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CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates debated the merits of removing protections for public librarians and school librarians from criminal prosecution in the off chance a minor encounters books and content some consider to be obscene.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I consider book banning to be obscene. Checkmate fascists!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The stupid and corrupt blame those who are not.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago

I remember the assholes last year saying that this was just about elementary school kids.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Meanwhile in the hillbilly State...

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mein Fuhreer..
Take me hoome..
To the plaace..
We ban boooks..

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Where's RTGame with a meteor strike when we need him?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

When does the GOP outlaw literacy?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

Entering the Cool Zone of history, as my nation's state legislators start doing the kind of things that end up as footnotes in the "Decline of The Empire" chapter.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I am so glad I left that hell hole when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Also: Coal mines given immunity.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This all reads like news in Plague Inc., but instead of playing the game you just watch as the world crumbles and destroys itself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The U.S.*

The world is fine (ish.)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Everyone knows pollution doesn’t have a passport and doesn’t cross country lines.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're probably referring to the coal thing. I was referring to the librarians thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fascism won’t stop at the frontier either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You're actually right, especially with this era of global communication.

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