Summary
The Trump administration abruptly cut funding to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which provides over $160 million annually to U.S. libraries. Elon Musk’s DOGE teams executed the cuts, immediately terminating dozens of state library grants.
Officials in California, Connecticut, and Washington were first notified, affecting programs that support rural and underserved communities.
Library leaders call the move “devastating.” Congressional Democrats and publishers condemned the decision, warning it could cause mass library closures.
At what point does being a part of the U.S. become a liability? They’re intentionally wrecking things now, and its plain as day to anyone with two brain cells to rub together.
We are there already
Not sure when this liability became obvious, but I suppose it started to affect regions somewhere in 1860x when the US proved with steel that there is no quitting.
$160 million is chump change for the benefit of libraries and museums in society
