I’m a little worried about the Iranians protesting here on the overpass. For people who don’t know they do this weekly, they’re holding up 🇮🇷s &banners for freedom & “stop the killing in Iran” may seem like they’re cheering on the 🇮🇷 govt they oppose. Hoping no loonies harm them!

Virginia Tech researchers developing portable COVID AIR tests | Imagine being able to walk into a crowded store, restaurant or movie theater & be able to detect if there’s COVID-19 in Virginia Tech is developing a portable rapid test for the air. #covid dcnewsnow.com/whats-going-ar…

Texas is constructing a massive anti-migrant military base.

Instead of wasting hundreds of millions more on border militarization, Texas should work to create a humane system that respects and welcomes migrants. trib.al/V1XMT5C

Tel Aviv tonight. Elections now! (Photo Gilad Furst.)

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ממשלה בלי מנדט ציבורי גוררת את כולנו למלחמת נצח, בכל הזירות. פחד ואימה. אף אחד לא מופתע, הגענו בדיוק לאן שהם רצו. זה כל מה שהדרך שלהם מציעה לנו: מלחמה ועוד מלחמה ועוד מלחמה עד האינסוף. מול המחנה שמקדש את מצדה, כל מי שרוצה לחיות חייב דרך אחרת: דרך של שלום

We're taking the fight for game preservation to DC! Next Thursday (4/18, 11am EDT), our library director Phil is testifying to the Copyright Office to support a new exemption for game preservation in libraries. Watch on the Copyright Office's website: copyright.gov/1201/2024/

Gaming Twitter: need some references. Are there any games on gun prevention, violence prevention, dealing with bullying or other things youth experience in school??

We’re getting hyped for tomorrow’s concert!

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I am sorry to announce that, after a beautiful nap, you still need to get up and do the work you didn’t do while you were sleeping 😭😭😭. But at least it doesn’t have to be finished tonight!

Gifting this article about a 22-yr old volunteer who organized one of the border refuges for migrants (🙌my CSUSM Library sub!). 🙏 to him - but it's maddening that citizens have to improvise to correct govt treatment of asylees & low funding for NGOs!
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