Andy Johnson

The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physi…

The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them
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ICE to open call center to help track migrant children for removal ICE plans to establish a "National Call Center" to help law enforcement track unaccompanied migrant children for potential removal.

The initiative would enlist state and local police to help locate these minors part of a wider Trump administration push to identify, monitor, and deport them.

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’

Was Abe Froman the Sausage Prince of Chicago before being crowned Sausage King of Chicago?

New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein Bronze statue by an anonymous creator shows the two men frolicking and holding hands with a foot kicked back in joy There’s a new statue on the east end of the National Mall for Washington DC residents and tourists to enjoy. The bronze statue shows two men frolicking, grinning wide and holding hands, each with a foot joyously kicked back. “We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein,” a plaque at the bottom of the spray-painted bronze installation reads. A permit from the National Park Service will allow the statue to stay on the National Mall grounds through 8pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein

The work of thinking has value and dignity.

For you.
For others.
For societies.
For families.
For faith.
For romance and relationships.
For building.
For all.

The ppl who keep calling for Civil War
& saying we need more guns
& pushing the racist Great Replacement Theory
& who mocked the murder of George Floyd
& the attack on Paul Pelosi
& who are totally ok w/beating Capitol cops for a lie...

...want you to tone down your rhetoric.

COMIC: 7 signs it's time to call it quits It's hard to know when to give up on a goal, especially when you've invested so much time, effort and resources into it. Here are 7 signals you might be ready to move on.

It's hard to know when to give up on a goal, especially when you've invested so much time, effort and resources into it. Here are 7 signals you might be ready to move on.

They get it from those rock and rollers like Elvis Presley.

It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible

From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board: It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible https://theonion.com/it-is-journalism-s-sacred-duty-to-endanger-the-lives-of-1850126997/

The idea that an instructor can and *should* be fired for daring to teach something not explicitly mentioned in course catalog is the pinnacle of the "students as customers" idiocy that's been steadily destroying American universities for decades now.

You're taking a class, not buying a product.

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

Maybe Rex Tillerson Was Right. Maybe Trump Really Is Just A Moron. His lying and temper tantrums aside, evidence abounds that the president's most important, and dangerous, feature is his ignorance.

M-orons
A-re
G-overning
A-merica

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Today in 1921, miners began marching towards Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in US history.

"I'm still a union man in my heart...I'm still fighting," said Nimrod Workman. He was there.

📷 "Nimrod Workman: To Fit My Own Category," Scott Faulkner, Anthony Slone, 1975.

The secret to happiness? Finding joy in others. It’s free, simple and will gladden your heart | Nadine Levy When we rejoice in others’ success, the Dalai Llama once said, we multiply our chances by billions. These are good odds!

The secret to happiness? Finding joy in others. It’s free, simple and will gladden your heart | Nadine Levy

Republicans won't protect the environment, but they will protect a pedophile. #priorities

Note to Kristi Noem:

It is far better to be mocked in a cartoon for how you look than to be shoved into the back of a U-Haul and kidnapped for how you look.

I'm so tired of hearing that we need to "teach our students how to use AI" when the thing they most need to use it is a critical-thinking skill set that can only be acquired by NOT using it. I'm tired of hearing that it's inevitable. I'm tired.

'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.

“A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.”

What borrowers should know about student loan changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Now that President Trump has signed Republicans' massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what's set to change.

Now that President Trump has signed Republicans' massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what's set to change.

This is really good. They’re voting now if you have C-Span. Share so folks will understand what’s going on.

If they made another season of The Wire it was going to focus on hair health in Baltimore.

I Will Not Bother Wishing You a Happy 4th of July This Year Like most of you, I’m not feeling particularly celebratory this Fourth of July.

I’m sour on my nation because the nation has soured on itself. As a people, we’ve decided to dissolve the uneasy bonds of comity between us. Rather than writing a peaceful sequel to the bloody 20th century, America began work on the prequel to "Mad Max."
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Beautifully and powerfully written!

Immigrants with no criminal convictions represent sharpest growth in ICE detention population The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.

The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.

A Message from a University President: Jim Ryan’s Questions Guest article by Michael Roth

Trump’s DOJ forced UVA President Jim Ryan to resign. Wesleyan President Michael Roth calls it what it is: an assault on academic freedom and a warning sign of tyranny. A must-read for anyone who cares about democracy: