"The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow."

#PareshDave, #LouiseMatsakis, 2025

https://www.wired.com/story/institute-museum-library-services-layoffs/

Equivalent to Taliban destroying ancient Buddhist statues in Afghanistan, or Maoists destroying historical artifacts in the Cultural Revolution. Ideological zealots, destroying things they don't understand, with no concern for how it might affect future generations.

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.

WIRED