Vicki Tobias
@vltobias.bsky.social
Madison, Wisconsin. Archivist. Historian.
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Public media is facing multiple serious threats. Late last night, the President signed an Executive Order that limits our ability to make local decisions about the services we provide to Nebraskans, including the programming you enjoy every day. Learn more at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/funding.
Public Media & Federal Funding
NebraskaPublicMedia.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Public media is facing multiple serious threats. Late last night, the President signed an Executive Order that limits our ability to make local decisions about the services we provide to Nebraskans, including the programming you enjoy every day. Learn more at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/funding.
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Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
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Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
Who Is the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
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ALA President Cindy Hohl: “Congress created I.M.L.S. by law, with bipartisan support, and Republican and Democratic Presidents signed those laws, including President Trump in 2018...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency (Gift Article)
The staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, were put on leave.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ALA President Cindy Hohl: “Congress created I.M.L.S. by law, with bipartisan support, and Republican and Democratic Presidents signed those laws, including President Trump in 2018...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/a...
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Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has infiltrated the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), one of the most critical arts and cultural support systems in the country.
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
Elon Musk’s DOGE Prepares to Gut Your Local Library
DOGE is seizing the Institute of Museum and Library Service.
newrepublic.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has infiltrated the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), one of the most critical arts and cultural support systems in the country.
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
“There is no efficiency argument when IMLS represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget."
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Early voting in the election to fill an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court - a crucial race Musk-affiliated PACs are spending millions on - starts today. My take:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/o...
Opinion | Musk Is Not Stopping at DOGE
Elon Musk isn’t stopping at DOGE.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Early voting in the election to fill an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court - a crucial race Musk-affiliated PACs are spending millions on - starts today. My take:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/o...
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It’s Protect Public Media Day and we’re prepared to fight–today and every day–to keep NPR and PBS funded.
Public media informs, educates, and connects us. We can’t lose it.
Sign the petition and tell our leaders: No cuts to PBS!
Public media informs, educates, and connects us. We can’t lose it.
Sign the petition and tell our leaders: No cuts to PBS!
Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!
Millions of Americans rely on public media for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emergency…
MoveOn.org
March 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It’s Protect Public Media Day and we’re prepared to fight–today and every day–to keep NPR and PBS funded.
Public media informs, educates, and connects us. We can’t lose it.
Sign the petition and tell our leaders: No cuts to PBS!
Public media informs, educates, and connects us. We can’t lose it.
Sign the petition and tell our leaders: No cuts to PBS!