ICYMI- a lot happened with the California governor race today and there has been a major shift.
New polling shows Republicans still leading, with Hilton out front, but on the Democratic side, Becerra is making a real move and now tied with Steyer at 13%, the biggest jump we’ve seen.
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This is what democracy looks like.
Thank you to all the protestors.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner
The DOJ is now 5 month in breach of releasing the Epstein files.
Holding these criminals accountable should be the Nuremberg of our time.
I haven’t posted the “Katie Johnson” interview in a while. You’ll definitely need tissue while listening to this gut wrenching description of how Trump raped and abused her. We will get justice for ALL of the survivors!
#ReleaseTheUnRedactedEpsteinFiles
#SheShed
#Pinks
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If your commander-in-chief is being excluded from military operations (coz he’s a lunatic) and blocked from accessing the nuclear codes (coz he’s a lunatic), you’re overdue for a new commander-in-chief.
AOC: In some ways, you kind of want this guy on a golf course more than you want him in the Oval Office. But that also calls into question the 25th Amendment, because if the determination is that Trump cannot be trusted in the Situation Room, then he's not fit to be president.
As a matter of principle, you can either have a dinner that celebrates the First Amendment or you can have a dinner that features Donald Trump. You can’t have both because the president holds the freedom of the press in contempt. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
Selfie of Matthew throwing a peace sign in front of a mug saying Libraries work because we dk
From a fellow librarian, trustee, and patron, sending solidarity to library workers across the world on National Library Workers Day
Libraries work because we do ✊️
Don’t forget to vote Yes today! 💚
Pete Buttigieg with the quote: “I’ll give the Turning Point folks a lot of strategic credit for going to a lot of different places. Going to these college campuses is the equivalent, in their minds, of the way I feel when I go on Fox News. The difference is, when I go on Fox News, I’m telling the truth.”
Possible presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg recently called out right-wing organisation Turning Point USA during a town hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 18 April.
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ah yes, personal freedom, that thing that is always present IN THE MILITARY
Vote YES!
He killed over 160 young girls at a school and threatened to end their entire civilization out of respect and admiration
You don’t have to live in California to have a stake in its leadership. A GOP Gov would be disastrous for the rest of us, and if R’s take the top 2 spots in the Primary, that will guarantee a GOP win. Want to help? Follow and boost @xavierbecerra.bsky.social to ensure we have a Dem in the General.
Beef prices just hit a record high. A pound of ground beef in many stores now costs more than the federal minimum hourly wage. These people are so out of touch it’s ridiculous.
"We didn't start this fight, but I'm saying to Virginia, we need to finish it." Quote from VA Del. Delores McQuinn
Virginians: Today's the last day to vote on an important redistricting measure.
I hope you'll vote YES—for Virginia, and for the entire country.
You have a chance to help level the playing field as Republicans seek an unfair advantage in Congress. Please take it. Get more info: IWillVote.com/VA
an admission they’re out of mob-nominees who aren’t already compromised by Epstein scandal 👀
Excited to share some good news for Illinois families — we’ve reached over 100,000 children in our state receiving books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Let’s keep reading.
People fired so far from Trump's across-the-board incompetent Cabinet:
Women: 3
Men: ZERO
Can't imagine why people say Trump hates women.
For the record, for anyone who’s forgotten, it’s sheer madness for a president to contradict himself nearly every day. It’s profoundly wrong that we can’t trust the veracity of a single thing that he says.
Anyone else get irritated when you send an email & the recipient responds by calling?
I sent an email for a reason.
Jeffries: "Republicans have spent tens of million trying to convince the people of Virginia that President Obama and Gov. Spanberger are urging a 'no' vote. That's a stone cold lie. The 'no' vote position is Donald Trump's position, as is being evidenced tonight. He's been trying to hide it."
Boycott accordingly
-The reprehensible Bondi, Chavez-DeRemer, and Noem are gone.
-The reprehensible Hegseth, Patel, and RFK Jr. stay.
-Women were always gonna be the first to get slapped around by the abusive convicted felon.
Several people with signs like this at the Boston Marathon today
"Every time you try to break my body, you fuel my spirit." Aliya Rahman was dragged from her car and denied medical care—now she’s taking the DHS to court. You need to read her story: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
In 2023, Governor JB Pritzker was joined by Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, advocates, and lawmakers at the Harold Washington Library to sign legislation outlawing book bans in Illinois.
Illinois made history as the first state to outlaw book bans once and for all.
Marginalizing people, ideas, or facts has no place in our state — and they have no place in a democracy.
This National Library Week, we continue our commitment to free thought and free speech.
