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Tara Craig βŒπŸ‘‘

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Librarian at Columbia U. Birder, ambivert. Seattle/Brooklyn. NO: autocracy, white supremacy, misogyny, Christian nationalism. YES: justice, wildlife, nature, books, skiing, history, beauty, joy, folklore, feminism, fungi, witches, snacks. Slava Ukraini πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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That’s our mayor! πŸ—½πŸ—³οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸŽ†@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

05.11.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Action Reporting Form Federal Action Reporting Form Please use this form to share information regarding federal government action in New York state. Filing a complaint does not start

We're launching a portal to review federal immigration enforcement in New York after yesterday’s ICE raid on Canal Street.

New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law.

22.10.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1138    πŸ” 522    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 34

β€œThe MAGA Gang [is] desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”

Jimmy Kimmel

18.09.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 947    πŸ” 376    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 23
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ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' over his Charlie Kirk comments after FCC chair's threats ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely after saying in his monologue that Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter Tyler Robinson supported Trump.

Yesterday, Trump was threatening a reporter. Today, he coerced ABC to kick Kimmel off the air.

He's also suing NYT & WSJ for reporting the truth. And it's not just media: he's threatening private companies, colleges, Congressβ€”everyone.

Enough. NONE OF US should cave. We ALL need to push back.

17.09.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1951    πŸ” 766    πŸ’¬ 165    πŸ“Œ 63

People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is β€œallowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

14.09.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 37819    πŸ” 11390    πŸ’¬ 1417    πŸ“Œ 676

And farts are the ghosts of the food we eat πŸ‘»πŸ’¨

05.09.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Trump regime is a white supremacist, Christian nationalist death cult attempting to ensure America never becomes a multi-racial democracy by using the entire federal government to sicken, impoverish, and imprison us, targeting Black and Brown communities first.

RFK Jr. is just one part of that.

04.09.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 817    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 9
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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

β€œNone Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill

This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

14.08.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7097    πŸ” 2217    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 121
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The Trump administration is pissed over CNN’s report on ICEBlock, a real-time β€œearly warning” app that alerts users when ICE is in the area.

Now DHS is threatening legal action against CNN and wants to prosecute the app’s creator.

I downloaded it.

03.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2567    πŸ” 1060    πŸ’¬ 239    πŸ“Œ 78
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Tim Snyder: Today no kings, tomorrow freedom. There is a better America out there. There is a better America underneath. There is a better America that we can see. There is a better America that we can make. History is in our hands.

14.06.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 15971    πŸ” 4552    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 186

I’m so glad you attended in person! I wasn’t able to fly out for the weekend but I did watch the livestream and sent Brooks a bunch of photos for the slideshow ❀️

04.05.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t rank Cuomo!! Vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social πŸ‘

26.04.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shocked and heartbroken to learn of my dear friend’s passing ❀️

25.04.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I just found out - Diana and I hadn’t been in touch for a couple months and I’m not super active on social media. Shocked and heartbroken this morning as I take in this news.

25.04.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The American people have risen up and they are PISSED AS HELL.
#HandsOff

06.04.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 54523    πŸ” 14174    πŸ’¬ 1681    πŸ“Œ 984
Brownstone buildings at Teachers College looking west toward Riverside Church. 
Creative Commons photo by Bohao Zhao

Brownstone buildings at Teachers College looking west toward Riverside Church. Creative Commons photo by Bohao Zhao

#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan.

A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

19.03.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 18

Any Democrat that votes to break this filibuster should be shamed so vigorously they don’t want to step foot inside the Capitol building ever again.

Do not be weak. Do not be cowards. This is exactly the time to fight back.

HOLD THE LINE.

13.03.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 898    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 11
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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.

The Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil β€” a green card holder studying in this country legally β€” is targeted, retaliatory, and an extreme attack on his First Amendment rights.
apnews.com/article/colu...

09.03.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 555    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 28
A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says β€œdon’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says β€œdon’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

27.02.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9498    πŸ” 4983    πŸ’¬ 291    πŸ“Œ 445
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UNDERSTAND THE ASSIGNMENT: tomorrow, February 28th, is the Economic Blackout.

I ain’t buying shit. Plan ahead, but if you must buy essentials, use cash and support local businesses only. No corporate chains!

27.02.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8920    πŸ” 3592    πŸ’¬ 381    πŸ“Œ 222
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Trump’s absurd proposals distract from his damaging actions | Editorial Hullabaloo over Donald Trump's North American trade war feint and Gaza takeover drew attention away from the real dirty work: a purge of federal workers and Elon Musk's unchecked power.

It's sad that so many media outlets have fallen for all the distractions, from Greenland to Gaza to tariffs that keep getting delayed, when the real goal is Musk's dismantling of the government

The Philadelphia Inquirer gets it. Our latest editorial: www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

09.02.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1523    πŸ” 568    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 27
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An Open Letter To The Majority Of Congressional Democrats The norms are gone. Wake the hell up!

An Open Letter To The Majority Of Congressional Democrats
open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

04.02.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember they want you scared. They are desperately trying to terrify us into submission.
Federal employees? Yep.
Opposition? Yep.
Their own Congress? Yep.

Figure out what you stand for and stand the fuck up for it.

31.01.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5156    πŸ” 1223    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 68

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are πŸ“‰

30.01.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 189883    πŸ” 41598    πŸ’¬ 3643    πŸ“Œ 1930

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) πŸ˜ŠπŸ“š

Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything βœ¨πŸ’š

11.01.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13069    πŸ” 5928    πŸ’¬ 249    πŸ“Œ 325
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

Posting this story about how Ann Telnaes got censored not least bc it'll disseminate the image Jeff Bezos censored.

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

04.01.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11895    πŸ” 3726    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 143
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Must be terrifying knowing that someone who you’ve never met has the power to destroy your life

07.12.2024 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8217    πŸ” 1884    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

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Salmon Have Returned Above the Klamath River Dams. Now What? β€’ The Revelator As the fish swim back to places they haven’t reached for more than a century, scientists will watch for signs of the watershed’s recovery.

Good river news: the biggest dam removal project in US history is underway on the Klamath River (Oregonβ€”>California).

*2 weeks* after the last century-old dam was destroyed, salmon were seen 230 miles upstream, above all 4 dams.

If you unbuild it, they will come…
therevelator.org/salmon-klama...

25.11.2024 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 364    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10

The Irish Goodbye πŸ˜ƒ

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