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@muckrock.comReposted by @muckrock.comI’m especially looking forward to listening and connecting with you all. Talk to me, I’ll talk back.
@muckrock.comReposted by @muckrock.comHi Bluesky! 👋🏾 I’m Lyneka, MuckRock’s new Audience and Community Lead. I’m excited to be here! Looking forward to helping to build an even stronger community around MuckRock’s work.
@muckrock.comReposted by @muckrock.comWired (@wired.com) is going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. H/T @freedom.press.
@muckrock.comA #FOIA request denied? Don’t give up. Here’s how to challenge a denial, fix common mistakes and keep pushing for the records you’re looking for.
@freedom.pressReposted by @muckrock.comA forensic extraction device used by law enforcement and some authoritarian regimes may be able to bypass your iPhone’s automatic reboot feature. Read more about the potential risks from Magnet Forensics’ Graykey in our digital security newsletter.
@muckrock.comA complaint against Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk alleges he showed sexually explicit photos and video to people who had no job-related reason to see them. Story via KAXE. @muckrock.com's Sunlight Research Desk provided research and data analysis for this story.
@muckrock.comWired (@wired.com) is going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. H/T @freedom.press.
@muckrock.comReposted by @muckrock.com@americanoversight.org obtained the Army’s 2024 report on shock gloves through a FOIA request. Here’s what the report says.
@muckrock.comWhat happens on the other side of your FOIA request? Join us for FOIA Fridays on Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET as MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin goes behind the scenes of FOIA officer training with Nick Santos, a MuckRock FOIA expert and former Coast Guard FOIA officer. RSVP ⤵️
@muckrock.comPeople who misused Colorado court livestreams made up less than 1% of all viewers, according to @denverpost.com.
But unauthorized social media videos from those proceedings prompted the state to suspend court livestreaming for three months.
@muckrock.comReposted by @muckrock.comA journalist requested public records about a police officer.
The city of Eugene, Oregon, estimated the request would cost $2.5 million and require 44,816 hours of staff time. Story via @theintercept.com.
@muckrock.comFOIA for trout fishing? Virginia anglers are using public records to get an edge over the competition. “It’s akin to a Taylor Swift concert. Everybody wants to get there early so they can get front-row seats in the pit,” James Edmunds told Cardinal News. Story via Cardinal News.
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@muckrock.com@americanoversight.org obtained the Army’s 2024 report on shock gloves through a FOIA request. Here’s what the report says.
@muckrock.comIn Iowa, Annie’s Foundation is filing Freedom of Information Act requests to locate books removed from public school libraries, classrooms, and curricula statewide.
The latest from @publisherswkly.bsky.social.
@muckrock.comReposted by @muckrock.comInfluencers are being paid to make TikTok videos about the cost of living in Wisconsin as part of a growing campaign of political content that often comes without disclosure, report Miranda Dunlap and Natalie Yahr for Wisconsin Watch.
@muckrock.com"Likewise, the Soviet Union conducted nuclear tests in space as part of Project K between 1961 and 1962. The tests caused electrical grid failures, disabled phone lines and triggered a fire that destroyed an entire power plant in Kazakhstan."
@taniel.bsky.socialReposted by @muckrock.comIf you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
@muckrock.com“Once the City receives payment of $2,484,599.04 staff will continue processing your request. If the actual cost of processing your request exceeds the amount you have paid the City, you will be required to pay the difference before the City will provide the records you have requested.”
