Free People Read Freely

Not really one for introductory posts, but it doesn’t get much better than this. So an introductory quote post it is. Hi!

This thread. The forcing of corrupt dollars into unwilling parents' pockets is astounding.

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Children are among those wounded after a person opened fire inside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Details are still unfolding. Our children and their educators should be able to come home from school without experiencing gun violence. Our hearts break for the Bend community.

Nauseating. A grotesque betrayal of the US, our values and our allies. The United States has no greater enemy than Donald Trump.

wild how we're getting a socialized Faces of Death before healthcare, college, free school lunches, or first world public transit.

Life is constantly making demands of us, but it's ok to ignore most of them until life learns some manners and stops being so rude.

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

It’s been two years since Ontario Place West Island was destroyed for a planned private spa. Hundreds of trees were cut down - here’s a snapshot of the many species who lost habitat. 🧵

This is Ihor Malchevskyi, a 69-year-old scientist at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, escaping the flames after a Russian attack. I could also write, "the whole world watched this live," but we can see that news from Ukraine has long been out of focus. 📹: DW

Most of us have a little ball in our brains where we can lock up the bad thoughts we know we should not have, let alone say. Trump’s ball has melted into sort of a skate board park. The worst thoughts can now get out, but they have to pick up a little speed first.

Maryland just released its own vaccine recommendations based on guidance from established medical and scientific organizations instead of the Trump administration. With unqualified leaders at the helm, states can and—should—step up to protect their communities.

So SI is now the goodthink word for it and AI is the crimethink word? Just want make sure I have the Newspeak correct . . .

We passed the bill to address the thing you were really mad about! No, not the tariffs. Sorry, not the Iran war either. The Trump Checks? No, why would you even ask about that. The bill ESPN was obsessed with. You know, the thing Tommy Tuberville has been talking about. No, not the furries either.

Absolutely fucking not. As a baseball fan: get wrecked, MLB

I always get a kick out of what parents will write down at registration for their kid's nickname. Like I just need a common nickname--not what you call them at home. 😆 If it's Michael, then I want to know that he actually goes by Mikey. But don't put down Tater. I'm not calling your kid Tater. 🤣

My dad is getting one of these this year. He’s a master gardener & used to be a hosta collector (so snails/slugs were his mortal enemies). Can’t wait! 🤣❤️🐌 Support science communicators. 🙌🏻

Headed into book fair season. Really wish there was another game in town.👎🏻

Hello. They are going to try to fuck with your vote, and we are NOT going to let them. Last week I pinged my friend Dana Chisnell, who knows how elections work, and said "Hey, let’s make it hard for them to fuck with us.” Today, we are very proud to announce the HOW TO VOTE zine. howtovote.tips

OMFG WOMEN: IT'S OK TO AGE AND GAIN WEIGHT COMPLIANCE WITH FASCISM WON'T LET YOU LIVE LONGER OR BE HAPPIER FUCK ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT WANT YOU TO HARM YOURSELF FOR THEIR APPROVAL (this psa brought to you by *the emmys*)

#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms.

Do NOT use this website. It is a data harvesting and tracking site funded by Elon Musk.

Excellent piece on the complexity of grief and humanity—and how we might consider giving each other a little grace.

This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.

Congratulations to THE LIBRARIANS crew on their emmy win tonight!!! So well deserved, and I hope you're all celebrating 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 thelibrariansfilm.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @librarianjones.com @technolibrary.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

Russia is Starving the Occupied Town of Oleshky🚨🚨🚨 Ukrainians trapped in the occupied Kherson region are desperately begging for help online. Russian drones have remotely mined all access roads around several coastal villages and towns.

A federal court just sided with Oregon, ordering USPS to hold off on enforcing its new mail ballot rule while our lawsuit plays out. This ruling keeps Oregon’s elections where they belong – and voters can trust their ballot to arrive securely and on time.

"Today, Michigan ranks 47th nationwide in its ratio of certified school librarians to students, at roughly one librarian per 3,110 students" This survey is a big deal and I hope other states do similar. hoodline.com/2026/09/wayn...

Always Raygun with the quick wit. 🤣They consistently have great book/library-themed stuff as well. 😍

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.

In case anyone is lovingly invested in the “y’all” discussion, here’s clarification 😉: @hrc.org

The differences in the way Dolly Parton treated books and the way AI CEOs treat books speaks volumes.

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

I LOVE THIS IDEA

Today belongs to no one but Dolly.

This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”

Sorry I missed this excellent list until now. Starfish was my favorite middle grade book of 2021! ❤️📚🙌🏻

We went from having an ice cream boat & delivering fresh baked goods from NYC to the front in WWII to being unable to keep ships stocked w just the basic necessities under Hegseth & Trump's failed leadership. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! Indeed.