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new toolkit The Introverts’ Guide to Fighting for Democracy Starting points to help figure out your unique role in the movement

The right to assemble + protest lies at the heart of our republic. But there are also many other ways to take action if you didn’t make it to a #NoKings event. Find out a way to get involved that works for you: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-introverts-guide-to-fighting-for-democracy/

Yes! Shouldn't have to recount their SA at every book signing either.

The Normalization of Book Banning This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

The normalization of book bans & curriculum censorship has helped pave the road to where we are now. See new report ⬇️.

That is why we ask everyone to raise the alarm & defend the #FreedomtoLearn & #TeachTruth at every public event, see: www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...

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School bus internet, library Wi-Fi lending could end with FCC vote Referral Shoutout: Thanks to…Library Link of the Day (archive, rss, subscribe options) The FCC is expected to end a Biden-era rule change that allowed nearly 200,000 schools and libraries to …

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Protect Journalism Online Efforts to undermine First Amendment rights on the internet and to censor online content are a fundamental threat to the free press.

Tell Congress not to grant itself the power to censor information about its members on the internet.

Use our new, easy action center tool to stop lawmakers from sacrificing transparency for a false sense of security.

Beating Bama is fun, even when it's hockey. #MTSUhockey

YNWA 💔

A great tribute to Diogo Jota by @hersport.bsky.social .

How is Surridge not on the All-Star roster?

Screencap about La Brigada skipping the NSC because of ICE raids

Dear Tectonic Plates: I, too, am under great stress and sometimes have to snap a little. I understand, but I wish you hadn't broken my mom's tea cup.

President Donald Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.

This statement from the NSF is insane.

Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.

Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.

Troy sat out the last election because Harris wasn't ideologically pure enough.

Elizabeth Warren at the People's Town Hall in Nashville today.

Bronze statues of a duck and her ducklings. They each have a little white sign

Adorable. The Boston ducks have protest signs #handsoff

IMLS Matters Responses to this form will be published at https://imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/

Like many others I am dismayed by the effort to end IMLS. I know IMLS matters to so many people. I put together the following site to collect and share stories of how "IMLS matters" to people. Please consider submitting a story.

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PBS News Hour | Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts | Season 2025 Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order

While ILMS funding supports many programs, poor rural communities will likely feel these cuts first and most deeply. Rural libraries, which serve as lifelines to communities w/o reliable access to broadband, rely heavily on this funding for survival. This is criminal.
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Library Bill of Rights The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services. I. Books and other library resource...

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The Bloomberg economists are quoting TS Eliot poetry. This is a bad sign, right?

Screaming cats in carriers to the tune of tornado sirens is the vibe of the night.

Librarians Are Mad As Hell At The Trump Administration. They Think You Should Be, Too. "The public needs to wake up before our libraries are gone," one "livid" librarian said.

Wrote about the Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding for libraries

“Make no mistake about it, the elimination of funding for libraries is a political assault on First Amendment rights, access to information, and the freedom to read,” one librarian said www.huffpost.com/entry/librar...

I once had to pay a big academic publisher for permission to reprint my own work in my own book. But very cool that one of the greediest people in history is allowed to rip off every scholar and writer in the world to boost his dogshit AI's valuation for himself and his investors.

Attending a protest? Check out EFF's protest safety tips.

Scheduled nationwide protests: SCHEDULED PROTESTS Nationwide Protests February MON, FEBRUARY 17 (Presidents' Day Holiday) "Not My President" Protest 50 States and All Territories At State & Territorial Capitols & City Halls NOON -local time FRI, FEBRUARY 28 "Hit Them In Their Profits" Economic Blackout Protest NO SPENDING FOR 24 HRS Buy gas, etc by 2/27 (Not a march) 2/28 12am-11:59pm -local time March MARCH 7-14 US & World "Oligarch #1 Protest: Amazon" NO BUYING FROM AMAZON for one (1) week (Not a march) FRI, MARCH 14 "NATIONAL STRIKE" NO WORK FOR 24 HOURS All Workers, All Businesses and All Higher Education Organizations (Not a march) 3/14 12am-11:59pm -local time

Scheduled nationwide protests, boycotts and strikes:
#RESIST

Your friendly neighborhood librarian here...buy physical copies of your favorite books, especially challenged or banned books. Preferably from small local merchants. That's all; carry on. #Read #BookSky #Resist 📚

Help public libraries today by:
✅ Downloading an ebook
✅ Registering for a program
✅ Sharing a post from your library
✅ Emailing staff and thanking them
✅ Mark your calendar to attend the next library board of control meeting
✅ Ask 5 friends to do the same

I had rice cakes with Nutella. Delicious and you can almost convince yourself it's healthy.

At 10 Years Old, I Found My Voice Fighting Book Bans in the US In her own words, activist Marley Dias shares why she started the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign, and how she's challenging national book bans.

“I believe that every one of us can be an activist and that with the proper resources and commitment, communities can transform with the dreams of a single person — especially a child.“ — Marley Dias
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