“I learned that hope is not something that you have. Hope is something that you create, with your actions. Hope is something you have to manifest into the world, and once one person has hope, it can be contagious. Other people start acting in a way that has more hope.”

― Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

For all of my LGBTQ+ friends & allies 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We cannot afford to tire and stop showing up. Every time we show up, our numbers grow. Yes, it will be tough at times, but our fathers or grandfathers went to war over this. Don’t give up and always stay strong. 💪

#Pride

Sesame Street character hands holding onto one another’s hands. All different colors in celebration of PRIDE

“On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let's build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy Pride Month!”
- Sesame Street 💚💛

Books…

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

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Timeline cleanser!

Vote NO on cloture!!!

New Quinniac poll:

If there's a shutdown...

32% blame Dems
31% blame Republicans
22% blame Trump

That's a majority blaming Trump and/or the GOP. Hang tough, Dems.

If you're boycotting AMZ, but still want to buy/read books: please, have a look at whether the relevant big publisher/small press/indie author sells direct

This month and last is hitting everyone's book sales hard, and all of us - trad, small press & indie alike - still need to pay our bills :)

Crockett: Any of us who have ever dated have been hoodwinked a time or two. We’ve sat there and thought he was going to be so great for us because he sold us on all the things and then we realized… they ain’t shit. That’s where we are.

Library display based on artwork from Dev the Pineapple. A smiling Mychal, illustrated, with books and sunflowers. Text quote reads, "Library kids are going to save the world"

It is March 2, 2025. My plan was to leave the world on March 2, 2024.

What a difference in a year. I still have bad days. But reasons to stay are easier to find each day.

Thankful for family, for friends, for library kids who ARE going to save the world. Once a library kid, always a library kid 💚

Russia can stop the war any time by leaving Ukrainian land.

Sign of the day…

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social what can we do when we’ve abandoned our allies and republicans refuse to stand up to anything even if their constituents are angry?

Trump is going to the Super Bowl - an audience of millions will be watching - pay for several ads - tell people what they are doing!!!

www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/n...

The CFPB costs $800 Million annually and has returned over $21 Billion to consumers cheated by banks, credit card companies, payday lenders, and scammers. Yesterday, the richest man in the world Elon Musk, said he’s going to kill it, hurting millions of working-class American families. #ReopenCFPB

Charlie Chaplin’s earth shattering speech from The Great Dictator (1940) is helping me get out of bed this morning.

It might help you too.

youtu.be/17_KnWm-Zm4?...

Trump's flood-the-zone strategy means things are going to get missed by the media. That's intentional. So I wanted to point out two major things he's done to deeply hurt workers and consumers.

Thank you, Senator Murphy!! Please convince your colleagues of this. We need all the help we can get to slow them down!

youtube.com/watch?v=OJns...

You do your part and we will do ours. We are in this together.

Reading So Let Them Burn and love it! Can’t wait to recommend to kids at the library!

Raybearer is one of my absolute favorite books! I would reread if my TBR list wasn’t miles long! I recommend it to everyone.

Fight for us, please. The American people need Congress to stand up for their constituents. Stop with the defeatist comments and help save this country from fascism! So many lives are in danger. An attack on one group or country is an attack on all and he’s already attacking on several fronts!