hours ago • 6 comments

I saw a book at the library sale that had a sticker over part of the title: "Singing Lessons for the Stylish Can--" And my brain filled in 'Cannibal.' Dear friends, it was 'Canary.'

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

This thread is one year old today, and, unfortunately, it is even more important to be reading and preserving trans stories than when it started. I truly thank everyone who has contributed to it, everyone who has kept sharing it, and everyone who has made a point to buy books from these authors. 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Went to the Friends of the Library sale today for the first time since 2019. I missed it so much, though my poor bookshelves got a few year's reprieve.

submitted 17 hours ago • 2 comments

Idiots like Elon think of the "federal government" as like this thing that is separate from the American people, and not millions of Americans citizens working in communities all over the country. The reason they have this wrong is because they don't know anything at all.

submitted 19 hours ago • 5 comments

Measles are contagious. Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized. Measles can be deadly especially in children. Measles can cause blindness & deafness. Measles can cause brain damage yrs later. Measles can cause "immune amnesia". Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine. #medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪

submitted 1 day ago • 20 comments

You would think hearing someone on your side say, "the sin of empathy," with a straight face would inspire more people to deeply reflect on their lives and choices, and yet...

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

I'm at a point where I either need to donate some books or get more shelves. Have not yet decided which way to go.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Libraries are not anti-commerce. They are public institutions that balance access with sustainability. IFLA’s position on copyright acknowledges both intellectual property and the necessity of broad knowledge dissemination. A strong literary market includes strong libraries

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

I grew up in the SCA and at Renaissance festivals, which have a disproportionate representation of large men, and I had a friend who was 7'8", which seems to have permanently skewed my ability to perceive regular largeness or tallness. People referring to Reacher as a large man always cracks me up.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

The USPS is not a business. It's a well-liked--even loved--public service. Medicare and Social Security don't earn money either. They are public services. Everything does not need to be about making money. Some things are about making things work for us.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access

submitted 1 day ago • 33 comments

Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐯 #embroidery #handembroidery

submitted 2 days ago • 1192 comments

so like the "rural trump voters still deserve mail service" thing goes hand in hand with "don't misgender people even if they're assholes" and "the unhoused guy who street harassed you still deserves housing" and "your cousin who stole 5k from his parents still deserves affordable psych meds" etc

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

submitted 2 days ago • 1867 comments

Yes, it is entirely correct to point out that ICE officers do not have any legal authority to break into somebody’s home unless they get a judicial warrant; which they generally cannot do, because judges only issue warrants for probable cause of crimes, not immigration law violations.

submitted 1 day ago • 27 comments

You would think that once I realized my mom has to make sure I'm always wrong and I got better at spotting it, it would also bother me less, but nope. Really stings that my mom has to take anything I say, no matter how I support it, with a grain of salt.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

"We don't work for DOGE. We have always worked for you." Yes!

submitted 1 day ago • 23 comments

BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment. This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back. Well done AP👏

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

I don’t know why this is hard for folks to understand. The layoffs aren’t just about probationary employees. They are going beyond that. It won’t stop. It’s all about making agencies non-functional.

submitted 7 days ago • 41 comments

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submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint. In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry. Make sure everyone knows it.

submitted 2 days ago • 67 comments

I'm hosting a Lesbian SFF Book Bingo challenge in a few weeks and if you've written an SFF book with a prominent lesbian relationship in it, please fill out the form so I can feature it on the blog 🧡🤍💗

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Among the states are South Carolina (yes, a reversal of their current school book ban legislation!), Rhode Island, Arkansas, Tennessee, and many more. If you have been calling when you're opposing a bill, here's an opportunity to call in support.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Here are the states proposing anti-book ban bills in 2025 so far. These are where you need to direct phone calls and letters–and there are a lot of unexpected states included. That, plus this week's extensive book censorship news: bookriot.com/anti-book-ba...

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Trump: "We are the federal law" Governor Mills: "See you in court" At some point judges are going to have to decide which side they are on here.

submitted 2 days ago • 33 comments

Mitch McConnell is a stain on our history. It is because of him that our democracy is crumbling, it is because of him we now have a dictator in office, it is because of him that we are trapped in an oligarchy. He can go suck eggs in hell.

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Update: The White House is already backing down on this. Keep calling your reps. Keep pressuring them. Along with your reps, the white house phone number is (202) 456-1111. Use 5calls.org to get all your reps in one place along with a guide. www.nysun.com/article/whit...

submitted 2 days ago • 63 comments

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center say results of a Phase I trial of an mRNA vaccine aimed at preventing pancreatic cancer show promise. The vaccine PREVENTED the cancer from coming back in patients who had already received treatment for MORE THAN three years. 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 2 days ago • 345 comments

Coinbase says that the SEC has agreed to drop the enforcement case against the company. It only cost them $75 million in political contributions.

submitted 2 days ago • 31 comments

A farm worker shared this photo with us from an Arizona watermelon field . It's physically demanding work. The loader crew is responsible for picking pick up hundreds of watermelons and loading them into the trailer. #WeFeedYou

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

Trump administration is planning to use polygraphs to assess federal employee loyalty. There are ways to manipulate polygraph results, and we will provide guidance to coalition members. Polygraph results are not admissible in court due to their potential for false positives and negatives.

submitted 3 days ago • 409 comments

at some point if you're willing to admit that this salute mimicks another recent famous salute you might as well just say which historical salute both are mimicking. but apparently nobody wants to be the first to say "Nazi"

submitted 2 days ago • 33 comments