Barbara Landis

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Carlisle Indian School research specialist, grandma, card-carrying ACLU, shameless procrastinator.
Barbara LandisAug 20, 2023
Sean KleefeldAug 19, 2023
Gaiman: " If you really can't figure out which political party or which politician to vote for, just ask if they're on the side of libraries. Are they voting to fund their libraries? Are they voting to keep them free? Then vote for those guys. They're probably the good guys. And by the same token, the book burners, the book banners, they're probably the bad guys."
https://ilovelibraries.org/article/i-will-always-be-on-the-side-of-the-libraries-a-conversation-with-neil-gaiman/
“I will always be on the side of the libraries”: A Conversation with Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is a fierce supporter of libraries. The author of American Gods, Neverwhere, Good Omens, The Sandman, Coraline, and so many more has had a lifelong love affair with reading. And he credits librarians for fostering his curiosity about books and learning at a young age. Gaiman spoke with I Love Libraries recently about libraries, comic books, book banning in the U.S., movies, and more.

I Love Libraries
Barbara LandisMay 20, 2023
My woods in May. My favorite place. Where I retreated to Jan 6, 2021, 1:30pm, when I couldn't take any more TV horror. I can't believe it's still not over.
Barbara LandisMay 4, 2023
Mark RuffaloMay 4, 2023

Does this guy get any more smarmy and spiteful? Every time you think someone who cares for him may have gotten to him, you realize maybe he has already pushed them all away.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-twitter-npr-threat_n_645210cee4b0bc1dad7a19ed

Elon Musk Issues Not-So-Subtle Threat To NPR For Not Tweeting

Twitter's billionaire owner warned what may happen if the broadcaster doesn't start posting again.

HuffPost
Barbara LandisApr 18, 2023
It's the guns, stupid.
Barbara LandisApr 9, 2023
Show threadknapjackApr 8, 2023
@neilhimself We just packed up my wife's classroom library yesterday, maybe 400 novels (edit: kid says 40+ per box x 20 boxes, they counted), based on official guidance from more than one direction. State law here is specific to sexual content but nebulous in nature, and parents are challenging books based on things outside the law, enough that the risks are just too great for our family.

The books could be kept on the shelves if:

  • a list is provided to parents, opening teachers to attack and lawsuits from previous exposure
  • the books are reviewed for content, but the language in the law allows for differences in opinion to turn into lawsuits against both the district and the teacher
  • a permission slip is signed for a student to read a specific book

Under cover of night, Romeo (age 16) and Juliet (age 13) consummate their marriage. Hard not to admit it includes "content involving human reproduction or sexual matters" when the price of failure is a felony. If adopted curriculum (Gatsby, Mockingbird, 1984, Giver, Outsiders), stuff read by most students in US public schools over the last 40 years isn't considered safe anymore, modern young adult fiction doesn't stand a chance. 📚💔

Barbara LandisApr 8, 2023
Erik Uden => [email protected]Apr 4, 2023

Tell your kids about Ruby Bridges, the first black child at an all-white public elementary school in Louisiana.

She turned 68 last year.

She’s only 68.

68.

Barbara LandisApr 8, 2023
Robert MaguireApr 8, 2023
RT @eisingerj
And just to reassure the @WSJ edit page writers: Yes, please please send us your tips about liberal judges and justices secretly taking luxury gifts from liberal billionaires and not disclosing them!
Barbara LandisApr 8, 2023
Big Beautiful Blue WallApr 8, 2023

Excellent county level population change map.

Again, no political affiliation but one can easily deduce that the most popular counties are also in Red States that have remained Red.

This should disprove "Austin Confirmation Bias"

Also, the most popular are in areas most vulnerable to climate change.

Why are liberals staying there?

#PackSwingStates

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/07/population-change-pandemic

See the fastest growing (and shrinking) U.S. states

The past few years have been especially turbulent for population trends.

Axios
Barbara LandisApr 8, 2023
Em Apr 7, 2023

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Barbara LandisFeb 11, 2023
Sherrilyn IfillFeb 11, 2023

It’s free during #BlackHistoryMonth. What better time than to take this course? I was honored to be a part of it with so many scholars I admire. Make this a part of your curriculum this month. @MasterClass

Black History, Black Freedom & Black Love learn.masterclass.com/blackhistorymo…