I want to live in a functioning society and so I dig taxes. My contribution is small because my income is small; that is as it should be. The problem isn't *my* taxes, it's 1) wage suppression and 2) MASSIVE, DESTRUCTIVE, UNTAXED WEALTH. Drop this nonsense and commit to taxing Bezos into the ground.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. Your love for him and his for all of you shines through this piece. May his memory be a blessing. 💗
When you see the news
about all the energies
being devoted
to turning the world
into a wasteland,
it is vital to remember
that applied differently
those same energies
could turn the world
into a garden.
Text heavy poster with images of five middle aged women, four of whom are white. The text reads: The Fresno State Library invites you to a FREE webinar! Critical Cataloging & Librarianship Today Ethics, Power, and Possibility Tuesday, April 14, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT/ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET. Please join us for a conversation with four nationally known librarian leaders in the critical cataloging/critical librarianship movement. They will explore how we can continue to move forward with this important work in the shifting political landscape. The panel will also discuss why it matters in higher education and in society today more than ever. Speakers 1. Emily Drabinski Associate Professor and Chair, School of Information Studies, Queens College, City University of New York 2. Dr. Karen Snow Professor and Ph.D. Program Director, School of Information Studies, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois 3. Violet Fox Creator of The Cataloging Lab, Minnesota 4. Billey Albina (FKA Amber Billey) Social justice rockstar librarian turned clinical social worker, Toronto, Canada. Host: Julie Renee Moore Special Collections Catalog Librarian, Fresno State Library, California State University, Fresno. Use the QR code to register! This webinar is sponsored by The Womack Lecture Series named for late librarian emeritus, Printise J. Womack, at Fresno State.
Join @edrabinski.bsky.social & Karen Snow & Billey Albina & me for a free webinar, "Critical Cataloging & Librarianship Today: Ethics, Power, and Possibility" on Tuesday April 14th. Part of the Womack Lecture Series sponsored by @fresnostatelibrary.bsky.social. 📚 #critcat
Our research study's recruitment flyer. The flyer reads, "Call for Research Participants! Caregivers Challenging Ed-Tech in Schools. Across the United States, caregivers are pushing against educational technologies (ed-tech) in K-12 schools. We want to know why and how caregivers are questioning technology in the classroom. Who can participate? Caregivers with one or more children attending K-12 school in the United States, who...Currently and/or in the past worked to challenge the purposes and roles of ed-tech in your children's K-12 schooling. What is involved? Complete one ~15-minute survey. Participate in one ~60-minute recorded Zoom interview (optional). Questions? Contact our Research Team. Dr. Charles Logan. Northwestern University. charles.logan1@northwestern.edu. Dr. Tony Talbert. Baylor University. Tony_Talbert@baylor.edu. Allie Thrall. Baylor University. Allie_Thrall@baylor.edu. To participate, please complete our survey here: https://tinyurl.com/CaregiversEdTech
Are you a caregiver concerned about ed-tech in K-12 schools in the United States and engaging in work to challenge how your child’s school uses ed-tech?
If so, Tony Talbert, @alliethrall.bsky.social, and I invite you to participate in our new project. Join the study at tinyurl.com/CaregiversEd...
mother nature put the weather on shuffle
Black and white photo of a dinner scene, several older light skinned people are sitting and focusing on whatever foods are laid out before them. A short haired tabby cat is standing, stretched up on its hind legs with its front paws gripped over the edge of the table like it’s trying to see what’s up there or possibly drag itself up
MADAM YOU HAVE FORCED ME TO TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. Photo from my collection, 1951.
"We realized we were making ourselves deeply vulnerable to a class action suit that absolutely would have wiped us out financially so we're going to find a way to do this without actual human names attached."
I've gotten a handful lately...
NO NO NO YOU DON’T
GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA
federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
www.freetaxusa.com
Fluffy gray tabby sitting up on the arm of a couch, looking handsome in front of a potted plant and a window with a round stained glass panel hanging behind him.
The Morning Monty offers you bunny-soft handsomeness in these difficult times.
Disclosure: I've been a participant over the years in these Jewish People Policy Institute polls. Today I asked them to remove me from their "respondent panel" unless they commit to no longer misrepresenting their findings as being representative of Jewish Americans overall.
move slow and repair things
My colleagues at ACRLog wrote short tributes to the life and work of Fobazi Ettarh @fobettarh.bsky.social. I wrote about her work on disability, which I think deserves more recognition. acrlog.org/2026/03/04/t...
Thanks @ezerrenner.bsky.social for coordinating. #CripLib #VocationalAwe
"But don't you want it in your car?"
"Don't you want it near, and far?"
"Don't you want it on TV?"
"It's going to be the future, see?"
I have to say, it's very clear.
I do not want this, far or near.
I do not want it in my car.
I do not want it near my art.
He had grown up in a country run by politicians who sent the pilots to man the bombers to kill the babies to make the world safe for children to grow up in.
I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere
If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.
Abolish ICE has a +11 approval — which means it is *32 points* more popular than Donald Trump
Ask yourself: does corporate media portray that accurately?
“Tarzhay” is French for letting ICE stage in your parking lots, letting ICE brutalize your teenage employees and kidnap your customers.
A number of pages and sites removed recently from .gov sites now have archives viewable at govarchive.us - just substitute "govarchive.us" for "gov" in the URL that doesn't seem to work any more, and see what you find! https://govarchive.us/ #c4l26
Ooh, bookmarking to go back and watch this on the stream
Thanks <3 It was quite a conversation to have in hour umpteen of labor. Baby is now almost two and wears a mask in medical settings herself.
Happier circumstances, but the medical staff involved in my c-section refused to wear respirators.
You won! You got what you wanted! Nobody has to mask anywhere, even in medical facilities around the most vulnerable patients. Moreover, nobody even feels obligated to, because we don’t owe anything to each other. You got everything you wanted, so just leave us alone and let us mask in peace.
recalling when I worked at the flight school and a wayward turtle walked onto the runway and a pilot said so, then a guy in a golf cart went out there, moved the turtle, and radioed "the turtle has been revectored", a phrase that has been seared into my brain for life
This is hilarious and now I’m kind of glad I screen recorded the site yesterday. I especially love that they deleted the “Will my professor know?” question.
No matter where you live, if you have any capacity to volunteer, we have a lot of unpaid folks helping administer rent and skymiles donations, and we need more support.
