Post ASL4C4PR6H8dso3E7E by maggiejk@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #ASFGzB7UyJZ1O35IGG by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-01T19:31:23Z
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One thing I'll say for the wave of Republican book-banning that's going on right now -- it's certainly making books seem powerful and *significant*Book-banning is a terrible way to have the public re-realize the catalytic effect a good book can have on its readersBut here we are: https://boingboing.net/2023/01/31/unable-to-burn-digital-books-orange-unified-school-district-bans-the-whole-virtual-library.html
(DIR) Post #ASFHLAmOux9WhbhhkO by smellsofbikes@clacks.link
2023-02-01T19:34:31Z
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@clive likewise their wave of voter suppression: people realizing oh hey if they hate it so bad it must be something worth doing.
(DIR) Post #ASFIVYY3V8MvGlVcTg by chadfowler@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T19:48:17Z
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@clive I've been thinking about how to get republicans to ban my avant-garde jazz music
(DIR) Post #ASFInU9iZTdErIfsvY by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-01T19:50:58Z
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@chadfowler lol yes!
(DIR) Post #ASFJ4jzmvrSquMG40G by funcrunch@mastodon.lol
2023-02-01T19:51:27Z
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@clive So much for the party of Freeze Peach.
(DIR) Post #ASFJAuWGiYQJHiOOfI by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-01T19:51:33Z
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@smellsofbikes Very true, too
(DIR) Post #ASFJHYoFphc5ynyZto by kcsorenby@mstdn.social
2023-02-01T19:51:49Z
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@clive agree.. completely,..
(DIR) Post #ASFJbyLIbygexcAKX2 by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-01T19:54:23Z
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@funcrunch Indeed
(DIR) Post #ASFJo9IDixpeOhX23M by benjedwards@mastodon.social
2023-02-01T19:56:27Z
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@clive Hmm wonder when the AI banning will begin
(DIR) Post #ASFK8JEuS7ub2Pb2R6 by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-01T20:04:34Z
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@benjedwards Interesting question!
(DIR) Post #ASFQE32cBppcGJxume by skydog@sfba.social
2023-02-01T21:15:11Z
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@clive Quite frankly, an attempted ban of e-books is a clear indication that the 'right' has already lost.They might be able to plug a dike with their finger, but they can't plug a screen door.
(DIR) Post #ASFRMAdRwHCu5NdDDE by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-01T21:27:01Z
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@skydog It's something to see, certainly
(DIR) Post #ASFcqC8K275YumahhA by kellogh@hachyderm.io
2023-02-01T23:36:28Z
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@clive it sure is nice that they’re compiling reading lists. has amazon doubled down and exploited this yet?
(DIR) Post #ASFf28yrmOtCWLzfhA by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-02-02T00:00:16Z
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@clive But they are succeeding wildly. The College Board succumbed.The erasure of the history of marginalized groups is accelerating.
(DIR) Post #ASFhJqKw2JR3omsqG0 by calsnoboarder@universeodon.com
2023-02-02T00:26:21Z
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@clive I've read quite a few books that are on banned book lists... know why I read them (in grade school, high school, and in college)? Because they were banned. I might have never discovered them had they not provided me with a handy list of books that they didn't want me to read.
(DIR) Post #ASFlCZyKse7sr16YHQ by Npars01@mstdn.social
2023-02-02T01:10:13Z
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@clive Books mold minds at any age. Restrictions on books impact parent's exposure to new ideas too.Read a book like "Feed" by MT Anderson and a parent will see social media in a new light.The Republican billionaire donors don't want citizens, voters, or an informed public. These donors want consumers, baby-makers, homeless, zealots, serfs, unemployed, poor, disenfranchised, and fascists.https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/z-library-pirated-books-papers-school-tor.htmlhttps://www.wired.com/story/m-t-anderson-feed-20-years-later/
(DIR) Post #ASFoVdYO5Xo3KIkLyq by annietime@sfba.social
2023-02-02T01:47:22Z
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@clive These fascist Republicans are threatened by books. How can they possibly control us with all these books asking questions, opening us up to nature, learning past and possible futures? Turns out books are dangerous. It’s safer to let the people have guns.
