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<\/a><\/p>\nYCRT! Statement<\/strong><\/h4>\nSharing book banning and censorship news can be discouraging work \u2014 the bad guys are on a roll and until the public has had enough they\u2019re not going to stop trying every trick in the book to control and limit information. But how will the public know it\u2019s had enough if the good guys stop reminding them of what\u2019s under attack?<\/p>\n
We have to keep fighting. The tide will turn, eventually. It has to.<\/p>\n
YCRT! News Roundup<\/strong><\/h4>\nI’m starting this roundup with news related to actions taken by the military and Department of Defense, my old bailiwick.<\/em><\/p>\nPete Hegseth\u2019s \u2018Warrior Ethos\u2019 Is Increasingly Focused on Banning Books<\/a><\/strong> (MSNBC)<\/p>\nThe New York Times reported this week about the ongoing challenges at West Point, as the U.S. Military Academy struggles to comply with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s culture war agenda. Classes have been scrapped midsemester; works from well-known Black authors have been purged from the English department; a history professor was told not to mention atrocities committed against Native Americans; and another professor was told not to mention specific novelists whose work is out of step with Team Trump\u2019s sensibilities.<\/p>\n
How The ACLU Is Responding to Book Bans in US Military Schools<\/a><\/strong> (BookRiot)<\/p>\nThe American Civil Liberties Union, along with the ACLU of Kentucky and the ACLU of Virginia, filed suit against DoDEA in March on behalf of six families with children in DoDEA schools. These families have children ranging from kindergarten to 11th grade in schools around the world.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s Included in the 596 Books Banned by the Department of Defense Education Activity?<\/a><\/strong> (BookRiot)<\/p>\n… the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) demanded the removal of hundreds of books from its schools across the globe. Materials included books that are out of alignment with the new administration\u2019s \u201cDefending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government\u201d and \u201cEnding Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling\u201d executive orders.<\/p>\n
Naval Academy Settles on Shorter List of Banned Books as Pentagon Panel Weighs Ultimate Decision<\/a><\/strong> (Military.com)<\/p>\nAccording to a list of the 21 books ultimately pulled from the shelves that was reviewed by Military.com<\/a>, the titles all deal with affirmative action programs, diversity and discrimination, and the experiences of transgender people. … In April, The New York Times reported the academy still had two copies of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto Mein Kampf on its shelves. That book was not among the 21 titles banned.<\/p>\nNow on to book-banning news from around the USA:<\/em><\/p>\nKaroline Leavitt Said the Library of Congress Had \u2018Inappropriate Books for Children\u2019 and Was Schooled Into Next Year<\/a><\/strong> (The Poke)<\/p>\nBecause while the Library of Congress does many things, obviously, one thing it doesn\u2019t do is lend out books to children.<\/p>\n
Man Burns 100 Beachwood Public Library Books on Jewish, African American, LGBTQ+ Education: Report<\/strong><\/a> (19 News\/Cleveland OH)<\/p>\nThe Beachwood Police Department reported on May 2 the man checked out the hundred books from the Cuyahoga County Public Library Beachwood Branch, and posted a video of him burning the books on social media.<\/p>\n
Is It Sex Education or Porn? Huntington Beach Comes to Blows over Library Books<\/a><\/strong> (LAist)<\/p>\nAs complaints about obscene material being available to young readers dragged even the once-beloved library<\/a> into the fray, the increasingly marginalized liberal residents of Huntington Beach have mobilized \u2014 and floundered. Not unlike the national Democratic Party, which has grappled with how to counteract the full-throttle early months of President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, their struggle to curb the breakneck transformation of their city\u2019s identity have left many wondering how far the council can push its revolution.<\/p>\nHillsborough Superintendent Faces Backlash from Board, Public over Book Bans at Heated School Board Meeting<\/strong><\/a> (WMNF\/Tampa FL)<\/p>\n\u201cYou did not engage with parents, you did not engage with our PTA, you did not engage with the union, you did not engage with your employees, you did not engage with your supervisors or your lead librarians. And I was not informed at all,\u201d Combs said.<\/p>\n
First They Came for Calvin & Hobbes, and We Peed on Them<\/a><\/strong> (Wonkette)<\/p>\nWe\u2019ll add that the list of banned books in Monroe County only provides titles and authors\u2019 names, so we aren\u2019t certain whether only the first, eponymous Calvin and Hobbes<\/em> book (1987) was sent to the memory hole, or the entire series. It also doesn\u2019t explain why books were removed, but if it\u2019s just the first book, presumably the crime was this one interstitial drawing at the bottom of page 17.<\/p>\n![\"065879f7-33ad-4a2e-b0ad-a3dc18083e6b_603x211\"](\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54701027492_b2b67348b7_z.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSupreme Court Euthanizes \u2018Pride Puppy\u2019<\/strong><\/a> (Wonkette)<\/p>\nRemember how Alito said that gay marriage was going to be the end of the world, and then everybody was going to be marrying the dogs and marrying the cats, and then that didn\u2019t happen? And how he has been obsessed forever with the idea that some woke army is coming to oppress him, and that never happened either? Facts have never gotten in the way of his faith. Church and state, I now pronounce you married.<\/p>\n
