Raya Samet

@todayshow.com

I want to make sure y'all know that Kanopy and other library resources are not "free."

These resources are free to use, but do cost money. That money has been severely cut in many places.

Please use your librarians, but also advocate for them and their funding.

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Wegen Trump: Zentralbibliothek Medizin baut Alternative zu US-Datenbank auf Ein deutsches Informationszentrum will eine Alternative zur PubMed-Datenbank in den USA entwickeln, um die Informationsversorgung in der Biomedizin zu sichern.

Germany's central medical library, ZBMed, is building an alternative to PubMed. It will be open source, based on MeSH & associated data standards, built to be sustainable in case PubMed becomes unreliable - with APIs & MeSH maintenance. Open meeting called! 1/2 www.heise.de/news/Wegen-T... #MedLibs

WE DID IT! So proud to be part of this bargaining dream team and work alongside my smart, talented and thoughtful colleagues from across all 3 UM campuses! Let's implement our 2nd contract!

A Constitutional Confrontation at the Library of Congress Monday was a tumultuous day for the Library of Congress, the broader Legislative Branch, and our system of government.

If you are following the #LibraryofCongress challenges, here is a good analysis from @americalabs.org firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/a-constitu...

Proposed federal cuts threaten Michigan library services essential to K-12 students As the state attempts to tackle its literacy woes, these cuts would threaten early literacy programs in local libraries.

www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025...

ALA Denounces unlawful firing of U.S. Register of Copyrights, Dr. Shira Perlmutter. Show up for our libraries. American Library Association.

NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress.

Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2

BREAKING — The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is being eliminated entirely via Reduction in Force (RIF), an agency source tells me. Staff have not been given reassignment options. Functions of the office will supposedly be assigned to other offices.

Trump’s Deportation Agenda Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies.

U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the Trump administration scrutinizes legal immigrants who have expressed opposition to its policies. It has prompted American allies to update their travel advisories.

Get ready to lose a shit-ton of library services.

Urge Congress to Save IMLS (For museums, staff, and board members) On March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing further cuts to an agency that is already operating at a minimum level, making up only 0.0046% of the overall federal budget. IMLS effi...

American Assoc for State and Local History: www.congressweb.com/aam/94/
American Alliance of Museums: www.congressweb.com/aam/95/

Contact your legislators and tell them to continue fully funding IMLS!
American Library Assoc: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
EveryLibrary: action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025

The federal funding allocated to libraries and museums represents just a tiny fraction of the federal budget – approximately 0.0043% in FY 2024. This minimal investment supports institutions that are vital to education, cultural preservation, and community enrichment.

In addition, the Library of Michigan could lose $4.78 million if Grants to States ceases. In particular, the Michigan Electronic Library (MeL and MeLCat) – a centralized catalog and resource-sharing service (inter-library loan) and MeL databases used extensively by academic and school libraries.

Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

Close to $2.25 million/year in individual grants to our libraries, and an additional $1.77 million/year for our museums and archives could be affected by the March 14th Executive Order regarding IMLS. www.memberleap.com/ct.php?lid=3...

Hey Michiganders: Do you like using libraries and archives, or visiting museums? Michigan receives modest federal funding from IMLS, but our 397 public library systems, 87 academic libraries, nearly 3,000 school libraries, 650 museums, and hundreds of historical organizations rely on IMLS grants.

Statement on Trump's Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries

In a new executive order, Trump has targeted the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients.

www.everylibrary.org/statementiml... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Much ❤️ @szeis4cookie.bsky.social and the other volunteers not mentioned. We see your efforts.

🧵 IN SHOCKING MOVE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FIRES UNION PRESIDENT ONE DAY BEFORE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN, IN FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON FREE SPEECH

What we know about Trump’s executive order seeking to close the Education Department Officially abolishing the agency requires an act of Congress. But a directive from the president could still play havoc with schools and federal programs.

While this EO cannot actually close the Department of Education (only Congress can), it can wind down important programs that are critical to disabled students, civil rights cases, funding for disadvantaged schools, and data collection/research on best practices.

www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/06/t...

U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.

The Trump administration effectively shut down a global air quality monitoring program and U.S. embassies will no longer publish data on local pollution levels. In many places, it was the only reliable source of such information.

Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.

"people should start saving now" is an awful shitty thing to say to the 7.5M disabled people on SSI who legally cannot save more than $2k without losing their benefits which are a max of $943 a month to fucking begin with

www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...

Protecting Access to Health Information: the Critical Role of Libraries, NLM, and NIH Funding The Medical Library Association (MLA) asserts that access to complete, reliable, evidence-based, and up-to-date health information is fundamental to advancing medical research, improving patient care…

MLA statement lists actions they want Congress, Academia, etc to take. Not yet a call on the membership but framing the issues is a start www.mlanet.org/public-polic...

Microsoft is shutting down Skype after over two decades Internet calling service that disrupted landline industry to close in May as tech giant says it will focus on Teams Skype will ring for the last time on 5 May as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how…

Microsoft is shutting down Skype after over two decades

Small yellow guy brandishing a library card with the text Make sure the only card you use today is a library card! Economic Blackout 02/28

Make sure the only card you use today is a library card!
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#EconomicBlackout

The judge scolded OPM for advising agencies to falsely say the employees were terminated for "performance."

"That’s just not right in our country...that we would run our agencies with lies like that and stain somebody’s record for the rest of their life?” www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Wayback Machine Saves Thousands of Federal Webpages Amid Purge of Government Data Under Trump Thousands of informational government webpages have been taken down so far in the second Trump administration, including on public health, scientific research and LGBTQ rights. Amid this mass erasure ...

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www.democracynow.org/2025/2/28/in...

RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.

Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

So you don’t have to click the links, here’s what the intake form says happened:

“Hoopla (an affiliate of Midwest Tape, LLC) is accused of unlawfully sharing subscribers’ personal information and video viewing habits with Facebook without subscribers’ consent.“ 📚