Library Gal

Carl Sagan, writing in 1995, warned that soon America would be ruled by illiterate elites wielding “awesome technological powers,” and that most people, their brains broken by screens, would be unable to resist. We are living in the nightmare that Sagan foresaw.

guys always assume that sending nudes is what grabs a gal’s attention, when what really grabs their attention is the patronage of the esteemed lady Catherine de Bourgh.

Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.

It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.

It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.

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Sign reads HEY! You're about to walk by a BOOKSTORE. Are you okay?

2 books, the handmaid tale and the color purple

The indie bookstore around the corner had this sign. So I went inside and bought 2 books from the banned book section. Support local small businesses. Read banned books. Drink your Ovaltine.

The Fairy Glen, Scotland.

I wasn’t made for “the grind” I was made to have a secret benefactor and wander through bare ruined abbeys and yearn

johnroycomic says: Right wing Star Wars fans at some level realize that throwing a wrongly accused man into an off shore mega prison where no leaves is literally what the Empire does in Andor, right?

EXACTLY.

I can’t give right now, but I can share. Amy is good people and a fantastic fiddle player. Please join if inclined.

Are we still boycotting Target?? Just checking.

a small, tan, scruffy dog is perched on the back of a senior golden retriever. Bella the little pup, has her paws placed on Hank the golden's forehead, pushing his skin down so his eyes are closed. Bella's tongue is out and her eyes are wide. seems like she's preparing for a treat, and Hank is used to the arrangement.

This is Bella and Hank. They have a commensal relationship in which Bella benefits and Hank neither benefits nor is harmed. 13/10 for both

Kitty cuddles are the bestest. #LolaCat

[“The first people a dictator puts in jail are the writers, the teachers, the librarians—because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”]

Madeleine L'Engle; this is why they want you illiterate

Boo. Sorry to hear.

a cat is blowing out a number 2 candle on a birthday cake . ALT: a cat is blowing out a number 2 candle on a birthday cake .

Happy birthday, @masknshadows.bsky.social !
Love you!

I wish.

We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.

I want my tax dollars going to national parks, research, conservation, helping those less fortunate, etc.

[tweet from Jonathan Fine that reads "I really don't think people quite grasp just how much more well read highly educated people used to be in the past"].

Not just the highly educated. Welsh miners formed study groups to read Austen and Dickens. Scottish shepherds built lending libraries. Watchmakers & cabinetmakers taught themselves Greek and Latin. The loss of working-class autodidact culture is one of history's great tragedies.

How many plane crashes and mass shootings will it take for Americans to care about their own safety? 🤔

It’s crazy in retrospect how confident and hopeful my generation (millennials) were fifteen years ago. We were making ground-breaking music. We were going to end racism forever. The internet was making everyone kinder and smarter. We had such dreams of a better world.

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Tee ist gut.

mr bean is smiling while peeking out of a door . ALT: mr bean is smiling while peeking out of a door .

Am I screaming into the void, or can anyone hear me?

SIGH.

Alabama is in Section 504 fight: Lawsuit over Biden gender dysphoria rule sparks concern The lawsuit seeks to overturn the rule and asks a federal judge to “Declare Section 504 ... unconstitutional.”

"They" are doing away with the dept of education and 504 plans which help people with disabilities in school. I had a 504 plan and benefitted greatly from it. Please don't let these things disappear. Call your reps, please.

A stern peregrine falcon looks at the reader against a background of pinks. "My love for you is like a Peregrine Falcon. Strong. Powerful." The peregrine zooms through the sky over a forest. "Energetic. Zooming towards you at 200 mph." The peregrine catches a bird. "Striking prey in a dramatic mid-air explosion of feathers. Storing excess meat in crevices or on ledges." The peregrine barfs up a pellet with a BLECHHH. "Vomiting up pellets of bone, feathers, gizzard, and other coarse material. Wait. What were we talking about?"

My love for you is like a peregrine falcon. One more valentine from a past year.