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#RantTime

It was not really reported in the news today, but DOGE made its way to the IMLS office this morning. Changes in leadership this morning has also greatly concerned libraries and museums, given the rhetoric used by the newly appointed director.

As a former public librarian, and one with a library degree, I am absolutely devastated. Libraries are for everyone. Librarians are not to censor, pass judgment, or hide truths. We have a code ⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️ that we uphold, a bill of rights for libraries. I am concerned for my friends and former colleagues who still work in public libraries and what they may have to do, and more specifically, what dangers they have to face. Libraries are not the enemy. And, librarians do not promote pornography to children. I‘m including links to some cites for more info and to contact your local representatives. Some of these links have been shared before, ⬇️ 1w

Librarybelle ⬆️ while others are updated information on this rapidly evolving story. Sorry—I know this does not impact non-US Littens, but please think of us. Here are the links: 1w

Librarybelle https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/promo/68H 1w

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Librarybelle https://www.everylibrary.org/statementsonderlingimls 1w

Librarybelle https://5calls.org/issue/institute-museum-library-services-imls-ala/ 1w

Deblovestoread 💔💔💔 1w

Aims42 Thank you for sharing this! I‘m off Facebook now so I don‘t get these updates, I appreciate you sharing all these links too!! 1w

Librarybelle @Aims42 You‘re welcome! 1w

shortsarahrose Thank you for posting this. I‘ve been so angry about this. I work in an academic library/archive, and we received a small IMLS grant for implementing digital preservation practices in our archive. I‘ve contacted my senators and congresswoman (though they are all Republicans who probably won‘t care 🙃) 1w

Librarybelle Of course, @shortsarahrose ! I don‘t think many understand how much the grants funded through IMLS help with services in all libraries. Take that away, or put restrictions on it, and that hinders so much in a 21st-century library. 1w

Bette Thank you for the info and links. I just wrote to my senator but will be writing again and also sharing these with friends. (I‘m a retired, but not retiring, librarian) 1w

Librarybelle You‘re welcome, @Bette ! 1w

Leftcoastzen So sick of these idiots! Our libraries & museums are national treasures! 😡 1w

Librarybelle @Leftcoastzen They are treasures! 1w

dabbe #ranttime Atticus Finch stated that the courts “are our great equalizers.“ So are our libraries! Reading is knowledge. They want to take that away from us so that they can continue perpetuating their evil scams. How, how, how, could anyone have voted for this asshole? It's a question I ask myself hundreds of times a day.

I've been writing and will continue to do so. Thanks for this. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1w

Librarybelle Of course, @dabbe ! 1w

Hooked_on_books Thanks for posting this. Libraries are so important! 1w

Librarybelle You‘re welcome, @Hooked_on_books ! 1w

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ncsufoxes

The Bleeding Heart: A Novel | Marilyn French

This. Every. Freakin. Day. This is how I feel every day. #ranttime

Ruthiella 👍👍👍 2w

AmyG I am woke if the opposite means not feeding hungry children, hatred for immigrants, the LGBTQ community, people of color, taking away medicaid from people who need it, not funding charities overseas, not funding education ETC ETC ETC 2w

Soscha Reading builds empathy, being able to see yourself as an other in different lives, different worlds, different cultures. If you‘ve ever wondered why you‘re not likely to find a MAGA mindset among book readers. It is more than intelligence (though something to be said there too) it‘s EMPATHY. 2w

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ncsufoxes @Soscha a friend of mine reposted one of Heather Cox Richardson‘s daily post. My MIL wrote “that‘s too long to read.” (If you guessed it she‘s a maga). I of course had to post something snarky in response to her saying these daily postings give me hope & that knowledge is power. She is a person that doesn‘t read, she watches a certain channel all day. I told my husband the other day I‘m so happy that he is nothing like his parents. He said I got 2w

ncsufoxes An education, I keep learning. My husband has his PhD, I have a MS, our house is full of books. My mil is stuck in her old thinking & she doesn‘t want to move beyond. I partially feel bad for her as an empath but I also think you need to unlearn that sh@t. My mom is the same age & she‘s worked hard to learn more about things she didn‘t know about. But then again I grew up in a house full of books. My mom‘s parents were immigrants but she said they 2w

ncsufoxes always had books. Books & education is key, which is why they want to continue to destroy both. 2w

ncsufoxes @AmyG I feel the same way. Call me woke, call me a bleeding heart liberal, call me empathetic…I‘m not offended, all it means is I care about other people. I don‘t understand how people can be rejoicing over people starving, homeless, losing healthcare. It‘s beyond comprehension. It hurts knowing that there are people that just don‘t care. 2w

