Never mess with an Indian Dida.

Top 10 Most Challenged Books Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the books most frequently targeted by censors based on reports from the field and media coverage.

“In 2025, 92% of all book challenges were initiated by pressure groups … Less than 3% originated from individual parents ... They were part of a well-funded, politically-driven campaign to suppress the stories & lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC individuals & communities.”

Darth. He's like Beetlejuice. Say his name often enough, and he'll pop up.

To let perimenopausal women lie away and mentally catalog each and every worry ever.

I don’t know, I’m pretty sure it’s past time to start naming and shaming. Silence only protects the abuser. Over and over. Time to take a stand.

I'm so sorry.

You have to wonder if someone's about to break a story.

Library Staff Are Not Superheroes: a Guest Post by Robin Bradford Just before the new year, Robin and I were chatting  and she sent me this text: "Can I come to a guest post on our blog that libraries are N...

This came up in a Google search and, in light of the librarian shenanigans (firings) in the news lately, I'm reposting it. Read it again, especially the last paragraph. Make sure your local library knows you expect diverse collections, programming, and staff.
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/01/libr...

History won't remember he's at 35% approval.

History won't remember the millions who protested.

History won't remember the politicians who claimed they were against it.

History will remember this country committed war crimes and nothing was done to the people who ordered it.

I went to Australia. Again. Still never saw a shark.
And I took a cruise!

Airports on ICE Federal immigration agents popped up around the country on Monday to do seemingly nothing.

New — I collected stories from travelers at airports around the country on Monday after ICE agents were deployed to help TSA. No one understood beforehand why they would be there, and after a day with them around, it’s no more clear.

Read the multi-city dispatches:

Probably just a coincidence

That one was so amazing! I'm going to take mine into a Swatch shop and see if they can clean it up.

My parents have a habit of gifting watches. It was a birthday present that year.

That's what his plumbing clients would have to say when they called him to come back and correct his shoddy work.

I still have my 1985 Swatch. I even know where it is.

If only that meteor had aimed a little south. And not broken apart.

This guy is insane.

Just more lies.

Joey Hill might have written something that fits.

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

Did she get better?

A photo of Robert and Luciana Duvall with a horse and dogs

STATEMENT FROM LUCIANA DUVALL Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort. To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all. Thank you for the years of support you showed Bob and for giving us this time and privacy to celebrate the memories he leaves behind.

Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced

same

Yeah, me too.

oh zut! She must have unfriended me at some point.
Yeah, there are a lot of people I no longer see since I left the bad place.

I know she left AAR a long time ago, but I've been thinking of Laurie Gold a lot lately. I hope she's well.

"Caused a sensation"? You misspelled "is directly responsible for the actions that killed two American citizens on the streets of their hometown."

We want them abolished and punished.