librariegrrl
@librariegrrl.bsky.social
I enjoy music, books & libraries, physical & mental health, mindfulness, and anything that strikes my fancy 📚💡🌿☕️ (also: once I was a BΔSTILLE stormer)
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People are always telling me that my videos shouldn't be longer than a minute because people don't watch that long. So I beg you: Make an exception. It's important that people know this, and not everything can be--or should be--explained in 60 seconds. youtu.be/upZz4T3A4wU
You can't eat Scheudenfreud: Why we all need to save American farms
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
People are always telling me that my videos shouldn't be longer than a minute because people don't watch that long. So I beg you: Make an exception. It's important that people know this, and not everything can be--or should be--explained in 60 seconds. youtu.be/upZz4T3A4wU
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The Trump Administration is desperate to have this case dismissed #SaveIMLS #SupportLibraries
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
STATEMENT: Federal Funding for Libraries Makes it Case in Court
The Trump Administration is attempting to have this case dismissed based on standing.
www.everylibrary.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The Trump Administration is desperate to have this case dismissed #SaveIMLS #SupportLibraries
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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🚨Senior Federal Judge Breyer finds that Trump is attempting to illegally create a "national police force with the President as its chief" to deploy across the country, and is the first to put a stop to it.
#PosseComitatusAct
#PosseComitatusAct
September 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🚨Senior Federal Judge Breyer finds that Trump is attempting to illegally create a "national police force with the President as its chief" to deploy across the country, and is the first to put a stop to it.
#PosseComitatusAct
#PosseComitatusAct
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No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
May 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
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President Trump wants a $400 million “palace in the sky.”
It is a national security nightmare and will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to retrofit.
He’s out to enrich himself—not help you.
It is a national security nightmare and will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to retrofit.
He’s out to enrich himself—not help you.
May 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
President Trump wants a $400 million “palace in the sky.”
It is a national security nightmare and will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to retrofit.
He’s out to enrich himself—not help you.
It is a national security nightmare and will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to retrofit.
He’s out to enrich himself—not help you.
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BREAKING: Sens. SCHIFF, DURBIN lead group to urge Donald Trump to reverse unlawful removal of Copyright Office head, demand reinstatement of Librarian of Congress.
May 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
BREAKING: Sens. SCHIFF, DURBIN lead group to urge Donald Trump to reverse unlawful removal of Copyright Office head, demand reinstatement of Librarian of Congress.
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Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.
It is surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
It is surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
Trump’s removal of copyright chief a ‘power grab’ that followed AI copyright report, top Dem says
Major AI firms like OpenAI, which Elon Musk co-founded, are facing ongoing lawsuits over alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted materials in their model training.
buff.ly
May 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.
It is surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
It is surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
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Trump’s order to slash federal funds for libraries, museums and minority business development programs has been blocked by a federal judge.
The cutbacks would end programs for the needy and those with physical or mental disabilities and would impact every user in the state.
The cutbacks would end programs for the needy and those with physical or mental disabilities and would impact every user in the state.
California libraries spared, for now, from Trump cuts
California libraries are spared from Trump cuts for now by a federal judge who ruled that the president cannot eliminate congressionally approved funding.
buff.ly
May 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump’s order to slash federal funds for libraries, museums and minority business development programs has been blocked by a federal judge.
The cutbacks would end programs for the needy and those with physical or mental disabilities and would impact every user in the state.
The cutbacks would end programs for the needy and those with physical or mental disabilities and would impact every user in the state.
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Librarians, the toughest of all. “Staff members at the library called the U.S. Capitol Police as well as their general counsel, Meg Williams, who told the men they were not allowed access to the Copyright Office and asked them to leave,” which they did.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Librarians, the toughest of all. “Staff members at the library called the U.S. Capitol Police as well as their general counsel, Meg Williams, who told the men they were not allowed access to the Copyright Office and asked them to leave,” which they did.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
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BREAKING: Federal judge finds, in multistate lawsuit, that Trump's EO targeting three entities — Institute of Musuem and Library Services, Minority Business Development Agency, and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service — likely violates the APA, Take Care Clause, and separation of powers.
![Accordingly, because IMLS, MBDA, and FMCS have not provided a rational connection between the sweeping actions they have taken and the vague, conclusory justifications they have provided, the Court finds that the States have established a strong likelihood of success on their arbitrary and capricious claims. Ohio, 603 U.S. at 292. Further, the Court finds that the States have illustrated a strong likelihood of success on their claims that IMLS, MBDA, and FMCS acted arbitrarily and
capriciously in failing to consider reliance interests. Regents, 591 U.S. at 30; see also Smiley v. Citibank (S. Dakota), N.A., 517 U.S. 735, 742 (1996) (citations omitted)
("Sudden and unexplained change, . . . or change that does not take account of
legitimate reliance... may be 'arbitrary, capricious lor] an abuse of discretion."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreihkpfok6u653kimyiamlvbwc3wtmlevk46vbse7lkotcrap22huru@jpeg)
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge finds, in multistate lawsuit, that Trump's EO targeting three entities — Institute of Musuem and Library Services, Minority Business Development Agency, and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service — likely violates the APA, Take Care Clause, and separation of powers.
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The best treatment so far about what's going on at LC. My former colleagues there aren't talking right now - and that's appropriate. Glad to see the leadership are acknowledging that LC isn't an executive branch agency.
www.politico.com/live-updates...?
www.politico.com/live-updates...?
