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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum
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this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2025
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Roughly 62% of its annual budget comes from federal. Realistically, they must cave to the dear leader or at least pick battles very carefully.
Every person and institution saying that is what enables fascism.
"As specified in the Smithsonian's charter, the Chief Justice of the United States and the Vice President of the United States are ex officio members of the Board, meaning that they serve as a duty of their office. The Chief Justice also serves as the Chancellor of the Smithsonian."
In other words, you're wondering why Chief Justice Roberts and J.D. Vance let this fly.
"Just let ME retire before the shit hits the fan"
Ok.
When the fascist leader is trying to censor history at the national history museum, that's the battle to fight.
Either way there's going to be a new exhibit. The question is, do we want it to be one we are proud of, or ashamed of?
What we learned so far is that they will lose the funding anyway unless there is a way to weaponize it somehow.
Good point. If they’re delaying the inevitable, might as well stand for something.
"On Tyranny"'s first chapter is "Do not obey in advance". I think more people need to listen to that 2 hour audiobook.
I'm getting really tired of Congress abdicating their power of the purse to the Executive. They talked about that shit like it was the holy grail for decades and then one shit for brains comes along and they decide they don't care about anything anymore.
republican, and dino congressmen wants in on the grift of what TRUMP is offering, of course they arnt going to bite the hands thats feeds them. they know its probably thier last chance in offince anyways.
damn i did not know that. welp, one more institution to avoid, i guess.
Yeaaaah. I kinda get this one, it isn't exactly the biggest exhibit there and as we can clearly see, not much fucking came of it. If we still have a Smithsonian in a few years, we can tag on this whole shitshow as it's own exhibit.
Fuck the Smithsonian. They deserve to go away after this.