Megan
@booktothefuture.bsky.social
Archivist by night, parent by later night
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mutual aid request in chicago!
there is a need for shelf-stable food staples — requests are coming in from moms, community members, crisis workers
it's imperfect as an amazon wish list, but it's something we can manage amongst our safe networks, we will distro food quickly
please share!
there is a need for shelf-stable food staples — requests are coming in from moms, community members, crisis workers
it's imperfect as an amazon wish list, but it's something we can manage amongst our safe networks, we will distro food quickly
please share!
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
mutual aid request in chicago!
there is a need for shelf-stable food staples — requests are coming in from moms, community members, crisis workers
it's imperfect as an amazon wish list, but it's something we can manage amongst our safe networks, we will distro food quickly
please share!
there is a need for shelf-stable food staples — requests are coming in from moms, community members, crisis workers
it's imperfect as an amazon wish list, but it's something we can manage amongst our safe networks, we will distro food quickly
please share!
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Please consider a donation so that parents currently incarcerated in Cook County Jail can still give badly needed school supplies to their kids. bit.ly/Back2SchoolChi
August 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Please consider a donation so that parents currently incarcerated in Cook County Jail can still give badly needed school supplies to their kids. bit.ly/Back2SchoolChi
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A good way to test your ideas for social change/transformation is to imagine 100 organizations picking up on your ideas. What would these formations do? How would they do it? What guidance would be needed? What resources would be needed? etc etc etc
July 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A good way to test your ideas for social change/transformation is to imagine 100 organizations picking up on your ideas. What would these formations do? How would they do it? What guidance would be needed? What resources would be needed? etc etc etc
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I actually found this resource put out by the Democrats useful: democrats.org/trump-tax/ - I like the state by state breakdown. Emailing this to my *non-political* family and friends.
trumptax.com - Democrats
Trump's first six months in office were spent pushing a budget bill into law that takes money out of working people’s pockets to give handouts to the rich.
democrats.org
July 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I actually found this resource put out by the Democrats useful: democrats.org/trump-tax/ - I like the state by state breakdown. Emailing this to my *non-political* family and friends.
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A father in Skokie has been detained by ICE. The family is trying to raise money for legal and living expenses. You can help them right now by donating here:
www.gofundme.com/f/skokie-com...
www.gofundme.com/f/skokie-com...
Donate to Skokie Community: Rally for Family Support, organized by Katie Hollenberg
One of our Skokie neighbors, a beloved father and grandfather, has been ta… Katie Hollenberg needs your support for Skokie Community: Rally for Family Support
www.gofundme.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A father in Skokie has been detained by ICE. The family is trying to raise money for legal and living expenses. You can help them right now by donating here:
www.gofundme.com/f/skokie-com...
www.gofundme.com/f/skokie-com...
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hey remember when a rich ceo died then when they caught the suspect they made a circus of it like they found osama bin laden and charged him with terrorism but less than weeks ago two democrat lawmakers and their spouses were shot as literal assassination to shift control and everyone already forgot
June 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
hey remember when a rich ceo died then when they caught the suspect they made a circus of it like they found osama bin laden and charged him with terrorism but less than weeks ago two democrat lawmakers and their spouses were shot as literal assassination to shift control and everyone already forgot
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Just gave to the @trevorproject.bsky.social again. A note on their site:
"Until 11:59 PM PT, Sunday, June 22, 2025, The Trevor Project’s Board of Directors will match all online gifts up to $100,000, 3:1."
"Until 11:59 PM PT, Sunday, June 22, 2025, The Trevor Project’s Board of Directors will match all online gifts up to $100,000, 3:1."
Donate to The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project https://give.thetrevorproject.org/campaign/692681/donate
give.thetrevorproject.org
June 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Just gave to the @trevorproject.bsky.social again. A note on their site:
"Until 11:59 PM PT, Sunday, June 22, 2025, The Trevor Project’s Board of Directors will match all online gifts up to $100,000, 3:1."
"Until 11:59 PM PT, Sunday, June 22, 2025, The Trevor Project’s Board of Directors will match all online gifts up to $100,000, 3:1."
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ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
June 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
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We knew that the IMLS was going to defunded in the proposed 2026 budget. Seeing what that looks like–and the language about it being closed out entirely–is still chilling.
Details from the proposed budget and what impact that has on the 2 IMLS court cases.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
Details from the proposed budget and what impact that has on the 2 IMLS court cases.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
The 2026 Federal Budget Proposal Shutters The Institute for Museum and Library Services
The details of the 2026 federal budget proposal spell out the goal of shutting down the Institute for Museum and Library services.
bookriot.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We knew that the IMLS was going to defunded in the proposed 2026 budget. Seeing what that looks like–and the language about it being closed out entirely–is still chilling.
Details from the proposed budget and what impact that has on the 2 IMLS court cases.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
Details from the proposed budget and what impact that has on the 2 IMLS court cases.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
"I went to the doctor and all he did was suck blood from my neck. Do not go see Dr. Acula"
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
May 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
"I went to the doctor and all he did was suck blood from my neck. Do not go see Dr. Acula"
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HUGE NEWS.
The judge in the case where 21 state attorneys generals sued the Trump administration over dismantling the IMLS just issued an injunction in favor of the plaintiffs. This is good news & the judge further indicates that the plaintiffs have a STRONG case here.
bookriot.com/the-latest-f...
