Kara Yorio
@karayorio.bsky.social
Senior news editor, School Library Journal (slj.com). Opinions are my own.
What a line. And message.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
What a line. And message.
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It’s 25F in NYC and crowds are waiting in line to get to see Mayor Mamdani get sworn in
January 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
It’s 25F in NYC and crowds are waiting in line to get to see Mayor Mamdani get sworn in
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It's the national year of reading in the uk in 2026. Instead of asking "why don't kids read any more", ask "how can I help them find the stories (and non fic) they will fall in love with". Less "get off my lawn whippersnappers" and more "come, sit on the lawn, here's a comic".
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 AM
It's the national year of reading in the uk in 2026. Instead of asking "why don't kids read any more", ask "how can I help them find the stories (and non fic) they will fall in love with". Less "get off my lawn whippersnappers" and more "come, sit on the lawn, here's a comic".
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Chicago’s annual snowplow naming contest is underway and Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing the name “Abolish ICE.” blockclubchi.co/4pi3DA4
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Chicago’s annual snowplow naming contest is underway and Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing the name “Abolish ICE.” blockclubchi.co/4pi3DA4
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They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
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This unbelievably dim loser thinks he comes off well in this video, as he tries to force his way into a daycare.
The employee asks “what department” they’re from, and he says “we are from ourselves” — because being an entitled white man empowers you to act like a vigilante, apparently?
The employee asks “what department” they’re from, and he says “we are from ourselves” — because being an entitled white man empowers you to act like a vigilante, apparently?
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This unbelievably dim loser thinks he comes off well in this video, as he tries to force his way into a daycare.
The employee asks “what department” they’re from, and he says “we are from ourselves” — because being an entitled white man empowers you to act like a vigilante, apparently?
The employee asks “what department” they’re from, and he says “we are from ourselves” — because being an entitled white man empowers you to act like a vigilante, apparently?
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Judge orders #Lexington schools to let father keep son away from books and lessons related to LGBTQ issues
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#Massachusetts #lawsuits
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#Massachusetts #lawsuits
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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“But why DiDnt ThEy jUsT LeT tHeM EnteR?!”
Because no day care in its right mind opens its doors to strangers. Also it’s illegal.
Let a group of 8 screaming Black & brown men with cameras show up to a daycare in a predominately white neighborhood & watch how fast the police arrive and open fire.😐
Because no day care in its right mind opens its doors to strangers. Also it’s illegal.
Let a group of 8 screaming Black & brown men with cameras show up to a daycare in a predominately white neighborhood & watch how fast the police arrive and open fire.😐
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“But why DiDnt ThEy jUsT LeT tHeM EnteR?!”
Because no day care in its right mind opens its doors to strangers. Also it’s illegal.
Let a group of 8 screaming Black & brown men with cameras show up to a daycare in a predominately white neighborhood & watch how fast the police arrive and open fire.😐
Because no day care in its right mind opens its doors to strangers. Also it’s illegal.
Let a group of 8 screaming Black & brown men with cameras show up to a daycare in a predominately white neighborhood & watch how fast the police arrive and open fire.😐
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All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN!
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
This is monstrous. He wants to turn the residents of the state against Walz and against the Somali-American population.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN!
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
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Earlier this year even the AARP was recommending that US travelers have a burner phone. A burner phone! It sounded extreme to some but not anymore given this treacherous administration:
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up. How to Protect Your Privacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/t...
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up. How to Protect Your Privacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/t...
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up. How to Protect Your Privacy.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Earlier this year even the AARP was recommending that US travelers have a burner phone. A burner phone! It sounded extreme to some but not anymore given this treacherous administration:
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up. How to Protect Your Privacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/t...
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up. How to Protect Your Privacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/t...
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As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines | CNN
For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the ...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
She was talented, so freaking smart, kind, and wickedly funny and carried herself with a level of grace that belied her age.
I am honored to have had her call me a friend for even a short time.
I am honored to have had her call me a friend for even a short time.
May you rest in peace beautifulTatiana. 💔
Sending love to Caroline and the Schlossberg family and the Kennedys and all who love her.
This is heartbreaking
Sending love to Caroline and the Schlossberg family and the Kennedys and all who love her.
This is heartbreaking
December 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
She was talented, so freaking smart, kind, and wickedly funny and carried herself with a level of grace that belied her age.
I am honored to have had her call me a friend for even a short time.
I am honored to have had her call me a friend for even a short time.
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I don't understand how we are still stigmatizing people for wearing masks during respiratory virus season in 2025. Really, people?
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I don't understand how we are still stigmatizing people for wearing masks during respiratory virus season in 2025. Really, people?
