'The White House will now be “vetting”
Smithsonian museums to ensure their exhibits comply with Trump’s “vision” and
“interpretation” of history.'
- Bryan Tyler Cohen
#revisionism
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The #Trump admin said on Tuesday that it would begin a wide-ranging review of current & planned exhibitions at the #Smithsonian Institution, scouring wall text, websites & social media “to assess tone, historical framing & alignment with American ideals.”
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According to internal documents reviewed by The New York Times, employees of the #NationalParkService have flagged descriptions & displays at scores of parks and historic sites for review in connection with #Trump’s directive to remove or cover up materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans.”
#Trump Told #Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans.
Descriptions & displays at scores of #parks & #HistoricSites have been flagged for review in connection with an #ExecutiveOrder from Trump.
#revisionism #whitewashing #AmericanHistory
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The New York Times · A Trump Executive Order Prompts Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans
#NationalPark gift shops directed to remove items that ‘disparage Americans’
#Trump officials have directed staff at #NationalParks to review all items in gift shops for *anti-American* content, according to an internal directive reviewed by The Washington Post. The move is part of the administration’s wider campaign to scrub federal institutions of “corrosive ideology” recognizing historical #racism & #sexism.
#revisionism #whitewashing #history #AmericanHistory
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/12/national-parks-shops-products-review/
The Washington Post · Parks gift shops directed to remove items that ‘disparage Americans’
The #US government now does #bisexual #erasure. Lying about #trans people wasn’t enough, apparently.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/after-trans-people-trump-now-erasing
The worst fear of every queerphobe is when cis hetero people start to feel empathy and solidarity with the #LGBTQ+ instead of hatred. That’s why they want to bury the truth. Because if the truth is out, the anti-LGBTQ+ #propaganda might stop working.
Erin In The Morning · After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
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"The calamitous turning point of Israel's political culture occurred when the Zionist movement was taken over by the Russian political sect, particularly those from the Second Aliya (the 1904-1914 wave of Jewish immigration to #Palestine). Russian culture possesses noble aspects and achieved intellectual and cultural summits. But at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th, Russia underwent dramatic political upheavals that engendered a brutal political culture that scorned tolerance and enlightenment."
by Ofri Ilany: https://archive.ph/DhflH#selection-873.0-873.527 via @oatmeal @israel @histodons 
Why is there a #masculinity #crisis in this country you may ask. Because some* people never learned that you win some and you lose some. #oklohoma #education #revisionism sucks 
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The top of Ingrassia's IG has a pinned photo of himself w/ #AndrewTate, who identifies as a "#misogynist."
"The Tate brothers provide an opportunity for a better future—one that inspires, rather than degrades, men," reads Ingrassia's caption.
Tate "has leaned heavily into unabashedly #antisemitic rhetoric, perpetuating #Holocaust #revisionism, spreading #ConspiracyTheories about #Israel, praising #Hamas, performing #Nazi salutes & encouraging people to embrace & openly engage in #racism,” - ADL.
Check out this piece of revisionist history I found in my local Little Free Library. At a community league, where impressionable young children frequent the playground.
This is the Six Day War, in which Israel was not satisfied with the land they were given during their formation as a nation in 1948 less than 20 years prior (which included the military expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinian Arabs from their homes), so sought to expand their holdings by launching hostile attacks on their neighboring nations, starting with an air strike in Egypt then the tank invasion of West Bank and the Gaza Strip where they were met with STONES thrown by Palestinians at their tanks and army armed with assault weapons. They slaughtered 15,000 Arabs and displaced 425,000 Palestinians and Syrians, stealing the West Bank from Jordan and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, taking 70,000 square kilometres of land for Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War
And this they call "Israel's fight for survival"? They were the only hostile party. They wanted land, and killed tens of thousands to get it, only suffering 1,000 casualties of their own because they were so heavily armed against masses of largely unarmed or lightly armed people. How is this a fucking fight for survival?
Israel has only ever used overwhelming military might to exert power and control over other people.
