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PrivacyDigest<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Admin is <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MilitaryBases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryBases</span></a>. We Sued</p><p>On <a href="https://mas.to/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> bases across the globe, books are disappearing from shelves. Posters of historical figures, like Frida Kahlo, are being removed from walls. Black History Month celebrations are being cancelled</p><p>This rampant <a href="https://mas.to/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> is the result of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DoD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoD</span></a> ’s new policies banning books, classroom discussions, events, &amp; extracurriculars that relate to race &amp; gender in military-run schools on bases around world</p><p><a href="https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/the-trump-administration-is-banning-books-on-military-bases-we-sued" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aclu.org/news/free-speech/the-</span><span class="invisible">trump-administration-is-banning-books-on-military-bases-we-sued</span></a></p>
Alan Lewis<p>NOTHING SAYS MAGA QUITE LIKE THE BANNING OF BOOKS<br>Mastodon Post</p><p>: <a href="https://c.im/tags/banningbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banningbooks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bookbanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbanning</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> :</p>
René<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bert_hubert</span></a></span> Teveel mensen denken, ach <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/donny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donny</span></a> roept maar wat, morgen zegt ie weer wat anders. Maar <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> is de bliksemafleider. Honderden <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/republikeinen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republikeinen</span></a> zijn achter de schermen bezig met de ontmanteling van o.a. de federale overheid en de rechtstaat. Dit heeft al grote gevolgen maar grote media blijven de riedels van <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/gekkedonny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gekkedonny</span></a> publiceren. <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/tbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tbc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/NoVaccins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoVaccins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/FreedomOfPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfPress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> het gaat heel rap!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> officials report hundreds of books removed from schools</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Beloved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beloved</span></a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToniMorrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToniMorrison</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NormalPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NormalPeople</span></a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SallyRooney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SallyRooney</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlaughterhouseFive</span></a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KurtVonnegut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KurtVonnegut</span></a>, among books pulled</p><p>by Coral Murphy Marcos<br>Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST</p><p>"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryBooks</span></a>.</p><p>"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.</p><p>"The list comes after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HouseBill1069" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseBill1069</span></a> went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.</p><p>"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a>.</p><p>"American classics such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BraveNewWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BraveNewWorld</span></a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AldousHuxley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AldousHuxley</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForWhomTheBellTolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForWhomTheBellTolls</span></a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErnestHemingway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErnestHemingway</span></a> and The Adventures of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomSawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TomSawyer</span></a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarkTwain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkTwain</span></a> are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MargaretAtwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MargaretAtwood</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StephenKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenKing</span></a> have also been removed.</p><p>"Members of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloridaFreedomToReadProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloridaFreedomToReadProject</span></a>, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a>, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a>.</p><p>“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HB1069" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HB1069</span></a> and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.</p><p>“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClassicLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicLiterature</span></a> and books about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PENAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PENAmerica</span></a> found that Florida and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a> recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.</p><p>"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/florida-book-bans-removals-education-department-list?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n</span><span class="invisible">ov/13/florida-book-bans-removals-education-department-list?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloridaSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloridaSchools</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascism</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> Is Just The Beginning. <br>The Scary Future Ahead If <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> Is Successful</p><p><a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/09/11785927/banned-books-week-project-2025-election-disinformation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">refinery29.com/en-us/2024/09/1</span><span class="invisible">1785927/banned-books-week-project-2025-election-disinformation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/totalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>totalitarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbans</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The Texas lawmaker who authored the state’s controversial book rating law wants the state attorney general to defend it in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court blocked its enforcement earlier this year.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/05/14/487364/state-rep-who-authored-texas-book-rating-law-wants-it-defended-in-us-supreme-court/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/2024/05/14/487364/state-rep-who-authored-texas-book-rating-law-wants-it-defended-in-us-supreme-court/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals</span></a></p>
Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️<p>Irresponsible and disappointing that this is what these people of West Virginia do to our educational system and those who have dedicated themselves to the exploration after knowledge. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publiceducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/banningbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banningbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@EricKHoward/111961977616203857" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@EricKHoward/1</span><span class="invisible">11961977616203857</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>knittingknots2</span></a></span>. Interesting and revealing to think about this study in relation to groups <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/banningbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banningbooks</span></a>.</p>
David Ano<p>Some 673 books have been removed from classrooms in <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/OrangeCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeCounty</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>, this year over concerns they could violate a new state law related to "inappropriate" content.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/21/1221040451/nearly-700-books-have-been-removed-from-classroom-libraries-in-one-florida-count" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2023/12/21/1221040451/</span><span class="invisible">nearly-700-books-have-been-removed-from-classroom-libraries-in-one-florida-count</span></a></p><p>Book banners target stories by &amp; about <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/PeopleOfColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleOfColor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>. <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> are about <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a>, marginalizing people, ideas, &amp; facts. It also defies what <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> is all about. They go against the <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/bookbanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbanning</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/bookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookbans</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/banningbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banningbooks</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Families</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sue</span></a> to block <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/banningbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banningbooks</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/genderidentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderidentity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discussions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discussions</span></a>. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> "seeks to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/silence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>silence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/erase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>erase</span></a> any <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recognition</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicschools</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bansbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bansbooks</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexual</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/29/iowa-lawsuit-books-bans-lgbtq-schools" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2023/11/29/iowa-laws</span><span class="invisible">uit-books-bans-lgbtq-schools</span></a></p>
Gordon W<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@emmettoconnell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>emmettoconnell</span></a></span> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/StopBanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopBanningBooks</span></a> Everytime a group attempts to ban Gender Queer I buy another copy and donate it to a Free Library. Glad to see the strong turnout in Liberty Lake against the proposed book banning ordinance.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Banningbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Banningbooks</span></a>: The greatest <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scheme</span></a> to get <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>read</span></a> again</p><p>The oldest unintentional human <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marketingplan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marketingplan</span></a> ever</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/27/opinion-banning-books/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonblade.com/2023/10/27</span><span class="invisible">/opinion-banning-books/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ScholasticBookFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScholasticBookFair</span></a> Seems To Be <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hiding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hiding</span></a> Behind '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Protecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protecting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</span></a>' Instead Of Taking A Clear <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Stand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stand</span></a> Against <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a>. </p><p>Their recent decision to essentially help <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> seems to be part of a bigger <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pattern</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.yourtango.com/entertainment/scholastics-response-book-bans-has-teachers-writers-furious" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yourtango.com/entertainment/sc</span><span class="invisible">holastics-response-book-bans-has-teachers-writers-furious</span></a></p>
Tim Bondy<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Religion</span></a> </p><p>Is it fair to say that religion is a big factor in the recent push in the US to ban books.</p><p>In other words, are their gods supposedly driving book bans? Because I&#39;m not OK with that. As a matter of fact, banning anything because your god decrees it annoys the hell out of me. It should annoy you no matter what god you believe. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Atheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Atheist</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>Pathetic: America, Land of the Free, as long as you stay in line with the fascist right-wing state.</p><p>“School <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according to a new report from the <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> group PEN America, continuing what it calls a worrisome effort aimed at the "suppression of stories and ideas." <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> had more bans than any other state.”</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/BookBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBan</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/bannedbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bannedbooks</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NPR@mstdn.social</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://news.ongii.com/@npr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>npr@news.ongii.com</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/09/21/1200725104/book-bans-school-pen-america" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2023/09/21/1200725104/</span><span class="invisible">book-bans-school-pen-america</span></a></p>
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ryanvgates<p>Moms for Liberty read ‘porn’ hoping to ban books in Florida <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/20/moms-for-liberty-read-porn-hoping-to-ban-books-in-florida/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/20/mo</span><span class="invisible">ms-for-liberty-read-porn-hoping-to-ban-books-in-florida/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>florida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Tim Bondy<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Atheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Atheist</span></a> </p><p>If you are actively or covertly trying to shutter public libraries in the name of your god, you are an ignorant asshole.</p><p><a href="https://literaryactivism.substack.com/p/book-banners-may-force-closure-of" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">literaryactivism.substack.com/</span><span class="invisible">p/book-banners-may-force-closure-of</span></a></p><p>And while you think your god is telling you to shutter libraries but not telling the pedophile priests to sexually assault the most vulnerable members of our society, then you are worse than an ignorant asshole.</p>
BlackDutchSnark<p>The future of education in the South…<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Isn’t <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanningBooks</span></a> in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schools</span></a>. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> Are.<br>Overstating the power of algorithmic systems only serves to benefit the tech companies behind them. This intersection of generative AI and Republican <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> is indeed disturbing. It is not, however, the presage of a future ruled by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/censoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censoring</span></a> machines. <a href="https://theintercept.com/2023/08/16/ai-iowa-schools-book-ban/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2023/08/16/ai</span><span class="invisible">-iowa-schools-book-ban/</span></a></p>