DOGE Funding Cuts Devastates Museum and Library Services
DOGE has decimated the Institute of Museum and Library Services, effectively crippling a vital part of our national heritage. The sheer scale of the damage is staggering; the entire IMLS staff is on administrative leave, and a breathtaking $180 million in federal funds earmarked for museum projects, matched by an equal amount in non-federal contributions, has been cancelled. This isn’t a minor budget cut; this is a systematic dismantling of institutions that safeguard our cultural and historical legacy.
DOGE’s actions are not just financially devastating, they represent a dangerous ideological assault. The claim that this is about efficiency or fiscal responsibility rings hollow.… Continue reading