There is something profoundly wrenching about seeing child-sized caskets lined up in a church. Eight children in Shreveport should still be laughing, fighting over toys, and getting ready for summer. Instead, their families are burying them.

A 10-year-old wrote MAGA Congresswoman Virginia Foxx for a school project. He chose to write about an electric vehicle tax credit. He thought it was good for the environment. Virginia responded by attacking him and his teacher for being propagandized. These people have power over your life.

#kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #crudgate 2. (cont.) Schools curriculum sometimes demands a book with very narrow criteria. For example: A level F book about a kid with vision disability. Publishers know the curriculum demands, and they put out some light weight books on topic. 2/2

Ok. I have pipe up on all this #kidlit #booksky #edusky #skybrarian #crudgate controversy. I was a teacher-librarian for over 20 years: 1. You better know how to behave if you're repping for the Library of Congress as Children's Ambassador of Lit 2. Schools demand and buy a lot of crud. 1/2

#edusky, there are some great books and deals here! Fortify your classroom libraries for a great cause!

Ukraine, just like large parts of the world, celebrates Mothers’ Day today. This video shows Ukrainian soldiers speaking with their mothers again for the first time after years of torture in Russian captivity

When even the bots are fearful and censored from truth.

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Excited to live in a country where you can mail someone a handgun but not an abortion pill

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Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Trump administration is working to make AR-15-style rifles legal nationwide. Assault weapons, paired with large-capacity magazines, are often used in America's deadliest mass shootings. Over 60% of Americans support banning these weapons of war.

We win the fight against book bans by showing up everywhere all the time. So if there's a board meeting, election, rally, petition, campaign, party tag us in your posts about it so we can boost it. Can't guarantee we'll repost all of them in a timely manner, but we'll do our best...

😳 He said he NEVER said it… Seconds later—he admitted he did. A debate moment just went off the rails, and viewers are calling it brutal. Watch how it unfolded 👇 #Politics #DebateNight #CNN #Breaking #Election2026

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Pause the #bloomscrolling -- get out there and smell the #Fridayflowers!

If you’re a time traveler visiting from November 2024: 1. Trump covered up the Epstein files and started a war in Iran 2. The price of gas is now over four dollars and headed to five next week 3. Republican popularity is totally underwater so they brought back Jim Crow laws

So Presidential assassin shooter Allen was charged with bringing weapons across state lines, but GOP wants to do away with that law by proposing a Federal Concealed Carry Mandate. Did I get that right? @momsdemandaction nyt.simplecastaudio.com/03d8b493-87f... @momsdemandaction.org

"It's all about access to guns." - Kerry Kennedy The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner exposed government officials to the horrific reality that America's children have been forced to experience for years: Shielding each other from bullets."

Priceless post from the official White House social media

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Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $271B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $231B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.

For your #FabFriday, followers! I can laugh at the Golden Croc...cuz he's not mine. 😂

I nominate this guy for Sexiest Man of 2026.

Have you taken action for libraries yet today? There's no better way to celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek than by raising your voice #ForOurLibraries! Take action with us & tell your House Rep to REJECT censorship and PROTECT the freedom to read: ala.org/conferencesevents/take-action-for-libraries-day

In honor of #NationalLibraryWeek, we are opening up our April issue of Booklist to everyone from April 19-25. This issue has everything from our spotlights on picture books and health and wellness titles to (drumroll) our always popular "To Beach Their Own" list! Start reading now: bit.ly/3n2BDBb

Contrary to common narratives suggesting book challenges come from concerned parents, our data shows otherwise. ~92% of challenges to titles in 2025 came from pressure groups and gov't decision makers. 2.7% of challenges came from individual parents. We dig into the data: https://bit.ly/4cmgFWQ

It's #Fridayflowers somewhere, but better early than late! Enjoy these deep purple lilacs. They smell heavenly.

The EPA just repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding and started granting pollution exemptions to power plants that asked via email. On Earth Day, the Lung Association reported 33.5 million kids—46% of American children—are breathing failing-grade air.

So much critical thinking in this episode! I look forward to every week and learn SO much. Meanwhile, Seattle mayor's ears gotta be burning.

Trump just issued a last-minute warning to Virginians that if they vote YES on the redistricting referendum tomorrow, he will lose power: “If the Democrats get additional seats, they’re going to be making changes at the federal level.”

#Wordle 1,765 3/6* 🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I shant post my #Connections, for we will all be underwhelmed.

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My daughter and her friend ran a lemonade stand yesterday to raise money for a local children's hospital, I pointed out for no particular reason

NEW: Virginia just passed a law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, giving it 222 of 270 electoral votes needed to activate. This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Holy shit, you have to be TRULY EVIL to make Switzerland get up off the neutral fence and call you out FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME SINCE 1815?!? trump MUST be removed from office. Same goes for his enablers in Congress.

FLASHBACK… 2023 here in Tennessee… #DanYooBoo #Hungary #Orban @brotherjones.bsky.social

5 large data centers are being proposed in Seattle. They would use 369 megawatts, which is 1/3 of the electricity Seattle currently uses Seattle City Light declines to identify the four companies. They should hold a public input meeting before making any final decisions.

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Tragic reality in Trump's 'merica.

A humble little salmonberry bloom from a Rubus spectabilis plant on this #Fridayflowers. A Pacific Northwest favorite native food that is grown for its beautiful pink - red flowers and golden yellow berries that look like a large raspberry. #photography #nature

Still thinking about them…

A fungus photo a day: a slideshow of all the Lichenomphalia lichen photos I took on Friday. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography

Cherry blossoms in Japan.

Stunning Photography

A metaphor for the new world order. Speak up, everyone!

Raskin: "It doesn't give me a lot of comfort that Todd Blanche is now the acting AG. This is the guy who transferred Ghislaine Maxwell from the higher security prison to the low security prison camp in Texas."

Enjoying this parade of #art today. Thanks, #KidLitARTPostcard.

Today’s Artemis II launch marks a major step forward in space exploration. I have had the privilege of spending time with this crew and seeing their discipline and commitment up close. As they begin this mission, I am wishing them a safe journey and a safe return home.

Following these posts to see the SCOTUS and some of their disgusting beliefs that law can protect the privileged. Evil on full display this Holy Week of Easter. Don't look away. This is the epitome of what is wrong in our country -- that simply existing on soil is theirs to judge.