Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution — (popular.info)
Ironically, Manatee County made thousands of books inaccessible to students just in time to celebrate “Literacy Week” in Florida, which ran from January 23 to 27. Only about 50% of students in Manatee County are reading at grade level.
Gotta get those darn books out of classrooms before kids learn to read. repugs are too busy fighting stupid culture wars and pandering to a group of religious fanatics that don’t even live up to the standards that they try to force on the rest of us. Then they accuse teachers of being groomers while ignoring that Matt Gaetz PAID MINORS FOR SEX.
A proposed draft of a Florida physical education form would require all high school athletes to provide information on their menstrual cycle to state athletic officials, which the “Morning Joe” host bashed as an unnecessary and cruel attack on a minuscule number of transgender teens who play sports.
“The percentage is so small that they’re doing this to every girl in Florida schools?” Scarborough said. “Talk about overkill. Just stop already.”
“I mean, let’s talk about that Florida law,” Scarborough continued. “Can you imagine doing that as a young girl when you were, like, in high school, middle school? Come on, talk about, again, the obsession over 0.003 percent of the population, and then the unbelievably small number of transgender students who are playing sports. The Florida Republican Party has gone crazy. They sent out tons of mailers on this, the obsession, and now they’re making young girls self-report on menstrual cycles because of this bizarre obsession?”
Censorship like this interferes with parental decisions regarding what they want their kids to read. My parents (both teachers) would have pitched a fit.
…and they said never let this happen again…and HERE WE ARE!
Nazi tactics in our own cities, libraries, schools….school boards…. the Koch family’s money loves it‼️☹️And their tentacles reach far, wide and deep….Tea Party…..the John Birch Society still lives, unfortunately‼️☹️☹️☹️
The right-wing populists like to paint people with the terms, “communist and socialist.” There are effectively no communists or socialists around, other than Tell Rall, maybe. There’s only totalitarians in China, in Russia, in Hungary, and here.
It’s clear too many “good” republicans are cowards, afraid to do what’s right. Or they have other priorities. It’s amazing how they fail to see that by doing so, they fail to live as a Christian (okay, I’ll leave open a crack, so argue it’s WJWD).
What I don’t understand is why the large Cuban refugee population thriving in Florida, doesn’t recognize the authoritarianism being perpetrated by Ron DeSantis. If I can recall those refugees, some of whom were transplanted to Wisconsin, and the reason they were fleeing Cuba, why don’t they recall this as well? DeSantis is basically imitating Castro. Have they forgotten how they or their ancestors came to America?
libs can do their pedophile recruiting elsewhere. When the content of “Children’s Books” can NOT even be publicly aired, they Are Not appropriate for children. This is the Stupidest lib comics Ever!
The above trolls are so misguided and so incredibly ridiculous. HEY GENIUSES, how many kids have been molested or hurt at drag queen book readings? Aaaaand how many by your CHRISTIAN clergy? And just because you don’t like the contents of a book does NOT mean you have the right to tell me what I can and cannot read or what others’ children have the right to read. You have been whining about rights, yet have no problem restricting those YOU don’t agree with. Idiots. You “people” complain about cancel culture when your heroes are the targets of scrutiny, but are willing to be GIANT hypocrites by actually censoring what you deem inappropriate. I think the bible is filled with all the crap you find distasteful. I think we should ban that first…
North Dakota’s legislature wants to send librarians to jail if they don’t remove the books they’re told to remove. Librarians are educated on selection criteria, and are better judges of what is appropriate in libraries than those folks are.
Valiant1943 Premium Member 4 months ago
You forgot Mein Kampf and the Turner Diaries
ibFrank 4 months ago
The ink in all those books was black and blacks on whites has to be stop at all cost; Unless you are on the SCOTUS.
dotbup 4 months ago
Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution — (popular.info)
Ironically, Manatee County made thousands of books inaccessible to students just in time to celebrate “Literacy Week” in Florida, which ran from January 23 to 27. Only about 50% of students in Manatee County are reading at grade level.
Gotta get those darn books out of classrooms before kids learn to read. repugs are too busy fighting stupid culture wars and pandering to a group of religious fanatics that don’t even live up to the standards that they try to force on the rest of us. Then they accuse teachers of being groomers while ignoring that Matt Gaetz PAID MINORS FOR SEX.
Daeder 4 months ago
“The only good book is a dead book!” — today’s GQP
dyerjames944 4 months ago
A mind is a terrible thing to WASTE!
Erse IS better 4 months ago
A blasphemous lie. Those shelves would be filled with religious tracts (white, christian only: No others need apply) and other anti-science blather.
admiree2 4 months ago
As Charlton Heston might say with the voice of DeSantis or some other cracker mouth-breathing Knucklewalker:
“You can have your book when you take my gun out of my cold dead hand.”
theoldidahofox 4 months ago
GOP: Chickenshit cowards, afraid of knowledge. GOPers: Next time you need medical attention go to a voodoo practitioner.
DrDon1 4 months ago
GOP has long history of being anti-science. Also a very narrow view of who the ‘Real Americans’ are!
nyg16 4 months ago
Nazis burned books didn’t they?
