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Barbara Monaco<p>There were protests today in support of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.Trump said that the museum, which is part of the Smithsonian, has disparaged the nation’s history via a “divisive, race-centered ideology.”<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/africanamericanhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africanamericanhistory</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/03/smithsonian-african-american-history-museum-black-culture/83432491007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/2025/05/03/smithsonian-african-american-history-museum-black-culture/83432491007/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> calls for an elimination of the federal agency known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmeriCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmeriCorps</span></a>, whose funding for nationwide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CommunityService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityService</span></a> programs had already been slashed &amp; its staff sent home.<br>Also on the list of agencies to be eliminated, which the admin said will “reduce *waste* &amp; reduce unnecessary governmental entities,” are several small govt institutions that have been effectively gutted by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, including the US Institute of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USIP</span></a>] &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a>’s Woodrow Wilson Center.</p>
Global Museum<p>The 2025 Smithsonian National Education Summit registration page (<a href="https://s.si.edu/EducationSummit2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.si.edu/EducationSummit2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) launches Thursday, May 1 at 10am, Eastern.</p><p>You can help us promote and amplify this free, three-day program, featuring over 20 Smithsonian units and over 30 partner organizations with educators in your network, starting Thursday, May 1 anytime after 10am, Eastern. <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museumeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museumeducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> </p><p>"Recent reports about the Smithsonian removing the historic Greensboro, North Carolina, lunch counter and a stool from the National Museum of American History and National Museum of African American History and Culture, respectively, are inaccurate. Both the Greensboro lunch counter and stools where college students sat in protest during the Civil Rights Movement are and continue to be on display."</p><p><a href="https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/statement-smithsonian-collection-items" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">si.edu/newsdesk/releases/state</span><span class="invisible">ment-smithsonian-collection-items</span></a></p>
nomotime<p>Update: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> Officials Say the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Greensboro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greensboro</span></a> Lunch Counter Exhibit at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blacksonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blacksonian</span></a> Will Now Remain at the Museum</p><p><a href="https://blackpressusa.com/update-smithsonian-officials-say-the-greensboro-lunch-counter-exhibit-at-the-blacksonian-will-now-remain-at-the-museum/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blackpressusa.com/update-smith</span><span class="invisible">sonian-officials-say-the-greensboro-lunch-counter-exhibit-at-the-blacksonian-will-now-remain-at-the-museum/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevisionistHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevisionistHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a>.0 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p>
nomotime<p>Some Artifacts and Exhibits Are Being Removed from the National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museum</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AfricanAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> and Culture.</p><p>It comes a month after President Trump’s executive order to remove what he calls “improper ideology” from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> museums.</p><p><a href="https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/smithsonian-begins-removing-exhibits-artifacts-from-african-american-history-museum/amp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/</span><span class="invisible">washington-dc/smithsonian-begins-removing-exhibits-artifacts-from-african-american-history-museum/amp/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevisionistHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevisionistHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a>.0 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p>
pcyx<p>On March 27, Trump signed an executive order declaring the Smithsonian Museum’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. — a.k.a. The Blacksonian — and a few others as institutions that divide America. </p><p>The order states that the museums undermine the nation’s "remarkable" history by casting it "in a negative light," and directs Vice President JD Vance to clear the museum of its liberal "ideology."</p><p>Ten days before the order, Kevin Young, the NMAAHC’s director, went on indefinite personal leave. The cascade of bad news left historians on edge and Black Americans concerned that the groundbreaking museum would survive Trump 2.0.</p><p><a href="https://wordinblack.com/2025/04/can-this-chicago-preacher-save-blacksonian/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordinblack.com/2025/04/can-th</span><span class="invisible">is-chicago-preacher-save-blacksonian/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ushistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ushistory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nmaahc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nmaahc</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
Barbara Monaco<p>Çivil rights leader says that historical Bibles and books he donated were removed from displays at the Smithsonian's Museum of African American HIstory.<br>In March, Trump called the museum "divisive", mentioning it specifically while assigning JD Vance to remove "improper ideology" from the Smithsonion.The head of the museum resigned in early April.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/africanamericanhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africanamericanhistory</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/black-history/civil-rights-museum-of-african-americna-history-trump-administration/65-34b205a3-8763-48ce-9aa3-a8bacb71e926" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wusa9.com/article/news/local/b</span><span class="invisible">lack-history/civil-rights-museum-of-african-americna-history-trump-administration/65-34b205a3-8763-48ce-9aa3-a8bacb71e926</span></a></p>
FreddyB Aviation Photography<p>NASA Space Shuttle Discovery OV-103 at the Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly Virginia <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/shuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shuttle</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SpaceShuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceShuttle</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/spotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nikon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nikonphotgraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nikonphotgraphy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Z9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Z9</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Udvarhazy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Udvarhazy</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> </p><p>'The Smithsonian STARS program will equip schools with a donated telescope, accessories such as solar lenses, ongoing teacher training, and aligned astronomy lessons designed to inspire curiosity and strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for the nation’s approximately 9.8 million rural schoolchildren.'</p><p><a href="https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-astrophysical-observatory-launches-nationwide-astronomy-program-rural" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smith</span><span class="invisible">sonian-astrophysical-observatory-launches-nationwide-astronomy-program-rural</span></a></p>
