Anne's great piece should be read in full and is available here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done
Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.
theatlantic.com
Now, why wouldn't they want people to get help at their public library to get a passport? It's a mystery...🫠🫠🫠
State Department orders libraries nationwide to no longer process passport applications
An estimated 1,400 mostly non-profit public libraries nationwide are expected to be effected by the decision.
mlive.com
I'm attending Honesty for Ohio Education's event, “Back to School With HB 8” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/honestyforoh...
Back to School With HB 8 · Honesty for Ohio Education
Join Honesty for Ohio Education, Kaleidoscope Youth Center, Columbus Education Justice Coalition, LGBTQ+ Center of Greater Cleveland, and other partners organizations for a back-to-school event that w...
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Happy 4th of July, everyone! While we navigate the brink of death of this country, don't forget to support your local library!
This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
PSA: If you think a guy standing on a vandalized Waymo car with a Mexican flag is a bigger issue than the president calling for the arrest of a governor for no reason, you may have lost the plot.
To anyone who wondered, what could go wrong if we elected as president a highly volatile, deeply dishonest, simple-minded cretin with a revenge fetish, the answer is THIS. All of THIS.
If you have to reject your own studies when they don’t fit your agenda, it’s time to reconsider your agenda.
Thank god these white refugees have somewhere safe and welcoming to flee to. We're so lucky to have a president who cares so deeply about the world's refugees. For fucks sake, this shit is nauseating. I have no words how much this absolutely infuriates me.
First white South Africans board plane for US under Trump refugee plan
The first white South Africans granted refugee status under a programme initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump boarded a plane to leave from the country's main international airport in Johannesburg on Sunday.
reuters.com
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal. On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums. bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS.
Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!
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Trump: “Maybe kids will have two dolls instead of 30" as a result of the tariffs. Bernie: “Billionaires like Musk and Trump do not have a clue about what it means for a working class family trying to buy presents for the kids or to take care of basic necessities.”
You can’t have democracy without libraries. Democracy is a practice. It starts at the local level by building connection and community. So today on international book day check out what’s going on at your local branch! Reading, learning, listening, chatting, connecting—this is democracy.
Thursday, 5/1/2025: National Day of Action, Fight for Public Education! 4:30-7pm, Ohio Statehouse!
I've shared this video far and wide. Best explainer out there, folks. Watch this and share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aDb...
Murphy: Trump Is Dismantling Our Democracy. We Must Come Together And Act Before It’s Too Late.
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtube.com
Market manipulation is normal when you vote for an orange criminal rather than the sane and qualified lady. 🤷 #Tariffs
🚨Economists and researchers say the cost to Americans will be significant, with estimates ranging from nearly $4,000 to almost $8,000 per household. 🚨 www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-... #MomSky #MamásConPoder
Trump's tariffs: How American families, parents will be impacted
The Trump administration's introduction of new tariffs will impact American families and parents, increasing the cost of many household goods, experts say. An analysis from The Budget Lab at Yale Uni...
yahoo.com
"The First Amendment applies to people who are physically in the United States, regardless of their alienage, regardless of what country they were born in, regardless of the color of their skin, regardless of their immigration status." - Eric Lee
'Citizenship won't save you': Free speech advocates say student arrests should worry all
The Trump administration has targeted students — both those with visas and those with permanent legal status — who protested the war in Gaza. Free speech advocates warn that these are test cases.
npr.org
Reminder: We are not at war with Venezuela. The people deported are not enemies. The law in question should not apply. Among the most dangerous aspects of the SCOTUS ruling is the idea that the president and his people have the right to arbitrarily determine who our enemies are.
Kids are dying of measles and the stock market is crashing and everything is about to become way more expensive but at least they're also massively violating basic civil liberties
April 5, 2025. Anti-Trump protest in Columbus, Ohio. Rainy, crummy weather. This is fantastic!
Thousands came out for a rainy Hands Off protest in Columbus, Ohio!
Harmful non-strategic tariffs. Reckless use of group chats and personal Gmail accounts. Incorrect deportations blamed on “administrative error.” Mass firings of health and safety personnel. Cuts to Medicare and SNAP. Soaring prices. The American people did not sign up for this.
Legitimate Question: With *everything* happening, at all hours of the day, every single day, how are you functioning? I'm struggling.
As Trump and Republicans' actively work to tear down the rights of transgender Americans, let's send a clear message this Transgender Day of Visibility: No matter who you are, you are seen, you are valued and you belong— In our schools. In our military. Everywhere.
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.