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Baitball Blogger

(46,763 posts)
Thu May 18, 2023, 09:02 AM May 2023

We should have a Warriors for Freedom gallery to support those organizations and people

who are fighting for everyone's freedoms against De Santis' anti-woke nightmare.

I would put Disney at the top of that list. Penguin Books' lawsuit against Escambia County for banning books is another important battle front. And, of course, Jenna Barbee who dared to show a Disney movie in her classroom, even after she received approval from all the parents. And afterwards, De Santis' people wanted to interview the kids, probably to intimidate and/or coach the kids to get one of them to say they were uncomfortable with the scene.

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We should have a Warriors for Freedom gallery to support those organizations and people (Original Post) Baitball Blogger May 2023 OP
Love this idea for FL, because it sure feels like a war here. Timeflyer May 2023 #1
Second the nomination. Baitball Blogger May 2023 #3
The students and faculty at New College! Easterncedar May 2023 #2
Definitely. Second the nom. Baitball Blogger May 2023 #4
Yes! They're on the frontlines. Timeflyer May 2023 #5

Timeflyer

(2,010 posts)
1. Love this idea for FL, because it sure feels like a war here.
Thu May 18, 2023, 09:09 AM
May 2023

I nominate the group Support Our Schools, Sarasota, for fighting the conservative rightwing takeover over of the school board here before most people were aware of the growing problem. They saw the push for corporate conservative privatization of public schools coming way down the road. And they recognized early that Moms for Liberty, the stormtroopers of the Christofascist nationalists, were a threat to freedom.

Baitball Blogger

(46,763 posts)
3. Second the nomination.
Thu May 18, 2023, 09:15 AM
May 2023

Maybe someone can come up with a fancy pinnable post so we can add these names on the list and include the reason we are supporting them.

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