April Allen
@april4949.bsky.social
Librarian. Board member Sophia's Portico. Board member Allen Acres. 2 children, 2 grandchildren, many cats. Buddhist (given name Anula) and Zen student. Vegan animal rights defender. Pagan lover of the earth and sea. Aloha!
Oh, kids - do you remember? How we loved Frog and Toad!
April 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Oh, kids - do you remember? How we loved Frog and Toad!
Yes. Libraries. Unreal. 😪
DOGE has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide. In communities across the US, the cuts threaten student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to popular digital services, such as the ebook app Libby.
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
wrd.cm
April 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Yes. Libraries. Unreal. 😪
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This is a sad state of affairs.
April 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is a sad state of affairs.
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It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
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Say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian who got on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, just secured a lucrative Netflix deal for multiple new com...
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March 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...
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The goal is to bury the White House in a tsunami of postcards, all mailed on Saturday, March 15, protesting against Donald Trump and his rape of our democracy and country.
On the Card Campaign website www.cc4democracy.com we have a postcard ready for you to print, stamp, and mail
On the Card Campaign website www.cc4democracy.com we have a postcard ready for you to print, stamp, and mail
Card Campaign for Democracy
Saving Democracy one card at a time. We provide downloadable digital files of cards written about the facts of most concern to most Americans—an objective and factual way to share with and educate vot...
www.cc4democracy.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The goal is to bury the White House in a tsunami of postcards, all mailed on Saturday, March 15, protesting against Donald Trump and his rape of our democracy and country.
On the Card Campaign website www.cc4democracy.com we have a postcard ready for you to print, stamp, and mail
On the Card Campaign website www.cc4democracy.com we have a postcard ready for you to print, stamp, and mail
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www.reddit.com/r/50501/comm...
THE IDES OF TRUMP
We, the People, Protest
Good morning, Democracy Warriors!
Today, the Card Campaign joins The Ides of Trump postcard campaign orchestrated by pro-democracy groups nationwide.
THE IDES OF TRUMP
We, the People, Protest
Good morning, Democracy Warriors!
Today, the Card Campaign joins The Ides of Trump postcard campaign orchestrated by pro-democracy groups nationwide.
March 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
www.reddit.com/r/50501/comm...
THE IDES OF TRUMP
We, the People, Protest
Good morning, Democracy Warriors!
Today, the Card Campaign joins The Ides of Trump postcard campaign orchestrated by pro-democracy groups nationwide.
THE IDES OF TRUMP
We, the People, Protest
Good morning, Democracy Warriors!
Today, the Card Campaign joins The Ides of Trump postcard campaign orchestrated by pro-democracy groups nationwide.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library exists with her own funding, in addition to state funding. States, such as Indiana, are beginning to cut such funding. Her library program gifts FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN.
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
Dolly Parton Responded to Indiana’s Threat To Cut Funding of Her Children’s Literacy Program With This Smart Instagram Move
Do you remember the part in Elf where the nun cries, “But the children love the books!” as Buddy’s real-life father, Walter, delivers the ruthless news that the orphanage has missed its rental payment...
www.yahoo.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library exists with her own funding, in addition to state funding. States, such as Indiana, are beginning to cut such funding. Her library program gifts FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN.
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
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A painting of Charley Patton I did last year
February 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A painting of Charley Patton I did last year
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The often stereotyped and offensive responses from AI chatbots role-playing as humans can be explained by flaws in how large language models attempt to portray demographic identities
Why AI resorts to stereotypes when it is role-playing humans
The often stereotyped and offensive responses from AI chatbots role-playing as humans can be explained by flaws in how large language models attempt to portray demographic identities
www.newscientist.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The often stereotyped and offensive responses from AI chatbots role-playing as humans can be explained by flaws in how large language models attempt to portray demographic identities
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Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.
Artists protest new NEA restrictions
Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.
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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is temporarily closed after Elon Musk fired members of its staff.
February 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is temporarily closed after Elon Musk fired members of its staff.
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Though all his life a fool associates with a wise person, he no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the soup.
Dhammapada (Dhp 64)
Night everyone.
Dhammapada (Dhp 64)
Night everyone.
February 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Though all his life a fool associates with a wise person, he no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the soup.
Dhammapada (Dhp 64)
Night everyone.
Dhammapada (Dhp 64)
Night everyone.
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Google was among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online maps have not yet followed Donald Trump's executive order.
Here's How All Online Maps Are Handling the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change
Google is among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online maps have not yet followed Donald Trump's executive order.
wrd.cm
February 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Google was among the first companies to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps. Other sources for online maps have not yet followed Donald Trump's executive order.
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
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The satire and memes lately are absolute gold.
February 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The satire and memes lately are absolute gold.
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Elon is taking us down to smoke signals.
T-Mobile just partnered with Starlink.
He is cutting us off
T-Mobile just partnered with Starlink.
He is cutting us off
February 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Elon is taking us down to smoke signals.
T-Mobile just partnered with Starlink.
He is cutting us off
T-Mobile just partnered with Starlink.
He is cutting us off
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Here’s some advice for those outside our coalition, as the administration is actively leading a witch hunt for resistance members. If you’re a government employee, avoid using government devices to coordinate. Do not use standard messaging apps on Android or Apple devices.
February 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Here’s some advice for those outside our coalition, as the administration is actively leading a witch hunt for resistance members. If you’re a government employee, avoid using government devices to coordinate. Do not use standard messaging apps on Android or Apple devices.
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
Reinstate Target's DEI Programs NOW!
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI prog...
sign.moveon.org
February 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
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No doubt.
February 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
No doubt.
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Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Thousands across the U.S. protest Trump policies
Demonstrators decried everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
www.pbs.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and a proposal to forcibly transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
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A regional jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter as the plane was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, according to federal aviation officials.
Here's what we know:
Here's what we know:
Live updates: Crews search for survivors after a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided near D.C.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter as the plane was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter as the plane was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, according to federal aviation officials.
Here's what we know:
Here's what we know:
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Tara: In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is a female bodhisattva and goddess of mercy who represents compassion, success, and achievement. She is also known as the "mother of liberation"
January 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Tara: In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is a female bodhisattva and goddess of mercy who represents compassion, success, and achievement. She is also known as the "mother of liberation"