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DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic Nov 22, 2023

“Throughout history, whenever some scold tries to ban information, they usually end up giving it a bullhorn.”-KA

#Cartoon by #KirkAnderson for #Counterpoint
#book #book_banning #bookban #Books

DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic Aug 6, 2023

What a pleasant surprise!

They Checked Out Pride Books in Protest. It Backfired.

“Ms. Peterson…was taken aback when she read an email last month from two neighborhood residents. They informed her that they had gotten nearly all of the books in the Pride display checked out and would not return them unless the library permanently removed what they considered “inappropriate content.”

#lgbtq #Pride #pridemonth #book_banning #bookban #BookBan #Books #Library
https://nyti.ms/3DKRWwk

San Diego Library Protest Against Pride Books Draws a Backlash

Two San Diego residents cleared out the Pride month display at their library and said such materials shouldn’t be available to children, one of several recent clashes over L.G.B.T.Q. issues in California.

The New York Times

The Implausible Girl Jun 17, 2023

#fascism #book_banning #rule_of_law

When the mask over the fascism just comes flying off.

This was posted in a pro-book-banning parents group in Utah. It then got 10 comments praising the action. They literally cannot see the problem with "we can ban any book without requiring an objective reason."

Wonkette Headline Bot May 26, 2023

Cool TN Lady Gonna Fill The Social Studies Standards With Awesome Stuff Like 'Barack Obama Did The Tornados' https://www.wonkette.com/cool-tn-lady-gonna-fill-the-social-studies-standards-with-awesome-stuff-like-barack-obama-did-the-tornados

#Tennessee #Tennessee_social_studies_standards #Public_schools #Homeschooling #Laurie_cardozamoore #Textbook_commission #Book_banning #Cameron_sexton #Conspiracy_theories #9/11_truthers #2020_election_big_lie #January_6_antifa #Barack_obama #Christian_zion

Cool TN Lady Gonna Fill The Social Studies Standards With Awesome Stuff Like 'Barack Obama Did The Tornados'

Of course we've met her before, your Wonkette's on top of shit!

Wonkette

Wonkette Headline Bot May 19, 2023

Parents, Authors, Publisher Make Florida Book Censorship A Federal Case https://www.wonkette.com/parents-authors-publisher-make-florida-book-censorship-a-federal-case

#Florida #Don't_say_gay #Library_censorship #Education #Escambia_county_florida #Escambia_county_schools #Penguin_random_house #Parents_sue_florida_schools #Pen_america #Book_banning #And_tango_makes_three #Slaughterhousefive #Draw_me_a_star #Suxanne_nossell #Moms_for_liberty #Vicki_baggett #Lgbtq #Judd_legum #Supreme_court #Bo

Parents, Authors, Publisher Make Florida Book Censorship A Federal Case

What we need now is a drag queen named 'Sue Florida.'

Wonkette

The Implausible Girl May 10, 2023

You may have seen stories about four recently elected Bernards Township Board Of Education members in New Jersey forcing a right wing agenda about books and curricula through.

You probably haven't seen how they ran their stealth RW campaign.

I looked at the FB ads they ran, and they are fluffy "we just want the best for children and to listen to the community" that was broadly sent to anyone who might vote.

Except for ONE specific ad.

It is different. VERY different.

They paid more for this ONE ad than any other ad they ran. It got almost as many impressions as all the other ads they ran put together.

It was the last ad they ran and, oddly, had a more LIMITED audience than any of the other ads they ran: It was shown ONLY to people 55 and older.

And it was heavily loaded with RW appeals, not the fuzzy warm "we are all in this together" of their other ads.

https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=all&ad_type=all&country=ALL&view_all_page_id=108550808462420&search_type=page&media_type=all

#stealth_candidates #going_mask_off_for_their_base
#book_banning