Joseph Coates
jdcoates.bsky.social
Joseph Coates
@jdcoates.bsky.social

Librarian, professor, fake news fighter, box wine fan. #firstgen, #atheist
https://linktr.ee/josephdcoates

Political science 23%
Communication & Media Studies 16%
Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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If I don’t get taken by the Rapture tomorrow, can I still take Tylenol?

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Can you get to Moscow, Idaho on May 7 from 12-1? Then you can attend "The State of Book Bans in Idaho & Beyond" a presentation by Idaho chapter leader Eija Sumner. All the info www.nwpb.org/event/the-st...
"The State of Book Bans in Idaho and Beyond," presented by Eija Sumner - Northwest Public Broadcasting
Books and the ability to read freely are under attack in the United States. Since 2021, individual states, including Idaho, have passed laws that have paved the way for a […]
www.nwpb.org

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If you love your library, listen up…

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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

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Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

Items from the archives I helped create are now on display at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and my name made the plaque. If you told me 40 years ago this would have happened, going to that museum my whole life, I wouldn’t have believed you.

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After you’ve read this excellent piece on Clarivate, consider giving our report on digital censorship a look. There are very real dangers of disappearing & hidden content, particularly in the current US landscape, when libraries lose ownership of their collections. www.libraryfutures.net/censorship

Conservative Cardinal Can't Believe He Has Been Attacked By Catholic VP JD Vance.
Cardinal Dolan fires back at VP J.D. Vance over immigration policy comments
Vice President J.D. Vance is facing backlash from Cardinal Timothy Dolan after Vance accused Catholic bishops of profiting from immigration aid.
www.fox5ny.com

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Trump just rescinded an Executive Order issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as
www.whitehouse.gov

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Who can relate?

I'm glad the Bears didn't manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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'Man who constantly claims foreigners undermine British sovereignty welcomes cash from foreigner to help undermine British sovereignty'.

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😂😂😂Trump is giving Kim an Ambassadorship to Greece as a parting gift after Junior walked off with another woman. She’s better off in Athens. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-k...
Trump considering Kimberly Guilfoyle for ambassador to Greece, 3 sources say
President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece, according to three sources.
www.cbsnews.com

Ted’s an expert, trust him this time.
Hannity: You have Joe and Mika going to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and suck up to Donald Trump, 

Cruz: I’m not even sure they were kissing the ring. I thank they were kissing a little bit lower than that.

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Hannity: You have Joe and Mika going to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and suck up to Donald Trump, 

Cruz: I’m not even sure they were kissing the ring. I thank they were kissing a little bit lower than that.

American journalist, take note. You collectively sold out the American people. I’ll never trust you again.
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com

Does anyone have a list of 12 books that covers world history?

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me talking about some shit that happened in 1995
a man with long hair is making a funny face and saying `` i was there gandalf i was there 3000 years ago ... ''
Alt: Elrond saying `` i was there gandalf i was there 3000 years ago ... ''
media.tenor.com
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Weird, huh?

Does anyone have a post Thanksgiving tradition? Apparently my new one is forgetting to take out the trash for pickup.

Oligarch mad about oligarchs

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Pretty much, huh.
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Honestly, when I read that, i thought there is no way I read that, I figured I must have had a stroke or hallucinated, It was real.

Mine is tater tot’s, pizza rolls, and box wine.

Cool, now they can release the report.