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Several of you have asked me how to live in a nation whose leader has embraced cruelty as public policy. How do we inhabit Trump’s America without becoming complicit in this cruelty? Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...

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#Fridaynightvinyl I was in the mood for jazz this week.

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NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)

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The nostalgia for manufacturing overlooks what truly built economic security: labor power, progressive taxation, and social policy. As fellow @jessicacalarco.bsky.social reminds us, the “good life” wasn’t caused by manufacturing—and it wasn’t accessible to all. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Trump officials admitted to an “administrative error” when they deported Abrego Garcia — a legal resident with no criminal record. A judge ordered Garcia be returned, but Trump is fighting it in court. Garcia now sits in a prison in El Salvador. The cruelty is staggering.

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This is well worth reading: "Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..." slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Every word of this, expressed so much more fully and eloquently than my own attempts. If you’re a fellow Jew, please read. If you’re a non-Jew wondering what to do with Trump’s claim to be fighting antisemitism, please read. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

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The world is a better place because of Ms Huerta's strong commitment to justice for workers. Thank Dolores

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Being able to heat your home in the winter is not a luxury. It is a matter of life and death. Trump and Musk’s decision to arbitrarily fire every worker in the office that helps working class and low income people heat their homes is outrageous.

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“At a “the leader of the Conservative Party [Pierre Polievre] said that he will “stop the war on our history…We will celebrate rather than tearing down our heroes in history. We will beat the insidious and divisive ‘cancel culture’ that sought to destroy our national pride and our monuments.”

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The latest on the Haskell Library that is in both Quebec and Vermont. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture... m.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

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when MAGA Americans are watching their parents ration heart medication and drawing straws to decide who tells the kids that Santa can’t afford to come this year, at least they can take comfort in knowing they have temporarily inconvenienced the economy of the Falkland Islands

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More from ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl: "By cutting off federal support from libraries, the Trump administration is cutting off opportunity for the American people – economically, culturally, professionally and socially." Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/03... Take action: ala.org/showup

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A truly great human, we could use a few more like leaders Cesar Chavez right about now

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www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu... I’m so proud to be Canadian in this country of people who are finding ways to resist a bully.

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🎵 How many rights, can a man take away Before you call him a fraud? How many lies can a President say And still claim he's chosen by God? Yes and how many times must the mnokey shit fly? Before they admit he's a clod? The answer my friend, is blowin' Putin. The answer is blowin' Putin. 🎵

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Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’

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The pro-plague administration. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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At least 95% measles vaccine coverage is needed in all communities to prevent #measles and stop outbreaks. The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine. Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!

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#Fridaynightvinyl

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A remarkable 102 year old woman.

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In Uganda, nearly every component of the country’s HIV response was supported by the U.S., primarily through PEPFAR. The Trump administration’s stop-work order ignited a crisis. Almost a month later, that chaos persists.

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The Trump administration appears to be actively contemplating an act of Putin-like aggression and annexation against a NATO ally.

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The election has just been called for April 28. If you are a Canadian living outside the country, get your mail-in ballot here ASAP: travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...

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Carol Off has always been one of my favourite journalists on CBC. As an immigrant to Canada who has lived here longer than the country I was born in, it resonates deeply. Canada is my home; je suis chez moi. open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

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Nah. We know you and we like Canada as it is, a sovereign nation. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...

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#Fridaynightvinyl Here’s to Jesse Colin Young.

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This is unspeakably wrong. We cannot access OUR library without going over the border. From CBC www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Several of you have asked me how to live in a nation whose leader has embraced cruelty as public policy. How do we inhabit Trump’s America without becoming complicit in this cruelty? Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...

#Fridaynightvinyl I was in the mood for jazz this week.

NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services. The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)

Trump officials admitted to an “administrative error” when they deported Abrego Garcia — a legal resident with no criminal record. A judge ordered Garcia be returned, but Trump is fighting it in court. Garcia now sits in a prison in El Salvador. The cruelty is staggering.

This is well worth reading: "Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..." slate.com/news-and-pol...

Every word of this, expressed so much more fully and eloquently than my own attempts. If you’re a fellow Jew, please read. If you’re a non-Jew wondering what to do with Trump’s claim to be fighting antisemitism, please read. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

The world is a better place because of Ms Huerta's strong commitment to justice for workers. Thank Dolores

Being able to heat your home in the winter is not a luxury. It is a matter of life and death. Trump and Musk’s decision to arbitrarily fire every worker in the office that helps working class and low income people heat their homes is outrageous.

The latest on the Haskell Library that is in both Quebec and Vermont. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture... m.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

#Fridaynightvinyl

when MAGA Americans are watching their parents ration heart medication and drawing straws to decide who tells the kids that Santa can’t afford to come this year, at least they can take comfort in knowing they have temporarily inconvenienced the economy of the Falkland Islands

www.detroitnews.com/story/news/w...

More from ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl: "By cutting off federal support from libraries, the Trump administration is cutting off opportunity for the American people – economically, culturally, professionally and socially." Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/03... Take action: ala.org/showup

A truly great human, we could use a few more like leaders Cesar Chavez right about now

www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu... I’m so proud to be Canadian in this country of people who are finding ways to resist a bully.

🎵 How many rights, can a man take away Before you call him a fraud? How many lies can a President say And still claim he's chosen by God? Yes and how many times must the mnokey shit fly? Before they admit he's a clod? The answer my friend, is blowin' Putin. The answer is blowin' Putin. 🎵

Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’

The pro-plague administration. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

At least 95% measles vaccine coverage is needed in all communities to prevent #measles and stop outbreaks. The only way to prevent measles? Two doses of measles vaccine. Let’s close the gap and keep measles away!

#Fridaynightvinyl

A remarkable 102 year old woman.

In Uganda, nearly every component of the country’s HIV response was supported by the U.S., primarily through PEPFAR. The Trump administration’s stop-work order ignited a crisis. Almost a month later, that chaos persists.

The Trump administration appears to be actively contemplating an act of Putin-like aggression and annexation against a NATO ally.

The election has just been called for April 28. If you are a Canadian living outside the country, get your mail-in ballot here ASAP: travel.gc.ca/travelling/l...

Carol Off has always been one of my favourite journalists on CBC. As an immigrant to Canada who has lived here longer than the country I was born in, it resonates deeply. Canada is my home; je suis chez moi. open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

Nah. We know you and we like Canada as it is, a sovereign nation. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...

#Fridaynightvinyl Here’s to Jesse Colin Young.

This is unspeakably wrong. We cannot access OUR library without going over the border. From CBC www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Go ahead. Ask us again why we don’t want to become a state. #Canada 💕🇨🇦

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I Give You My Word open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...