‘Tax Complaint’ Filed Against Moms For Liberty in Michigan
In late July and early August 2023, social media posts suggested that the far right group’s tax status was challenged in Michigan.
In late July and early August 2023, social media posts suggested that the far right group’s tax status was challenged in Michigan.
A pair of tweets suggested that two “Moms For Liberty” members protested books at a San Diego library — and created a new example of the “Streisand Effect” in action in the process.
Screenshots of a tweet addressing “Americans and Jews” and attributed to Moms for Liberty circulated in July 2023.
In Hamilton County, Indiana, the local chapter of Moms For Liberty conspicuously quoted Adolf Hitler.
Moms for Liberty’s allies include groups ranging from the “Proud Boys” to the John Birch Society.
Ryan Walters says that pledge to teach the history of the state should not be considered “critical race theory.”
A May 2023 PEN America analysis of “book ban” requests found that most were filed by just eleven people.
A viral February 2023 tweet claimed that Tennessee Republicans tried to ban a book on seahorses for “normalizing gender fluidity.”
Book bans are taking over schools as part of a broader right-wing censorship campaign, following on the heels of school board takeovers — but there are ways to fight back.
In 2022, several stories about schools and censorship emerged — and the Brooklyn Public Library purportedly acted to broaden access to literature.