Metaphor of daily life in Trump’s America.

No Kings in Topeka, Kansas attracted about 4,000 boisterous, angry, but very peaceful people to the state capitol grounds to exercise their 1st Amendment rights. Knowledgeable observers commented that this was the largest demonstration at the statehouse in recent memory. #nokings #50501

Another large demonstration at the Capitol in Topeka, KS today. People are angry! #50501

NEW: It's time to #FundLibraries. As we fight for the long-term future of federal funding for libraries in Congress & in the courts, it's critical that our elected officials CONTINUE to provide annual funding. Take action, tell your House Rep to fund libraries in FY26: bit.ly/FundLibraries26House

If your response to yesterday’s millions of people marching is that they were all paid operatives…you’re desperate, deluded, and scared. And lying.

A couple more images of #handsoff in Topeka, KS today. More than 1,000 people, excellent speakers, and propulsive energy.

There was a large and enthusiastic crowd at the Statehouse in Topeka, KS this afternoon. It felt good to be with other angry Americans. #50501

“Superannuated futurism” is an apt description of our current state. Fascinating article by Jill Lepore. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...

BREAKING — Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staffers who were put on admin leave on Monday just got letters letting them know they’re a part of a Reduction in Force (RIF) and that their job will be “abolished” effective May 4th in accordance with Trump’s EO, per copy reviewed by me.

For those of us who dedicated our lives to expanding access to the ideas embodied in the humanities, this is getting quite demoralizing. www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...

ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities. Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries #ForOurLibraries

SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source. They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).

Green herons are one of my very favorite birds!

@timothysnyder.bsky.social is simply of the clearest thinkers and writers on our current devolution. Well worth the read. The Imperialism Has no Clothes open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

Fire the AOTUS (Archivist of the U.S.). Check. Slash funding to libraries, archives and museums. Check. Whitewash history presented in our iconic museums. Check. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...

Despicable

“There is no administration in the world — beyond this one — where a blunder of these proportions happens and nobody gets fired or resigns. Not in London. Not in Moscow. Not in Tokyo. Not in Pyongyang. Nowhere.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

Smart ideas from Ben Rhodes. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...

The IMLS is essential to quality of life in this country. You may not be aware of the role of this small but mighty agency, but I guarantee all thinking and reading Americans will miss it when it's gone. Please join the fight to save it.

Defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe. If Elon doesn't understand that, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.

Cowardly Roger Marshall claims ‘real Kansans’ love Trump and DOGE. We know otherwise. kansasreflector.com/2025/03/03/c...

Sen Marshall booed roundly at townhall after leaving early after question about vets www.reddit.com/r/kansas/com...

People need to understand that we are in an entirely new paradigm. It is now Russia the US against Ukraine and Europe. This is not a shift in US policy, it is a transformation of what kind of country the United States is in the world

Army Choir surrounded the MAGA hierarchy dining in White House East Room to sing "Do You Hear The People Sing" It was lost on Trump but Vance was super fidgety "Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again" #DisruptTheCoup

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

If you've got an hour to kill shoveling snow, here's a convo between me and Tim Miller, on Ukraine, the attempted dismantlement of our government, and how Democrats must rise to an occasion that life did not prepare them for. www.thebulwark.com/p/tom-malino...