Day archives: July 22nd, 2026

Trump’s Super Pardon

Bloomberg – no paywall – Trump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century King “…Unlike in previous administrations, commutations as well as pardons have cleared unpaid penalties tied to the convictions…Since taking office for the second time, Trump has become the first modern US president to issue pardons for companies, from a Middle America …

Subjects: Courts, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows

Federal Social Safety Net Programs: Millions of Workers, Including Many Employed by Large Employers, Continue to Rely on Medicaid and SNAP. GAO-26-108703Publicly Released: July 22, 2026. Millions of American adults earn so little that they rely on federal programs to make ends meet, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. To learn more …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Health Care

The World’s Energy/Power Grid

Public data for public use. Energy infrastructure data and visualization that sparks joy by OpenGridWorks. US Power Plants and Data Centers  [Data center load is outpacing the grid’s ability to meet new demands] – The World’s Energy/Power Grid. “Zoom out and use the mouse to rotate this visually stunning map to other parts of the …

Subjects: Economy, Energy

Classified Record is a searchable index of declassified U.S. government documents

“The Classified Record is a searchable index of declassified U.S. government documents, with primary sources linked and FOIA status documented for each entry. It exists because the existing infrastructure for accessing declassified records was built for researchers, not for the general public. The CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room contains millions of pages of declassified material. …

Subjects: E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Search Engines

Map of the world’s great castles & fortresses

3,708 notable landmarks · 131 countries · one map – “Everything on this map comes from open data: facts, coordinates and founding dates from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons, stories from Wikipedia, and the night basemap from OpenFreeMap and Natural Earth. The atlas is curated, not exhaustive: the 3,708 most significant landmarks worldwide, ordered by …

Subjects: Education