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Seeker, skeptic, lover, mystic, book dragon, with a tattered soul.
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Peggy Frank loves old research books, especially ones about history.
But they aren't always available through her local library collection in suburban Naperville, Illinois, where she's lived for the past 45 years.
But they aren't always available through her local library collection in suburban Naperville, Illinois, where she's lived for the past 45 years.
Federal cuts threaten program that allows libraries to share books | Jefferson City News-Tribune
Peggy Frank loves old research books, especially ones about history. But they aren't always available through her local library collection in suburban Naperville, Illinois, where she's lived for the…
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May 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Peggy Frank loves old research books, especially ones about history.
But they aren't always available through her local library collection in suburban Naperville, Illinois, where she's lived for the past 45 years.
But they aren't always available through her local library collection in suburban Naperville, Illinois, where she's lived for the past 45 years.
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Research and data have proven that reading improves quality of life, increases empathy, increases test scores, leads to more successful and productive lives, makes people more creative, and helps people make better decisions about the world around them.
www.millersbookreview.com/p/quiet-coll...
www.millersbookreview.com/p/quiet-coll...
The Quiet Collapse of Reading—and the Only Real Solution
Fiction Is Fading, Kids Are Skipping, Parents Are Scrolling. What to Do?
www.millersbookreview.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Research and data have proven that reading improves quality of life, increases empathy, increases test scores, leads to more successful and productive lives, makes people more creative, and helps people make better decisions about the world around them.
www.millersbookreview.com/p/quiet-coll...
www.millersbookreview.com/p/quiet-coll...
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Normal use of data:
ash.harvard.edu/resources/un...
civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
What can you do? action.aclu.org/send-message...
action.aclu.org/signup/doge-...
raskin.house.gov/doge-and-the...
#StopTheSteal of our data
#usDemocracy
#Demvoice1
ash.harvard.edu/resources/un...
civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
What can you do? action.aclu.org/send-message...
action.aclu.org/signup/doge-...
raskin.house.gov/doge-and-the...
#StopTheSteal of our data
#usDemocracy
#Demvoice1
May 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Normal use of data:
ash.harvard.edu/resources/un...
civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
What can you do? action.aclu.org/send-message...
action.aclu.org/signup/doge-...
raskin.house.gov/doge-and-the...
#StopTheSteal of our data
#usDemocracy
#Demvoice1
ash.harvard.edu/resources/un...
civilrights.org/2025/03/20/d...
What can you do? action.aclu.org/send-message...
action.aclu.org/signup/doge-...
raskin.house.gov/doge-and-the...
#StopTheSteal of our data
#usDemocracy
#Demvoice1
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May 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Republicans are cowardly thugs, afraid to face their voters. Pathetic.
May 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Republicans are cowardly thugs, afraid to face their voters. Pathetic.
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To be effective, our opposition to today's abuses must run alongside a clear picture of what we are actually for - and how everyday life could be better with different leadership.
May 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
To be effective, our opposition to today's abuses must run alongside a clear picture of what we are actually for - and how everyday life could be better with different leadership.
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Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
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Chicago is on to something.
May 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Chicago is on to something.
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Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
Keep Your Head Up – The Fight for America Isn’t Over-It's ON
Remembering the Generations Who Fought Before Us – and Why We Can’t Be the One to Let This Experiment Fail
adamkinzinger.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
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It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
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Share This With Everyone, Especially his supporters…😊💙
May 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Share This With Everyone, Especially his supporters…😊💙
Looking for connections to help fight the right wing takeover of our library. Subversive books etc. Need advice on how to combat this crazyness.
March 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Looking for connections to help fight the right wing takeover of our library. Subversive books etc. Need advice on how to combat this crazyness.
Looking for connections to help fight the right wing takeover of our library. Subversive fiction books filling the library. Need advice on how to combat this crazyness.
March 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Looking for connections to help fight the right wing takeover of our library. Subversive fiction books filling the library. Need advice on how to combat this crazyness.
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GOOD.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has *upheld* a lower court's order forcing USAID/State to immediately pay ~$2 billion owed to contractors for work they've alreayd performed.
Alito/Thomas/Gorsuch/Kavanaugh dissent. t.co/k86ttz6Wdt
Alito/Thomas/Gorsuch/Kavanaugh dissent. t.co/k86ttz6Wdt
March 6, 2025 at 6:10 AM
GOOD.
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"What can I do?"
That is the number 1 question I get asked. And at this time in our democracy -- or what remains of it when public servants put their loyalty to a person above their oaths of office— I am grateful that people are asking that question.
Below is a video with my answer:
That is the number 1 question I get asked. And at this time in our democracy -- or what remains of it when public servants put their loyalty to a person above their oaths of office— I am grateful that people are asking that question.
Below is a video with my answer:
"What Can I Do?"
Behind The Headlines With Andrew Weissmann, Vol 2.6.c
open.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"What can I do?"
That is the number 1 question I get asked. And at this time in our democracy -- or what remains of it when public servants put their loyalty to a person above their oaths of office— I am grateful that people are asking that question.
Below is a video with my answer:
That is the number 1 question I get asked. And at this time in our democracy -- or what remains of it when public servants put their loyalty to a person above their oaths of office— I am grateful that people are asking that question.
Below is a video with my answer:
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March 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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“This is treason adjacent. I’m sure Pete Hegseth is very busy firing black people and women, so he’s not focused on the actual target here, which is Vladimir Putin.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
March 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“This is treason adjacent. I’m sure Pete Hegseth is very busy firing black people and women, so he’s not focused on the actual target here, which is Vladimir Putin.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
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“The age of kings is past: what today calls itself the people deserves no king.”
Thus spoke Zarathustra.
Thus spoke Zarathustra.
March 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“The age of kings is past: what today calls itself the people deserves no king.”
Thus spoke Zarathustra.
Thus spoke Zarathustra.
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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"To me, EveryLibrary is the pre-eminent nonprofit that focus on helping librarians defend their funding, collections, and occasionally, employees. There are petitions to share, a section on legislative news, info on crowdfunding campaigns, and more."
www.infotoday.com/cilmag/mar25...
www.infotoday.com/cilmag/mar25...
www.infotoday.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"To me, EveryLibrary is the pre-eminent nonprofit that focus on helping librarians defend their funding, collections, and occasionally, employees. There are petitions to share, a section on legislative news, info on crowdfunding campaigns, and more."
www.infotoday.com/cilmag/mar25...
www.infotoday.com/cilmag/mar25...
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