Quetzal1234
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Ever wonder how you can support public data? We have ideas for you! Check out our new Volunteer Resources (wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer) and come to our office hour on October 13
www.datarescueproject.org/october-offi...
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October Office Hour
Come to October's Office Hour to learn more about the DRP Baserow Tracker and how to use OpenRefine for common metadata tasks!
www.datarescueproject.org
October 1, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Ever wonder how you can support public data? We have ideas for you! Check out our new Volunteer Resources (wiki.datarescueproject.org/s/volunteer) and come to our office hour on October 13
www.datarescueproject.org/october-offi...
www.datarescueproject.org/october-offi...
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We know that many people are commenting (over 80,000) on the OMB's proposed changes, but there is still time, and every voice matters. APS has created a great tool that you can use to respond to specific portions and customize your comment for submission.
www.aps.org/initiatives/...
www.aps.org/initiatives/...
Comment on OMB proposed rule for federal financial assistance
Make your voice heard on the Office of Management and Budget's proposed federal grant funding changes and defend the scientific community from this existential threat.
www.aps.org
July 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
We know that many people are commenting (over 80,000) on the OMB's proposed changes, but there is still time, and every voice matters. APS has created a great tool that you can use to respond to specific portions and customize your comment for submission.
www.aps.org/initiatives/...
www.aps.org/initiatives/...
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Today we're recognizing a full year of #SaveOurSigns. We can't say we're "celebrating" this anniversary - but we are incredibly grateful to everyone who submitted a photo to the #SOSArchive. With more than 15,000 photos (!!!!!) we can track and monitor censorship of the signs in our national parks.
A Year of Saving Our Signs
The following post is authored by Save Our Signs co-founders Kirsten Delegard, Jenny McBurney, and Amelia Palacios. Save Our Signs launched one year ago on July 3, 2025, in response to the Executive…
www.datarescueproject.org
July 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Today we're recognizing a full year of #SaveOurSigns. We can't say we're "celebrating" this anniversary - but we are incredibly grateful to everyone who submitted a photo to the #SOSArchive. With more than 15,000 photos (!!!!!) we can track and monitor censorship of the signs in our national parks.
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New post from the #SaveOurSigns crew about the current administration's active efforts to whitewash and erase history. We will not forget.
www.datarescueproject.org/presidents-s...
www.datarescueproject.org/presidents-s...
June 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
New post from the #SaveOurSigns crew about the current administration's active efforts to whitewash and erase history. We will not forget.
www.datarescueproject.org/presidents-s...
www.datarescueproject.org/presidents-s...
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Join @resistancerangers.altgov.info and partners for a public teach-in, postcards to elected officials, and a call to protect public memory.
Black history. Indigenous history. LGBTQ+ history. Slavery. Climate science. Labor history. Civil rights.
These stories are part of the American story.
Black history. Indigenous history. LGBTQ+ history. Slavery. Climate science. Labor history. Civil rights.
These stories are part of the American story.
June 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Join @resistancerangers.altgov.info and partners for a public teach-in, postcards to elected officials, and a call to protect public memory.
Black history. Indigenous history. LGBTQ+ history. Slavery. Climate science. Labor history. Civil rights.
These stories are part of the American story.
Black history. Indigenous history. LGBTQ+ history. Slavery. Climate science. Labor history. Civil rights.
These stories are part of the American story.
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This is great news! Thank you to everyone who helped to sound the alarm or contacted their reps to fight this. I’m no sure what will happen to the sensors already pulled from off the coast of Washington, but the rest of the network is saved for now.
Keep fighting! It matters!
Keep fighting! It matters!
Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring. Gift link: nyti.ms/4oC3U25
nyti.ms
June 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is great news! Thank you to everyone who helped to sound the alarm or contacted their reps to fight this. I’m no sure what will happen to the sensors already pulled from off the coast of Washington, but the rest of the network is saved for now.
Keep fighting! It matters!
Keep fighting! It matters!
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We have joined the Association of Population Centers, @apduorg.bsky.social, @copafs.bsky.social, and @icpsr.bsky.social for this statement on the Department of Commerce's new order on Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products buff.ly/kofjV6m
Statement on Commerce’s Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products
www.populationassociation.org
June 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM
We have joined the Association of Population Centers, @apduorg.bsky.social, @copafs.bsky.social, and @icpsr.bsky.social for this statement on the Department of Commerce's new order on Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products buff.ly/kofjV6m
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@dataindex.us has a new post on the Department of Commerce's changes to the use of noise infusion. The post does a great job of explaining, in clear terms, the importance of the technique and the impact of these changes.
