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RE: https://mastodon.social/@sewigget/116249173238672361
#Trump #DonaldTrump #Books #USA #America #American #BanningBooks #Nazi #Censorship #UnitedStates #literature #library #libraries #USPol #Politics
I’m sure I remember reading the U.S. Naval Academy removed 400 books… many relating to civil rights and the Holocaust. Banning books is a huge red flag, and America’s heading into very, very dangerous territory. This petition’s definitely worth signing… -
The #Trump Admin is #BanningBooks on #MilitaryBases. We Sued
On #military bases across the globe, books are disappearing from shelves. Posters of historical figures, like Frida Kahlo, are being removed from walls. Black History Month celebrations are being cancelled
This rampant #censorship is the result of the #DoD ’s new policies banning books, classroom discussions, events, & extracurriculars that relate to race & gender in military-run schools on bases around world
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Ah, the internet's favorite pastime: comparing everything to Nazi Germany 🤦♂️. Because nothing screams insightful discourse like invoking Godwin's Law faster than you can say "Heil, math!" 📚🔨. Meanwhile, Florida's busy banning math books because, you know, algebra is the real threat to democracy.
https://undark.org/2017/02/01/math-lesson-hitlers-germany/ #GodwinsLaw #FloridaMath #BanningBooks #InternetDiscourse #AlgebraThreat #HackerNews #ngated -
@bert_hubert Teveel mensen denken, ach #donny roept maar wat, morgen zegt ie weer wat anders. Maar #trump is de bliksemafleider. Honderden #republikeinen zijn achter de schermen bezig met de ontmanteling van o.a. de federale overheid en de rechtstaat. Dit heeft al grote gevolgen maar grote media blijven de riedels van #gekkedonny publiceren. #birdflu #tbc #measles #BanningBooks #NoVaccins #FreedomOfPress #FreedomOfSpeech #ICE het gaat heel rap!
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#Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
#Beloved by #ToniMorrison, #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney and #SlaughterhouseFive by #KurtVonnegut, among books pulled
by Coral Murphy Marcos
Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of #LibraryBooks.
"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
"The list comes after #HouseBill1069 went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.
"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts #BannedBooks.
"American classics such as #BraveNewWorld by #AldousHuxley, #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway and The Adventures of #TomSawyer by #MarkTwain are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as #MargaretAtwood and #StephenKing have also been removed.
"Members of the #FloridaFreedomToReadProject, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in #censorship, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse #literature.
“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in #HB1069 and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.
“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, #ClassicLiterature and books about #BanningBooks cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.
"#PENAmerica found that Florida and #Iowa recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.
"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."
#BannedBooks #Censorship #FloridaSchools #Education #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ChristoFascism
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#Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
#Beloved by #ToniMorrison, #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney and #SlaughterhouseFive by #KurtVonnegut, among books pulled
by Coral Murphy Marcos
Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of #LibraryBooks.
"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
"The list comes after #HouseBill1069 went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.
"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts #BannedBooks.
"American classics such as #BraveNewWorld by #AldousHuxley, #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway and The Adventures of #TomSawyer by #MarkTwain are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as #MargaretAtwood and #StephenKing have also been removed.
"Members of the #FloridaFreedomToReadProject, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in #censorship, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse #literature.
“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in #HB1069 and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.
“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, #ClassicLiterature and books about #BanningBooks cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.
"#PENAmerica found that Florida and #Iowa recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.
"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."
#BannedBooks #Censorship #FloridaSchools #Education #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ChristoFascism
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#Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
#Beloved by #ToniMorrison, #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney and #SlaughterhouseFive by #KurtVonnegut, among books pulled
by Coral Murphy Marcos
Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of #LibraryBooks.
"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
"The list comes after #HouseBill1069 went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.
"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts #BannedBooks.
"American classics such as #BraveNewWorld by #AldousHuxley, #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway and The Adventures of #TomSawyer by #MarkTwain are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as #MargaretAtwood and #StephenKing have also been removed.
