@agentdme99.bsky.social
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Around 90% of my conversations with friends play out this way — and I am perfectly fine with that.
April 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Around 90% of my conversations with friends play out this way — and I am perfectly fine with that.
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This is who you should be running, this is the kind of representation you need.
The want you to “Stay poor, stay hidden and die silently”
"I am a human being" #3E
The want you to “Stay poor, stay hidden and die silently”
"I am a human being" #3E
April 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is who you should be running, this is the kind of representation you need.
The want you to “Stay poor, stay hidden and die silently”
"I am a human being" #3E
The want you to “Stay poor, stay hidden and die silently”
"I am a human being" #3E
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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“Leftists being more polite and less mean would win over well adjusted liberals“ is such a tell that all liberals value is their own comfort
March 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
“Leftists being more polite and less mean would win over well adjusted liberals“ is such a tell that all liberals value is their own comfort
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"Eliminating an agency as impactful as the IMLS is a step that should not be taken lightly."
Read our statement with King County Library System about the impact of the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington state and throughout the U.S.
blog.spl.org/2025/03/24/i...
Read our statement with King County Library System about the impact of the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington state and throughout the U.S.
blog.spl.org/2025/03/24/i...
IMLS provides invaluable support to libraries in Washington state and throughout the U.S.
Statement by The Seattle Public Library and the King County Library System On the evening of Friday, March 14, a White House Executive Order was issued to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Libr…
blog.spl.org
March 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Eliminating an agency as impactful as the IMLS is a step that should not be taken lightly."
Read our statement with King County Library System about the impact of the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington state and throughout the U.S.
blog.spl.org/2025/03/24/i...
Read our statement with King County Library System about the impact of the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington state and throughout the U.S.
blog.spl.org/2025/03/24/i...
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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'I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.'
—Mahmoud Khalil
—Mahmoud Khalil
My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner
A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.
inthesetimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
'I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.'
—Mahmoud Khalil
—Mahmoud Khalil
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Keith E. Sonderling is the new acting head of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main source of federal funding for libraries and museums across the country. President Trump issued an executive order last week saying he aims to close the agency.
Federal agency responsible for library and museum funding gets a visit from DOGE
Keith E. Sonderling is the new acting head of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main source of federal funding for libraries and museums across the country. President Trump issued an e...
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Keith E. Sonderling is the new acting head of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main source of federal funding for libraries and museums across the country. President Trump issued an executive order last week saying he aims to close the agency.
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Looking the Meta LibGen revelations, and the number of people whose work is being stolen. It occurs to me this is yet another consequence of letting the people who've decided the only worthwhile pursuit in life is the accumulation money have so much power. Art is an undefinable value.
March 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Looking the Meta LibGen revelations, and the number of people whose work is being stolen. It occurs to me this is yet another consequence of letting the people who've decided the only worthwhile pursuit in life is the accumulation money have so much power. Art is an undefinable value.
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Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
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If it feels like no one's fighting for you, that there's no opposition, that the bad guys are being allowed to win, it's time to BE the opposition! Make your voice heard!
There are 180 upcoming #TeslaTakedown protests in the US and abroad! Join a protest or organize your own at TeslaTakedown.com.
There are 180 upcoming #TeslaTakedown protests in the US and abroad! Join a protest or organize your own at TeslaTakedown.com.
Tesla Takedown | Take action at Tesla showrooms everywhere.
The stakes couldn’t be higher. No one is coming to save us—not politicians, not the media.
TeslaTakedown.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If it feels like no one's fighting for you, that there's no opposition, that the bad guys are being allowed to win, it's time to BE the opposition! Make your voice heard!
There are 180 upcoming #TeslaTakedown protests in the US and abroad! Join a protest or organize your own at TeslaTakedown.com.
There are 180 upcoming #TeslaTakedown protests in the US and abroad! Join a protest or organize your own at TeslaTakedown.com.
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If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
March 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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I love shit like this ♥️
March 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I love shit like this ♥️
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JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
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5 years ago today, on March 13, 2020, the day before our libraries closed because of COVID-19, was the highest circulation day in our history. You checked out over 104,000 items - 5 times our daily average!
Browse our Covid-19 Community Collection: cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
Browse our Covid-19 Community Collection: cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
March 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
5 years ago today, on March 13, 2020, the day before our libraries closed because of COVID-19, was the highest circulation day in our history. You checked out over 104,000 items - 5 times our daily average!
Browse our Covid-19 Community Collection: cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
Browse our Covid-19 Community Collection: cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much