Julie Segal Walters

With this vote, Congress makes ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in history, with more money per year at its disposal over the next four years than the budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and Bureau of Prisons combined.

“and every June you’ll have to spend a day rapidly reloading the page to see how many of your rights have expired” -the Founders probably

It’s Not Too Late to Save NASA’s Imperiled Search for Alien Life, but the Clock Is Ticking NASA’s astrobiology ambitions are at risk of collapsing under the White House’s proposed budget. But your voice can make a difference

We’ve never been so close to discovering life beyond Earth. Our generation could be the one that finds it—provided two essential ingredients exist. First, that there’s life out there. Second, that we’re willing to look.

Let's look.

Opinion | The children's book that explains the Trump White House Even a kindergartner can see what’s wrong with caving to Trump.

All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten.

As Trump attacks higher education, some students avoid U.S. colleges The U.S. may no longer be the top destination for the best and brightest students in the world amid visa revocations, student detentions and research cuts

An exodus of intellectual talent has already begun. If it continues, it will surely tank America's leadership in research and innovation.

We must reverse course ASAP by restoring funding streams and providing a welcoming and safe environment for all.

Bookstore crawl

This Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day, friends. 👇

The House has passed this bill before. Let that sink in.

The Only Way to Slow Down the Trump-Musk Coup It’s hard to think of anything less sexy and less made-for-TV than an attorney charging into a courthouse to seek a temporary injunction.

"Which means, in the aggregate, that we somehow walk around carrying two conflicting beliefs: that American democracy is both too big to fail, and also that American democracy is too intricate to fight for."

SO happy for you, John! Congratulations!

Amazing news! Congratulations, @ruthbehar.bsky.social!

From my heart and a wall in Thomas, WV to you. Wishing you so much good in 2025!

For those who sometimes need a lighter feed that is free of politics, mean-snark, or depressing news/info, feel free to following my #Uplift feed:

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Nine-Year-Old Rocco Writes Books About the White House By Margaret A. Hudak Alexandria, VA - Rocco Smirne is a nine-year-old 4th-grade FCPS student passionate about presidential history. Rocco was born and

Meet the 4th grade author of 4 children's books. (He wrote his first in kindergarten!) thezebra.org/2024/11/05/n...

c. Control What You Do (& Don't) See - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish This is NOT an official Bluesky resource!Be aware that this is a living vault, very much a work-in-progress. It is NOT meant to be a 100% accurate and finished resource. Please note that these tips a…

Thanks to @scalzi.com for permission to add his excellent comment re: bots/trolls & Bluesky to my "Tips On How To Curate What You See (and Don't See)" resource:

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I’m listening to an NPR story about Bluesky right now and boy, it sounds pretty idyllic here! 💙🩵🤍

It is so exciting to reconnect with all my #kidlit friends and to have another outlet for posting puppy pics!

Aw....thank you, Kate! I've listed you and your #KidLit spreadsheet in my "Quick ways to find others in the KidLit Community" publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/fo...

Also - if you're part of the #kidlit community, you'll also want to pop over to @debbieohi.com's profile for more Starter Packs and her newbie's guide to Bluesky!

First thing I did when I joined Bluesky? Followed @taralazar.bsky.social and @debbieohi.com. Exactly the same thing I did when I first joined that other place 10 years ago! #kidlit

Left the artist formerly known as Twitter ages ago, but just replacing it with new social media now. See you here periodically, friends!