"Members of the #FloridaFreedomToReadProject, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in #censorship, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse #literature.
“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in #HB1069 and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.
“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, #ClassicLiterature and books about #BanningBooks cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.
"#PENAmerica found that Florida and #Iowa recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.
"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."
#BannedBooks #Censorship #FloridaSchools #Education #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ChristoFascism
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#Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
#Beloved by #ToniMorrison, #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney and #SlaughterhouseFive by #KurtVonnegut, among books pulled
by Coral Murphy Marcos
Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of #LibraryBooks.
"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
"The list comes after #HouseBill1069 went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.
"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts #BannedBooks.
"American classics such as #BraveNewWorld by #AldousHuxley, #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway and The Adventures of #TomSawyer by #MarkTwain are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as #MargaretAtwood and #StephenKing have also been removed.
"Members of the #FloridaFreedomToReadProject, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in #censorship, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse #literature.
“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in #HB1069 and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.
“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, #ClassicLiterature and books about #BanningBooks cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.
"#PENAmerica found that Florida and #Iowa recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.
"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."
#BannedBooks #Censorship #FloridaSchools #Education #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ChristoFascism
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#Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools
#Beloved by #ToniMorrison, #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney and #SlaughterhouseFive by #KurtVonnegut, among books pulled
by Coral Murphy Marcos
Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of #LibraryBooks.
"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
"The list comes after #HouseBill1069 went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.
"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts #BannedBooks.
"American classics such as #BraveNewWorld by #AldousHuxley, #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway and The Adventures of #TomSawyer by #MarkTwain are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as #MargaretAtwood and #StephenKing have also been removed.
"Members of the #FloridaFreedomToReadProject, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in #censorship, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse #literature.
“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in #HB1069 and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.
“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, #ClassicLiterature and books about #BanningBooks cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.
"#PENAmerica found that Florida and #Iowa recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.
"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."
#BannedBooks #Censorship #FloridaSchools #Education #CharacteristicsOfFascism #ChristoFascism
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The Texas lawmaker who authored the state’s controversial book rating law wants the state attorney general to defend it in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court blocked its enforcement earlier this year.
#News #BanningBooks #Education #KenPaxton #TexasNews #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals
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Irresponsible and disappointing that this is what these people of West Virginia do to our educational system and those who have dedicated themselves to the exploration after knowledge. #librarians #publiceducation #censorship #banningbooks https://mastodon.social/@EricKHoward/111961977616203857
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@knittingknots2. Interesting and revealing to think about this study in relation to groups #banningbooks.
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Some 673 books have been removed from classrooms in #OrangeCounty #Florida, this year over concerns they could violate a new state law related to "inappropriate" content.
Book banners target stories by & about #PeopleOfColor & #LGBTQ. #BanningBooks are about #censorship, marginalizing people, ideas, & facts. It also defies what #education is all about. They go against the #FirstAmendment.
#news #politics #bookbanning #bookbans #banningbooks #bannedbooks #fascism
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#Families #sue to block #Iowa #law #banningbooks, #genderidentity #discussions.
The #state #law "seeks to #silence #LGBTQ+ #students, #erase any #recognition of #LGBTQ+ #people from #publicschools, and #bansbooks with #sexual or #LGBTQ+ #content.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Iowa #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/29/iowa-lawsuit-books-bans-lgbtq-schools
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@emmettoconnell #BanningBooks #StopBanningBooks Everytime a group attempts to ban Gender Queer I buy another copy and donate it to a Free Library. Glad to see the strong turnout in Liberty Lake against the proposed book banning ordinance.
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#Banningbooks: The greatest #scheme to get #kids to #read again
The oldest unintentional human #marketingplan ever
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/27/opinion-banning-books/
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The #ScholasticBookFair Seems To Be #Hiding Behind '#Protecting #Teachers' Instead Of Taking A Clear #Stand Against #BanningBooks.
Their recent decision to essentially help #schools #ban #books seems to be part of a bigger #pattern.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/scholastics-response-book-bans-has-teachers-writers-furious
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The #ScholasticBookFair Seems To Be #Hiding Behind '#Protecting #Teachers' Instead Of Taking A Clear #Stand Against #BanningBooks.
