Mary Pep

Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.

“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”

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Joy-Ann Reid on Substack I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who a...

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The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

The Logic of Destruction
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Departing the New York Times I left to stay true to my byline

I wrote for The Contrarian about my decision to leave the New York Times contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...

Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.

do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?

it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.

i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:

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It was the Best of Biden, It was the Worst of Biden As President Biden’s final days in public service wind down, his legislative accomplishments and the stumbles of his presidency are laid bare

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Seen driving from JFK airport to Brooklyn today:

Brooklyn: Home to Everyone
from Everywhere!!

Good news! In face of rising rents, Café Berio has been saved!

Petition unterschreiben AUFRUF: RETTET DAS BERIO! Stoppt die Verdrängung! Erhaltet den Regenbogenkiez!

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