Another fascinating programme from the BBC Storyville cupboard – The Librarians. The programme focus’s on the pressures being piled on United States Librarians from a Trump driven agenda to suppress/control what books are available in Public and School libraries.
I found the 90-minute story fascinating to watch, with heartfelt testimonies from many under scrutiny Librarians and coverage of ‘school-board‘ meetings, where at one of these ‘events’, a ‘parent’ is recorded threatening to assault a librarian with a firearm!
Some good comparisons to other incidents of book/reading suppression in stories like Fahrenheit 451 and pictures/video of book burnings in Germany during the Nazi era.
I must admit that I was amazed at some of the content in this documentary, common-sense seems to have been driven out by some kind of pseudo-religious fervour seemingly backed by money from Trumpesque like funding sources.
Could this happen in the UK? Well, it might surprise the reader that there has been a rise of complaints and requests to have certain book taking off the shelves at UK Libraries!
Another shocking story of the continuing invasion of Microplastics into our bodies!
Even UK government research shows that it is a major problem. Other articles continue to show that the rise of microplastics is a serious problem to our health.
The problem is getting worse by any measurement, and one wonders when politicians are going to wake up and do something about this threat to the Human Race?
A family member has recently been diagnosed with Autism, bringing it more into focus for me. Like many people, I thought I knew quite a bit about it, but of course there is always more to learn!
One question I would ask, though. What is driving the increase in diagnosis of Autism? Has this number of cases always been with us or are we are just getting better at diagnosing it, or are there other reasons. Which ever, it’s a learning curve for all of us!
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