Imajs Premium Member 4 months ago
Unfortunately libraries are not supported by many people.
Radish the wordsmith Premium Member 4 months ago
A proposed draft of a Florida physical education form would require all high school athletes to provide information on their menstrual cycle to state athletic officials, which the “Morning Joe” host bashed as an unnecessary and cruel attack on a minuscule number of transgender teens who play sports.
“The percentage is so small that they’re doing this to every girl in Florida schools?” Scarborough said. “Talk about overkill. Just stop already.”
“I mean, let’s talk about that Florida law,” Scarborough continued. “Can you imagine doing that as a young girl when you were, like, in high school, middle school? Come on, talk about, again, the obsession over 0.003 percent of the population, and then the unbelievably small number of transgender students who are playing sports. The Florida Republican Party has gone crazy. They sent out tons of mailers on this, the obsession, and now they’re making young girls self-report on menstrual cycles because of this bizarre obsession?”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-s-new-bizarre-obsession-shows-it-has-gone-crazy-morning-joe/ar-AA174Gxt?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=2120a529090d4de6ab1f21fd924b01f7
Republicans become more fascist every day.
wildthing 4 months ago
But they’re happy to sell children JR-15’s…………………..
Radish the wordsmith Premium Member 4 months ago
Just like Nazi Germany.
Radish the wordsmith Premium Member 4 months ago
Call the “woke busters”: Ron DeSantis sends volunteer army to snatch books from students’ hands
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/call-the-woke-busters-ron-desantis-sends-volunteer-army-to-snatch-books-from-students-hands/ar-AA174iQ2?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fa2aeac8ff614452a8588a771e46734d
Scoutmaster77 4 months ago
Well then, where’s the bible?
Durak Premium Member 4 months ago
Heart breaking.
WickWire64 4 months ago
“I love the under educated” – TFG
DEACON FRED 4 months ago
SO, SAD!!
Phoenix Rising 4 months ago
Empty minds are needed to be republican. Knowledge is dangerous and they will tell you everything they think you will need to know.
FreyjaRN Premium Member 4 months ago
Censorship like this interferes with parental decisions regarding what they want their kids to read. My parents (both teachers) would have pitched a fit.
Zebrastripes 4 months ago
…and they said never let this happen again…and HERE WE ARE!
Nazi tactics in our own cities, libraries, schools….school boards…. the Koch family’s money loves it‼️☹️And their tentacles reach far, wide and deep….Tea Party…..the John Birch Society still lives, unfortunately‼️☹️☹️☹️
meetinthemiddle 4 months ago
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/02/us/ohio-investigating-white-supremacist-homeschooling-network/index.html
rossevrymn 4 months ago
The right-wing populists like to paint people with the terms, “communist and socialist.” There are effectively no communists or socialists around, other than Tell Rall, maybe. There’s only totalitarians in China, in Russia, in Hungary, and here.
CasperFourTeen Premium Member 4 months ago
It’s clear too many “good” republicans are cowards, afraid to do what’s right. Or they have other priorities. It’s amazing how they fail to see that by doing so, they fail to live as a Christian (okay, I’ll leave open a crack, so argue it’s WJWD).
Jack7528 4 months ago
Nicky I don’t think you know Republicans enough to have a good opinion.
DrDon1 4 months ago
^ Evidence says DeSantis is a ‘Republican leader!’
dlw54650 Premium Member 4 months ago
What I don’t understand is why the large Cuban refugee population thriving in Florida, doesn’t recognize the authoritarianism being perpetrated by Ron DeSantis. If I can recall those refugees, some of whom were transplanted to Wisconsin, and the reason they were fleeing Cuba, why don’t they recall this as well? DeSantis is basically imitating Castro. Have they forgotten how they or their ancestors came to America?
davidbyronhopson 4 months ago
Empty libraries, empty minds.
elvisgirl3 4 months ago
libs can do their pedophile recruiting elsewhere. When the content of “Children’s Books” can NOT even be publicly aired, they Are Not appropriate for children. This is the Stupidest lib comics Ever!
Conservative Man 4 months ago
No democrats, anything that doesn’t agree with their woke agenda and communist ideas.
All the dinosaurs feared the T-Rex 4 months ago
The above trolls are so misguided and so incredibly ridiculous. HEY GENIUSES, how many kids have been molested or hurt at drag queen book readings? Aaaaand how many by your CHRISTIAN clergy? And just because you don’t like the contents of a book does NOT mean you have the right to tell me what I can and cannot read or what others’ children have the right to read. You have been whining about rights, yet have no problem restricting those YOU don’t agree with. Idiots. You “people” complain about cancel culture when your heroes are the targets of scrutiny, but are willing to be GIANT hypocrites by actually censoring what you deem inappropriate. I think the bible is filled with all the crap you find distasteful. I think we should ban that first…
Grandma Lea 4 months ago
So did the fascist in Italy, as did the Catholic Church through the crusades and their black ship raders
Sherlock007 Premium Member 3 months ago
North Dakota’s legislature wants to send librarians to jail if they don’t remove the books they’re told to remove. Librarians are educated on selection criteria, and are better judges of what is appropriate in libraries than those folks are.