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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 1d

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 · 5d

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 · 2d

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 · 6d

“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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 7d

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."
envirodatagov.org/publication/...

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 8d

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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Michael Evans @colombiadocs.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 8d

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...

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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 8d

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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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 8d

This. This administration is even worse than any of us thought possible. Who had destroy NIH, CDC, USAID, EPA, scientific research all at the same time on their bingo card?

Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 9d

My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration.

It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.

www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...

We Are in the Worst-Case Scenario

The November 2024 version of you would be shocked at what the September 2025 version accepts as reality.

www.thebulwark.com

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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 9d

Earlier this year the president proposed cutting NASA’s budget by 24 percent, the clearest indication of his priorities going into a possible shutdown. Funding for Earth science programs specifically would be cut by MORE THAN HALF.

These are some of the satellite & space instrument missions at risk

NASA missions at risk under the Trump administration

The Trump administration has proposed cancelling more than 40 NASA missions, including at least 14 Earth science missions.

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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 9d

“Either we all go home or it’s business as usual … nobody knows what’s going to happen,” one NASA scientist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told @thebulletin.org.

Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 9d

In the event of a shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget is recommending reductions in force (layoffs) for “all employees” in all “programs, projects, or activities” that are “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”

What does that mean for US Earth and climate science?

‘Wholesale destruction’: Government shutdown or not, critical science programs are at risk

The Trump administration has proposed devastating cuts to federal Earth and climate science programs, and a government shutdown could give them an opportunity to begin implementing those cuts.

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