SPJ joins a coalition petitioning the White House Correspondents’ Association to use its annual dinner to defend press freedom, reaffirm First Amendment rights and condemn attacks on the press.
🔗View the petition and full list of signatories: bit.ly/4tnZJbx
Before and after collage, a weeping cherry tree covered in snow at left (Feb 2026), at right the same tree in spring bloom glory (April 2026).
February, April views.
Morning repast with the usual suspects.
In a big loss for Mike Johnson, the House rejected his proposed reauthorization of a little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens.
This fight isn’t over, so make sure your representative hears from you: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
"Some say the pandemic prompted them to reconsider unsatisfying corporate jobs, while others say that because they could not find LGBTQ+ literature in their local bookstores, they decided to open their own."
"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime" is objectively a funny thing to write.
Viral photo from some years back of a man nonchalantly mowing his yard with a tornado on the horizon .
How it feels doing literally any task right now.
The President is openly threatening genocide. A crime against humanity. He must be removed from office.
The 25th Amendment must be invoked. If not, Congress has to do our damn job. Speaker Johnson, call us into session. War powers & impeachment. Remove this man from office.
You could have had free universal healthcare this entire time. The money was always there.
For National Poetry Month, actor Nick Offerman hosts "A Wonder Is What It Is," dedicated to poet, activist, author, and Nick's personal hero: Wendell Berry.
"Library Futures is proud to announce the release of Imagine IF: The Game. This choose-your-own-adventure experience supports librarians facing intellectual freedom challenges through scenario-based gameplay" www.libraryfutures.net/post/library...
Thank you to @stonybrooku.bsky.social and Karim B. Boughida, dean, University Libraries, for hosting #THELIBRARIANSFilm and intellectual freedom fighter @librarianjones.com.
An engaged group of attendees, including an aspiring school librarian!
Great to see Amanda, my hero forever.
For ideas and guidance in developing your hobby, look to your library. You’ll find an abundance of free resources to inspire you and keep your hobby growing.
action.everylibrary.org/6_ways_to_de...
Also: “Thousands of people” @nytimes.com? Or should that be thousands of protests? So much for accuracy, editing, in addition to biased underplaying as noted.
‘Nonfiction books are a crucial bulwark against the surging public culture of “alternative facts,” outright lies, and the brazen embrace of ignorance.‘
newrepublic.com/article/2076...
Belated good wishes on your birthday!!
A manateam of manytees (three chonky little manatees floating in a tank)
In Portuguese a manatee is called peixe-boi (or “bull fish”) and in Dutch zeekoe (or “sea cow”). In English a group of manatees is called an aggregate of manatees, though I think a better term would be either a “manateam” or “manytees” (in the same way a group of dugongs should be called a “dugang”)
The lessons of history.
The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action to readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31st.
“There’s a lot of useful things about the way people in a company speak to each other. But it becomes problematic when that turns into nonsense that’s used for misleading purposes,” says Cornell researcher.
Xtra points, Guardian, for taking an opportunity to use "bullshit" 18 times in the piece.
With the closure of Dial, several people have been let go at PYR, including associate publisher and editorial director Nancy Mercado, reports PW.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
NYPL's Library for the Performing Arts shared a clip to Instagram of a young Timothée Chalamet appearing in a ballet production of Romeo & Juliet.
"Crackdown" is the most misused term in coverage of our fascist authoritarianism. It's defined as "severe measures to restrict or discourage undesirable or illegal people or behavior." What is unconstitutional & illegal is the so-called "crackdown" itself. #BrokenTimes
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Votes recorded on hr 7661 in House Committee for Education and Workforce Development’s markup.
HR 7551, the National book ban bill, has passed the markup and is being recommended to the House with amendment. Here’s who voted how.
This isn’t over. CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS NOW.
Not a new idea, but this seed library emphasizes native plants, which are clearly marked.
Handsome card catalog, too.
Autumn Durald Arkapaw acknowledged predecessors Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine...) & Rachel Morrison [a student of hubby's], who worked w/ Coogler on Fruitvale Station, Black Panther. Morrison was the first to earn an Oscar nom (Mudbound)
Lovely remarks and a historic win for women in the arts.
This is just going to continue escalating and getting worse.
Trump's reaction to being cornered by events he cannot dismiss or control or make someone else's problem is to lash out with increasing violence.
Remember, his reax to COVID was first to attempt to kill protesters, then the US Congress.
