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President Trump's effort to rewrite the past at the country's museums, parks and landmarks was struck down on Friday, with a federal judge calling for the administration to restore changes already made at locations nationwide.
The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts also orders a pause on any additional changes, writing that the plaintiffs have shown these efforts are meant "to rewrite the Nation's history with a white-out pen."
"Under the guise of promoting American dignity, this Administration seeks to share a limited history by ordering the removal of all signs, displays, and interpretive exhibits at National Parks that do not align with its preferred narrative, thereby telling half-truths," Kelley wrote.
The Trump administration issued an executive order, entitled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," in March 2025 ordering national parks to not display elements that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trumps-changes-history-national-parks-151912310.html
"The US was a shithole before I was in charge", Donny Dementia.
Diamond_Dog
(41,407 posts)malaise
(299,197 posts)Rec
dickthegrouch
(4,722 posts)I hope the judge forbade the use of public funds to replace any damaged exhibits or signage, and to pay for the workers replacing them.
All that should be paid for as restitution by the individuals or organizations that perpetrated the vandalism in the first place.
The billionaires can ante up first.
calimary
(91,293 posts)There, Donny! Fixed it for ya!
Skittles
(173,491 posts)yes INDEED
a kennedy
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