Sad to see this. Sad for the family and friends. Just plain sad.
06.04.2025 16:34 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@loucver.bsky.social
Peace โฎ๏ธ, Love ๐ and Librarianship ๐
Sad to see this. Sad for the family and friends. Just plain sad.
06.04.2025 16:34 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This 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 โ10. Be Preparedโ first! www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n...
28.03.2025 21:54 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Drooping, tattered and slightly green is how Iโm feeling right now.
28.03.2025 20:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Amazon Takedown next please!
#GetGoneAmazon
What is this from?
28.03.2025 04:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Many 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
24.03.2025 15:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0From โLesson 2 Fomenting Fearโ of MacWilliamsโ book โOn Fascism 12 Lessons From American Historyโ
23.03.2025 03:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Always something that is โbecomingโ but never arrived at. We must continually fight for it and examine our own attitudes that may arise against democratic values. 3/3
23.03.2025 03:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0America 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/
23.03.2025 02:58 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Trying to wrap my head around why this is happening so Iโve been reading books on fascism. Matthew C. MacWilliamsโ book, โOn Fascism 12 Lessons from American Historyโ is a short book that is taking me through points in history where โAmerican valuesโ were not always democratic. 1/
23.03.2025 02:54 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0An 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
08.03.2025 15:47 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
17.03.2025 17:06 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0On Self-Respect: Joan Didionโs 1961 Essay from the Pages of Vogue www.vogue.com/article/joan...
15.03.2025 01:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Four Midwest Libraries partner with GPO to preserve government information t.co/HtL4GLYRyi
14.03.2025 15:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Interesting to read what news media outside the US think. Couldnโt agree more!
13.03.2025 19:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โThe 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.โ
Dumb move.
Free Mahmoud Khalil.
10.03.2025 18:35 โ ๐ 7819 ๐ 1838 ๐ฌ 206 ๐ 157Yikes! I had no idea until I read your post. Will look for a better alternative. Makes me ๐ก that they are touted as biodegradable and plastic-free!
13.03.2025 05:02 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โLiterature 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 โฆโ
13.03.2025 05:00 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It's the separation of powers, stupid!
09.03.2025 18:53 โ ๐ 1332 ๐ 318 ๐ฌ 39 ๐ 7A good start. Now to also conquer Amazon, Target and Walmart.
09.03.2025 15:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Oh, but wait, the USAID doesnโt really exist any more ๐ฑ
09.03.2025 15:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Since many pharmaceuticals are manufactured overseas, the tariffs will undoubtedly affect supply and price of TB medications ๐.
09.03.2025 15:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0#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
Those who have been misled by the MGA right need to reconcile the lies theyโve been told with how other world leaders and governments are viewing the Presidentโs actions and words.
09.03.2025 01:02 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Trump: โI think Russia has been acting very well.โ
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
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