#memoryhole

Free speech matters. So does the ability to verify what's true. Without a stable historical record, accountability becomes harder, evidence disappears, and public debate suffers. Michael Menna and Lila Bailey argue that preserving our shared memory is essential to democracy in THE POLITICAL THREATS OF VANISHING CULTURE AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY. 📖 Read or download the paper today ⬇️ https://journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/article/id/9287/ #VanishingCulture #memoryhole

📚 Culture doesn’t have to be censored to disappear. 🕳️ Sometimes all it takes is an expired license. 📼💿 In THE POLITICAL THREATS OF VANISHING CULTURE AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, Michael Menna and Lila Bailey argue that preserving our shared memory has become one of the defining political challenges of the digital age. 🏛️ 📖 Read or download the paper ⬇️ https://journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/article/id/9287/ #VanishingCulture #memoryhole

🌐 Websites vanish. 📰 News archives go offline. 📚 Textbooks are withdrawn. 🏛️ Government reports are deleted. What happens when the historical record starts disappearing? The Internet Archive and the Our Future Memory movement explore why "vanishing culture" is becoming a political crisis in THE POLITICAL THREATS OF VANISHING CULTURE AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY. 📖 Read or download the paper here ⬇️ https://journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/article/id/9287/ #VanishingCulture #memoryhole

#DOJ Deletes Study Showing #DomesticTerrorists Are Most Often #RightWing Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared. by Emanuel Maiberg Sep 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM "The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. The study, which was conducted by the National Institute of Justice and hosted on a DOJ website was available there at least until September 12, 2025, according to an archive of the page saved by the Wayback Machine. Jason Paladino first reported that the study was removed. 404 Media noticed the removal after it was flagged by Daniel Malmer, a PhD student studying online extremism at UNC-Chapel Hill. " 'The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs is currently reviewing its websites and materials in accordance with recent Executive Orders and related guidance,' reads a message on the page where the study was formerly hosted. 'During this review, some pages and publications will be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.' " Read more [paid members only]: https://www.404media.co/doj-deletes-study-showing-domestic-terrorists-are-most-often-right-wing/ #USPol #Fascism #TrumpIsAFascist #FashPatel #Authoritarianism #MemoryHoled #MemoryHole #404Media #SilencingDissent #Antifa #Resistance #CharacteristicsOfFascism