To be fair, the original Associated Press story is informative and quite sad:
The extremist-held Iraqi city of Mosul is set to usher in a new school year. But unlike years past, there will be no art or music. Classes about history, literature and Christianity have been “permanently annulled.”
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The new Mosul curriculum, allegedly issued by [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi himself, stresses that any reference to the republics of Iraq or Syria must be replaced with “Islamic State.” Pictures that violate its ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam will be ripped out of books. Anthems and lyrics that encourage love of country are now viewed as a show of “polytheism and blasphemy,” and are strictly banned.
The new curriculum even went so far as to explicitly ban Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution — although it was not previously taught in Iraqi schools.
A ban on teaching the theory of evolution? Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall has found his talking point.
Possible bridge to social conservatives? > ISIS Bans Teaching Evolution In Schools @TPM http://t.co/XD7qJF5YEb
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm @TPM Hahahaha. See, because conservatives are totally beheading infidels. Totally the same. Smart take. #Hack
— Gary Eaton (@garysteveneaton) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/dosgloves/status/511677474023813120
@joshtpm I'm not even a social conservative and I find that completely humorless. @TPM
— Taylor Millard (@TaylorMVLR) September 16, 2014
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/AmericnElephant/status/511681082664562689
Hi @joshtpm, I think you're confused. Liberals are usually the ones that try to ban things from the curriculum. https://t.co/ZU6I4tSpSf
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/511679581355778048
@BecketAdams It was just lazy. @hboulware @joshtpm
— Gary Eaton (@garysteveneaton) September 16, 2014
@joshtpm @TPM here's an idea? Let's not compare law abiding Americans to ISIS or Hitler. I know this will require thinking outside the box.
— ML (@just_mindy) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/Boda45/status/511683752654045184
@joshtpm @TPM ISIS says Western civilization is bigoted, imperialistic and oppressive > possible bridge to liberals?
— ryuge (@0ryuge) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/511685284824494080
@AdamBaldwin @joshtpm A group that beheads people, sells women, mass slaughter, why that's just like the social con next door. BE AFRAID.
— Brian Cates //Flynn & Breitbart's Army! (@drawandstrike) September 16, 2014
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
Hey @joshtpm, at least conservatives aren't hanging gays off bridges and beheading journalists and aid workers. Idiot.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
President Obama was pretending to be "an advisor to ISIS", is that a bridge to progressives @joshtpm? Can you confirm?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
Hey @joshtpm conservatives & ISIS are totes the same thing, minus female genital mutilation & prevention of education for girls, but whatev
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
Conservatives compare ISIS to Hitler = totally crazy. Compare conservatives to ISIS, totally cool because @joshtpm says there's a "bridge"
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 16, 2014
.@joshtpm Have some dignity, man. Some self-respect.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/511687058687942656
The comedy stylings of the hopelessly unfunny @joshtpm http://t.co/ueS6ouACWF
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 16, 2014
yeah i call once again upon People Who Are Not Funny to please stop trying to be funny.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
but @joshtpm gets on twitter and suddenly it's rainbow suspenders and a brick wall
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
i'm going to take the Simon Cowell position here and say that it's more kind to tell someone who's not funny that he's not funny.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
instead of giving them false encouragement with that fake laugh and nod thing we do.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) September 16, 2014
@irishspy Maybe if ISIS comes out for high speed rail @joshtpm will hail it as a bridge to liberals?
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 16, 2014
@Aaron_RS ISIS supports open carry WELL I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY ANY MORE DO I
— BigMcLrgHuge (@BigMcLrgHuge) September 16, 2014
@Aaron_RS rip josh's sanity
— Joe Cunningham (@JoePCunningham) September 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/511677735488339969
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