Yara

URGENT: Stand with AmeriCorps now! AmeriCorps -- the community service agency of the American people -- is being dismantled by Elon Musk and DOGE. We are AmeriCorps staff, alumni, and supporters of its important mission of service to A...

JOIN US: We stand with the 748 young AmeriCorps NCCC service members thrown into jeopardy by DOGE/Musk yesterday. We will not let them stand alone with no employment and no housing, their service cut short just a month before graduation. Will you join us? 🧵
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A 10 year old in my life proudly showed me a picture of them and some of their classmates with Mexican flags painted on their face in solidarity with immigrants yesterday. The students took this stance on their own. I’m simultaneously so proud and so heartbroken

At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.

'People aren't going to work': A surprising immigration raid set off fears in California farm country ‘If this is the new normal, this is absolute economic devastation,’ says local economist.

president of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...

Yep, so by that logic, everyone is a woman and anyone who experiences attraction to anyone is a lesbian.

ACLU sues to block Trump's expansion of "fast-track" deportations Trump administration introduced new rule that allows officers to deport without full hearings

Trump's expansion of fast-track deportations violates federal law and the 5th Amendment by denying immigrants due process.

So we'll see the Trump administration in court.

Thank you! I recognize that there’s no way to totally eliminate Google from our lives since so much of our communication happens through them, but the less data I can give them the better.

With Sergey and Sundar attending the inauguration, what search engines are we switching to now?

I really need Chappell Roan to release The Giver on Spotify so that I can have a single hit of dopamine this week.

I've seen a few people posting about helping out your local library. As your friendly neighborhood Library Director Man, some thoughts so that you help in, well, helpful ways.

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This is the cowardice of The New York Times. Legacy media is failing.

*enthusiastically raises hand*

This!!!

Dear Bluesky Algorithm, help me find my people!
🌱 Nature
🌱 Travel
🌱 LGBTQIA2S+
🌱 Advocates + Activists
🌱 Climate Science
🌱Astrology
🌱 Chronic Illness
🌱 Introverts
🌱 Neurodivergence
🌱 Books
🌱 Scholars
🌱 Emergent Strategy
🌱 Photography
🌱 Sustainability
🌱 Communities
🌱 Complex Adaptive Systems

I love books too (I’m getting my masters and work full time so I don’t have as much time to read as I’d like), loooove coffee, and have one sweet little cat and 2 dogs! Let’s connect!