The judge in the case where 21 state attorneys generals sued the Trump administration over dismantling the IMLS just issued an injunction in favor of the plaintiffs. This is good news & the judge further indicates that the plaintiffs have a STRONG case here.
bookriot.com/the-latest-f...
The Latest from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
A temporary restraining order halts further dismantling of the only federal agency for libraries, but the 2026 federal budget calls for eliminating the IMLS completely.
bookriot.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
HUGE NEWS.
The judge in the case where 21 state attorneys generals sued the Trump administration over dismantling the IMLS just issued an injunction in favor of the plaintiffs. This is good news & the judge further indicates that the plaintiffs have a STRONG case here.
bookriot.com/the-latest-f...
The judge in the case where 21 state attorneys generals sued the Trump administration over dismantling the IMLS just issued an injunction in favor of the plaintiffs. This is good news & the judge further indicates that the plaintiffs have a STRONG case here.
bookriot.com/the-latest-f...
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I'm here fighting for my beloved child. You may look down on me for asking for donations. But know that if I could give my child my own physical health, I would do so without asking anyone for donations. But I have no choice, friends. I don't want my child to die. Help me👇🏻
tinyurl.com/amaoiut003
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tinyurl.com/amaoiut003
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May 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm here fighting for my beloved child. You may look down on me for asking for donations. But know that if I could give my child my own physical health, I would do so without asking anyone for donations. But I have no choice, friends. I don't want my child to die. Help me👇🏻
tinyurl.com/amaoiut003
🙏🏻
tinyurl.com/amaoiut003
🙏🏻
The Stonecutters would have a way to avoid the Kennedy construction
a cartoon scene with a pink car in the middle of a traffic jam
Alt: A cartoon pink car in the middle of a traffic jam escaping through a secret tunnel
media.tenor.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Stonecutters would have a way to avoid the Kennedy construction
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Hey guys- White nationalists have helped a white woman in Minnesota raise $300k after she was filmed calling a five-year-old Black child the n-word.
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
Donate to Help Us Seek Justice for a 5-Year-Old Facing Racial Hate, organized by Rochester Branch NAACP
On April 30, 2025, in a City of Rochester public park, a whit… Rochester Branch NAACP needs your support for Help Us Seek Justice for a 5-Year-Old Facing Racial Hate
gofund.me
May 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Hey guys- White nationalists have helped a white woman in Minnesota raise $300k after she was filmed calling a five-year-old Black child the n-word.
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
The local NAACP chapter is fundraising for the boy and his family to get legal help. The least we could do is out-fundraise the nazis.
Donate here:
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BREAKING: Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, issues a TRO blocking the Trump administration from "dissolv[ing]" the Institute of Museum and Library Services, placing any more employees on administrative leave, or terminating any grants in the coming days.
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
^
KEITH SONDERLING, Acting Director,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Case No. 25-1050 (RJL)
MEMORANDUM ORDER
May 1, 2025 [Dkt. #13]
This matter initially came before the Court on plaintiff American Library
Association's ("ALA") and plaintiff American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO's ("AFSCME") motion for a preliminary injunction ("PT"). See Pls.' PI Mot. [Dkt, #13]; Pls.' Mem. in Supp. of PI Mot. ("Pls.' PI Mem.") [Dkt. #13-11.
Plaintiffs sought a decision on the PI by May 4, 2025, as defendants intend to execute a
"mass termination of [Institute of Museum and Library Services] staff' on that day. Pls
PI Mot. at 1.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreig5evcrfkwsw2usse2xvhf66zcug76ufhuzui3smou5ycmjh5hf4m@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
BREAKING: Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, issues a TRO blocking the Trump administration from "dissolv[ing]" the Institute of Museum and Library Services, placing any more employees on administrative leave, or terminating any grants in the coming days.
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NEW: Judge Richard Leon says he's "inclined" to grant a restraining order blocking DOGE's efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. (IMLS).
The independent agency's entire 75-person staff was placed on leave last month.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
The independent agency's entire 75-person staff was placed on leave last month.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Judge 'inclined' to block DOGE takeover of Institute of Museum and Library Services
A lawsuit filed by the American Library Association says the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the independent agency.
www.wusa9.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW: Judge Richard Leon says he's "inclined" to grant a restraining order blocking DOGE's efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. (IMLS).
The independent agency's entire 75-person staff was placed on leave last month.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
The independent agency's entire 75-person staff was placed on leave last month.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
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Hundreds of Museum and Library Grants Terminated Overnight 📚
hyperallergic.com/1002518/hund...
hyperallergic.com/1002518/hund...
Hundreds of Museum and Library Grants Terminated Overnight
IMLS’s Trump-appointed director Keith Sonderling cut an estimated over 1,000 grants as the administration continues to decimate arts and culture funding.
hyperallergic.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Hundreds of Museum and Library Grants Terminated Overnight 📚
hyperallergic.com/1002518/hund...
hyperallergic.com/1002518/hund...
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I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
Despicable.
NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
More here:
More here:
EveryLibrary Condemns the Trump Administration's Termination of IMLS Grants as an Attack on Libraries, Museums, and Archives Everywhere.
State Library Agencies and other grant recipients across the country began receiving official notices from the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminating their grants,...
www.everylibrary.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Despicable.
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IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries. Take action today! www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.
www.everylibrary.org
April 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries. Take action today! www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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celebrating Opening Day with what the MLB excels at: a broadcast blackout restriction
March 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
celebrating Opening Day with what the MLB excels at: a broadcast blackout restriction
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We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025