MittenGirlPeach @AmyG this all day! 🧡🧡🧡 2w

MittenGirlPeach Perfectly put! 2w

AmyG @ncsufoxes I truly believe fear is a driving factor in what makes many older people Maga. The world is changing and they don‘t understand. Fox perpetuates the fear….add hatred of certain groups of people. Some would rather see the people they hate “lose”….than themselves “win”. The. Add some other reasons. I swear….we are in a Stephen King novel. 😩 (edited) 2w

AmyG Thanks @MittenGirlPeach 👊🏻 2w

ncsufoxes @AmyG totally. My mom was telling me about one of her maga friends talking about trans athletes (my mom is anti maga). I kid you not a few days later my mil repeats the same line word for word to my husband (my mil is maga & loves faux news). My husband told her, “our kids have all gone to school with trans kids & they‘re just fine.” She didn‘t know how to respond. Fear, miseducation, repeating lies & stereotypes to the under educated are all what 2w

ncsufoxes continue this mess. My mil lives in a fancy neighborhood but watches anyone who comes in her house (out the door or on the ring camera) because she‘s been convinced by the news that people are coming to rob her daily. She is afraid to unlearn anything from her past. My oldest went toe to toe with her over the summer about her “views,” she shut down & told him he was just wrong. She doesn‘t want to engage in any conversation. She twists her ideas 2w

ncsufoxes to fit whatever narrative she wants it to fit into. She literally doesn‘t understand how this administration is affecting anyone on our house. She just sticks her head in the sand. I really think a lot of this is going to end when there is boots to the ground, going door to door to talk to people. Education is key & Civics class (edited) 2w

Susanita I went to lunch today with my husband and another couple. When they started in on all their conservative BS I just sat and read Litsy. I know there‘s no point in arguing. 2w

Chrissyreadit same. 2w

Chrissyreadit @AmyG I agree it is fear based for many but the unwillingness to learn and have accurate information presented is making it harder and harder for me to be engaged with them. 2w

AmyG @Chrissyreadit @Susanita I agree. How can you engage with people who don‘t share the same facts, the same values? Like talking to a wall. (edited) 2w

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Deblovestoread

Wicked Words: A Collection of Spooky Stories by Members of Wicked Wordsmiths of the West | Wicked Wordsmiths Wicked Wordsmiths of the West

I know you are thinking there is nothing weird about empathy and you are right, we all know the word and understands its meaning. But it is a word and action that is now being criticized and used as if it were evil. When I hear Christians say that to empathize is unchristian I don‘t even have the words to address how far away from Christianity you are that you believe that.

#ranttime #pleasestopthemadness

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AnnCrystal ✊🏼😢💝. 2w

Prairiegirl_reading This is an honest question, what do they think IS Christian??? 2w

AmyG Lose all empathy and there goes society as we know it. 2w

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dabbe Definition of “Christian“ from Merriam-Webster: “one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ.“

Isn't Jesus the one who taught so-called “Christ“ians to turn the other cheek and to love one another?

