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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.

But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.

I beg you for two seconds to think about why perhaps the demonym is “American” for people from the USA and not for anyone else.

Pumpkin is back for those that celebrate.

This is where I remind you that

1. If you're not a pumpkin or pumpkin spice lover that's OK. There's no Pumpkin Mafia who will force you

2. Let ppl enjoy things! It literally doesn't hurt you if I eat 3 pumpkin donuts. Mind yo biz!

I actually think one of the most American lessons you could learn in school is that your neighbors come from all races & religions, speak different languages, have families that may look different from yours, and that's what makes us great. I'd make Cultural Studies a requirement over Algebra II.

Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️

You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!

Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.

I’m sick & tired of being sick & tired.

No one prepares you for the unrelenting monotony of chronic illness.

For the lack of breaks. For the suffering. For the people who leave you behind.

For the bone crushing fatigue that no one other than fellow disabled people will ever understand.

I got a kudos last week on a fic I wrote almost 20 years ago, still posted on a site I haven’t logged into in 10+ years, in a fandom I haven’t been active in for 10+ years, and it still made me kick my feet and giggle.

I really do love a good cardigan.
#booksky 📚💙

“I asked Grok.” “I asked Chat.” I didn’t ask anyone because I grew up without screens and reading encyclopedias was our sole source of entertainment. Now I’m a living compendium of useless knowledge and for the next twenty minutes we are going on an adventure of learning, Brian.

My conspiracy theory is that the pivot away from text based social media to video was encouraged in order to make it easier to push disinformation on people and make it harder to absorb nuanced information.

@altnps.bsky.social is reporting 11M

I’ve done this a few dozen times in my life and have never and will never get it on the first try.

[post from Jessica Malone Grinder that reads, “Just your friendly neighborhood English teacher turned librarian here to remind you that literacy has always been political.”]

People think I'm kidding when I say there is a fascist agenda behind the promotion of AI. These devices are designed to kill literacy. We grew up in one of those rare periods of history where most people could read, and those who can read are harder to control.

also you guys the library??? We all gotta be using it more. An incredible public good. Walk in, get anything that interests you, check out for a total of zero dollars, walk out. anyone against it is my nemesis

Cartoon depiction, one person handing a book ban list the other person presenting the list as current reading list!

Good morning beautiful souls! School's out so the summer reading club will start Monday at my library and I'm the lead this year. Maybe some #GoodTrouble in my future 😎 Happy Friday!
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I like the permanence of books. Everything is so transitory; friends, family, houses where you use to live-- but you can pick up a book you read 45 years ago and it hasn't changed.

a man applauds in front of a sign that says schitts creek yes on it ALT: a man applauds in front of a sign that says schitts creek yes on it

Your semi-regular reminder that reading should be fun and that there's actually no pressure or rules that say what you should read, how quickly you should read it, or that you should slog your way through a book you don't enjoy! - Michael

Hells Librarians🔥 #LibrarySky #ReadToLive

guys always assume that sending nudes is what grabs a gal’s attention, when what really grabs their attention is the patronage of the esteemed lady Catherine de Bourgh.

Remember.
If you befriend your local librarian, treat them with kindness, and maybe bribe them with a little whiskey, they might invite you in to the secret library within the library.
That's where they keep the good stuff.

There's a great moment in Doctor Who where Donna asks, “Doctor, what's going on?” and the Doctor replies, “I don't know! Isn't that brilliant? I love not knowing!” because they’re about to learn something new, and that's the kind of spirit we need to have towards the universe.

The Latest from the Institute of Museum and Library Services A temporary restraining order halts further dismantling of the only federal agency for libraries, but the 2026 federal budget calls for eliminating the IMLS completely.

HUGE NEWS.

The judge in the case where 21 state attorneys generals sued the Trump administration over dismantling the IMLS just issued an injunction in favor of the plaintiffs. This is good news & the judge further indicates that the plaintiffs have a STRONG case here.

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services!

i want to still believe, really have to believe, that the great majority of people simply do not want to live like this

Folks, please remember to check your local library this summer and support their summer reading programs. Use these resources up before they are gone!!

Next week is National Library Week and everyone should do something nice for a librarian.