I am told that, by pushing my way in despite Vatican objections to see a very ill Pope Francis, I have his death on my conscience. That is not true. I have no conscience.

by J. D. Vance

Federal library funding supports programs, services, and resources at libraries in every state and territory. We need YOU to Show Up #ForOurLibraries and make your voice heard. #FundLibraries

Call Congress: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries

Fuck #TravisKelce.

It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden Congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.

Dear Leaders of the Free World,

Fight him at every turn.
Make his life miserable.
Expose his ignorance and sociopathy.
Oppose and condemn and marginalize him.
The decent people of this nation are not with him.

We stand with you.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

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😏 I definitely see a pattern

Atrocity justification begins with false equivalencies.

What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

"Our libraries and bookstores are critical spaces for learning, exploration, and connection. By striking down these provisions, the court has safeguarded the right of every Arkansan to access ideas and information without fear of censorship or prosecution."