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Write, email, call your legislators. Cuts to IMLS and State Library resources drastically affect local libraries. Like interlibrary loans? Say goodbye. Does your library receive LSTA grants to pay for technology that bridges the digital divide? Say goodbye to those. Protect your libraries.
We made it easy here- action.everylibrary.org/emailreps
January 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Write, email, call your legislators. Cuts to IMLS and State Library resources drastically affect local libraries. Like interlibrary loans? Say goodbye. Does your library receive LSTA grants to pay for technology that bridges the digital divide? Say goodbye to those. Protect your libraries.
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A new book meets the moment well: Mara van der Lugt's "Hopeful Pessimism." @galbeckerman.bsky.social on why, in despairing times, we might want to be more like Sisyphus:
Be Like Sisyphus
How to embrace hopeful pessimism in a moment of despair
www.theatlantic.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A new book meets the moment well: Mara van der Lugt's "Hopeful Pessimism." @galbeckerman.bsky.social on why, in despairing times, we might want to be more like Sisyphus:
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JUST IN: More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general sued Tuesday to block Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, arguing it violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship for all children born in the U.S.
January 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
JUST IN: More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general sued Tuesday to block Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, arguing it violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship for all children born in the U.S.
Trump was just sworn in 24 hours ago and Republicans are wasting no time putting Project 2025 into effect. The University of West Florida is a small D2 university in the FL Panhandle that is already getting the New College treatment. Please read and share: ricksblog.biz/daily-outtak...
Heritage Foundation scripts Education policies
The new UWF Trustees are part of a larger political agenda to make Florida's universities and colleges the Heritage Foundation's proving ground.
ricksblog.biz
January 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Trump's pardons and commutations for the January 6 rioters are an attempt to rewrite history and erase an attack on the Constitution and the country.
January 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Trump's pardons and commutations for the January 6 rioters are an attempt to rewrite history and erase an attack on the Constitution and the country.
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Exactly. And film yourself doing it for social media!
January 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Exactly. And film yourself doing it for social media!
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January 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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15 years ago the U.S. Supreme Court made the wrong decision in Citizens United. And it’s on us, We The People, to reverse their mistake.
January 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
15 years ago the U.S. Supreme Court made the wrong decision in Citizens United. And it’s on us, We The People, to reverse their mistake.
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Talk of rescinding birthright citizenship is just that: Talk.
Presidents can't rescind it, because the Constitution expressly guarantees it. The Constitution's text reflects a basic American principle: Being born here comes with citizenship. Any executive order won't survive the court fights.
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Presidents can't rescind it, because the Constitution expressly guarantees it. The Constitution's text reflects a basic American principle: Being born here comes with citizenship. Any executive order won't survive the court fights.
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January 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Talk of rescinding birthright citizenship is just that: Talk.
Presidents can't rescind it, because the Constitution expressly guarantees it. The Constitution's text reflects a basic American principle: Being born here comes with citizenship. Any executive order won't survive the court fights.
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Presidents can't rescind it, because the Constitution expressly guarantees it. The Constitution's text reflects a basic American principle: Being born here comes with citizenship. Any executive order won't survive the court fights.
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President Donald Trump took his second oath of office Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises.
PolitiFact fact-checked his speech, as well as his later remarks at Emancipation Hall: www.politifact.com/article/2025...
PolitiFact fact-checked his speech, as well as his later remarks at Emancipation Hall: www.politifact.com/article/2025...
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speech
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump took his second oath of office Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, of
www.politifact.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
President Donald Trump took his second oath of office Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises.
PolitiFact fact-checked his speech, as well as his later remarks at Emancipation Hall: www.politifact.com/article/2025...
PolitiFact fact-checked his speech, as well as his later remarks at Emancipation Hall: www.politifact.com/article/2025...
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"The legacy of COVID-19 must not be defined solely by pain, loss, and disruption. Rather, the experience is fraught with lessons that the world should not waste," writes Maria D. Van Kerkhove in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3DWFL2V
January 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"The legacy of COVID-19 must not be defined solely by pain, loss, and disruption. Rather, the experience is fraught with lessons that the world should not waste," writes Maria D. Van Kerkhove in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3DWFL2V
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#TeachTruth Classrooms can be a powerful democratic space, where students learn to see themselves not only as individuals, but as part of history, with the capacity to question, challenge, build solidarity, and act to transform society.
Free lessons ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/teachtr...
Free lessons ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/teachtr...
#TeachTruth Syllabus
We offer this #TeachTruthSyllabus as a gesture of defiance and education. The Right would be happy to keep the conversation at the level of obfuscation, divorced from reality and history. We, on the o...
www.zinnedproject.org
January 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#TeachTruth Classrooms can be a powerful democratic space, where students learn to see themselves not only as individuals, but as part of history, with the capacity to question, challenge, build solidarity, and act to transform society.
Free lessons ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/teachtr...
Free lessons ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/teachtr...
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President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
Trump taps 19 Fox pundits, personalities and producers for second term
President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
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“Cecile was an inspiration to women and the men who love and respect us. Rest in peace and power.”- CK
Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, dies at 67
Texas-born activist who spent lifetime advocating for abortion rights died after a battle with brain cancer
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Cecile was an inspiration to women and the men who love and respect us. Rest in peace and power.”- CK
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Over 400,000 Americans died fighting the horrors of fascism in WWII—now we have Trump henchmen mimicking a Nazi salute? It’s a disgusting insult to their sacrifice and a chilling sign of where we’re headed.
January 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting the horrors of fascism in WWII—now we have Trump henchmen mimicking a Nazi salute? It’s a disgusting insult to their sacrifice and a chilling sign of where we’re headed.
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What Happened at Auschwitz review – this urgent documentary is a small step back towards enlightenment
What Happened at Auschwitz review – this urgent documentary is a small step back towards enlightenment
Indelible stories from survivors and chilling present-day footage of the former camp combine to make this short, stark yet hopeful film. Look at the world in 2025 and you can easily see why it is such vital viewing
This month is the 80th anniversary of…
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What Happened at Auschwitz review – this urgent documentary is a small step back towards enlightenment
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“Trump used the inaugural ceremony to claim he was chosen and anointed by god to lead this nation, but this Christian Nationalist idea is fundamentally un-American. In this country, ‘We the People’ choose our leaders and our leaders are answerable to us.”—Rachel Laser
www.au.org/the-latest/p...
www.au.org/the-latest/p...
Americans United denounces Christian Nationalism in Trump’s inauguration, executive order on gender - Americans United
Americans United denounced the Christian Nationalism that featured heavily in President Trump’s inauguration, including his intent to issue an Executive Order purporting to define gender.
www.au.org
January 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Trump used the inaugural ceremony to claim he was chosen and anointed by god to lead this nation, but this Christian Nationalist idea is fundamentally un-American. In this country, ‘We the People’ choose our leaders and our leaders are answerable to us.”—Rachel Laser
www.au.org/the-latest/p...
www.au.org/the-latest/p...
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Hours after Trump was inaugurated, a government website focused on reproductive health care shut down.
Government's reproductive rights resource goes dark hours into new Trump administration
Americans searching for reproductive health resources will have one less option after President Donald Trump’s new administration on Monday made shuttering a government website focused on women's heal...
www.rawstory.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hours after Trump was inaugurated, a government website focused on reproductive health care shut down.
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Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
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If Congress passes the SAVE Act, millions of eligible American voters without easy access to documents like passports or birth certificates will pay the price.
House Bill Would Hurt American Voters
Republicans have reintroduced the SAVE Act, a bill that could disenfranchise millions of American voters.
www.brennancenter.org
January 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If Congress passes the SAVE Act, millions of eligible American voters without easy access to documents like passports or birth certificates will pay the price.
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“Key spheres of policy-making — energy, finance and tech — will be overseen by wealthy figures plucked from the industries they’re tasked to oversee.”
- @derekseidman.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/tru...
- @derekseidman.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/tru...
Trump Is Packing His Cabinet With Crypto, Oil and Private Prison Profiteers
Trump’s policy makers will be overseeing the industries that they run and own.
truthout.org
January 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“Key spheres of policy-making — energy, finance and tech — will be overseen by wealthy figures plucked from the industries they’re tasked to oversee.”
- @derekseidman.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/tru...
- @derekseidman.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/tru...
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The best part of the second Trump presidency will be the steady stream of racist dunderheads proclaiming in public how they were duped by the most obvious conman in the history of the universe.
January 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The best part of the second Trump presidency will be the steady stream of racist dunderheads proclaiming in public how they were duped by the most obvious conman in the history of the universe.
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I see the Democratic weather machine is doing great work again, forcing that inauguration inside. Well done, climate controllers.
January 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I see the Democratic weather machine is doing great work again, forcing that inauguration inside. Well done, climate controllers.
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