Library of Congress staff turn away new MAGA bosses
Library of Congress staff turn away new MAGA bosses
Two Justice Department officials who thought they had been appointed into top roles at the library were denied entry on Monday.
The two officials—Paul Perkins, an associate deputy attorney general, and Brian Nieves, a deputy chief of staff and senior policy counsel—were seeking access to the U.S. Copyright Office but were denied entry at around 9 a.m., sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The New York Times.
Despite Trump’s appointment of Blanche as acting librarian of Congress, library staff have reportedly been recognizing Robert Newlen as their interim replacement instead, according to The Times’ sources. Newlen was principal deputy librarian and Hayden’s second-in-command.
Staff seem to be waiting for direction from Congress, with Newlen additionally sending an email to employees saying he did not recognize Blanche’s appointment as valid, according to Politico.
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Wow, I didn’t have the Library of Congress pegged as the one government agency that would actually tell orangeboi et al to go fuck themselves. But I’m not disappointed that they are.
Libraries are more radical than skateboards, this is just how libraries be
Librarians are interesting folk. I’m not surprised.
Freaky-deaky is a more accurate description.
In the best way!
Oh certainly.
My mom was a librarian and can confirm, librarians are weird badasses.
These are the last people between the curated knowledge of the nation and fascists who want to burn it. And they know it.
Park rangers aren't taking this lying down either.
Disagree, sure there are occasional leaks but I can promise you that the leadership is moving forward quickly in following orders as they come down. There is no real resistance coming from the park service unfortunatly
Intellectuals are usually the most willing to resist authoritarianism.
That's why they are usually one of the very early targets.