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Watching Marco Rubio’s body language in that💩show of an ambush in the Oval yesterday made it clear that he retains some scrap of intellect or dignity, despite having sold it to hold his current position.

“So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” - Kurt Vonnegut

Let’s see. Today the elected leaders of my nation humiliated themselves and our nation on the international stage; my state government filed a bill stating the Bible is historically accurate; and about 1/3 of my students used AI on an easy assignment. At least I had a nice nap?

🎶Cheese and disassociation🎶 I sing to myself as I get ready for my post-work internet zone-out session

I do understand that the chaos, confusion, and fear is part of the plan. But I have no idea how we’re going to live like this—let alone hold on to our sanity to fight back.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

Being an American right now is like being locked in a burning car careening off a cliff into a forest fire and the guy next to you keeps offering you a cup of his semen.