Best Twitter riposte of the day.

FYI: New report: Removal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity from Federal Data Collections: Jan25 to Jan26. "We identified the removal of sexual orientation/gender identity measures from approximately 360 different federal data collections." williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications...

An alternative watch from the State of the Union address. And kudos to Senator Angus King.

Turns out “They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists…” was Trump introducing his own administration.

Log Files That Describe the #History of the #Internet are Disappearing. A New Project Hopes to Save Them (via @theregister.com) www.theregister.com/2026/02/14/i... #digipres #digitalpreservation #data #LOCKSS

Congrats!!! The Data Rescue Project is the Winner of the 2025 RDAP Work of the Year Award rdapassociation.org/news/13593532 #datarescue @datarescueproject.org @rdapassociation.bsky.social

The future of scholarly communication isn’t just about better tools — it’s about who owns and governs them. @kcommons.bsky.social offers a community-owned alternative to corporate platforms while supporting diverse forms of scholarship. Read more: investinopen.org/blog/buildin...

So dark and sad and gross.

Congrats "HOW’S THE PLAY GOING?" by Noel David Taylor, an Honorable Mention in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅 An absurd comedy with a confused main character in disjointed settings. Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/hows... #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

Sign and share this call on CSU to cancel its multimillion dollar OpenAI contract. CSU is in a budget crisis, OpenAI wants to reduce us all into tools of AI, and our public money should be invested in humans! actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

So, the filibuster fiasco is going down precisely how @americalabs.org said it would: Facing demands from Luna to kill it, Thune was like "uh, we'll think about it" and that was enough for her www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Publishes Guidelines for Green #Libraries www.infodocket.com/2026/02/02/i... @ifla.org #greenlibraries #environment

Stanford Libraries is doing a TON for #lovedata week. Some events are in-person, some are virtual, all are open to all! Check out the cool events!! lovedataweek.stanford.edu

Tell your stories about why public data matters! ❤️🛟 @essentialdata.us fas.org/publication/...

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Listen to this speech from Mark Carney. Forget making Canada the 51st state; I’m ready for the US to be the 11th province.

Hey who's going to the @archive.org Public Domain Day 2026 celebration? blog.archive.org/event/the-ca...

FYI check out the call for papers for "Secrecy and Society". Should be a really interesting and topical issue. freegovinfo.info/node/14953/

I was honored to meet and work with Deborah Natsios, JY’s partner in the cryptome endeavor. The papers include the documents scanned and available on cryptome.org but perhaps more importantly, the communication between JY and various FOIA offices and agencies (most of which was not digitized).

45 years of John Young's papers and the Cryptome archive have been added to Stanford's archive and is available for researchers to request access to: searchworks.stanford.edu/view/in00000...

In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."

UCS is a US-based nonprofit organization founded more than 50 years ago. Our team of scientists and everyday people work together to make change on the biggest issues of our time, including climate change, nuclear weapons, transportation, food, and democracy. Join us: www.ucs.org

New York City has a new mayor

NY Times: "NASA's Largest Library is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts" www.infodocket.com/2025/12/31/n... #libraries #science

“We Used to Read Things in This Country” https://thebaffler.com/salvos/we-used-to-read-things-in-this-country-mccormack > For it is AI that has given the American ruling class the final impetus to more or less abolish education. I could nitpick, but the overall argument is horrifyingly compelling

FYI @weatherwest.bsky.social just did a "Special rapid response stream re: proposed dismantling of National Center for Atmospheric Research". A must-watch. www.youtube.com/live/FTKW68R...

Russell Vought moves to destroy government’s leading climate change research institution because Colorado won't honor the illegal pardon of Tina Peters www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/russ...

In case you needed one more reason to loathe Russ Vought, the director of the White House’s office and management budget is dismantling a center praised as a “crown jewel” of climate research.

BREAKING: The Energy Dept's watchdog just agreed to open an investigation into Russ Vought and Secretary Wright’s cancelling of energy grants at my, @padilla.senate.gov and @lofgren.house.gov urging. Trump's targeting of blue states is unlawful and deserves rigorous oversight.

It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.

This #GivingTuesday, help EDGI continue: - Protecting public environmental data - Defending our environmental right to know - Building more just environmental governance systems. Donate here: envirodatagov.org/donate/

Have you seen The Nation's Data at Risk reporting from our colleagues at @amstatnews.bsky.social? It's one of our favorite sources for credible information about data integrity. And next week they're releasing an update. Register now for the launch webinar on Dec. 10 amstat.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

Looking for health data? The new "Survey Data Finder" tool from @shadac.bsky.social has you covered www.shadac.org/survey-data-...

Announcing CODE's New White Paper and Health Data Hub mailchi.mp/3eadee15ce04...

California Digital Library (CDL) Shares Details About the Upgraded Version of the Online Archive of #California (#OAC) (via @caldiglib.bsky.social) cdlib.org/cdlinfo/2025... #libraries #archives #history

The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican: @punchbowlnews.bsky.social

Thanks @apduorg.bsky.social for HT on "A Day in the Life with Federal Government Data" apdu.org?p=5814113

Wondering when you'll get your #BLS data?? The Friends of BLS have posted an FAQ about the impact of the shutdown on #BLSdata: www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025... #econsky @aaronsojourner.org @betseystevenson.bsky.social @justinwolfers.bsky.social @jasonfurman.bsky.social @jedkolko.bsky.social

Record profits are unpaid wages.

Bumping this great article again now that Judge Boasberg is reopening his contempt investigation into the El Salvadoran flights.

Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration.

@caltrainalerts.bsky.social @caltrain.com so what happened to the 515 northbound train?! The last 2 days it’s just disappeared. No notice or anything. Still listed on the Caltrain schedule. What gives?!!

@caltrain.com so what happened to the 515 northbound train?! The last 2 days it’s just disappeared. No notice or anything. Still listed on the Caltrain schedule.

Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.

Lol. The tantrums have begun, Trump is insisting that Republicans only lost because he wasn’t on the ballot.

It was the what-the-fuck of times, it was the what-in-the-actual-fuck of times.

Federal agencies are posting banners on their websites accusing Democrats and the “Radical Left” for the government shutdown, using language that is partisan, disparaging, and contemptuous. Learn more in our most recent Highlights from the Change Log: envirodatagov.org/federal-agen...