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Good morning! It's a great day to cast your vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @bradlander.bsky.social
Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
📣 We’ve lost our NEA funding, and the future is uncertain. But we’re still here—and still committed to publishing bold, beautiful books that amplify unheard voices.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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PSA: if you ever need a piece of cardboard, for example to make a sign to hold up in public somewhere, a bookstore is a good place that can probably hook you up.
Hey y'all - I'm in the baby stages of building up my Bluesky, but wanted to share some reporting from this week: Just a minutes ago, nearly half of the Ed Dept.'s staff finished their last day of work before being put on admin leave: many who spent decades at the dept. All but 3 people remain at...
“Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet so that we can make the world's richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington,” said former BEAD director Evan Feinman
BREAKING: The head of the $42 billion federal BEAD program that aims to bring broadband internet to rural and unserved areas has left the Commerce Dept.
He sent a departing email warning of "deeply negative outcomes" for people if the Trump admin shifts $$ from fiber internet to Musk's Starlink:
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We're elated to announce the winners of the 2025 AJA! The '25 winner is Malvika Jolly's VISITING HOURS OF THE WORLD (coming Mar 2027), and Editor's Choice is zakia henderson-brown's THE BODY LOSING ITS BORDERS (coming Jan 2027). More at buff.ly/4vorM5Y ❤️
What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize?
I think we have a winner.
The "everyone I know is getting married" to "everyone I know is getting divorced" pivot really comes at you fast.
We can disagree on how our taxes are spent, not on human rights, ffs.
And flower buds!
So much new growth around the house. Trying to bring the spring vibes and optimism into the week
This is so incredibly important. I have so much respect for Candice Jones and PWF, and I know everyone at CJ is honored to be supported by them and partner with them.
www.publicwelfare.org/thesilenceof...
Wonderful to hear from some of the women and nonbinary editors & publishers currently shaping our literary landscape! Sophia Stewart’s article for Publishers Weekly highlights a few of these trailblazers, including AJB’s Executive Director & Publisher, Carey Salerno! More at https://buff.ly/4i6RoTB
I knew you were there because the social media was on point
Things are pretty dire but books and dogs are still good. (reminder: we love when you bring your dog with you to the bookshop! There are usually treats on the table by the door)
Thank you! If I can’t find something at my local, I’m definitely going here
When I search for any sports league the first thing the comes up is live games and schedule, except for @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Do better #google
So happy to be joining such a wonderful organization!
We’re excited to welcome @alexanderschneider.bsky.social to AJB’s Board! With years of experience in direct service nonprofits, Alex shares AJB's commitment to community & equity. Celebrate this new chapter by making a gift in his honor: https://buff.ly/3ZB52a1 🌟
Very excited to have joined the board of Alice James Books and to be able to support such an incredible organization.
More at alicejamesbooks.org
BREAKING NEWS:
Donald Trump orders all federal employees identified as DEI hires to placed on leave by 5pm.
The order is said to target trans federal employees and some people of Color.
This is arbitrary and evil. No other way to describe it.
Here's a legal to-do list for nonprofits to shore up their compliance and advocacy strategies as the Trump administration takes office nonprofitquarterly.org/nonprofit-le...
#Inauguration #legal #nonprofitsky #advocacy #compliance
Colorado prosecutors want to increase the number of beds in the state’s youth detention centers by 50% amid rising juvenile-related violent crime — a dramatic upswing in youth incarceration that has been met with fierce pushback from juvenile justice advocates // Story by @samtabachnik.bsky.social
Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky!
18M users? 🙂↔️ 18M friends 🙂↕️
Linguistics major and language nerd now working in youth justice here - so hope you’ll research 2!
