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Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.

"The Mississippi Library Commission ordered the deletion of two research collections that might violate state law, a memo obtained by Mississippi Today shows.

"One of the now deleted collections focused on 'race relations' and the other on 'gender studies'...”

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He nails it.

Yup, this is it.

Oh, I like this Governor

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What it's like being a teacher

NEW: Donald Trump fired a bunch of veterans today while simultaneously hindering care for veterans. In a month or so, republicans in Congress will cut food stamps so these veterans won’t be able to feed themselves or their families. I wonder how many of them voted for Trump.

CISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave Read more here.

The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. — especially at the state level, where local election officials rely on CISA resources to securely run elections — at risk. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks The problem goes beyond the political leanings of judges to the speed of change and the administration’s apparent willingness to ignore court rulings it dislikes.

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Heads up

Super great DC protest resource - equipment rental, calendar of actions, information on permitting, venues etc and space to make it all happen:

www.movementinfrastructureproject.org/about

HRT - Harm Reduction Toolkit A white first aid kit icon with a pastel pink cross, overlaid onto a pastel blue background. Distribute Aid Logo Link to the fundraiser (available in the post text).

Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT.

@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.

Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...

Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics The order also curbs prosecutions of Americans who improperly lobby for foreign nations. President Donald Trump says Republicans were unfairly targeted in the past.

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The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

ICE IN ANNANDALE

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CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
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Fun mental exercise: consider that both the electoral college and the Senate are DEI institutions. They were designed to give under-represented minorities an equal voice. If we’re getting rid of all DEI programs… (oh, right, just not the ones that favor white men…)

Mood

YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Official Music Video)

Celebrating Black History Month
Love to @flavorflav.bsky.social
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Say no to Apple

Last time the CDC was ordered to alter its output to please our current President, over a million Americans died.

picture of holocaust survivor talking about potentially having to pack his bags and leave current day germany

When an actual survivor of the Nazi regime starts to wonder if he should be packing his bags to get out - maybe we should be listening to him?

My kids had heard he had sent police to stop school busses and kidnap kids. I didn't know what to say because they're right.

Read this entire article. Trump admin is arguing that Native Americans do not have birthright citizenship. So, according to them, the native people of this country, who were here long before we became a country and their children, don't have the right to be here. FFS

Donald Trump Wants You to Die The attack on public health begins

Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

A reminder - in the year 2020, Donald Trump rejected the California government’s request for federal disaster relief funds to help the state recover from its devastating wildfires.

He said no.

And the second he’s given the chance, he will do it again.

New map just dropped

In case anyone needs puppy pics...

It's so good! Also, if you haven't seen Yellowjackets check it out.