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Jennifer and Courtney look for rainbows in the storm of LGBTQ+ erasure stirred up by the bloated orange Fanta himself. From rainbow-chalk resistance at the Desantis-erased Pulse memorial to lawsuits torching the unconstitutional bans on gender-affirming care—and, because it’s Florida, an alligator and Jello gender reveal—they spotlight resilience, resistance, and joy, topped off with a heartwarming read of When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita.


Regarding the recent court ruling about Florida’s Book Banning/Don’t Say Gaw Law:

• On August 13, 2025, a federal court struck down key parts of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” HB 1060 law, saying books can’t be banned just for including LGBTQ+ content.
• That doesn’t automatically put books like When Aidan Became a Brother back on shelves, but it gives parents, students, and teachers stronger legal ground to fight for them.
• It’s a big reminder of why intellectual freedom matters and why students should be able to read diverse stories.
• Action step: Check with your child’s school media specialist—do they have this book? If not, ask them to get it!

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Courtney and Jen sit down with @missannie.schoolcounselor to hear her story about being fired for being an ally. How dare Miss Annie give LGBTQ students a sense of belonging and self worth?! From imposter syndrome to feminist nuns, they dive into the messy intersections of faith, education, and advocacy—proving that creating safe spaces for kids is always worth the fight.

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Get ready for the third and final Hunger Games episode. Courtney and Jennifer have already compared Panem to America, President Snow to Netanyahu/Trump, and now it's time to draw some parallels between President Snow and AOC…Yes, they went there. 

Using The Mockingjay (Book 3 of Suzanne Collins’ YA dystopia) as a lens, they explore performative leadership and the complicated dynamics of rebellion by trying to make sense of AOC's most recent vote in favor of defensive military aid to Israel. Do today's "disruptive" political figures mirror the Capitol’s tactics more than they’d like to admit?

Sources:
Why Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Vote Against Cutting US Aid To Israel? NYC Rep Issues ExplanationCongressional Democrats criticized for wearing Kente cloth at event honoring George Floyd | CNN Politics2 Israeli startup entrepreneurs played roles in rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | The Times of Israel

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Courtney and Jennifer have a lot to catch up on — from Trump’s cankles and Netflix’s “woke” reboot of The Babysitter’s Club to the chaos of K-Pop Demon Hunters and the great Coldplay scandal of 2025 (don’t worry, they have opinions).

But things get serious when they dive into the heart of this episode: a raw, unapologetic comparison between President Snow, the fictional fascist of The Hunger Games, mass-murder, Benjamin Netanyahu and our very own fascist-in-chief, Donald Trump.

Using Catching Fire (Book 2 of Suzanne Collins’ YA dystopia) as a lens, they explore themes of propaganda, collective punishment, media control, and the weaponization of fear — and what happens when truth becomes a casualty of power.If you're ready for dystopian fiction meets disturbing reality (with a side of pop culture chaos), this episode is for you.

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Show Notes:
Netflix’s Baby-Sitters Club Stuck to the Books by Staying Woke | Observer
Advocates Warn Arizona Woman Could Die of Cancer If She’s Not Released from ICE Jail Democracy Now!
Donald Trump's Biggest Allies Split With Him Over Jeffrey Epstein - NewsweekIsrael-Palestine war: Why fans are comparing the new Hunger Games film to the war in Gaza | Middle East Eye
Trump Administration Will Burn 500 Tons of Food Meant to Feed 1.5 Million Children
Trump's Cankles
Trump Denies Graphic Epstein Letter by Saying He's 'Never' Doodled. Then His Past Drawings Resurface
MAGA Church Leader Charged with Sexually Abusing Children - Newsweek
Book Banner Faces Child Molestation Charges15-year-old boy ended up in Alligator Alcatraz | Miami Herald

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In this episode, Courtney and Jennifer talk about Ruby Bridges (and how the Secretary of Education/Human Garbage Pail did not know who she is), tacky coffee mugs, gun control, Trump's $6B Ed funding freeze, Norman Rockwell, the KKK, and Lexus-driving white moms drinking coffee (its all connected, we swear). Subscribe to the @MILF4Books YouTube page to see the terrible mug Courtney is drinking her coffee from. 

