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Trying not to doom but the attempted defunding of libraries has me distraught. Aside from EVERYTHING libraries offer they are the ONLY consistent source of free and accessible programming for kids in most areas. Especially rural ones. It’s an attack on knowledge AND on families.

submitted 9 hours ago • 12 comments

Sharing information is more critical than ever and helping to defend our immigrant communities and neighbors is one clear action that we can all take right now.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

it was always disingenuous claptrap but as someone who came of age in the Bush era it’s still genuinely stunning to see Rs go from wrapping themselves in The Troops to “vets are all lazy bums who don’t deserve jobs”

submitted 11 days ago • 186 comments

"Because I looked at the FB page and the pastor is a kook" is a perfectly legitimate reason not to visit a church.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

i want to see this energy and not a scintilla less

submitted 15 days ago • 84 comments

There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵

submitted 15 days ago • 494 comments

got a theory that all of us who still post resislib “how dare he!” cringe do so for a very specific audience of one or two people who we still really care about and deep down are hoping this will be the post that finally snaps them out of it.

submitted 14 days ago • 12 comments

American Christianity has marshaled its vast electoral muscle behind Trump in hopes of historic access to the White House and so far this coveted leverage has resulted in an Iranian Christian being deported to her imprisonment and possible death and two sex traffickers being freed and imported here.

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments

very, very important that everyone who can get updated on their vaccines as soon as possible. the life you save may not be your own.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

FOX NEWS: You are against people bringing in eggs that have not been-- I mean, we have the USDA for a reason. These could be contaminated and bring illnesses in. GALLEGO: Absolutely. This is why we shouldn't be firing USDA inspectors that are actually doing oversight over avian flu

submitted 22 days ago • 606 comments

The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality. —James Baldwin

submitted 24 days ago • 5 comments

Three years ago, Southern Baptists told their leaders to build a database to track abusive pastors. Now that database appears dead in the waters -- and leaders say it's no longer a focus religionnews.com/2025/02/18/a...

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Please, God, guard my heart from hatred masquerading as righteous anger. Help me to know how to react like You do to injustice -- with anger that does not become contempt, bitterness, vindictiveness, or enmity. Because my human anger does not produce the justice that You desire.

submitted 25 days ago • 14 comments

Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.

submitted 26 days ago • 442 comments

The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.

submitted 26 days ago • 66 comments

You can tell a lot about a person by the books they recommend. And also, by the fascist Presidents they will defend, make excuses for, and even support. That too.

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

We already know what happens without vaccines. We already know what happens without SSRIs. We already know what happens without stimulants. We already know what happens without OSHA. We already know what happens without health insurance.

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

A random riff on something Laura Robinson once said: Generally, those who deconstruct their faith don't do so because they cease to believe ... but because their leaders and fellow believers demonstrate THEY don't believe ... or at least they refuse to practice what they claim to believe.

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

It’s crucial in this utterly lawless and corrupt administration that we recognize the people who acted with integrity and remember, forever, those who did not.

submitted 30 days ago • 37 comments

FYI: You might know me as any number of things, but one of the things I am is a YouTuber who has been running a yearly charity event since 2007. That’s going to become apparent on my bsky feed over the next four or five days. You can learn more about it at projectforawesome.com.

submitted 30 days ago • 49 comments

Vaccines for Adults: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Even though Rubio promised life-saving aid wouldn't be interrupted, it has essentially been halted worldwide, interrupting HIV and TB treatment and threatening millions of lives. People are dying today because of these chaotic, inconsistent stop work orders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

submitted 30 days ago • 67 comments

Clowns.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Sounds like Alabama will need to get rid of entire books of the Bible. And that Jesus fellow, too.

submitted 32 days ago • 23 comments

You and I may not be elite athletes, but the message still applies.

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

I’ve gotten death threats from extremists for writing about extremists. Especially for mocking them. Maybe you shouldn’t take an oath to support and defend the constitution if you’re going to stop as soon an incel from Fort Wayne sends a misspelled email.

submitted 34 days ago • 118 comments

Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)

submitted 36 days ago • 169 comments

NEW: A Houston man and Jan. 6 defendant has been arrested for a child sex crime -- two weeks after he was pardoned by Trump and released from a six-year prison stint for assaulting police with bear spray and a metal whip.

submitted 37 days ago • 128 comments

Every time I set foot in a public library, I get mad thinkin about all these books available to read for free, and all these people bein real loud online without reading a single one of em. WE GOTTA BRING SHAME BACK!

submitted 37 days ago • 43 comments

Give me drafts, for crying out loud.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

After American airspace was closed on 9/11, over 230 flights with 30,000 passengers and crew were diverted to Canadian airports. Transport Canada received thousands of calls from members of the public offering to help the stranded passengers. Thinking about that today, for no particular reason.

submitted 42 days ago • 290 comments

whenever i see alicia keys i think about how she made nick offerman cry

submitted 41 days ago • 2 comments