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WA sheriff candidate accused of domestic abuse, dishonesty

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 3h

Running for sheriff in Wahkiakum County, Joshua Grasseth has been accused of domestic violence and found guilty of lying to the police, according to new documents obtained by @investigatewest.bsky.social. www.investigatewest.org/sheriff-cand...

State Legislature failed to pass bill last session that would have disqualified him from running

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 22h

In case you missed it, we've put together a Banned Books t-shirt in support of in support of our good friends at @404media.co, @transjournalists.org and @themarshallproject.org. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 1d

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50

Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) went into effect on October 1, 1975. In the intervening 50 years, enforcement of the law has evolved significantly.

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Read More at Inside Investigator >>

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Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5d

A sheriff told the media that his team searched a license plate reader database because they were worried about a woman's safety. Records show it was an abortion investigation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and

www.eff.org

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 5d

Today, join us for Building with MuckRock at 1 PM where we'll show you how to better use DocumentCloud.

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 5d

Bring your questions to this Friday’s Building with MuckRock event, where we'll talk about how to best use DocumentCloud.

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Sunlight Research Center @sunlightresearch.bsky.social · 5d

📚🎸 It’s #BannedBooksWeek & @muckrock.com is going on tour!

They’re teaming up with @themarshallproject.org, @transjournalists.org , & @404media.co to track what books are being banned in schools, libraries, & prisons.

👉 muckrock.com/news/archive...
#FOIA #Censorship

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...

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404 Media @404media.co · 6d

Help us investigate book bans across the USA.

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

🔗 www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 5d

Bring your questions to this Friday’s Building with MuckRock event, where we'll talk about how to best use DocumentCloud.

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 6d

Right now, there’s a party going on and it’s called Banned Books Week.

Do you want to file a request about banned books in a school, library or prison system near you? Let us know! www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit…

Police disciplinary files

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 7d

These documents were obtained through a collaborative MuckRock project, which seeks to free up police disciplinary files across the country. www.muckrock.com/project/poli...

We want to free up police disciplinary files in more places across the country, make them open for all and highlight the work of others doing the same.

Baltimore County’s police chief is on a list of cops with credibility concerns

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 7d

Baltimore County Police Department Chief Robert McCullough has appeared on the Brady list, a list that prosecutors’ offices and local law enforcement agencies use to track potential credibility concerns about law enforcement officers, reports @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Robert McCullough, the Baltimore County Police Department chief, appears on a list of law enforcement officers whose potential credibility concerns require disclosure to defense attorneys if they’re c...

www.thebanner.com

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 7d

Our good friends at @404media.co, @transjournalists.org and @themarshallproject.org have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit the road and go on tour — a FOIAs tour. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 8d

Interested in joining the Data Liberation Project? Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 2 PM ET for our orientation meeting.

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Catch up and get plugged into the Data Liberation Project!

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 8d

You can get your own MuckRock hoodie from our Swag store! (Cat not included) www.muckrock.com/store/

Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 8d

Cat? ✅
@muckrock.com hoodie? ✅

A selfie with an adorable calico kitty — Jill — on my shoulder.

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Ben Conarck @conarck.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: A few weeks ago, @muckrock.com
shared the Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning it, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Baltimore County’s police chief is on a list of cops with credibility concerns

Robert McCullough, the Baltimore County Police Department chief, appears on a list of law enforcement officers whose potential credibility concerns require disclosure to defense attorneys if they’re c...

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Chris Amico @chrisamico.bsky.social · 8d

Winter is coming (really, despite what this week feels like) and you might need a DLP beanie.

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 8d

As part of our new design, we’re also now offering a Data Liberation Project beanie in our MuckRock swag store! www.muckrock.com/store/

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 8d

As part of our new design, we’re also now offering a Data Liberation Project beanie in our MuckRock swag store! www.muckrock.com/store/

The Data Liberation Project is an initiative to identify, obtain, reformat, clean, document, publish, and disseminate government datasets of public interest.

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 8d

The Data Liberation Project launched the new logo to represent how we’re liberating public data for the public good. www.data-liberation-project.org

Data Liberation Project

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 12d

Our new redesigned MuckRock Accounts page gives you more control over your profile details and visibility into your connected accounts, the organizations that you are a part of, your security settings and more. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Release Notes: Join your team faster and control your security more easily with MuckRock's updated Accounts page

This release continues improvements on our accounts platform with redesigned account pages that give you more control over your profile details and visibility into your connected accounts, the organiz...

Newsrooms of all sizes deserve better reporting tools and support. Through a new Knight Foundation grant, MuckRock is expanding our portfolio to make that a reality.

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 14d

MuckRock Accounts just became a lot more useful with access to Datasette, Plucky Wire and Sunlight Research Center services.

Learn more about these new services: www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

With a Knight Foundation grant, MuckRock is making it easier for newsrooms of all sizes to access the cutting-edge tools they need while helping innovators with promising new approaches reach a critical...

Is your police department creating AI-generated reports?

MuckRock @muckrock.com · 14d

Some police departments are using a new service to create AI-generated reports. We want to get a better idea of the usage os AI and we want to hear from you. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

MuckRock and EFF want to get a better idea of the usage of Draft One across the country, and now, we want to hear from you.