Mastodawn

#Quotes #Timely #1984 #Orwell #History #RewritingHistory

“If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death.”
― George Orwell, 1984

BakersRelay Jan 31

#TheGremlinZoo #NPS #RewritingHistory

From AP News: Judge calls Justice Department's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' and 'horrifying'

https://apnews.com/article/slavery-exhibit-removed-philadelphia-trump-executive-order-cd55e4f2a0d2a528540f73911972f677

Philadelphia hearing erupts over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence Mall

A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at National Park Service sites. The sharp exchange erupted during a hearing in Philadelphia over the removal of an exhibit on the history of slavery on Independence Mall. The city and other advocates have asked Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe to order the Park Service to restore the exhibit. She said she plans to rule quickly.

AP News

Henry Stone Jan 24

The #TrumpRegime is at it again, #rewritinghistory #MakeAmericaWhiteAgain
#Deplorable

Techdirt Jan 14

Trump Tries To Disappear Impeachment References At Smithsonian

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/13/trump-tries-to-disappear-impeachment-references-at-smithsonian/

Trump Tries To Disappear Impeachment References At Smithsonian

Donald Trump is the only president in American history to have been impeached twice. That is a simple fact of history. I can imagine it’s a fact that Donald Trump doesn’t like very much…

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Techdirt Nov 6

Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutors, Scrubs Court Records Of Mention Of January 6 Insurrection

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/trump-doj-fires-prosecutors-scrubs-court-records-of-mention-of-january-6-insurrection/

Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutors, Scrubs Court Records Of Mention Of January 6 Insurrection

Nothing survives a purge. Especially not the truth. The DOJ secured a conviction for Washington state resident Taylor Taranto. According to the DOJ’s May 21, 2025 press release, Taranto had c…

Techdirt

somecanuckchick Oct 29

Priorities. https://apnews.com/article/trump-pike-statue-confederate-dc-george-floyd-3b0e8fd940a6bb6432992bb615b66336 #USA #USAUSA #rewritinghistory #whitehistory

A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump's efforts to reshape how history is told

The Trump administration has restored a memorial to Confederate General Albert Pike in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators took it down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020. The statue is the only outdoor monument to a Confederate leader in the nation’s capital. The National Park Service announced plans to restore it in August, following executive orders by President Trump. Critics argue the statue endorses Pike's views, while some conservatives see its removal as vandalism. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s non-voting representative in Congress, called the restoration "morally objectionable" and proposed legislation to remove it permanently.

AP News