Tag: Book censorship

Pressley Bill Would Classify Discriminatory Book Bans as Civil Rights Violations

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The bill would also require public and school libraries to have a diverse book collection.

Pressley Bill Would Classify Discriminatory Book Bans as Civil Rights Violations

Parents should be able to have a say in their children’s education (although, they shouldn’t be astroturfed). The thing is, these articles are selective in revealing the money behind some of these groups. I’ve included links to a few, of the financials/partnerships, below the cut. I wasn’t able to find information on a couple of them, though. Another thing, PEN has ties to the CIA and the Congress for Cultural Freedom.

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‘I will never vote Biden’: Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Muslim and Arab-Americans say their support was critical to Biden’s win in Michigan. Some warn they won’t back him again over his blanket support for Israel.

‘I will never vote Biden’: Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president

Biden’s going to lose, but it’s not going to matter if he gets us nuked before the election!

MO Republicans reenact Fahrenheit 451 [with cardboard boxes]

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

MO State Senators Eigel (R) and Schroer (R) burned the “liberal agenda” with flamethrowers in effigy this weekend. Today, Eigel, who is running for governor, vowed to burn books: “Those woke pornographic books … I’ll burn those too – on the front lawn of the gov’s mansion.”

These Republicans weren’t burning books with their flamethrowers

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GOP lawmakers hold symbolic book burning with flamethrowers

CJ Hopkins has been given a choice of jail time or a fine for two tweets and a book cover

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

American satirist and playwright C.J. Hopkins has been sent a “punishment order” and a choice: 60 days or 3,600 Euros.

What is his crime? Essentially, his “crime” is insulting the German health minister in a tweet, and using a scarcely-visible image of a Swastika on a mask in a book critical of the global pandemic response.

CJ Hopkins has been given a choice of jail time or a fine for two tweets and a book cover

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‘Judy Blume Forever’ directors say the beloved author is ‘furious’ about book banning

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Judy Blume threw the gauntlet down earlier this year when she declared Kelly Fremon Craig’s upcoming film version of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret to be better than her seminal 1970 novel that’s been a must-read for multiple generations of teenagers. And filmmakers Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok can confirm that the author’s reaction is 100% genuine. Speaking with Yahoo Entertainment from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival — where their new documentary, Judy Blume Forever, had its world premiere — the directors reveal that they were in the audience the first time Craig screened the film for Blume, now 84.

‘Judy Blume Forever’ directors say the beloved author is ‘furious’ about book banning