Sculptor Steven Weitzman placed books under the floorboards of the Barbara Johns statue's self-base (dedicated last week in The Capitol Building) with titles from prominent African American scholars and authors to signify materials the students were missing in their classrooms. 🗃️

‘Carol’ as in ‘Christmas carol’ originally referred to dances performed in the round. It later referred to the song of merriment that accompanied said dances. ‘Carol’ is your mom’s friend who sells labradoodle sweaters on Etsy.

This was a very timely screening for Tennesee librarians as they are currently facing audits within their youth collections as well as local attempts to pass bans on public library books. In the “last school year, at least 1,623 books were banned from Tennesee classrooms alone.” (-The Tennessean).

Please don’t take your eyes away from the damage book banning laws are doing in Texas. In Boerne ISD, a kindergarten class was forced to cancel its planned holiday party book exchange due to HB900 and SB13.

The CDE mourns the passing of Betty Reid Soskin, a pioneering civil rights activist, historian, and national treasure whose life reshaped how generations understand our shared history.

With the slogan “Rooted in Philly, Reporting for All,” the Philadelphia Student Press Association is seeking funding from organizations to support student journalism at a time when college budgets are tight and the news industry faces challenges.

Once when we wanted to show the ineffectual dithering of The Good Place Committee, we had one of them say, "There are rules, procedures. This is The Good Place -- we can't just *do stuff.*" We almost didn't include it, because we thought it was a little on the nose.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

It's a 21 state problem. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

You know who else died of a medical emergency in a detention center? Anne Frank

It’s worth describing what transpired at the Kennedy Center today accurately: The president’s operation just vandalized one of the nation’s premier performing arts centers. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Award-winning author George M. Johnson joined us to urge New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Freedom to Read Act. Join us in calling for crucial safeguards against book censorship at: https://act.pen.org/a/ny-freedom-to-read/ #bannedbooks #censorship #freedomtoread

"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"

They say they’re protecting kids. They’re not. They’re harming these kids by blocking their access to health care. These comments make clear what this is about: Eliminating *all* trans people of all ages. If they get away with it with trans people, they’re coming for you next.

The networks were afraid not to run Trump because they assumed he would use his office to punish them if they didn’t. The irony is that this is what Biden was warning about, a warning they chose not to share with America.

Call this what it is: A fascist power play to viciously curtail freedoms in the heart of the free world. If the administration is able to do this, nobody is safe. Not you. Not your loved ones. Nobody.

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

For anyone worried AI will replace all of us. Courtesy of Gemini for the prompt “create an infographic of all the World Series winners since 1986” I dare you to find 10 things that are right.

Proud of my senator @kim.senate.gov

In leaving the 5th Circuit ruling in place, SCOTUS effectively granted state and local governments in LA, MS, and TX the authority to determine what materials you can & cannot read. This means people in these states do not have the same 1A rights as the rest of the country. time.com/7341120/book...

Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020. n.pr/4iWEBF0

A North Carolina county’s library board was dissolved over a disagreement about having a picture book about a trans boy remain on shelves. “It’s a pretty dramatic response to wanting to have diverse and inclusive books on shelves,” says PEN America's Kasey Meehan. (gift link) wapo.st/4scLc2u

The president’s ongoing ,childish cruelty is really too much. It’s disqualifying. But also just so ridiculous.

As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

"And they call themselves Christians."

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

reminder that the student journalist of Brown have been continuing to report: www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health. The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information. They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift. Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr

No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.

FLU is in the AIR 🇬🇧 schools " We haven't done anything different. ...wash hands" 🤔 What lessons need learning from the pandemic? Give every child Every teacher Family Healthcare Workers #CleanAirIndoors #Ventilation #AirFiltration Wear a respirator youtu.be/WxEssOeEsVk?...

COVID vaccines slashed ER visits by 76% in kids 9 mos-4 yrs, and 56% in older kids, CDC's latest MMWR report found (reposting with story): www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

ICE or other law enforcement cannot simply enter your home as they please. It is in all of our best interests to assert and affirm our rights in these situations. To learn more, visit nyic.org/kyr

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

*youth pastor voice* Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities

Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc... ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner: "'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."

Some Twin Cities school districts are pledging to deny federal immigration agents access to school buildings.

New Yorkers, did you know Gov. Hochul could sign into law protections for school libraries any time she cares to? We don't need to wait. Let her know you want this done now. Come to Union Square on Monday and join me, @authorsabb.bsky.social and other orgs to remind her what's sitting on her desk

"...the real terror in Kenner is what you don’t see — a vibrant community that overnight has vanished underground." @willbunch.bsky.social's first-hand account of life during wartime in New Orleans:

If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER. My latest in @thenation.com

#EduSky #TLSky

📚 🦸🏻‍♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.” Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee. Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...

If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

What is lost in a lot of these headlines is the fact that these institutions are vanishing. This is a huge loss for everyone who may ever use a therapeutic medicine in the future. And it isn’t just limited to us unlucky Americans; destroying institutions like the US FDA will have global consequences

Alabama officials cut off funding for a public library that refused to bar access to the "The Handmaid's Tale" and other books they deemed sexually explicit to anyone under 18. Thankfully, @everylibrary.bsky.social has stepped up to provide funding to allow the library to remain open for now.

ICYMI: "Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants" www.imls.gov/news/stateme... HT @fletcherdurant.bsky.social @bb.usefairuse.com

Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking US health official to spread the claim that psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond. There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.

An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.

My kids go to a "rich" public school. My daughter is 7 and cannot read; she is a sweet, caring, intelligent child, but if you spend a moment with her it is clear that she has ADHD an order of magnitude more serious than what you think of when you hear "ADHD." Anybody questioning her IEP can fuck off