(DIR) Post #ASFtRZdtBif1oBCZyS by Globaltom@mstdn.ca
2023-02-02T02:42:09Z
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@clive "The desire for parents to have transparency about what their child is checking out and accessing is valid"No, it's not a valid desire.
(DIR) Post #ASFyP8aLJZI35FCVO4 by liztai@hachyderm.io
2023-02-02T03:38:03Z
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@clive The republicans are determined to be the bad guy in a dystopian novel aren't they
(DIR) Post #ASG12aoaUU87q3nyXg by desertfrogger@universeodon.com
2023-02-02T04:07:46Z
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@clive
(DIR) Post #ASG4qgv6Mkz57BQrxY by Waterloo@mastodon.lol
2023-02-02T04:50:03Z
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@clive do they understand digital books
(DIR) Post #ASG61YTKDRHY3NBTv6 by havvyhh2@mas.to
2023-02-02T05:03:39Z
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@clive .....banning America into oblivion, if we don'r stop electing Republicans....
(DIR) Post #ASG8WobeTjXkyj73K4 by Trout@mastodon.world
2023-02-02T05:31:16Z
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@clive every kid in school can get a New York virtual library card for free #publiclibrary #read it if it’s banned!
(DIR) Post #ASGBcGV0V7AsnTILw0 by BrideOfLinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu
2023-02-02T06:05:50Z
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@clive Fahrenheit 451 is much more relevant now than when it was first published in the 1960s.
(DIR) Post #ASGFAMf6OTSpcQy6D2 by ubiquity75@dair-community.social
2023-02-02T06:46:06Z
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@clive @aral Dear right-wing fascists: you can ban books all day but it doesn’t undo the truth of a pluralistic society filled with many people whose mere existence seems to threaten you, scare you or demonstrate how fragile your own belief system is, and how pathetic your attempt is to hold power. The kids will find the books they need. Fuck off.
(DIR) Post #ASGHWHYsEn3E4ydN2W by ArneBab@rollenspiel.social
2023-02-02T07:12:29Z
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@clive I wish I were so optimistic. The EuGH ruled in 2021 that an ebook is a communication, not a sale, so you are not allowed to pass it on, because that right is reserved for the author.So if the author retracts an ebook (due to pressure?), that ebook becomes unavailable in the EU — you are not even allowed to pass on your exact version while deleting what you have locally.Decision of EuGH: https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?docid=221829&mode=req&pageIndex=1&dir=&occ=first&part=1&text=C%25E2%2580%2591263%252F18&doclang=DE&cid=4222787#ctx1That’s some dystopian shit.
(DIR) Post #ASGJqUK8hGqnMRVLtY by Soulpainter105@mstdn.social
2023-02-02T07:38:33Z
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@clive @mmasnickGeorge Orwell’s 1984 conveys the extreme level of control and power possible under a truly totalitarian regime. Margaret Atwood’s, Handmaid’s Tale, banned many times, explores themes of subjugated women in a patriarchal society and the loss of female agency and individuality. These books warn us of the dangers we face when a government dictates and controls what we read, what we say and who we are. It is happening in real time . . .#BookBanning #MargaretAtwood #GeorgeOrwell
(DIR) Post #ASGiO0yaiMov5Rwfmy by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:13:30Z
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@pluralistic @ArneBab Alas, I’m not particularly optimistic about the public holding these politicians to account before they do a lot of damage on precisely these lines you’re noticing … if ever
(DIR) Post #ASGiTfMRzZrxmnnfZQ by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:14:00Z
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@ubiquity75 @aral 📖
(DIR) Post #ASGiYm52RDIU4b5jwO by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:14:23Z
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@BrideOfLinux It really is, eh?
