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  • Nolte: RuPaul’s Anti-Censorship Bookstore Already Banning Books

    03/08/2024 1:35:50 PM PST · by lowbridge · 9 replies
    Breitbart ^ | March 8, 2024 | JOHN NOLTE
    Aging drag queen RuPaul gave the corporate media joy spasms after opening an “anti-censorship” bookstore in Florida. But… RuPaul’s bookstore is already banning books. “Drag superstar RuPaul co-founds new bookstore, sends Rainbow Book Bus to bring banned books to Florida,” cheered the far-left USA Today. “RuPaul Is Sending a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Targeted by Bans,” hailed the far-left New York Times. Two things… First, no books are banned. That’s a lie. Claiming Florida or any place is banning books is like saying movies are being banned because porn isn’t allowed in schools. -snip Second, the fascist RuPaul...
  • RuPaul to Send a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Barred By Anti-Grooming Legislation

    03/06/2024 10:28:34 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 03/06/2024 | ALANA MASTRANGELO
    Drag queen RuPaul is reportedly sending a “rainbow school bus” from the West Coast to the South to give away the very books that have been banned under anti-grooming legislation. RuPaul, who co-founded the online bookstore, Allstora, says that this type of book website will fill an important gap in “these strange days we’re living in,” according to a report by the New York Times. n saying “strange days,” RuPaul was referring to anti-grooming efforts to prevent children from undergoing transgender-related medical procedures, being exposed to drag shows, and finding gender ideology propaganda on the shelves of their local libraries.
  • March 2024: Anyone read any good books lately?

    03/06/2024 7:09:18 AM PST · by Tanniker Smith · 75 replies
    3/6/2024 | Tanniker Smith
    Back in January, I posted a thread about Reading Any Good Books and it got over 200 responses. It's been two months. What have you been reading?
  • How To Destroy the American Legal System

    03/03/2024 1:19:29 PM PST · by CFW · 26 replies
    Twitter ^ | 3/3/24 | Victor Davis Hanson
    How To Destroy the American Legal System By either listening to testimonies or reading transcripts of the various 2024 Trump election-related court cases and testimonies, what we are left with is an epidemic of lies. 1) Hunter Biden’s current testimonies are contradicted by his own text messages, bank records, phone records, and testimonies of some of his associates. Anytime he is trapped in inconsistencies, he falls back on his addiction. Translated, that means we are sometimes supposed to believe he is a Yale-trained lawyer, experienced corporate grandee, and skilled negotiator, and thus carefully avoided involving his father in the family’s...
  • Melania Trump went to war with Ivanka over her office and constantly had lawyers in the White House to discuss her prenup, new book reveals

    02/24/2024 8:25:11 AM PST · by libh8er · 79 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 2.24.2024 | Emily Goodin
    Melania Trump spent her four years in the White House in an epic internal battle with her step-daughter Ivanka, met repeatedly with her lawyers about her pre and post-nups, and used her clothing - including that jacket - to speak for her. The Slovenian-born first lady spent her time in the role 'bucking expectations,' notes Katie Rogers in her forthcoming book 'American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden.' She was rarely seen in public, gave few interviews and even her signature initiative 'Be Best' left people wondering exactly what it meant (and...
  • Boys Reportedly Sent Home With Condoms, Wooden Phalluses, and Gay Pornography From Canadian School

    02/22/2024 12:15:14 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 45 replies
    Reduxx ^ | 02 20 2024 | Reduxx and The Publica
    A mother in Manitoba, Canada, has revealed that teenage students at her son’s school were being provided with wooden phalluses, condoms, and a cartoon flip book featuring gay sex art as part of their “sex education.” On February 19, Janine Stephanie Penner took to Facebook to express outrage that her teenage son had been provided a number of inappropriate “sex education” aides. In the post, Penner claimed that her son, who is currently in grade 10, had been provided with a “gay porn graphic flip book at school as a method of learning how to use condoms and in addition,...
  • "Bookfind of the century" sells for $2.23 million

