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Mendocino

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19. Remember

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 09:10 AM

May 2017

Trump loves the poorly educated.

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Trump drops the mother of all bombs on libraries [View all] babylonsister May 2017 OP

The coup is clearly beginning. Kablooie May 2017 #1

It began well before July 2016 when they were already stealing the Electoral College. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #9

For more proof Soxfan58 May 2017 #10

I can't find out about libraries, but the Congress proposal saves the NEA, NEH and CPR muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #2

To be Clear. That is Obama's Budget. Not Congress Being Courageous and Useful bitterross May 2017 #3

Since Obama was known to be stepping down, that doesn't make sense muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #17

But this was actually a continuing resolution, not a new budget... Wounded Bear May 2017 #24

How to make America less competitive in a global economy. nocalflea May 2017 #4

very true burnbaby May 2017 #13

And this is how you create an Idiocracy MrScorpio May 2017 #5

AFAIC... druidity33 May 2017 #6

Right? getting old in mke May 2017 #14

not just walking distance--close enough to carry bags of books. years ago, I used to share niyad May 2017 #30

Totally agree BlueIndyBlue May 2017 #25

agree about ILL-- it has gotten to a point where the library staff does not bother to call me-- niyad May 2017 #31

make america stupid again spanone May 2017 #7

So IMLS is protected financially through September with Ilsa May 2017 #8

republicans are out to create an Idiocracy for real Achilleaze May 2017 #11

Combine with Rep. Sensenbrenner statement "Nobody's got to use the internet" exboyfil May 2017 #12

he's afraid of books and there's suspicion he can't read kaotikross May 2017 #15

An informed and educated populace is the single most dangerous element for demagogues. Augiedog May 2017 #16

+1000 Blue_Tires May 2017 #29

K&R fleabiscuit May 2017 #18

Remember Mendocino May 2017 #19

Shall we start burning books? IronLionZion May 2017 #20

Trump's never been to library. They_Live May 2017 #21

Wait he tried to get through a page about Andy Jackson.... Historic NY May 2017 #22

Dude probably can't read IronLionZion May 2017 #23

I kind of was expecting to read about Trump dropping literal bombs on libraries some place Zing Zing Zingbah May 2017 #26

Two words: President Bannon Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #27

How much of the library budget is Federal? MichMan May 2017 #28

In education it is big sab390 May 2017 #34

This is decades old sab390 May 2017 #32

He doesn't value books the way many of us do, therefore he won't see preserving funding as necessary Lyricalinklines May 2017 #33