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Jacqueline Arnold
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| Research Librarian| Intellectual Freedom - Don’t Like a Book, Don’t Read It,but please don’t Ban it | Mystical &Spiritual Experiences are Healing including Near-Death Experiences
By the way, the Declaration of Independence was signed way way before the Civil War . . .🙏🏽
June 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
New BOOK BANS - - this time at the Naval Academy Library. . .
I salute the 600 Naval Academy grads who released a letter condemning Trump's book bans at the Academy.
 
At this week's Board meeting, I moved to reverse the ban & made clear I won’t give up the fight. Are we really afraid to have midshipmen read Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Van Hollen introduces motion urging reversal of Naval Academy book removal
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen urged the Naval Academy Board of Visitors to replace the books removed from its library amid a Trump administration crackdown on DEI in education.
www.baltimoresun.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Per NPR website:

03/31/2025

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has placed its entire staff on administrative leave.
The IMLS is a relatively small federal agency, with around 70 employees, that awards grant funding to museums and libraries across the United States.
March 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Social Darwinism is part of Project 2025:
to radically cut Medicaid, Special Education,School Food Programs Social Services,Libraries,Mental Health assistance,Old Age assistance, eliminate references to diversity - - ultimately says
F*** You to those most vulnerable -
bsky.app
March 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NPR states as of 01/31/2025:

“Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites today.”
January 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Here is a list of the 2,600 programs under funding freezes as they are reviewed by the Trump Administration:

(Gift link)

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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My statement announcing Colorado will sign on to a multi-state lawsuit challenge to the Administration’s freeze of federal funding.
January 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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December 29, 2024 at 5:20 AM
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New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries apnews.com/article/new-...
New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.
apnews.com
December 24, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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November 29, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Many thanks to all of you who are exhausted right now but still have the “attitude” of gratitude . . .
November 30, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 11:47 PM