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‘Textbook Wars’ Heat Up As Graphic Book About Incest Comes To Public’s Attention

Alex Newman

As the โ€œtextbook warsโ€ heat up in California, those seeking to protect children from filth are raising fresh concerns about a book available to children through the school library known as Push. The book, listed under โ€œAfrican American Studies,โ€ is primarily about incest but includes references to raping babies and sexual activities with dogs, among other perversions. 

The novel, written by an author who goes by the name โ€œSapphire,โ€ ostensibly tells the story of a 16-year-old obese and illiterate girl from the ghetto who is raped and impregnated by her father. It features language so outrageous it cannot be repeated here, including countless graphic references to anal sex, bestiality, oral sex, masturbation, incest, and more. It is written in โ€œghettoโ€ English. 

The outrageous situation was first discovered by Santa Ana Unified teacher Brenda Lebsack, a former school board member who has worked for years to expose what is happening in her district and in public schools across California. Her writings have been featured at The Epoch Times, the Heritage Foundationโ€™s Daily Signal, and other major outlets. 

โ€œIs this how the black community wants their culture represented in our schools across America?โ€ asked Lebsack, a veteran teacher and advocate for children, in a post about the book and its outrageous content on her website Brenda4Kids.com. โ€œAfter reading this, I am ashamed to be an alumna of Santa Ana High School.โ€ Her research found at least a dozen copies at the Santa Ana High School library.

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Lebsack blasted the idea that raping babies and sex with dogs would be considered โ€œdiverse,โ€ โ€œinclusive,โ€ or an appropriate way to โ€œteach anti-racismโ€ in public schools. And yet, California political and education leaders, including the California Teachers Association, are waging war on any effort to protect children. Lebsack vowed to consult the NAACP to see if that is how African Americans want to be represented.

Push has been banned in public schools in numerous jurisdictions, for obvious reasons. But under the recently approved AB 1078, Push and other books normalizing the most horrific perversion cannot be removed, regardless of how the community, parents, or the local school board feel about it. If school boards try to protect children, they will face fines and the state will provide the book anyway. 

โ€œFrom Temecula to Tallahassee, fringe ideologues across the country are attempting to whitewash history and ban books from schools,โ€ said California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he signed the legislation into law. โ€œWith this new law, weโ€™re cementing Californiaโ€™s role as the true freedom state: a place where families โ€” not political fanatics โ€” have the freedom to decide whatโ€™s right for them.โ€

The measure came partly in response to efforts by the Temecula school board refusing to offer books glorifying Harvey Milk, a prominent homosexual activist who raped multiple children, some of whom went on to commit suicide. Citing its praise for a โ€œpedophile,โ€ the board voted to reject the textbook for elementary students. That is when Newsom and the legislature sprang into action with the new law.

Despite their frenzy to keep Bibles and Christian literature out of government schools, radical leftists such as Gov. Newsom and his allies in the legislature believe this sort of monstrous filth is appropriate and needed for children. Any parent who loves their child will grab him or her and run for the exits like the building was on fire.


Alex Newman is an award-winning international journalist and the Founder of Liberty Sentinel.

‘They Want Us To Shut Our Mouths’: Large Banks Debanked, Discriminated Against Customers For Christian Views

Nine of the nationโ€™s largest banks relied on subjective decision-making and the opinions of advocacy organizations to terminate customer accounts or deny service to potential customersโ€”often because of Biblical beliefs on key moral issuesโ€”between 2020 and September 2025. The findings, released Wednesday, were part of a report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that charters, regulates, and supervises banks and federal savings associations.

No More Excuses Or Theological Gymnastics: Christians Are Called To Love The Jewish People

I love all my brothers and sisters in Christ, but Iโ€™m wounded when I hear fellow believers dismiss or attack Israel and the Jewish people. The laundry list of excuses for this behavior includes many acrobatic contortions of Scripture that distance Christians from Jewish people. Antisemitic tropes also play a part in these condemnations. So does misinformation about the Jewish nation, as many Christians understand little of the State of Israelโ€™s history of fighting for its life in defensive wars. They look at the nationโ€™s activity in Gaza and Iran as an unforgivable sin because of the negative optics of military conflict, and they refuse to honor Scriptureโ€™s call to bless His Chosen Peopleโ€”even those who have never set foot in Israeli land.

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In A Culture Of Trendy Lies, It Is Time To Speak Up More Clearly In Support Of Israel And The Jewish People

We must remember our friends and our allies around the worldโ€”particularly Israel and the Jewish people, the one distinct ethnic group of people about which God tells us in His Word to bless and to support. In Genesis 12:3, what did God say to Abraham? โ€œI will bless those who bless you.โ€ Yet many people these days, including a lot of Christians, think that it is trendy, intellectual-sounding, or will garner clicks to oppose things all related to the Jews. Anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world. 2025 was designated by the Anti-Defamation League as the deadliest year of anti-Semitism. Three months after October 7th in 2023, anti-Semitism had risen 360%.

