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Florida teachers are finally getting some guidance about forbidden books

2 years 9 months ago
The Washington Post reports today that Florida's K-12 teachers have been removing books from their classrooms while they await guidance from the state about what's allowed and what's not: House Bill 1467, which took effect as law in July, mandates that schools’ books be age-appropriate, free from pornography and “suited to student needs.” Books must ...continue reading "Florida teachers are finally getting some guidance about forbidden books"
Kevin Drum

Financial Times Sets Up Mastodon Server, Realizes Laws Exist (Which It Was Already Subject To), Pulls Down Mastodon Server

2 years 9 months ago
Here’s a weird one. With the rapid pickup of Mastodon and other ActivityPub-powered federated social media, there has been some movement among those in the media to make better use of the platform themselves. For example, most recently, the German news giant Heise announced it was setting up its own Mastodon server, where it will […]
Mike Masnick

Poll Finds Missourians Really Like Living in Sh*tholes

2 years 9 months ago
Missourians are just determined to live in crappy states, apparently.  A recent poll completed by travel website familydestinationsguide.com found that Missourians, if given the chance to live anywhere else in the country, would choose to live in Florida.
Monica Obradovic