@jetangen

Retired RN worked in many kinds of settings

 Wisconsin
Joined February 2013
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The bill to reopen the gov will enable the crucial work of the Library of Congress to continue, but we still need to secure funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services as well as the National Archives. everylibrary.org/2026_minibu… via @everylibrary

Statement on FY2026

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said she showed up at the protest to support freedom and democracy. She said those rights are the reason she came to the U.S. from Iran 30 years ago. “I became a U.S. citizen just for that,” she said. “And if I want to lose it, I will go back home — there is no freedom there.”
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ICE boosts weapons spending 700%, by @JuddLegum popular.info/p/ice-boosts-we…

ICE boosts weapons spending 700%

A Popular Information investigation reveals tens of millions in new ICE spending on guns, chemical weapons, and explosives.

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Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds propublica.org/article/immig…

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been...

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And...

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The newest public libraries are designed to be social hubs and economic development drivers bloomberg.com/news/features/…

With Roles as Civic Hubs, Libraries Turn Over a New Page

Cities looking to revive downtowns are increasingly leveraging the ability of public libraries to draw crowds and encourage economic development.

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The one crime Trump doesn't seem to have a problem with? Domestic violence. motherjones.com/politics/202… via @MotherJones

The one crime Trump doesn't seem to have a problem with? Domestic violence.

"If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see? So now I can't claim 100 percent [reduction in crime]," the president said Monday.

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Pub Date Aug 12, 2025 #JustAnotherDeadAuthor by @katarinabivald #BeritGardnerBk1 @poisonedpenpress #NetGalley #writers #cosycrime #cozymystery #crimefiction #suspense @goodreads @bookbub #thestorygraph @booksamillion #Sourcebooks #writerconference #france #secrets #amateursleuth
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Sour Crime Donuts Pub Date Aug 26 2025 by @ginger.bolton @ginger_bolton #DeputyDonutMysteriesBk10 #recipes @KensingtonBooks #CozyMystery @goodreads @bookbub @the.storygraph @booksamillion #lawenforcement @barnesandnoble @bookshop_org @bookshop_org_uk #rural #smalltown #northwisc
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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that? fastcompany.com/91307514/ice…

Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

'It's easy. It's cheap. There's no excuse.'

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How Trump can deport all those migrant predators at the National Zoo wapo.st/4ca46iV

Opinion | How Trump can deport all those migrant predators at the National Zoo

The National Zoo can easily be converted into a symbol of American Greatness.

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Get the audiobook Murder at the Leaning Tower by T. A. Williams for $2 on Chirp!

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Former DCI (early retirement) and now PI Dan Armstrong and the beautiful Oscar are away from home (but not his police contacts) this time. They are there for security reasons for a group of...

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I would have enjoyed it more if TTS enabled, but it still grabbed me #OperationFirefly @lgwilderbooks @ibpalovesindies #WilderBooks #revenge #betrayal #action #thriller #NetGalley @goodreads @bookbub @LibraryThing @barnesandnoble****@booksamillion @bookshop_org @bookshop_org_uk
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Alabama Senate approves bill requiring adult-size changing tables in public buildings alabamareflector.com/2025/02…

Alabama Senate approves bill requiring adult-size changing tables in public buildings | Alabama...

The Alabama Senate passed a bill requiring powered, height-adjustable adult-size changing tables in new or renovated public buildings starting in 2028.

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Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books fastcompany.com/91268554/gra…

Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It's changing children's relationship with books

Sales of graphic novels have doubled over the past five years, to some parents' dismay. But data shows these books can have a positive lifelong impact on young readers.

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In deep water: Ocean literacy among young people is worryingly low, new survey finds euronews.com/green/2025/02/0…
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See this Instagram post by @rebelgirls instagram.com/p/DFidHmLP25_/…

Rebel Girls (@rebelgirls) • Instagram photo

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Viva la Library! nautil.us/viva-la-library-54…

Viva la Library! - Nautilus

Rebel against The Algorithm. Get a library card.

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Check out my recommendation: bookbub.com/reviews/19663689… via @Bookbub

jetangen recommends The Dog Who Made It Better

This is an anthropomorphic monologue/memoir by a Burmese Mountain Dog about his family of three children with parents, and their life before and after the mother is killed in an auto accident. The...

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Wow! Australia has introduced a new bill that caps the total amount billionaires like Elon Musk can spend on political parties to just $20,000. This legislation will completely ban billionaires from"buying" elections in the country. We need that here.
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