#Censorship and the case for institutional literacy

#Censorship and the case for institutional literacy

The plague of censorship infecting its way through the nation has reached the halls of Congress, with two congressional hearings putting librarians in the hot seat. Historically beloved by students and parents alike, school librarians in particular are under attack for doing their jobs. Under the guise of “parental rights,” some vocal and well-funded groups…

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#Iceland volcano erupts following weeks of earthquakes

#Iceland volcano erupts following weeks of earthquakes

A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted late on Monday after the region experienced a series of earthquakes for weeks.  Residents in the fishing town of Grindavik were evacuated from their homes last month after thousands of tremors shook the community, prompting fears that a volcano eruption in the nearby Reykjanes Peninsula was imminent. The Icelandic Meteorological Office announced Monday that…

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#Bob Good: Biden’s border policy is ‘greatest harm ever done intentionally to US by any president’

#Bob Good: Biden’s border policy is ‘greatest harm ever done intentionally to US by any president’

Rep. Bob Good (R-VA.) said on Monday that President Biden’s border policy is the “greatest harm ever done intentionally to the United States by any president.”  Good, the newly elected chair of the House Freedom Caucus, made the remarks during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” when host Blake Burman mentioned fellow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s…

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#JD Vance opposes sale of US Steel to Nippon

#JD Vance opposes sale of US Steel to Nippon

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said Monday that he opposes the sale of American-based manufacturing company U.S. Steel Corp. to Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel.  “Today, a critical piece of America’s defense industrial base was auctioned off to foreigners for cash,” Vance said in a statement, adding that he had “warned of this outcome months ago.”  “U.S….

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#READ: Jury’s 8M verdict in Rudy Giuliani’s defamation suit

#READ: Jury’s $148M verdict in Rudy Giuliani’s defamation suit

A jury comprising eight Washington, D.C., residents awarded ex-Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss $148,169,000 in their defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani on Friday. With five different sections of damages, the total marks a stunning legal and financial blow for the former New York City mayor, who spread unfounded claims of election fraud about the…

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