Hill leaders question Trump’s attempted Library of Congress takeover
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “congressional equities” are at stake.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The best treatment so far about what's going on at LC. My former colleagues there aren't talking right now - and that's appropriate. Glad to see the leadership are acknowledging that LC isn't an executive branch agency.
www.politico.com/live-updates...?
www.politico.com/live-updates...?
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Another good article about the attempted takeover at LC is in Rolling Stone. (Remember when that sentence would have been ludicrous?)
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library
Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.
www.rollingstone.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Another good article about the attempted takeover at LC is in Rolling Stone. (Remember when that sentence would have been ludicrous?)
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I’ve been organizing in rural areas since the first Trump administration. Rural Dems can make the difference in races at the top of the ticket.
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
November 29, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I’ve been organizing in rural areas since the first Trump administration. Rural Dems can make the difference in races at the top of the ticket.
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
@altmadison.bsky.social can I vote for #Alt18 on bluesky?? I want to vote for Blurry Lights by Ax and the Hatchetmen. I think u said it is an #AltNation #ImpactTrack.
April 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@altmadison.bsky.social can I vote for #Alt18 on bluesky?? I want to vote for Blurry Lights by Ax and the Hatchetmen. I think u said it is an #AltNation #ImpactTrack.
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“The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, was forced to move to a safe house with her children after the government **posted their home address** to social media.” 4/23/25 newrepublic.com/post/194289/...
Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife says she fears for her safety since the Trump administration deported him to a prison in El Salvador.
newrepublic.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, was forced to move to a safe house with her children after the government **posted their home address** to social media.” 4/23/25 newrepublic.com/post/194289/...
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New filing in NTEU v Vought has *19* declarations from both names and pseudonymous CFPB staff, detailing how Trump admin is still trying to delete the CFPB:
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624...
April 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
New filing in NTEU v Vought has *19* declarations from both names and pseudonymous CFPB staff, detailing how Trump admin is still trying to delete the CFPB:
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624...
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One of the things that’s known to be protective against Alzheimer’s is learning new things. The more you learn, the greater your cognitive reserve, the less overall effect the disease has on your brain.
Basically what we’re doing here is saying: stop learning.
Basically what we’re doing here is saying: stop learning.
"weaken your critical thinking skills and mental acuity, lobotomize yourself, and give me your money"
the most mundane zombie apocalypse where people are volunteering to turn because it's so dope and everyone's doing it man
the most mundane zombie apocalypse where people are volunteering to turn because it's so dope and everyone's doing it man
Gonna be real with you, this feels like an advertisement for spiritual death
April 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
One of the things that’s known to be protective against Alzheimer’s is learning new things. The more you learn, the greater your cognitive reserve, the less overall effect the disease has on your brain.
Basically what we’re doing here is saying: stop learning.
Basically what we’re doing here is saying: stop learning.
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"weaken your critical thinking skills and mental acuity, lobotomize yourself, and give me your money"
the most mundane zombie apocalypse where people are volunteering to turn because it's so dope and everyone's doing it man
the most mundane zombie apocalypse where people are volunteering to turn because it's so dope and everyone's doing it man
Gonna be real with you, this feels like an advertisement for spiritual death
April 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"weaken your critical thinking skills and mental acuity, lobotomize yourself, and give me your money"
the most mundane zombie apocalypse where people are volunteering to turn because it's so dope and everyone's doing it man
the most mundane zombie apocalypse where people are volunteering to turn because it's so dope and everyone's doing it man
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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 12:53 PM
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.
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Early Addition: Last night's unsanctioned Lorde show in Washington Square Park got shut down by the cops because ... it wasn't sanctioned ... but Lorde still eventually showed up to say hi.
Early Addition: Oh Lorde
Because you can't throw a concert for hundreds of people in Washington Square Park without a permit or porta-potties or anything, here are your early links: Barron Trump's Xbox friends, Ice Bucket Cha...
gothamist.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Early Addition: Last night's unsanctioned Lorde show in Washington Square Park got shut down by the cops because ... it wasn't sanctioned ... but Lorde still eventually showed up to say hi.
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Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
ERIC is a vital resource for every educator in this country. It is appalling that a public-access treasure trove of integral research will be thrown by the wayside due to the whims of misguided political fancy. #SaveERIC #Education www.governing.com/policy/major...
Major Education Resource Set to Shut Down This Week
The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the 1960s. It will cease operating Wednesday due to DOGE cuts.
www.governing.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
ERIC is a vital resource for every educator in this country. It is appalling that a public-access treasure trove of integral research will be thrown by the wayside due to the whims of misguided political fancy. #SaveERIC #Education www.governing.com/policy/major...
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Local libraries are helping to bridge the broadband gap by getting communities online.
But federal funding is under threat.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
But federal funding is under threat.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
Library Internet Access Is 'World-Changing' for Millions, but the Money Could Disappear
Local libraries are helping to bridge the broadband gap by getting communities online. But federal funding is under threat.
www.cnet.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Local libraries are helping to bridge the broadband gap by getting communities online.
But federal funding is under threat.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
But federal funding is under threat.
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
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The Trump Administration is desperate to have this case dismissed www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e...
STATEMENT: Federal Funding for Libraries Makes it Case in Court
The Trump Administration is attempting to have this case dismissed based on standing.
www.everylibrary.org
April 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Trump Administration is desperate to have this case dismissed www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e...