kelly jensen

I think I'm shutting this off today. It seems like too many people want to fight or come at me with bad intent this morning.

"Second nature" would have been a better phrase, but it's also a Monday after a time change, it's early, and sometimes spending hours already wading in absolute shit news my fingers mess up.

As in, it's a habit for me to go to ND *BECAUSE* it's such a big city in ND.

Minot residents could be losers in battle over Auburn library funding City officials say Auburn taxpayers are subsidizing the library for nonresidents. Others see something more mutually beneficial.

Minot, Maine, doesn't have a public library but instead contracts with nearby Ashburn for them.

That arrangement may be coming to an end: www.sunjournal.com/2026/03/08/m...

Some of the kids live in Florida and can't afford to move anywhere else, btw.

I swear to God, every Florida "joke" is a lesson in, "I don't know how to tell you to care about other people."

AHHH Thank you--I'm going to update this. Minot, ND is so secondary to me.

Americans are going to be unable to afford to work in no time. It's already a struggle.

Not saying anything revolutionary here, or maybe I am, but if you're in a position of being able to determine whether or not people work in the office or remote, during this obscene and unnecessary cost of living crisis, right now would be a time to cut in-office requirements. Gas is too much.

This is rad!

Jesus Christ, y'all are insufferable today.

Learn what voter suppression is. Learn what gerrymandering is. Learn all of the tactics BEING CREATED AND USED RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, to disenfranchise voters.

North Olympic Library System to ask for levy lid lift - Peninsula Daily News Voters to decide in April election

To continue providing the level of services to meet community needs, North Olympic Library System (WA) will ask for an increased levy in the next election: www.peninsuladailynews.com/2026/03/09/n...

Frontier School Committee OKs $13.76M budget with 7 position cuts - Greenfield Recorder The Frontier Regional School District School Committee approved a $13.76 million budget for fiscal year 2027, which includes cuts to seven positions, three of which will result in job losses.

Frontier Regional School District (MA) is cutting one of their certified librarians and replacing them with an aide amid budget cuts: recorder.com/2026/03/06/f...

Dartmouth Libraries faces more than $1 million in budget cuts over next two fiscal years The library is no longer recruiting for six previously vacant roles due to the cuts. 

Dartmouth Libraries (NH) faces more than $1 million in budget cuts over next two fiscal years: www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...

People’s History Banned in Florida In the face of attempts by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to ban AP African American studies, social justice books, and critical race theory in K–12 schools (and DEI in public colleges), we take a look...

Yes, where there is repression, it is in response to resistance. Instead of dismissing everyone in the state, we should be in solidarity with those working for civil and human rights, & the #freedomtolearn.

Here are many people's history stories from Florida ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/peoples...

Get an education on what's actually happened in Florida and other so-called "red" states, rather than write off the state.

Give a fucking shit about other people. Why is this so hard?

No, let's not do this today or ever.

You clearly need to learn some history to understand voter suppression, gerrymandering, and the ways in which the GOP lie, cheat, and steal to have power.

Florida censors ‘racism’ references out of college textbook | Column A gutting of a collegiate sociology textbook that discusses racism and gender inequality.

"When the erasure enthusiasts were done, they had deleted more than 400 pages from a textbook that originally had 667, a slew of examples about how women have experienced gender discrimination and almost all references to racism."

www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2...

The Greenville Eight and Library Discrimination, Then and Now: Book Censorship News, March 6, 2026 The Greenville Eight protested library discrimination in 1960. Their fight and others like them are a legacy that continues to play out now.

The Greenville Eight protested library discrimination in 1960. Their fight and others like them are a legacy that continues to play out now.

bookriot.com/the-greenvil...

thank you. i feel like a loner in this feeling. i miss light in the morning.

(I don't like bell to bell cell phone bans, and I think yonder, et al, have made a shitload of money off taxpayers, but this story and the ways the library saw such use by teens is a reminder of supporting kids --> seeing kids).

Whenever this school's story makes the rounds, I like to point out that this district was early in NOT giving into demands to ban books. That makes a difference in where/how kids find solace in, well, the library.

www.whas11.com/article/news...

He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It. | The New York Times buff.ly/FskFOXA

If you're in or near Evanston, IL, go see Jarrett Dapier talk about WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE and join the banned books read in event. 3 pm today: www.bookedevanston.com/banned-books...

WHOSE economy is the better question

We have been having shock at the store every single week. How is ANYONE surviving right now?

We have completely stopped eating out or doing drive through. GROCERIES are over the top.

Did a run for "fun" groceries--2 four-packs of topo chico, 1 twenty-four case of soda, 2 frozen pizzas, and 2 bags of easter candy.

$58.

WHAT
THE
FUCK.

can't "love libraries" and not fight for them to be fully funded.

The Rebecca Caudill Awards Unbanned by Millburn School District in Suburban Chicago After banning the book awards program from the district last month, the board has brought it back to life after significant pushback.

Here's an imperfect example, but an example nonetheless: bookriot.com/the-rebecca-...

Feel free to share this and to let me know if you have or know of examples. DMs are open.

We're curious to learn what steps were taken to discover the censorship and, ultimately, to end it. It is likely this is more common in so-called "blue" states than "red" ones, as this kind of censorship is much quieter and harder to unearth.