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The mullahs of Manatee want to change your libraries. What are you going to do about it?

The mullahs of Manatee want to change your libraries. What are you going to do about it?

Commissioners to consider establishing advisory board to oversee library system's books and other materials.

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Apr 16, 2023
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The mullahs of Manatee — also known as the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners — appear ready to stamp one of the community’s most beloved institutions, the county Public Library System, with their own brand of theocratic fascism.

Not so fast, says the mullah in charge of the commission’s anti-woke assault on the libraries, Amanda Ballard. Not o…

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