audie verde
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Libraries/Bookmobiles/Rabblerouse/Inequity/Climb/Run/Bike/Social Infrastructure. Grow food. KY to ID. Words: mine. Shares: not endorsements. She/Her. Used to be @thebikebrarian in that other space. Anti-capitalist.
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There are going to be many occasions on which journalists write about mifepristone in the next year.
please, for the love of everything, do not simply repeat the extremist talking points around it. I don't care if you call them extremist talking points. Explain WHY it's not true.
please, for the love of everything, do not simply repeat the extremist talking points around it. I don't care if you call them extremist talking points. Explain WHY it's not true.
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
There are going to be many occasions on which journalists write about mifepristone in the next year.
please, for the love of everything, do not simply repeat the extremist talking points around it. I don't care if you call them extremist talking points. Explain WHY it's not true.
please, for the love of everything, do not simply repeat the extremist talking points around it. I don't care if you call them extremist talking points. Explain WHY it's not true.
Bumping this for ideas....
Folks here who know McCall well....me and grad school bestie are headed up for the weekend. Normally I am camping and rarely eat out, but I also like to support local, especially in shoulder season. Where would you take out of town guests? Or where should I avoid because they're jerks?
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Bumping this for ideas....
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Proposed snowplow names , courtesy of students of Idaho schools.
December 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Proposed snowplow names , courtesy of students of Idaho schools.
Folks here who know McCall well....me and grad school bestie are headed up for the weekend. Normally I am camping and rarely eat out, but I also like to support local, especially in shoulder season. Where would you take out of town guests? Or where should I avoid because they're jerks?
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Folks here who know McCall well....me and grad school bestie are headed up for the weekend. Normally I am camping and rarely eat out, but I also like to support local, especially in shoulder season. Where would you take out of town guests? Or where should I avoid because they're jerks?
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Fun fact: if you don't support Palestinian books being available in the public library you don't support the freedom to read 💛 hope that helps
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December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Fun fact: if you don't support Palestinian books being available in the public library you don't support the freedom to read 💛 hope that helps
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those who leave snow on their car roofs are without honor
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
those who leave snow on their car roofs are without honor
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DAILY MEMO: Over 20 Kidnapped by ICE and CBP, Including Another U.S. Citizen, Amid Escalating Southern California Raids
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
DAILY MEMO: Over 20 Kidnapped by ICE and CBP, Including Another U.S. Citizen, Amid Escalating Southern California Raids
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win. (ht OT)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency that provides funding for America's libraries, has announced it is reinstating all grants it had previously terminated, including those to libraries and library organizations across the U.S.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4496W4V
Read more: https://bit.ly/4496W4V
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win. (ht OT)
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Anyone casually weighing in on this race needs to understand this.
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Anyone casually weighing in on this race needs to understand this.
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Some families enrolled in the Idaho Home Learning Academy public virtual charter school used state funding to pay for hunting equipment, video games, paddleboards, smart watches, tickets to water parks and subscriptions to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, according to the watchdog report.
New watchdog report reveals ‘loopholes,’ lack of oversight of Idaho virtual school finances • Idaho Capital Sun
New Idaho watchdog report finds some families used state education accounts to pay for video games, hunting equipment, smartwatches and more.
idahocapitalsun.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Some families enrolled in the Idaho Home Learning Academy public virtual charter school used state funding to pay for hunting equipment, video games, paddleboards, smart watches, tickets to water parks and subscriptions to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, according to the watchdog report.
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No matter what happens - another reminder every vote counts
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
No matter what happens - another reminder every vote counts
I am the subject librarian for this initiative and the reason I jumped from public to academic libraries... it's student and community focused and truly meets students where they are at. Thank you @boisestatepublicradio.org for highlighting it.
Former Boise State President's rural initiative escapes chopping block, but seeks new funding
The Community Impact Program this summer was designated to be sunset, in a decision later characterized by the university as a 'misunderstanding.' But the program's new administrators are trying to re...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I am the subject librarian for this initiative and the reason I jumped from public to academic libraries... it's student and community focused and truly meets students where they are at. Thank you @boisestatepublicradio.org for highlighting it.
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CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
Before I freak myself out on Facebook marketplace...anyone in my Bluesky/Treasure Valley works looking to offload a rowing machine?
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Before I freak myself out on Facebook marketplace...anyone in my Bluesky/Treasure Valley works looking to offload a rowing machine?
Here's to the best holiday song for those that celebrate... www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYvu...
Dar Williams - The Christians & The Pagans (live)
YouTube video by Twenty Summers
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November 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Here's to the best holiday song for those that celebrate... www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYvu...
Sure did not have Hegseth destroying the already fragile Boy Scouts on my bingo card. I have been a long time critic of the BSA...but DEI they are not, a national security threat they are not. Hegseth just hates women.
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sure did not have Hegseth destroying the already fragile Boy Scouts on my bingo card. I have been a long time critic of the BSA...but DEI they are not, a national security threat they are not. Hegseth just hates women.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
So much damage…SO MUCH…already done but hey, a glimmer of some semblance of joy.
I! M! L! S!
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
So much damage…SO MUCH…already done but hey, a glimmer of some semblance of joy.
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Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
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Alaska Native villages hit by Typhoon Halong will have to clean up sacred artifacts displaced by the floodwaters as they rebuild their communities.
A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Alaska Native villages hit by Typhoon Halong will have to clean up sacred artifacts displaced by the floodwaters as they rebuild their communities.
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NEW: The Trump administration’s slickly produced videos of an immigration raid at a Chicago apartment building in September showed federal agents rappelling from a helicopter and banging down doors.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show
Detained and deported Venezuelans tell their stories of what happened when immigration agents raided their apartment building.
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration’s slickly produced videos of an immigration raid at a Chicago apartment building in September showed federal agents rappelling from a helicopter and banging down doors.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
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BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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As the Festival of Faiths highlights its theme of “Sacred Belonging,” Berea College professor and bell hooks center founder M. Shadee Malaklou reflects on hooks’ legacy and the practice of radical inclusion. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
Founder of Berea’s bell hooks center M. Shadee Malaklou on love, justice, and radical inclusion
As the Festival of Faiths highlights its theme of “Sacred Belonging,” Berea College professor and bell hooks center founder M. Shadee Malaklou reflects on hooks’ legacy and the practice of radical inclusion.
www.lpm.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
As the Festival of Faiths highlights its theme of “Sacred Belonging,” Berea College professor and bell hooks center founder M. Shadee Malaklou reflects on hooks’ legacy and the practice of radical inclusion. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
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On Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Jefferson County Coroner said they have formally confirmed the identities of all the victims who were recovered from the plane crash site. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
Louisville leaders identify 14 victims in UPS plane crash
On Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Jefferson County Coroner said they have formally confirmed the identities of all the victims who were recovered from the plane crash site.
www.lpm.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
On Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Jefferson County Coroner said they have formally confirmed the identities of all the victims who were recovered from the plane crash site. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...