#stopthemadnessindeed 👊🏻💙👊🏻 2w

CBee Jesus was the ultimate empath. So many “Christians” today don‘t even know what it even means. Thanks for sharing ♥️ 2w

ImperfectCJ It's ridiculous for sure, but I remind myself that according to polls, this kind of view is not shared by a majority of Christians in the US. Faith is being used by a minority to further a political agenda. https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/homepage 2w

Susanita They don‘t understand it so it must be bad. 2w

TheBookHippie @Prairiegirl_reading POWER AND CONTROL 2w

TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ it is shared by 99 percent in my town. Happy to know elsewhere it may not be. 2w

TheBookHippie I posted a quote and explanation a bit back sympathy is feeling bad. Empathy is knowing it could be you. (edited) 2w

TheBookHippie In my life I‘ve never in person met an empathetic Christian. I however have been told by many of them we just don‘t get you - you love everyone so well even us, but I don‘t think you like us. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w

BarbaraJean #preach 👏🏼 2w

Karisa 💯% agree! Where‘s the followers of the golden rule to be found anymore? I reported Jesus‘ Good Samaritan story on the enddei website. Way too accepting by the current right‘s standards 🙄 #wwjd 2w

ImperfectCJ @TheBookHippie They tend to be less loud than those without empathy, I find, which makes them more challenging to find. 2w

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Aconight

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I don‘t post about this. I am a firm believer everyone is entitled to their own opinions whether mine coincides with/against those. Watching the address while I personally know & see many hard working people suffering. Attacking our allies while our stock market plummets. My heart has fully broken for this country. I feel a constant reminder tonight that history does repeat itself, just hope I‘m wrong. #ranttime

kspenmoll 💕💕 3w

Chrissyreadit I believe opinions that cause oppression, economic depression and disparity and are based on hate and ignorance are dangerous and impact innocent people including children, elderly, the disabled, POC , women, LGBTQ+, and allow only a privileged few billionaires to forever be unscathed are problematic to say the very least and observably dangerous to say more. ❤️ 3w

TieDyeDude I don't know how he convinced a third of Americans that he has their best interest in mind, but Trump is a black-hearted, petty, manipulative, lying man-child. W. is the only other Republican I was aware of (I was too young to care about Regan or Sr), and while I didn't agree with a lot of what he said or did, I never thought he was a bad person. Now Republicans openly attack and disparage American citizens like it is a normal thing to do 😔 3w

AmyG @Chrissyreadit @TieDyeDude Agree. The harm that is being done to Americans, the world and our environment used to be unfathomable but we are watching it all happen…for power and greed. 3w

Reggie There‘s this short I saw where this woman said that a lot of people voted because they voted to make “other” people suffer. I say it tracks. They just didn‘t know it was gonna come for them also. 3w

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Leftcoastzen

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#RantTime Slava Ukraini ! ✊🇺🇦💙💛 Insulting a hero is a new low , and the bar was SO LOW ! @dabbe

TheBookHippie So very low. 3w

AmyG It was appalling. 3w

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💙🇺🇦💛. 3w

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Deblovestoread 🩵💛🩵 3w

Chrissyreadit 🩵💛🩵 3w

dabbe 💙🇺🇦💙 3w

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dabbe

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Also this. I have never been more embarrassed, humiliated, and enraged by my government than I am now. Reposting is resistance. #ranttime

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Deblovestoread 💙✊️💛 3w

LiseWorks Thank you for posting this. I know that ordinary Americans, the ones that didn't vote for Trump, are not in agreement with what he did. I sure hope some actually let him know he doesn't represent them. 3w

AmyG Makes me think someone‘s lotalty lies with Russia. 🤔 3w

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melissajayne @AmyG he often wears orange makeup 3w

melissajayne @LiseWorks there are those that voted for him that are not for what he is doing. 3w

Butterfinger We have become allies with a government whose ideology was something we thought abhorrent until just a few days ago. Even though it is not Communist, it is still a state controlled nation. I know I am "preaching to the choir," but I have not been able to sleep. Now, I am a warmonger in addition to everything I said yesterday. 3w

Bookwormjillk And a large part of me thinks he is doing this just so he can show off for the SOTU tonight. 3w

dabbe @Deblovestoread 💙👊🏻💛 3w

dabbe @LiseWorks We do and will continue to do so in all ways we can. 💛👊🏻💙 3w

dabbe @AmyG 🎯🎯🎯 3w

dabbe @melissajayne #truth! 👊🏻 3w

dabbe @melissajayne And I can't even wrap my head around that. Did these people really think he'd lower food prices? That's really all they cared about? And where have those prices now gone? I don't even know how they can look in the mirror these days. 3w

dabbe @Butterfinger Agree 💯! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I hope the Democrats who are there turn around and moon him. It wouldn't be any worse than the horrors he's already unleashed. 3w