• A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars |
• AP NewsLinda McMahon Doesn't Know About Tulsa Or Ruby Bridges?
• Parents criticize Ruby Bridges book in debate over CRT, Tenn. curriculum
• Frazzled about Education: What the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Means for Education and Families
• School Funding Map Shows States Most Impacted by Trump Freeze - Newsweek

5 Star Story! Gov. Stein vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills in North Carolina | AP News




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IMPORTANT EDIT AT THE END
What if dystopia isn’t just fiction? While “dystopia” means an imagined world, the themes in The Hunger Games—oppression, inequality, and state control—feel eerily familiar in our real world. From Venezuela distributing food only to government loyalists, to North Korea’s blackout zones outside Kim Jong Un’s elite capital, to the U.S. tax code favoring the ultra-wealthy under legislation like Trump’s “Big Egregious Bill”—real-life echoes of Panem are everywhere. In this episode, Jen and Courtney explore how The Hunger Games mirrors reality—and why that might be the reason it’s one of the most frequently challenged books of this century. Tune in and decide for yourself.

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Edit: Courtney describes Katniss as a tribute from District 11, we know she is actually from District 12, but Courtney is a New Hunger Games fan, so give her grace. ;)

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Happy Pride Month! How does the Stonewall Uprising connect to Musk and Trump’s public break-up, unlawful ICE raids, cults, and the NY election fraud lawsuit? Tune in to find out!

Sources: 

• Cafe Resistance
• Outrage and solidarity after ICE raid shakes South Park restaurant
• Immigration Detention Map
• Andry Hernandez Romero: Gay asylum seeker deported to prison built for gang members prompts outcry in WeHo | FOX 11 Los Angeles
• Car Windows Smashed in Violent ICE Arrests: Communities Rally for Union Activists Alfredo 'Lelo' Juarez and Lewelyn Dixon Fighting for Farmworker Rights : r/EyesOnIce
• Elon Musk goes on a warpath against Trump and the GOP 
• ‘Nearly three quarters of Orthodox voters supported Trump’ - The Jewish Chronicle
• The Preamble | Sharon McMahon

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This episode probably should have been a two-parter but what's done is done. Join Courtney and Jennifer as they spend almost 2 hours diving into the three major "Caste" systems in the world: Karmic reincarnation in India, Aryan Supremacy in the Third Reich, and enslavement in United States (and its present-day effects). Courtney tells Jennifer about the EIGHT pillars of Caste, that Isabel Wilkerson so beautifully and extensively researched as commonalities for Caste systems around the world. In short, read this book for a detailed look into how and why people suck, and what we can do together to not suck so much! 

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Courtney and Jennifer cover the graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank, which is banned in multiple states, with one case resulted in the firing of an 8th grade teacher thanks to the hate group, Moms for Liberty. Why? Anne describes a vulva with extensive biological accuracy...You'd think we would be supporting this kind of education considering 61% of people cannot accurately identify a vulva on a diagram. But that's not what this episode is about. It's about the importance of bearing witness through literature—especially when the story belongs to a child whose life was stolen by genocide. It's about connecting the past to the present. Because today, children are still dying in genocides—in the Middle East and Africa. Most notably, in Gaza, where over 100 children are estimated to die each day as the U.S. continues to support Israel's devastating use of force and blockade tactics that amount to starvation and occupation.The death of a child is the death of infinite possibility. We must read these stories. We must teach them. And we must refuse to look away.

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Courtney and Jen sit down with local friend and Genz for Change Activist, Jack Petocz, who had his beginnings as a high school student known for organizing the group: "Recall FCSB" (Flagler County School Board) after school board member Janet McDonald censored him for calling out her racist, anti-semtic, and homophobic rhetoric. Later, Jack organized a protest against another school board member, Jill Woolbright, for filing a police report against a media specialist who had the book All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson in their library. This award-winning Black queer memoir was feautured in Courtney and Jen's first episode of the MILF4Books podcast. Since then, Jack has continued fighting injustices as a member of GenZ for Change, a non-profit advocacy organization,  that uses the digital sphere to promote civil discource and civil action for issues including but not limited to genocide in Gaza, the attack on reproductive rights, the lack of LGBTQ, racial and immigration justice, and more. This episode, Jack features their most recent inititiaive, FIGHT, which YOU can be apart of! Tune in to learn more. 

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