Jessica Goodman
banner
veganlibrarianjess.bsky.social
Jessica Goodman
@veganlibrarianjess.bsky.social
Vegan Feminist Bisexual Gen X Librarian. And crazy dog lady. Passion for social justice, food justice, meditation, animal rights, post punk & riot girl music, and books (especially the banned ones).
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.

The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
This is probably the most accurate take.
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
I’m sorry but the fact that Congress is about to throw immigrants under the bus at the very same time that countless immigrants in California are risking their lives to protect neighborhoods many of them could never aspire live in is breaking my brain in a whole new way.
January 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
As the oligarchy begins to take shape, this meme seems more prescient than ever. They have convinced you that immigrants are your enemy while they pick your pockets at the same time, you’ve been duped. It’s the billionaires who are ruining this country,not migrants. Always has been. #RiseAndResist
December 15, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
i just emailed NYPD:
December 9, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
Complicity.
November 30, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
PLEASE REMEMBER:

trump's win percentage is shaping up to be the third SMALLEST in history.

He does NOT have a mandate, no matter what he says.

That means we push back against every single batshit crazy policy he tries to pass.

EVERYTHING.
Mandate my ass.
November 23, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free

Another world is possible if we fight for it

www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
November 9, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
Exclusive extracts from...

The Secret Diary of Elon Musk, Aged 13 3/4
November 13, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
Just in case I forgot to post Daniel Hunter's fantastic guide here. wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 15, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Reposted by Jessica Goodman
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM