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simpledinosaur's avatar

This is one of those things that really isn't debatable. If you're in favor of censorship, you're wrong, and you manifestly don't appreciate living in a country that calls itself free.

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Stephanie Hobbs's avatar

A glimpse of sanity?

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Major Is My Spirit Animal's avatar

This basically would require that every book in the library or bookstore be read cover to cover to see if there were any naughty bits between the pages.

Apparently the people writing this law have never read the KJ Bible - drunken incest, murder so David could sleep with the widow - you'd have to jail every employee of every religious bookstore in Arkansas.

OT: Why is it "Ark-an-saw" and not "Ar-Kansas"? Oh yeah, illiteracy and inbreeding from way back.

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

If you want to keep kids from reading, sheesh, just give them a smart phone. Works at my school.

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Ann Higgins's avatar

“ that describes or portrays sexual conduct, as defined by Section 43.25 Penal Code … ”

No kissing then? Or is it allowed so long as tongues are not involved?

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Sgt JMK's avatar

Not allowed to mention dating - girls should never be allowed to be in the presence of an unrelated man - and anything to do with dancing is totally out..

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Ann Higgins's avatar

And definitely no weddings.

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Sgt JMK's avatar

That would imply sexytimes, and that would be THE HORROR!!

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

Birth is a result of sex, so no more nativity scenes. Not sure about that in Jesus' case, but wtf.

There's something for everyone!

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Ann Higgins's avatar

Well the only way to explain the virgin birth is to explain why it’s special so …

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ShrillKitty's avatar

| Or maybe libraries and bookstores could just ban kids who aren’t accompanied by a parent at all times, as has happened in some places.

"Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free labradoodle puppy"

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clairence's avatar

"didn’t provide adequate guidance to [citizens] to help them avoid being arbitrarily prosecuted."

> boy, wouldn't that have been a gift of precedent for the incoming administration, and all Republicans everywhere actually.

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

"Anything not forbidden is compulsory." That's all the law we need, I think.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Dok. The library was my refuge when I was a kid. I read whatever the fuck I wanted to, and came to no harm.

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

Same here, Carnegie Library every day after school. Mrs Ilinick took care of me.

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Miss Grundy's avatar

From "Girl with the Dogs", Theo, an adorable cocker spaniel/poodle mix pupper gets the spa treatment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEiC1i-SFyE&ab_channel=GirlWithTheDogs2

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Jude's avatar

I am so grateful to librarians and for libraries. The bookmobile librarian turned down this third grader when I wanted to read a book about rocket science geared for 7-11th graders. But then she asked me to read an excerpt to her. When I did, she let me check out the book!

I rode my bike about two miles to access the nearest library and I was free to scope out any section. For a high school term paper, I was allowed to use a nearby university library. I later got my first degree there. Ever thankful

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littlerice vice's avatar

I too was questioned by the grade school librarian. I was (I think) in third grade. I wanted to check out "TREASURE ISLAND"! The librarian (Not named MARIAN!) had me read a few random paragraphs. I ACED IT!

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

And then you hustled your little "ARRRRHH's" out of there!

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

Isn’t it wonderful that our main defense against fascism is that they suck at writing fascist laws?

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

This is why you want to leave fascism to the Americans. The Germans are just too darn organized.

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PuraVida's avatar

Oh, but they know what the law is supposed to mean, so let's threaten the judges until they see the light and capitulate.

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Parakeetist's avatar

OT: Twenty kittums have passed, due to bird flu, at the Wild Field Advocacy Center, in Washington State.

:(

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvx4d1n4vo

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Ljdub's avatar

Deep down in the story it says that a type of commercial cat food has been withdrawn. I didn’t see mention of the manufacturer’s name though.

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Old Man Yells at Cloud's avatar

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5056319-oregon-cat-food-recall-bird-flu/

“We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food,” said Ryan Scholz, ODA state veterinarian, in a statement.

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littlerice vice's avatar

There is an interesting article in the latest edition of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN about avian and mammal (BATS) carrying and spreading viral diseases. There might some connection to climate change.

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Villago Delenda Est 🇺🇦's avatar

Natural in the Bobby the Infinitely Lesser sense.

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StructuralCat PE, SE's avatar

That is so sad. Birb flu is turning out to be a very scary disease.

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SkeptiKC's avatar

I am absolutely scared shitless that this heinous infection will make its' way into a precious nearby wildcat sanctuary, Cat Tales.

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Resource NW's avatar

When avian flu hit commercial egg plants during my late uncle's tenure at the USDA he had enough clout finally to stomp it into the ground with now fear of higher ups waffling. (This was not the case during the Michigan dairy industry PBB contamination). It appears this time timidity and whiners about egg prices won, for a certain low rent, totally temporary value of winning.

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zuludaddy (seem 'on key?')'s avatar

add to yr holiday sparkle with yr smoking lamp, because it is lit nao!

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Villago Delenda Est 🇺🇦's avatar

OT: Well, they're drunk on eggnog at The Daily Caller. Andrew Powell writes that the convicted felon has a genius idea: let Wayne Gretzky run the 51st state of Canada.

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Fifth Dentist's avatar

Goldfinger says:

Wayne Gretzky, the only man I'd have sex with

Wayne Gretzky, I'd be intimate with

Wayne Gretzky, I think he's kind of sexy

Wayne Gretzky, I wonder what he looks like naked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuiS79SJAjk

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"M"'s avatar

They're dumb

I like this Canadian guy

MP Charlie Angus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0SAfA_ziw4

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littlerice vice's avatar

Could the USA be the eleventh province of CANADA? EVER?

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Fifth Dentist's avatar

In a national poll of Canadians the most favorite Canadian was the dude who was the father of the national health system.

At least that's whan John Oliver said on his show.

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PuraVida's avatar

Never. We will be broken up and sold for parts. Blue areas to techlords, China and Canada. Red areas to Archer Daniels Midland, Exxon, Mexico, South Africa and Russia. States are a clumsy artificial construct.

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Fifth Dentist's avatar

From Wikipedia entry on the novel "Snow Crash":

In the 21st century, an unspecified number of years after a worldwide economic collapse, Los Angeles is no longer part of the United States since the federal government has ceded most of its power and territory to private organizations and entrepreneurs.[7] Franchising, individual sovereignty, and private vehicles reign supreme. Mercenary armies compete for national defense contracts, while private security guards preserve the peace in sovereign gated housing developments.[8]: 45  Highway companies compete to attract drivers to their roads,[8]: 7  and all mail delivery is by hired courier.[8]: 306  The remnants of government maintain authority only in isolated compounds, where they do tedious make-work that is, by and large, irrelevant to the society around them.[8]: 176  Much of the world's territory has been carved up into sovereign enclaves known as Franchise-Organized Quasi-National Entities (FOQNEs),[8]: 14  each run by its own big business franchise (such as "Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong", or the corporatized American Mafia), or various residential burbclaves (quasi-sovereign gated communities). In this future, American institutions are far different from those in the actual United States at the time the book was published; for example, a for-profit organization, the CIC, has evolved from the CIA's merger with the Library of Congress.[

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Ljdub's avatar

Wayne needs to stop hanging around MAL. People wept when he retired, but he’s working on getting boo-ed if he shows up here after sucking up to President-elect Stinky.

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StructuralCat PE, SE's avatar

Does Orange Felonius know Canada has an army , too? And the rest of Nato?

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Fifth Dentist's avatar

Canadian troops were instrumental, and goddamn brafe, in some of the most brutal battles in World Wars I and II.

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StructuralCat PE, SE's avatar

I know. Trump is senile enough to think Canada will say "Oh, sure, we want to be Americans."

He's as dumb as a post.

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"M"'s avatar

You know he doesn't

He also has no clue even after the drubbing he's gotten because he's mean and stupid that people can be nice and also have the full capability of whipping your *ss

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42tontom's avatar

Well, he was a great hockey player back in the day. Oh, you say there’s more to it than that?

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Craig Nixon's avatar

And Curt Schilling could pitch his ass off once upon a time. Now he's brain dead tho.

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"M"'s avatar

This to me is the argument for that non-compartmentalization thing

I know people tend to hate it and yell and scream about 'GREAT ART GREAT SPORT" but there are enough talented people in the world that we don't need to watch Roman Polanski's films

I'm Team Kendrick. I don't need anything that Diddy made.

I studied political theory as an undergrad. It makes me a nerd but it also makes me someone that knows compartmentalization is something that fascists push because it makes it easier for mobs to dehumanize.

Not here for it. People need to do better with the whole discernment thing.

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Zeitgeist's avatar

Does Ovechkin get to take over once he breaks the all time goal scoring record? I think that's how the Canadian system works.

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gallbladder's avatar

Not even trying anymore.

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"M"'s avatar

oh, they're very trying

make no mistake

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Satanic Pancake's avatar

Deeply stupid libels. Wait, sorry — these people are deeply stupid.

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Sojourner Truth's avatar

maga brain virus eating them up like brainworms.

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SkeptiKC's avatar

I want the fuck OFF of this gawd damned ride.

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Parakeetist's avatar

Yeah, me too. Let's just go to the Reptile House and see who can find the coolest snake.

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Craig Nixon's avatar

just sounds nasty

pretty much is - Jake From Snake Farm.

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SkeptiKC's avatar

OoooOOoo! Where are the reticulate pythons?

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Anarchy Pony's avatar

Stupidest fucking timeline.

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Parakeetist's avatar

Henlo, is this our Overt Fred?

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Saviour of Bread's avatar

Henlo, we can haz open thread?

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Militant Agnostic's avatar

It should be posted in three minutes.

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Vic's avatar

For God's sake keep the g.d. "Holy" Bible away from the kids.

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Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

You could use it for wrapping doobies if not for the gottdamned ink.

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Saviour of Bread's avatar

It's just begatting and smiting!

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gallbladder's avatar

Truly an orgy of fear and ignorance.

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Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

It's isn't even good to spilling seed to.

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PuraVida's avatar

Watch for the NEW, IMPROVED TRUMP SPANKBANK BIBLE.

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Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

"Is a spankbank like a sperm bank?"

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