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Three states attempted to dissolve their State Libraries this year. None of the legislative attempts succeeded–but they were all done very intentionally.
We will see more of this.
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We will see more of this.
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We've Staved Off State Library Closure Measures–For Now: Book Censorship News, May 9, 2025
Three states floating legislation this year that would shutter their state libraries. None passed–but we still must act to protect these institutions.
bookriot.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Three states attempted to dissolve their State Libraries this year. None of the legislative attempts succeeded–but they were all done very intentionally.
We will see more of this.
bookriot.com/state-librar...
We will see more of this.
bookriot.com/state-librar...
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"Roughly an hour before my talk was to begin, I received a call: Would I refrain from any mention in my remarks of the recent removal of 381 supposedly controversial books from the Nimitz library on campus?... When I declined, my lecture... was canceled." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
Opinion | Naval Academy Censors Ryan Holiday’s Lecture on Censorship (Gift Article)
How a lecture to the U.S. Naval Academy on censorship was censored.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Roughly an hour before my talk was to begin, I received a call: Would I refrain from any mention in my remarks of the recent removal of 381 supposedly controversial books from the Nimitz library on campus?... When I declined, my lecture... was canceled." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
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Attorneys general from 21 states (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI) filed a lawsuit against the administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) & other agencies Git 'em
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
April 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Attorneys general from 21 states (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI) filed a lawsuit against the administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) & other agencies Git 'em
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
www.infodocket.com/2025/04/04/n...
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A judge awarded a total of $6.6 million to four former high-level aides to Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, who claimed that they were unduly fired after reporting him to federal investigators and accusing him of corruption in 2020.
Former Aides to Ken Paxton Win $6.6 Million in Whistle-Blower Case
A judge found that four whistle-blowers who accused Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, of corruption and reported him to the F.B.I. were unjustly fired.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A judge awarded a total of $6.6 million to four former high-level aides to Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, who claimed that they were unduly fired after reporting him to federal investigators and accusing him of corruption in 2020.
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When a clown moves into a palace he doesn't become a king, the palace instead becomes a circus.
- Turkish proverb
- Turkish proverb
April 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
When a clown moves into a palace he doesn't become a king, the palace instead becomes a circus.
- Turkish proverb
- Turkish proverb
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There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
March 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
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“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
March 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
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The Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce has left former federal workers scrambling to find employment and facing the stark reality that the student loan forgiveness they’ve worked toward may now be out of reach.
‘I was so close’: Fired federal workers lose student loan forgiveness
The Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce means the student loan forgiveness they’ve worked toward may now be out of reach.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce has left former federal workers scrambling to find employment and facing the stark reality that the student loan forgiveness they’ve worked toward may now be out of reach.
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This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Libraries are one (of several) front lines in the war for freedom that we are facing right now.
Support your local library. I'm married to someone who works in one, and even in otherwise liberal city, library workers are struggling. It is exhausting for them out there.
Support your local library.
Support your local library. I'm married to someone who works in one, and even in otherwise liberal city, library workers are struggling. It is exhausting for them out there.
Support your local library.
ONE parent. And in Florida, ONE man is responsible for 40% of all book challenges in the state. The book banners are a tiny minority. Make that clear by speaking up in favor of the freedom to read. (Email your school board!)
Thanks to @aclusc.bsky.social and @authorsabb.bsky.social working in SC to fight bans. The challenges have been brought by 1 parent who earlier filed 97 challenges in Beaufort County, nearly all of them denied. She's re-challenging now that a state law passed in July 2024 makes banning easy.
March 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Libraries are one (of several) front lines in the war for freedom that we are facing right now.
Support your local library. I'm married to someone who works in one, and even in otherwise liberal city, library workers are struggling. It is exhausting for them out there.
Support your local library.
Support your local library. I'm married to someone who works in one, and even in otherwise liberal city, library workers are struggling. It is exhausting for them out there.
Support your local library.
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In 1942, the American President opposed censorship because books were weapons in the fight against tyranny.
March 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In 1942, the American President opposed censorship because books were weapons in the fight against tyranny.
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There are 19 states that may tax your student-loan forgiveness. Here’s what to know to avoid a tax bomb in the months ahead.
Have You Received Student-Loan Forgiveness? Plan Now to Avoid a Tax Bomb
While canceled or reduced loans are generally tax-free at the federal level, you may face hefty tax bills in 19 states.
www.wsj.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There are 19 states that may tax your student-loan forgiveness. Here’s what to know to avoid a tax bomb in the months ahead.
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Just FYI, Tom argued for universal welfare, abolition, public education, state-sponsored pre/post-natal care, family subsidies, & retirement for workers at 50 w/state pensions that would double at 60.
He also considered the American revolution a failure, co-opted by self-serving, landowning elites.
He also considered the American revolution a failure, co-opted by self-serving, landowning elites.
March 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just FYI, Tom argued for universal welfare, abolition, public education, state-sponsored pre/post-natal care, family subsidies, & retirement for workers at 50 w/state pensions that would double at 60.
He also considered the American revolution a failure, co-opted by self-serving, landowning elites.
He also considered the American revolution a failure, co-opted by self-serving, landowning elites.
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A couple of golf outings could pay for over 300 federal jobs for an entire year.
March 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A couple of golf outings could pay for over 300 federal jobs for an entire year.
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March 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
March 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
What childhood was like before vaccines
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
www.vox.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What childhood was like before vaccines www.vox.com/health/40268...
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Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
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I owe an apology to all James Bond movies. I mocked them for having completely unrealistic, cartoonish villains that simply weren't believable.
2025 has made it impossible to levy that criticism anymore.
2025 has made it impossible to levy that criticism anymore.
March 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I owe an apology to all James Bond movies. I mocked them for having completely unrealistic, cartoonish villains that simply weren't believable.
2025 has made it impossible to levy that criticism anymore.
2025 has made it impossible to levy that criticism anymore.
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Thou shalt not deport hard working, good people whilst importing vile criminals like the Tate brothers and still claim you have morals.
March 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Thou shalt not deport hard working, good people whilst importing vile criminals like the Tate brothers and still claim you have morals.
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I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."