[1/2] Here's a quick summary of what makes the #AfD (party in #Germany) #fascist/#nazi:
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1) Historical #revisionism of the #holocaust <https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/politik/forscherin-afd-nutzt-soziale-medien-gezielt-um-holocaust-umzudeuten/> <https://www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/afd-holocaust/>
2) Some members chanted nazi slogans that are so nazi they're illegal in Germany <https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/id_100301394/bjoern-hoecke-afd-laesst-publikum-sa-parole-bruellen-polizei-nimmt-fall-auf.html>
3) Member denied Nazi Germany's gas chambers <https://www.fr.de/politik/sachsenhausen-afd-besucher-leugnet-holocaust-kz-gedenkstaette-13117367.html>
4) Connections to #terror groups <https://www.volksverpetzer.de/analyse/terror-afd/>
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Fed Up Military Commander Strikes Back at Trump
"Even after a public outcry following attempts by the #Trump administration to erase the history of minorities who served in uniform, including the Tuskegee Airmen, Medal of Honor recipient Charles Rogers, the Navajo code-talkers, and baseball great Jackie Robinson, the Department of Defense continues its campaign against “DEI” in the military. Commander Bobby Jones explains what happens when a nation erases its own history."
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#Trump’s #revisionism sets the stage for a geopolitical about-face unlike any in generations as the president embarks on negotiations with #Russia that #Ukraine fears could come at its own expense. By vilifying #Zelensky & shifting blame for the war from Moscow to Kyiv, Trump seems to be laying a predicate for withdrawing support for an #ally under attack.
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[technically #Trump was found liable for sexual abuse, though the judge in the case repeatedly said Trump raped #EJeanCarroll in his written ruling.]
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll
Washington Post · Analysis | Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean CarrollWhat the jury found Donald Trump did to E. Jean Carroll was in fact rape, as commonly understood, even if it didn't fit New York law's narrow definition, says Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.
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#Trump declined to be interviewed by the program during last year’s presidential race. In 2020, Trump…[stormed out of] an interview w/ #LesleyStahl after becoming irritated w/her questions; his campaign then posted unfiltered footage from the interview online [which just showed him acting like a spoiled petulant man-baby].
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#BredanCarr has said that the #FCC would probably look into the #60Minutes interview as part of its review of the #Paramount merger.
#Trump’s demonization of the #news #media is a centerpiece of his political rise, & he has repeatedly clashed w/ 60 Minutes, which is the country’s most popular TV news show.
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Edward Paltzik, #Trump’s lawyer on the case, wrote in a statement on Thurs: “Real accountability for #CBS & #Paramount will ensure that the president is compensated for the *harm* done to him, & will deter the *Fake News* from further *distorting* the *facts* to advance a partisan agenda. President Trump looks forward to seeing this case through to a *just* conclusion.”
[read: nothing, real news, reporting, truth, unjust]
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#Settlement discussions between #Paramount reps & #Trump are now underway….
#ShariRedstone, Paramount’s controlling shareholder, strongly supports the effort to settle…. Redstone stands to clear billions of dollars on the sale of Paramount… in a deal w/ #Skydance, an entertainment company backed by the #billionaire #LarryEllison & run by his son #DavidEllison.
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The terminations are the latest example of the #Trump admin reshaping the #DOJ…, transferring or firing veteran career officials who the president’s allies believe would impede or interfere w/their agenda.
McHenry terminated the employment of several #Justice ofcls “who played a significant role in prosecuting President Trump,” a spox said in a statement.
#law #RevengePolitics #WhiteWashing #GasLighting #revisionism
“A database detailing Jan 6 crimes and convictions has disappeared from the Department of Justice website.
“This is a huge victory for J6ers..."
-CNN 1/25/25
Trump & his loyalists can’t whitewash history, it’s documented, & with recent history, like #Jan6, most Americans saw it in real time & will never forget the betrayal & desecration.
The Smithsonian has a permanent record & display.
https://www.carleton.edu/voice/stories/fred-hagstroms-january-6-acquired-by-the-smithsonian/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/politics/january-6-justice-department-database/index.html
www.carleton.eduFred Hagstrom’s January 6 Acquired by the Smithsonian - Carleton CollegeFred Hagstrom’s newest artist’s book—about the the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol—was recently purchased by the Smithsonian to be placed in its American Art and Portrait Gallery Library in Washington, D.C.