Karen the Librarian
@kjmcinty.bsky.social
Retired Librarian/Teacher who still fights for the rights of nature and children for a livable future. "Ring the bell that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." L. Cohen
This is pure indoctrination -- if you are in TN -- sign the petition and share it widely.
This campaign needs you now
Overturn Tennessee's partnership with Turning Point USA
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December 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is pure indoctrination -- if you are in TN -- sign the petition and share it widely.
Please sign this letter of comment . We must stop destroying our brothers and sisters (all of creation are our brothers and sisters)! We MUST learn to live with nature! We know what happens when an APEX preditor is out of the balance -- over population of deer -- which impacts forests & others.
Tell Congress to Uphold Gray Wolf Protections!
Congress is going to vote this week on a bill that would strip federal protections from gray wolves in the Continental United States. The bill, introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO 4th District), i...
act.sierraclub.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Please sign this letter of comment . We must stop destroying our brothers and sisters (all of creation are our brothers and sisters)! We MUST learn to live with nature! We know what happens when an APEX preditor is out of the balance -- over population of deer -- which impacts forests & others.
Oppose Democratic Socialism? these must go.
Social Security.
Medicare/Medicaid.
Public Education.
Infrastructure - roads, bridges, water, sewers, libraries, parks, PD, & Fire departments.
Labor laws.
U.S.P.S.
FAA
F.E.M.A.
FDA.
EPA.
Department of Agriculture
All this public good- gone!
Social Security.
Medicare/Medicaid.
Public Education.
Infrastructure - roads, bridges, water, sewers, libraries, parks, PD, & Fire departments.
Labor laws.
U.S.P.S.
FAA
F.E.M.A.
FDA.
EPA.
Department of Agriculture
All this public good- gone!
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Oppose Democratic Socialism? these must go.
Social Security.
Medicare/Medicaid.
Public Education.
Infrastructure - roads, bridges, water, sewers, libraries, parks, PD, & Fire departments.
Labor laws.
U.S.P.S.
FAA
F.E.M.A.
FDA.
EPA.
Department of Agriculture
All this public good- gone!
Social Security.
Medicare/Medicaid.
Public Education.
Infrastructure - roads, bridges, water, sewers, libraries, parks, PD, & Fire departments.
Labor laws.
U.S.P.S.
FAA
F.E.M.A.
FDA.
EPA.
Department of Agriculture
All this public good- gone!
"There were reasons, even then, for a bone-deep sadness, our bird and insect populations were plummeting. Our oceans were filling up with plastic. Our forests were falling to axes and backhoes. Even then we were drenching every living thing within our reach, with poison. I just didn’t know it then.
Opinion | The Lovely Loneliness of Sunday Afternoons in Autumn
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"There were reasons, even then, for a bone-deep sadness, our bird and insect populations were plummeting. Our oceans were filling up with plastic. Our forests were falling to axes and backhoes. Even then we were drenching every living thing within our reach, with poison. I just didn’t know it then.
Last week "NO KINGS" was inspiring and wonderful -- but back on the ground - we must organize - not just Democrats or Republicans -- but neighbor to neighbor we must get our neighbors to vote against oligarchy - right here in Memphis is an eggregious example of oligarchy.
Talk to everyone you know.
Talk to everyone you know.
We Went to the Town Elon Musk Is Poisoning
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Last week "NO KINGS" was inspiring and wonderful -- but back on the ground - we must organize - not just Democrats or Republicans -- but neighbor to neighbor we must get our neighbors to vote against oligarchy - right here in Memphis is an eggregious example of oligarchy.
Talk to everyone you know.
Talk to everyone you know.
Andy Kim outlines the path! A sustained movement that works outside the restrictions of political party and calling on all of us to fight the real enemy, which is corruption -- not just the obvious TRUMP corruption which enriches the family, but like the commercial -- WAIT, there's more.
American Conversations: Senator Andy Kim
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Andy Kim outlines the path! A sustained movement that works outside the restrictions of political party and calling on all of us to fight the real enemy, which is corruption -- not just the obvious TRUMP corruption which enriches the family, but like the commercial -- WAIT, there's more.
"No matter where Donald Trump wants to take this country, you and I are not going along for the ride." Speaker Mike Johnson called No Kings this Saturday a “hate-America” rally, of pro-Hamas and antifa people. He’s wrong. In 2025, anti-fascism begins at home! Join me in the streets. -Joyce Vance
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"No matter where Donald Trump wants to take this country, you and I are not going along for the ride." Speaker Mike Johnson called No Kings this Saturday a “hate-America” rally, of pro-Hamas and antifa people. He’s wrong. In 2025, anti-fascism begins at home! Join me in the streets. -Joyce Vance
In Portland, Oregon, on October 5, ICE agents threatened to arrest and kill an ambulance driver. The incident is documented by witness reports filed with the ambulance crew’s employer and its union by different individuals, as well as 911 calls.
Are We the Nazis Now?
How do we meet this moment?
joycevance.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
In Portland, Oregon, on October 5, ICE agents threatened to arrest and kill an ambulance driver. The incident is documented by witness reports filed with the ambulance crew’s employer and its union by different individuals, as well as 911 calls.
Interesting perspective on the current crisis...
How to respond to societal collapse | Sarah Wilson | TEDxSydney
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Interesting perspective on the current crisis...
