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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 3d

Tweets disappear.

Emails get buried.

But a postcard on a desk?

That gets noticed.

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Send a Postcard to Oppose Book Bans!

Tweets disappear. Emails get buried. But a postcard on a desk? That gets noticed.

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 7d

Sign the national pledge against book bans and add your name to the growing movement for the freedom to read.

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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.

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 13d

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/cl...

Tell Congress: Close Fort Bliss and Other Abusive Detention Centers!

Billions of taxpayer dollars are being funneled into walls, troops, surveillance systems, and detention centers while seniors, children, veterans, and families are struggling with rising health care c...

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 13d

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

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I Believe in Libraries.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15d

While the senile old man rides in carriages around castles, builds his ballroom, puts gold on everything, plans parades, attends a variety of sporting events, threatens people, and reads the scripts put in front of him, this psychopath is the one actually running the country.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 16d

Californians — don’t take medical advice from President Bleach.

Trust your doctor.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 17d

If you voted for him, you've done this.

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 17d

Sign the petition to support H.R.5527 and stop Trump's book bans in schools on military bases in the US and abroad.

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PETITION: Restore the Right to Read at DoDEA Schools

Sign the petition to support H.R.5527 and stop the DoDEA book bans in schools on military bases in the US and abroad.

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 17d

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/fi...

Fire RFK Jr. NOW!

Since he was confirmed in February 2025, RFK Jr. has put the health of Americans at risk. Under his direction, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, Dr. Susan Monarez, was fir...

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 25d

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/tr...

Trump's tariff tyranny must END!

At the end of the day, this is about us and what we need, not Trump’s obsession with trade wars against international partners.  If Trump and his administration were actually concerned with gener...

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · 25d

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Investigate Trump officials for putting our national security at risk!

It's not only dangerous to the American public that this happened, but the fact that a reporter was inadvertently given access to these current plans in real time shows that Pete Hegseth and the rest ...

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · Aug 28

Congress is deciding how much funding the Institute of Museum and Library Services will receive, right now!

Please let Congress know it's time to support Federal Funding for Libraries.

It's easy to email your legislators here.

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SEND AN EMAIL: Support Federal Funding for American Libraries

Congress is deciding how much funding the Institute of Museum and Library Services will receive, right now!

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congress is deciding right now how much funding IMLS will receive—and your voice matters.

Without federal funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), library services are at risk.

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PETITION: Fund the Institute Of Museum and Library Services

Congress is deciding right now how much funding IMLS will receive—and your voice matters

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · Aug 19

And make no mistake — this isn’t about souvenirs.

It’s about government control and censorship.

action.everylibrary.org/npsgiftshops via ‪@everylibrary.bsky.social

Erasing History in Our Parks: Why Book Bans in National Park Service Gift Shops Threaten Democracy

And make no mistake — this isn’t about souvenirs. It’s about government control and censorship.

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pev49.bsky.social @pev49.bsky.social · Aug 16

As professionals and as citizens, we must decide whether we will serve as stewards of culture, or as instruments of the state.

The future of libraries, museums, and archives depends on our answer.

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REPORT: Culture War By Executive Order and Its Impact on Libraries

As professionals and as citizens, we must decide whether we will serve as stewards of culture, or as instruments of the state. The future of libraries, museums, and archives depends on our answer.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Aug 13

They go fast when they want to go fast and slow when they want to go to slow and the decision is *always* an ideological one.

Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · Aug 12

Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections electionlawblog.org?p=151533

Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections #ELB

We know the Supreme Court dallied a long time in setting the Louisiana case for reargument, only recently adding a doozy of a question in this racial gerrymandering case that could tee up a potential ...

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · Aug 12

The crime scene in D.C. most damaging to everyday Americans is at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 13

[email protected]: "One thing that we found really interesting was these flight logs from Epstein's private jet, which were part of that investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell. And they really tell you a story of how close these guys are."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 12

She's also the only child rapist in history to be moved to a minimum security camp with potential work release one week after meeting with the Deputy Attorney General.

Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · Aug 12

"Ghislaine Maxwell remains the only child-rapist in history to receive well-wishes from a president of the United States."

Lawrence O'Donnell

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teachpeacex3.bsky.social @teachpeacex3.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · Apr 14

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 13

I want to remind everyone as we discuss the CPI/inflation numbers today, from July 30: "The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/b...