    02/21/2024 8:37:41 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 32 replies
    New Atlas dot com ^ | February 02, 2024 | Mike Hanlon
    Purchased cheaply at auction as a second edition with extensive Latin "marginalia" by an unknown hand, this copy of "De humani corporis fabrica" was found to have been Andreas Vesalius' personal copy, and the thousands of autograph notes were his revisions for a third edition that never saw publication, offering rare insight into the mind of one of history's most important scientists and teachers.Purchased cheaply at auction as a second edition with extensive Latin "marginalia" by an unknown hand, this copy of "De humani corporis fabrica" was found to have been Andreas Vesalius' personal copy, and the thousands of autograph...
  • 2/16/24 Glenn Beck show, question about mentioned book

    02/17/2024 4:32:04 AM PST · by chajin · 21 replies
    Glenn Beck program | February 17, 2024 | Vanity
    I was running errands with adult daughter Friday. Around 10:15 AM ET I was alone in the vehicle, and turned on the Glenn Beck program, something I hadn't listened to in a long time. He was interviewing pastor James Macpherson, and at one point the pastor mentioned a book he was reading by a lesbian author about the time-lines of civilizations, and how we are near the end of ours. Just then daughter returned and I got distracted. I'd like to see the book myself: if it interested a clearly strong Christian, I want to know what truth might be...
  • 30 of the Best Fantasy Novels of All Time

    02/16/2024 4:00:53 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 95 replies
    The Standard (U.K.) ^ | SASKIA KEMSLEY
    Not all those who wander are lostJust like the otherworldly maps which often grace the inner covers of these wondrous books, the realm of fantasy novels is surprisingly wide-ranging, with numerous sub and hybrid genres existing within. From full-blown fantasy featuring witches, dragons, magic and mayhem, to dystopian takes that offer an almost satirical commentary on contemporary reality – the choices are endless and rather daunting, making it difficult to know where to start. An enduring genre nonetheless, it’s particularly fascinating that so much of our adoration for fantasy novels comes from our experience of them as children. When reread...
  • New Ronald Reagan biography on intellect that outwitted enemies, compassion that lifted lives: 'True leader

    02/13/2024 7:19:03 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 18 replies
    Fox News ^ | 02/12/2024 | Kerry J. Byrne
    Acclaimed historian and Ronald Reagan biographer Craig Shirley still hasn't found what he's looking for. Citizens across the United States keep looking, too — for a new leader to draw the curtains on a new "Morning in America." They're getting closer to unraveling the mystery behind the Reagan mystique. "The Search for Reagan: The Appealing Intellectual Conservatism of Ronald Reagan," with a Feb. 13 publication, is Shirley's newest biography of the 40th president of the United States of America.
  • UPDATE: We Now Know Which Book the Biden Admin Tried to Get Amazon to Ban

    02/06/2024 4:57:21 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 45 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 02/06/2024 | Matt Margolis
    Update: The Daily Signal's Tyler O'Neil has identified the book the Biden administration wanted to ban as "Anyone Who Tells You Vaccines Are Safe and Effective Is Lying," by Dr. Vernon Coleman. The book's description, which is currently available on Amazon, reads: "The facts about vaccination - so that you can make up your own mind. Dr Vernon Coleman MB ChB DSc FRSA has been researching and writing about vaccines for 50 years. He has lectured doctors and nurses on the subject. He used to debate vaccination on TV and radio but won every public debate and these days vaccine...
  • Jim Jordan debuts 'Amazon Files' showcasing federal censorship efforts against books

    02/06/2024 11:55:01 AM PST · by Twotone · 8 replies
    Just the News ^ | February 5, 2024 | Ben Whedon
    The House Judiciary Committee and the Weaponization subpanel on Monday revealed internal documents secured via the subpoena of Amazon, highlighting the Biden administration's efforts to address "propaganda" and "misinformation" in books the online retailer sold. Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan outlined the effort in an X thread reminiscent of the "Twitter Files" reports that addressed federal involvement with that platform. Kicking off the episode, Jordan asserted, was a 2021 email from a White House official seeking an opportunity to discuss "the high levels of propaganda and misinformation and disinformation of [sic] Amazon?" "Why was the Biden White House so upset with...
  • "Paranoia" (audio) - A slowly building short story of horror by Shirley Jackson.

    02/02/2024 6:53:40 PM PST · by simpson96 · 5 replies
    Youtube ^ | 08/13/2021 | Windy Night Stories
    "Paranoia" is a short story by Shirley Jackson first published on August 5, 2013 in The New Yorker, long after the author's death in 1965. Jackson's children found the story in her papers in the Library of Congress. According to Jackson's son, the story was most likely written in the early 1940s, during World War II. So there would have been a constant sense of danger and distrust in the air, both in relation to foreign countries and in relation to the U.S. government's attempts to uncover espionage at home."Paranoia" (audio) - A slowly building short story of horror by...
  • Christian Veteran Who Beheaded Satanic Altar in Iowa Capital Charged with Hate Crime

    01/31/2024 6:35:12 AM PST · by Bon of Babble · 44 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 1/30/2023 | Cassandra MacDonald
    The altar to Baphomet was installed by the Satanic Temple, with approval from the Iowa Legislature. It featured a goat’s head on a red-caped mannequin holding a crimson pentagram wreath.
  • A princess's psalter recovered? Pieces of a 1,000-year-old manuscript found

    01/25/2024 7:25:21 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 11 replies
    Phys dot org ^ | January 11, 2024 | Leiden University
    Many books were printed and bound in the 16th and 17th centuries. Bookbinders used parchment to strengthen their book bindings; that material was expensive and therefore people often chose to cut up old, medieval manuscripts. This often involved manuscripts that had lost their value: books that were too Catholic or were written in a language that could no longer be read.Something very special was found in a number of book bindings in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: 21 fragments of a manuscript from the 11th century, an almost 1,000-year-old Latin psalter with Old English glosses. Thijs Porck, senior university lecturer of...
  • Anyone read any good books lately?

    01/23/2024 5:03:13 AM PST · by Tanniker Smith · 216 replies
    self | 1/23/24 | self
    A long time ago, there was a Free Republic Book Club ... mostly because I opened my mouth and a bunch of people told me to organize one. I haven't pinged it in a long time. (Actually, another book club started, so I stopped.) Any way, has anyone read any good books lately. Fiction, non-fiction, genre, mainstream. Anything you want to share? Has anyone WRITTEN any good books that the rest of us should check out?
  • Vladimir Putin is scrambling to contain soaring egg prices as Russia grapples with a Soviet-style economic headache

    01/16/2024 7:35:36 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 57 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 1/16/2024 | George Glover
    As the war in Ukraine rages on, Vladimir Putin has another battle on his hands: the one to rein in soaring egg prices. Moscow is scrambling to contain a flare-up in basic food costs that's driven up inflation and caused long queues outside supermarkets that hearken back to when the country was a part of the Soviet Union. Eggs have come to symbolize the economic disruption that Russia is facing, with prices jumping 42% in the 12 months prior to November 2023, per data from the country's statistics agency Rosstat. They've become so expensive that shops in some regions are...
  • Weekly Garden Thread - January 13-19, 2024 [Books for Winter Reading/Planning]

    01/13/2024 6:25:07 AM PST · by Diana in Wisconsin · 64 replies
    January 13, 2024 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam
    The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...
  • 1554: Guillaume Dalencon, defrocked priest

    01/06/2024 6:42:13 PM PST · by CheshireTheCat · 6 replies
    ExecutedToday.com ^ | 6 January, 2014 | Headsman
    Felix Platter is our narrator for Guillaume Dalencon’s death at the stake on this date in 1554. Platter (English Wikipedia entry | German) was a 16-year-old Swiss student, and we find him on the midpoint of his family’s upward arc in the world. His father, Thomas, had as a child been put out of the house by his impoverished mother and made his way for a time as a beggar; by dint of lifelong struggle and application, he had gained a precarious foothold among the bourgeoisie of Basel. Thomas Platter nurtured still greater ambitions for his son. Accordingly, the very...
  • Conclusion [from by Obama book]

    01/05/2024 10:27:12 PM PST · by grundle · 8 replies
    Twitter ^ | January 6, 2024 | Daniel Alman from Squirrel Hill @DanielAlmanPGH