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petersuber

Update. A statement from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (@americanacad).
amacad.org/news/board-statemen

"Our founders were also the founders of our nation…Current developments, in their pace, scale, and hostility toward institutions dedicated to knowledge and the pursuit of truth, have little precedent in our modern history. We oppose reckless funding cuts and restrictions that imperil the research enterprise of our universities, hospitals, and laboratories…We condemn efforts to censor our scholarly and cultural institutions, to curtail freedom of the press, and to purge inquiry or ideas that challenge prevailing policies…The Academy will continue to…work to safeguard the conditions of freedom necessary for novel discoveries, creative expression, and truth-seeking in all its forms. We join a rising chorus of organizations and individuals determined to…prevent our nation from sliding toward autocracy."

American Academy of Arts & Sciences · A Statement from the Board of Directors - April 2025A statement from the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, approved April 2025.
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Trump
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Coach Pāṇini ®

“President Trump has made clear that loyalty to the United States must come before personal or partisan agendas, taking decisive action against those who misuse their undeserved influence to deceive the #American public.”

By “United States” he means him, personally, because, the word “Constitution” is nowhere in this Executive Order.

whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/202

The White House · Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Chris Krebs and Government CensorshipRESTORING TRUST IN GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum revoking any active security clearance held by Chris
#proscriptions#censorship#loyalty
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CBC Ottawa

P.E.I. artist quits post after vet college asks him to remove politically charged painting
Christopher Griffin, the now former artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown, says administrators were trying to censor one of his paintings after complaints from American profs. 
#art #politics #censorship #college #PEI #Charlottetown
cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edwa

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:neofox_verified: Blobfox Appreciator
Donald Trump Is Doubling Down on All of Joe Biden’s Failures

https://jacobin.com/2025/04/trump-biden-inflation-wars-censorship/

> Wars abroad, the affordability crisis, inflation, censorship of political speech — Donald Trump successfully exploited discontent with Joe Biden’s administration on all these issues and more. Trump is now making all of them far worse.

#uspolitics #uspol #uspoli #trump #biden #inflation #censorship #jacobin
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (left) listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One, en route to Joint Base Andrews on April 6, 2025.
#jacobin
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petersuber

Update. "Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws"
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/0

"A state commission scrubbed academic research from a database used by #Mississippi #libraries and public #schools — a move made to comply with recent state laws changing what content can be offered in libraries. The Mississippi Library Commission ordered the deletion of two research collections that might violate state law…One of the now deleted research collections focused on “race relations” and the other on “gender studies.”

Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws
Mississippi Today · Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi TodayThe two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
#Censorship#DefendResearch#Takedowns
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William Lindsey :toad:

“These demands to remove and restrict books and other library materials are not the result of any grassroots or popular sentiment,” read the ALA’s 2025 State of America’s Libraries report, published on Monday. “The majority of book censorship attempts are now originating from well-funded, organised groups and movements long dedicated to curbing access to information and ideas.”

#BookBans #libraries #education #diversity #DEI #censorship #schools
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William Lindsey :toad:

"72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups, government entities and elected officials, board members and administrators, reported the American Library Association (ALA). Just 16% of ban attempts were made by parents, while 5% were brought forward by individual library users."

~ Ella Creamer

#BookBans #libraries #education #diversity #DEI #censorship #schools
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theguardian.com/books/2025/apr

The Guardian · Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parentsBy Ella Creamer
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Jens Mittelbach

Academic research deleted from Mississippi libraries. The state removed full databases on race and gender studies from public access—citing laws officials can’t fully name.
#censorship #libraries #academicfreedom

infodocket.com/2025/04/09/repo

Library Journal infoDOCKETReport: “Mississippi Libraries Ordered to Delete Academic Research in Response to State Laws”From Mississippi Today: A state commission scrubbed academic research from a database used by Mississippi libraries and public schools — a move made to comply with recent state laws changing what content can be offered in libraries. The Mississippi Library Commission ordered the deletion of two research collections that might violate state law, a March […]
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Open Book Publishers

We're reflecting on our role as an #OpenAccess publisher at a time of increasing #censorship of academic research. One thing we've done is to sign the Declaration to #DefendResearch.

Individuals and organisations can sign ✍️ and more than 4000 already have. Find out more: docs.google.com/document/d/1cC

Google DocsDeclaration To Defend Research Against Government CensorshipDeclaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship, V.1.1 Drafted by Lisa Schiff (@lschiff.bsky.social), Alice Meadows (@alicemeadows.bsky.social), Catherine Mitchell (@camitchell.bsky.social), Sara Rouhi (@RouhiRoo.bsky.social), and Peter Suber (@petersuber@fediscience.org). Last...
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