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thing about the Trump administration's24/7 stream of funds from the public exchequer into private hands is that you no longer have to explain colonial wealth extraction or tell people to read Dadabhai Naorojiwhen they are doing a live demo of how the British operated in Asia and Africa but at home

As District 65 cuts librarians, experts say districts consistently underestimate what they lose - Evanston RoundTable The news that Evanston/Skokie School District 65 eliminated the position of middle school librarian starting next school year shocked many parents — but

Illinois District 65–Evanston and Skokie–are "reassigning" middle school librarians. There will no longer be certified librarians in those schools. An absolutely unnecessary change that has an immediate impact on children's education: evanstonroundtable.com/2026/04/21/a...

Since @governor.ny.gov won't listen to working class New Yorkers, we found the only people she *does * listen to: The Rich.

So take it from @patrioticmillionaires.org: taxing the rich's second homes is just the start. It's time to Tax The Rich and stop Trump's cuts for good.

#Peoples250: Michael Meeropol YouTube video by Labor and Working-Class History Association

#Peoples250: Michael Meeropol, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, talks about the historical parallels between the era of McCarthyism and today. Video courtesy of Columbia University Libraries. #america250 #americanhistory #mccarthyism
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Register Now – How We Get Free: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Ula Y. Taylor – YouTube How We Get Free: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Ula Y. Taylor – YouTube, Thu Apr 23, 2026 - Join Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Ula Y. Taylor as they celebrate the new edition of How We Get Free: Black Femi...

How We Get Free

Join @keeanga.bsky.social for a virtual conversation with Ula Y. Taylor about Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

Thursday, April 23rd at 5:00 pm ET

RSVP to attend:

Donate to the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social during National Library Week and the Steve and Loree Potash foundation will match it 2:1! Join me in supporting our association!

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Libraries are a cornerstone of American democracy. Yet President Trump and his extremist allies want to defund our libraries, ban books, and jail librarians. Here’s how we’re fighting back. #NationalLibraryWeek

Trump is not the only politician who defunds public libraries... I think this is important for everyone to understand.

University Open Air | Brooklyn Public Library University Open Air (UOA) will have a short spring residency at the Center for Brooklyn History from April 24–26. Classes listed below; please check back for final additions.

University Open Air (UOA) will have a short spring residency at the Center for Brooklyn History from April 24–26. www.bklynlibrary.org/university-o...

NJ friends: Speak out against Asm. Erik Peterson’s hateful rhetoric, Board of Commissioners meeting, April 21, 5:30 pm, 71 Main St, Bldg 1, Floor 2, Flemington

It Could Lead to Tens of Thousands of Deaths. In the Meantime, It’s Wreaking Havoc on Americans’ Sanity. Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.

For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll.

People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.

Strange People on the Hill A gripping story that reveals what happened to a small American town when an influential white nationalist group relocated its headquarters there, illustrati...

Next time someone asks me what it's like to report on the far-right, I'll point them to @michaelehayden.bsky.social's new book. He captures the mental/emotional labor involved w/ reporting on people who want us dead, while providing riveting accounts about

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Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons - Institute for Policy Studies Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons

Did you pay your taxes? Then you gave $4,049 to war and weapons.

According to the Institute for Policy Studies, taxpayers contributed more to Pentagon contractors ($1,870) than to troops' pay ($770), and more to militarism than programs like school lunches ($124) or the Postal Service ($19).

Abolitionist Tea Party with jackie sumell | Brooklyn Public Library jackie sumell leads a participatory ritual of tea and dialogue, connecting plants grown by incarcerated people to conversations about abolition and healing.Registration is encouraged, but not required...

Today's Abolitionist Tea Party at Bedford Library is still a go. It's rainy and cool outside so we're going to be indoors. Come out and join us. It's a good day for tea and conversation. www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/abo...

I am people and I talk like this.

It would be amazing if my registered political party someday attempted to win my vote.

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I am so mad about it.

My book baby is an instant New York Times bestseller!! #4

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This achievement owes everything to my friends, my community, the movement, and you

if you want to help keep up the momentum, I’m making a list of easy ways to help 1/6

Not yet! *tuning in*

@eamontewell.bsky.social skeeting a hello from the Q70!

One of the things I love most about Zohran’s rise to power is that it shows so clearly how we could have a better democracy—one that actually serves us instead of just the rich—if the left decides collectively to take electoralism and government seriously. It’s ours for the taking if we want it.

Ran into one of these while canvassing for Mamdani and he got so angry when we tried to just walk away. Followed us down the block insisting that we needed to engage him. That he only mattered as part of our count was intolerable.

Women’s Experiences Dominated Book Bans Last Year Here’s what these banned books mean to young women across the country.

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A news story noted that at a 2024 fundraiser, Zohran Mamdani discussed how he realized "it was more effective to organize people who already shared his worldview than to try to convince people who would never agree with him."

Preaching to the choir and organizing the choir can be different things!

Life is too short to talk to fives.

#TeamLiz #TeamCranston

After a period of deep introspection I have discovered that I was put on earth to watch the Real Housewives of
Rhode Island.

Immigrant Justice Phone Relay 4/17

Boo to Hochul proposing garbage that allows police/ICE collaboration when they have “probable cause” instead of passing actual anti-ICE legislation. Flood her phone lines today, here’s a script: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

71 years ago today, Roberto Clemente made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Batting third and playing right field, he went 1-for-4 in the Pirates' 10-3 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers at Forbes Field.

He singled off Johnny Podres in his first at bat for his first MLB hit.