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Arkansas Act 372 aims to punish booksellers and librarians for doing what they’re supposed to do

Image: Flag of the state of Arkansas

Text: Librarians and booksellers will be arrested for doing their jobs in Arkansas. Image: “Greetings from Arkansas” postcard

Text: Several years and several states in, laws targeting library collections and library workers continue to increase. Now, thanks to a federal court, a draconian censorship law in Arkansas has the thumbs up to proceed.
The law criminalizes librarians and booksellers for providing materials to their communities, resulting not only in a widespread chilling effect in Arkansas public libraries but also in the prosecution of librarians for doing their jobs. — Kelly Jensen Image: Arkansas state capitol and flag

Text: Arkansas Act 372 amends state laws by including librarians and booksellers among those who can be criminally charged for distributing or providing materials deemed "harmful to minors."

The law allows anyone to challenge the "appropriateness" of materials, yet fails to define what constitutes "obscene" or "inappropriate." "Anyone" here is also not limited to Arkansas residents; anyone who lives anywhere can lodge complaints about materials they believe are "harmful to minors." Challenged materials would face a public hearing to determine whether they can remain on shelves or must be removed. — Kelly Jensen Image: Map of Arkansas

Text: Librarians and booksellers could face up to a year in prison if they're found to have "distributed" inappropriate material to those under the age of 18. The law, which doesn't bother defining what constitutes inappropriate, does go to painstaking lengths in defining what is meant by "distributed." This includes simply having the book sitting on a shelf. Book displays, book recommendations, and other means of highlighting materials would be folded into the definition of "distributed." - Kelly Jensen Image: Map of Akansas

Text: Whether or not you're in Arkansas, this will impact you, even if you live in a "good"
"blue" state. We've already seen what book censorship laws in Texas have done to the publishing industry, and we'll certainly see where and how other means of educational control will impact young people over the next few years. With librarians and booksellers now criminally liable for providing access to age-appropriate material that those with perceived power read with ill intent, we'll see a chilling effect further permeate these institutions nationwide. — Kelly Jensen

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The Boston gig where you get paid to watch “Melania” has been canceled

I’ll let the updated posting in Craigslist explain:

*******UPDATE PLEASE READ*******

Thank you for your interest in

“Melania: Twenty Days to History.”

We had an incredible response to this offer and were excited to provide true American Patriots the opportunity to attend the best documentary ever created while providing some much-needed relief for Biden’s economy.

However, due to widespread coverage and backlash surrounding this offer in the fake news media, counsel has advised us that proceeding would run afoul of campaign finance laws. Considering the funding of the film by Amazon, we were shocked to hear this, but cannot take the risk.

Therefore, we are unable to move forward. As usual, this is the fault of the lunatic left and their corrupt election laws. They HATE America and will do anything to destroy this country.

On the bright side, this incredible film is now SOLD OUT everywhere, with box office success like no one has EVER seen.

Melania is incredibly thankful for your support and as always, encourages you to BE BEST!

Please consider making contributions and buying goods offered on her site, https://www.melaniatrump.com/pages/be-best

Just one incredible example of a wonderful piece of jewelry for sale is available here:

https://www.melaniatrump.com/products/vote-freedom?variant=44273836261571

THANK YOU ALL!

Here’s a screen capture of the updated Craigslit Boston posting:

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Craigslist Boston gig: Someone will pay you $50 to watch “Melania” this weekend!

Trump and the MAGA crowd like to talk about “Soros-funded paid agitators,” partly because they can’t imagine anyone doing something out of a sense of civic duty or community, and partly because paying people to act as if they believe in a certain thing, even if they don’t actually believe in or endorse it, is just the way they operate.

So it should come as no surprise that they’re now paying people to watch the unwatched (and from some reviews, unwatchableMelania film. Pictured above is a screenshot I took from Craigslist Boston at around 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 29th. (Here’s the link to the Craigslist ad.)

Here’s the thing, and this is me putting on my “developer relations” and “community building” hat:

The optics are poor, and there are better ways to “seed” an audience.

They could have easily just bought out the theatre, sent out invitations to pro-Trump groups, influencers, people in the area who are on their email/phone/texting lists, give out popcorn and soda for free, make it a party, and capture the entire thing on video.

Look, I know times are tough out there, so I’m not going to judge you if you’re in Boston and need the money. It’s also an opportunity to do hilarious things — I’ll leave those as an exercise for the reader.

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Homeland Security’s increasingly unhinged social media posts

This trash recently appeared on my Facebook feed:

Jim Stewartson, author of the newsletter MindWar: The Psychological War on Democracy, has already done the math on this “100 million deportations” number, so I’ll simply quote the figures from his recent piece, Happy Race War! (Or anything but the Epstein Files):

To put this number in perspective:

  • The total number of undocumented immigrants in America is about 14 million.
  • The total number of foreign-born people in America—including naturalized citizens—is about 53 million.
  • The total number of Black and Hispanic people in America is about 110 million.
  • 100 million is almost a third of the total U.S. population.
  • Millions would necessarily die in any such process.
  • The economy would collapse.

And yeah, Yours Truly, although legally here, would probably get included in that number, all for the sole reason that I probably don’t fit in the current administration’s view of the sort of people they’d like to see remaining in this country.

The “besieged by the third world” line comes straight from the 1973 dystopian fiction / racist manual Le Camp de Saints (published in English as The Camp of the Saints), which former Trump strategist Steve Bannon uses as a reference (as do many high-ranking bigots).

Expect more of this as the administration ramps up with race war in Minnesota.

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Happy Thanksgiving / Journey to Mordor!

Whether you’re celebrating U.S. Thanksgiving or trudging towards Mordor to dispose of a very dangerous weapon, have a safe and happy one!

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Just a reminder…

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dWyPW4hqMYg