NARA has under 3,000 staff across the agency and is led by the AOTUS - the Archivist of the United States. AOTUS is not a traditional political appointment. Even though AOTUS serves at the pleasure of POTUS, it’s not usual for one to hold the position across multiple administrations. 2/
April 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
NARA has under 3,000 staff across the agency and is led by the AOTUS - the Archivist of the United States. AOTUS is not a traditional political appointment. Even though AOTUS serves at the pleasure of POTUS, it’s not usual for one to hold the position across multiple administrations. 2/
adding Aotus to my bad flash fiction project
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
adding Aotus to my bad flash fiction project
Aotus, the night monkey
April 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Aotus, the night monkey
trying to buy drugs from Aotus the night monkey
September 24, 2026 at 12:50 AM
trying to buy drugs from Aotus the night monkey
🧵Communication to SAA members today:
"The leadership of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) is alarmed by the dismissal of the Archivist of the United States on February 7, 2025. We believe the removal of AOTUS with no stated cause does harm to our nation and its people."
#archives #library 📚
"The leadership of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) is alarmed by the dismissal of the Archivist of the United States on February 7, 2025. We believe the removal of AOTUS with no stated cause does harm to our nation and its people."
#archives #library 📚
February 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
AOTUS!
The Ayatollah of the United States.
The Ayatollah of the United States.
"We are freeing Iran from religious fanatics".
A prayer for Trump in the White House.
A prayer for Trump in the White House.
March 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
AOTUS!
The Ayatollah of the United States.
The Ayatollah of the United States.
AOTUS!
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
AOTUS!
Yesterday I took 15 minutes of my Archives and Collective Memory course to explain the firing of AOTUS and the resignation of Deputy AOTUS. I’m not one who wades into politics in class lightly, but it was very important fo be honest about this from the standpoint of the profession.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Yesterday I took 15 minutes of my Archives and Collective Memory course to explain the firing of AOTUS and the resignation of Deputy AOTUS. I’m not one who wades into politics in class lightly, but it was very important fo be honest about this from the standpoint of the profession.
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tell me more, Aotus, night monkey
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
tell me more, Aotus, night monkey
I, an archivist, am so distracted by all of the other bullshit this man is doing that I temporarily forgot he is also acting AOTUS
Not only were they all violating the Federal and Presidential Records Acts by conducting government business on private apps and personal devices, but the Acting Archivist of the United States (Marco Rubio) was in the chat!
The President’s arbitrary firing of the Archivist of the United States, the forced retirement of the Deputy Archivist, and the appointment of Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Acting Archivist, are all ominous signs.
March 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I, an archivist, am so distracted by all of the other bullshit this man is doing that I temporarily forgot he is also acting AOTUS
Hey. Look. I noticed you've been posting a lot about aotus (night monkey) lately. Is everything OK?
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hey. Look. I noticed you've been posting a lot about aotus (night monkey) lately. Is everything OK?
Aotus the night monkey is teaching me prana bindu and the secrets of gun-fu
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Aotus the night monkey is teaching me prana bindu and the secrets of gun-fu
Dr. Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) announced in 2024 that the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment were going to be added to the National Archives Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Dr. Shogan won’t be there to see it because she was fired on February 7th. 2/
April 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Dr. Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) announced in 2024 that the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment were going to be added to the National Archives Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Dr. Shogan won’t be there to see it because she was fired on February 7th. 2/
Without warning, the reptile’s head snaps to Aotus’ hiding place. Aotus releases a sharp, decisive exhale.
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Without warning, the reptile’s head snaps to Aotus’ hiding place. Aotus releases a sharp, decisive exhale.
Here’s my tepid take. I do not want a historian to be Archivist of The United States. AOTUS should be an experienced archivist or even better a records manager.
I love historians, but this is not a job for you. Especially not in 2026.
I love historians, but this is not a job for you. Especially not in 2026.
August 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Here’s my tepid take. I do not want a historian to be Archivist of The United States. AOTUS should be an experienced archivist or even better a records manager.
I love historians, but this is not a job for you. Especially not in 2026.
I love historians, but this is not a job for you. Especially not in 2026.
Aotus night monkey
Azara's night monkey
Brumback's night monkey
/Aotus/ (meaning "earless")
Azara's night monkey
Brumback's night monkey
/Aotus/ (meaning "earless")
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Aotus night monkey
Azara's night monkey
Brumback's night monkey
/Aotus/ (meaning "earless")
Azara's night monkey
Brumback's night monkey
/Aotus/ (meaning "earless")
I want Tomodachi Life. I want to make Gunge Vlark, and Crode Torpor, and Klelb, and Raoul Ubu, and Gunman Killmeister, and Mr. Impossibly Clean, and Aotus the Night Monkey, and Dracula Terre Haute, and The Third Nightstalker, and Viqram Loeg and uhhhhhhhh
May 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I want Tomodachi Life. I want to make Gunge Vlark, and Crode Torpor, and Klelb, and Raoul Ubu, and Gunman Killmeister, and Mr. Impossibly Clean, and Aotus the Night Monkey, and Dracula Terre Haute, and The Third Nightstalker, and Viqram Loeg and uhhhhhhhh
I found Shogan to be smart, thoughtful, honorable, & honest.
She re-appointed me to the National Archives FOIA Advisory Committee, & always heard me out when I raised concerns about public business, including the ERA.
She was the first woman to be AOTUS.
Our union is weaker without her service.
🫡 🇺🇸
She re-appointed me to the National Archives FOIA Advisory Committee, & always heard me out when I raised concerns about public business, including the ERA.
She was the first woman to be AOTUS.
Our union is weaker without her service.
🫡 🇺🇸
February 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I found Shogan to be smart, thoughtful, honorable, & honest.
She re-appointed me to the National Archives FOIA Advisory Committee, & always heard me out when I raised concerns about public business, including the ERA.
She was the first woman to be AOTUS.
Our union is weaker without her service.
🫡 🇺🇸
She re-appointed me to the National Archives FOIA Advisory Committee, & always heard me out when I raised concerns about public business, including the ERA.
She was the first woman to be AOTUS.
Our union is weaker without her service.
🫡 🇺🇸
November 29, 2024 at 4:37 AM
hj vi meu primata brasileiro favorito, o macaco da noite!!! (Aotus infulatus)
September 13, 2024 at 9:57 PM
hj vi meu primata brasileiro favorito, o macaco da noite!!! (Aotus infulatus)
Spix's night monkeys (Aotus vociferans), also called Colombian gray night monkeys, are nocturnal and huddle in tree holes in family groups during the day. Threatened by rampant forest destruction in some regions. Listed as Least Concern. Photo: © Jen Cross/iNaturalist/Creative Commons.
May 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Spix's night monkeys (Aotus vociferans), also called Colombian gray night monkeys, are nocturnal and huddle in tree holes in family groups during the day. Threatened by rampant forest destruction in some regions. Listed as Least Concern. Photo: © Jen Cross/iNaturalist/Creative Commons.