@nedtoaz.bsky.social
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NEW: ALA welcomes the ruling in federal court in Rhode Island directing the Administration to reverse its actions to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
May 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
NEW: ALA welcomes the ruling in federal court in Rhode Island directing the Administration to reverse its actions to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Read more about the impacts of the ruling - which is temporary & limited in geographic scope: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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Congress MUST Show Up #ForOurLibraries & include library funding in the federal budget. A win in the courts is truly only temporary if Congress does not act to #FundLibraries
Find ways to take action: ala.org/fundlibraries
Find ways to take action: ala.org/fundlibraries
Tell Congress to #FundLibraries
The American Library Association is leading the charge for libraries. Librarians, information professionals, and everyone who loves them must tell their members of Congress to support full federal fun...
ala.org
May 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Congress MUST Show Up #ForOurLibraries & include library funding in the federal budget. A win in the courts is truly only temporary if Congress does not act to #FundLibraries
Find ways to take action: ala.org/fundlibraries
Find ways to take action: ala.org/fundlibraries
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The ruling temporarily blocks devastating actions that were already underway, including IMLS staff layoffs scheduled for May 4 and the mass cancellation of library grants.
It’s a step forward—but the fight is far from over. More to come soon.
It’s a step forward—but the fight is far from over. More to come soon.
May 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The ruling temporarily blocks devastating actions that were already underway, including IMLS staff layoffs scheduled for May 4 and the mass cancellation of library grants.
It’s a step forward—but the fight is far from over. More to come soon.
It’s a step forward—but the fight is far from over. More to come soon.
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🚨 Today, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to halt the administration’s dismantling of IMLS—a direct result of the lawsuit filed by ALA and @afscme.bsky.social.
www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
#ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries
www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
#ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries
May 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
🚨 Today, a federal court granted a temporary restraining order to halt the administration’s dismantling of IMLS—a direct result of the lawsuit filed by ALA and @afscme.bsky.social.
www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
#ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries
www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
#ForOurLibraries #FundLibraries
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banned commercial fishing to protect endangered sea life like whales, dolphins, and sea turtles. Trump’s new directive reopens the sanctuary to commercial fishing within 50 to 200 nautical miles of its boundaries—putting some of the ocean’s most vulnerable ecosystems at risk.
April 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
banned commercial fishing to protect endangered sea life like whales, dolphins, and sea turtles. Trump’s new directive reopens the sanctuary to commercial fishing within 50 to 200 nautical miles of its boundaries—putting some of the ocean’s most vulnerable ecosystems at risk.
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Trump signed multiple executive orders today targeting environmental protections. One order removes safeguards for a vast marine sanctuary in the south-central Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument had
April 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Trump signed multiple executive orders today targeting environmental protections. One order removes safeguards for a vast marine sanctuary in the south-central Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument had
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A San Francisco law firm and the Bay Area chapter of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights are fighting the Trump administration on cross-coastal deportation efforts as major law firms withdraw from the space.
Why Bay Area lawyers are defending Columbia students from Trump’s free-speech immigration crackdown
A San Francisco law firm and the Bay Area nonprofit are fighting the Trump administration on cross-coastal deportation efforts as major law firms withdraw
www.sfchronicle.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A San Francisco law firm and the Bay Area chapter of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights are fighting the Trump administration on cross-coastal deportation efforts as major law firms withdraw from the space.
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Avelo Airlines will cease its operations at Sonoma County’s airport on May 1, just a year after launching services in the North Bay.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
Ultra budget airline Avelo exits Northern California airport to conduct ICE deportation flights
Ultra budget carrier Avelo Airlines will cease operations in Northern California to focus on deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Avelo Airlines will cease its operations at Sonoma County’s airport on May 1, just a year after launching services in the North Bay.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
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No tariffs on Russia. Huh?
April 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
No tariffs on Russia. Huh?
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Republicans are saying the quiet part out loud. Republicans are coming for Medicare.
They're making it crystal clear: “Reform” = cut
This has been their playbook all along to spread misinformation while betraying working people.
