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4 Things
Author: Raine
Date: 01/30/2023 14:03:23
Welcome to the new week. I am happy to report that 4F remains a safe haven for those who love the following:
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Worship
Freedom from Want
Freedom from Fear
These things seem to be becoming more and more endangered in this country. Markedly so in the more conservative leaning areas of it. I am neither a pessimist or an optimist. I try to be pragmatic. I am at a loss when I read stories like this. 
The people doing this are the same as those who defend police brutality. Just think about that.
Also, in case you need a reminder, Police aren't supposed to kill guilty people either. Let's be righteous and kind to each other. The world needs the good guys to win.
& 
Raine
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Worship
Freedom from Want
Freedom from Fear
These things seem to be becoming more and more endangered in this country. Markedly so in the more conservative leaning areas of it. I am neither a pessimist or an optimist. I try to be pragmatic. I am at a loss when I read stories like this.
Districts across the state -- including Duval County Public Schools -- are performing a mass review of all classroom libraries and media centers after the Florida Department of Education handed down directives intended to comply with state law.
“The Florida Department of Education has trained all Florida schools districts to ‘err on the side of caution’ in determining if a book is developmentally appropriate for student use,” DCPS said in a blog post about the decision.
The law says that all books, specifically in elementary school libraries, must be looked over by a certified media specialist who has undergone state training on the new policy.
The people doing this are the same as those who defend police brutality. Just think about that.
Also, in case you need a reminder, Police aren't supposed to kill guilty people either. Let's be righteous and kind to each other. The world needs the good guys to win.
& Raine
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Comment by 
Will_in_LA on 01/30/2023 14:22:43
Will_in_LA on 01/30/2023 14:22:43
Good morning, bloggers!!!!
I fear that we have some states which are acting more like Orban's Hungary or Erdogan's Turkey. We have to stop the rise of totalitarianism in our own country. How soon before the allies of Duh Santis organize public book burnings.
Like the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I believe that the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice. However, we may be in for a rough few years.
I fear that we have some states which are acting more like Orban's Hungary or Erdogan's Turkey. We have to stop the rise of totalitarianism in our own country. How soon before the allies of Duh Santis organize public book burnings.
Like the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I believe that the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice. However, we may be in for a rough few years.
Comment by 
Raine on 01/30/2023 19:30:51
Raine on 01/30/2023 19:30:51
I have gifted this NYT article on my FB page.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday will begin presenting evidence to a grand jury about Donald J. Trump’s role in paying hush money to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, laying the groundwork for potential criminal charges against the former president in the coming months, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The grand jury was recently impaneled, and witness testimony will soon begin, a clear signal that the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, is nearing a decision about whether to charge Mr. Trump.
On Monday, one of the witnesses was seen with his lawyer entering the building in Lower Manhattan where the grand jury is sitting. The witness, David Pecker, is the former publisher of The National Enquirer, the tabloid that helped broker the deal with the porn star, Stormy Daniels.
Comment by 
TriSec on 01/30/2023 22:54:05
TriSec on 01/30/2023 22:54:05
It was not that long ago that we called stuff like this "fascism".
Now it's the GOP's platform.
Now it's the GOP's platform.
Comment by Raine on 01/31/2023 01:54:19
I find we are using that term more and more when discussing these issues in our home.
It is not good to be right too early, I fear.
Yet, it is wrong to wait too long.
Raine on 01/31/2023 01:54:19
Quote by TriSec:
It was not that long ago that we called stuff like this "fascism".
Now it's the GOP's platform.
It is not good to be right too early, I fear.
Yet, it is wrong to wait too long.