Yes, you read that right. The Missouri House has voted to completely defund public libraries.
10:25 AM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Nazism at it's worse! What's next... Book burning?
What the fuck is wrong in Missouri!
Maga Repubs must go!
What the fuck is wrong in Missouri!
Maga Repubs must go!
11:12 PM - Jan 22, 2024
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
If I ever have to drive out west, I'm going to drive above Misery.
10:34 AM - Dec 07, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Banning books and now libraries under the guise of protecting children is wrong and an obvious lie. Parents have always been able to protect their children from books they don’t want them to read.
07:42 AM - Nov 25, 2023
In response to Deb.
This is just another way for radical Republicans to control our lives.
07:45 AM - Nov 25, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Unbelievable ignorance my mind is exploding from these mental midgets
07:37 PM - Nov 12, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
This is despicable! That is why we have so many illiterate and uninformed citizens. I hope the governor has the balls to veto this bill. The libraries offer a lot more than books. People go there to use computers for job searching and other information. Shameful.
07:11 AM - Oct 21, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
#Missouri
Please see link to read about Ben Franklin’s first American library!
https://www.historyofinfor...
Then go to First Book for free resources
https://www.fbmarketplace....
Then go to SAG AFTRA Storyline
https://storylineonline.ne...
Please see link to read about Ben Franklin’s first American library!
https://www.historyofinfor...
Then go to First Book for free resources
https://www.fbmarketplace....
Then go to SAG AFTRA Storyline
https://storylineonline.ne...
04:50 PM - Sep 22, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Those bastards are doing this bc an ignorant populace is easier to control than an educated one! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
08:14 AM - Aug 19, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
The computers in public libraries are also used to apply for jobs since the majority, if not all, job applications are done online so for those that can't afford their own computer, or need help using a computer from a librarian, they're out of luck. Their employment opportunities will be restricted
01:56 PM - Jul 26, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
All under the guise of protecting children.... if they really wanted to protect children from abuse.. they'd vote to close all churches.
01:25 PM - Jul 26, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
This doesn't sound like something fascists would do🙄
WTAF is wrong with people? Isn't having an educated populus still a desirable trait?
The world is broken...
WTAF is wrong with people? Isn't having an educated populus still a desirable trait?
The world is broken...
08:46 PM - Jul 23, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Oh for crying out loud. I get more and more ashamed of what is going on in the state I called home for the first 18 years of my life. Come on, Missouri. Do better.
07:08 PM - Mar 30, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
I feel bad for normal, intelligent people who live in red states like Missouri whose political leaders are imbeciles. Sad.
01:22 PM - Mar 30, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Notice how they are wiping out *public* library funding because of *school* library content. Not the same function! Do not vote for candidates who think library collections = their personal book collection.
01:21 PM - Mar 30, 2023
In response to Sue Moo.
I didn't make sense to me either. There's a lawsuit over the school libraries, so they cut the funding for public libraries. And why do the children need protecting? Are there any reports of children being hurt by books? 🙄
08:10 PM - Nov 12, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
This is so disgusting. I don’t know what I would have done as a kid and young adult without the library. My kids had story time there. I took out bestselling books I couldn’t afford to buy (on a waiting list). Libraries are VITAL to communities all over this Country! This is absolutely horrible! 🤬
12:50 PM - Mar 30, 2023
In response to Yvette.
Around here they also have entertainment passes to borrow, 3D printers to use, maker spaces, computers - and books. I wonder how many of these reps have ever been in a public library?
12:53 PM - Mar 30, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
We are living in the dumbest of times #Idiocy
05:32 PM - Mar 29, 2023
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In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
geezus.. My state is run by morons....
maybe time would be better spent going after immoral little youth pastors who abuse little boys and girls.. or not making guns as easy to get a bubblegum .... instead of books
maybe time would be better spent going after immoral little youth pastors who abuse little boys and girls.. or not making guns as easy to get a bubblegum .... instead of books
04:38 PM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to TD. Wllms.
Yep. Strip away churches' tax-free status and start holding them accountable for the molestation of children by their staff & pastors.
02:22 AM - Mar 30, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
The only way to keep people voting Republican is to make sure they are uneducated.
Rich people and kids in good schools will still have access to books. This is aimed squarely at the poor to make sure they STAY poor.
Rich people and kids in good schools will still have access to books. This is aimed squarely at the poor to make sure they STAY poor.
04:15 PM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to Anita Stever.
The wealthy will have access to everything and anything made illegal for the rest of us.
08:38 PM - Apr 02, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
People: Florida is the most backwards state
MO: Aht, aht, aht...not so fast!
The way I dread having to go back to this stupid ass state. But my parents still live there😒
MO: Aht, aht, aht...not so fast!
The way I dread having to go back to this stupid ass state. But my parents still live there😒
04:13 PM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
I refuse to believe the majority of people in Missouri will go along with this quietly. Time for some protests! Come on, speak out against this outrageous move!
04:09 PM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
The bill and the vote are retaliatory and based on yet more republican lies, as explained here:
https://molib.wildapricot....
https://molib.wildapricot....
04:09 PM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Christian Fundamentalists once again imposing their beliefs on everyone else.
Its time we defund the churches.
Its time we defund the churches.
04:03 PM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Every person who loves reading should be out on the streets protesting this most vigorously.
10:53 AM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to Carla Reid + Chilla.
And take along some banned books to hand out while you are at it.
10:54 AM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Ban books, defund libraries, all in the panicked effort to keep knowledge from people.
Knowledge is power. The fascists who would deny our access to knowledge understand this well.
This is just the 1st step. The 2nd is state controlled info.
Control the narrative, control the people.
Knowledge is power. The fascists who would deny our access to knowledge understand this well.
This is just the 1st step. The 2nd is state controlled info.
Control the narrative, control the people.
10:50 AM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
Not only is this a hit on learning for city dwellers. We in the boondocks don't have internet without ridiculous prices, perhaps only a phone to do homework and research on. Now what? We have to pay the library and drive 20 miles after school? 😠
10:45 AM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to FirstAmendmentGirl.
So we've reached the defund the libraries stage? Missouri is going have to change from the "show me" state to the "show me you're evil" state
10:43 AM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to Todd.
They are first entering the "show me how stupid you are" state.
10:46 AM - Mar 29, 2023
In response to Todd.
From show me to I've shown you! Or from show me to don't even try to show me anything (but that's too long for the license plate I guess.)
All they are actually showing is how bad it really is in their state! 😲
All they are actually showing is how bad it really is in their state! 😲
10:48 AM - Mar 29, 2023
