Documentary About New College of Florida Offers Warning About Conservative Efforts to Take Over Higher Education "First They Came for My College" reveals a broad conservative strategy to reshape higher education and restrict academic freedom nationwide.

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A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic!
Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

"Ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know."

two men are sitting at a table with bloomberg politicals written on the bottom of the screen ALT: two men are sitting at a table with bloomberg politicals written on the bottom of the screen

SOCIALISM!!!!!

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Jim Jordan is commenting on Eric Swalwell's sexual misconduct allegations. Jordan was assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State while team doctor Richard Strauss sexually abused at least 177 athletes. Multiple wrestlers testified under oath they told Jordan. He did nothing. He was never charged.

I've got NMO and I feel for you. Here's my fav shot of Prince Reuben

The National Association of Black Bookstores (NABB) has declared April 7 to be #NationalBlackBookstoreDay — a day to recognize the "cultural, economic, and community impact of Black-owned bookstores across the United States.” pen.org/black-owned-...

I'm not sure about you, but I think the collapse of US hegemony, a global price spike and recession, and a new ground war in the Middle East are far worse than drag queens reading books at the library.

I love all the spring flowers, but there's something about forsythia that makes my heart sing! #SpringBloom26

My first daffs! #SpringBloom26

Well Meaning Or Not, Virginia Bill Restricting How To Teach About Jan. 6 Is An Educational Gag Order Nora Neus, journalist and author of 24 Hours at the Capitol, called the White House’s account of Jan. 6 “outright lying about what happened.”

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Afroman is shown seated and wearing a red and white striped suit with stars on the tie, along with large sunglasses. The text reads: "I didn’t win, America won. America still has freedom of speech. It's still for the people, by the people." Quote by Afroman, a rapper and singer, on the occasion of winning a defamation case. The PEN America logo is seen at the bottom.

Afroman, rapper and singer, won an important civil liberties case in Ohio last week. Seven police officers sued him for defamation after he made an album with music videos using surveillance footage from their raid of his house.

A rare Mets trifecta!

Small ball for the lead! #LGM

Happy Opening Day!

The heather is hanging around a little longer than usual this year. #SpringBloom26

They're here already! bsky.app/profile/wera...

Happy Spring! Still pretty cold out there but the flowers don't care. Some snowdrops to celebrate the new season. #SpringBloom26

Obamas, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush Among 1,500 Books Banned in Texas School District Barack and Michelle Obama have joined the ranks of banned authors thanks to a sweeping ban of 1,500 books from Texas Hill Country.

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Removal Of Slavery, Racism Exhibits Highlights Ongoing Effort to Purge History From National Parks This purge is among the most notable moves by the Trump administration to erase facts that the president doesn’t like.

My latest for @penamerica.bsky.social is near and dear to my heart -- even worked in a mention for my fav Virgin Islands National Park (St. John).
Don't mess with my National Parks!
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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

Author Darcie Little Badger Shows That One Person Standing Up To Censorship Can Make a Difference When asked to self-censor, Author Darcie Little Badger says "I will not censor myself. That’s not who I am as a storyteller and editor."

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We "can't afford" any of that.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day....

No Brave has yet been attacked by a wild boar as far as I know!

A friend and I were walking in Tribeca years ago, chatting away, when the most beautiful man I've ever seen came down the street toward us. We fell silent as he passed, then she turned and said, "That was John-John!" and we both just nodded. He was even hunkier in person.

Students Could Face Harsh Penalties for Protests as Campuses, States Tighten Restrictions A raft of new state laws could be used to punish students, faculty, and staff who organize or take part in protests on or off campus grounds.

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Breast cancer risk is one of the myths the "pro-life" crowd likes to cite. Thankfully, science showed it's just that, a myth.

Watch the moment a Greenland sled dog steals AP camera When a 360 degree camera went missing during a shoot in the Arctic circle, the AP crew eventually found it among sled dogs they'd been filming with earlier.

Hilarious
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