Executive order on Smithsonian targets funding programs with 'improper ideology'

Word of the day is : wrongthink.<p>Wrongthink is doubleplusungood.<p>Don’t wrongthink.

They&#x27;re not even trying not to sound Russian. And by Russian I mean Soviet Russian.

This is not new, only applied to programs instead of staff (which probably means it won&#x27;t be as effective):<p><i>Diversity Statements Required for One-Fifth of Academic Jobs</i> - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.schoolinfosystem.org&#x2F;2021&#x2F;11&#x2F;11&#x2F;study-diversity-statements-required-for-one-fifth-of-academic-jobs&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.schoolinfosystem.org&#x2F;2021&#x2F;11&#x2F;11&#x2F;study-diversity-...</a><p><i>Life science jobs at Berkeley give precedence to candidates’ diversity and inclusion statements</i> - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;whyevolutionistrue.com&#x2F;2019&#x2F;12&#x2F;31&#x2F;life-science-jobs-at-berkeley-with-hiring-giving-precedence-to-diversity-and-inclusion-statements&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;whyevolutionistrue.com&#x2F;2019&#x2F;12&#x2F;31&#x2F;life-science-jobs-...</a><p><i>FIRE calls on UC Santa Cruz to drop diversity statement mandate for faculty applicants</i> - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thefire.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;fire-calls-uc-santa-cruz-drop-diversity-statement-mandate-faculty-applicants" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thefire.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;fire-calls-uc-santa-cruz-drop-d...</a><p><i>Minority professor denied grants because he hires on merit</i> - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nationalpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;canada&#x2F;minority-professor-denied-grants-because-he-hires-on-merit-people-are-afraid-to-think" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nationalpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;canada&#x2F;minority-professor-deni...</a>

Is there a list of all of the museums that are controlled by the US federal government?

And so we&#x27;re getting to the burning books part.

From the executive order:<p>&gt; <i>The exhibit further claims that “sculpture has been a powerful tool in promoting scientific racism” and promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct, stating “Race is a human invention.”</i><p>So I guess &quot;race is a biological reality&quot; is an official stance of this administration. How long until actual segregation makes a return?<p>...oh, wait: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;shots-health-news&#x2F;2025&#x2F;03&#x2F;18&#x2F;nx-s1-5326118&#x2F;segregation-federal-contracts-far-regulation-trump" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;shots-health-news&#x2F;2025&#x2F;03&#x2F;18&#x2F;nx...</a>

&quot;Improper ideology&quot; is the politically correct term for woke. Irony in its most ferrous form.

The Smithsonian is not in the Executive branch. Trump has no authority there. But that won&#x27;t stop them from complying and destroying their own museums.