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The New York Times no paywall – “In a landmark antitrust case, Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled on Tuesday that Google must hand over some of its search data to rivals but did not grant the government’s biggest requests. Google must hand over its search results and some data to rival companies but will not …
Via LLRX – The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research and Public Health – Part 2. This is a follow up to Sabrina I. Pacifici’s July 31, 2025 article, The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research and Public Health. In just one more month this administration has ramped up its use of unsupportable …
Guardian: “Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on the internet – was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process.The website offered years’ worth of accessibly written material on climate science. The site is technically still online but …
Reclaim The Records. “Today we’re simultaneously announcing a big new free database update, about 1.5 million new names and more basic biographical information about deceased American veterans from the 2020-2023 period! It’s the first public update to our big BIRLS database, a dataset that we originally released late last year, bringing the new grand total …
“The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has added nearly 500 images to its online collection of high-resolution Lincoln pictures, including photos of Lincoln’s assassin, the nation grieving Lincoln’s death and the places he lived throughout his life. The ALPLM’s “Picturing Lincoln” collection now offers 1,485 photos, illustrations and cartoons related to America’s 16th president. …
Can We Still Govern – Don Monyihan: “It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy. There is so much happening that occasionally pausing to take stock is necessary. So where are we? In deep trouble. America may not be fully authoritarian, but by no means can we consider it to …
“This practical guide introduces NASA satellite-derived surface temperature datasets that can aid local communities in assessing heat impacts at the state and local scales. Following a brief introduction to several sources of satellite data, reliability and appropriate uses of the data are addressed. For heat assessments, land use change and in situ data are also …
ACLU – Know your rights – The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to conduct certain kinds of warrantless stops within 100 miles of the U.S. border, important Fourth Amendment protections still apply. Select a scenario: Are immigration officials allowed …
How Things Work – A new executive order gives Trump his army. “Donald Trump is assembling a military force under his direct personal supervision that can be used to seize control of American cities at gunpoint. In light of the fact that he has already sent the Marines into Los Angeles and the National Guard …
Follow up to previous post – Maps – Tracking Trump’s New Tariffs on Every Country, See also Forbes: “The postal services of Mexico, India, Japan and several other countries have suspended the shipment of packages to the U.S. as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and new rules implemented by his administration that end …
“The Independent Census Scientific Advisory Committee (I-CSAC) is a group of nationally recognized experts who provide independent, science-based advice to strengthen the U.S. Census Bureau. Formed after the federal Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC) was terminated in early 2025, I-CSAC continues the same essential mission: to provide scientific and technical expertise to address Census Bureau …
Join us for a timely conversation with librarians James Jacobs and Jim Jacobs about safeguarding public information in the digital age. Librarian Shari Laster will guide our discussion. REGISTER NOW! Date: August 28 Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am Cost: Free Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-preserving-government-information-tickets-1513557303639 Organizer: Internet Archive
