Steve Cook
stcook58.bsky.social
Steve Cook
@stcook58.bsky.social
Retired Librarian interested in all History including the History of the Book, Icunabula and the advent of Printing. Theology, Art, Literature, Bruges. Sport, mainly Football and Test Cricket but also Boxing and Horse Racing.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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What does Prince Andrew have to do with political economy? Quite a lot. In this video, I explain how royal privilege reveals the deeper structures of inequality that run through Britain’s politics and economy.
youtu.be/oUHScrxjN9g?...
Prince Andrew and the political economy of privilege
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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October 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Privatisation broke our water system.

@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.

Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: ​https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&​
July 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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And don't forget to sign them up for the Imagination Library, which is Dolly Parton's free book delivery service.
They send 1 book per month until the child turns 5. 😊
July 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM