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memento vivere
@xianskr.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Truth talk:
I have a hard time actually seeing how book banning in school libraries actually affects any person.
First, it's not like kids are lining up to rush into the school library every day for their media consumption. second these books are available in every public library, online, etc.
I have a hard time actually seeing how book banning in school libraries actually affects any person.
First, it's not like kids are lining up to rush into the school library every day for their media consumption. second these books are available in every public library, online, etc.
How many school libraries have you worked in? How many LGBTQIA+ students have thanked you for stocking books that represent them? How many Black students have thanked you for putting up Black history and/or BLM book displays? Because for one of us in this conversation, the answer's not "zero."
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I would write a poem
about what it makes you
if you look Good in the face
and fire your gun
But she was the poet who wrote about making room for wonder
And you are the one who took her words
about what it makes you
if you look Good in the face
and fire your gun
But she was the poet who wrote about making room for wonder
And you are the one who took her words
January 8, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I would write a poem
about what it makes you
if you look Good in the face
and fire your gun
But she was the poet who wrote about making room for wonder
And you are the one who took her words
about what it makes you
if you look Good in the face
and fire your gun
But she was the poet who wrote about making room for wonder
And you are the one who took her words
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Needing these words from @nikitagill.bsky.social today
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Needing these words from @nikitagill.bsky.social today
ICE ISN'T WELCOME HERE. ICE SHOULDN'T EXIST
ICE isn’t welcome here. ICE shouldn’t exist. Every elected official must be clear-eyed about the fact that ICE is a threat to our entire country and must be abolished. As we in the Twin Cities know too well, our taxes are going to fund an entity that is attacking our neighbors; this has to end.
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
ICE ISN'T WELCOME HERE. ICE SHOULDN'T EXIST
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I feel like letting every president of my lifetime get away with Unlimited War Crimes was a serious mistake
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I feel like letting every president of my lifetime get away with Unlimited War Crimes was a serious mistake
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For months, my city — *my city* — has been terrorized by masked, armed thugs operating on the orders of the federal government. They have gassed, beaten, shot, kidnapped, and murdered innocent people. They have left entire communities paralyzed by fear. They have traumatized countless children.
“We felt less than human.” How government treats folks in custody is not a lot better than how they treat them when they’re released. A moment from the story of a server helping a man: “May God bless that woman, because she gave me a taco and a Coke.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For months, my city — *my city* — has been terrorized by masked, armed thugs operating on the orders of the federal government. They have gassed, beaten, shot, kidnapped, and murdered innocent people. They have left entire communities paralyzed by fear. They have traumatized countless children.
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i just did it all scared
What gave you courage in 2025?
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
i just did it all scared
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In his name all oppression shall cease.
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In his name all oppression shall cease.
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Advent is a thrilling time when the clergy is decked out in purple, there’s a special candle situation, and you get to sing absolute bangers like O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Advent is a thrilling time when the clergy is decked out in purple, there’s a special candle situation, and you get to sing absolute bangers like O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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the male loneliness thing is a spurious culture war to cover up the fact that capitalism is ruining everyone's life!
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
the male loneliness thing is a spurious culture war to cover up the fact that capitalism is ruining everyone's life!
Racists gonna racist
Gullah-Geechee descendants on Sapelo Island may be facing a massive property tax increase that could open the doors for developers to turn the island into a vacation spot for the rich
A meeting for property owners to give feedback is scheduled for today
A meeting for property owners to give feedback is scheduled for today
Tax targeting Gullah-Geechee landowners on Sapelo Island could force land loss
The effort to reassess the Hogg Hummock property is the latest move that could force Gullah-Geechee descendants from Georgia island.
www.splcenter.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Racists gonna racist
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Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Donald Trump has instructed the entire FBI to prioritize finding ways to bring charges against anti-fascists and other activists. Any FBI agent who wants to advance his career now has an incentive to set up naïve kids for an entrapment case.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
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It’s that time of Advent.
Alt text:
An Order for Anytime Following the Third Week of Advent
Rubric: at the most random point in the day, generally while the parish photocopy machine is breaking down
People: I need to speak with you about (name of program or ministry).
Celebrant: In January.
Alt text:
An Order for Anytime Following the Third Week of Advent
Rubric: at the most random point in the day, generally while the parish photocopy machine is breaking down
People: I need to speak with you about (name of program or ministry).
Celebrant: In January.
December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s that time of Advent.
Alt text:
An Order for Anytime Following the Third Week of Advent
Rubric: at the most random point in the day, generally while the parish photocopy machine is breaking down
People: I need to speak with you about (name of program or ministry).
Celebrant: In January.
Alt text:
An Order for Anytime Following the Third Week of Advent
Rubric: at the most random point in the day, generally while the parish photocopy machine is breaking down
People: I need to speak with you about (name of program or ministry).
Celebrant: In January.
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Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
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My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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For people who think book banning isn't a big deal because even if they're not available in libraries and schools, you can still buy them--this is an elitist argument. Most kids ONLY have access to books from their library. Libraries ensure info access for all. Libraries are vital in democracies.
It's not a badge of honor when books get banned. It stinks for everyone. For the book creators, who worked hard to create something special that now won't be shared. The kids who miss out. The librarians and teachers who are treated like criminals. And taxpayers who have to pay for this nonsense.
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For people who think book banning isn't a big deal because even if they're not available in libraries and schools, you can still buy them--this is an elitist argument. Most kids ONLY have access to books from their library. Libraries ensure info access for all. Libraries are vital in democracies.
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What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
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“I’m so relieved that the only problem I cared about - me experiencing mild social discomfort - is now over”
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
Tim Kaine on backlash he's getting: "I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct 1, b/c I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed fed worker would say to me at church, or what somebody would say about SNAP"
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“I’m so relieved that the only problem I cared about - me experiencing mild social discomfort - is now over”
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
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They've already murdered someone in my city, shot another woman, zip tied children, tear gassed an elementary school, and broke six ribs of a bystander.
The president of the United States of America says: that's not enough.
The president of the United States of America says: that's not enough.
"No. I think they haven't gone far enough because we've been held back by the – by the judges, by the liberal judges that were put in by Biden and by Obama," Trump replied.
Read more here: www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Read more here: www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump backs ICE raid tactics, says they 'haven't gone far enough'
President Donald Trump said he believes his immigration deportation goals will be achieved when around 25 million people are deported.
www.foxnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
They've already murdered someone in my city, shot another woman, zip tied children, tear gassed an elementary school, and broke six ribs of a bystander.
The president of the United States of America says: that's not enough.
The president of the United States of America says: that's not enough.
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i will repeat: this is psychological torture for SNAP recipients.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
i will repeat: this is psychological torture for SNAP recipients.
I hope everyone who sees this laughs as hard as I did
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I hope everyone who sees this laughs as hard as I did
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I love that the ruling is “Chicago fucking rules, fuck the liars and the haters”
After reading Carl Sandburg's "Chicago' poem in full in open court this morning, Federal Judge Sarah Ellis says this about our city:
It should go without saying that is she correct & Donald Trump is lying. #chicago
It should go without saying that is she correct & Donald Trump is lying. #chicago
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I love that the ruling is “Chicago fucking rules, fuck the liars and the haters”
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Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.