Good luck to them with America 250 without the communications office, state councils, and everyone else who's been booted!

Also this photographer look like he's saying "I heard you" in the same tone I sometimes use with my cat

🤗

what a ride

They largely work behind the scenes and are not about their own "brand recognition" so you may not realize how much your state council is doing. Also, the funding is such a tiny fraction the federal budget and was created by an act of congress and has been supported by every admin for 60 years.

State councils also identify what smaller state non-profits are doing to bring humanities to local, rural, regional areas that don't have their own museums, book events, etc., and funnel that federal money into communities to bring speakers, authors, exhibits to the people.

Though I did laugh at the overly generous idea that someday 47 might be looking down from heaven 👀

I don't have time for the cynicism I used in indulge in.