Their recent decision to essentially help #schools #ban #books seems to be part of a bigger #pattern.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/scholastics-response-book-bans-has-teachers-writers-furious
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The #ScholasticBookFair Seems To Be #Hiding Behind '#Protecting #Teachers' Instead Of Taking A Clear #Stand Against #BanningBooks.
Their recent decision to essentially help #schools #ban #books seems to be part of a bigger #pattern.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/scholastics-response-book-bans-has-teachers-writers-furious
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The #ScholasticBookFair Seems To Be #Hiding Behind '#Protecting #Teachers' Instead Of Taking A Clear #Stand Against #BanningBooks.
Their recent decision to essentially help #schools #ban #books seems to be part of a bigger #pattern.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/scholastics-response-book-bans-has-teachers-writers-furious
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The #ScholasticBookFair Seems To Be #Hiding Behind '#Protecting #Teachers' Instead Of Taking A Clear #Stand Against #BanningBooks.
Their recent decision to essentially help #schools #ban #books seems to be part of a bigger #pattern.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/scholastics-response-book-bans-has-teachers-writers-furious
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#Books #Libraries #BanningBooks #Religion
Is it fair to say that religion is a big factor in the recent push in the US to ban books.
In other words, are their gods supposedly driving book bans? Because I'm not OK with that. As a matter of fact, banning anything because your god decrees it annoys the hell out of me. It should annoy you no matter what god you believe.
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Pathetic: America, Land of the Free, as long as you stay in line with the fascist right-wing state.
“School #BookBans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according to a new report from the #FreeSpeech group PEN America, continuing what it calls a worrisome effort aimed at the "suppression of stories and ideas." #Florida had more bans than any other state.”
#BookBan #bannedbooks #BanningBooks #Librarian #Libraries #Library #freedom #fascism @[email protected] @[email protected]
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/21/1200725104/book-bans-school-pen-america -
CW: Long thread/5
#20yrsago #Accenture puts #Verisign in charge of US Internet #voting https://web.archive.org/web/20031008122745/http://rss.com.com/2100-1029_3-5083772.html
#15yrsago #Olympics reach a new low: trademarking the Canadian national anthem and threatening lawsuits over competing uses https://web.archive.org/web/20080928162742/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/09/25/bc-vancouver-olympics-trademark-o-canada.html
#15yrsago #PhilipPullman on the futility and evil of #BanningBooks https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/29/philip.pullman.amber.spyglass.golden.compass.banned
#10yrsago No one harmed in Whac-a-Mole/#RockAFireBand warehouse explosion https://web.archive.org/web/20130930154953/https://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2013/09/the_guy_who_invented_the_whac-.php
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#AI Isn’t #BanningBooks in #Iowa #Schools. #Republicans Are.
Overstating the power of algorithmic systems only serves to benefit the tech companies behind them. This intersection of generative AI and Republican #authoritarianism is indeed disturbing. It is not, however, the presage of a future ruled by #censoring machines. https://theintercept.com/2023/08/16/ai-iowa-schools-book-ban/ -
Really? Going after a 4-year old? https://www.yahoo.com/news/ron-desantis-makes-bidens-4-203825496.html. #DeSantis, we are all "obsessed with #Florida," because #fascism is flourishing there and you are #banningbooks, revising #curriculum to be #racist, (#Calhoun would be proud), welcoming #Nazis to your campaign and more.
