Leigh Anne Focareta

@lafocareta.bsky.social

No mourners, no funerals. Profile pic = selfie + Toothless as hat. Cover = Brown bag with purple: To Leigh From Krampus. Purple chibi Krampus. Librarian, reviewer, #ActuallyAutistic All opinions = mine alone

Remember that care is action. It's counter to the system that doesn't want you to care & is removing social supports that provided care. If you're caring for your community members & making sure they're solid, you are fighting fascism, so give yourself credit.

NEW! Republican Senators Introduce Nationwide Book Ban Companion Bill, S. 4925 This is their companion bill to HR 7616, indicating how seriously they want to ram this legislation through–and without you knowing it. bookriot.com/senate-bill-...

Republican Senators Introduce Nationwide Book Ban Companion Bill, S. 4925

Republican Senators have introduced a nationwide book ban bill in the Senate, S. 4925 and it's a warning of their summer plans.

bookriot.com

"So why are people acting like Supergirl is the worst movie ever made? (One critic even said it had the “worst script I can remember.”) There’s a simple answer: misogyny." Yes. I'd add that it's almost certainly coordinated misogyny, and someone is profiting from it. ew.com/supergirl-is...

'Supergirl' is a decent standalone movie — so why is everyone acting like it’s awful?

'Supergirl' has been in theaters for less than a week, and it seems everyone is quick to call it a failure after a disappointing opening weekend at the box office. But does it actually deserve the bac...

ew.com

Psst: this isn't really about the Propaganda Trucks from PragerU, operating under the IMLS banner, losing a parking spot. People began to speak up about what this is, and its place at a University was totally inappropriate. (Some of the reporting is inaccurate). thereminder.com/local-news/h...

Freedom Truck canceled after losing parking spot - The Reminder

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Police Department decided not to host the Freedom Truck Mobile Museum last week after Westfield State University rescinded its initial decision to allow the tractor-trailer t...

thereminder.com

If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

How long it takes and how hard it is to undo the damage will depend in large part on the political will of the people elected to do it. If you get hand-wringing caveat peddlers who want to deliberate for years before acting it'll never happen. Plan has to be ready on day one

"Why's it taking so long to take down the name when they put it up so fast?" yeah, undoing every single thing he's done is gonna be exactly like that, get used to it

You will not win if you don't cultivate joy. We survive off joy. Without it, we wither. The oppressor does not have the power to entirely steal your human joy from you.You as human have power to choose joy from your nature. White folks think, it's getting bad, time to have a sad face all the time.