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News@lemmy.world•Theft or civil disobedience? 16 volumes go missing after Shelbyville church urges members to check out, never return library books about LGBTQ+ peopleEnglish
315·6 hours agoI’m sorry, but stealing a book from a library is not a hate crime, although I get the context and your sentiment. I would say that I’m low-key impressed by their sort of shenanigans as I admire civil disobedience.
It makes me feel like the alternative is to crowdsource some funding, buy all these books back, and… hold the thieves accountable by not allowing them to be lent books until paid or returned. Plus the stupid church people amp up library card holder numbers for funding from local taxes!
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News@lemmy.world•Trump vows to try banning mail-in voting before 2026 midterm electionsEnglish
5·20 hours agoLike ICE and national guard at every ballot box ti intimidate anyone who isn’t lilly white? And maybe a few of those if they look LGBTQ+ or a bit liberal.
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News@lemmy.world•Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work orderEnglish
3·1 day agoEXACTLY - if it’s not time to fuck with the economy, why pressure only one side to cave?
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News@lemmy.world•Air Force announces new policy to deny transgender troops hearings before dischargesEnglish
14·1 day agoIt doesn’t matter - the “hearings” they had were kangaroo courts that have (to date) 100% denied their benefits upon exit. This really just takes away their paperwork as they realized they can do this with impunity…
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News@lemmy.world•Homeless people in Phoenix are passing out from dehydration and getting third-degree burns from the sidewalkEnglish
24·5 days agoIn Arizona the water mainly goes to grow alfalfa. In the desert. For the Saudis.
Headphones and watch videos? Plus a lot of them have juice, coffee and snacks!