Bookworm Thinker for 5 Oct. 2021

Ms. Book W. Room, writing under the nom de guerre of Andrea Widburg, is employed by the conservative site, American Thinker, to edit submissions to the site and to write several daily posts of her own.  Below are her posts on this date.  Since commentary to the posts are restricted at American Thinker (long story), feel free to comment on the day’s offerings below.

Today’s Offerings:

The U.S Attorney General is siccing the FBI on disgruntled parents

One of the recurring news stories over the last few months is that parents are speaking out at school board meetings to protest Critical Race Theory, masks, and transgender pressure in their public schools. The schools respond by trying to silence them and there have been a few minor scuffles that local police quickly settled. The National School Boards Association (“NSBA”) responded by demanding help from the FBI—and “moderate” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has agreed. . . .

Continue reading at American Thinker

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The pressure to stay relevant has driven Playboy executives crazy

Every kid growing up several decades ago knew that fathers hid Playboy magazines in their sock drawers. Back then, the relatively demure cover model posed under the emblazoned name “PLAYBOY.” And right above the word “PLAY,” in much smaller letters, it said “entertainment for men.” Men said they read the magazine for the articles but everyone knew that men like to look at pictures of naked women. And that’s why Playboy’s latest digital edition (there is no print Playboy anymore) chose such a bizarre cover model: It’s a very gay man strutting the iconic bunny costume. What Playboy demographic wants this?

Bretman Rock, the openly gay man and “influencer” sensation who appears on the cover, is quite excited about his moment of Playboy fame: . . .

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