I’m starting this roundup with news related to actions taken by the military and Department of Defense, my old bailiwick.<\/em><\/p>\n Pete Hegseth\u2019s \u2018Warrior Ethos\u2019 Is Increasingly Focused on Banning Books<\/a><\/strong> (MSNBC)<\/p>\n The New York Times reported this week about the ongoing challenges at West Point, as the U.S. Military Academy struggles to comply with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s culture war agenda. Classes have been scrapped midsemester; works from well-known Black authors have been purged from the English department; a history professor was told not to mention atrocities committed against Native Americans; and another professor was told not to mention specific novelists whose work is out of step with Team Trump\u2019s sensibilities.<\/p>\n How The ACLU Is Responding to Book Bans in US Military Schools<\/a><\/strong> (BookRiot)<\/p>\n The American Civil Liberties Union, along with the ACLU of Kentucky and the ACLU of Virginia, filed suit against DoDEA in March on behalf of six families with children in DoDEA schools. These families have children ranging from kindergarten to 11th grade in schools around the world.<\/p>\n What\u2019s Included in the 596 Books Banned by the Department of Defense Education Activity?<\/a><\/strong> (BookRiot)<\/p>\n … the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) demanded the removal of hundreds of books from its schools across the globe. Materials included books that are out of alignment with the new administration\u2019s \u201cDefending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government\u201d and \u201cEnding Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling\u201d executive orders.<\/p>\n Naval Academy Settles on Shorter List of Banned Books as Pentagon Panel Weighs Ultimate Decision<\/a><\/strong> (Military.com)<\/p>\n According to a list of the 21 books ultimately pulled from the shelves that was reviewed by Military.com<\/a>, the titles all deal with affirmative action programs, diversity and discrimination, and the experiences of transgender people. … In April, The New York Times reported the academy still had two copies of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto Mein Kampf on its shelves. That book was not among the 21 titles banned.<\/p>\n Now on to book-banning news from around the USA:<\/em><\/p>\n Karoline Leavitt Said the Library of Congress Had \u2018Inappropriate Books for Children\u2019 and Was Schooled Into Next Year<\/a><\/strong> (The Poke)<\/p>\n Because while the Library of Congress does many things, obviously, one thing it doesn\u2019t do is lend out books to children.<\/p>\n Man Burns 100 Beachwood Public Library Books on Jewish, African American, LGBTQ+ Education: Report<\/strong><\/a> (19 News\/Cleveland OH)<\/p>\n The Beachwood Police Department reported on May 2 the man checked out the hundred books from the Cuyahoga County Public Library Beachwood Branch, and posted a video of him burning the books on social media.<\/p>\n Is It Sex Education or Porn? Huntington Beach Comes to Blows over Library Books<\/a><\/strong> (LAist)<\/p>\n As complaints about obscene material being available to young readers dragged even the once-beloved library<\/a> into the fray, the increasingly marginalized liberal residents of Huntington Beach have mobilized \u2014 and floundered. Not unlike the national Democratic Party, which has grappled with how to counteract the full-throttle early months of President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, their struggle to curb the breakneck transformation of their city\u2019s identity have left many wondering how far the council can push its revolution.<\/p>\n Hillsborough Superintendent Faces Backlash from Board, Public over Book Bans at Heated School Board Meeting<\/strong><\/a> (WMNF\/Tampa FL)<\/p>\n \u201cYou did not engage with parents, you did not engage with our PTA, you did not engage with the union, you did not engage with your employees, you did not engage with your supervisors or your lead librarians. And I was not informed at all,\u201d Combs said.<\/p>\n First They Came for Calvin & Hobbes, and We Peed on Them<\/a><\/strong> (Wonkette)<\/p>\n We\u2019ll add that the list of banned books in Monroe County only provides titles and authors\u2019 names, so we aren\u2019t certain whether only the first, eponymous Calvin and Hobbes<\/em> book (1987) was sent to the memory hole, or the entire series. It also doesn\u2019t explain why books were removed, but if it\u2019s just the first book, presumably the crime was this one interstitial drawing at the bottom of page 17.<\/p>\n Supreme Court Euthanizes \u2018Pride Puppy\u2019<\/strong><\/a> (Wonkette)<\/p>\n Remember how Alito said that gay marriage was going to be the end of the world, and then everybody was going to be marrying the dogs and marrying the cats, and then that didn\u2019t happen? And how he has been obsessed forever with the idea that some woke army is coming to oppress him, and that never happened either? Facts have never gotten in the way of his faith. Church and state, I now pronounce you married.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n