Deblovestoread One of our senators is holding a zoom town hall during the SOTU and the other is holding a reaction video after. Both democrats. I‘m grateful I have a legitimate excuse to not be home. I don‘t think my blood pressure can take it. (edited) 3w

kspenmoll We have our Ukrainian flag hanging outside our house. 🇺🇦 (edited) 3w

Prairiegirl_reading @dabbe I love this idea!! 🌕🌕🌕 3w

Prairiegirl_reading @kspenmoll 👍🏼💙💛 3w

AnnCrystal 🙏🏼🇺🇦💝. 3w

Leftcoastzen 👏✊🇺🇦💙💛 3w

BooksandCoffee4Me Oh my gosh, yes!! I‘m a Republican who does not support Trump. Where are the leaders with integrity and respect in this party? 3w

dabbe @Deblovestoread We need to do the 4-7-5 method (inhale for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 5 ... or whatevernumbers work for you). #thisisresistance ❣️👊🏻❣️ 3w

dabbe @kspenmoll 💙🇺🇦💙 3w

dabbe @Prairiegirl_reading #perfectemoji! 🤩🤣🤩 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙🇺🇦💙 3w

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me 🎯❣️🎯! 3w

Prairiegirl_reading @BooksandCoffee4Me there are none left from what I can see. 3w

TheBookHippie @AmyG his loyalty to Russia started in 1987. 3w

TheBookHippie @dabbe they voted hate and control and power. Prices just an excuse to hid their racism, misogyny and white Christian national ideals. 3w

TheBookHippie @Butterfinger I hid under my desk because Russia was going to bomb us …all through school. 😵‍💫 3w

Chrissyreadit ❤️ I remind myself that a significant majority did not vote for him. That based on history and behavior this is an extinction burst and last battle cry hopefully of the patriarchy and that there are still too many people who are too comfortable to rise up- including democratic leaders. They have the opportunity to step up now - and Zelenskyy is truly the epitome of hero. 3w

dabbe @TheBookHippie Take off the 🎭, people. 3w

dabbe @Chrissyreadit 🎯🎯🎯! 3w

MemoirsForMe ✊🏻✊🏻🇺🇦🙏🏻🙏🏻 3w

dabbe @MemoirsForMe 💙🇺🇦💙 3w

Cuilin 💛💙 3w

dabbe @Cuilin 💙💛💙 3w

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dabbe

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Dear Canada and Mexico (and while we're at it, the entire world),

We are so sorry that your neighbor's president and administration are having a narcissistic, idiotic, and completely chaotic breakdown.

Apologetically,
The empathetic Americans who did not vote for this #ldf.
#ranttime 🇨🇦❣️🇲🇽

Aims42 Yes! There are so many of us that did not want this and voted for the extremely intelligent woman and non-toxic man 🙌 3w

Prairiegirl_reading As our Prime Minister said today, we aren‘t booing you. We are booing a policy that is designed to hurt us. It‘s going to hurt so many and some people don‘t even realise it. To those people I have to say, Just keeping watching Fox News, I‘m sure everything will be fine. 🙄 3w

dabbe @Aims42 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

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dabbe @Prairiegirl_reading 🎯🎯🎯! 3w

Deblovestoread 💯 3w

JenReadsAlot Yes!! 3w

DieAReader 🫂💖 3w

LiseWorks I actually know that most businesses don't agree with tariffs. But for years, Trump thinks he can go back to the way it was in the 50's when America had lots of manufacturing plants. That trading makes jobs go away. But doing this to his neighbors is wrong. I personally have stopped buying American products. (Sorry guys), and apologizing is the Canadian way. Trust me, trying to find hand cream that is not made on the U.S. was hard. Lol 3w

