"The ruling in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, which legal experts have criticized as permitting racial profiling by ICE agents, erodes the rights of all Americans regardless of citizenship status." www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

I’m just saying, we are all intelligent adults who understand probability math and we have strong critical thinking skills. Let’s focus on the gettable gets, lean into Black and Latino voters and win the big shit. Let go of the mythical sparkle pony ww vote that never and will never materialize.

The Betrayal of white women voters

How todays white middle class was made possible by welfare

The GI Bill should have been race neutral politicos made sure it wasn’t.

An excellent piece by Bishop Talbert Swan: "This is about whiteness being seen as inherently trustworthy, competent, and American — even when drenched in scandal — while Black and brown bodies must prove, over and over again, that they belong in spaces they built..." medium.com/@TalbertSwan...

A beautiful great egret soaring past the clouds. #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #greategrets #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

An excellent piece by Bishop Talbert Swan: "This is about whiteness being seen as inherently trustworthy, competent, and American — even when drenched in scandal — while Black and brown bodies must prove, over and over again, that they belong in spaces they built..." medium.com/@TalbertSwan...

Reflections. #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #greategrets #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

A common sandpiper on a mission. #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #sandpipers #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

Thank you for holding the line Senator. I wish I ca5n say the same for some of your colleagues. *Sigh*

THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago

A red-bellied woodpecker. He was at my eye level and paid me no attention. #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

Can’t recall her name-but was a big acct.There are several WW on this app that pretend to be allies but can’t accept their cohort’s ugly truth. I know of 1. She is playing so many people w/the 15 traits of WS. She is a devil in sheep’s clothing. Her issue was she didn’t want me bad mouthing ALL WW!‼️

I’ve said this before but I couldn’t get insurance when I was pregnant due to my pre existing condition…pregnancy.

CC: @vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov

What wrath? White women handed the felon both terms. White women are consistently voting for Republicans. What wrath? Wrath against what you elected? So stupid. Maybe white women will knit pussy hats AND schedule a march a year from now with no call to action and call that “wrath”

Girl Scouts are awesome. The supposed grown-ups in Immigration Enforcement, not so much...

Going to ruin the workforce. See you when we get home, dear!

And now for.something completely different: Squiiiiiish! (Disclaimer: No spouses were harmed in the making of this post...)

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Your recent picture at the Resolute desk dictates otherwise (Also look at Secretary Kennedy just slinking out in a health emergency... 🙄)

The ACA was also ALREADY a bloody compromise.

“We put our kids in these programs to learn to care for others and think about people other than themselves,” Granholm said. ICE agents “are not welcome in our neighborhood. We have not asked for this. It’s frankly putting us and our kids in danger.”

Girl Scouts are awesome. The supposed grown-ups in Immigration Enforcement, not so much...

I really like Wil, but I really wish he wouldn't post this kind of ignorant, naive, and wrong take. To be so oblivious about politics & politicking that you can't see what Schumer actually did here &U how it had nothing to do with offering to cave & everything to do with putting the GOP in a box...

One of the most important provisions of the ACA was eliminating pre-existing conditions exclusions from insurance plans. Folks need to be reminded that if the ACA goes away, so does that provision.

"But removing Confederate statues destroys our heritage!"

"Silence, for me, is now intolerable."

If those 10 Dems support and the “deal” is just them bending over and taking it. They need to be shamed and we need to find suitable replacements. You don’t bend the knee to this bullshit. Yes it hurts but it wouldn’t have hurt if folks did the right thing the first time

Going to ruin the workforce. See you when we get home, dear!

And now for.something completely different: Squiiiiiish! (Disclaimer: No spouses were harmed in the making of this post...)

APALA member Joshlyn Thomas sat down with author Bianca Maboute-Louie over Zoom this summer for an interview about her recent book, libraries, experiences around the Asian diaspora, and a shared love of zines. Catch the full interview on the APALA website at: www.apalaweb.org/apa-author-i...

The Very APALAween retrospective continues, featuring our immediate Past President, one of our At-Large Executive Board Members and one of our social media mavens... (2/2)

Recently, our members submitted pictures of themselves in costume for a Very APALAween retrospective... (1/2)

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This cutie is a house sparrow. #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #housesparrows #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

A little backyard birding. This gorgeous guy was behind my house perched on the remnants of a cornstalk. #northerncardinals #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

It's interesting that for a very long, long time, retail workers were commanded to act like robots. Strict scripts you had to follow or else get fired, done repetitively all day long. People got fired for such as not smiling enough to a customer right after finding out their parent died, etc.

I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!

Shit bags pick on the weak. Remind me why they think they are he-men? Is it because they are "he"(mostly) minus "men"?

Welcome to Target. If you are a neurodivergent shopper, we are going to scare the hell out of you because we threw away our DEI manuals that told us not to do this.

Your recent picture at the Resolute desk dictates otherwise (Also look at Secretary Kennedy just slinking out in a health emergency... 🙄)

This is what I'm talking about, in case it isn't in your feed I get it I do But this isn't how a functional country operates This isn't sustainable It doesn't work And we get to be angry even if a few people are doing what they can within a fucked system bsky.app/profile/mike...

The dark-eyed juncos are here. Winter is definitely coming. #🪶 #birds #nature #wildlife #birding #photography #birdsofbluesky #juncos #naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer

The problem with "negotiating with Republicans on health care" is that it's worse than dealing with hostage takers. Hostage takers want something else. Republicans don't. They just want to kill the hostages. It's the goal, not a threat. You can't negotiate that.

$13 MILLION?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?! How much did they owe other publishers? WHAT THE HELL? HOW DID IT GET THAT BAD? #LibrarySky #BookSky #GLAMs #skybrarians #publibs 📚