Angela Newman
@rearviewmags.bsky.social
Librarian. Quilter. Small-scale adventurer.
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I mean this is so far pretty close to a 10 out of 10 night for Democrats. Winning everywhere! Statewide in PA and GA, huge margin in VA gov race. Sherrill tracking double digits as well! Mamdani above 50% in a the highest turnout in NYC since 1969. Big pick ups in VA House of Delegates.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I mean this is so far pretty close to a 10 out of 10 night for Democrats. Winning everywhere! Statewide in PA and GA, huge margin in VA gov race. Sherrill tracking double digits as well! Mamdani above 50% in a the highest turnout in NYC since 1969. Big pick ups in VA House of Delegates.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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We are information professionals - let us use our skills to help our communities, our friends and our neighbors get the information and assistance they need.
July 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We are information professionals - let us use our skills to help our communities, our friends and our neighbors get the information and assistance they need.
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fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk)
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
July 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk)
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
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Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
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"Think about the message it sends to children of LGBTQ+ parents... It tells them that LGBTQ+ families... are so terrible that their peers can’t even be exposed to a book about them. That is a violently stigmatizing message, and it’s one the Supreme Court just enshrined into the First Amendment."
Alito's opinion in Mahmoud v. Taylor is poisonous homophobia that gives parents a de facto right to ban books in public school classrooms. It's violently stigmatizing toward LGBTQ families and filled with lies and bigotry. Every justice who joined it should be ashamed. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Samuel Alito’s “Pride Puppy” Ruling Is a Disgrace to the Supreme Court
The justices who signed on to this decision should be ashamed of themselves, and some of them should know better.
slate.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Think about the message it sends to children of LGBTQ+ parents... It tells them that LGBTQ+ families... are so terrible that their peers can’t even be exposed to a book about them. That is a violently stigmatizing message, and it’s one the Supreme Court just enshrined into the First Amendment."
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This. So libraries, you know what to do. We won't let you erase anyone.
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This. So libraries, you know what to do. We won't let you erase anyone.
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The maddening thing is that this would have been PAINFULLY OBVIOUS if they had ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL working with the government! In any way! Or if they had asked a single question!! 😖
“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The maddening thing is that this would have been PAINFULLY OBVIOUS if they had ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL working with the government! In any way! Or if they had asked a single question!! 😖
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Dems on the national and state level should look no further than Zohran Mamdani/Brad Lander for what the party can be, the type of candidates to run, and how to run progressive campaigns that are popular with demographics they claim to struggle to reach. Regressive, centrist politics aren’t the way.
June 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Dems on the national and state level should look no further than Zohran Mamdani/Brad Lander for what the party can be, the type of candidates to run, and how to run progressive campaigns that are popular with demographics they claim to struggle to reach. Regressive, centrist politics aren’t the way.
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This is your time young people. This is your time.
June 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is your time young people. This is your time.
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Videos: Hundreds of protestors chant 'No Kings' at downtown rally in Canton www.northcountrynow.com/stories/hund...
Videos: Hundreds of protestors chant 'No Kings' at downtown rally in Canton - North Country Now
More than 600 protestors participated in a "No Kings" rally in Canton Saturday morning as similar events took place in Massena and more than 2,000 other locations throughout the nation. …
www.northcountrynow.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Videos: Hundreds of protestors chant 'No Kings' at downtown rally in Canton www.northcountrynow.com/stories/hund...
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More than five million Americans in over 2,100 towns and cities joined us today to say we don't do kings in this country. Thank you for making it clear that we won't be ruled by fear.
June 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
More than five million Americans in over 2,100 towns and cities joined us today to say we don't do kings in this country. Thank you for making it clear that we won't be ruled by fear.
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More than two years ago, Utah Republicans commissioned a study on gender-affirming care for youth. It just came back, and the conclusion is unambiguous: full recommendation in support of gender-affirming care.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Utah study on trans youth care extremely inconvenient for politicians who ordered it
The state's ban on gender-affirming pediatric care "cannot be justified" by science, a two-year review concluded.
www.motherjones.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
More than two years ago, Utah Republicans commissioned a study on gender-affirming care for youth. It just came back, and the conclusion is unambiguous: full recommendation in support of gender-affirming care.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This is fairly accurate and extremely informative update...... buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
A Timeline and Update on the Institute for Museum and Library Services
We are a little over two months into the dismantling of the only federal agency dedicated to libraries, and the news has been coming at a pace no one could...
buttondown.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is fairly accurate and extremely informative update...... buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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Seriously, The right to access speech and to provide that access to all people everywhere, is the A1 bedrock principle for all Public Libraries and Librarians in the United States. It’s foundational.
May 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Seriously, The right to access speech and to provide that access to all people everywhere, is the A1 bedrock principle for all Public Libraries and Librarians in the United States. It’s foundational.
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Here's how we ensure First Amendment rights: boldly exercise and reclaim those rights every day, individually and as a collective. By worshipping (or not), reading & speaking, supporting members of the press, assembling and petitioning - freely, abundantly, lavishly. Every👏 Single👏 Day👏 #Resist
May 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Here's how we ensure First Amendment rights: boldly exercise and reclaim those rights every day, individually and as a collective. By worshipping (or not), reading & speaking, supporting members of the press, assembling and petitioning - freely, abundantly, lavishly. Every👏 Single👏 Day👏 #Resist
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How to prepare for Pride Month in libraries this year: bookriot.com/how-to-prepa...
How To Prepare For Pride Month in Libraries in 2025
A handy guide to preparing your library now for Pride month, including ideas for educating patrons about the current attacks on LGBTQ+ books, libraries, and more.
bookriot.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
How to prepare for Pride Month in libraries this year: bookriot.com/how-to-prepa...
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"What movie traumatized you as a child" All of them. It was 1985, there were no non-traumatic movies to watch as a child
May 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"What movie traumatized you as a child" All of them. It was 1985, there were no non-traumatic movies to watch as a child
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“How would judges decide when removing a book is forbidden?” Here’s a wild thought. Maybe judges shouldn’t be the ones deciding that. Too bad there isn’t a group of professionals with advanced degrees in information and collection management who could make those decisions.
May 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“How would judges decide when removing a book is forbidden?” Here’s a wild thought. Maybe judges shouldn’t be the ones deciding that. Too bad there isn’t a group of professionals with advanced degrees in information and collection management who could make those decisions.
A rainy day calls for a rainy day hobby. #quiltsky #slowstitching
May 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A rainy day calls for a rainy day hobby. #quiltsky #slowstitching
RED SAUCE INTENTIONS
make an observation about your pantry that also sounds like the title of a novel: WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE BEANS
May 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
RED SAUCE INTENTIONS