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Regina Kammer

SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?
The San Francisco-based Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public
kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-base
#Libraries #Archives #FederalDepository #Internet #GovernmentDocuments #PublicAccess #Information

KQED · SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?By Morgan Sung
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DrWeb

Columbia deal with Trump administration may set stage for other schools – The Washington Post

Jay Yi Hu, left, and John Perino, two medical students at Columbia University, pick up their regalia for graduation in New York City on May 1, 2024. (Ed Ou / For The Washington Post)

Education lawyers and advocates said Columbia’s deal with the White House was a potentially dangerous government intrusion into higher education.

Updated, July 24, 2025 at 4:37 p.m. EDT, yesterday at 4:37 p.m. EDT, 8 min

By Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler, Justine McDaniel and Joanna Slater

The Trump administration hailed its deal with Columbia University as a victory and a template for agreements with other institutions on Thursday, even as concerns mounted that the settlement represents an unprecedented intervention by the government in the inner workings of higher education.

Under the terms of the deal, announced late Wednesday, Columbia will pay more than $200 million to settle claims over antisemitism and discriminatory hiring. In return, the government will unfreeze more than $1 billion in federal grants and funding to the university.

The settlement represents a dramatic new stage of President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to exert control over some of the nation’s most prestigious college campuses, cracking down on anti-Jewish bias as well as diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and demanding a shift away from a liberal worldview.

In agreeing to the deal, the elite Ivy League institution in New York City is entering uncharted territory: It is making an enormous payment to the federal government despite not admitting any wrongdoing while relinquishing a certain measure of oversight to an independent monitor.

Columbia’s deal follows one between the University of Pennsylvania and the Trump administration this month. The administration had announced this spring that it was freezing $175 million to Penn over its policies on transgender athletes – which were in alignment with the NCAA’s rules at the time. Penn agreed to no longer allow transgender women to compete on its female teams and said it would send apology letters to swimmers who were affected by its policy.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Columbia deal with Trump administration may set stage for other schools – The Washington Post

#2025 #America #Books #Censorship #ColumbiaUniversity #DEI #DonaldTrump #Health #HigherEducation #History #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Politics #Resistance #Science #TheWashingtonPost #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates #Universities

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DrWeb

Dems ready more Epstein attacks – POLITICO

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ members plan to hit Republicans on Epstein and the economy over recess. | Francis Chung / POLITICO

By NICHOLAS WU, MEREDITH LEE HILL, CALEN RAZOR, MIA MCCARTHY and BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM, 07/25/2025 04:50 AM EDT

IN TODAY’S EDITION:
— How Epstein could permeate recess town halls
— Senate negotiates next week’s spending bills
— Senate Republicans call for probe into Obama

The Jeffrey Epstein controversy could be hitting town halls across the country as House lawmakers head home over August recess.

Democratic leaders have brushed aside misgivings about dabbling in conspiracy theories to broadly paint the GOP as a party intent on protecting the powerful rather than standing up for the vulnerable.

“It’s all connected,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters this week.

“This administration refuses to share the truth and be transparent … while they are simultaneously working to shut down hospitals and urgent cares and Planned Parenthoods,” said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, previewing how Democrats would combine Epstein talking points and economic messaging in the coming weeks.

Some Democrats plan to leave Epstein to the wayside during recess, with especially those in purple districts more interested in using their town halls and other events to hammer Republicans over President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade agenda, as well as the Medicaid cuts and other provisions in the GOP domestic policy package.

“I don’t plan to bring [Epstein] up,” said swing district-Rep. Dave Min. “It’s not something that is top of mind.”

This could be welcome news for Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP leaders, who took pains to avoid Epstein-related votes in the House this week in an effort to give the administration time over August recess to release any new information on the convicted sex offender.

GOP leaders are also telling rank and file members to use their recess time at home to promote the megabill, hoping their sales pitch for it will counteract the Democratic narrative against it: “I’m encouraging our people to just talk about it,” NRCC chair Richard Hudson told reporters.

Still, Democrats are making clear the Epstein issue isn’t going away, especially after Democrats succeeded in getting enough Republicans to join them in a vote to subpoena the DOJ’s entire Epstein file during an Oversight subcommittee markup Thursday.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise in an interview this week said that Republicans are trying to “expedite” the process of releasing information on Epstein, but acknowledged it depends how quickly the courts respond to Trump administration efforts to unseal grand jury information.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Dems ready more Epstein attacks – POLITICO

#2025 #America #Democrats #Epstein #Health #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #Politico #Politics #Resistance #Science #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

Loki the Cat

Plot twist: The organization famous for the Wayback Machine is now officially backing up Uncle Sam's homework! Internet Archive joins 1,100+ federal depository libraries, making Democracy's Library officially government-certified 📚

yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/2

yro.slashdot.orgInternet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library - SlashdotThe Internet Archive has received federal depository library status from California Sen. Alex Padilla, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public. Padilla made the designation in a letter to the Government Publishing Office, whi...
#InternetArchive#Libraries#Democracy
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DrWeb

Trump’s EPA says climate pollution doesn’t endanger people : NPR

Climate

July 24, 20255:00 AM ET, Heard on Morning Edition

By Jeff Brady, 3-Minute Listen, Transcript

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, D.C. Jose Luis Magana /AP

The Trump administration wants to overturn a key 2009 Environmental Protection Agency finding that underpins much of the federal government’s actions to rein in climate change.

The EPA has crafted a proposal that would undo the government’s “endangerment finding,” a determination that pollutants from burning fossil fuels, such as carbon dioxide and methane, can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. The finding haslong served as the foundation for a host of policies and rules to address climate change. The EPA’s proposal to revoke the finding is currently under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Already, environmentalists, climate advocates and others are bracing for what could be a fundamental shift away from trying to address the problem of a hotter climate. And the Trump administration is celebrating the proposal as a potential economic win.

“Today is the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in announcing the proposal in March. “We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion to drive down cost of living for American families, unleash American energy, bring auto jobs back to the U.S. and more.”

The administration’s effort comes in the wake of the hottest year humans have ever recorded on Earth, climate-fueled wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles and hotter ocean temperatures that made Hurricane Helene stronger and more likely to cause damage inland.

The move could still be overturned by courts. But if the decision is upheld, it would speed President Trump’s efforts to end former President Biden’s ambitious climate agenda and make it more difficult for future administrations to limit the human-caused greenhouse gas pollution that’s heating the planet.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s EPA says climate pollution doesn’t endanger people : NPR

#2025 #America #ClimatePollution #DangerToPeople #DonaldTrump #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #EPA #GreenhouseGases #Health #History #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #NationalPublicRadio #NPR #Politics #Reading #Resistance #Science #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

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DrWeb

SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED

By Morgan Sung, Jul 24

Various types of electronics sit on a shelf at the Internet Archive offices in San Francisco on March 24, 2023. The Internet Archive, thanks to its designation by California Sen. Alex Padilla, joins a network of over 1,100 libraries that make government documents accessible to the public. (Beth LaBerge / KQED)

The San Francisco-based Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public — even as ongoing legal challenges pose an existential threat to the organization.

California Sen. Alex Padilla made the designation in a letter sent Thursday to the Government Publishing Office, which oversees the program. In the letter, shared exclusively with KQED, Padilla praised the Internet Archive for its “digital focus” and said it “is leading the way when it comes to providing online library services.”

“The Archive’s digital-first approach makes it the perfect fit for a modern federal depository library, expanding access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape,” Padilla said in a statement to KQED. “The Internet Archive has broken down countless barriers to accessing information, and it is my honor to provide this designation to help further their mission of providing ‘Universal Access to All Knowledge.’”

Under federal law, members of Congress can designate up to two qualified libraries for federal depository status.

Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle said that while the nonprofit organization has always functioned as a library, this new designation makes it easier to work with the other federal depository libraries. That, he said, is a service to everyone.

Brewster Kahle closes a storage container with books from the Allen County Public Library at an Internet Archive storage facility in Richmond on March 30. (Beth LaBerge / KQED)

“ I think there is a great deal of excitement to have an organization such as the Internet Archive, which has physical collections of materials, but is really known mostly for being accessible as part of the internet,” Kahle said. “And helping integrate these materials into things like Wikipedia, so that the whole internet ecosystem gets stronger as digital learners get closer access into the government materials.”

The Federal Depository Library Program was established by Congress in 1813, with the intention of ensuring that government records would be accessible to the American public. It includes maps, environmental reports, health studies, congressional records, newspapers and books.

These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. San Diego’s public library gave up its federal depository status in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.

These records account for “millions and millions of pages” that can take up entire floors of public libraries, Kahle said. San Diego’s public library gave up its federal depository status in 2020 because its government documents took up so much space and often went unused.

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Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED

#2025 #America #BethLaBerge #Books #California #FederalDepositoryLibrary #Health #History #InternetArchive #KQED #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #MorganSung #Movies #Reading #Science #Technology #Television #UnitedStates

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Joe Ortiz

The #InternetArchive is now a "Federal Depository Library", making it a part of a network of over 1,100 #libraries that archive government documents.

I don't see it end well for them especially given the current political climate we live in plus the fact that they're so desperate to have that record labels' lawsuit dismissed as once it goes into trial, they may be sadly cooked as much as I and many others appreciate them.

kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-base

KQED · SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?By Morgan Sung
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DrWeb

This Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Once Again Getting a Film Adaptation 20 Years After Tom Cruise Starred in One – Collider

By Chris McPherson, Published 11 hours ago

H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds is getting a screenlife makeover — and Ice Cube is at the center of it. Premiering globally on Prime Video July 30, the new modern-day reboot of the sci-fi classic comes from producers Patrick Aiello and Timur Bekmambetov, with a twist that’s very 2025: the story unfolds through the digital devices we use every day. Think alien invasion meets mass surveillance, told through smartphones, laptops, and security feeds — a visual language designed to feel disturbingly real. You mean we can’t even trust TikTok? Since when?!

Directed by Rich Lee, this War of the Worlds follows Will Radford (Ice Cube), a Homeland Security cyber-security analyst who monitors threats via a vast surveillance network. But when an attack by an unknown entity hits, Will is forced to question everything he knows — including what the government might be hiding from him… and the rest of the world. Bekmambetov released a statement explaining his vision for the film along with the announcement:

“It’ll be exciting for audiences to watch the movie and ask themselves: If aliens invaded today, how would we experience it? Most likely, we’d be watching it on our phones. In that way, it’s kind of a modern spin on Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds. Back then, he used radio — the most popular technology of the time — to make people believe the invasion was real. Today, that medium is the screen of our devices.”

Who Else Is Involved in ‘War of the Worlds’?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9erkpdh5o0&ab_channel=WAROFTHEWORLDS%282025%29

The cast also includes Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Andrea Savage, Henry Hunter Hall, Iman Benson, Devon Bostick, and Michael O’Neill. The script was penned by Kenneth Golde and Marc Hyman, with Charles Ancelle on editing. Aiello and Bekmambetov produced, and Adam Sidman served as executive producer. Bekmambetov, no stranger to immersive storytelling, is known for his innovative “Screenlife” format seen in thrillers like Unfriended (2015), Searching (2018), and Missing (2023). His latest Screenlife project, LifeHack, premiered at SXSW this year and holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: This Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Once Again Getting a Film Adaptation 20 Years After Tom Cruise Starred in One

Older film poster for “The War of the Worlds,” with Tom Cruise.

#1953 #2025 #Books #EvaLongoria #Film #IceCube #Libraries #Movies #Reading #Remake #ScienceFiction #TheWarOfTheWorlds #TomCruise #UnitedStates #YouTube

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knizer

#BostonWeekend 17/x
Sat WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO? #Providence Public Library hosts the world’s leading expert on 'Who Let the Dogs Out', local artist Ben Sisto, who shares the exhibition ‘Museum of Who Let Who Let the Dogs Out Out‘ & hosts a screening of a 2019 song documentary, 25 years after the original release.

Yes.

youtube.com/watch?v=ze7KtG5Bjo provlib.org/who-let-the-dogs-o
#RI #WhoLetTheDogsOut #BahaMen #25years #90s #PopCulture #RhodeIsland #Libraries

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