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As the battle over #bookbans in #schools and #libraries continues to play out in various states across the U.S., the toll it’s taking on #librarians is coming at a great cost — personally and financially. Many librarians are speaking up about fearing for their jobs and safety. NPR’s Tovia Smith traveled to Louisiana where tensions have been flaring up — pitting librarians against book ban advocates in the local community. npr.org/transcripts/1193446007 #education #censorship #CivilLiberties

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@raf A lot of people would say there is no systemic antisemitism because to many people, Jews are white. I’ve never identified as white. @serge

@AlliFlowers @serge

It's sobering how little of the dynamics have changed in over 30 years. The author doesn't want to attribute it to systemic antisemitism, but I am far more comfortable doing that

@GatekeepKen Haven’t they steadfastly denied doing that for the past two years?

@raf I don’t think that ended in the 80’s. I would say it’s still true today. @serge

When you are in an online meeting (Teams/Zoom/Jitsi/...), do you turn on your camera?

(retoot to reach more people 👫👬👭🧑‍🤝‍🧑)

@sewblue About 50 years ago, my father’s boss was severely dyslexic. He was also an ophthalmic surgeon, and a USAF hospital chief. He got accommodations for medical boards, and did very well for himself. @Callalily

A whole lot of Republican fuckers are going to prison. #GOP #GOPCriminals #Georgia #Trump #GOPForPrison

Emails and texts link Coffee County Republicans 'right into the Oval Office': Ex-impeachment lawyer rawstory.com/trump-georgia-cof

It is despicable that the Covid vaccine manufacturers are going to charge more than $110/dose for the new XBB.1.5 boosters when available in mid-September.

The US government previously paid ~$25/dose, supplied free of charge, and subsidized these companies with untold $ billions.

@marcelias
Cheating is the Republican platform so we've got to flood the ballot boxes enough to get them out of power in every state as fast as we possibly can.

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