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2025-06-26

#Annapolis #Maryland

The most Maryland thing at No Kings Annapolis.

#NoKings #Maryland #Annapolis #Crab

Person in a crab costume with a sign that says "Fascism Makes Me Crabby"

Severn sunset. #ChesapeakeBay #Annapolis #USNA #photography

Sailboat and sunset over the US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD.

Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn – Seattle Times & Associated Press

Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn
May 21, 2025 at 4:36 pm
A sign at entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md. All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves after the newest Pentagon-ordered review. (AP Photo / Patrick Semansky, 2014)
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves after the newest Pentagon-ordered review — the latest turn in a dizzying effort to rid the military of materials related to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Based on the new review, about 20 books from the academy’s library are being pulled aside to be checked, but that number includes some that weren’t identified or removed in last month’s initial purge of 381 books, defense officials told The Associated Press.
A few dozen books at the Air Force libraries — including at the Air Force Academy — also have been pulled out for review, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is still ongoing.
The back-and-forth on book removals reflects a persistent problem in the early months of the Trump administration, as initial orders and demands for an array of policy changes have been forced to be reworked, fine-tuned and reissued because they were vague, badly defined or problematic.
The reviews and changes at military libraries and to websites, social media accounts and more are part of the Trump administration’s far-reaching efforts to purge so-called DEI content from federal agencies.
The Pentagon earlier this month issued a detailed directive to all military leaders and commands to pull and review all library books addressing diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by Wednesday. The order contained more specific search words than earlier guidance and verbal orders from Defense Department leaders, and officials said it resulted in dramatically fewer banned books than initially thought.
Read more: Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn – Seattle Times & Associated PressSource Links: Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn | The Seattle Times

#Annapolis #AssociatedPress #Books #Censorship #DEI #GOP #Maryland #TheSeattleTimes #Trump #USNavalAcademy

Kate Ryan: ‘Operation Caged Bird’ takes flight after Naval Academy removes hundreds of #books from its library

"Old Fox Books in #Annapolis, Maryland, isn’t just a business. Co-owner Jinny Amundson told WTOP it’s a part of the community, one she loves as much as she loves books.

Amundson’s ties to the Naval Academy are deep as well. Her dad is not only a Naval Academy graduate, he retired from the academy in 1991."

#usnavy #censorship
https://operationcagedbird.com/

‘Operation Caged Bird’ takes flight after Naval Academy removes hundreds of books from its library — Midshipmen can come in and get a selection of the banned book titles free of charge.
https://wtop.com/maryland/2025/04/operation-caged-bird-takes-flight-after-naval-academy-removes-381-books-under-from-its-library/

GoFundMe — donate to purchase banned books for distribution to Naval Academy Middies:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/provide-banned-books-to-naval-academy-students
h/t @JMarkOckerbloom
https://mastodon.social/@JMarkOckerbloom/114386911685035272
Old Fox Books, #Annapolis: https://www.oldfoxbooks.com/
#BannedBooks #BookBan #censorship #DEI #USNA

Check out this podcast to learn more about the invasive catfish in the #chesapeakebay and how to get tickets to a #cookoff with some amazing chefs from the #dc and #annapolis region.

#photography #maritime #boating

https://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2025/04/bonus-podcast-eeew-catfish-gross-now-hold-on-a-minute/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6CzVUMK6cnut9xsvdF1MG-mTSiofXTOe4oBMK9fALG6QQTXWlbWLFmpnW09A_aem_1SNbXIeJyjiimG32_mf_gA

4/19/25💪 #Baltimore #MD 🇺🇸 (11.2k turnout in purple state.. I spoke in #Annapolis ‘09 with father/grandfather in attendance🙏)

March 27-30: the 2025 Annapolis Film Festival. List of films: https://aff2025.eventive.org/films

To see just the full-length films, select the Documentary Feature and Narrative Feature filters.

#film #movies #festival #Annapolis #Maryland

Main door of the Chase-Lloyd House (built 1769-1774), in the historic section of Annapolis, Maryland [USA]. 20170318
#Maryland #Annapolis #ChaseLloydHouse #doors #IGMem

Steps with white fencing lead to a very fancy white double-door with lunette window in a Colonial brick house of an obviously prominent citizen of the city.

Here's Pat, almost lost to view, inside The Annapolis Bookstore, on Maryland Avenue in the historic section of Annapolis, Maryland {USA]. 20170318
#Maryland #Annapolis #Bookstore #books #TheAnnapolisBookstore #PLSself #IGMem

Books on shelves everywhere! Light comes from the far window onto the street.

for me there is always something romantic about sail boats. I think they offer an unparalleled freedom to go anywhere, to escape, to be somewhere better.

#photography #annapolis