littlebiv.bsky.social
@littlebiv.bsky.social
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As a lifelong festival volunteer (and bleeding heart liberal), it pains me to disagree with your assessment. It has been increasingly difficult to find volunteers to do the year-round work required to pull off this event (not to mention how hard it was to find volunteers for the event itself).
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Museums and libraries are the main places where members of the public engage in lifelong learning outside of any formal school.
Call your legislators. Tell them to protect library funding. bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding (Gift Article)
An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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A person drives drunk (on average) 80 times before getting a DUI.

How many classified attack plans have been compromised w/adversaries, vs. US journalists?
March 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"I was part of this constellation of people who believed in the power of community and believed that arts should be accessible for everyone.”

I cried in an interview. I’m human. 😂♥️🤍🖤💔
'Such a bummer': Community responds to ending of GR Festival of the Arts
FOX 17 spoke to a longtime attendee of the festival, a longtime volunteer, and a church who's been a food vendor since the '70s.
www.fox17online.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does.
Friends,
open.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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I’m running to be the next Governor of Michigan to ensure everyone gets a fair shot.

I'm a mom, military spouse, marathoner, educator — and Michigan’s Secretary of State.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=02ci...
Fair Shot
YouTube video by Benson for Governor
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#LibLearnX25 attendees will be up early on Sunday for the MLK Holiday Observance & Sunrise Celebration, which pays tribute to the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
www.npr.org
January 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM