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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

"A Funny and Poignant Novel about Censorship, Friendship & Unexpected Connections"

Sale: $14.50 to $2.99

by Kirsten Miller
4.3/5 (9,687 Reviews)

#books #booksky #banned #censorship #satire #fiction #reading #literature #socialissues #politics #booklover

Lula Dean's Little Library of ...

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

"A Funny and Poignant Novel about Censorship, Friendship & Unexpected Connections"

Sale: $14.50 to $2.99

by Kirsten Miller
4.3/5 (9,687 Reviews)

#books #booksky #banned #censorship #satire #fiction #reading #literature #socialissues #politics #booklover

Lula Dean's Little Library of ...

https://www.alojapan.com/1514606/yukata-clad-station-staff-welcome-travelers-to-kinosaki-onsen-in-japans-hyogo-pref/ Yukata-clad station staff welcome travelers to Kinosaki Onsen in Japan’s Hyogo Pref. #Japan #JapanTravel #LatestArticles #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #travel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Station staff wearing yukata stand at the ticket gates at JR Kinosakionsen Station in the city of Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 18, 2026. (Mainichi/Toshihiro Hamamoto)
 
 TOYOOKA, Hyogo — Staff at JR Kinosakionsen Station,

#Repost @welovegritsneggspod
Disturbing cases: Alabama child sex ring, Georgia racist shooting. Questions linger about legal charges and leniency. #explorepage #deepdive #truecrime #justice #socialissues

#Repost @welovegritsneggspod
Disturbing cases: Alabama child sex ring, Georgia racist shooting. Questions linger about legal charges and leniency. #explorepage #deepdive #truecrime #justice #socialissues

https://www.alojapan.com/1514260/number-of-swimming-beaches-in-japan-down-30-over-30-years/ Number of swimming beaches in Japan down 30% over 30 years #Japan #JapanTravel #LatestArticles #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #travel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This photo taken on July 18, 2026, shows the Hakotsukuri swimming beach in Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — The number of approved swimming beaches open during the summer in Japan has fallen by around 30 percent over the past three decades, a study

https://www.alojapan.com/1514222/restored-inn-praised-by-lafcadio-hearn-stands-as-symbol-of-historic-southwest-japan-port-2/ Restored inn praised by Lafcadio Hearn stands as symbol of historic southwest Japan port #China #Japan #JapanTravel #LatestArticles #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #travel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The restored “Urashimaya” inn, described as “a paradise” by Lafcadio Hearn in his travel essay “The Dream of a Summer Day,” is seen in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Uki on March 20, 2026. (Mainichi/Mari Tago)
 
 UKI, Kuma

https://www.alojapan.com/1514121/restored-inn-praised-by-lafcadio-hearn-stands-as-symbol-of-historic-southwest-japan-port/ Restored inn praised by Lafcadio Hearn stands as symbol of historic southwest Japan port #China #Japan #JapanTravel #LatestArticles #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #travel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The restored “Urashimaya” inn, described as “a paradise” by Lafcadio Hearn in his travel essay “The Dream of a Summer Day,” is seen in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Uki on March 20, 2026. (Mainichi/Mari Tago)
 
 UKI, Kuma

Economic outlook is worsening and Trump is getting blamed, CNBC survey finds

Despite a booming stock market and improving inflation numbers, the public is as depressed about the economy as…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #breakingnews #BreakingNews:Economy #BreakingNews:Politics #businessnews #DonaldTrump #donald-j-trump #Economicevents #Economy #Governmentandpolitics #Headlines #Iran #Politics #Socialissues #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/647993/

Self-driving ‘Monster Wolf’ deployed to ward off wild animals at airport in Hokkaido

The self-driving “Monster Wolf” is shown to the press in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, July 13, 2026. (Mainichi/Kimitaka Hirayama)

KUSHIRO, H…
#Japan #JP #Hokkaido #animals #business #HokkaidoNews #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #news #science #socialissues #TheMainichi #北海道
https://www.alojapan.com/1513066/self-driving-monster-wolf-deployed-to-ward-off-wild-animals-at-airport-in-hokkaido/

https://www.alojapan.com/1513066/self-driving-monster-wolf-deployed-to-ward-off-wild-animals-at-airport-in-hokkaido/ Self-driving ‘Monster Wolf’ deployed to ward off wild animals at airport in Hokkaido #animals #business #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #news #science #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The self-driving “Monster Wolf” is shown to the press in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, July 13, 2026. (Mainichi/Kimitaka Hirayama)
 
 KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — A s

Japan notifies local gov’ts they may ‘ban’ private lodgings amid problems

This file photo taken on April 3, 2026, in Kyoto shows a poster on a house wall carrying a message opposing “minpaku” private lodgings. (Kyodo)

TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japanese government has notified loca…
#Japan #JP #Kyoto #kyotonews #LatestArticles #news #politics #socialissues #TheMainichi #京都 #京都府
https://www.alojapan.com/1512949/japan-notifies-local-govts-they-may-ban-private-lodgings-amid-problems-2/

https://www.alojapan.com/1512949/japan-notifies-local-govts-they-may-ban-private-lodgings-amid-problems-2/ Japan notifies local gov’ts they may ‘ban’ private lodgings amid problems #Japan #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LatestArticles #news #politics #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #京都 #京都府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This file photo taken on April 3, 2026, in Kyoto shows a poster on a house wall carrying a message opposing “minpaku” private lodgings. (Kyodo)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japanese government has notified local

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

"When banned books shake up a small Georgia town, everything changes"

Sale: $14.50 to $2.99

by Kirsten Miller
Rating: 4.3/5 (9,550 Reviews)

#books #censorship #satire #fiction #booksky #reading #bannedbooks #politics #socialissues #smalltown

Lula Dean's Little Library of ...

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

"When banned books shake up a small Georgia town, everything changes"

Sale: $14.50 to $2.99

by Kirsten Miller
Rating: 4.3/5 (9,550 Reviews)

#books #censorship #satire #fiction #booksky #reading #bannedbooks #politics #socialissues #smalltown

Lula Dean's Little Library of ...

Laura Ingraham Criticizes Report Ranking States as Worst Places to Live

📰 Original title: Laura Ingraham Melts Down Over Report On Worst Places To Live

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/laura-ingraham-criticizes-report-ranking-states-as-worst-places-to-live.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#politics #media #socialissues

Laura Ingraham Criticizes Report Ranking States as Worst Places to Live

📰 Original title: Laura Ingraham Melts Down Over Report On Worst Places To Live

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/laura-ingraham-criticizes-report-ranking-states-as-worst-places-to-live.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#politics #media #socialissues

Why are US consumers so angry? It's not just high prices

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/us-consumer-rage-prices-economy

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48877927

#HackerNews #consumeranger #USeconomy #priceinflation #socialissues #economictrends

Why are US consumers so angry? It's not just high prices

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/us-consumer-rage-prices-economy

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48877927

#HackerNews #consumeranger #USeconomy #priceinflation #socialissues #economictrends

https://www.alojapan.com/1510908/over-70-of-accommodation-hit-by-labor-shortages-amid-tourism-boom-in-japan-2/ Over 70% of accommodation hit by labor shortages amid tourism boom in Japan #Japan #JapanTourism #LatestArticles #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #tourism 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This May 18, 2021 photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter shows skyscrapers in Tokyo’s Marunouchi business district. (Mainichi)
 
 TOKYO (Kyodo) — More than 70 percent of accommodation facilities in Japan are facing labor shortages am

SF Farmers Market allows laundering food stamps for drug purchases

https://thevoicesf.org/snap-to-cash-how-food-assistance-vouchers-were-traded-for-cash-at-the-heart-of-the-city-farmers-market/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48867079

#HackerNews #SFMarket #FoodStamps #DrugTrade #SocialIssues #CommunityImpact #EthicsInFood

SF Farmers Market allows laundering food stamps for drug purchases

https://thevoicesf.org/snap-to-cash-how-food-assistance-vouchers-were-traded-for-cash-at-the-heart-of-the-city-farmers-market/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48867079

#HackerNews #SFMarket #FoodStamps #DrugTrade #SocialIssues #CommunityImpact #EthicsInFood

This documentary is about how elderly poor people in Japan are stealing for survival. These elderly people stated they are fed & that unlike in public - they are not judged as lesser than but treated more like equals, in prison.

Unreported World is from Japan where prisons are becoming retirement homes for a growing number of elderly convicts. Krishnan Guru-Murthy investigates why a geriatric crime wave is gripping the country.

As traditional multi-generational families break down, millions of elderly Japanese people are being left in isolation and poverty. With pensions failing to cover the rising cost of living, many are turning to petty theft to survive. As a result, Japan has seen a surge in elderly crime - one in four people arrested here are over 60.

Guru-Murthy spends a day on the front line of this social crisis, joining Yu Itoh, a self-styled "G-man”, specialising in catching shoplifters. At a supermarket in Tokyo the store detective explains that up to 70 percent of those he catches are over 65, usually stealing everyday essentials.

For some, like 94-year-old Fukuda, the desperation is so great they’ve committed serious crimes just to return to the warmth and security of a cell. But some elderly people are making novel uses of their age, selling their experience to young clients wanting an “instant grandma” to guide them in a modern Japan, where all generations are increasingly living alone.

The government is now introducing rehabilitation programmes to give prisoners skills that will help them cope with life on the outside.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Jbk49tCr8

#AsianMastodon #Japan #Elderly #StealingForSurvival #Geriatrics #SocialIssues #ElderlyIsolation

This documentary is about how elderly poor people in Japan are stealing for survival. These elderly people stated they are fed & that unlike in public - they are not judged as lesser than but treated more like equals, in prison.

Unreported World is from Japan where prisons are becoming retirement homes for a growing number of elderly convicts. Krishnan Guru-Murthy investigates why a geriatric crime wave is gripping the country.

As traditional multi-generational families break down, millions of elderly Japanese people are being left in isolation and poverty. With pensions failing to cover the rising cost of living, many are turning to petty theft to survive. As a result, Japan has seen a surge in elderly crime - one in four people arrested here are over 60.

Guru-Murthy spends a day on the front line of this social crisis, joining Yu Itoh, a self-styled "G-man”, specialising in catching shoplifters. At a supermarket in Tokyo the store detective explains that up to 70 percent of those he catches are over 65, usually stealing everyday essentials.

For some, like 94-year-old Fukuda, the desperation is so great they’ve committed serious crimes just to return to the warmth and security of a cell. But some elderly people are making novel uses of their age, selling their experience to young clients wanting an “instant grandma” to guide them in a modern Japan, where all generations are increasingly living alone.

The government is now introducing rehabilitation programmes to give prisoners skills that will help them cope with life on the outside.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Jbk49tCr8

#AsianMastodon #Japan #Elderly #StealingForSurvival #Geriatrics #SocialIssues #ElderlyIsolation

https://www.alojapan.com/1509626/geiko-maiko-pray-for-good-summer-of-performances-in-kyoto-ritual-2/ Geiko, maiko pray for good summer of performances in Kyoto ritual #Japan #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #京都 #京都府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This photo taken on July 6, 2026, shows Japanese geiko traditional entertainers and others praying to improve their skills and for good health at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto. (Kyodo)
 
 KYOTO (Kyodo) — Japanese “geiko” and “maiko” traditional fem

https://www.alojapan.com/1508071/4-climbers-rescued-by-helicopter-after-encountering-bear-in-northern-japan/ 4 climbers rescued by helicopter after encountering bear in northern Japan #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This photo taken at the start of a trail on Mt. Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 5, 2026, shows a sign indicating caution should be taken against bears. (Kyodo)
 
 SAPPORO (Kyodo) — Four climbers were rescued by helicopt

\裁判傍聴に行こう！/
7.13 エリザベスさんの難民不認定処分取消しを求める裁判

昨年10月1日、エリザベスさんの2回目の難民申請は不認定とされました。

しかし、祖国に帰れば身の危険があるエリザベスさんにとって、この結果は到底受け入れられるものではありません。この不認定処分の取消しを求め、今年3月13日に東京地方裁判所に提訴しました。

もし仮にエリザベスさんが母国に強制送還されれば生命や迫害の恐れがあります。この裁判は絶対に勝ち取らなければなりません。

あなたの傍聴が大きな力になります。是非、法廷へお越しください。

また、裁判終了後に裁判報告集会を行います。ぜひご参加ください。

#難民 #移民 #難民問題 #入管問題 #社会問題

Join us in observing a court hearing challenging the denial of refugee status of Obueza Elizabeth Aruoriwo

Your attendance can make a big difference!

#refugee #imigrantes #socialissues #refugeestatus
（BONDのFacebook投稿の転載）

https://www.alojapan.com/1507215/japan-court-rejects-appeal-by-indigenous-ainu-over-right-to-catch-salmon-2/ Japan court rejects appeal by indigenous Ainu over right to catch salmon #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hiromasa Sashima of the Raporo Ainu Nation speaks at a press conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on July 2, 2026. (Kyodo)
 
 SAPPORO (Kyodo) — A Japanese high court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision by rejecting an appeal by a

https://www.alojapan.com/1505208/local-train-derails-at-kyoto-station-no-injuries-2/ Local train derails at Kyoto Station, no injuries #Japan #Kyoto #KyotoNews #LatestArticles #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #京都 #京都府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a derailed train on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyoto on June 29, 2026. (Kyodo)
 
 OSAKA (Kyodo) — A train derailed at Kyoto Station on Monday morning but none of the roughly 30 passengers aboard were injur

https://www.alojapan.com/1505165/osaka-court-orders-govt-to-pay-5400-over-bone-breaking-handcuffing-at-immigration-center/ Osaka court orders gov’t to pay $5,400 over bone-breaking handcuffing at immigration center #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #大阪 #大阪府 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The building housing the Osaka District Court, the Osaka High Court and the Osaka Summary Court is pictured in Osaka’s Kita Ward in this file photo. (Mainichi/Kazuhisa Soneda)
 
 OSAKA — The Osaka High Court h

https://www.alojapan.com/1504161/okinawa-student-reflects-on-great-grandmothers-wwii-wound-in-peace-poem/ Okinawa student reflects on great-grandmother’s WWII wound in peace poem #Japan #LatestArticles #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SocialIssues #Taiwan #TheMainichi #沖縄 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Runa Kameya reads out a peace poem at the Okinawa Memorial Service for All War Dead in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2026. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki)
 
 ITOMAN, Okinawa — A 14-year-old student recited a poem at t

https://www.alojapan.com/1503829/runners-enjoy-early-morning-dash-through-hokkaido-shopping-mall/ Runners enjoy early-morning dash through Hokkaido shopping mall #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #MoreLifestyleArticles #MoreSportsNews #news #SocialIssues #sports #TheMainichi #UnitedArabEmirates #北海道 
 OTARU, Hokkaido — An inaugural running event was recently held in a shopping mall in this northern Japan city before business hours, giving runners the opportunity to work up an early morning sweat in a

What school shootings in PH have in common

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/video-school-shootings/

What school shootings in PH have in common

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/video-school-shootings/

Hokkaido’s Blue Pond to raise parking fees up to threefold to accommodate tourists

Blue Pond, a tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido, is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Yasunori Sato)

BIEI, Hokkaido — The government of this northern Japan town w…
#Japan #JP #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #news #socialissues #TheMainichi #travel #北海道
https://www.alojapan.com/1503715/hokkaidos-blue-pond-to-raise-parking-fees-up-to-threefold-to-accommodate-tourists/

https://www.alojapan.com/1503715/hokkaidos-blue-pond-to-raise-parking-fees-up-to-threefold-to-accommodate-tourists/ Hokkaido’s Blue Pond to raise parking fees up to threefold to accommodate tourists #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #LatestArticles #Lifestyle&Health #news #SocialIssues #TheMainichi #travel #北海道 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Blue Pond, a tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido, is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi/Yasunori Sato)
 
 BIEI, Hokkaido — The government of this northern Japan town will raise parking

Jury awards $17 million in Mead High School Football hazing lawsuit | Spokane News https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/929031/ #Abuse #aggression #Assault #complaint #courts #damages #Football #harassment #hazing #HighSchool #injustice #IssuesInEthics #jury #Justice #khq #lawsuit #letter #LocalNews #Mead #MeadHighSchool #MeadSchoolDistrict #plaintiff #Racism #SocialIssues #spokane #SpokaneCounty #SpokaneNews #SpokaneValley #trial #Violence #WashingtonNews

No-One Escapes the Permanent Underclass

https://borretti.me/article/no-one-escapes-the-permanent-underclass

#HackerNews #NoOneEscapes #ThePermanentUnderclass #SocialIssues #Inequality #EconomicJustice #ClassStruggle

No-One Escapes the Permanent Underclass

https://borretti.me/article/no-one-escapes-the-permanent-underclass

#HackerNews #NoOneEscapes #ThePermanentUnderclass #SocialIssues #Inequality #EconomicJustice #ClassStruggle

Tech companies may have to pay AI data center energy costs

Chris Wright, US energy secre…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #AlphabetClassA #AlphabetClassC #Amazon.comInc #ArtificialIntelligence #BreakingNews:Politics #BreakingNews:Technology #businessnews #CA #Canada #Climate #DonaldJ.Trump #DonaldTrump #Environment #MetaPlatformsInc #MicrosoftCorp #Politics #Socialissues #SpaceExplorationTechnologiesCorp #Technology #TechnologySelectSectorSPDRFund
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/758116/

Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?

https://www.ft.com/content/0f3e33d2-0b9e-481d-a911-245d8cc01a9c

#HackerNews #BigTech #Unrest #UK #TechnologyNews #SocialIssues #DigitalSociety

Grow your gardening career with Galway training provider https://www.allforgardening.com/1826245/grow-your-gardening-career-with-galway-training-provider/ #0860455506 #BobReilly #BobReilly@nlnIe #education #EducationalStages #GalwayCentre #garden #gardening #labor #SocialIssues #WwwNlnIe

Can laws meant to uphold justice sometimes create lasting harm? Explore how unjust laws have shaped lives, communities, and the ongoing pursuit of equality in America.

#Justice #AmericanHistory #SocialIssues

Read more: https://www.wyalusing-wes.com/unjust-laws-america-lasting-impact/

Switzerland population cap vote explained

A photo shows a poster depicting U.S. President Donald…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AlphabetClassA #Amazon.comInc #Brexit #Brexitreferendum #businessnews #DonaldTrump #Economicevents #Europe #Foreignpolicy #Immigration #Johnson&Johnson #NestleSA #NovartisAG #Politics #Populationaging #Populationgrowthanddecline #Referendums #RocheHoldingAG #Socialissues #Switzerland #Switzerlandgovernment #UBSGroupAG #UnitedStates #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/589905/

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Regulators clamp down on vitamin B6 supplements as toxicity debate grows

While the risk varies between individuals, consumption of high doses of vitam…
#NewsBeep #News #Nutrition #Bible #CA #Canada #catholicism #Christianity #close-up #courthouse #Crime #Europe #europeanunion #europeanunionflag #gavel #god #Gospel #government #Health #holybook #horizontal #judgement #justice-concept #Law #legalsystem #mallet-handtool #Religion #Socialissues #testaments #trial
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/723737/

Regulators clamp down on vitamin B6 supplements as toxicity debate grows

While the risk varies between individuals, …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Nutrition #Bible #catholicism #Christianity #close-up #courthouse #Crime #Europe #EuropeanUnion #europeanunionflag #gavel #god #Gospel #government #Health #holybook #horizontal #judgement #justice-concept #Law #legalsystem #mallet-handtool #Religion #Socialissues #testaments #Trial
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/691905/

Cannibalism

https://b-ark.ca/2026/06/07/cannibalism.html

#HackerNews #cannibalism #ethics #socialissues #foodculture #news