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mladair.bsky.social
Archivist, digital imaging, genealogist, taphophile, Michigander. Opinions barely my own, def. not my employer's. Resist!
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If watching library workers resist leads you to expect us to save you, you're taking away the wrong message. You should be viewing this as a clear indicator that YOU can and should stand up and push back, too. We need help, not acclaim.

This is so so so important and it applies to so many sectors and just life in general.

What an embarrassment

On pg 380 of the Republican House budget is a section that would enable Trump’s secretary of the Treasury to designate any nonprofit as a “terrorist-supporting organization” and strip it of its tax-exempt status. theintercept.com/2025/05/12/t...

How can he be appointed by the "president" when this is a legislative branch?

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.

Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Morelle Leads Request to Library of Congress Inspector General into Improper Communications, Potential Unauthorized Transfer of Congressional #Data to Trump Administration democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...

Ras Baraka elevated in 1 day for standing up to fascism. Democrats, learn from this.

I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it. www.wwltv.com/article/news...

BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:

Trump fires Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress apnews.com/article/dona...

Profiles in cowardice

1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA MOBILIZE 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

So, the university pres, who had his feelings hurt by the anti war in Gaza protesters, announced he is leaving and the next day all charges are dropped against the protesters… 🤔

This is Boksil. She wanted to let you to know that she is free to hang out right now if you are. In case you were wondering. 12/10

He kissed the ring, tanked DEI and then leaves for DeSantis-land…. Tells me everything I need to know about him.

Handing over academic institutional leadership to a roving class of elite administrators, none remaining in place long, just climbing ladders and cashing checks … was a mistake,

Why is it everything I try to get involved with is full of right wing MAGA … <insert adjective here>? 🤬

Best sign from yesterday.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

IMLS! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Raskin: Our chairman… How does one go from a libertarian railing about the deep state and the fbi and the doj coming down on the rights of the people to becoming a supine submissive authoritarian who votes against providing basic due process rights for the people against the government?

"What they are trying to do to immigrants already, they are already doing to U.S. citizens." Watch the full video: youtu.be/zbSMcIDwdmg

Swalwell says the House Judiciary republicans just voted to allow Trump to deport US Citizens. From IG:

Loss of craft knowledge. www.fastcompany.com/91324550/ker...

A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All' 📚 www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...

Trump fires Doug Emhoff and other Biden appointees from Holocaust Museum board www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal. Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration. See how this works?

A message of support from the Canadian Archaeological Association. 🏺 canadianarchaeology.com/caa/news-ann...

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

BREAKING: this is the big one! We @sddaction.bsky.social are proud to be part of a coalition of labor orgs, non-profits, & cities & counties suing to challenge the Trump admin’s reorganization of the entire federal gov. It's against the law! statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/massive...

This is Dino. He saw you with that hot dog bun. Tried to get away but tripped over his own ears. 12/10 he has a family

Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!

"Why are you so anti AI" 👇

This is OBSCENE.

BREAKING: The ACLU says the Trump administration has deported three U.S. citizen children.

What have we become?