Mine really wants to help. But he does not.

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Crappy Funding Practices burst on the scene in January and already has more than 11,000 followers of its posts naming and shaming funders that engage in egregious practices. Could this effort result...

It’s important to note that makes 2023 WORSE than the months following 9-11. I don’t think some of y’all realize how dangerous America is for us Today is a huge holiday where many of us gather together to celebrate My family and many like me are staying home. It’s safer

National Library Week is April 7-13. FTP is asking everyone to take at least one action in support of your local public library. Specifically, does your local library have a Friend of the Library group? If yes, might you consider joining it? If yes, let us know! open.substack.com/pub/librarie...

For The People Newsletter Vol. XIV

For everyone working to strengthen and expand public libraries

Wow. Incredible Massachusetts news day!

Woman accused of unleashing bees on deputies serving eviction notice in Massachusetts

Rorie S. Woods, who is charged with assault and battery, is accused of taking beehives to a home where an eviction notice was being served and freeing the bees on deputies.

fired for trying to teach the straightforwardly true fact that jim crow literacy tests were racist

Incarcerated teacher fired for teaching that Jim Crow literacy tests were racist

The instructor, Anthony McNeal, is suing in federal court, claiming his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated.

Good job getting through it. And I’m glad your boss sees you (at least in this case).

That and “Patriot’s Heart”!

Each early-spring, I look forward to your annual iteration of this post! 😁

Israel’s bombing campaign has devastated telecommunications infrastructure in Gaza, largely preventing Palestinians from calling for help and communicating with family abroad. Engineers and technicians have risked their lives to reinstate service.

These Workers Are Risking Their Lives to Restore Gaza’s Phone Network

Telecommunications infrastructure has been devastated in the territory, largely preventing Palestinians from calling for help, coordinating the delivery of aid and communicating with family abroad.