They're making it crystal clear: “Reform” = cut
This has been their playbook all along to spread misinformation while betraying working people.
Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Is there some way that we cut Medicare so that it's-- excuse me, reform Medicare."
April 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Republicans are saying the quiet part out loud. Republicans are coming for Medicare.
They're making it crystal clear: “Reform” = cut
This has been their playbook all along to spread misinformation while betraying working people.
They're making it crystal clear: “Reform” = cut
This has been their playbook all along to spread misinformation while betraying working people.
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“Ben Shapiro, a hugely popular U.S. podcaster who says Canada is a “silly country” that should be annexed without voting rights for citizens.
Smith & Shapiro are the keynote speakers at a $1,500 per ticket fundraiser for PragerU”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Smith & Shapiro are the keynote speakers at a $1,500 per ticket fundraiser for PragerU”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Braid: Smith shares stage with U.S. podcaster who calls Canada 'a silly country'
Braid: Premier Danielle Smith is off to the U.S. again to talk to right-wing group, share stage with a podcaster who calls Canada "silly."
calgaryherald.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“Ben Shapiro, a hugely popular U.S. podcaster who says Canada is a “silly country” that should be annexed without voting rights for citizens.
Smith & Shapiro are the keynote speakers at a $1,500 per ticket fundraiser for PragerU”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Smith & Shapiro are the keynote speakers at a $1,500 per ticket fundraiser for PragerU”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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March 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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From a threads post. Sign me up.
March 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
From a threads post. Sign me up.
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JUST IN: While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm
While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
JUST IN: While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
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JUST IN: Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were ter...
www.npr.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
JUST IN: Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
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The GOP has been told not to host in-person town halls—what are they so afraid of? Hearing from their own constituents? Meanwhile, leaders like Tim Walz are stepping up. He’s hosting a town hall in Iowa, not even in his own district, making sure Americans’ voices are heard.
March 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The GOP has been told not to host in-person town halls—what are they so afraid of? Hearing from their own constituents? Meanwhile, leaders like Tim Walz are stepping up. He’s hosting a town hall in Iowa, not even in his own district, making sure Americans’ voices are heard.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
March 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
March 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
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The stakes are just too high.
March 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The stakes are just too high.
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Trump touted his admin's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda during yesterday's address.
What he didn't say is that the EPA plans to drop a lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer whose emissions fueled pollution and health problems in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."
Hello?
What he didn't say is that the EPA plans to drop a lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer whose emissions fueled pollution and health problems in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."
Hello?
Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical
The Biden administration had sued to force the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in Louisiana to reduce emissions of chloroprene, a likely carcinogen.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump touted his admin's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda during yesterday's address.
What he didn't say is that the EPA plans to drop a lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer whose emissions fueled pollution and health problems in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."
Hello?
What he didn't say is that the EPA plans to drop a lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer whose emissions fueled pollution and health problems in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."
Hello?
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Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
March 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
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This is where we are, America.
March 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is where we are, America.
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Elon Musk and other Republican billionaires are funneling millions into a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Here’s why.
Why Elon Musk Is Spending Big on a Wisconsin Court Race
The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is expected to be the most expensive state judicial contest in U.S. history.
www.notus.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Elon Musk and other Republican billionaires are funneling millions into a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Here’s why.
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Are you a scientist — or do you know someone — with federal funding who is making serious plans to leave the US so you can continue your research?
I'd love to talk with you for a story I'm working on.
I can guarantee you anonymity. Contact me securely on Signal: 3162958947
I'd love to talk with you for a story I'm working on.
I can guarantee you anonymity. Contact me securely on Signal: 3162958947
March 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Are you a scientist — or do you know someone — with federal funding who is making serious plans to leave the US so you can continue your research?
I'd love to talk with you for a story I'm working on.
I can guarantee you anonymity. Contact me securely on Signal: 3162958947
I'd love to talk with you for a story I'm working on.
I can guarantee you anonymity. Contact me securely on Signal: 3162958947