George Takei Mastodon:

[applegrove]

So far, in 2023, the United States has seen 116 mass shootings, at least 10 of which have taken place in schools. According to EdWeek, there have been 154 school shootings in the U.S. since 2018, 51 of which took place in 2022 alone—the most ever recorded in a single year.

Yet instead of making any effort to restrict access to firearms, the Republican Party is working overtime to ban something they deem much more dangerous. Books.

The latest book bans have a decidedly White Christian nationalist spin, and now teachers and librarians find themselves in the GOP crosshairs. That's today's subject in #TheBigPicture:

https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/republican-legislation-book-bans-censorship

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[Martin68]

1. Shared on FB.

[applegrove]

2. Love Takei. He's such a jewel.

[calimary]

4. He is indeed.

[JudyM]

3. Such a pointed observation, deserves viral spread online.

Thanks for posting this, applegrove.

[2naSalit]

5. K&R

[republianmushroom]

6. like the posting

[niyad]

7. KNR

[Permanut]

8. Ensign Sulu was born in the year 2237..

No wonder he's so well informed about current events.