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Personal acct. Library Director @ Ferguson Library in STL. Views are my own, NOT my employer - obviously. Libraries don't opine on govt corruption, share geekery, or babble about their day.

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They blew up USAid and doomed millions to an agonizing death but a video of them being an idiot on camera is causing reputational damage

14.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 1954 πŸ” 546 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 6

You know who else doesn't care what he said during his campaign? Him. Also, his base.

14.03.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dems should run on TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES!

Freedom of speech
Freedom of press
Freedom of religion
Separation of powers
Universal application of the law
Nation of immigrants
etc.

10.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They don't have to live behind barricades. There's little to suggest they are under physical threat. It's victim cosplay to keep their base convinced the left is evil, and to lay justification for when the far right starts killing - "the left is always trying to kill us so we had to fight back".

13.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Meme Coin Rallies as Investors Chase Mar-a-Lago Invites The price of President Trump’s meme coin surged more than 50% in 24 hours after its official website and X account said the coin’s top 297 holders would be [invited to an exclusive conference and gala...

Could you give us just one day of not doing the most cartoonishly corrupt thing imaginable?

13.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

Perhaps he never had to make strategy in his military career. Some majors help with that, some don't. Maybe he doesn't actually understand what it is.

13.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He did go to a military-themed academy in New York, in high school. It was reputed to be for troubled kids.

13.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think we all need to stop being surprised that the Trump Administration is authoritarian and just start talking and writing about it like they would Hungary, Russia, Nicaragua, etc. Of course makes sense to talk about the ways it breaks with precedent, but there is enough evidence.

13.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Your daily reminder that not a single Epstein client has been arrested.

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

12.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 6545 πŸ” 2223 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 66

He's outright admitting Ellison bought CNN to turn it into a propaganda outlet for the regime.

13.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 1139 πŸ” 287 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 7
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It will enrage but not surprise you to learn that the guy whose job it was to check targets to make sure they’re not schools before we bomb them got fired during the transition to the Trump administration

13.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump just lifted sanctions on Russian oil currently at sea!

Who gains the most from Trumpβ€˜s war on Iran?

Why is Putin always the beneficiary of Trumpβ€˜s actions?

13.03.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

It took the White House about 8 days to get to: actually high gas prices are awesome.

13.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 1610 πŸ” 282 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 10
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Correctional service cutting librarians at federal prisons, in move criticized by advocates | CBC News The Correctional Service of Canada is finalizing plans to cut all prison librarian positions at federal institutions, in a move that advocates say violates human rights and will actively harm efforts ...

Incarcerated people need libraries and libraries need librarians. πŸ“š

12.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Windows 11 install screen that says sit back and relax while the magic happens

Windows 11 install screen that says sit back and relax while the magic happens

Phrasing!

12.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LBJ, Trump, and the Freedom to Vote The president should use his authority to expand democracy, not restrict it.

President Lyndon B. Johnson used the power of the bully pulpit to demand that every citizen be granted the equal right to vote. Today, we have a president demanding that Congress pull back that very right. bit.ly/47Fxr3s

12.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

No lie, I really did think this was an Onion headline, but no. @bencollins.bsky.social, I'm so sorry your staff's job is this hard now.

12.03.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 796 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 4
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How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.

Out today: SB 13 neutered librarians’ authority over their collections. I no longer determine what goes into my collection. I make recommendations, and a council of parents called a School Library Advisory Council (SLAC) decides whether or not to recommend approval.

12.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump officials scrap plan to avoid civilian war casualties Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat veteran Wes J. Bryant had pored over in his mission to overhaul how the U.S. military safeguards civilian life.Parents wept over their children’s bodies. Crushed desks and blood-stained...

Trump officials scrap plan to avoid civilian war casualties Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat veteran Wes J. Bryant had pored over in his mission to overhaul how the U.S. military safeguards civilian life.Parents wept o

12.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

They are literally fucking with all of us because they want to fund a paramilitary secret police force with our money.

12.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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New Iowa law means Ames will lose its gender identity protections Senate File 579 bans local governments from protecting against gender identity discrimination.

"Local control" is a lie. Your community doesn't get to decide what represents its values. Your state or the federal government do. "Local control" is controlling everything, down to the local level.

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/l...

12.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Although we focus on presidential races, the lower the race, the more the money matters. And billionaires are increasingly getting involved in congressional, state and local races.
As stated by the Times' accurate headline: "The Scale of Billionaire's Campaign Donations is Overwhelming US Politics"

12.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

The New York Times published an extraordinary study of the role of billionaires in politics earlier this week, that naturally got lost in everything that is going on, including in Iran.
Here is a gift link to the article, and a few select quotes:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

12.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 807 πŸ” 469 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 36

The Times study found that β€œ300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion β€” 19 percent of all contributions β€” in federal elections in 2024, either directly or through political action committees.”

12.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 25
mcgruff the crime dog on instagram (@mcgruffatncpc) standing next to the text "VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PLEDGE"

mcgruff the crime dog on instagram (@mcgruffatncpc) standing next to the text "VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PLEDGE"

crime dog you gotta find some better wording for this

11.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 11204 πŸ” 1882 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 124

The beginning of a MAGA news and social media campaign to convince Americans that the Epstein files were hacked….during the Obama and Biden administrations. Trump’s name was inserted by Hackers….and he will be exonerated. Just wait and watch……

11.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, apparently, the FBI.

11.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This hacker was deeply stupid on many different levels.

11.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The true cost of war is so much more than a billion dollars a day. It's paid for in the blood and sacrifices of our troopsβ€”who still don't know what the mission is, when it will end or whether their wounds are justified.

We need to put this Administration under oath in a public hearing. Now.

11.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 218 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3