Murderers’ Ball
"The Murderers' Ball is what we call the annual fall Lifer's Club banquet. It's mostly said in jest and among ourselves, Lifers that is. It's dark humor shared by… More
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This is infuriating, scary, and heartbreaking. https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1639272069111115780
"I read at a 9th-grade level."
"I like getting books from our library—which we can't do right now."
"They've pulled all the award-winning books."
WATCH: Advanced 4th-grade readers in #Florida tell @wjxt4 how #censorship is holding back their education:
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/03/23/watch-florida-4th-graders-react-to-battle-over-school-libraries-media-centers/
"The legitimacy of our democracy depends on the free trade in information and ideas, including across international borders. Except in... extreme circumstances, citizens should be able to engage freely with the... platforms of their choice"—@JameelJaffer
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/opinion/tiktok-ban-first-amendment.html