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For the Record | AAC&U Colleen Shogan on what’s at stake in the fight to protect the National Archives

Former Archivist of the United States

MUST WATCH: @staceyabrams.com describes how democracy dies.

Not in theory. Not in history books.

Step by step—Trump is doing it right now.

📺: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

National Archives and Records Administration Should Never be Politicized. The cuts to NARA will first impact public-facing services.

With so much attention focused on the threats to IMLS and libraries in the federal budget, we can’t lose sight of what is happening at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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Trump’s Odious New Demand of the Civil Service: Loyalty Oaths They were a disaster when Harry Truman forced them on federal workers—but at least he demanded loyalty to the United States, not to the president himself.

Sue the bastard. This is a clear violation of the Hatch Act.

YouTube video by Christina Aguayo Harvard Professor fired for falsifying data in studies done on dishonesty and ethical behavior

Try to find something more ironic than this. No wait. It’s gotta be something that doesn’t involve a Trump presidential appointee. 😉

YouTube video by ABC News Kristi Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus during hearing

Not surprised. Dismayed. But not surprised.

Donald Trump's Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has morphed into an enormous fight over th...

Librarians making trouble for Trump. Again. 😈

Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

Don't say "It can't happen here." It is happening here.

The dominant myth of the “Lost Cause” is a narrative based on the belief in white supremacy. It is used to impose continued structural discrimination.

A truthful narrative about slavery and the Confederacy is based on a belief in the value of inclusive democracy.

Read more: bit.ly/40wcd3R

Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the US South? Southern accents are disappearing in some parts of the U.S. South due to the migration of people into the region from other parts of the United States and around the world.

Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the US South?

On May Day, Indivisible ATL calls on members and community members to support the ATL-area gig workers’ strike to demand dignity, fair pay, and worker protections.

Avoid rideshare apps, food delivery apps, grocery apps, etc. to stand in solidarity with some of our most vulnerable workers.

I think I’m late to the game, but our movement was linked in this article. Thank you for giving us a shout.

It’s always a good time to join our group. Many of our chapters are in beginning stages, if you join, you get to say you were one of the first waves of people to join.

Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!

My wife's family owns property right outside Sylva.
Keep speaking the truth, brother.

WATCH: “You’re saying you revere a time when their ancestors were in bondage.”

In NC, @davidjoy.bsky.social powerfully explains why it’s wrong to remove a “compromise plaque” without public input, and why revering the confederacy is offensive.

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DI9vdzA...

YouTube video by Sprouts Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity

This is worth 6 minutes of your time.

‘We do not erase history.’ Confederate monument change rolls back previous ‘compromise' Jackson County leaders have removed a plaque that previously covered an inscription on the pedestal of “Sylva Sam,” a Confederate monument. The plaque stood for four years as a compromise to prior cal...

Now that Trump is president, instead of removing Confederate monuments, they are restoring them.

U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,’ threatens nonprofit status Ed Martin sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation accusing it of spreading propaganda

Wikipedia hasn't knelt to Trump, so it is being threatened. (Gift link)

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Trump’s Acting EEOC Chair Hires Christian Conservative Activist Who Sued The Agency Andrea Lucas, the Trump-appointed acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,...

Trump’s Acting EEOC Chair Hires Christian Conservative Activist Who Sued The Agency

The Game Designer Playing Through His Own Psyche Davey Wreden found acclaim in his twenties, with the Stanley Parable and the Beginner’s Guide. His new game, Wanderstop, grapples with the depression that followed.

In 2015, the game designer Davey Wreden declared that there is “a culture where violence is understood . . . to be the central means of problem-solving” in video games. His new game is a rebuttal, prizing dialogue and contemplation over heroic acts.

ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, TRUMP IS A TYRANT In 1776, the Founding Fathers wrote out 27 “grievances” in the Declaration of Independence against King George III to justify rebellion against the Crown and declare independence. President Trump and ...

It’s ironic that the President has chosen to display the document in the Oval Office given that the actions of the administration mirror many of the grievances against the King. I’m not the first to notice. 2/

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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History time! Shout out to one of our supporters for giving us the idea to post this.

The 1975 Icelandic women's strike. For 1 day, women refused to go to work, preform domestic and child caring labor. 90% of the women population went on strike - amazing.

When Opinions Become Thoughtcrimes by Stephanie R. Toliver - VISIBLE Magazine What once seemed like literary hyperbole has transformed into pedagogical reality as my students and I navigate an increasingly restricted intellectual landscape.

I have a new op-ed out in Visible Magazine…Never thought I’d need to go into my literary dystopian bag, but here we are…

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