@snarkystrategy.bsky.social
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This is the email just received by IMLS staffers placing them on paid administrative leave for up to 90 days.
“Please understand that this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency.”
“Please understand that this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency.”
March 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is the email just received by IMLS staffers placing them on paid administrative leave for up to 90 days.
“Please understand that this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency.”
“Please understand that this action is not punitive but rather is taken to facilitate the work and operations of the agency.”
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Here’s a photo of two of the three DOGE mercenaries at IMLS. The shorter one has been ID’d as Nate Cavanaugh. I’ve confirmed Gavin Hamrick was on the premises as well.
March 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Here’s a photo of two of the three DOGE mercenaries at IMLS. The shorter one has been ID’d as Nate Cavanaugh. I’ve confirmed Gavin Hamrick was on the premises as well.
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
Say it with me, "This is an impeachable offense."
March 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Say it with me, "This is an impeachable offense."
@hcrichardson.bsky.social, I know the world is spiraling and there's five outrageous things that happen every day now. But if you could write about the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the administration's foiled attempt to shutter it today, that'd be pretty cool.
Latest Trump cuts put summer reading, mobile libraries and local museums in jeopardy
Federal employees who work at a tiny agency that funds the nation's libraries and museums expect to be put on administrative leave soon
www.usatoday.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social, I know the world is spiraling and there's five outrageous things that happen every day now. But if you could write about the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the administration's foiled attempt to shutter it today, that'd be pretty cool.
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The Institute of Museums & Library Sciences (IMLS) has been added to DOGE’s list for cuts.
IMLS provides vital support for museums nationwide, supporting EVERY STATE with only 55 million in the federal budget.
It only takes a few minutes to contact your reps.
www.congressweb.com/AAM/92/?mc_c...
IMLS provides vital support for museums nationwide, supporting EVERY STATE with only 55 million in the federal budget.
It only takes a few minutes to contact your reps.
www.congressweb.com/AAM/92/?mc_c...
Urgent: Protect IMLS from Indiscriminate Staffing Cuts
Please take a moment today to contact your members of Congress and express concerns about potential indiscriminate staffing cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). As a small but ...
www.congressweb.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Institute of Museums & Library Sciences (IMLS) has been added to DOGE’s list for cuts.
IMLS provides vital support for museums nationwide, supporting EVERY STATE with only 55 million in the federal budget.
It only takes a few minutes to contact your reps.
www.congressweb.com/AAM/92/?mc_c...
IMLS provides vital support for museums nationwide, supporting EVERY STATE with only 55 million in the federal budget.
It only takes a few minutes to contact your reps.
www.congressweb.com/AAM/92/?mc_c...
@abraham.bsky.social I was in the second row for your talk at last year's National Book Festival. This administration just gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, who sponsor the festival. Here's the ALA statement condemning the action. Please let your readership know!
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...
www.ala.org
March 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@abraham.bsky.social I was in the second row for your talk at last year's National Book Festival. This administration just gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, who sponsor the festival. Here's the ALA statement condemning the action. Please let your readership know!
@democrats.org NOW IS THE TIME TO GET INTO GOOD TROUBLE, ESPECIALLY THE SEPTEGENARIANS AMONG YOU WITH FIFTY YEARS OF FEDERAL LEGISLATING SENIORITY. BARGE RIGHT IN. FORCE THEM TO CUFF YOU. STOP THE DEMOCRATIC SLIDE WITH YOUR BODIES AND PUSH BACK.
We were just denied entrance into the EPA after asking to meet with a DOGE representative. More to come.
February 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
@democrats.org NOW IS THE TIME TO GET INTO GOOD TROUBLE, ESPECIALLY THE SEPTEGENARIANS AMONG YOU WITH FIFTY YEARS OF FEDERAL LEGISLATING SENIORITY. BARGE RIGHT IN. FORCE THEM TO CUFF YOU. STOP THE DEMOCRATIC SLIDE WITH YOUR BODIES AND PUSH BACK.