Mary Pep
@marypep.bsky.social
Retired architecture professor; knitter, gardener, want-to-be vegan, writer, curator; loves novels (paper and podcasts); lives in Berlin.
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“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”
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Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding
An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
The Logic of Destruction
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The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Logic of Destruction
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I wrote for The Contrarian about my decision to leave the New York Times contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...
Departing the New York Times
I left to stay true to my byline
contrarian.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I wrote for The Contrarian about my decision to leave the New York Times contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-...
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do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
do you enjoy knowing that when you deposit money in a US bank, you won't lose that money? nice, right?
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
it's because bank deposits are insured by FDIC.
i don't know what FDIC ever did to these people, but apparently it too is now on their blow-it-up list:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Holocaust Memorial Day. Let’s take a moment to remember. The Abandoned Room (Der Verlassene Raum), Berlin.
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Seen driving from JFK airport to Brooklyn today:
Brooklyn: Home to Everyone
from Everywhere!!
Brooklyn: Home to Everyone
from Everywhere!!
January 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Seen driving from JFK airport to Brooklyn today:
Brooklyn: Home to Everyone
from Everywhere!!
Brooklyn: Home to Everyone
from Everywhere!!
