Peter Salva
@petersalva.bsky.social
(He/Him) Queer/Ace wanderer, making it up as I go along, with a focus on books, libraries, and archives (LIS), origami, birding, magic, music, cats, crochet, and any shiny things I notice and pick up as I flail my way through life.
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Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
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March 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
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I keep seeing people just do something they think maybe would be helpful and watching that snowball and it's just amazing. Don't wait for permission, don't wait to be invited. Pick something you think needs to happen and that you can do, and do that thing.
If you're trying to figure out what to do right now, my advice is to just pick a thing that you think might be useful in some way, however small, and do it. Doing a thing leads you to doing another, bigger thing, and prepares you for that next thing.
February 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I keep seeing people just do something they think maybe would be helpful and watching that snowball and it's just amazing. Don't wait for permission, don't wait to be invited. Pick something you think needs to happen and that you can do, and do that thing.
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NEW: While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
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February 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
NEW: While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.
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The CFPB will begin deleting agency data as soon as today. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and Musk staffers are rewriting history on U.S. government websites and erasing data from databases nationwide—removing information that doesn’t align with their political agenda.
February 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The CFPB will begin deleting agency data as soon as today. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and Musk staffers are rewriting history on U.S. government websites and erasing data from databases nationwide—removing information that doesn’t align with their political agenda.
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Thousands of civil rights investigations at schools and colleges have ground to a halt under Donald Trump.
Very few new investigations have been opened.
There are students who need help now, one OCR employee told us. “And now the federal government is literally doing nothing.”
Very few new investigations have been opened.
There are students who need help now, one OCR employee told us. “And now the federal government is literally doing nothing.”
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and ...
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February 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Thousands of civil rights investigations at schools and colleges have ground to a halt under Donald Trump.
Very few new investigations have been opened.
There are students who need help now, one OCR employee told us. “And now the federal government is literally doing nothing.”
Very few new investigations have been opened.
There are students who need help now, one OCR employee told us. “And now the federal government is literally doing nothing.”
Week 4 of my LIS master’s is kicking off with some queer theory, and I’m here for it! @edrabinski.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Week 4 of my LIS master’s is kicking off with some queer theory, and I’m here for it! @edrabinski.bsky.social