Emma “HI LIBRARY!” Ryan - MLIS

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This is wonderful and would have made a HUGE difference to me in year 1. Will still make a big difference to me here in year 3! Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

Your professional persona is lawful good, but your Nerdfighter/entertainer persona is chaotic good. I don’t know you personally, but I would guess that people in your life would probably also say chaotic good.

It’s giving Bob Dylan’s early discography, tbh

André the Giant Once Called Hulk Hogan a 'Big Ugly Goon'? André the Giant allegedly added, “I want to squash his face.”

Unverified, but something I personally choose to believe

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AI will not make you a better writer if you’re a good writer.

Those who actually know how to write know this and have every right to be smug about it.

Masked Terror At this point, we have all seen the videos.

The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
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Two weeks have passed since a Florida Highway Patrol officer arrested the Honduran immigrant client of Magdalena Cuprys of Cuprys & Associates. “He was stopped at a weigh station in Tampa because he owns a construction company, and he was required to stop for his truck to be weighed,” Cuprys told me. “The client had a valid Florida driver’s license. The patrol officer called Customs and Border Protection on him. The client called me, and the officer took the phone from him and spoke with me.” She asked why CBP was alerted. “I was advised that the client looked Hispanic, had a Hispanic name, and now they are collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP, and their orders are to call CBP any time they encounter anyone they suspect is an immigrant,” said Cuprys. “I asked if they would have followed the same process if it had been me driving, and the response was it depends if you look Hispanic.”

“It depends if you look Hispanic.”

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“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.

Republicans did it.

Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.

Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due

Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.

This is Washington at its worst.

We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

This is why education is so fundamentally important.

I'm a little wrong here, y'all! We have a couple more weeks to fight for the IMLS. It'll be through the House Appropriations Committee on July 21. Get on the phone. Get in inboxes.

Your messaging? The Murder Bill is going to make libraries *even more crucial* now.

appropriations.house.gov/schedule

Rep. @aoc.bsky.social on ny1 : “People are going to get sick and go hungry… They’re giving people crumbs and taking away the whole loaf… One of the saddest days in 🇺🇸 history.”

All the movies you listed here are definitely seen as cult classics and stealth favorites in my generation. Movies like this find their audience eventually, just not in time for massive studios to see it/care.

Pierce County, GA library manager fired following book display including book about trans boy Lavonnia Moore worked for the library system for 15 years.

Pierce County Library (GA) fired a library worker over the inclusion of a book with a trans character in a book display.

Second library in a week to have *fired a library worker* over queer books in book displays.

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Using “taxpayers” as a euphemism for “rich people” is kinda oxymoronic

I show this one to students sometimes (when I teach the book Love That Dog during poetry month) and this is a very common response from my 4-5th grade girls 😂

I read this book to my students this year during poetry month and one of them said “this sounds like a SPELL!” And I was like “you know what…maybe it is!”

#BookSky

My partner and I are watching all the Bond films in order (Bond Summer™️, if you will) and we have been speculating about who would make the best future Bond director…this is beyond our wildest dreams.

"I asked Chat GPT and" okay, well I asked a wega borad... weegi board... weggy board... oijij board... ojo board... oija board... oijis board.. oueja board... wija board... weegee bored... quiche board... wa weg board... Luigi board...

very rare that an update from Gaza is good to hear — but WCK’s tenacious commitment to its kitchens there is that rarity

I just donated again to support their work and hope you can & will too

Pete Hegseth Is Playing Secretary As he sends troops into L.A. and prepares for war, his Pentagon is beset by infighting over leaks, drugs, and socks. How long will Trump stand by him?

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Large majorities of Americans, including many Republican voters, oppose bombing Iran. They might want to weigh in with both the House and the Senate.

US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.

Which book should I start with? I need a new romance novel in my life ASAP

A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

COMIC: Don't panic! 6 strategies to keep you calm in a crisis In dire situations, stress can make us panic and impair our ability to make lifesaving decisions. Emergency response professionals share the tactics they use to stay cool and collected on the job.

In dire situations, stress can make us panic and impair our ability to make lifesaving decisions. Emergency response professionals share the tactics they use to stay cool and collected on the job.

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