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
A New Commerce Policy Could Mean Less Public Data, Not Better Public Data | America's Data Index
dataindex.us
June 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
@dataindex.us has a new post on the Department of Commerce's changes to the use of noise infusion. The post does a great job of explaining, in clear terms, the importance of the technique and the impact of these changes.
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...
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Do you use NHANES data?
If so, consider submitting a comment in support of the data
The prior request for comments received only THREE responses
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
If so, consider submitting a comment in support of the data
The prior request for comments received only THREE responses
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
Search, browse and learn about the Federal Register. Federal Register 2.0 is the unofficial daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as e...
www.federalregister.gov
June 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Do you use NHANES data?
If so, consider submitting a comment in support of the data
The prior request for comments received only THREE responses
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
If so, consider submitting a comment in support of the data
The prior request for comments received only THREE responses
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Second: Come get (re)oriented to the world of the DRP during our first office hour of the summer on June 10!
www.datarescueproject.org/summer-re-or...
www.datarescueproject.org/summer-re-or...
Summer Office Hours: (Re)Orientation
If you’re looking for summer plans, we have great news: there are always opportunities to volunteer with the Data Rescue Project! Whether you’re newer to the DRP, a veteran looking for a refresher, or...
www.datarescueproject.org
May 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Second: Come get (re)oriented to the world of the DRP during our first office hour of the summer on June 10!
www.datarescueproject.org/summer-re-or...
www.datarescueproject.org/summer-re-or...
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It's finally Friday, and we've set aside time to explore the new Federal Data Field Guide from Denice Ross and Chis Marcum. It has truly the best animal illustrations and plain-language, all designed to make it easy and fun to engage with federal data! Check it out:
www.federaldatafieldguide.us
www.federaldatafieldguide.us
The Federal Data Field Guide
www.federaldatafieldguide.us
May 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It's finally Friday, and we've set aside time to explore the new Federal Data Field Guide from Denice Ross and Chis Marcum. It has truly the best animal illustrations and plain-language, all designed to make it easy and fun to engage with federal data! Check it out:
www.federaldatafieldguide.us
www.federaldatafieldguide.us
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Thanks to @theguardian.com for highlighting the people involved in the effort to save and demonstrate the importance of federal public data.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Things were going dark left and right’: the race to save US government datasets before they’re deleted
Group has banded together to rescue data as Trump administration has removed or altered data on climate change, reproductive health, LGBTQ people and more
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Thanks to @theguardian.com for highlighting the people involved in the effort to save and demonstrate the importance of federal public data.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
📚 CFP is open at Journal of Open Humanities Data for short papers related to data rescue. The journal is open access but generous with waivers. Abstracts due May 22. I'm one of the editors for the collection. openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/...
Weathering the Storm: Opportunities and Challenges in Data Rescue and Safeguarding | Journal of Open Humanities Data
openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com
May 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
📚 CFP is open at Journal of Open Humanities Data for short papers related to data rescue. The journal is open access but generous with waivers. Abstracts due May 22. I'm one of the editors for the collection. openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/...
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To anyone interested in conspiracy theories, a really thought-provoking paper was just published by @robert-m-ross.bsky.social et al.
We have probably been overcounting the number of people who believe in conspiracy theories.
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We have probably been overcounting the number of people who believe in conspiracy theories.
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Survey research is often interpreted as showing that belief in conspiracy theories can be surprisingly widespread, including belief in conspiracy theories that would be astonishing if true. For example, in The Atlantic we learn that “12 million Americans believe lizard people run our country”
April 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
To anyone interested in conspiracy theories, a really thought-provoking paper was just published by @robert-m-ross.bsky.social et al.
We have probably been overcounting the number of people who believe in conspiracy theories.
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We have probably been overcounting the number of people who believe in conspiracy theories.
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has been gutted in Trump's proposed 2027 budget. It's not Groundhog Day. It's just happening again.
Here's what you need to know and what you can do to take action right now.
bookriot.com/2027-imls-bu...
Here's what you need to know and what you can do to take action right now.
bookriot.com/2027-imls-bu...
Trump Once Again Zeroes Out IMLS Budget for 2027. It's Time to Take Action.
For the sixth time, the Trump-Vance administration aims to dismantle and defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
bookriot.com
April 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Important news: National Library of Scotland's Access team named collection trolleys: Trolly Parton, George Orwheel, Wheeliam Shakespeare, Daphne du Trollier, Rene Descart, Cart Cobain, JRR Trollkein, Cart Vader, and Mary Wheelstonecraft.
