it costs way less money to take care of the public than it does perpetuating war and violence around the globe. public services are cheaper than bombs.

A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

last year @nobordersbooks.bsky.social sent 600+ books to Rikers; this year our book drive is for teens who are incarcerated in Brooklyn. please purchase a book if you can—most of these are requested titles, and a $7 Goosebumps book would mean A LOT to a kid in detention bookshop.org/wishlists/70...

We'll have more to share in the coming days. But what can you do right now? Call Congress. Call your state and local officials. Tell them exactly what's at stake if the President's order stands: the future of America's libraries.

It's time to Show Up #ForOurLibraries: bit.ly/ALA-LibraryStoryIMLS

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.

Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.

Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

never forget these words to live by

Nearly 800 incarcerated people are now helping to fight the LA fires, according to the California Department of Corrections. They're paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per DAY, plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies.

abc7.com/post/800-pri...

Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

as LA is burning, a swath of the country is recovering from an ice storm, Alabama is preparing for up to 6” of snow and I’m praying for the TX power grid, a reminder:

we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now.

the climate crisis is here, all around us

A gem from 2018 👇

Jimmy Carter denounces the kleptocratic takeover of American politics post-Citizens United — slamming the modern Supreme Court as eager to make the rich more powerful.

Not only should you never buy books from Amazon during a strike/ever, but it'll never give you the priceless experience of sitting in a bookstore for an hour longer than you realized to stare at a shelf all "?!????????!!!??" before leaving with 6-8 things you were never considering at all

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.

Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

gnocchi is so good man. other foods should try to be a little more like gnocchi

I cannot start my day with a confrontation.