u/Ruined_Armor

They thought we wouldn't notice among the shitstorm that was Independence day. But this "report" is horrendous, making all sorts claims that boil down to "Smithsonian is too woke!".

https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/07/saving-americas-story/

Headings such as:

1. NMAH Fails to Substantively Present America’s Founders and Founding
2. NMAH Has “Problematized” the 250th Anniversary of America’s Founding
3. NMAH Removed “American History” from Its Mission Statement to “Get Out of the ‘America First’ Mentality”
4. NMAH Has Abandoned Historical Scholarship for Political Activism
5. The Smithsonian Has Not Met Its Obligations to the American People

The list goes on and on. I think the white house has failed to realize (HAHAH! As if they can realize anything) that the point of studying history is to make our future better, not worse.

Visit the Smithsonian while you can, if the Drumpf and his cronies have their way, the Smithsonian will be unrecognizable in a few years.

And remember the Smithsonian was built for the "diffusion of knowledge", not "diffusion of ideology".