Dgar“We can judge a society on what it makes accessible.”
Cartoon by Osvaldo Gutiérrez Góme.
Bsan3@dgar serious burn there, probably because there is some truth to it. Libraries are also very accessible and funded, at least where I am (near NYC)
A.L. BlacklynNYC might be cutting library funding.
This despite how the city is of the few places resisting book/library censorship across the USA...
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
Also in NYC: interest in firearms ownership has doubled...
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/04/27/amid-crime-fears-nyc-sees-surge-in-gun-permit-applications/
Reports are flitting around that NYPD is buying large numbers of machine guns and sniper rifles at the same time as funding for crime prevention measures like education, employment, & health services are cut.
