In other news, I found this funny. Fairbanks Morse Defense isn’t far from me, so I liked their Facebook page to stay up-to-date. They make engines for naval vessels. The Little Crappy Ships are the only ones that I’m aware of (one reason why I’m interested in them). In fact, those ships were made at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard up North. Someday, I’ll have to look into Fairbanks Morse’s history.
Anyway, good night or morning, depending on your sleep schedule.
I started out listening to Chapter 5 of Capitalism and Disability, but ended up reading it instead. I was trying to read along with the audiobook, but ended up reading faster than the narrator. Hopefully, I can get a chapter of The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, in before the end of the day. For now, I’m going to get some rest.
I might break down and read chapter five, of Capitalism and Disability, rather than listen to it. The audio is a little over an hour long. As for The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, it’s hard for me to get through. I feel brain-dead reading it, as I’m having a hard time grasping it. That, and it makes me think about my own dysfunctional family growing up.
I’ve been listening to Capitalism and Disability, slowly but surely. As for Engels, I’ve been going even slower. I forced myself to finish a chapter, earlier, though. I might try to finish another chapter, later tonight. For now, I’m going to bed.
Menomonee Falls School District banned 33 titles. The same day the ACLU made its open records requests, Elkhorn Area School District received a request from a parent challenging 444 books, prompting the temporary removal and review of those titles.
The letter to the school districts accompanying the requests notes that removing books from school libraries threatens the First Amendment rights of students and their families. The Supreme Court held over 40 years ago that “local school boards may not remove books from school library shelves simply because they dislike the ideas contained in those books.”
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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