(DIR) Post #ASGifGmtBLEd30hR6O by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:14:39Z
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@Trout Yes!!
(DIR) Post #ASGikG2VOIKSAvNlqK by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:14:56Z
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@desertfrogger Lol yes
(DIR) Post #ASGiutEgVwdadX9Ioq by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:15:21Z
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@liztai So it would seem
(DIR) Post #ASGj2V0UTrjnoC8dE0 by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:17:13Z
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@annietime Yep — they practice more book control than gun control
(DIR) Post #ASGjDhtmtCKgyfLalc by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:22:50Z
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@Npars01 Aha, thank you for this! I hadn’t known about either z library or Feed … both incredibly interesting
(DIR) Post #ASGjK0P8zx986r18mu by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:23:08Z
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@calsnoboarder Same here!
(DIR) Post #ASGjOxZMxyjulTA8qe by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:23:30Z
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@staidwinnow Alas, very true
(DIR) Post #ASGjU1GmdWRhgksjTM by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:23:47Z
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@donmelton @tsturm Certainly some will!
(DIR) Post #ASGjdBkB3zSCmP0E9A by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-02T12:24:27Z
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@kellogh I’ve seen lots of bookstores that I’ve done window displays of the various banned books, which is very cool
(DIR) Post #ASGkJKFhoqg7KZqHvU by vitaminsludge@mastodon.ie
2023-02-02T12:33:13Z
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@chadfowler @clive well yeah it’s the bagpipes of the US
(DIR) Post #ASGp3xcKC3heYXummG by MondayMarionJ@apobangpo.space
2023-02-02T13:27:49Z
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@clive Fahrenheit 451 🔥
(DIR) Post #ASH1LYBify7oLrcmRs by ArneBab@rollenspiel.social
2023-02-02T15:45:49Z
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@clive @pluralistic Same here …
(DIR) Post #ASHMArNz3ZmRkE6YJk by Mart@masto.ai
2023-02-02T19:38:38Z
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@clive Time to get the ACLU involved.
(DIR) Post #ASI4SFlk38xsH2JyyW by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-03T03:54:36Z
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@MondayMarionJ Yep
(DIR) Post #ASI4Ywq0pjxzaSVkkS by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-03T03:55:23Z
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@chadfowler @vitaminsludge 😂
(DIR) Post #ASIV63fN43Hr84yyOW by MondayMarionJ@apobangpo.space
2023-02-03T08:54:01Z
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@clive we keep repeating history. Hard to believe that in 2023 we are witnessing this idiotic behavior once again.
(DIR) Post #ASIpUPTPdTggnQHJ0y by clive@saturation.social
2023-02-03T12:42:29Z
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@MondayMarionJ Ugh, yes
(DIR) Post #ASIzgyjPN8j5ACOMPQ by MondayMarionJ@apobangpo.space
2023-02-03T14:36:44Z
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@clive That's why many are encouraging others to find the banned lists, and reading the books within. After all we do have the internet at our finger-tips.
(DIR) Post #ASKUVWBsRBWdCIgPtw by colinmegill@mastodon.social
2023-02-04T07:56:50Z
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@clive beyond the immediate harm and insane tax on teachers... In a way, perhaps, the funniest Streisand effect of all time for a generation of young people watching them do this?
(DIR) Post #ASL4C4PR6H8dso3E7E by maggiejk@mstdn.social
2023-02-04T14:36:08Z
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@clive a lot of it is part of a grift to funnel business to Youngkin’s text book business. They pretend it’s about values or morals but it’s really just about spending taxpayer dollars on their rich buddies products.
(DIR) Post #ASSxHl3ynR4jCmSYAi by misspurple@moth.social
2023-02-08T09:56:58Z
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@clive the whole concept of banning books makes no sense to me! It’s short of admitting you hate a particular aspect of one’s story, or very rarely that sinister ideas are allowed to flourish so broadly.