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The Trump administration abruptly cut funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which provides over $160 million annually to U.S. libraries. Elon Musk’s DOGE teams executed the cuts, immediately terminating dozens of state library grants.

Officials in California, Connecticut, and Washington were first notified, affecting programs that support rural and underserved communities.

Library leaders call the move "devastating." Congressional Democrats and publishers condemned the decision, warning it could cause mass library closures.

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I work in the library system. This is so stupid and will do so much damage. Fuck musk and trump. Fuck them in their traitor nazi fascist narcissistic stupid face.

Edit: is there some sort of pro trump/musk bot that just goes around downvoting anything negative said about them or something?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wouldn't be surprised, a bot by a lazy trump/musk loser fanboy sounds right. They're too weak to commit to any kind of idea, so they have a machine do it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I’d upvote you more than once if I could

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

At what point does being a part of the U.S. become a liability? They're intentionally wrecking things now, and its plain as day to anyone with two brain cells to rub together.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

We are there already

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Not sure when this liability became obvious, but I suppose it started to affect regions somewhere in 1860x when the US proved with steel that there is no quitting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

$160 million is chump change for the benefit of libraries and museums in society

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

You mean like.....with a blender ?