Steve Dallape ☑️ 🌎<p>"This president is a master of distraction and is destroying what it took 250 years to build. Here’s another distraction in his quest for attention. Another failure of his first 100 days." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oppression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://blackpressusa.com/the-smithsonian-purge-trump-team-removes-artifacts-of-black-resistance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blackpressusa.com/the-smithson</span><span class="invisible">ian-purge-trump-team-removes-artifacts-of-black-resistance/</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. The <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> Biodiversity Heritage Library (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/BHL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BHL</span></a>) needs a new home. The <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> will stop hosting it next January. <br><a href="https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2</span><span class="invisible">025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ILoveBHL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILoveBHL</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Takedowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Takedowns</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Donald Hobern<p>Clearly expected given all that is happening, but the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> will soon no longer be able to host the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BiodiversityHeritageLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiodiversityHeritageLibrary</span></a>, and it is in need of (a) new home(s):</p><p><a href="https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2</span><span class="invisible">025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BHL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BHL</span></a> is a treasure and ensuring its preservation is of the greatest importance for <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> research and <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a>. </p><p>As the news item indicates, this may also be an opportunity to imagine better ways to make these critical publications more accessible to the community.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ILoveBHL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILoveBHL</span></a></p>
Joyce Bell :mastodon: 🇺🇦🇨🇦<p>Artnet is “tracking the impact of President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and policy changes on the arts.” IOW the gutting of US art and culture. Long read but important. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nationalgallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalgallery</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NEH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEH</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IMLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMLS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/artnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artnet</span></a> <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-executive-orders-arts-2605142" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.artnet.com/art-world/trum</span><span class="invisible">p-executive-orders-arts-2605142</span></a></p>
Eric Schutte<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@krystyna" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>krystyna</span></a></span></p><p>This seems a clear case of the the Dunning-Kruger effect (1999).<br>First investigate before you open your mouth !!!<br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/DunningKrugerEffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DunningKrugerEffect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/early-history-autism-america-180957684/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/science-nat</span><span class="invisible">ure/early-history-autism-america-180957684/</span></a></p>
Donald Ham :sp_pride:<p>In the face of Republican threats to the message of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, this Atlantic reporter visits and listens to visitors' reactions. (Gift Link)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NMAAHAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NMAAHAC</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/smithsonian-executive-order-nmaahc/682512/?gift=vSsI2wAk0RnLp1M8ak7lBDsatwwDzNBMfSlujcG-Q1s&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/04/smithsonian-executive-order-nmaahc/682512/?gift=vSsI2wAk0RnLp1M8ak7lBDsatwwDzNBMfSlujcG-Q1s&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</span></a></p>
AnnaAnthro<p>'Biological reality': What genetics has actually taught us about race by Adam Rutherford </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dna</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250417-biological-reality-what-genetics-has-taught-us-about-race" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/future/article/2025041</span><span class="invisible">7-biological-reality-what-genetics-has-taught-us-about-race</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>Is the Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino Finally Moving Forward?</p><p>Amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, a bipartisan coalition is advocating for a bill that would guarantee the institution a spot on the National Mall.</p><p><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/1004842/is-the-smithsonian-museum-of-the-american-latino-finally-moving-forward/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hyperallergic.com/1004842/is-t</span><span class="invisible">he-smithsonian-museum-of-the-american-latino-finally-moving-forward/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Latino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latino</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture</span></a> </p><p>From USA Today: Trump sets sights on national African American history museum</p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/13/trump-us-history-dc-african-american-museum/83020784007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/2025/04/13/trump-us-history-dc-african-american-museum/83020784007/</span></a></p>
LisaH<p>What a fun fascinating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> article on how and why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> moves us. </p><p>From <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aristotle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aristotle</span></a> to now, 8 literary devices/tools explained from a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> perspective<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a></p><p>I'd be interested in hearing what my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> friends (and everyone else) think of it :-)</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/eight-literatures-most-powerful-inventions-and-neuroscience-behind-how-they-work-180977168/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/innovation/</span><span class="invisible">eight-literatures-most-powerful-inventions-and-neuroscience-behind-how-they-work-180977168/</span></a></p>