@jtsty.bsky.social
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Forty-seven children’s books about and by minorities were removed from the Victoria Public Library due to the loud voices of only a handful of residents.
Stop book bans in Victoria, Texas: They don’t speak for us
Removing and banning books of any topic is censorship; plain and simple. We cannot allow books to be removed because it creates a slippery slope. This is a PUBLIC library paid for by taxpayers, and…
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Forty-seven children’s books about and by minorities were removed from the Victoria Public Library due to the loud voices of only a handful of residents.
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This man is utterly disgusting. This is who shepherded Trump’s judicial nominees through confirmation. That should tell you A LOT.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This man is utterly disgusting. This is who shepherded Trump’s judicial nominees through confirmation. That should tell you A LOT.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Are you voting in person or by mail? Where are you casting your ballot? When? How are you getting there? Don’t have any of these questions answered yet? Don’t stress! We have partnered with @VoteEarlyDay to give you everything YOU need to be #VoteReady
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Gov. JB. Pritzker leads the peaceful revolt on No Kings against Trump's tyrrany from Chicago, Illinois.
American History in the making and we're part of it.
American History in the making and we're part of it.
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Gov. JB. Pritzker leads the peaceful revolt on No Kings against Trump's tyrrany from Chicago, Illinois.
American History in the making and we're part of it.
American History in the making and we're part of it.
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See more job postings from ICE, courtesy of New Yorker Humor: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/ice-job-postings
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
See more job postings from ICE, courtesy of New Yorker Humor: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/ice-job-postings
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We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.
October 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.
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School Board President of Los Angeles Unified School District, Jackie Goldberg, went viral for calling out a radical group in her community that wanted to ban the children’s picture book “The Great Big Book of Families” because of one sentence.
LAUSD School Board President Destroys Homophobes Who Are Banning Books Over One Sentence
Don’t like the book? Don’t read it. It’s that simple.
buff.ly
October 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
School Board President of Los Angeles Unified School District, Jackie Goldberg, went viral for calling out a radical group in her community that wanted to ban the children’s picture book “The Great Big Book of Families” because of one sentence.
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Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
August 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
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Free audiobooks, anyone?
Libraries Make Audiobooks More Accessible Than Ever
Are you interested in bringing storytime back into your life? Look no further than your public library! You’ll find plenty of audiobooks to borrow in a variety of formats.
buff.ly
August 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Free audiobooks, anyone?
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We don’t know exactly what this means, but if it means what it seems like it means, it's very bad.
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park
June 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
We don’t know exactly what this means, but if it means what it seems like it means, it's very bad.
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park
"Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need..."
www.archives.gov/college-park
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What are some good orgs for trans youth that could use some donations on this awful day? Reply below.
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What are some good orgs for trans youth that could use some donations on this awful day? Reply below.
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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If you don’t know what Palantir is, or the people behind it, investigate. Or listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social Heather Cox Richardson’s interview with Gil Duran on her YT channel. He goes through everything and connects the dots really well.
June 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you don’t know what Palantir is, or the people behind it, investigate. Or listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social Heather Cox Richardson’s interview with Gil Duran on her YT channel. He goes through everything and connects the dots really well.
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John Wahl is gaslighting Alabamians about public libraries and it’s time for him to be held accountable for his action
John Wahl is gaslighting Alabamians about library content: op-ed
It’s time we stand up to Wahl and demand his resignation.
buff.ly
May 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
John Wahl is gaslighting Alabamians about public libraries and it’s time for him to be held accountable for his action
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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ALA President Cindy Hohl: “Congress created I.M.L.S. by law, with bipartisan support, and Republican and Democratic Presidents signed those laws, including President Trump in 2018...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency (Gift Article)
The staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, were put on leave.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ALA President Cindy Hohl: “Congress created I.M.L.S. by law, with bipartisan support, and Republican and Democratic Presidents signed those laws, including President Trump in 2018...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
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This will have a huge impact on state libraries and museums. Yikes!!!—word is, RIP to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This will have a huge impact on state libraries and museums. Yikes!!!—word is, RIP to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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No, Elon. 40% of people who call Social Security's 1-800 number are not fraudsters, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme & nobody who is 150 years old is getting a Social Security check.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
March 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
No, Elon. 40% of people who call Social Security's 1-800 number are not fraudsters, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme & nobody who is 150 years old is getting a Social Security check.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
Stop the lies. Stop the disinformation.
Get your billionaire hands off Social Security.
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Maybe the craziest thing about this Texas Republican bill is that it includes an exception for if the adult is MARRIED TO THE MINOR CHILD. Kill me now.
Texas bills threaten prison for teachers and librarians offering books like “The Catcher in the Rye”
It's a pretty "crummy" situation, as Holden Caulfield might say.
www.motherjones.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Maybe the craziest thing about this Texas Republican bill is that it includes an exception for if the adult is MARRIED TO THE MINOR CHILD. Kill me now.
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The Trump Administration's executive order denying trans people accurate passports has made it more difficult and dangerous for people to fly.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
What’s the Safest Way for Trans Americans to Travel Right Now?
The Trump administration’s new policy to discontinue “X” gender markers on passports has many transgender Americans wondering if it’s safe to fly.
www.them.us
March 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Trump Administration's executive order denying trans people accurate passports has made it more difficult and dangerous for people to fly.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
While we challenge this unconstitutional policy in court, know your rights before traveling abroad.
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This really feels like a free-speech issue to me. And a health issue. Plenty of people have compromised immune systems and have to take precautions. And then some just don't like being sick, so they wear masks in crowded spaces, as many do in Asia.
Caving to Trump's demands, Columbia University says it will ban mask-wearing
Enforcing such an order while allowing exceptions for health can be a dicey matter.
www.motherjones.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This really feels like a free-speech issue to me. And a health issue. Plenty of people have compromised immune systems and have to take precautions. And then some just don't like being sick, so they wear masks in crowded spaces, as many do in Asia.
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Ways to show up for our libraries:
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
March 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ways to show up for our libraries:
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
-Get a library card
-Regularly visit your library
-Use library services
-Donate books
-Attend library events
-Become a library “friend”
-Purchase their merch or from their book sales
-Volunteer
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Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…
March 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…