Man burns 100 library books; residents donate 1,000 more to local libraries In Beachwood, the community is rallying together after a man reportedly burned 100 books from the local library — and filmed himself doing it.

A man tried to make a statement by burning 100 library books — the community responded by donating over 1,000 more.

Book burners always lose in the long run.

Reason, facts, and free thought can't be silenced.

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Trans women kickstarted the LGBTQ+ rights movement - Trump can't erase the truth Trump has removed references to trans people from the Stonewall National Monument website; but his administration can't erase the facts.

Stonewall riots: No one can erase the truth that trans women kickstarted the LGBTQ+ rights movement

The new pope

Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.

An anniversary worth marking.

I'm sure we're going to see the very people who have trashed its legacy seek to appropriate WW2 today - so let's remember what was really fought for: peace, a more united Europe, a land fit for heroes (mark 2) and the defeat of fascism.

This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.

Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.

The Justice Department quietly invoked the Alien Enemies Act last month, granting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents the power to conduct warrantless searches of people’s homes based solely on suspicion that they are “alien enemies.”

Good luck!

This lady had guts. We can learn something from her bravery. May she rest easy.

A very necessary read for these times. Kind of freaked out, but remembering lesson 18... "Be calm when the unthinkable arrives." I took notes 🫠
#timothysnyder #ontyranny

Trump administration opens half of National Forests to logging. An emergency order lifts protections on over half of U.S. Forest Service lands as the Trump pushes to increase timber production.

My current read.

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

I spoke to an expert in authoritarianism, who explained to me that things like this are extremely meaningful and they help protect democracy, even if there’s not a straight line between this and actual legislating

Agencies informed staffers they were preparing to cut their workforces by up to half, then followed up with letters offering voluntary separation incentives. The move aimed at scaring employees into accepting the offer.

I refer to growing up in the acid rain/ quicksand/impending nuclear conflict era as being "classically trained" in generalized anxiety

This exact shirt is in my cart. I'm gonna have to buy it.

Been reading a lot about Thay and his thoughts on civil action. This feels like confirmation of some sort-- of you believe in that sort of thing.

"Only the untaught layman or the charlatan lawyer can answer that procedures matter not."

Donation page is very easy to use 👍🏻 If you can, help keep US history alive and in the public eye. This cannot to erased.

#nationalmuseumofafricanamericanhistoryandculture

@srmilesauthor.bsky.social Thank you for sharing.

Exactly.

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

Very pleased with my new plant and my seedlings (rosemary, lavender, and chamomile).

#plantmom #plants #herbs

RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.

In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

It's always a good day to remember that literally every Confederate general was literally a traitor.

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs speaking to The Newsagents,

"People get very annoyed when actors speak out about politics"

"My retort, there's a reality star in the While House"