#Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder cites the Natl Museum of #AfricanAmericanHistory & #Culture by name & argues that the #Smithsonian as a whole is engaging in a “concerted & widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history.”

Instead of celebrating an “unparalleled legacy of advancing liberty, individual rights, & human happiness,”the order states that a “corrosive…divisive, race-centered ideology”has “reconstructed”the nation “as inherently racist, sexist, oppressive, or otherwise irredeemably flawed.”

“It seems like we’re headed in the direction where there’s even an attempt to deny that the institution of #slavery even existed, or that #JimCrow laws & #segregation & #RacialViolence against Black communities, Black families, Black individuals even occurred,” said historian Clarissa Myrick-Harris, a professor at Morehouse College, the historically Black campus in Atlanta.

#CivilRights advocates, #historians & #Black political leaders sharply rebuked #Trump on Friday for his order, entitled “Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History.” They argued that his #ExecutiveOrder targeting the #Smithsonian Institution is his admin’s latest move to downplay how #race, #racism & #BlackAmericans themselves have shaped the nation’s story.

@GetMisch

Therefore I find the tumbleweed over this, for example from our german government, even more disturbing. Why the hell does no "leader of the free world" openly condemning this? (the sad truth is, that the new german government is racist scum, too).

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Why are #Trump Admin's top officials so blatant in disregard for nat'l security?

"They don't believe rules apply to them"

Military & political consequences

Attempts to deny, divert, and deflect, including #Watlz ineptitude, #Hegesth lies, and #Trump ignorance

Disdain for Europe

@LeilahLilienruh Ihr redet alle von Bündnisfall und Verpflichtungen. Meines Erachtens existiert die NATO in der ursprünglichen Form nicht mehr seit #trump „Aussenpolitik“ macht. Die verbleibenden NATO-Staaten sollten das zur Kenntnis nehmen und ein neues Bündnis schließen ( gern mit #Canada dabei)