Reposted by bepsfirstAndy Heppelle🇺🇸🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇬🇱🇺🇳🏳️⚧️ @andyheppelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wanda has some thoughts on book banning, hate mongering politicians 073
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026OOTD. Truth in packaging. 0132
Reposted by bepsfirstBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The only thing that would make this MORE hilarious is if they were to name the building after Barack Obama. I might NEVER stop laughing.😆😆😆 37917158
Reposted by bepsfirstMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 626117894553
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Available on AOL now without paywall. Keep sharing. It’s that good! www.mycentraljersey.com/story/opinio...mycentraljersey.comCentral Jersey doesn't need a culture war over books | EditorialDisputes over library books and programs are pulling Somerset and Hunterdon communities into a divisive culture war. 031
Reposted by bepsfirstThe Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You can preorder on Apple now! tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...tinyurl.comThe Librarians - Apple TVLibrarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas mean… 1239
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026All of us librarians brought a challenged book to the Emmy awards. I brought a childhood favorite. An incredulous Jimmy Kimmel asked, “Why would someone want to ban Harriet the Spy?” @jimmykimmel.com @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social 78521
Reposted by bepsfirstPaul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 18/09/202637 pages of the Epstein files that mysteriously disappeared are now going to be released. According to Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island they detail Tr*mp sexually and physically assaulting a 14-year-old. Yesterday a federal court has ordered these to be released. 28343071673
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Using my plane time on the way home from the Emmy Awards to write get-out-the-vote postcards for the November 3 election. Vote blue! 1357
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Librarians made a bunch of new pals at the Emmy Awards: @jimmykimmel.com @iamwandasykes.bsky.social Queen Latifah Mariska Hargitay Darlene Mitchell @jordanklepper.bsky.social Phaedra Parks Welcome to the team. We appreciate your support! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social 25610
Reposted by bepsfirstJohn Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My dad was a public school teacher; and he always said the toughest parts of the job were: 1. Having to pay for your own classroom chalk, and 2. Performing gender-reassignment surgeries during class hours w/out parents finding out. 2215263969
Reposted by bepsfirst💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Wishing Joe Biden peace, comfort, & all the love and care he deserves. #Pinks 16866421524
Reposted by bepsfirstMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026LEFT: Man who raped his own grandson. RIGHT: Man who wants to have sex with his own daughter. These are not well people. 1205162336307
Reposted by bepsfirstChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/08/2026If this enrages you, it should. And you’re not alone. The 19-year-old sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is facing disciplinary charges instead of receiving the mental health services he needs. 👀 1168127525322
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026“We do not build safer, more just communities by silencing books that expose uncomfortable truths.”tapinto.netReadington BOE Deals With First Book Challenge Under New PolicyREADINGTON, NJ – Amy Barrett had read the book, and she had read the challenge against it, too.And the retired middle school English teacher had a grade for the latter.“As a teacher, I give this... 165
Reposted by bepsfirstGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today. 226394877139
Reposted by bepsfirstHellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered. 326301856762
Reposted by bepsfirstDaniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton 7165542897
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Prayed to whom, Bonnie? I’m pretty damn sure the answer to “What would Jesus do?” sure as hell isn’t ban Night. 0102
bepsfirst @bepsfirst.bsky.social · 26/08/2026@sassylibrarian.bsky.social Update on earlier post. We’re going to try to make it happen before midterms. We’ve got a plan. I’ll keep you posted! 000
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly’s family is requesting donations to Imagination Library in lieu of flowers. Loyal to literacy to the end … and beyond. donate.imaginationlibrary.comdonate.imaginationlibrary.comHomeMake a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children. 02313
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Its easy to host community screenings, which can be a good mobilizing event leading up to the midterms, especially in areas with extremists running for school boards (Readington, Central). All you need is a space. Info here thelibrariansfilm.com/host-a-scree...thelibrariansfilm.comHost a Screening - The Librarians Film | Official SiteLibrarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. 366
