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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thank you, @warren.senate.gov . If only you were president.....
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thanks Pete. Follow the money, as always .....
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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I had an unpleasant task today, I needed documents printed, my printer was out of ink, and I'm in an ADHD spiral at this point. Time is running out, so I go to the library. I needed a card (but they had visitor's passes) and it was $.15 a page (everyone gets $5 a day free). I love the library.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Ugh. I knew there was a reason I work up feeling like this. What's in it for you, @schumer.senate.gov ?
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
“We’re going to hold the line and we’re not going to go away”. In Burlington, VT.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Burlington - 50501 Vermont” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS Burlington - 50501 Vermont · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/05/2025
Not HHS, but a health partner. At USDA, we've heard as much as 25% of the workforce left after two rounds of deferred resignation programs. So many that they're now trying to ask some back or hire to fill critical roles. 🙃 @altusda.altgov.info #GovernmentEfficiency www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
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USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Mark your calendar.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Get out on the streets, people. apnews.com/article/dona...
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President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the Republican president and his agenda.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/04/2025
The moment Mohsen Mahdawi was released from ICE custody in Vermont.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I do! (Credit to Naomi Shihab Nye and Christy Mandin). Don’t you?
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/04/2025
Someone tried to burn down the Pennsylvania governor’s residence this weekend while his family was inside. There’s no excuse — ever — for political violence. We condemn it unequivocally. And more leaders across the board need to say the same.
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Suspect arrested in arson fire that forced Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, family to flee residence
Police say a man has been arrested after a suspected arson fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
www.mynbc5.com/article/suny...
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SUNY Plattsburgh student to be deported after student visa revoked
According to the notice, SUNY Plattsburgh officials said they were notified that a student who was part of the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, was told that their student vi...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.
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Neither Neurodivergence Nor Mental Illness Made Them Bigots—They're Just Awful People
It's hard to admit your heroes are jerks, but the mentally ill and neurodivergent shouldn't be collateral damage.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Really - what kind of person doesn't love public libraries? Even strike-breaking Andrew Carnegie saw libraries as an engine of education! Opine below if it gets your resistance mojo going!
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Results of the First Library Ballot Initiatives in the Trump Era
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
“A patriot is not someone who condones the conduct of our country whatever it does, wrote Kamala Harris, “It is someone who fights every day for the ideals of the country, whatever it takes.” Amen.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Nobody paid me to protest at Tesl@. That’s for d@mn sure.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 02/04/2025
He did it! Thank you @booker.senate.gov! You've inspired us--and we really needed it.
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So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond's Senate record with 24-hour speech
The New Jersey Democrat has held the floor since Monday night in protest of President Donald Trump.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
youtu.be/v2utlMxAwtE We love you Cory!
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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Sending strength and love out to the Honorable Senator Cory Booker. You got this, man!! We see you and I might be crying. (The late, and not missed, Str@m Thurm@nd holds the record for the longest speech when he spoke on the floor for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act of 1957.)
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...
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LIVE: Cory Booker goes for floor speech RECORD
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Hands Off! Speak out on Saturday.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Stand up, speak out: Saturday! Which “Hands Off” gathering will you attend? Tell me….
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 01/04/2025
Too many members of Congress continue to let us down. This is about more than opposing bad nominees. It’s about treating this administration like the authoritarian threat it is—and using every inch of power to fight back. indivisible.org/camp...
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Shame on them!
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Go Cory Booker! Twenty hours of filibuster on the Senate floor and counting! Thanks man.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Call your members of Congress!
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
newrepublic.com/article/1931...
