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Deb
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An academic librarian from a small business college library with visions of greater things. Having mastered the typewriter and telex, I feel it's time to move on.
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#metadata #research #funders #librarians #community
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Now THIS is what I call a bookmobile! 😍 Full props to founder, Dashdondog Jamba, and his vision to spread Mongolian literature and culture to children far and wide

#libraries #literacy
The ultimate mobile library ~ the Camelback library in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, run by translator/publisher Dashdondog Jamba
www.tourismontheedge.com/camelback-li...
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I’m here wondering … does she ever miss?
🙇‍♀️

I give you the indomitable Cathy Wilcox

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Thank me.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Haha.
October 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social Now you've joined us, thought I'd repost this in case you missed it ... No storming the Capitol, no violence, no shitting on desks. Just millions of people against facism supporting democracy. (FYI, that's what antifa means... anti facist - look it up)

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Largest Crowd Ever. Period.
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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So proud of everyone! The NYPD confirmed that rallies across the city have ended with no arrests. It’s getting harder and harder for Trump to sell his propaganda.
October 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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October 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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#NoKings ad for Dubuque, Iowa 🤣🔥
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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“To watch a glacier collapse is to feel the full weight of climate change.”

Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s new piece for Meidas+ is a breathtaking, and heartbreaking, firsthand look at Alaska’s vanishing world.
North to Alaska: America’s Climate Warning
Guest article by Jay Inslee, former governor of Washington State
www.meidasplus.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
@briantylercohen.bsky.social's take on why it is so important to fight for democracy in whatever capacity you can, and not capitulate to tyrants. I can't join the No Kings protests, but will wear yellow and support from the UK. Take care tomorrow my US cousins

#IamAntifa 🐸

youtu.be/feD9rVk7z9A?...
OMG: South Park hits Trump where it hurts MOST
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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October 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Facts matter, as does calling out authoritarian regime-sponsored propaganda. Thank you @meidastouch.com and @factcheck.afp.com

#IamAntifa 🐸
NEWS: An AFP fact-check reveals that a video posted by Donald Trump and the White House depicting "chaos" in Chicago as justification for deploying the national guard features old footage of incidents in other states including Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska.
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Turds
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
People dressed as cartoon characters, dancing under a halo of bubbles, yet the only thing that looks ridiculous in this scene are the deluded thugs in the Gestapo costumes who truly believe they're saving the world.

#IamAntifa 🐸

youtube.com/shorts/wKbhG...
NO KINGS! NO TYRANNY!
YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast
youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
CNN could have been onto a breaking story here, but chose to bury it. Capitulating to earn brownie points from the de facto President. Journalistic integrity is dead
Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Miller tips his hand, accidently revealing the regime's next phase plans for dismantling democracy...
October 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Today's word is plenary authority.
plenary authority | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute share.google/E3GPEbFBmWNn...
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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If traditional reading is difficult for you for any reason, most libraries are attached to Libby, a wonderful source of audiobooks that you can access right from your phone!
As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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“On Friday, she urged people to get copies of The Handmaid's tale before "they have public book burnings of it".

"Don't read it, your hair will catch on fire!," she added in her social media post.”
“Canadian author Margaret Atwood has released a new short story that takes aim at a book ban implemented in the Canadian province of Alberta.

… ‘The Handmaid's Tale’, was removed from some book shelves because of the province's new rules.”
#books #censorship #democracy www.bbc.com/news/article...
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's book ban with satirical short story
Some school districts in the Canadian province of Alberta have banned Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale due to sexual content.
www.bbc.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This needs to be seen by everyone
The Lincoln Project
August 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Prof Pagel's account of the Krasnov Regime's authoritarian takeover is a sobering, but essential read. I can only hope her meticulously curated list of his actions will one day form the basis for a Nuremberg style trial
🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨

I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.

In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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Grand Designs: the loss of American freedom
Exactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened.
christinapagel.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM