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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

How about that? A victory for people who actually read.

#booksky

Bruce Springsteen, because he will always be the Boss.

Republican push to cut green tax credits would raise utility bills, new data shows Study shows rollback of credits would increase energy expenses for American of both red and blue districts

Raising your energy bills to fund tax cuts for the rich

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Denver air traffic controllers had 2-minute communications outage, FAA official says The outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark Liberty International Airport just a few weeks ago.

The outage in Colorado comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following outages at Newark Liberty International Airport just a few weeks ago.

Israeli strikes kill at least 64 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit Gaza hospitals say Israeli strikes across the territory have killed at least 64 people just as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East visit that skipped Israel.

Hospitals in Gaza say at least 64 people were killed by Israeli strikes as President Trump wraps up his regional visit.

At least 48 bodies were brought to the Indonesian hospital and another 16 bodies were taken to Nasser Hospital, health officials said.

UK PM Starmer accused Putin of "standing in the way" of a ceasefire in Ukraine after he refused to meet with Zelensky in Turkey.

"What happened today is yet another piece of evidence that it is Putin who is stalling. It is Putin who is the reason for the delay in achieving a ceasefire." - he said.

About 3,000 service members will be housed on unused floors of a General Services Administration building and 2,000 in an Agriculture Department building, Warren said. Most participating service members will arrive a couple of days before the parade, he said, and leave June 16.

Beds? Showers? WTF in general?

Price tag for Trump’s military parade could reach $45 million

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

For those keeping score at home — Trump’s AG, FBI Director, and chief of staff have all been on Qatar’s payroll. #SwampForceOne ✈️

World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.

World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...

Jeffrey Goldberg's name did not appear in the Signal chat list of participants. He appears as simply as “JB.”

So who did they others think JB was, as they, clearly, did not think it was Jeffrey Goldberg?

Justin Bieber?
Joe Biden?
Joey Buttafuoco?
Jeff Bezos?
Juanita Broaddrick?
James Bond?

Making a mockery of the Kennedy Center. What a joke…

The antisemites in the White House will never be an authority on Jewish safety. They do not care about Jewish safety.

This attack on Columbia's funding is about consolidating power, punishing dissent & encouraging others in power to do the same, and cracking down on free speech & higher education.

What the Assault on Public Education Means for Kids with Disabilities The future of the Department of Education may hinge on the world views of two billionaires who abhor what they perceive as weakness and waste.

The future of the Department of Education—and of the students with disabilities who depend on it—will likely hinge on the world views of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two billionaires who abhor what they perceive as weakness and waste.

Thank you @electraisland.bsky.social

Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!

stupid middle of the night hot flashes. 🤢

Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.

“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”

@kyivindependent.com

This should work out well. 😞

If you feel unsafe doing this, fly a Star Wars Rebellion Alliance flag instead—just tell people you’re a fan of Star Wars. ;)

The U.S. Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans Bird flu is infecting more people than we think. We need to stop it now before a new pandemic begins

We have an H5N1 vaccine stockpile—but farmworkers aren’t getting it. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Trump Quietly Plans To Liquidate Public Lands To Finance His Sovereign Wealth Fund President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund requires that the United States come up with heaps of cash quickly, which may make selling out and selling off public lands i...

As @sarahkendzior.bsky.social has been saying for years and in her books, they want to strip our country down and sell it for parts. They're looting everything, including our data and public lands to sell to the highest bidder. Every Member of Congress should have seen this coming.

Trump likes to say that he is all-powerful, except to do anything to help other people. Then everything is someone else's responsibility.

"Hey, we want to stop waste, fraud, and abuse"
"hey cool, how are you gonna-"
"yeah so we're dissolving the department responsible for review and oversight, which usually catches said waste, fraud, and abuse"

the only world where this makes sense is if they're dismantling the whole program.

🔥 There's a great book called Spreading the News that tells the history of America's postal service and why it was specifically (and uniquely) not controlled by a King.

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

#TestKitchen Special for Thursday February 20: The Kim-Cheez - andouille sausage/bbq sauce/kimchi-gochujang nacho cheese/green onions/crispy garlic. No adds or subs please 🍜 #onedayonly #tacoma #FoodSky #6thavetacoma