ProPublica - Elon Musk's Boring Company has nearly 800 violations, including starting to dig without approval, releasing untreated water onto city streets, and spilling mud from its trucks, according to a new document obtained by City Cast Las Vegas and ProPublica.
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
ProPublica - Elon Musk's Boring Company has nearly 800 violations, including starting to dig without approval, releasing untreated water onto city streets, and spilling mud from its trucks, according to a new document obtained by City Cast Las Vegas and ProPublica.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NASHVILLE TN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
NO KINGS NASHVILLE TN · Indivisible
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NASHVILLE TN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Make this viral -- it lays it out clearly -- the guy was always a conman!
Red Hat
YouTube video by Jack Nelson - Topic
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October 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Make this viral -- it lays it out clearly -- the guy was always a conman!
This cause is close to my heart - please sign:
Tell Costco: Don't Cave to Extremists—Dispense Mifepristone Now!
Costco has announced that its pharmacies will NOT dispense mifepristone—a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used in the majority of abortions nationwide. This dangerous decision is a concession to anti...
sign.moveon.org
September 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign:
How do we continue to do the work during the reign of TRUMP? The Trajectory is a newsletter that answers that question for guns and violence -- something Trump is always (without any evidence or thought inspiring us to be afraid about)!
The Trajectory: A Newsletter Exploring Solutions to Gun Violence
Sign up for The Trace’s Trajectory newsletter, focused on the people, policies, and programs grappling with the gun violence crisis.
www.thetrace.org
August 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How do we continue to do the work during the reign of TRUMP? The Trajectory is a newsletter that answers that question for guns and violence -- something Trump is always (without any evidence or thought inspiring us to be afraid about)!
This article is outstanding -- it shows why and how junk science works, exposing the main characters in this drama who used their "research" to profit from those invested in the game and to charge thousands for a false treatment.
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism
Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This article is outstanding -- it shows why and how junk science works, exposing the main characters in this drama who used their "research" to profit from those invested in the game and to charge thousands for a false treatment.
Focusing on the good this morning. Went to a Farmers Market sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church on Haywood Lane. Fresh veggies grown in the church gardens by immigrants from Bhutan, who also prepared delicious foods. What a delight! The church & Nashville Food Project sponsored and organized!
August 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Focusing on the good this morning. Went to a Farmers Market sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church on Haywood Lane. Fresh veggies grown in the church gardens by immigrants from Bhutan, who also prepared delicious foods. What a delight! The church & Nashville Food Project sponsored and organized!
Any questions about the lethality of a subway sandwich have been addressed by Pam Bondi!
Pam Bondi Proves Irony Is Dead With Rant About D.C. Sandwich Thrower
The attorney general accused a DOJ attorney who threw a Subway sandwich at law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C., of being a member of a shadowy cabal bent on undermining President Trump.
newrepublic.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Any questions about the lethality of a subway sandwich have been addressed by Pam Bondi!
During yesterday's "News Conference," Trump twice said that he was meeting Putin in Russia (Russia sold us Alaska in 1867). He also referred to St. Petersburg as Leningrad. If Biden had said that the news would have been that gaffe. This is the Borowitz Report from today!
The Borowitz Report | Andy Borowitz | Substack
Home of Truth. Click to read The Borowitz Report, by Andy Borowitz, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
www.borowitzreport.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
During yesterday's "News Conference," Trump twice said that he was meeting Putin in Russia (Russia sold us Alaska in 1867). He also referred to St. Petersburg as Leningrad. If Biden had said that the news would have been that gaffe. This is the Borowitz Report from today!
This is important to understand -- Fossil Fuel Greenwashing efforts...are moving forward in the most favorable climate of the Trump Admnistration -
Ilana Cohen – The Time for Fossil-Free Research is Now - Bioneers
Industry funding for climate research has distorted public knowledge and contributed to greenwashing. Ilana Cohen explains how a burgeoning international grassroots movement of students and academics,...
bioneers.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is important to understand -- Fossil Fuel Greenwashing efforts...are moving forward in the most favorable climate of the Trump Admnistration -
Reposted by Karen the Librarian
The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.
August 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “SOKY Indivisible One Million Rising” - sign up now to join me!
SOKY Indivisible One Million Rising · Indivisible
SOKY Indivisible invites you to participate in the One Million Rising 3 part training. This training will prepare us for next steps in fighting to save our democracy. In order to topple the current re...
www.mobilize.us
August 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “SOKY Indivisible One Million Rising” - sign up now to join me!
Heather Cox Richardson is doing a series of great short pieces on American History that should help empower us to take back the democracy by showing us what Americans in our history have done. These are great and throughly enjoyable.
Lucretia Coffin Mott | Episode 3, The Declaration in Action
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Heather Cox Richardson is doing a series of great short pieces on American History that should help empower us to take back the democracy by showing us what Americans in our history have done. These are great and throughly enjoyable.
It is time we get this message out widely. When we have a president who wants to undo all the good green energy changes! Just when the cost of green energy has fallen below the cost of destructive fossil fuels.
I Wanna Be Cool - (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Be Cool Campaign
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It is time we get this message out widely. When we have a president who wants to undo all the good green energy changes! Just when the cost of green energy has fallen below the cost of destructive fossil fuels.