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Long COVID, Immune Dysregulation & What It Means for Kids — New Insights and Future Therapies
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Long COVID, Immune Dysregulation & What It Means for Kids — New Insights and Future Therapies
Long COVID isn’t just a collection of lingering symptoms — it may reflect deep changes in the immune system that can persist for years.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Long COVID, Immune Dysregulation & What It Means for Kids — New Insights and Future Therapies
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danilobuonsenso.substack.com/p/long-covid...
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“It will take decades to undo the damage they have done and the lifesaving cures and treatments they have set back.”
Yes. @murray.senate.gov covers Trump attacks on science, public health, and even on childcare. They must be stopped.
Yes. @murray.senate.gov covers Trump attacks on science, public health, and even on childcare. They must be stopped.
2025 RECAP: From installing an anti-vax conspiracy theorist as our nation's top health care official to taking an axe to lifesaving biomedical research, the Trump administration has systematically put politics over science.
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“It will take decades to undo the damage they have done and the lifesaving cures and treatments they have set back.”
Yes. @murray.senate.gov covers Trump attacks on science, public health, and even on childcare. They must be stopped.
Yes. @murray.senate.gov covers Trump attacks on science, public health, and even on childcare. They must be stopped.
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Sculptor Steven Weitzman placed books under the floorboards of the Barbara Johns statue's self-base (dedicated last week in The Capitol Building) with titles from prominent African American scholars and authors to signify materials the students were missing in their classrooms. 🗃️
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Sculptor Steven Weitzman placed books under the floorboards of the Barbara Johns statue's self-base (dedicated last week in The Capitol Building) with titles from prominent African American scholars and authors to signify materials the students were missing in their classrooms. 🗃️
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‘Carol’ as in ‘Christmas carol’ originally referred to dances performed in the round.
It later referred to the song of merriment that accompanied said dances.
‘Carol’ is your mom’s friend who sells labradoodle sweaters on Etsy.
It later referred to the song of merriment that accompanied said dances.
‘Carol’ is your mom’s friend who sells labradoodle sweaters on Etsy.
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
‘Carol’ as in ‘Christmas carol’ originally referred to dances performed in the round.
It later referred to the song of merriment that accompanied said dances.
‘Carol’ is your mom’s friend who sells labradoodle sweaters on Etsy.
It later referred to the song of merriment that accompanied said dances.
‘Carol’ is your mom’s friend who sells labradoodle sweaters on Etsy.
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This was a very timely screening for Tennesee librarians as they are currently facing audits within their youth collections as well as local attempts to pass bans on public library books. In the “last school year, at least 1,623 books were banned from Tennesee classrooms alone.” (-The Tennessean).
At a recent screening at Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, TN, The Tennessean stopped by to witness the “scoffs,” “gasps,” and “audible sniffers” from the audience as well as their thoughts on the film. “I feel like I just watched a horror movie based on a true story.”
Read more:
Read more:
Librarians film shines spotlight on book bans, TN librarians react
"The Librarians" documentary portrays the growing book ban movement across the nation. A group of TN librarians watched the film and spoke with us.
www.tennessean.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This was a very timely screening for Tennesee librarians as they are currently facing audits within their youth collections as well as local attempts to pass bans on public library books. In the “last school year, at least 1,623 books were banned from Tennesee classrooms alone.” (-The Tennessean).
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Please don’t take your eyes away from the damage book banning laws are doing in Texas. In Boerne ISD, a kindergarten class was forced to cancel its planned holiday party book exchange due to HB900 and SB13.
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Please don’t take your eyes away from the damage book banning laws are doing in Texas. In Boerne ISD, a kindergarten class was forced to cancel its planned holiday party book exchange due to HB900 and SB13.
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The CDE mourns the passing of Betty Reid Soskin, a pioneering civil rights activist, historian, and national treasure whose life reshaped how generations understand our shared history.
December 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The CDE mourns the passing of Betty Reid Soskin, a pioneering civil rights activist, historian, and national treasure whose life reshaped how generations understand our shared history.
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With the slogan “Rooted in Philly, Reporting for All,” the Philadelphia Student Press Association is seeking funding from organizations to support student journalism at a time when college budgets are tight and the news industry faces challenges.
These college journalists from Philly-area schools are working to support each other and seek funding for their work
The Philadelphia Student Press Association, founded by Haverford College student Jackson Juzang, is seeking funding to help support student journalism.
www.inquirer.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
With the slogan “Rooted in Philly, Reporting for All,” the Philadelphia Student Press Association is seeking funding from organizations to support student journalism at a time when college budgets are tight and the news industry faces challenges.
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Once when we wanted to show the ineffectual dithering of The Good Place Committee, we had one of them say, "There are rules, procedures. This is The Good Place -- we can't just *do stuff.*" We almost didn't include it, because we thought it was a little on the nose.
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Once when we wanted to show the ineffectual dithering of The Good Place Committee, we had one of them say, "There are rules, procedures. This is The Good Place -- we can't just *do stuff.*" We almost didn't include it, because we thought it was a little on the nose.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...