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John Autry"Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. published this day in 1969. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/KurtVonnegutJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KurtVonnegutJr</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlaughterhouseFive</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History February 13, 1945: 25,000 civilians died when the Allies firebombed Dresden. In a three-day period, they dropped 3,900 tons of explosives and incendiaries, reducing six square miles of the city to rubble. Kurt Vonnegut was a prisoner of war in Dresden during the bombing. He wrote about it in his novel, “Slaughterhouse-Five.”<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/laborhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laborhistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkingClass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWarII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldWarII</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dresden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dresden</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KurtVonnegut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KurtVonnegut</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bombing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bombing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilianDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilianDeaths</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#massacre</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlaughterhouseFive</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#germany</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nazis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstadon</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Florida</a> officials report hundreds of books removed from schools<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Beloved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Beloved</a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToniMorrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToniMorrison</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NormalPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NormalPeople</a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SallyRooney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SallyRooney</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlaughterhouseFive</a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KurtVonnegut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KurtVonnegut</a>, among books pulledby Coral Murphy Marcos Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibraryBooks</a>."This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut."The list comes after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HouseBill1069" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HouseBill1069</a> went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate."Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BannedBooks</a>."American classics such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BraveNewWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BraveNewWorld</a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AldousHuxley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AldousHuxley</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForWhomTheBellTolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForWhomTheBellTolls</a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErnestHemingway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErnestHemingway</a> and The Adventures of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomSawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomSawyer</a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarkTwain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarkTwain</a> are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MargaretAtwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MargaretAtwood</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StephenKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StephenKing</a> have also been removed."Members of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloridaFreedomToReadProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FloridaFreedomToReadProject</a>, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a>, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a>.“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HB1069" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HB1069</a> and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClassicLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassicLiterature</a> and books about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanningBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BanningBooks</a> cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PENAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PENAmerica</a> found that Florida and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iowa</a> recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year."A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."Read more: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/florida-book-bans-removals-education-department-list?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/florida-book-bans-removals-education-department-list?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BannedBooks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Censorship</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FloridaSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FloridaSchools</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChristoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChristoFascism</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History February 13, 1945: 25,000 civilians died when the Allies firebombed Dresden. In a three-day period, they dropped 3,900 tons of explosives and incendiaries, reducing six square miles of the city to rubble. Kurt Vonnegut was a prisoner of war in Dresden during the bombing. He wrote about it in his novel, “Slaughterhouse-Five.”<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkingClass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWarII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldWarII</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dresden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dresden</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KurtVonnegut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KurtVonnegut</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bombing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bombing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilianDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilianDeaths</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#massacre</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlaughterhouseFive</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#author</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#germany</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nazis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstadon</a>

Ruth MottramApropos <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlaughterhouseFive</a> - it was truly brilliant to be back in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Dresden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dresden</a> after literally 30 years since my first visit.. What a phoenix the city, actually literally is. Incredibly beautiful in the centre and culturally vibrant too. The message on the front of the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Frauenkirche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Frauenkirche</a> is very on point too. "we can rebuild everything except the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>"Would love to come back to spend more time working and beinghere if my TU Dresden collaborators are listening out there.. 😊

Ruth MottramFinished the first book (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlaughterhouseFive</a>) in my <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SummerReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SummerReadingChallenge</a> in a day, it was so gripping. The 2nd book <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pluralistic</a> 's <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LittleBrother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LittleBrother</a> is going the same way. It's absolutely brilliant and completely unputdownable... But I won't be back home for another 2.5 weeks. Slightly regretting not bringing more of my <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SummerReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SummerReading</a> with me on this trip. Should I slow down? Or just buy more <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a>? <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>.

WoodchazI'd like to discuss <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Postmodernism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Postmodernism</a> with someone. I'm trying to figure out what I think about it. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/InfiniteJest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InfiniteJest</a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/GravitysRainbow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GravitysRainbow</a>, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SlaughterhouseFive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlaughterhouseFive</a> are among my favorite books, if that means anything. A lot of these descriptions fit me: "epistemological relativism, moral relativism, pluralism, irony, irreverence, and eclecticism." I think those are good traits, but I have a creeping sense that something is missing... Maybe I am a <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Postmodernist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Postmodernist</a> who is slowly inching toward something else?

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