Democracy Dies in Darkness ⁦The Washington Post⁩ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

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NEWS: The Carla Hayden has announced the annual selection of 25 films to be inducted into the #NatFilmRegistry. Each was chosen for its cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. Fun facts about some of this year’s inductees, a 🧵:

‘Star Trek II,’ ‘The Social Network’ among 25 films newly added to National Film Registry by ⁦Library of Congress⁩. More from ⁦Thomas Floyd⁩ ⁦The Washington Post⁩: washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

Carla Hayden, the first female and African American Librarian of Congress, recently received an abrupt dismissal email. This action by President Trump is part of a trend of removing leaders from cultural institutions and non-partisan agencies. Now, librarians and academics,

Former CEO of Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library Carla Hayden spoke out about her termination from the Library of Congress. bit.ly/4kZhbyM

Amy Sherald’s paintings are portraits, but not in the traditional sense. The people in them are real, but their names are rarely used. She’s cast them in a visual story all her own. cbsn.ws/43qOrs4

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million