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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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It is now a near certainty that service cuts and job losses will happen. Make no mistake, these will be painful and impact everyone.

You have every right to be angry, and the blame lies squarely at the doorstep of Governor McKee.

Full statement from Save RIPTA ⤵️
June 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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June 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Trump told the entire 10 million population of Tehran to evacuate; said the US has "total control" of the skies over Iran; threatened to kill Iran's leader; and posted "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!"

And Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have not said a word yet.
Donald Trump and JD Vance are about to open up Iraq War 2.0, and Democratic leadership is just…nowhere to be seen?
June 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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how it feels being a millennial
June 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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📢 Protest Advice - Tear Gas 🪧

If you are protesting tomorrow - this video has great advice for preparing for and responding to tear gas. No makeup, contacts, etc.

If you live near a protest site - consider placing buckets of clean water outside your home so protestors have easy access. 🪣
June 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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this is so amazing
New Yorkers scream out each officer’s lawsuits against them for excessive force and more upon their city, right to their faces while protesting.
June 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Any other time a Black or brown person does the slightest thing, mfs are EAGER and giddy to have their mugs everywhere…. But now they just make this vague ass claim and that’s it? That’s not suspicious?
June 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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How 🧊 funding is affecting IMLS library funding

🔗: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...
June 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Pre-coffee hot take,

The outrage over Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover is a manufactured moral panic rooted in purity culture trying to disguise itself as feminism.

I didn’t fall for it back when people did it with Madonna, and I ain’t falling for it now.
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A good friend recently reflected that America has forgotten about one of its greatest cities, and that is Providence. He's right.
The perfect city doesn't exi--
Welcome to Providence, @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social #CNU33 attendees!! 🏙️⚓️🌊
June 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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We have seen this at Kent State and in race riots and I don't know if people understand what follows but it won't be good for anyone including the administration
anyway CNN is reporting that Pentagon lawyers are defining the RULES OF ENGAGEMENT for the U.S. Marines against civilians in L.A. and at the same time you have Serious Journalists™ defending the suspension of a reporter for calling Stephen Miller a hateful person
June 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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-didn't want to go to a shelter so far away from their job
-refused to be split up from relationships they had
-were assaulted already at the only shelter that has availability

etc
This recently affected someone I love so I'm sharing this here.
June 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Fight the Empire.
June 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Known fans of violence LAPD says it was a peaceful protest today. Everybody mark this press release.
When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.
June 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Those white South African refugees are going right back lol.
June 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New England, this is the time of year I like to call Living Inside Neptune’s Asshole
June 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Having inspiration strike for library programming and missing the community that was #critlib. It feels harder and harder to find information about innovative instruction, outreach, and programs these days. #LibrarySky
June 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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GET EM BOYZ
June 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Every time I travel for a bachelor/ette party I start my period. Every time I think, “it won’t happen this time.”
Clown GIF
ALT: Clown GIF
media.tenor.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Libraries: we have too few FTE to do all this, let's try tech

5 years later

Libraries: we once again have too few FTE to do all this, let's try this other new tech

5 years later

Libraries: we once again have too few FTE to do all this, let's try this other new tech

5 years later

Libraries: we
"librarians are increasingly embracing ChatGPT to do archival description and metadata"

fuckin' told yis all.
May 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Providence is one of the most underrated cities in the US.
Gorgeous view of Downtown Providence from the Point Street Bridge! My beautiful city!! 🥰🏙️🌊
May 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"We teach information literacy along with everything else that we do, incorporated into collaborative classes."

When I teach information literacy to first-year college students, we often start at square one. Students need to be learning scaffolded information literacy in K-12 too.
This week in the @thepvdeye.bsky.social's Readers Voices section (which I edit): an argument from a former librarian in support of the School Libraries Act.

"Right now, Providence Public Schools are demonstrating a deep lack of understanding about the value-added benefits of school librarians."
To Create Lifelong Readers – And Informed Citizens – Providence Public Schools Need Librarians. That’s Why I Support the School Libraries Act.
Several weeks back, I was notified by the current librarian at Providence’s Nathanael Greene Middle School that she had been laid off. The school’s new principal apparently told her that [...]
pvdeye.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM