Retired Navy Officer Takes on Florida’s Book-Ban ‘Fascism’

Norge Nyheter Nyheter

Retired Navy Officer Takes on Florida’s Book-Ban ‘Fascism’
Norge Siste Nytt,Norge Overskrifter
  • 📰 thedailybeast
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 57 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 26%
  • Publisher: 63%

“I didn’t sacrifice 21 years of my life to stand idly by while religious fanatics and other fanatics try to impose fascism on my country.”

and Toni Morrison were removed following an objection filed by a member of Moms for Liberty who had not even read them.

“I grew up in rural South Carolina, and books got me out of the trailer parks,” Rexrode said. “My parents trusted those educators and the librarians to let me read what I needed to read.” “That started a love of reading that I didn’t even know existed,” Rexrode recalled. “And then when I got into school, school was always easy for me.”

“You’re out of your comfort zone in your hometown where you’re surrounded by everybody and people,” he recalled. “There’s New Yorkers and there’s Californians and midwesterners and southerners and Alaskans and just everybody. And you learn to learn from different people’s backgrounds and different people’s perspectives. And you’re all sort of like in the same boat together. Literally.”

“My philosophy is, ‘If something goes against my beliefs, I can’t do that,’” he said. “But increasingly we’ve seen a lot of, ‘If that goes against my beliefs,He had hoped to join other parents in speaking out against the book banning at a school board meeting on March 21, but he was delayed by his immediate parental duties. There was an overflow crowd by the time he got there.

Vi har oppsummert denne nyheten slik at du kan lese den raskt. Er du interessert i nyhetene kan du lese hele teksten her. Les mer:

thedailybeast /  🏆 307. in US

Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter

Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.

Russia has allowed its Navy to 'atrophy'—Retired U.S. admiralRussia has allowed its Navy to 'atrophy'—Retired U.S. admiralRussia's Black Sea flagship, the Moskva, sank in April 2022, and Russia's only aircraft carrier has been beset with problems.
Les mer »

BuzzFeed Moves to Close BuzzFeed News, Lays Off 15% of StaffBuzzFeed Moves to Close BuzzFeed News, Lays Off 15% of StaffBuzzFeed is laying off 15% of its staff and making plans to end BuzzFeed News, as it contends with ongoing business challenges, its chief executive said in a note to employees
Les mer »

See retired Bridget Fonda in rare outing after gushing about ‘civilian’ lifeSee retired Bridget Fonda in rare outing after gushing about ‘civilian’ lifeDressed casually in a cable-knit sweater and sweatpants, which she paired with sneakers, the actress made her way through the busy airport.
Les mer »

Cops Crack 2003 Murder of Retired NYPD Detective’s DaughterCops Crack 2003 Murder of Retired NYPD Detective’s DaughterNew York State Police say the arrest in the 20-year-old cold case was made possible by new individuals coming forward, as well as DNA and cyber evidence.
Les mer »

Retired law, forensic officers recreate day murdered girls were foundRetired law, forensic officers recreate day murdered girls were foundOZARK — Retired law officers and forensic experts took the stand in Dale County Circuit Court Thursday to verbally recreate their roles in the investigation into the death of two
Les mer »

Retired NASA satellite crashes to Earth over SaharaRetired NASA satellite crashes to Earth over SaharaA 660-pound satellite fell to Earth over the Sahara in the early morning hours of Thursday. NASA’s retired Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager, or RHESSI, spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere Wednesday around 8:21 p.m. EDT.
Les mer »



Render Time: 2025-03-01 21:27:08