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Don Moynihan
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Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: donmoynihan.substack.com
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New, from me: three tales about the weirdo hypocrites behind the book bans. Case 1: a woman said that the image of a kiss in a kids book triggered a porn addiction and called for the publisher to be banned. Did not mention she works for a rival publisher. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-weirdo...

The weirdo hypocrites behind the book bans
The weirdo hypocrites behind the book bans

Three tales about the activists who want to decide what our kids read

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this is a b plot from the bobs burgers

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One kiss? Between a male and a female? Wait until she watches TV or goes to a retail store or attends a wedding…

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Case 2: Bethany Mandel is suing my school district and individual teachers because they would not let her speak at a meeting to restrict LGBTQ themed books. She presents herself as a Mom, but has no kids in the school district. She does not want other parents or teachers to influence her kids.

Her fellow plaintiff, Matthew Foldi, is also a Montgomery County resident, but does not appear to have kids. He is a Republican Congressional candidate, and a writer for right wing outlets like The Spectator and The Free Beacon.

In short, neither of these people have kids in Montgomery Schools, but do have a professional career as right wing activists. It was in this capacity that they attended the school district meeting. Indeed, Foldi presented himself as a reporter and tried to access the meeting that way.

Two individuals with large national platforms argue that their efforts to ban books was stymied in a way that violated their free speech rights.
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Don Moynihan
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Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: donmoynihan.substack.com
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