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Jennifer Nichols
@jennytnichols.bsky.social
libraries, makerspaces, cute aggression, poetry?

University of Arizona CATalyst Studios

Co-editor: Remaking the Library Makerspace (2020)
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Today's Planned Parenthood decision was a devasting blow to women, and it wasn't even about abortion. It was a devasting blow to civil rights, and it wasn't even about Civil Rights.
It's one of the worst decisions from this SCOTUS, worse than you probably think.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women
The court's ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood twists logic, common sense, and the law to further the right-wing assault on bodily autonomy.
www.thenation.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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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.

The latest on the state of the IMLS: 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 1:33 PM
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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company

IG 3sixteen
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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DOGE has now turned its sights on a small agency that provides support for community programs in every state. The National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds museums, historic sites, libraries, educators and media outlets across the country, has been told to slash staff by 70-80 percent.🧵
April 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Utterly, utterly disgraceful.
Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem making content in front of the imprisoned men of El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
March 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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BREAKING: Yuval Abraham, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," says Israeli settlers beat his co-director Hamdan Ballal, injuring his head and stomach — and then Israeli soldiers invaded the ambulance he was in and seized him.

Ballal's whereabouts are now unknown.
March 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Statement from Drop Site News on Israel’s Murder of Our Colleague Hossam Shabat: We Hold Both Israel and the U.S. Government Responsible

🔗 Read here: www.dropsitenews.com/p/statement-...
March 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
President Donald J. Trump appointed Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), raising significant concerns for the nation’s library and museum communities.

www.everylibrary.org/statementson... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on the Appointment of Keith E. Sonderling as Acting Director of IMLS
IMLS's mission must remain nonpartisan and nonpolitical and aligned with the statutory framework established by Congress.
www.everylibrary.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Confirmed DOGE is currently inside IMLS headquarters.
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Israel kills hundreds of Palestinians in a major attack on Gaza, with Hamas saying this marks the end of the ceasefire that began on January 19
Israel launches ‘extensive’ strikes on Gaza, shattering ceasefire
Hamas says Israeli offensive marks end to ceasefire that took effect on January 19.
aje.io
March 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trump Wants to Be President for Life—and He’s Already Preparing for It newrepublic.com/article/1918... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Wants to Be President for Life—and He’s Already Preparing for It
No, he’s not “joking” when he portrays himself as a king and muses about staying in office past 2028. Just look at everything he’s done this month.
newrepublic.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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I can (and do) explain the "law" behind Mahmoud Khalil's unlawful abduction and rendition to a for-profit concentration camp.
But if you're waiting for the law to stop this, you've got it wrong. Dictators always make their crimes "legal"
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
We Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest
The only relevant question is not “How can the government do this?” It is “How can we who oppose this fascist regime?”
www.thenation.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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soon enough, the mere presence of black and latino students on campus will be illegal racial discrimination against white students www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.
www.insidehighered.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF.

Now.

Print hard copies.

And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Informal Grievance Template for Adverse Personnel Actions
There is a limited amount of time to oppose personnel actions. Time is short.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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A statement from the Kennedy Center
February 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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NEW: Per court order, the White House has RESCINDED the freeze on federal grants. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House rescinds freeze on federal grants, in reversal
The reversal followed criticism of the sudden freeze by the White House budget office.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM