An open note to NBC and their Olympic coverage: please stop showing me that waste of space VP and his lil' failed YouTuber and failed boxer buddy. Neither of them matter.
07.02.2026 18:03
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An open note to NBC and their Olympic coverage: please stop showing me that waste of space VP and his lil' failed YouTuber and failed boxer buddy. Neither of them matter.
Using the services of your local public library is resistance.
But her emails
A blue, orange, and purple colored graphic titled, “Book Banning is Coming to the Supreme Court: Here’s What to Know.” Underneath the title and subtitle is an illustration of brown scales, balancing legal papers on the left side and a stack of books on the right side.
A blue, orange, and purple colored graphic titled “About Mahmoud V. Taylor,” providing an overview of the Supreme Court case. The body text reads as follows: “In January 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case interrogating the constitutionality of inclusive education. Mahmoud v. Taylor is a case initiated by a group of parents in Maryland, who have sued the Montgomery County Board of Education for the right to opt their children out of reading LGBTQIA+-inclusive books in school. They argue these books go against their religious beliefs.”
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case initiated by a group of parents in Maryland, who have sued the Montgomery County Board of Education for the right to opt their children out of reading LGBTQIA+-inclusive books in school.
I specifically came to Blue sky today to say this exact thing. For folks who insist on dead naming people, they were sure quick to "transition" from Gulf of Mexico.
Is posting this your idea of not standing quiet or do you have some other plan...?
Be the change you want to see.
Chuck, coming from someone who has voted for you continuously, DO SOMETHING. That's the whole reason you are there.
Will you? Because it looks to the general public like Dems are rolling over and not putting up any type of fight. And we are asking you to fight.
I'm worried about the future of our democracy, but sure, go off about tomato prices and show us how out of touch with your base you really are.
It's a great time to pick up The Birchbark House as it recently got republished with a beautiful new cover for it's 25th anniversary! 🎉
Now I'm extra glad I've switched entirely to DuckDuckGo for personal use. Just gotta make the switch at work.
Where are the "parents rights" people now? They care so much about exerting their "parent rights" with reading materials but are okay not having rights over their kids healthcare?
One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them.
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
I'm once again on my system's "Best Books" committee for nonfiction because I LOVE to read it! The Sibert Awards are my favorite part of the #YMAs 📚❤️
The littlest things can make a day better. The folks at my favorite #DunkinDonuts put this note on my cup today and EVERY time I reached for it, I smiled. (Forgot to snap the pic when it was full of iced coffee. Yes, iced coffee year round!)
One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
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I deactivated my Tiktok account. If they are thanking the asshole who originally wanted to ban the app for now "saving" it, I don't want to be around to see how else they can be influenced.
Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
Just speed read through the entire series. Loved it.
Anyone looking to ban a book from a school should have to prove they read it by presenting a book report to the school committee.
Screenshot of my embarrassingly long TBR list on the Libby app to show I added the audiobook of Red Sonia because I keep hearing amazing things about it.
You've sold me everyone with your rave reviews! I've added @gailsimone.bsky.social's Red Sonia audiobook to my TBR tag in Libby.
I want to remind everyone that your local library is both physical AND digital.
You hate streaming everything because the price is ridiculous? Library.
You hate ads because they're every 3 mins or less? Library.
You want to reduce your digital footprint? Library.
You want sourced info? Library.
I think you may have been one of the reasons I ever even knew this title existed and I love it and have talked up the manga to everyone I know who reads manga. Thank you for that!
Her granddaughter Sarah sounds like a smart and decent and well adjusted person.
Thank you! Building again after leaving the that other site, so this is extremely helpful!
56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
I thought about it some more and I think this person's comment is the way to go
www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/....
So much library funding is from the state and local level, so that's where your attention needs to be.
Honestly, I feel we need to use their arguments against them. "I want this book removed because children shouldn't read it" okay but parents rights, right? You don't get to decide what other people's children read, then? But I have no idea yet how to do this. And I am a librarian.
