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Joseph Coates @jdcoates.bsky.social · 18d

If I don’t get taken by the Rapture tomorrow, can I still take Tylenol?

Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · Apr 15

Can you get to Moscow, Idaho on May 7 from 12-1? Then you can attend "The State of Book Bans in Idaho & Beyond" a presentation by Idaho chapter leader Eija Sumner. All the info www.nwpb.org/event/the-st...

"The State of Book Bans in Idaho and Beyond," presented by Eija Sumner - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Books and the ability to read freely are under attack in the United States. Since 2021, individual states, including Idaho, have passed laws that have paved the way for a […]

www.nwpb.org

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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · Apr 15

If you love your library, listen up…

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · Apr 7

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Mar 12

Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

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Joseph Coates @jdcoates.bsky.social · Mar 9

Items from the archives I helped create are now on display at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and my name made the plaque. If you told me 40 years ago this would have happened, going to that museum my whole life, I wouldn’t have believed you.

Michelle Reed @librariansreed.bsky.social · Feb 20

After you’ve read this excellent piece on Clarivate, consider giving our report on digital censorship a look. There are very real dangers of disappearing & hidden content, particularly in the current US landscape, when libraries lose ownership of their collections. www.libraryfutures.net/censorship

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Joseph Coates @jdcoates.bsky.social · Feb 8

Conservative Cardinal Can't Believe He Has Been Attacked By Catholic VP JD Vance.

Cardinal Dolan fires back at VP J.D. Vance over immigration policy comments

Vice President J.D. Vance is facing backlash from Cardinal Timothy Dolan after Vance accused Catholic bishops of profiting from immigration aid.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jan 21

Trump just rescinded an Executive Order issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs for people in Medicare and Medicaid.

Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as

www.whitehouse.gov

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jan 6

Who can relate?

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Joseph Coates @jdcoates.bsky.social · Jan 5

I'm glad the Bears didn't manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Dec 17

'Man who constantly claims foreigners undermine British sovereignty welcomes cash from foreigner to help undermine British sovereignty'.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Dec 10

😂😂😂Trump is giving Kim an Ambassadorship to Greece as a parting gift after Junior walked off with another woman. She’s better off in Athens. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-k...

Trump considering Kimberly Guilfoyle for ambassador to Greece, 3 sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece, according to three sources.

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Joseph Coates @jdcoates.bsky.social · Dec 3

Ted’s an expert, trust him this time.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Dec 3

Hannity: You have Joe and Mika going to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and suck up to Donald Trump,

Cruz: I’m not even sure they were kissing the ring. I thank they were kissing a little bit lower than that.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Dec 3

Hannity: You have Joe and Mika going to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and suck up to Donald Trump,

Cruz: I’m not even sure they were kissing the ring. I thank they were kissing a little bit lower than that.

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Joseph Coates @jdcoates.bsky.social · Dec 3

American journalist, take note. You collectively sold out the American people. I’ll never trust you again.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Dec 2

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Joseph Coates @jdcoates.bsky.social · Dec 3

Does anyone have a list of 12 books that covers world history?

Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Dec 2

me talking about some shit that happened in 1995

a man with long hair is making a funny face and saying `` i was there gandalf i was there 3000 years ago ... ''

Alt: Elrond saying `` i was there gandalf i was there 3000 years ago ... ''

media.tenor.com

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Dec 2

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

www.thelondoneconomic.com