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Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
Ordinary people have more power than they know.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Want to join me for this Hands Off event? I know most people can’t go to DC but I encourage you to find your local “Hands Off” rally and attend. It all matters. Show up, speak out, Saturday!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Trump pulled Stefanik’s U.N. abassador nomination to protect her House seat because Democrats are surging, even in deep-red districts. Add in a flipped seat, Fox News hosts getting humiliated, and some surprise court wins, and you’ve got a Week In Wins worth reading.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
My new hero! Note his last line: “don’t be scared, fight back”.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
1/ Dear everyone who just went grocery shopping and saw this, There’s a person in government who could flick his pen and investigate what the hell is going on with eggs. No, not your congressman. His name is Andrew Ferguson. He’s the new head of the @FTC. Has he done that? No
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ACLU @aclu.org · 08/03/2025
Directives from the Trump administration do not change federal disability laws. If you’re in the federal workforce and have a disability, know your rights.
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Rights of Federal Employees with Disabilities, Explained | ACLU
The Trump administration has issued a number of directives affecting federal employees with disabilities, but laws protecting these workers remain.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/03/2025
Donald Trump promised to lower food prices. Instead, he fired the experts in charge of containing the bird flu. Yep – the same bird flu that’s part of the reason egg prices are surging.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I love the Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau. Did you know they help parents raise money-smart kids?
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I love Costco! And not just for the frozen fruit and inexpensive croissants!
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Jeff Hauser @jeffhauser.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Repeat after me: DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government. DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government. DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government. Keep that in mind as Democrats "debate" a continuing resolution "strategy." #ItsAlreadyShutdown
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The flu is different every year….
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F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Anne Applebaum. Amazing journalist who knows how it all works. She tried to warn us but we didn't buy her book last year. How about we buy the book now? Even if you don't want to read non-fiction - buy it and give it to a friend. Support the work she does. The coup is real and it is now.
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Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
An image featuring Admiral Lisa Franchetti in her formal Navy uniform saluting, alongside text highlighting her distinguished 40-year naval career, including commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups, and the U.S. Sixth Fleet. The text then contrasts her extensive experience with her reported firing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, identified as a Fox News weekend host. The source of the information is credited to the New York Times, with "COURIER" branding in the top right corner. The highlighted portion of the text emphasizes the contrast between her career and the circumstances of her dismissal.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
'Showing You Exactly Who They're Working For,' GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts www.commondreams.org/news/house-r...
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'Showing You Exactly Who They're Working For,' GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts | Common Dreams
"House Republicans have ignored the demands of their constituents and instead chosen to side with their billionaire donors."
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Tell Congress. Before any deal: “Elon’s whole DOGE wilding spree through the federal government is illegal and unconstitutional. Congress is in charge of opening or shutting down departments, spending money or not….The DOGE operation has to stop and then damage needs to be undone.” From: TPM
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About
Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture.
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Democrats have a chance to stand up to Trump—if they don't blow it
Congress has one month to pass its spending bill or risk a government shutdown, and Democrats are hinting that they might take this opportunity to finally challenge President Donald Trump and ...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/02/2025
Dr. Oz has a horrible record on reproductive rights. How can we trust him to oversee health care for millions of women? Senator Duckworth and I are sounding the alarm. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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zydecolibrarian.bsky.social @zydecolibrarian.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
www.gocomics.com/mikeluckovic...
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Mike Luckovich by Mike Luckovich for February 06, 2025 | GoComics.com
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Kremlins the movie.
A tweet by Steven Chase (@stevenchase). The tweet contains two quotes attributed to Trump. The first quote is about Canada: "Canada has been very abusive of the United States for many years." "We're not well treated by Canada." The second quote is about Russia: "We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together."
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MS NOW @ms.now · 10/02/2025
TONIGHT: Senator Elizabeth Warren joins Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com to discuss efforts to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau amidst the Trump Administration’s efforts to cut federal funding. Watch The Rachel Maddow Show tonight at 9pm ET on @msnbc.com.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Why does the world's richest man want to gut the CFPB? Because it would shield him from having to follow financial laws to keep customers' money safe — and give him access to confidential records about his competitors. Follow the money.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 10/02/2025
Cost of saving the lives of 12 million children suffering from malaria: $20 million. #TeamUSAID #saveforeignaid
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