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Utah's Draconian Book Banning Bill Close to Passage; An Anti-Book Ban Bill Proposed In Response

Brian King, a democrat running for governor, introduces an anti-book ban bill to counter HB 29.

BOOK RIOT
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Rips 'Color Purple' For 'Sanitizing' Lesbian Romance

What do you think, friends?

Comic Sands
No evidence that data was extracted from RCMP during recent cyberattack: commissioner

OTTAWA – The head of the RCMP says there is no evidence to date that data was extracted from the national police force’s systems during a recent cyberattack. RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme...

Winnipeg Free Press

New reports link Meta and 'momfluencers' in perpetuating child exploitation online

Parent-run accounts are increasingly aware of child predators following their children, but continue to monetize.

My two cents: they *all* know exactly what they are doing: the parents, Meta and the child predators. 🤢🤢 Enough excuses. Kill the damned "business model" it's all child exploitation.

https://mashable.com/article/meta-child-sexual-exploitation-accounts-and-parent-managers

New reports link Meta and 'momfluencers' in perpetuating child exploitation online

Parent-run accounts are increasingly aware of child predators following their children, but continue to monetize.

Mashable
'Iwájú' first African animated series on Disney transports viewers to futuristic Lagos | Africanews

"We often describe 'Iwájú' as a love letter to Lagos, and in that vein, authenticity was paramount in how we crafted this tale. We wanted to create a world that anyone who has been to Lagos or knows Lagos would be able to look at and recognize. And Lagos is a very beautiful place,.." Ziki Nelson

Africanews
FTC says pharmacy benefit managers are stonewalling requests for information

A much-anticipated FTC inquiry into pharmaceutical industry middlemen has been stymied because the companies have failed to provide many of the documents.

STAT
I Was Banned From CPAC, but the Extremists Weren’t

From the lobby, I watched neo-Nazis and other far-right figures waltz unimpeded into the Conservative Political Action Conference.

The Nation
Renaming Confederation Bridge as Epekwitk Crossing: What's the holdup? | CBC News

Sen. Brian Francis has renewed his call for the federal government to rename Confederation Bridge, which links Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, an idea that received unanimous support in the P.E.I. legislature almost two years ago.

CBC
Joel Castón was incarcerated for 27 years. Then he won a seat on D.C.’s Sentencing Commission

Castón and his fellow advocates argue that far from being liabilities, their experience with the criminal legal system makes them assets to the political process.

Fast Company
‘Deal or No Deal Island’ Review: Howie Mandel’s Classic Show Returns to NBC

A huge “Survivor” star and a former “Deal or No Deal” case girl join forces in this fun twist on the classic 2000s game show.

The Daily Beast