kelly jensen

Just a real reminder every time you think you're good because you're in a "blue" state, you're ignoring this republican legacy of actively harming voters for their own gain. Because it's the only way they retain power.

Republicans have power through voter suppression, gerrymandering, and lying, not through the will of the people.

Condoms, gift cards and wedding gifts: Arizona parents allegedly misspent $10 million in ESA funds The Arizona Department of Education records obtained by 12News show misspending could be 20% of all purchases in the $1 billion voucher program.

1 out of 5 of the parents who got voucher money in Arizona–taxpayer cash stolen from public schools to fund private education–used it on things they were illegal for them to use it on.

Not shocking in the least. Scammers, thieves, and liars.

www.12news.com/article/news...

Loudmouth is so gooooddddd

I don't have a reddit account!

Yes, indeed, the IMLS home page is back to what it was before they spit out AI slop on it last week.

Guess what works? Exposing, amplifying, shaming, and pushing back.

www.imls.gov

The Ensh*ttification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: What's Happening and What You Can Do Nearly a year after the Institute of Museum and Library Services was dismantled, what's happening at the agency? What can we do to help out?

Yesterday, I highlighted all of the ways that the Institute of Museum and Library Services has been enshittified with the installment of the new regime.

One of those updates was a new AI slop homepage that went up late last week:

Guess what's been reverted?

bookriot.com/the-enshitti...

I have a helluvan update I've been itching to post but then Bluesky went down...

"Smith said he is unsure of how Dominic escaped but heard that they took away the donkey’s girlfriend."

Search underway for donkey that escaped in Bull Valley, was spotted running around Woodstock A team is searching for a donkey that remains on the loose as of Tuesday after it escaped from its owner in Bull Valley and began running around the Woodstock area Sunday.

FYI, anyone looking for an update on the donkey story--the donkey is still MIA, though the owner is known.

www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/03/03/s...

Four More Books Banned from All Utah Public Schools; 27 Now Banned Statewide Utah banned four more books from all public schools this week, bringing the number of state-sanctioned book bans to 27.

Yesterday, the state of Utah banned four more books, bringing the number of state-sanctioned book bans to 27. These have to be removed from every public library.

bookriot.com/utah-bans-fo...

Bill allowing city councils to hire and fire library directors returns - BoiseDev A Nampa legislator is taking a second run at a bill giving elected officials the final word on who runs their library. On Monday, the Idaho House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HB 715 from…

The politicization of library boards continues.

share with the class...

This was precisely my experience the week my dad died (which was approximately five years in internet time but was in fact only two weeks ago) and I came back to the internet and was just hopelessly confused. Our ability to function like human beings appears to simply be broken.

Q&A: Public libraries counting on bill to combat e-books' huge cost | NJ Spotlight News Digital content comes with agreements on license renewals and distribution limits, burdens that don't apply to printed copies

Great explainer on the problem of ebook pricing for libraries.

www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/02/qa-p...

A problem only created by the very person behind the company looking to profit from it ;/

Since the state was sued by a group of authors, as well as the estates of Maya Angelou and Kurt Vonnegut, Utah has been on a banning *spree*.

Four more books were banned yesterday, including another title by one of the authors suing the state.

The startup that turned Texas's book ban law into big business Bookmarked’s software promises districts cover under SB 13. Whether that looks like oversight or overreach depends on whom you ask.

The startup that turned Texas’s book ban law into big business
Bookmarked’s software promises districts cover under SB 13.

Whether that looks like oversight or overreach depends on whom you ask.

Yes, this is about OnShelf by BookmarkED.

www.fastcompany.com/91496176/boo...

PSST!!!!

@summerscares.bsky.social Programming Guide is LIVE

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The Ensh*ttification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: What's Happening and What You Can Do Nearly a year after the Institute of Museum and Library Services was dismantled, what's happening at the agency? What can we do to help out?

For the PM crowd..

The Ensh*ttification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: What’s Happening and What You Can Do

bookriot.com/the-enshitti...

Remember this rash of bomb threats? Here's a good follow up piece–these false calls can cost up to $1 million each to deal with.

www.ketv.com/article/rese...

Puyallup School District plans to cut $15 million, close high school pool The cuts would affect 80 to 95 positions. Citizens filled the Kessler Center Monday night to protest the proposed changes.

Puyallup School District (WA) has to make drastic budget cuts, and they include "cutting library instructional time for fourth, fifth and sixth graders."

Smart time to kill information literacy lessons w/an especially vulnerable group.

ca.news.yahoo.com/puyallup-sch...

Sioux City library director says budget cut of 25% would have "scary" impact on services & branches Sioux City library director Rigdon says budget cut of 25% would have "scary" impact on services & branches.

Sioux City Public Library (IA) is looking at the potential of a 25% budget cut, which would have detrimental effects on the library: www.kwit.org/podcast/spm-...

Elk Grove Unified School District cutting 31 classified positions as funding ends The announcement of the positions’ eliminations came at the same EGUSD board meeting where board members voted to give themselves raises.

Elk Grove Unified School District (CA)–the 5th largest district in the state–counts among its 31 staff cuts being made due to budget issues those working as library technicians.

www.sacbee.com/community/el...

Rockwell Falls Public Library (NY)–you may remember them from bomb threats and staff challenges and board issues from a couple of years ago. They're now dealing with terrible budget challenges: archive.ph/hbSxC

Four More Books Banned from All Utah Public Schools; 27 Now Banned Statewide Utah banned four more books from all public schools this week, bringing the number of state-sanctioned book bans to 27.

Yesterday, the state of Utah banned four more books, bringing the number of state-sanctioned book bans to 27. These have to be removed from every public library.

bookriot.com/utah-bans-fo...

The Ensh*ttification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: What's Happening and What You Can Do Nearly a year after the Institute of Museum and Library Services was dismantled, what's happening at the agency? What can we do to help out?

For the PM crowd..

The Ensh*ttification of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Trucks On: What’s Happening and What You Can Do

bookriot.com/the-enshitti...

Been a minute since I've had mention garbage!

You're such a perfect encapsulation of why replies are blocked for non-followers. You're allowed to speak whatever you want to, but I don't have to fucking listen to it :)

I'd go further back to when we let a classroom full of kindergarteners be killed and we did nothing about gun control.