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I would like to not only have a list of approved books. But a list of books that do not meet approved standards. And they should have this list on a publicly accessible website. 
So everyone can "know" which books are so subversive. And have them listed by catagory and topic. And let the Streisand effect take place. >

It should also list the reason why the books are not allowed in schools for example (entirely made up):
'Hardcore Pornography for Dummies' by John Doe: Sexually Explicit content >

Go with the government reports, like the Meese Report about pornography. >

Ulysses would like a word >

TEACHERS IN FLORIDA:
Washington state has a teacher shortage.
We have liberal areas and conservative areas.  We have urban areas and rural areas.  
We even have conservative urban areas and liberal rural areas.
Florida is a beautiful state, with dolphins and manatees.
Washington is also beautiful with orcas, rain forests, and skiing.
And most of the state is well above sea level.  I can see the Puget Sound from my window and have never been in a flood.
We have no state income tax. >

For the Florida teachers who don't wish to abandon their students or can't move for any reason:
OpenLibrary.org is a free, digital, public lending library completely online.  Now might be a good time to introduce your students to it.
You might not be able to give them books anymore, but that doesn't mean they can't get their own. >

Just wait until Ronny starts to demand ISPs in Florida begin to filter such websites. >

I think they'll find that forcing ISP's to block websites is much more difficult than bullying teachers. >

Okay. But is it harder than overseeing torture of innocent people in an offshore US military prison? >

Either I don't get your joke, or else your tinfoil hat is too tight again. >

Am I the only one picturing "Manatee Teachers"? >

Lmao. Me too for a half-second. Not knowing that is a place, and knowing Manatees are pretty intelligent mammals, I was like...'they have teachers? Is 'classroom' some related term to 'school' for aquatic mammals versus fish?.......[reads more] oh...that makes more sense.' >

I can't imagine being a parent, or a teacher in Florida right now, much less a student.  What a horrific environment to try to navigate with your kid(s). >

The party of "small government", yet they tell you what books you can or cannot read, what you can or cannot teach in school. They're telling you how to raise your own children. >

And they're telling you what's normal, and what's not.  As a government, they're telling kids who they have to be to fit in, and who must be shunned because they don't fit the rigid guidelines established by Republicans.
It sounds like a dystopian novel. >

Exactamundo. 
And they're always the ones crying about "indoctrination". >

They're trying desperately to reach the kids while they still have time because the younger voters are destroying them at the polls. And it's only gonna get worse for them. This is the repubs last ditch effort to save themselves from the inevitable future... >

I get the feeling, someone was bullied by the nerds as a child and is now waging a war on education >

Not really. They are doing what has always worked before. They are using apolitical children as political tools. Fabricating an existential threat to children in order to cause a fear based response of things that are different than what your comfortable with that can be easily defeated with the amount of power they currently already wield. Thus their strawman evil was stopped in its tracks and those innocent children will not be tainted by exposure to reality. Critical thinking being struck down is more or less the extra benefit on the side to them. But that's long term and not as important as reminding the people why they need you to protect them from "the other". >

I guarantee that the bible isn't on any of the banned lists in Flordystopia, regardless of all the "not age appropriate" crap that's in it.
Aside from their smooth brained base, do they really think anyone is buying the "for the children" bullsh*t? >

Florida teacher here. Several excerpts from the Bible are in my public school curriculum. >

Wtf. >

This is just downright scary. Not to mention this guy (Desnatis) is going to run for president. >

Republicans: Remember kids be a free thinker and don't trust the government, but do what we say and always comply with the government because the government is your friend. >

451°f >

This is some scary shit. >

Who's the hero putting up "Little Free Libraries" all over the Florida suburbs? >


"They can be charged with a third-degree felony,” said Patricia Barber, the president of the county’s teachers union.

I would absolutely love to see that challenged. >

Florida's kids are going to be the most out of work, imprisoned welfare dependent generation in history.  They are going to be to stupid to work anywhere but the church as all they will know is warped religious history. >

Going to be?  Have you ever been to Florida??  They have been intellectually starving their kids for generations now and this is not a surprising consequence. >

I've often thought of Florida as my Plan B if I need to find another place to live with my fourth grader. DeSantis is for sure giving me reason to reconsider. >

“A parent has a right to search and know what books are in their child’s classroom,” 
Therefore- cover them up!  Problem solved /s >

If the parent is such a Karen that they need to know the names of every book in the school library then they really ought to be homeschooling their kids. They can't keep their kids as sheltered as they want and send them to a public school >

But then they won’t have control over other people too. >

That is a big part of the appeal, isn't it. >

Is “The Christians guide to slaughtering non-believers” still allowed? >

Since the parents can come in the classroom just to look at the books for their approval - let them teach their kids home. Fuck all this censorship. Keep tying the hands of our teachers and we won’t have any left. >

I mean, that’s the end goal for the assholes making these laws. >

Is there a contest going on for who can be the most shit hole state in the country or something? >

Most people aren't going to go through the hassle of combing the library of books they own and provide free of charge to students/districts. They're just going to stop providing any books. Enter the companies that can now sell the needed approved books to districts. >

Someone needs to make a case for the first amendment and sue the florida government >

They will, but until that happens in a few months/years its the law and regular people will be crushed by the fascists while they wait for legitimate courts to hear the cases. >

Words and pictures = Woke propaganda >

Anybody planning any protests we could support? >

I suggest donating to OpenLibrary.org so they can buy and make available more digital copies for everyone, everywhere to read any time the like.
They're a 501(c)3 organization, too, so your donation is tax deductible! >

Thanks, I will!  I’ve donated to Freedom to Read Foundation as well.  Do you know anything about that one? >

I do not, but I will be Googling it shortly!