More Americans need to learn about the benefits of libraries, so help spread the word. 👉 Like 👉 Follow 👉 Share #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarylove #author #publiclibrary #literature #lit

I get asked a lot what I'm giving up for Lent, and this year the answer is nothing. this is what I'm doing instead, and I'll tell you why, and you're invited to join in with me however it fits into your own spiritual or contemplative practices. drive.google.com/file/d/15NhY...

I keep hearing that the Epstein files are so big if we held everyone accountable everything would collapse. And no it wouldn’t. These rich guys don’t do any actual work. They aren’t actually important or useful they are just rich.

The IRS before Trump: —Improved customer service —Saved us millions with Direct File —Cracked down on wealthy tax cheats The IRS after Trump: —Leaking our data to DHS —Cutting investigations into rich tax cheats —Fired 20% of workforce —Worse customer support Happy tax season!

ATTENTION BLUESKY you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!

March 27, 1936: Portraits of the Führer are raised on official buildings across Berlin. This one at the Potsdamer Railway Station reads "Freedom - Peace"

“[People in the plastics industry] are very happy for us to look at ourselves and at each other, and not look at them,” says @bethgardiner.bsky.social, author of "Plastic Inc: Big Oil, Big Money and the Plan to Trash our Future."

yeah once you accept that being trans is fine actually it opens the door for everyone's bodily autonomy. Kids' rights, abortion access, healthcare, the mere existence of borders: all of it.

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Tax breaks for just four corporations—Amazon, Alphabet, Google, and Tesla—blew a $51 BILLION hole in the deficit last year. Every penny being taken from healthcare, housing, childcare, and food assistance is paying for that. This system is so screwed up.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.

North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support. www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/

Notice how those who wanted to overthrow the government for being asked to carry proof of their covid vaccination, claiming it’s an infringement on their freedoms, are suddenly all in favor of needing multiple proofs of identity just so they can exercise their constitutional right to vote.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

Another absolute necessity: outlaw the billionaire strategy of dodging taxes by living off of tax-free loans against their stocks/real estate holdings. No more "buy-borrow-die." fortune.com/2026/01/14/w...

Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by @the74.bsky.social reveals.

I just finished watching this documentary today and it is fantastic. Thank you librarians. I support you!

Everybody, do yourselves a favor and watch and share The Librarians, a phenomenal film about the librarian heroes putting everything on the line to keep books on shelves. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE

CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old. “8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ

I'm watching "The Librarians" on #PBSPassport, and a huge thank you to all the school librarians fighting to keep books on the shelves. I'm so sad our district is losing dedicated librarians next year. If I had the money, I'd buy every book for every library.

Resharing this because the top teams in ice dancing just took the ice — a primer on the dark backstory behind France's viral ice dancing team. They are among the favorites for gold. Gift link:

Google now allows you to pick your preferred sources in Top Stories. Here’s how to do it in two clicks

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

This week we are launching our FUCK THE ALGORITHM bandanas, which were designed by our amazing art director rommy torrico. All proceeds will be going to Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Acción Latina, a grassroots, immigrant-led organization supporting Latine families in Minnesota. Get yours!

Yall pray for the residents of Inglewood. 2026 - World Cup 2027 - Super Bowl 51 2028 - Summer Olympics like smack in residential neighborhood 😩

Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...

When I lived in France we had a sweet old neighbor lady who would spit every time she passed a certain house. Eventually, her daughter explained to me that the home belonged to a man who’d collaborated with the Nazis 60 YEARS AGO. May these ICE goons face a similarly lonely future.

i know the democratic party is not meeting this moment bc senator L. Louise Lucas is not yet in charge of national comms

Damn, he has great penismanship.

Do they sell dementia meds? Asking for the President.

Look if I let myself start crying about all the women, especially women of color, that I saw pushed out of physics and astronomy by people who subscribe to sexist and racist views, I truly might never stop The things I saw and heard the grief feels enormous and bottomless

“If you read or share only one article today, make it this: HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.” @leahmcelrath.bsky.social No paywall: archive.is/ZmfJC

A note from our editors:

Am I positive that video shows the president shitting himself on camera? No. Do I think we should spend an entire week debating it? Oh yes.

Is it smart for a state whose economy is all about tourism and retirement to risk the lives of children and the elderly?

The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026. Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.

legislators should be staging sit-ins, they should not leave the fucking chambers until there are votes on impeachment. make your colleagues defend this piece of shit on the record. show history what you fucking did in this moment you god damned cowards

Will SOMEONE in this godforsaken Congress actually take their oath to protect and defend the United States constitution with the same degree of seriousness as every person in Minneapolis?

This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.

👀 Looks like there are a lot of great things up at Publishing for Minnesota! Seems like a perfect chance to stretch and get those bidding reflexes back in fighting shape! www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

I have been arguing since the great anti Muslim panic under Bush that conservatives are fucking weak ass fuckers. They’re goddamned scared of EVERYTHING. Muslims. Black people. Women. Drag queens. I’ve never seen a more scared ass group in my life. They’re fucking scared of WHISTLES.

Congresswoman @ayannapressley.bsky.social has been trying to get qualified immunity eliminated her ENTIRE career. What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?

Man who wouldn’t wear mask to protect people fine wearing mask to shoot them

Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost. time.com/7355839/why-...

Dems: murdering a nurse trying to help a woman on the ground is not law enforcement. Murdering a mother driving home from dropping her kids at school is not law enforcement. Kidnapping little boys in Spiderman backpacks is not law enforcement. So feel free to stand against ICE. Did we clear that up?

Federal agents kill again; gunmen still at large: defector.com/federal-agen...