School Library Battles and the Attack on Food Production

On Friday, December 23, 2022, Kim Monson welcomed education activists Kane and Jamie Weber of Task Force Freedom to discuss their battle against inappropriate content in school libraries, followed by rural America advocate Trent Loos on the attack on food production and Colorado’s new cage-free egg mandate taking effect January 2023.

Exposing Pornographic Books in School Libraries

Start listening at 34:12 – Hour 1

Kane, founder of Task Force Freedom, sounds the alarm on what he calls deliberate harm to children through public education. Founded in November 2021 to combat critical race theory and social-emotional learning curriculum, Task Force Freedom has since expanded its focus to address sexually explicit materials in school libraries across Colorado. Kane argues these are not isolated incidents or mistakes but a coordinated effort to undermine families.

The discussion reveals the scope of the problem extends beyond any single school district. Kane emphasizes that parents across the country should investigate their own schools, regardless of political demographics. He calls on teachers and administrators to refuse participation in what he characterizes as intentional harm to children, noting that individuals can choose to stop enabling these policies at any time.

“These indoctrination centers, these government schools, they are not there to educate your kids. They are harming them. And yes, Kim, I heard you say it before the other segment. Take your children out of these government schools. They are not safe. They are corrupt.”

Kane, Founder of Task Force Freedom

The Greeley-Evans School Board Confrontation

Start listening at 49:48 – Hour 1

Jamie Weber, Weld County Director for Task Force Freedom, details the grassroots investigation that began in May 2022 when volunteers discovered disturbing materials in Greeley-Evans School District 6 libraries. Weber spent the summer cataloging books, documenting excerpts, and building a case that ultimately identified 11 titles residing in 273 different locations across the district, including elementary schools.

After administration ignored formal complaints, Weber organized community members to sign over 5,400 challenge forms. When these were delivered at the December 12 school board meeting, Superintendent Deirdre Pilch called a recess to “remove the trash from the room,” sparking outrage from attendees. Weber notes the challenged books contain violent criminal acts depicted against children and animals, clarifying these are not LGBTQ-themed materials but novels marked “adult interest” that somehow ended up in children’s libraries.

“These are books that if I read to a child, I would be arrested and charged as a sex offender.”

Jamie Weber, Weld County Director of Task Force Freedom

Food Security and the Attack on Rural America

Start listening at 75:54 – Hour 2

Trent Loos, a sixth-generation farmer and host of Loos Tales Media, reframes the narrative around agricultural policy. While attacks appear targeted at rural America, Loos argues the true victims are consumers who depend on affordable, abundant food. Rural America converts natural resources into the essentials of life: food, fiber, pharmaceuticals, and fuel. Every policy that undermines food production ultimately penalizes American families, particularly those on fixed incomes.

Loos highlights the avian influenza crisis that has resulted in over 50 million birds euthanized in 2022, including a major egg-laying operation at Roggen, Colorado. He connects these events to Colorado’s cage-free egg mandate taking effect January 1, 2023, predicting the same outcome as California’s 2008 Proposition 2: tripled egg prices. The policy removes stockmanship decisions from farmers who understand their animals best, replacing expert judgment with government mandates that prioritize ideology over practicality.

“While on the onset it looks like an attack on rural America, it’s truly an attack on the people who benefit from what rural America does. And rural America takes the God-given natural resources and converts them into the essentials of life: food, fiber, pharmaceuticals, and fuel.”

Trent Loos, Loos Tales Media