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 16/08/2026THE LIBRARIANS is heading back to theaters, just in time for Banned Books Week and to mobilize voters for the midterms. See it for the first time or again … and bring friends! thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings/ @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social 911344
Reposted by bepsfirstMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️ 11643998811036
Reposted by bepsfirstJulie Roginsky @julieroginsky.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Why is a 76-year-old man doing all the hard work in this moment? Where are the Millennial/Gen Z artists (ahem, Taylor Swift) to shake their audiences into sobriety about what is going on? open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...open.substack.comWhy is Springsteen Doing All the Hard Work?What today's generation of best-selling artists refuses to do 1450158794308
bepsfirst @bepsfirst.bsky.social · 14/05/2026www.facebook.com/share/r/193J...facebook.comFacebook 010
Reposted by bepsfirstMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 07/05/2026What's your favorite thing about Trump? 1595011
Reposted by bepsfirstMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 08/05/2026It's your LAST CHANCE to watch THE LIBRARIANS during the FREE window via PBS Independent Lens! Join the hundreds of thousands of people who have been inspired by the film to support their local libraries and communities. Watch ny May 9 via this link: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian... 13327
Reposted by bepsfirstDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 09/05/2026“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ~Attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Image: National Portrait Gallery. 514932
Reposted by bepsfirstHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/05/2026It’s astounding that Zelensky survived a full-scale war without ever having a ballroom. 502199634733
Reposted by bepsfirstKM @katennp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Wild! I was in Newark Airport last week and Noem’s photos were still up! 011
Reposted by bepsfirstNeopet Sematary @telstarman.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I happened to be at Wheaton College for Christ and His Kingdom the day that the news broke about Dennis Hastert being a child molester. They had a crew out THAT DAY pulling his name off the Dennis Hastert School of Political Science building. Pretty easy to get un-personed by the right wing. 041
Reposted by bepsfirstAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/04/20261. Noem blames Stephen Miller and Trump for ICE violence 2. Noem is fired 3. Lewandowski is fired 4. 2 DHS officials tell the Daily Mail that Stephen Miller instructed ICE to cause violence 5. Someone leaked photos of Noem's husband cross-dressing to the Daily Mail Do I have that right? 44878821846
bepsfirst @bepsfirst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...open.substack.comKristi Noem’s Double Standard Just Got PersonalLet me be disciplined about what we do and don’t know: I’m not going to pretend I’ve verified private messages or images myself. The reporting is what it is, and the underlying claims are allegations. 000
Reposted by bepsfirstOatsie @alexcsinger86.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Should be the leading story of every news outlet in America that the president is clearly physically unwell and the WH is covering it up. 121
Reposted by bepsfirstTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Think voting doesn’t matter? 766 votes. 334324487614
Reposted by bepsfirstMLC @chicyph80.bsky.social · 24/03/2026*whispers* A LOT of y'all owe Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger some serious apologies.... 719161
Reposted by bepsfirstThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/03/2026“You’re a U.S. senator!” Bernie stops Noem’s replacement from literally trying to fight someone👇🏽 This should go great 109193533510
Reposted by bepsfirstAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for. Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract. 1230237149342
Reposted by bepsfirstAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say it’s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. You’re a farmer — you don’t castrate a goat, they behave badly. 581120192936
Reposted by bepsfirstemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/03/2026WOWO. When Cory Booker asks Noem abt a warehouse she paid 2X what it was worth. She tries to filibuster. He describes that DHS refused to set up a meeting with a GOP town board that doesn't want that warehouse. 531671573
Reposted by bepsfirstbwfoster.bsky.social @bwfoster.bsky.social · 22/02/2026No need for a deep dive here. Dementia. The American people allowed an almost 80 y.o. man w/ clear signs of dementia back in the White House. Cognitive Dissonance Theory says people will resist admitting it & accepting it in spite of how obvious it is. Admit it. Accept it. It's the only way out. 3295
Reposted by bepsfirstBrian Spitler @brianspitler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026The next time someone tells me that a woman is too emotional or wishy-washy to hold important public offices, I will remind them that the current president is a dithering emotional catastrophe - and then I will vote for the woman. 48817
Reposted by bepsfirstRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/02/2026www.ms.now/rachel-maddo... 1162590770