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...for the Trumpomuskovians have come for the Haskell Free Library and Opera House.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/us-border-canada-quebec-stanstead-library-1.7489528

As for Mr. Dickson's warning:

“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.”

Date: 2025-03-21 06:48 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] blogcutter
What an outrage! Whatever happened to the pen being mightier than the sword, not to mention the myth of the longest undefended border?!

Library Services here

Date: 2025-03-21 11:35 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] librarygeek
As stuck in the USA, I don't support anything the current administration is doing, and they've come for the Institute of Museum and Library Services here. I will point ☝️ again at my name herein to give you a clue about how I feel about THAT.

https://apnews.com/article/institute-doge-musk-museum-library-services-executive-order-trump-30ebde013ce3e9f97e2f4af72c869c0b

Re: Library Services here

Date: 2025-03-22 05:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] thewayne
Librarian here. Yeah, it was a sad day, as are pretty much every day under this administration.

Date: 2025-03-22 11:11 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] malada
The tRumpers seem to have a beef with libraries and other educational institutions. They want us stupid and ignorant.

Date: 2025-03-22 05:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] thewayne
Librarian here. Libraries hold an awful lot of truth, which is terribly inconvenient to the Republican party.

Date: 2025-03-22 05:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] thewayne
I remember a few weeks ago when one of the orange dumpster fire's lickspittles went to the library and stepped back and forth across the border saying "Now I'm in America, now I'm in the 51st state!"

Utter assholes.

Date: 2025-03-23 12:49 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] thewayne

I think you're right!

Date: 2025-03-24 06:47 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] blogcutter
As you might imagine, this story has sparked plenty of discussion amongst Canadian library organizations. There's a GoFundme group to raise money for an infrastructure overhaul, including the building of an entrance on the Canadian side. They've actually reached their initial fundraising target :

https://www.haskelloperahouse.org

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