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As the โ€œtextbook warsโ€ heat up in California, those seeking to protect children from filth are raising fresh concerns about a book available to children through the school library known as Push. The book, listed under โ€œAfrican American Studies,โ€ is primarily about incest but includes references to raping babies and sexual activities with dogs, among other perversions. 

The novel, written by an author who goes by the name โ€œSapphire,โ€ ostensibly tells the story of a 16-year-old obese and illiterate girl from the ghetto who is raped and impregnated by her father. It features language so outrageous it cannot be repeated here, including countless graphic references to anal sex, bestiality, oral sex, masturbation, incest, and more. It is written in โ€œghettoโ€ English. 

The outrageous situation was first discovered by Santa Ana Unified teacher Brenda Lebsack, a former school board member who has worked for years to expose what is happening in her district and in public schools across California. Her writings have been featured at The Epoch Times, the Heritage Foundationโ€™s Daily Signal, and other major outlets. 

โ€œIs this how the black community wants their culture represented in our schools across America?โ€ asked Lebsack, a veteran teacher and advocate for children, in a post about the book and its outrageous content on her website Brenda4Kids.com. โ€œAfter reading this, I am ashamed to be an alumna of Santa Ana High School.โ€ Her research found at least a dozen copies at the Santa Ana High School library.

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Lebsack blasted the idea that raping babies and sex with dogs would be considered โ€œdiverse,โ€ โ€œinclusive,โ€ or an appropriate way to โ€œteach anti-racismโ€ in public schools. And yet, California political and education leaders, including the California Teachers Association, are waging war on any effort to protect children. Lebsack vowed to consult the NAACP to see if that is how African Americans want to be represented.

Push has been banned in public schools in numerous jurisdictions, for obvious reasons. But under the recently approved AB 1078, Push and other books normalizing the most horrific perversion cannot be removed, regardless of how the community, parents, or the local school board feel about it. If school boards try to protect children, they will face fines and the state will provide the book anyway. 

โ€œFrom Temecula to Tallahassee, fringe ideologues across the country are attempting to whitewash history and ban books from schools,โ€ said California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he signed the legislation into law. โ€œWith this new law, weโ€™re cementing Californiaโ€™s role as the true freedom state: a place where families โ€” not political fanatics โ€” have the freedom to decide whatโ€™s right for them.โ€

The measure came partly in response to efforts by the Temecula school board refusing to offer books glorifying Harvey Milk, a prominent homosexual activist who raped multiple children, some of whom went on to commit suicide. Citing its praise for a โ€œpedophile,โ€ the board voted to reject the textbook for elementary students. That is when Newsom and the legislature sprang into action with the new law.

Despite their frenzy to keep Bibles and Christian literature out of government schools, radical leftists such as Gov. Newsom and his allies in the legislature believe this sort of monstrous filth is appropriate and needed for children. Any parent who loves their child will grab him or her and run for the exits like the building was on fire.


Alex Newman is an award-winning international journalist and the Founder of Liberty Sentinel.

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‘They Want Us To Shut Our Mouths’: Large Banks Debanked, Discriminated Against Customers For Christian Views

Nine of the nationโ€™s largest banks relied on subjective decision-making and the opinions of advocacy organizations to terminate customer accounts or deny service to potential customersโ€”often because of Biblical beliefs on key moral issuesโ€”between 2020 and September 2025. The findings, released Wednesday, were part of a report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that charters, regulates, and supervises banks and federal savings associations.

No More Excuses Or Theological Gymnastics: Christians Are Called To Love The Jewish People

I love all my brothers and sisters in Christ, but Iโ€™m wounded when I hear fellow believers dismiss or attack Israel and the Jewish people. The laundry list of excuses for this behavior includes many acrobatic contortions of Scripture that distance Christians from Jewish people. Antisemitic tropes also play a part in these condemnations. So does misinformation about the Jewish nation, as many Christians understand little of the State of Israelโ€™s history of fighting for its life in defensive wars. They look at the nationโ€™s activity in Gaza and Iran as an unforgivable sin because of the negative optics of military conflict, and they refuse to honor Scriptureโ€™s call to bless His Chosen Peopleโ€”even those who have never set foot in Israeli land.

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In A Culture Of Trendy Lies, It Is Time To Speak Up More Clearly In Support Of Israel And The Jewish People

We must remember our friends and our allies around the worldโ€”particularly Israel and the Jewish people, the one distinct ethnic group of people about which God tells us in His Word to bless and to support. In Genesis 12:3, what did God say to Abraham? โ€œI will bless those who bless you.โ€ Yet many people these days, including a lot of Christians, think that it is trendy, intellectual-sounding, or will garner clicks to oppose things all related to the Jews. Anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world. 2025 was designated by the Anti-Defamation League as the deadliest year of anti-Semitism. Three months after October 7th in 2023, anti-Semitism had risen 360%.

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