Thank you for summarizing all the outrage. This is the statement I find intriguing-- "attempting a hostile takeover of the Library of Congress to gain access to a trove of data"-- although, if true, I doubt it would have anything to do with "manipulating Congress." And what types of data would they be gaining access to, other than what is in the book collection?
So I just plowed through the article and unfortunately without doing a lot of further research it is hard to determine if any of the article's claims have merit. There are certainly people who were not Biden supporters (like Catherine Austin Fitts and Naomi Wolf) who have questioned Doge's access to government data; there has been lots of bickering about that on twitter. The firing of Perlmutter is interesting, especially coming on the heels of the suspected murder of the A.I. whistleblower (https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/ai/family-ai-whistleblower-suchir-balaji/). But then the article includes the quote that Trump doesn't have the authority to appoint an acting librarian of Congress, highlighting the problem of "crying wolf."
Excellent piece. Too many library groups rushed to judgment without thinking through the facts. TDS may have been to blame in some of the cases.
If only they had access to appropriate information!
Thank you for summarizing all the outrage. This is the statement I find intriguing-- "attempting a hostile takeover of the Library of Congress to gain access to a trove of data"-- although, if true, I doubt it would have anything to do with "manipulating Congress." And what types of data would they be gaining access to, other than what is in the book collection?
This assertion is based on an article in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-library-of-congress-take-over-legislative-branch-1235337425/ The article says that the "library’s sub-agencies provide confidential legal advice to members of Congress and help police misconduct by lawmakers." It's a stretch, but they are worried that Trump could get access to confidential legal info about congress members that would allow him to control them.
Apparently Trump is doing more research than the librarians! Haha!
Not likely.
Thanks, I will read the article.
So I just plowed through the article and unfortunately without doing a lot of further research it is hard to determine if any of the article's claims have merit. There are certainly people who were not Biden supporters (like Catherine Austin Fitts and Naomi Wolf) who have questioned Doge's access to government data; there has been lots of bickering about that on twitter. The firing of Perlmutter is interesting, especially coming on the heels of the suspected murder of the A.I. whistleblower (https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/ai/family-ai-whistleblower-suchir-balaji/). But then the article includes the quote that Trump doesn't have the authority to appoint an acting librarian of Congress, highlighting the problem of "crying wolf."
Good comment. Thank you.
"Before you set out to change the world, it’s best to understand it first." Hmmmm ...
Excellent
Yup!
*This* is the reflective, even-handed commentary we need in these times. Thank you for taking the time to write this post, Sarah!