petersuber

Who's complaining about #school #library #books in #Florida?
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/08/24/florida-school-book-complaints-library-challenges-ban-department-of-education-bruce-friedman-vicki-baggett-parental-rights-sold-patricia-mccormick/

"Of the roughly 1,100 complaints recorded in Florida since July 2022, more than 700 came from… two districts [that] make up less than 3% of the state’s total public school enrollment. About 600 of the complaints came from two people — a Clay County dad and a Pensacola high school teacher."

#Books #BookBans #USPolitics

Florida schools got hundreds of book complaints — mostly from 2 people

A year’s worth of records suggests the state’s book banning movement is narrow in scope.

Tampa Bay Times
Aug 26, 2023 at 1:55pmWeb
Show threadLou KatzAug 26, 2023
@petersuber It is important that any single individual in that state has the power to cause the removal of information they do not like for all the inhabitants of that state.
Show threadMary Ann HornAug 26, 2023
@petersuber infuriating. Fascist playbook…spread fear. And folks self-regulate.
Show threadKBSez ✅Aug 26, 2023

@petersuber

So why isn’t someone suing them? Why isn’t some taxpayer saying “you’re wasting my tax dollars with frivolous complaints”

For that matter… why does it seem that no one in Florida is fighting back? Where’s the dozens of lawsuits from citizens over desantis insanity? Where’s the protests?

Am I missing something?

Show threadBill LambAug 26, 2023

@petersuber

Much the same situation in Texas, IIRC. A couple of nutters making all the noise.

Show threadFan of Shared Truth & EmpathyAug 26, 2023

@petersuber @faduda A the needs of the few or the one outweigh the needs of the many…

Because illogic and lies are ascendant as apex moral values for a minority bent upon forcing their alternative facts and beliefs on all sides of American society erasing everyone’s freedom to truth. #idiocracy

Show threadJeff CaldwellAug 26, 2023
@petersuber @JustChapman
I wonder how long it will take to find out they're being paid by someone to do this.
Show threadBeeksAug 26, 2023
@petersuber so all we need is one guy with a baseball bat and we can cut a fascist attack in half? Come on Florida, surely there's a Bearjew amongst you all....
Show threadMazzaAug 27, 2023
@petersuber thanks for sharing, good to get to the bottom or truth of these matters 👍🏼
Show threadMiakoda Aug 27, 2023
@petersuber @surefire
How long till the realize LGBT+ will continue to exist no matter what they do?
If they kill us all, more will appear. 🤷‍♀️
They're going to try that, aren't they
Show threadWilliam RobisonAug 30, 2023
@petersuber wow, two people sharing one brain cell. I didn't think that was possible.