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A comment on Executive order on Smithsonian targets funding programs with 'improper ideology'.

Re:Executive order on Smithsonian targets funding programs w... by MollyGodiva on Thursday March 27, 2025 @09:50PM (#43500540)
The Smithsonian is not in the Executive branch. Trump has no authority there. But that won't stop them from complying and destroying their own museums.
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Re:Executive order on Smithsonian targets funding programs w... by sparrish on Friday March 28, 2025 @12:05AM (#43501420)
Which of the three branches does the Smithsonian fall under?
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Re:Executive order on Smithsonian targets funding programs w... by 1659447091 on Friday March 28, 2025 @12:18AM (#43501477)
None it seems.[0]

> The Smithsonian Institution is a trust instrumentality of the United States ... Congress delegated the authority and responsibilities of the United States to the Smithsonian Board of Regents. ... The Smithsonian Institution is considered unique in the Federal establishment. The Smithsonian is not an executive branch agency and does not exercise regulatory powers, except over its own buildings and grounds. ... Thus, courts have held that the Smithsonian is not an agency or authority of the Government...

[0] https://www.si.edu/ogc/legalhistory

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Re:Executive order on Smithsonian targets funding programs w... by rickydroll on Friday March 28, 2025 @03:09PM (#43508945)
I hope there are archivists at the Smithsonian who will preserve any removed content in a box in a warehouse next to the Ark of the Covenant.
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