Ruthanne Buck

Pro-education. Pro-empathy. Anti-gun. Obama alumna.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Congratulations to my friend @rweingarten on Why Fascists Fear Teachers. From banning books to controlling curriculum, authoritarians go after public education because it's a cornerstone of democracy.

Randi's new book is a critical read for this moment. https://t.co/UPlL4KjNLd

[Patrick Skinner @SkinnerPm]

Just to be clear, without any oral briefs or hearing, the Supreme Court just allowed the executive branch to dismantle a department created by Congress. In a shadow docket. No nothing. The admin said they are wrecking it actually but not officially. And scotus says okey dokey

[PEN America @PENamerica]

The Florida State Board of Education adopted new rules for teaching Black history that say students should learn that enslaved people "developed skills" that "could be applied for their personal benefit." Stephana Ferrell of @FLFreedomRead speaks out against the new rules.

[The Keystone @TheKeystone]

Banned Book Giveaway getting set up outside the Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia

[Unite Against Book Bans @UABookBans]

“When you see yourself in a book, it’s like this magical thing that happens… ‘Maybe I don’t have to change who I am…’ That’s so powerful.” — @kellyyanghk at
#ALAAC23 @aasl #UniteAgainstBookBans

[Jonathan Friedman 📚 @jonfreadom]

What color is your shadow?

Apparently that's an illegal question in GA. Where a teacher has been fired for Reading. This. Book. To. Students.

She's accused of violating the state's vague "divisive concepts" gag order law. Our full statement @PENamerica: https://t.co/TPaFIkFz1L

[Jill Ortman-Fouse @Jill4allMoCo]

MoCo Moms for Liberty is using the same high-pressure, “Parents Rights” disinformation campaign here. ALL students deserve to be welcome, present and seen in our classes. We won’t divide kids by parents’ comfort level with others’ identities.

Sign here: https://t.co/rcMb6ribM6

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

A federal judge has ruled trans care bans unconstitutional in a landmark ruling in Arkansas.

He spelled out 311 facts - a thorough refutation of every point ever made against trans care.

I delve into the best ones here.

Subscribe to support my work.

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[Jonathan Friedman 📚 @jonfreadom]

If people don’t want to be known as book banners, there’s a simple solution: Stop trying to ban books.

My latest on book bans, and the effort to ban @TheAmandaGorman @OhReallyRio and @PoetTonyMedina in Miami-Dade, for @USATODAY: https://t.co/HLx4Eh4dAm

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

No, not a hate group at all 🙄

[Florida Freedom to Read Project @FLFreedomRead]

DCPS have sent about 60 tons of library books to a paper recycling center in GA since FL passed its new book review law last year. That’s almost 2x as many tons as the district sent for recycling the year prior, according to recycling logs. https://t.co/GMPkEVSIQI

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them.

[PEN America @PENamerica]

"Robbing children of the chance to find their voices in literature is a violation of their right to free thought and free speech." @TheAmandaGorman

[PEN America @PENamerica]

Moms for Liberty has targeted teachers, administrators, parents, and school board members, orchestrating harassment campaigns that have left people fearing for their safety—and in some cases, their lives. https://t.co/l9b0H3B6qB

[PEN America @PENamerica]

"These bills are not about protecting children. They are about using the power of the state to intimidate private companies and ban ideas and stories that some people find offensive or uncomfortable." @summerelopez on book banners' extreme new tactic: https://t.co/a2cESejJip

[TXFReadomFighters @FReadomFighters]

We have heard some Texas librarians are being required to do the same. Censorship takes many forms one of which is obstruction.