There needs to be a way that we can “block all” of these on the list without having to do it one at a time.

How teens benefit from being able to read ‘disturbing’ books that some want to ban – Sierra Nevada Ally Should we worry, as massive book-banning efforts imply, that young people will be harmed by certain kinds of books?

How teens benefit from being able to read ‘disturbing’ books that some want to ban sierranevadaally.org/2024/09/29/h...

Interesting reading.

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More casualties of the Trump administration’s rapid deportation policy: the pets left behind —often with no one knowing they are there.

Please share.

Are there citations for each of these items? We need to know which specific pages in the bill to find this.

We Got a Judge to Unseal a List of X's Shareholders A federal judge agreed with me that knowing the identities of Elon Musk's investors is in the public interest.

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@5calls.org PLEASE put the impending closure of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on your app under issues!

It will cut funds to libraries and museums. Our rural library currently receives funding for online encyclopedias and databases, in addition to interlibrary loan services.

Rosa, a Kern County farm worker, says, "I honor March as #CesarChavez month, because this great man fought so that we'd have bathrooms in the fields, drinking water, shade & rest breaks. I'm marching on March 31st to continue honoring the legacy of our great leader!" #WeFeedYou

Northshore Pastor sentenced to two years in prison on child cruelty charges John Raymond, the founder of Lakeside Christian Academy in Slidell, was also ordered to serve three years of probation following his release.

This man spoke against libraries and librarians in the Louisiana legislature about the dangers of books to children. HE was the danger. Eventually, the real monsters always get exposed.
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YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture Time to Unleash a Tsunami on DOGE

Have you filed a FOIA asking DOGE to reveal exactly how much of uour personal information they have and what who they’ve shared it with?

Watch this:

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Meet our reporters @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social. They've reported on education for decades — and have been closely tracking President Trump’s changes to the Department of Education.

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We deliberately bought this in our American grocery store a few days ago because it’s a product of Canada.

I remember driving down Cajun Pass on the I-15, going from the high desert down into LA, and passing through that thick, yellow-brown layer of smog. It was like descending into hell.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Banning Books Isn't Just Morally Wrong. It's Also Unhealthy Telling your story, and having your story heard, is a fundamentally human act

Hi! Introduction time - I’m a doctor turned academic narrative medicine scholar and children’s author. Here’s a recent oped from @authorsabb.bsky.social @timemagazine.bsky.social that explains some of the ways I make those connections in my thinking, writing and activism time.com/7094430/book...

BREAKING: Hundreds of U.S. Jews and friends are taking over the Trump Tower to say: Come for one, face us all.

'De-escalation and myth busting': How local libraries handle attempts to challenge books While attempts to ban books are on the rise nationwide, local libraries discuss how they handle challenges to controversial books.

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My Open Letter to Elon Musk From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.

I specialize in representing Democratic campaigns because I believe in the party. I litigate voting rights cases because the right to vote is the bedrock of our democracy. I speak out about free and fair elections because they are under threat. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

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They have already accessed the Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS), a system used by IRS employees to retrieve account information. Musk software engineer Gavin Kliger is among those accessing the data. Additionally, 15,000 IRS employees are expected to be fired this coming week.

Musk’s staffers are accessing the heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system, which contains detailed financial information on every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country.

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No Relief Yet - It's Getting Worse - for U.S. Farmers Pummeled Under Trump 2.0 This Week's Victim? The USDA.

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Katie Porter wouldn’t be putting up with the shit you’re putting up with. She would have gotten the job done.

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:

-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.

-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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Gorgeous picture.

PangoBooks is a nice app to use if you don’t mind used books or buying from other book readers.

I’ve started using it when I can’t find something at the library.

Why does the world's richest man want to gut the CFPB?

Because it would shield him from having to follow financial laws to keep customers' money safe — and give him access to confidential records about his competitors.

Follow the money.