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Judge orders #Trump admin to restore #NationalPark changes at sites that 'disparaged' #US
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump admin to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation’s #museums, #parks & #landmarks to not display elements that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”
#law #censorship #RevisionistHistory #whitewashing #UShistory
apnews.com/article/trump-natio…
There is a vision worth taking seriously: #culturalinstitutions should not arrive at the #SocialWeb as latecomers, following a technological trend. They should arrive as protagonists.
This is what the priorities outlined by @_elena (“I have a dream”), point to: museums, archives, and libraries have a central role in the popularization of the Fediverse—not as trend-followers, but as anchors of trust and reference for the public.
brasiliana.museus.gov.br/cultu…
The Silver Swan automaton, crafted in London around 1773 by clockmaker James Cox and inventor John Joseph Merlin to mimic a real swan's movements and feeding.
It has over 2,000 moving parts and is the main attraction at Bowes Museum, England.
@Rainmaker1973 #globalmuseum #automaton #museums
