Beth
@bafllib.bsky.social
Retired librarian. Dog and cat lover. Cozy mystery reader.
An assault on democracy
Effective 7/7/2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions
Effective 7/7/2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions
The National Archives at College Park, Maryland
We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include: Textual records from civilian agencies Army unit records dating from WW1 Navy unit records dating from WW2 Still pictures Electroni...
www.archives.gov
June 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
An assault on democracy
Effective 7/7/2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions
Effective 7/7/2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions
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SCIENCE? Yeah, I’m into SCIENCE:
Shouting
Cryptically
Into the
Ether
Near
Coffee
Equipment
Shouting
Cryptically
Into the
Ether
Near
Coffee
Equipment
June 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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I was reading up on the history of diphtheria and ran across this interesting fact.
May 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I was reading up on the history of diphtheria and ran across this interesting fact.
I thought this was fake news. But alas, it is not.
Kristi Noem wants migrants to battle for citizenship on reality TV
Kristi Noem is now pushing for a reality show that would see immigrants compete 'for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,' DailyMail.com has learned.
www.dailymail.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I thought this was fake news. But alas, it is not.
books in the library for children,” but the Library collects according to principles to enable it to perform research for members of Congress and to keep a record of the American people. It is not a lending library. In order to conduct research at the Library, researchers must be over 16 years old.
May 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
books in the library for children,” but the Library collects according to principles to enable it to perform research for members of Congress and to keep a record of the American people. It is not a lending library. In order to conduct research at the Library, researchers must be over 16 years old.
unauthorized use of copyrighted material to train AI.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt explained Hayden’s firing by saying “[t]here were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of [diversity, equity, and inclusion] and putting inappropriate
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt explained Hayden’s firing by saying “[t]here were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of [diversity, equity, and inclusion] and putting inappropriate
May 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
unauthorized use of copyrighted material to train AI.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt explained Hayden’s firing by saying “[t]here were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of [diversity, equity, and inclusion] and putting inappropriate
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt explained Hayden’s firing by saying “[t]here were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of [diversity, equity, and inclusion] and putting inappropriate
but in collecting government data about the American people. It is not likely a coincidence that the administration fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden last Thursday and Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter on Saturday. Both Hayden and Perlmutter have questioned the unauthorized
May 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
but in collecting government data about the American people. It is not likely a coincidence that the administration fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden last Thursday and Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter on Saturday. Both Hayden and Perlmutter have questioned the unauthorized
In her post about May 13, Heather Cox Richardson explains why librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, was fired
Musk’s turn from DOGE back to AI is revealing not just in providing evidence that his primary interest all along was not in “waste, fraud, and abuse”
Musk’s turn from DOGE back to AI is revealing not just in providing evidence that his primary interest all along was not in “waste, fraud, and abuse”
May 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In her post about May 13, Heather Cox Richardson explains why librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, was fired
Musk’s turn from DOGE back to AI is revealing not just in providing evidence that his primary interest all along was not in “waste, fraud, and abuse”
Musk’s turn from DOGE back to AI is revealing not just in providing evidence that his primary interest all along was not in “waste, fraud, and abuse”
Have to laugh
No worries for this brilliant business person. 😁
May 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Have to laugh
Some people are more equal than others
First Afrikaners arrive in U.S. under radically redrawn refugee program
The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Some people are more equal than others
Wow, Watson Coleman is 80 years old and this regime is stating that she assaulted ice officers
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Wow, Watson Coleman is 80 years old and this regime is stating that she assaulted ice officers
Should I be concerned that Tesla has viewed my LinkedIn profile?
May 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Should I be concerned that Tesla has viewed my LinkedIn profile?
One of the many things done by the current regime that have unintended consequences
"Think of how much money we are making by letting our soybeans rot instead of selling them to China. We are going to be so rich!"
May 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
One of the many things done by the current regime that have unintended consequences
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Some Good News: It’s Working: Ed Martin is out, National Parks are in, Trump is being contradicted by the Intelligence Community & the NC Sup Ct race from last November finally gets decided. Democracy wins. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Some Good News: It’s Working
Last night, I wrote to you about Ed Martin, Trump’s nominee to be the United States Attorney in Washington, D.C..
open.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Some Good News: It’s Working: Ed Martin is out, National Parks are in, Trump is being contradicted by the Intelligence Community & the NC Sup Ct race from last November finally gets decided. Democracy wins. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Had to share
May 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Had to share
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Getting creative! 😉 Hundreds of billboards are rising in 40 U.S. cities, bashing staff and service cuts at national parks under DOGE.
May 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Getting creative! 😉 Hundreds of billboards are rising in 40 U.S. cities, bashing staff and service cuts at national parks under DOGE.
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Your weekly reminder that according to the United States government, a dozen large eggs are averaging $6.23, up from $4.15 in December, 2024, Biden’s last full month in office.
May 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Your weekly reminder that according to the United States government, a dozen large eggs are averaging $6.23, up from $4.15 in December, 2024, Biden’s last full month in office.
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Chutzpah is lying to dodge the draft and then asking the Army to celebrate your damn birthday.
May 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Chutzpah is lying to dodge the draft and then asking the Army to celebrate your damn birthday.
In case you haven’t seen it
Same lies …
Same lies …
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Trump's exclusive 100 days broadcast interview with ABC News
President Donald Trump sat down with ABC News' Terry Moran on Tuesday for the first broadcast interview marking the 100-day milestone of his second term.
abcnews.go.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In case you haven’t seen it
Same lies …
Same lies …
At Cordial Coffee Co. in Strasburg VA
April 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
At Cordial Coffee Co. in Strasburg VA
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Your wallet is being cleaned out by expert pickpockets. This is criminal. Literally criminal. I call for an IMMEDIATE investigation into who knew what, when, and what they did with the info. You can bet the Admin and many here in DC are considerably richer tonight than they were this morning.
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Your wallet is being cleaned out by expert pickpockets. This is criminal. Literally criminal. I call for an IMMEDIATE investigation into who knew what, when, and what they did with the info. You can bet the Admin and many here in DC are considerably richer tonight than they were this morning.
There are conflicting reports that Rubio is acting director of the National Archives
www.infodocket.com/2025/02/06/r...
Library Journal/InfoDocket is connected to the American Library Association, a large, international library organization
www.infodocket.com/2025/02/06/r...
Library Journal/InfoDocket is connected to the American Library Association, a large, international library organization
Report: “National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss For Weeks”
From Jason Koebler at 404 Media: Wednesday night, ABC News reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has been the acting archivist” at the National Archives and Records Administration “since short...
www.infodocket.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There are conflicting reports that Rubio is acting director of the National Archives
www.infodocket.com/2025/02/06/r...
Library Journal/InfoDocket is connected to the American Library Association, a large, international library organization
www.infodocket.com/2025/02/06/r...
Library Journal/InfoDocket is connected to the American Library Association, a large, international library organization