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No One Should Go Hungry in America www.nea.org/advocating-f...
No One Should Go Hungry in America | NEA
As the federal government shutdown continues, Congress must urge the Trump administration to fund the program that helps working families put food on the table.
www.nea.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
No One Should Go Hungry in America www.nea.org/advocating-f...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Mandate that ICE agents show their face and identification!
ICE agents—without identification—are detaining people in plain clothes and wearing masks—stoking widespread fear, confusion, and distrust. This is not normal. And it’s not only cowardly, it’s dangero...
sign.moveon.org
July 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS.
Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!
bit.ly
May 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Trump and the GOP: Do NOT Defund our Libraries and Museums
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...
sign.moveon.org
April 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
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A new report reveals the vast majority of those demanding book bans are organizations or officials — not individual parents.
It’s NOT a parent’s rights movement at all.
It’s an astroturf campaign that these orgs are using to gain power over Americans.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
It’s NOT a parent’s rights movement at all.
It’s an astroturf campaign that these orgs are using to gain power over Americans.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Report shows it’s largely officials and orgs demanding book bans - not parents
Only 16 percent of book challenges came from parents themselves
www.independent.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A new report reveals the vast majority of those demanding book bans are organizations or officials — not individual parents.
It’s NOT a parent’s rights movement at all.
It’s an astroturf campaign that these orgs are using to gain power over Americans.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
It’s NOT a parent’s rights movement at all.
It’s an astroturf campaign that these orgs are using to gain power over Americans.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries.
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...
action.everylibrary.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries.
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!
action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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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
April 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
16/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
April 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
16/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
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Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter on Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set back research by decades and that threatens the health and safety of Americans.
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter on Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set back research by decades and that threatens the health and safety of Americans.
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on IMLS Staff Administrative Leave
IMLS is responsible for distributing Federal Funding for libraries.
This action will interrupt IMLS's vital, congressionally funded work. We cannot allow IMLS to be dismantled by executive action.
www.everylibrary.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
IMLS staff were placed on administrative leave following the Trump Administration’s Executive Order, which eliminated federal funding for libraries.
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Take action today!
www.everylibrary.org/statement_im... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Never thought a book about tuberculosis could bring me to tears… 🥺
“We can do and be so much for each other- but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.” @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
“We can do and be so much for each other- but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.” @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Never thought a book about tuberculosis could bring me to tears… 🥺
“We can do and be so much for each other- but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.” @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
“We can do and be so much for each other- but only when we see one another in our full humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.” @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
15/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
March 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
15/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
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This voucher scam that the right is trying to frame as “school choice” has been used to segregate students for decades. We want safe and welcoming schools for all. www.epi.org/publication/...
How vouchers harm public schools: Calculating the cost of voucher programs to public school districts
Overview What this report is about Voucher programs for schools are rapidly expanding across the country. Under these programs, public budgets provide funding to parents to either send their children ...
www.epi.org
March 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This voucher scam that the right is trying to frame as “school choice” has been used to segregate students for decades. We want safe and welcoming schools for all. www.epi.org/publication/...
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
14/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
14/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
March 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
14/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
14/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
13/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
13/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
March 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
13/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
13/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
12/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
12/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
March 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
12/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
12/20
#BookChallenge
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
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In my latest column, I highlight the impact of these cuts on the:
🚨 7.4M students with disabilities
🚨 9.8M rural students
🚨 10M students with federal aid for college/trades
🚨 26M low-income students relying on Title I funding
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/robbi...
🚨 7.4M students with disabilities
🚨 9.8M rural students
🚨 10M students with federal aid for college/trades
🚨 26M low-income students relying on Title I funding
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/robbi...
Robbing Peter to pay for Elon’s tax cuts
Americans didn’t vote for deep cuts to services that we need—and our taxes pay for.Elon Musk will never need to look to the federal government for Social Security benefits, to apply for a student loan...
www.aft.org
March 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
In my latest column, I highlight the impact of these cuts on the:
🚨 7.4M students with disabilities
🚨 9.8M rural students
🚨 10M students with federal aid for college/trades
🚨 26M low-income students relying on Title I funding
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/robbi...
🚨 7.4M students with disabilities
🚨 9.8M rural students
🚨 10M students with federal aid for college/trades
🚨 26M low-income students relying on Title I funding
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/robbi...
Reposted
President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...