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Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP 'Book Purge'

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Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP 'Book Purge'

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Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP 'Book Purge' | Common Dreams
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Librarians, publishers, and civil rights groups are sounding the alarm as public libraries in Tennessee have begun shutting down to carry out a state government-mandated purge of children's books with LGBTQ themes.

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    I think you mean a Nazi book burning.

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      They’re only getting rid of books about queer and especially trans people. Oh and whatever Tennessee is doing

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