I'm old enough to remember pulling out of world health orgs because god forbid we financially support other counties with diseases that will ultimately effect us but we absolutely can take over random countries for no reason.
What's remarkable is not just that Trump is so loathsome and narcissistic that he doesn't care when an innocent woman is killed in a protest unless and until he finds out that her dad was a fan of his ... it's that he's so disregulated he *can't help but say so out loud*.
When your job is email, people love to give you more email saying "it's simple, just giving information" but then people respond back angry and it's like, this is not my email I don't know.
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
elise stefanik’s whole campaign for governor was relying on trump amplifying accusations that mamdani is a jihadist and not only did he have a great time meeting the guy, he directly rejected agreeing with stefanik, specifically.
incredible stuff
Mamdani is NEVER being invited back to the White House lol
Every screen grab of these emails makes me realize learning to read was my first mistake.
no one has ever been better than chuck schumer at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Will someone tell Schumer that the Baileys died years ago of old age and to please get imaginary constituents from this century
Love Blueskys more mature vibe until I'm looking for people complaining about the Thrilljoy block party at SDCC.
Hey book lovers! Support your local library, of course. Also! Cool news! @bookshop.org has free shipping July 8-11. They also now sell ebooks, which is an excellent development. AND if you sign up for their email, there are periodic boook/ebook deals & I've snapped up many fine books that way. 💚📖🔥📘
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
I just got off work to find that the two worst people in the world are fighting.
…I am intrigued.
GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
If you would like to add your name to the over 250 librarians and library workers, who have already signed this joint statement condemning the dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden, visit docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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"The shuttering of USAID, in other words, ranks with the absolute worst atrocities in the history of the world."
Gov. Tim Walz State Address: "We have university students shoved into unmarked vans and fathers being tossed into Salvadorian gulags without a hint of due process. If you say you love freedom, but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn't freedom, it's privilege."
presidents should get a probationary period and if their approval rating falls below 50% at any point within their first three months in office we get to eject them from the country with a catapult
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
"How do they know they are straight or gay?" Is she saying that everyone has to sleep with all genders before deciding on one? That seems pretty radical but okay, let's do it.
Steve Silberman's groundbreaking book NeuroTribes, which fully debunked any story of an "autism epidemic," is 10 years old this summer. The answer has been out there for a decade. He'd be LIVID about this.
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."
I think I just read this book. (No names.)
Absolutely obsessed with this late 19th century illustration of the Orion Nebula by Otto Boeddicker.
If none of these old people calling and complaining about not getting checks then why is that the only thing my Senator does with her time according to her newsletter?
I worked in a public library. People used to threaten me regularly over DVDs.
Remember when we put up signs that said "The FBI was not here today" so we could take them down when they were and not violate gag orders?
It is time to be honest with the hardships that come with libraries. You need a notary? Sorry, we had to lay them off. You need a museum pass? Sorry, budget cuts bc funding for both libraries and education is gone. You need a book on anatomy to homeschool your kid? Sorry, someone challenged that.
