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imanamerican63

(15,155 posts) Fri May 9, 2025, 07:39 AM May 9

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Trump has abruptly fired the Librarian of Congress. The first African American to hold the position, Carla Hayden had been a target of right winger groups.

I’m betting Laura Loomer had something to do with this firing?

Story from Yahoo News.

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There is no end of this man and the cruelty of his actions! [View all] imanamerican63 May 9 OP

LoC is also Legislative, not Executive obamanut2012 May 9 #1

His racism is out of control Henry203 May 9 #2

Racist and sexist. no_hypocrisy May 9 #3

We're not going back malaise May 9 #4

We are already there JustAnotherGen May 9 #6

The maga Repub voters JustAnotherGen May 9 #5

Also non-voters are responsible ... Jkanad May 9 #10

True. If I found out that any of my "friends" didn't bother to vote, I'd hold up a FailureToCommunicate May 9 #12

Winsome Sears' own party considers her to be DEI..... woman... black Norrrm May 9 #7

She's black, she's a woman, and authoritarians hate free libraries. Educated slaves are hard to control. Timeflyer May 9 #8

He's stuck in it. The cruelty is natural to him.. ananda May 9 #9

Her firing in and of itself is unconscionable and horrifying. But what this also means is that Rump will now turn loose LaMouffette May 9 #11

It's one of the principles of Shock Doctrine Auggie May 9 #13