Prairiegirl_reading @LiseWorks what part of Canada do you live in? I know some great hand cream made in Winnipeg. 3w

LiseWorks @Prairiegirl_reading I live in the Ottawa Valley and I found some from Germany 🇩🇪 3w

Prairiegirl_reading @LiseWorks 👍🏼 3w

melissajayne @LiseWorks the 1950‘s was an anomaly in terms of the way things were; makes sense that Cheeto wants to go back to the way things were during his childhood. Who doesn‘t want to go back to the way things were when one was a kid? (edited) 3w

melissajayne @Prairiegirl_reading everything will be fine until they are paying more for their gas, heating bill, groceries, etc. 3w

melissajayne Thanks 🇨🇦❤️ 3w

dabbe @Deblovestoread 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

dabbe @JenReadsAlot 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

dabbe @DieAReader 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

dabbe @LiseWorks Well, he wants to “make America great again,“ so going back to the 50s is right up his alley. Oh, and put those women back in the kitchen, too, and keep their mouths shut. Yay for you not buying US products. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

dabbe @melissajayne Agree 💯. 3w

Deblovestoread I would encourage all Canadians to not buy US products just as I am changing my shopping habits….looking at you Amazon. We need to hit them where it hurts and that‘s their wallet. @LiseWorks @Prairiegirl_reading @melissajayne And I‘m sorry the guy who is upending our life is screwing with yours, too. (edited) 3w

Prairiegirl_reading @melissajayne oh for sure! I was being sarcastic and trying not to lose it, what I really wanted to type was not kind in any way. 3w

kspenmoll 👊🏻👊🏻 3w

TheLudicReader Most everyone I know has stopped buying American. I know one person who cancelled her vacation to Florida (and is out quite a lot of money, too). At family dinner last Saturday, the whole group of us spent the whole time talking about Trump/Musk and our own upcoming federal election. The world is just supremely shitty right now. My heart breaks for the USA I have always known and loved. 3w

LiseWorks @TheLudicReader 🥰 3w

ShelleyBooksie I'm worried for both of our countries. Ive also focused on Canadian products 3w

AnnCrystal 🌍🫂🌎💝🌏. 3w

Susanita @TheLudicReader I wouldn‘t visit here now either. 😕 3w

dabbe @Deblovestoread 🎯🙌🏻🎯!!! 3w

dabbe @Prairiegirl_reading Sometimes you gotta rant. #ranttime ❣️👊🏻❣️ 3w

dabbe @TheLudicReader ❣️🇨🇦❣️ 3w

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

MittenGirlPeach @Aims42 isn‘t THAT the truth! 3w

MittenGirlPeach Well said, everyone. I‘m in Michigan and I‘ve been buying more Canadian too. Elbows up, 🇨🇦 3w

TheBookHippie @MittenGirlPeach me too!!!! 3w

TheBookHippie @Aims42 seriously what we could have had grieves me!! 3w

marleed I am sickened by the playground bullies that make up this administration. I realize as Americans we will suffer consequences for this election, but right now I‘m just heartbroken for the negative impact this election has had on other countries. They don‘t deserve our destruction to their nations. 3w

Chrissyreadit 🤍🤍🤍🤍YES! 3w

Chrissyreadit @ShelleyBooksie @TheLudicReader @LiseWorks 🍁🇨🇦🍁😘 3w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🇨🇦❣️🇲🇽 3w

dabbe @MittenGirlPeach 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

dabbe @TheBookHippie @MittenGirlPeach And we've been supporting our Mexican-owned restaurants, like last night for Taco Tuesday. 🌮❣️🇲🇽 3w

dabbe @marleed 🎯❣️🎯 3w

MittenGirlPeach @dabbe love this! 3w

TheBookHippie @dabbe We do that here too! 3w

dabbe @MittenGirlPeach 🌮❣️🇲🇽 3w

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🌮❣️🇲🇽 3w

MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 3w

dabbe @MemoirsForMe 🇨🇦❣️🇲🇽 3w

Cuilin 👊 3w

dabbe @Cuilin 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 3w

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