They received over 1400 emails etc from the public. The room is full of PBS supporters. The people have spoken.

Alabama Public Television Board just voted to pay their contract with PBS. PBS is safe until June 30th. They also voted to take Kay Ivey's suggestion to survey the public, explore legal implications etc. until then. So we are not completely out of the woods, but we have some breathing room.

Alabama prison labor in Hyundai supply chain has devastating effect on wages, researchers say A new study says that inmates, who are paid for their work, also experience more frequent safety hazards.

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SAY NO TO INFORMAL COOPERATION Even without a formal agreement in place, there has been informal cooperation with ICE by ALEA and other municipalities that has led to the detention of dozens of immigrants. We want assurances that HPD will not cooperate informally with ICE, such as allowing them to be present at traffic stops or allowing them to be present when serving warrants. No federal interference in community policing. Collaboration between local law enforcement and federal agents actually worsens public safety

AVOID RACIAL PROFILING Enforcement of New Anti-Immigrant State Laws SB53 and SB63 encourage racial profiling and put immigrants in danger. Tell them that SB53 does not require contacting immigration authorities every time someone can't immediately produce documents showing their immigration status. Ask the City and HPD to study the new laws and to use caution and restraint in their enforcement. SB53 was already cited by Leeds Police as justification for turning Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez over to ICE, even though it had not yet even taken effect.

500 Emails by October 22
Our campaign to support our immigrant neighbors is not over. On Sept 11 we presented our resolution to the city council. We’ll keep pushing for greater protection for our neighbors and you can help. We are working towards 500 emails to the Mayor and City Council Members.

We need you to speak up for libraries and the trans community this week! Come meet us at the following locations to submit a public comment to our state library board (APLS) against transphobic code changes. We'll have postcards, talking points, and materials to help you write and submit your public comment at: The Diversity Center at Shenanigans Wed., 10/8, 9:30am-2pm Thurs., 10/9, 9:30am-2pm Lowe Mill 1st Floor by Poftà Bunà Sat. 10/11, 3-7pm Sun., 10 12, 11am-7pm Public comments accepted until 4:30pm on 10/14. Can't make it in person? Follow the QR code: bit.ly/4gub7gz

There's still time to write a public comment in opposition to the transphobic state public library code changes! More info at bit.ly/4gub7gz

The date is wrong. This is TOMORROW 9/23

HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...

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ATTN:

HMCPL board meeting

Tuesday 10/23 4pm

Downtown Library

Have you signed and shared our "DO NOT COMPLY" Petition yet? Please do so before Tuesday and let the board know we won't allow transphobia in our library

Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State

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Screenshot of Instagram post by Andy Borowitz. Shows an AI picture of Donald Trump sitting in a chair wearing a dance cap. Caption reads "The week's news summarized: Russia attacked Poland and Estonia and Trump retaliated against Jimmy Kimmel."

Court Rules Against Arts Endowment on Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order

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Sep. 15, 1963 | Four Black Girls Killed in Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

On this day in 1963, a white man detonated a bomb under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, with 400 congregants inside. Four Black children were killed in the blast.

It's obscene. I'm so sorry.

Whew. Just got my new Income-Dependent Repayment amount for my student loans. There goes all of my disposable income for the foreseeable future, especially if Trump discontinues Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

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Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

Lost in the chaos. Lisa Cook did not commit mortgage fraud.
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HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...

Don't forget to sign this petition to the Huntsville Madison County Library Board asking them to ignore the ridiculous demands of John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service.

HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate - Action Network
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AI-generated image of Trump as if he were Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in front of the Chicago skyline with military helicopters and flames and the caption “Chipocalypse Now. “Text above image says "I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”

We are under attack from our own government.

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

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Will Ainsworth blaming transgender people for mass shootings a political stunt, Alabama advocacy group says “The sooner everyone accepts that God made men, and God made women ... the quicker we can lessen these events from happening.”

ALTRAC rebuts Ainsworth's ridiculous and hateful rhetoric.
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What, Exactly, Was That Cabinet Meeting?

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Today in Madison, AL. Save your city from these dangerous people.
VOTE!!!!

Group hopes critical billboard messages will draw attention in Athens, politicians respond Several political leaders have provided statements about billboards seen in Athens.

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Billboards in Athens criticizing Dale Strong, Alabama senators following Big Beautiful Bill vote The billboard sponsored by the grassroots group, Indivisible 5th District, takes aim at Congressman Dale Strong, along with Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville.

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Even in Alabama!

Opinion | What Trump Is Really Up to in Washington

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...

Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the U.S. Officials with the town and police department of Old Orchard Beach have said federal authorities previously told them reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans was legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the U.S. share.google/f3xfYbohKlzi...

The University of Alabama's refusal to defend its students will be a disaster | Alabama Reflector The school's administrators seem more interested in bending and scraping to the powerful than standing up for those enrolled at UA.

My column this week. In court filings claiming they can’t restore spaces for Black and LGBTQ+ students, the leadership of the University of Alabama is showcasing its refusal to fight for those enrolled there. And showing they want a campus that’s not reflective of our state.

John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board and the Alabama GOP, sent a letter to public libraries telling library directors to “take immediate steps to review their collections, programming, and policies to ensure that no federal grant funds are used to promote gender ideology.”

HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...

Sign and share this petition to the board of the Huntsville Madison County Public Library.
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READ the petition to find out why this is important. SIGN to ask the HMCPL board and administration NOT TO COMPLY. SHARE the petition to help spread the word