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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I do not like this new world.
January 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 charges but won't face any punishment — and will be back in the White House this month.

Nearly 800 prisoners are now helping to battle Los Angeles fires, making as little as $5.80 per day.

A tale of two justice systems.
Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
Incarcerated firefighters working to battle the widespread Los Angeles brush fires are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 for active emergencies.
abcnews.go.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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$1,131,794,901

That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.

Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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This comic gets shared every year with the date changed. It is by Brazilian cartoonist Glauco Villas Boas (1957-2010).
December 31, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Every now and then it's nice to pick your head up from your book, reacquaint yourself with the world, take a hard pass and immediately go right back to reading. Balance is important.
December 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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My cat has two and only two settings and they are:

1) awww look at the sleepy little baby

- or -

2) I swear to god if this motherf...
December 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM
New here, learning the ropes. So far my feed is books, pro-library, cats, humor, and leftist anti-fascist posts. Feels good here so far! 😊
November 23, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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The next few years are going to be tough, but just remember what Anne Herbert said:

"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries."

The best time to join your local library is right now - if you have not already done so!
November 23, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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First post on this thing feels as strange as my first Twitter post. Awkward. Yet hopeful.
November 18, 2024 at 4:48 AM