MORE: Senators Jack Reed, Lisa Murkowski, Kirsten Gillibrand, & Susan Collins all joined the letter to the interim director of IMLS.
Library advocates are making their voices heard.
Congress is listening.
ALA applauds this bipartisan action. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
This is just to say
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
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Leftists who want land and a quieter life should absolutely take these opportunities, build community, and help us flip the vote in red states.
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I wanted to see a Luna Moth for years. After we moved I found one in my yard under the Black Walnut living out its last hours. Wings tattered, abdomen burst, and so beautiful I was brought to tears.
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
USAID supports Missouri Ag producers. I hope you’ll share…
#USAIDrural
Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
"The top five agencies with the highest number of employees are the Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Department of Treasury, Department of Veteran Affairs and the United States Department of Agriculture."
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Literally could lose my home and then my job because of what's going on with Federal Employees.
I had the same happen this morning, but on a whim I called with *67 at the beginning and it went through. 🤷♂️
Ayanna Pressley: "Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby."
I've heard that employees should expect a new order in the coming weeks that they either need to pledge allegiance to 45, instead of the Constitution which they originally pledged to serve, or face termination. Is this true, or is this a fear-based (albeit believable) rumor?
Murphy: "Let's not pull any punches about why this is happening. Elon Musk makes billions off of his business with China. And China is cheering at this action today. There is no question that the billionaire class trying to take over our govt right now is doing it based on self-interest."
Pro tip: if your senator's/congressperson's DC office doesn't answer or their mailbox is full, call their regional offices.
Most senators have six regional offices. Just google your senator and you'll find it on their website.
Keep calling until you get a person or can leave a message.
headline: Elon Musk has constructed the Howling Engine, which converts the anguished cries of children into cancer
democrats: in these dark times, the american people need us to reach across the aisle
As chilling a meme as I have seen. But I agree.
It’s really weird because autism runs in my family, but being a Nazi doesn’t…
Sell your Tesla. ❌
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
Everyone, everywhere, regardless of their age, background, or political views, deserves access to information from a wide range of perspectives and books that reflect their lived experiences @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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If you’re not part of the resistance, you’re part of the problem. And stay out of the way of the people that actually care about this country and the human beings in it.
So how’s it going so far?
I'm working on designing new native plant beds, and making sure there's a host plant for every caterpillar the baby birds in my neighborhood need to eat. I'm also going to be collecting cardboard to smother the grass in the unused, dead end alleyway so this block can grow a watermelon patch.
As a Librarian and Master Naturalist, I encourage you to visit your library and engage with conservation groups. While we wait for the next platform, attend a library program or learn the lifecycle of a bird outside your window. Let's try looking at this as a great time for slow, meaningful work.
The soil might not be as good at the next place, but I'm confident we'll grow another garden. It'll just take time.
