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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 9h

@laurenleharper.bsky.social's featured @nsarchive.bsky.social audit showed a "30-year flatline" in @usnatarchives.bsky.social's budget despite an exponential rise in records.
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U.S. National Archives’ (NARA) Budget: The 30-Year Flatline

The National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) budget has remained stagnant in real dollars for nearly thirty years. At roughly $320 million dollars when adjusted for inflation, its budget ...

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 9h

ICYMI: Special shoutout to @nsarchive.bsky.social alumna @laurenleharper.bsky.social featured on @lastweektonight.com's episode on Presidential Libraries!

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

John Oliver sounded the alarm this week on how secret donations to presidential libraries provide cover for bribery. We couldn’t agree more.

It’s time to close the library loophole — and you can help.

Read this story and much more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds.

John Oliver rips presidential library loophole

Plus: There shouldn’t be secret law. Pam Bondi didn’t get the memo

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Lauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 10h

Just going to leave this idea here: One member of the chat, Michael Bartels, now works for the federal government - the Small Business Administration.

Might be worth a FOIA request or two.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 7d

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all-time low.

Use our action center tool to tell Congress to close the secrecy loopholes and increase transparency. freedom.press/the-classifi...

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 8d

This week’s main story is about presidential libraries, why they’re important, how Donald Trump may be exploiting their loopholes, and – what else – a psychic gorilla with a dangerous distaste for one specific president.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 7d

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all-time low.

Use our action center tool to tell Congress to close the secrecy loopholes and increase transparency.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 11d

Article from the National Security Archive on disappearing data: nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 8d

The Trump administration wasted no time in tapping individuals with ties to fossil fuel industries and right-wing think tanks funded by oil tycoons for key environmental and energy policy positions, according to a new report.

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 12d

“The Trump administration is saying that one person — the president — now decides if the United States is going to war.”

Leaked Document Justifies Boat Strikes as “Non-International Armed Conflict”

“The Trump administration is saying that one person — the president — now decides if the United States is going to war.”

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 12d

Telling me you listen to Ezra Klein’s podcast regularly is quickly becoming the flag telling me you listened to Joe Rogan regularly was 5 years ago.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 13d

The Trump administration is accelerating efforts to disappear critical climate data - leaving the public totally unprepared to fight the threats of climate change.

Read more from @rsanta.bsky.social:

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 13d

Data erasure and alterations aren't just a threat to the public's right-to-know--they make it harder for the government to study, enforce, and inform about climate policy. How are federal agencies supposed to prepare for and regulate threats that don't exist?
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 14d

The Trump admin has fundamentally distorted our access to publicly available environmental data. Massive losses include the deletion of National Climate Assessments, shuttering of atmospheric monitoring programs, and closure of federal climate offices:
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 14d

This topic has gotten a lot of coverage—and for good reason—that’s why we at the @nsarchive.bsky.social wanted to update you on where the massive data losses stand, and the data rescue orgs fighting to scrape, preserve, and protect federal data:
m.youtube.com/shorts/BNDSe...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

YouTube video by nsarchive

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 13d

Enviro orgs like @envirodgi.bsky.social -- which are spearheading data monitoring and rescue efforts via its URL web tracker -- have stated that this strategy is part of the Trump administration's broader "deregulatory policy agenda."
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Climate of Suppression: Environmental Information Under the Second Trump Administration – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative

The report Climate of Suppression: Environmental Information Under the Second Trump Administration examines management of federal websites related to environmental regulation in the first six months o...

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 13d

This @grist.org piece does a great job of explaining the new age of climate denial we're in. The Trump administration isn't just denying the science through debate: they're employing a "denial by erasure" strategy.
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Why the federal government is making climate data disappear

Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 13d

Data erasure and alterations aren't just a threat to the public's right-to-know--they make it harder for the government to study, enforce, and inform about climate policy. How are federal agencies supposed to prepare for and regulate threats that don't exist?
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

nsarchive.gwu.edu

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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 14d

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

White House Ramps Up Effort to Remove and Alter Information on Climate Change
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Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

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Michael Evans @colombiadocs.bsky.social · 14d

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

White House Ramps Up Effort to Remove and Alter Information on Climate Change
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 14d

Wrote for the @nsarchive.bsky.social about how the Trump administration has significantly ramped up its efforts to remove and alter critical climate resources and data this summer:
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

nsarchive.gwu.edu

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 14d

This topic has gotten a lot of coverage—and for good reason—that’s why we at the @nsarchive.bsky.social wanted to update you on where the massive data losses stand, and the data rescue orgs fighting to scrape, preserve, and protect federal data:
m.youtube.com/shorts/BNDSe...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

YouTube video by nsarchive

m.youtube.com

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 14d

The Trump admin has fundamentally distorted our access to publicly available environmental data. Massive losses include the deletion of National Climate Assessments, shuttering of atmospheric monitoring programs, and closure of federal climate offices:
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

nsarchive.gwu.edu

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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 14d

Link to the report: nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 - Eight months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has fundamentally distorted the federal information landscape as it continues to rewri...

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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 14d

The Archive's @rsanta.bsky.social talks about her new report on Disappearing Climate Data
www.youtube.com/shorts/BNDSe...

Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation

YouTube video by nsarchive

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