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Meanwhile, in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Florida…
#RonDeSantis #DeSantis #Republicans #GOP #MAGA #Trumpism #BanningBooks #BookBans #BannedBooks #NaziGermany #WhiteNationalism #HistoryRhymes #IgnoranceIsStrength #NineteenEightyFour #Orwell #Fahrenheit451 #Bradbury #RevisionistHistory #fascism #authoritarianism #autocracy -
#Texas #Library May Face #Elimination Weeks After #BannedBooks Return. Texas officials will meet on Thursday to decide the fate of the #LlanoCounty #LibrarySystem, as the three public branches face closure after a #FederalJudge ordered 12 banned books returned to the shelves this month. https://www.newsweek.com/texas-library-may-face-elimination-weeks-after-banned-books-return-1793510 #censorship #libraries #education #FreeSpeech #librarians #banningbooks #democracy not #facism
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#Texas #Library May Face #Elimination Weeks After #BannedBooks Return. Texas officials will meet on Thursday to decide the fate of the #LlanoCounty #LibrarySystem, as the three public branches face closure after a #FederalJudge ordered 12 banned books returned to the shelves this month. https://www.newsweek.com/texas-library-may-face-elimination-weeks-after-banned-books-return-1793510 #censorship #libraries #education #FreeSpeech #librarians #banningbooks #democracy not #facism
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#Texas #Library May Face #Elimination Weeks After #BannedBooks Return. Texas officials will meet on Thursday to decide the fate of the #LlanoCounty #LibrarySystem, as the three public branches face closure after a #FederalJudge ordered 12 banned books returned to the shelves this month. https://www.newsweek.com/texas-library-may-face-elimination-weeks-after-banned-books-return-1793510 #censorship #libraries #education #FreeSpeech #librarians #banningbooks #democracy not #facism
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#Texas #Library May Face #Elimination Weeks After #BannedBooks Return. Texas officials will meet on Thursday to decide the fate of the #LlanoCounty #LibrarySystem, as the three public branches face closure after a #FederalJudge ordered 12 banned books returned to the shelves this month. https://www.newsweek.com/texas-library-may-face-elimination-weeks-after-banned-books-return-1793510 #censorship #libraries #education #FreeSpeech #librarians #banningbooks #democracy not #facism
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I wrote a letter to #Michigan State Rep Wilson & State Sen Irwin, about #BanningBooks (https://www.facebook.com/thedavid.mfano/posts/pfbid0gvkVA6uVNuHiewAmZdo5Gn4bsn1CmwapigdsZhe9dttz6WkSst4bJvpVA5uTSp1el)
#Illinois is the 1st state to ban #BookBans. #Schools or #libraries that do so could lose state funds. Book bans target stories by & about #PeopleOfColor & #LGBTQ & goes agst the #FirstAmendment. We must follow IL's lead & need to enact #legislation to put a ban on #BookBanning.
Now it is your turn by starting at https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
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Good old-fashioned Missouri fascism. Thanks, MO GOP! https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/new-rule-to-block-missouri-library-funding-set-to-go-into-effect-may-30/article_2f11c261-112b-5bd1-8b87-912ff9561adf.html #jayashcroft #republicans #libraries #bookban #banningbooks #MOGOP #MissouriRepublicans #fascism
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#Illinois became the first US state to #prohibit #BanningBooks in #PublicLibraries. The decision comes as bans grow more common across the country. https://qz.com/illinois-became-the-first-us-state-to-prohibit-banning-1850536050 #FreeSpeech #CivilLiberties #libraries #education #librarians #education #LegalResearch
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#Biden admn is appointing an anti-book ban coordinator as part of new #LGBTQ protections. The yet-to-be-named Dept of #Education coord will train school dists & advise them that #BanningBooks "may violate fed civil laws if they create a hostile environment for students." Almost 1,500 instances of #BookBanning in #schools, affecting 874 different titles in the first half of this school year, accord to PEN America's Index of School #BookBans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-anti-book-ban-coordinator-new-lgbtq-protections/
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In #Florida, the complaint of just 1 parent can get a book moved off a school library shelf. This week, a local bookstore gave away free copies of "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman, "The ABCs Of Black History" by Rio Cortez, & "Love To Langston" by Tony Medina, as a way to push back against #censorship in Florida schools. The #Freadom book giveaway was hosted by Books & Books, & paid for by Gorman & a local donor.
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This is another reason why #republicans are wrong about #banningbooks .
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Book bans and restrictions on teachers doing their job are spreading. This story is from #illinois
