Sally Tornow
@taffypaffy71.bsky.social
Cat mom, dreading the next four years, loving retirement.
On the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack:
"We hear a lot these days about how American democracy is doomed and the radical right will win. Maybe. But the beauty of our system is that it gives us people like Doris Miller.
Even better, it makes us people like Doris Miller."
"We hear a lot these days about how American democracy is doomed and the radical right will win. Maybe. But the beauty of our system is that it gives us people like Doris Miller.
Even better, it makes us people like Doris Miller."
December 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack:
"We hear a lot these days about how American democracy is doomed and the radical right will win. Maybe. But the beauty of our system is that it gives us people like Doris Miller.
Even better, it makes us people like Doris Miller."
"We hear a lot these days about how American democracy is doomed and the radical right will win. Maybe. But the beauty of our system is that it gives us people like Doris Miller.
Even better, it makes us people like Doris Miller."
This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.
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Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read
This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.
action.everylibrary.org
October 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge via @everylibrary.bsky.social
"II don’t know about you, but I’d be strongly tempted to consider such a nation a shithole country."
A Lawless Nation
Friends don’t let friends visit America
substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"II don’t know about you, but I’d be strongly tempted to consider such a nation a shithole country."
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If you're not sufficiently sorrowful at Robert Redford's death I will NOT call your employer and demand your termination. Because I'm not in a cult and I'm not a complete asshole.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If you're not sufficiently sorrowful at Robert Redford's death I will NOT call your employer and demand your termination. Because I'm not in a cult and I'm not a complete asshole.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
You and I will probably not be friends though.
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When wolves returned to Yellowstone, they did more than restore balance, they helped reshape the land. Vegetation rebounded, wildlife returned, and even rivers shifted. A powerful reminder of the role wolves play in healthy ecosystems.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/44EYY4h
🔗Read more: bit.ly/44EYY4h
July 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
When wolves returned to Yellowstone, they did more than restore balance, they helped reshape the land. Vegetation rebounded, wildlife returned, and even rivers shifted. A powerful reminder of the role wolves play in healthy ecosystems.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/44EYY4h
🔗Read more: bit.ly/44EYY4h
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This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s...
June 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s...
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We in the press need to do some real soul-searching over our failure to talk more about Biden’s memory lapses. In the meantime, we’re going to completely ignore Trump’s obvious advanced dementia and even more obvious personality disorder.
May 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We in the press need to do some real soul-searching over our failure to talk more about Biden’s memory lapses. In the meantime, we’re going to completely ignore Trump’s obvious advanced dementia and even more obvious personality disorder.
The Trump administration fired one of the most respected, celebrated, and qualified librarians in America.
The real reasons she was fired are genuinely terrifying.
action.everylibrary.org/haydenaicong...
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The real reasons she was fired are genuinely terrifying.
action.everylibrary.org/haydenaicong...
Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social for more!
What Were the Real Reasons that Trump Fired the Librarian of Congress?
The real reasons she was fired are genuinely terrifying.
action.everylibrary.org
May 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Trump administration fired one of the most respected, celebrated, and qualified librarians in America.
The real reasons she was fired are genuinely terrifying.
action.everylibrary.org/haydenaicong...
Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social for more!
The real reasons she was fired are genuinely terrifying.
action.everylibrary.org/haydenaicong...
Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social for more!
225 lawsuits in 100 days. Ridiculous.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
May 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
225 lawsuits in 100 days. Ridiculous.
After trying to destroy federal funding for libraries through an executive order, Trump is now attempting to do it through his proposed budget.
Take action today!
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Take action today!
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SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS.
Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!
bit.ly
May 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
After trying to destroy federal funding for libraries through an executive order, Trump is now attempting to do it through his proposed budget.
Take action today!
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Take action today!
bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
First one of the season!!❤️❤️
April 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
First one of the season!!❤️❤️
So proud to be one of his constituents!
Sen. Chris Murphy's 'emergency' message about Trump is connecting with Democratic voters
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy isn’t drawing stadium-size crowds like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are as he tours the country talking to voters. Murphy and R...
news.yahoo.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So proud to be one of his constituents!
The recent executive orders from the Trump Administration represent an unprecedented attack on American democracy by targeting the institutions that safeguard public knowledge, history, and civic participation.
bit.ly/4jl5n9C via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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The Trump Administration Is Attacking Democracy | Opinion
This is about control—an attempt to control our history, and with it, the future of American democracy.
bit.ly
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The recent executive orders from the Trump Administration represent an unprecedented attack on American democracy by targeting the institutions that safeguard public knowledge, history, and civic participation.
bit.ly/4jl5n9C via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Does no one remember the Swill Milk Scandal? 8000 babies died in New York State in one year. EIGHT THOUSAND BABIES.
They don't want us to learn history. Or science. Then it's easier to get away with cutting consumer protections to increase their profit margins by selling contaminated food.
They don't want us to learn history. Or science. Then it's easier to get away with cutting consumer protections to increase their profit margins by selling contaminated food.
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Does no one remember the Swill Milk Scandal? 8000 babies died in New York State in one year. EIGHT THOUSAND BABIES.
They don't want us to learn history. Or science. Then it's easier to get away with cutting consumer protections to increase their profit margins by selling contaminated food.
They don't want us to learn history. Or science. Then it's easier to get away with cutting consumer protections to increase their profit margins by selling contaminated food.
I couldn't participate this week, but I am so proud of everyone!
Protesters unite against Trump in hundreds of rallies across the U.S.
A grassroots-led campaign organized hundreds of protests and events across the U.S. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.
www.npr.org
April 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I couldn't participate this week, but I am so proud of everyone!
Interesting that the word Doge refers to "The Doge of Venice [who] acted as both the head of state and head of the Venetian oligarchy." (Wikipedia)
April 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Interesting that the word Doge refers to "The Doge of Venice [who] acted as both the head of state and head of the Venetian oligarchy." (Wikipedia)
The Secret Weakness of Trump’s Deportations
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The Secret Weakness of Trump’s Deportations
Pressure can work to bring people home.
open.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Secret Weakness of Trump’s Deportations
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open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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April 13, 2025
April 13, 2025
This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States,...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
April 13, 2025
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April 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We're even stupider than I thought we were if we let the bees disappear
Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge (Gift Article)
For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We're even stupider than I thought we were if we let the bees disappear
Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex
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Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex
Another front in the war on American greatness
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April 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex
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"Finally, keep this in mind: Trump is governing by Executive Order not because he’s strong, but because he’s weak." YES!
Thoughts on the Sunday After
I’m between Riley and Ronan time this Sunday morning, so I thought it might be good to check in with everyone.
open.substack.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Finally, keep this in mind: Trump is governing by Executive Order not because he’s strong, but because he’s weak." YES!
Hands Off in New Milford, CT. Estimated about 600 people ❤️
April 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hands Off in New Milford, CT. Estimated about 600 people ❤️