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Recycled Reads Shutdown: The Globalist War on Paperbacks Begins

The Austin Public Library is closing its beloved Recycled Reads bookstore, and if you believe it's just about budget cuts, you're falling right into their trap.

Alex Jaxon

By Alex Jaxon

Published November 19, 2025 at 8:41pm


Folks, it's happening again. The Austin Public Library is shutting down Recycled Reads, and if you think this is just about "budget cuts," you're either naive or part of the problem. Wake up, sheeple! This is clearly another step in the globalist agenda to destroy literacy, eliminate physical books, and force us all into digital submission.

First, they came for our VHS tapes. Then, our vinyl. Now, they're coming for our $2 used paperbacks. Coincidence? I think not. The so-called "$33 million budget deficit" is just a smokescreen. The real reason? The elites don’t want you reading. They don’t want you thinking. They want you scrolling, swiping, and consuming their pre-approved propaganda.

And let’s talk about this "partnership" with Better World Books. Oh, sure, it sounds innocent—just an online bookseller, right? Wrong. This is a Trojan horse, people. Next thing you know, they’ll be tracking your reading habits, flagging your purchases, and sending the thought police to your door because you dared to buy a used copy of 1984.

But the most sinister part? The city claims this is about "equity." Spreading book sales across all branches? That’s code for decentralization—making it harder for you to find the truth. They’re scattering the books like breadcrumbs, hoping you’ll get lost in the maze of bureaucracy. Meanwhile, the passport office has already been relocated. Why? Because they don’t want you traveling either. Stay put. Stay ignorant.

And don’t even get me started on the "two grocery bags" donation limit. This is textbook control. They’re rationing knowledge, folks. Soon, they’ll be charging by the page, taxing your thoughts, and mandating that all books come pre-highlighted with government-approved messaging.

So mark your calendars: January 17, 2026—the day Austin officially surrenders to the book-burning bureaucrats. But I won’t go quietly. I’ll be stockpiling paperbacks in my bunker, because when the digital apocalypse comes, only the prepared will survive. Stay vigilant. Stay paranoid. And for the love of liberty, buy a bookshelf while you still can.