Brie Spiel
@briespiel.bsky.social
Creative person doing art and things
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Three states were told their federal library grants have been terminated. Several others told @usatoday.com they are halting some programs, like ebooks access, in case their grants end too.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Libraries are under siege: How Trump's cuts put community hubs in peril
Librarians, states say cuts will decimate local libraries. Feds say they will eliminate bloat and 'better showcase American exceptionalism.'
www.usatoday.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Three states were told their federal library grants have been terminated. Several others told @usatoday.com they are halting some programs, like ebooks access, in case their grants end too.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Dreaming through the wild winds we are having in Nashville today
April 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dreaming through the wild winds we are having in Nashville today
My favorite sign at the race this morning.
February 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My favorite sign at the race this morning.
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Some snowy house portraits from a long walk with friends a few weeks ago. I love how the snow hides everything while simultaneously unearthing things like textures, colors and footprints you didn't notice before.
January 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Some snowy house portraits from a long walk with friends a few weeks ago. I love how the snow hides everything while simultaneously unearthing things like textures, colors and footprints you didn't notice before.
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Altadena, population nearly 42,000, is the town where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited. Where sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler is buried alongside abolitionists. Where a park is named after Charles White, a local artist whose work portrayed Black history.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.
www.latimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Altadena, population nearly 42,000, is the town where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited. Where sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler is buried alongside abolitionists. Where a park is named after Charles White, a local artist whose work portrayed Black history.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
My first post on here is going to be about some bird drama and you're gonna hear about it.
January 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My first post on here is going to be about some bird drama and you're gonna hear about it.