James Matthew Neeland
@jmneeland.bsky.social
Writer, Editor, Digital Content-Creator.
"Somehow we’re already in the fourth month of 2025, and this a new month brings even more new scares. Every month, we get horror novels that are creepy as heck, but these April horror novels are absolutely nightmare-inducing."
April Will Be the Stuff of Nightmares with These New Horror Releases
Sink your teeth into these outstanding new horror books hitting shelves this April.
bookriot.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
"Somehow we’re already in the fourth month of 2025, and this a new month brings even more new scares. Every month, we get horror novels that are creepy as heck, but these April horror novels are absolutely nightmare-inducing."
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" 'The White House may have no qualms about slashing opportunity for jobseekers, students, veterans and families, but Congress has the power to restore support for services their constituents rely on. It's time for elected leaders to show up for our libraries.' "
ALA responds to the termination of IMLS grants in several states
This morning, several states received written notification from Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Acting Director Keith Sonderling that their IMLS grants were cancelled.
www.ala.org
April 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
" 'The White House may have no qualms about slashing opportunity for jobseekers, students, veterans and families, but Congress has the power to restore support for services their constituents rely on. It's time for elected leaders to show up for our libraries.' "
"Today, 21 states' Attorneys General filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. ALA applauds this legal action by state officials who know how much these cuts would hurt their communities.
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup"
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup"
Show Up for Our Libraries
Join us and Show Up #ForOurLibraries.
www.ala.org
April 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
"Today, 21 states' Attorneys General filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services. ALA applauds this legal action by state officials who know how much these cuts would hurt their communities.
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup"
Tell Congress to show up #ForOurLibraries: ala.org/showup"
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Charles Bronson, More than a Vigilante, The Musical with @thestevenweber.bsky.social and Lisa Loeb is out on limited vinyl! Congratulations to Henry Brooks!
bronsonthemusical.bigcartel.com
bronsonthemusical.bigcartel.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Charles Bronson, More than a Vigilante, The Musical with @thestevenweber.bsky.social and Lisa Loeb is out on limited vinyl! Congratulations to Henry Brooks!
bronsonthemusical.bigcartel.com
bronsonthemusical.bigcartel.com
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“The free world” was a term first used in the 1930s for anti-fascist nations, and after he defeat of fascism in WWII to distinguish the U.S. and democracies from Soviet Russia and other tyrannies. As it came to seem corny in the 60s and 70s, its use plummeted. Time for a revival?
March 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“The free world” was a term first used in the 1930s for anti-fascist nations, and after he defeat of fascism in WWII to distinguish the U.S. and democracies from Soviet Russia and other tyrannies. As it came to seem corny in the 60s and 70s, its use plummeted. Time for a revival?
"It costs the public roughly $4 per year per person to keep the National Weather Service functioning . . . Reducing the country’s understanding of and responsiveness to either (climate/weather) will actively shove the public more squarely into harm’s way . . . For now, the forecast looks bad."
The American Weather Forecast Is in Trouble
Layoffs at NOAA will only make weather reports less reliable.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"It costs the public roughly $4 per year per person to keep the National Weather Service functioning . . . Reducing the country’s understanding of and responsiveness to either (climate/weather) will actively shove the public more squarely into harm’s way . . . For now, the forecast looks bad."
"...Andrew, the alpha Tate brother, cuts a ludicrous figure, with his cigars, frequently bared chest, and penchant for sockless loafers...But he is a hero to millions of teenage boys and young men, who both consume and spread his content, despite his seeing them as stupid marks to be exploited."
When You’re MAGA, They Let You Do It
Why Trumpworld is just fine with Andrew Tate’s violent misogyny.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"...Andrew, the alpha Tate brother, cuts a ludicrous figure, with his cigars, frequently bared chest, and penchant for sockless loafers...But he is a hero to millions of teenage boys and young men, who both consume and spread his content, despite his seeing them as stupid marks to be exploited."
"Trump’s advisers have already declared the meeting a win for 'putting America first,' and his apologists will likely spin and rationalize this shameful moment as just a heated conversation . . . But this meeting reeked of a planned attack, with Trump unloading Russian talking points on Zelensky."
It Was an Ambush
Friday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"Trump’s advisers have already declared the meeting a win for 'putting America first,' and his apologists will likely spin and rationalize this shameful moment as just a heated conversation . . . But this meeting reeked of a planned attack, with Trump unloading Russian talking points on Zelensky."
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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to people with knowledge of the talks. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
February 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to people with knowledge of the talks. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
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If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel.
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel.
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️