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FOIA Machine

@FOIAMachine

A platform for journalists and citizens to prepare, file and track public record requests.

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MuckRock@MuckRock19 Jan 2020
Today’s @NYTimes front page uses @MuckRock #FOIA’s to dig into the “Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know” nytimes.com/2020/01/18/techn…
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Vital FOIA reporting here by ⁦@DanLamothe⁩, who exposes how the ⁦@USMC⁩ still has work to do educating/assessing its drill instructors 3+ years after the tragic death of a Muslim recruit. How is racism/abuse still an issue at boot camp? washingtonpost.com/national-…
Marines disciplined at San Diego boot camp for abuse and racism targeting recruits, documents show

Marines disciplined at San Diego boot camp for abuse and racism targeting recruits, documents show

In one case, a drill instructor used a staple gun on a recruit and directed another to eat a pine cone.

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We’ve still got some more work to do before opening our beta, but at #ONA19 we showed off the first look at the revamped DocumentCloud: muckrock.com/news/archives/2…
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Doug Haddix@DougHaddix1 Mar 2019
It's time to recognize America's most secretive government agencies and officials. Nominations for IRE's Golden Padlock Award are due April 1. Details --> buff.ly/2EGCvrm Nomination form --> buff.ly/2C07cpL
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EXCLUSIVE: I finally obtained President Trump's memorandum designating Matthew Whitaker as the acting attorney general. Spoiler: It just raises more questions! buzzfeednews.com/article/chr… #FOIA
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@ChicagoReporter's Matt Keifer discusses Foiamachine.org and Muckrock.com at #FOIAFest @headlineclub
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I'm looking for more examples of when access to information requests led to action. Any stories to share? CC: @MuckRock @foiamapper @foiaproject @FOIAMachine @Fvjones @DavidWeisz @amp6 @Cain @LeslieYoung @albertocairo @propubnerds
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Hello #AskJSK, I am @JSKstanford's Impact Leader, I mentor fellows & alumni pursuing innovative projects, and manage the post-fellowship program. I was a JSK Fellow myself in 2012, when I worked on public records platform @FOIAmachine. More abt me here: jsk.stanford.edu/about/peopl…
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MuckRock@MuckRock27 Oct 2017
While some docs are still being withheld, thousands of new #JFK files up via @USNatArchives: archives.gov/research/jfk/20… #FOIA
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MuckRock@MuckRock23 Oct 2017
MuckRock Release Notes: Canning spammers, fixing @FOIAMachine, and backend upgrades buff.ly/2yEucdD #FOIA
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FOIA Primer from Reclaim the Records' Efforts with the New Jersey Marriage Index, 1901-2016 fb.me/7THqaiTCZ
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#FOIA crew: in my ongoing litigation against NSA, the agency is required to report it's FOIA stats every month. Here's the first update.
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@FOIAMachine Give us a RT? Join us at @Villanova_Law symposium discussing FOIA on Friday, 10/20 bit.ly/2xL5cQt
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MuckRock@MuckRock5 Oct 2017
Lawyer who loves public records? Oregon is looking for a Public Records Advocate. Apply by Oct. 15: governmentjobs.com/careers/o…
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Sputnik:  60 Years Later, CIA Releases Declassified Documents cia.gov/library/readingroom/…
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Danny Rivero@TooMuchMe3 Oct 2017
ICYMI, we FOIA'd call logs from Trump's immigrant crime snitch hotline. The resulting story gets grim, very grim splinternews.com/this-is-wha… – at Coral Gables, FL
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MuckRock@MuckRock28 Sep 2017
Amtrak offers up a solid contender for greatest #FOIA redaction of all time buff.ly/2xzzV3L
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We FOIA'd Ben Carson's travel records and use of family members at HUD. HUD told us our requests were "not in the public interest." Really?
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Gorka gave a classified lecture August 9 on “Transnational Terrorism/Insurgent Ideology,” to special ops students buzzfeed.com/jasonleopold/se…
Sebastian Gorka Gave A Classified “Tirade” About Radical Islam

Sebastian Gorka Gave A Classified “Tirade” About Radical Islam

The former Trump aide delivered a two-and-a-half-hour speech to students at a US Army elite special operations center, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show. People who were...

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The SBA administrator attended a lobbying event at Trump Hotel. We filed a FOIA request to learn more. ow.ly/Ce5d30fjgDm
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