Sad to see this. Sad for the family and friends. Just plain sad.

Letter to the American People March 27, 2025 Many of you have reached out to the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security to ask what you can do in the face of what appears to be an authoritarian coup against t...

This is long but has good information and strategies Read it all as you have time but if you or those you love are in a marginalized group (and most of us are), read and act on “10. Be Prepared” first! www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n...

Drooping, tattered and slightly green is how I’m feeling right now.

Amazon Takedown next please!
#GetGoneAmazon

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Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries! Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...

Many library/museum programs, events & trainings would not exist except for IMLS grants. Chances are if you've visited small musems or a local historical archive an IMLS grant has been crucial to their success. Send a letter today action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 @everylibrary.bsky.social

From “Lesson 2 Fomenting Fear” of MacWilliams’ book “On Fascism 12 Lessons From American History”

Always something that is “becoming” but never arrived at. We must continually fight for it and examine our own attitudes that may arise against democratic values. 3/3

America has always had segments of its society that lean more towards authoritarianism. A lesson that democracy is never a given and must be continually fought for. Instead of praising ourselves that our democratic values are innate, we need to teach younger generations that democracy is 2/

Trying to wrap my head around why this is happening so I’ve been reading books on fascism. Matthew C. MacWilliams’ book, “On Fascism 12 Lessons from American History” is a short book that is taking me through points in history where “American values” were not always democratic. 1/

An excerpt from Fascism: A Warning, by Madeline Albright. It reads, "Mussolini demanded and was given authority to do just about whatever he wanted... He initiated a campaign to drenare la palude ("drain the swamp") by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."

Excerpt from "Fascism: A Warning" by Madeline Albright

ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...

ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

On Self-Respect: Joan Didion’s 1961 Essay from the Pages of Vogue

On Self-Respect: Joan Didion’s 1961 Essay from the Pages of Vogue www.vogue.com/article/joan...

Four Midwest Libraries partner with GPO to preserve government information t.co/HtL4GLYRyi

Interesting to read what news media outside the US think. Couldn’t agree more!

“The department announced Tuesday evening that it laid off nearly 50% of its workforce through the RIF. Impacted employees will be placed on administrative leave beginning March 21.”

Dumb move.

Free Mahmoud Khalil.

Yikes! I had no idea until I read your post. Will look for a better alternative. Makes me 😡 that they are touted as biodegradable and plastic-free!

Degradation of Polyvinyl Alcohol in US Wastewater Treatment Plants and Subsequent Nationwide Emission Estimate Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a water-soluble plastic commercially used in laundry and dish detergent pods (LDPs) for which a complete understanding of its fate in the environment and subsequent conseque...

“Literature review data, when incorporated into our model, resulted in ~61% of PVA ending up in the environment via the sludge route and ~15.7% via the aqueous phase. PVA presence in the environment, regardless of its matrix, is a threat to the ecosystem due to the potential mobilization of heavy …”

YouTube video by Mary Trump Media Mary Trump's CHILLING Story of Trump's Cruelty

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It's the separation of powers, stupid!

A good start. Now to also conquer Amazon, Target and Walmart.

Oh, but wait, the USAID doesn’t really exist any more 😱

Since many pharmaceuticals are manufactured overseas, the tariffs will undoubtedly affect supply and price of TB medications 😔.

As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but the Kansas outbreak shows that the ancient disease is very much a modern-day scourge.

#TB cases are on the rise globally, increasing 4.6% from 2020 to 2023 and reversing decades of decline. Microbiologists explain why this ancient disease seems to be making a comeback: buff.ly/JXXcEO3
By Karen Dobos and Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Colorado State University

YouTube video by Brut America French Senator criticizes Trump

Those who have been misled by the MGA right need to reconcile the lies they’ve been told with how other world leaders and governments are viewing the President’s actions and words.

Trump: “I think Russia has been acting very well.”

Russia:

I was wondering if i could get some help sharing this around. I will keep spreading it elsewhere. Wondering if we could get MSM to mention it? #goals