@scatterbolt.bsky.social
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Librarians are one of the groups that have an opportunity to serve as a kind of "third person" in young people's lives. We aren't parents or teachers, and if we treat them with respect for their personhood, they get practice dealing with adults not as much in power over them.
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Librarians are one of the groups that have an opportunity to serve as a kind of "third person" in young people's lives. We aren't parents or teachers, and if we treat them with respect for their personhood, they get practice dealing with adults not as much in power over them.
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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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i’m just going to assume the 90% of pages that they blacked out is ONLY donald trump
December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
i’m just going to assume the 90% of pages that they blacked out is ONLY donald trump
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CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
CATO INSTITUTE:
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
Despite DOGE slashing jobs, government spending in every month of 2025 “was greater than in every other year .. An observer who did not know when DOGE started could not identify it” on a chart. 🤡
www.cato.org/blog/doge-pr...
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Can’t stop thinking about this. The Trump administration is essentially extorting hospitals into dropping gender-affirming care—without Medicare or Medicaid they’d go bankrupt. It’s akin to a backdoor ban even for people with private insurance, a proposal that wouldn’t pass Congress.
Under the proposed rule issued by the Trump Administration today, any Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospital would be barred from providing gender-affirming care to *any child*, even if the care is not paid for by Medicare or Medicaid.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
December 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Can’t stop thinking about this. The Trump administration is essentially extorting hospitals into dropping gender-affirming care—without Medicare or Medicaid they’d go bankrupt. It’s akin to a backdoor ban even for people with private insurance, a proposal that wouldn’t pass Congress.
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A US District Court Judge has issued a permanent injunction in the lawsuit brought by 21 state attorneys general against the Trump administration for dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This means the IMLS cannot be further harmed.
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
A Major Court Win for IMLS, Libraries
Trump and his administration are barred from dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services, thanks to a judge's ruling.
bookriot.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A US District Court Judge has issued a permanent injunction in the lawsuit brought by 21 state attorneys general against the Trump administration for dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This means the IMLS cannot be further harmed.
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
bookriot.com/21-attorney-...
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This is my kind of good trouble.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is my kind of good trouble.
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I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
Awful. Please be careful out there.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Awful. Please be careful out there.
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Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
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Male veterans are encountering obstacles in getting treatment for breast cancer in the VA system because of Trump's executive order meant to oppress trans people. I say that again: non-trans men are struggling to get treatment for breast cancer due to transphobia.
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Male veterans are encountering obstacles in getting treatment for breast cancer in the VA system because of Trump's executive order meant to oppress trans people. I say that again: non-trans men are struggling to get treatment for breast cancer due to transphobia.
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
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Hello, writers and reporters: Before you publish, scan through your piece to see if everyone you've quoted is male. If so, fix it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Hello, writers and reporters: Before you publish, scan through your piece to see if everyone you've quoted is male. If so, fix it.
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Notice how it’s somehow the government’s job to legislate a few Bible verses on human sexuality over our entire country, but it’s suddenly “not the government’s job” when it comes to the +2,500 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Notice how it’s somehow the government’s job to legislate a few Bible verses on human sexuality over our entire country, but it’s suddenly “not the government’s job” when it comes to the +2,500 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor.
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"ICE has also purchased spyware in recent weeks that enables it to remotely hack into smartphones and extract data, even if the phones are locked or communication is over encrypted apps."
ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa
Iris scanners, facial recognition apps, phone-hacking software and cellphone location data are among the agency’s recent technological purchases.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"ICE has also purchased spyware in recent weeks that enables it to remotely hack into smartphones and extract data, even if the phones are locked or communication is over encrypted apps."
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Misleading headline: Trump was sued and caved. He now says he will follow the law instead of implementing his plan to screw teachers out of their loan forgiveness.
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Misleading headline: Trump was sued and caved. He now says he will follow the law instead of implementing his plan to screw teachers out of their loan forgiveness.
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My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
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it's absolutely critical to understand in this moment that people aren't largely reacting to who Charlie Kirk was as a person, but who they knew him as because of what tiny pieces of him got clipped out and stuck in their newsfeeds.
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
it's absolutely critical to understand in this moment that people aren't largely reacting to who Charlie Kirk was as a person, but who they knew him as because of what tiny pieces of him got clipped out and stuck in their newsfeeds.
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'cancel culture' but the government does it - that's not cancel culture. it's censorship & repression.
September 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
'cancel culture' but the government does it - that's not cancel culture. it's censorship & repression.
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Cannot emphasize enough how attached our local fascists were to Kirk and how much danger protesters in Chicago are in right now. There's already an off duty cop stalking out the ICE facility and harassing them everywhere they go
It would be cool if literally fucking anyone cared
It would be cool if literally fucking anyone cared
September 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Cannot emphasize enough how attached our local fascists were to Kirk and how much danger protesters in Chicago are in right now. There's already an off duty cop stalking out the ICE facility and harassing them everywhere they go
It would be cool if literally fucking anyone cared
It would be cool if literally fucking anyone cared
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No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.
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You can now sign up for the lottery to speak at the next mtg of RFK's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice 9/18-9/19. Especially since they removed med orgs as liaisons, this is the only way they will receive critical feedback.
www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
ACIP Meeting Public Comment | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | CDCMinushome
ACIP Meetings: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www2.cdc.gov
September 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You can now sign up for the lottery to speak at the next mtg of RFK's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice 9/18-9/19. Especially since they removed med orgs as liaisons, this is the only way they will receive critical feedback.
www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/aci...
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THEY VOTED TO RESTORE THE IMLS FUNDING.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
The House subcommittee marking up the budget containing the IMLS meets *tonight* at 5 pm eastern.
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar...
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar...
September 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
THEY VOTED TO RESTORE THE IMLS FUNDING.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.
Full House budget markup is tomorrow.
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In authoritarian crackdowns, it’s important to randomly ensnare some people whom one would think would be safe, so that everyone is at least a little bit afraid that something could happen to them. The regime scales up its power of intimidation over a much larger group than those directly affected.
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
In authoritarian crackdowns, it’s important to randomly ensnare some people whom one would think would be safe, so that everyone is at least a little bit afraid that something could happen to them. The regime scales up its power of intimidation over a much larger group than those directly affected.
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The summer I turned pretty feral
August 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The summer I turned pretty feral
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Yo, the Senate's bill would keep the IMLS funded at the 2025 level.
New: More than two dozen U.S. Senators, including 14 Republicans, advanced a budget bill today that emphatically rejects Trump's education proposals:
-Few funding cuts
-No blockgrants
-Small increases for Title I, IDEA, Head Start
-Education Department staffing remains
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
-Few funding cuts
-No blockgrants
-Small increases for Title I, IDEA, Head Start
-Education Department staffing remains
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Senators—Including Republicans—Reject All of Trump's Proposed Education Cuts
The budget bill could go before the full Senate as early as September.
www.edweek.org
July 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Yo, the Senate's bill would keep the IMLS funded at the 2025 level.