Via @cawston.bsky.social's cawston.ghost.io/weeknotes-12...
Via @cawston.bsky.social's cawston.ghost.io/weeknotes-12...
Weeknotes #12: Monsters Only
A week of interesting chats, admin churn and unexpected tribulations. What happened this week? Monday began with a useful chat with one of our Board members about a large-scale AI roll-out across a…
cawston.ghost.io
March 30, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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📣📣📣 Calling all #DataRescuers! The #SaveOurSigns crew needs our help capturing interpretative panels at key National Parks, including the Grand Canyon, before they are erased, removed, silenced.
Learn more and get involved: www.datarescueproject.org/sos-help/
Learn more and get involved: www.datarescueproject.org/sos-help/
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
📣📣📣 Calling all #DataRescuers! The #SaveOurSigns crew needs our help capturing interpretative panels at key National Parks, including the Grand Canyon, before they are erased, removed, silenced.
Learn more and get involved: www.datarescueproject.org/sos-help/
Learn more and get involved: www.datarescueproject.org/sos-help/
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New DRP post on #SaveOurSigns and the recent removals in
#Philly and Fort Sumter.
🛟 Please share and let us know if you see removals. You can also submit "after" photos you may take of the removals.
www.datarescueproject.org/sos-only-the...
#Philly and Fort Sumter.
🛟 Please share and let us know if you see removals. You can also submit "after" photos you may take of the removals.
www.datarescueproject.org/sos-only-the...
Independence Hall and Fort Sumter Are Only the Beginning
NPS signs and interpretive panels are now being removed from parks.
www.datarescueproject.org
January 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
New DRP post on #SaveOurSigns and the recent removals in
#Philly and Fort Sumter.
🛟 Please share and let us know if you see removals. You can also submit "after" photos you may take of the removals.
www.datarescueproject.org/sos-only-the...
#Philly and Fort Sumter.
🛟 Please share and let us know if you see removals. You can also submit "after" photos you may take of the removals.
www.datarescueproject.org/sos-only-the...
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But our archive will never replace the power of the originals that were at 6th & Market. Again, the community fought to have the history recognized.
#SaveOurSigns
#SaveOurSigns
This is why we did the work of #SaveOurSigns The signs of the presidents house in #philly will remain available in our archive. We will not forget our history.
This is why we did the work of #SaveOurSigbs The signs of the presidents house in #philly will remain available in our archive. We will not forget our history.
saveoursigns.org
saveoursigns.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 AM
But our archive will never replace the power of the originals that were at 6th & Market. Again, the community fought to have the history recognized.
#SaveOurSigns
#SaveOurSigns
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This is why we did the work of #SaveOurSigbs The signs of the presidents house in #philly will remain available in our archive. We will not forget our history.
saveoursigns.org
saveoursigns.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This is why we did the work of #SaveOurSigbs The signs of the presidents house in #philly will remain available in our archive. We will not forget our history.
saveoursigns.org
saveoursigns.org
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Alright #DataRescuers -- as we approach our first anniversary, we have some questions for YOU!
First: what has been most helpful for you from the DRP?
(and don't forget that we're hosting an #AMA on January 30, 6-8pm Eastern! Please submit your questions through our form.)
First: what has been most helpful for you from the DRP?
(and don't forget that we're hosting an #AMA on January 30, 6-8pm Eastern! Please submit your questions through our form.)
DRP AMA 2026 Questions
This form is to collect questions for the Data Rescue Project's first "Ask Me Anything!" to be held on Bluesky January 30, 6-8pm Eastern. If you can't attend or on Bluesky, don't worry-- you can…
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January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Alright #DataRescuers -- as we approach our first anniversary, we have some questions for YOU!
First: what has been most helpful for you from the DRP?
(and don't forget that we're hosting an #AMA on January 30, 6-8pm Eastern! Please submit your questions through our form.)
First: what has been most helpful for you from the DRP?
(and don't forget that we're hosting an #AMA on January 30, 6-8pm Eastern! Please submit your questions through our form.)
📚 Does anyone have any good examples of predatory journals for a workshop activity for residents? I give them a few journal websites and they have to identify the predatory ones. Tricky ones welcome.
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
📚 Does anyone have any good examples of predatory journals for a workshop activity for residents? I give them a few journal websites and they have to identify the predatory ones. Tricky ones welcome.
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New Post on work to back up the BRFSS. Big thanks to @quetzal1234.bsky.social for a huge undertaking!
www.datarescueproject.org/cdc-brfss/
www.datarescueproject.org/cdc-brfss/
CDC BRFSS Data: Uncensored Data Now Available on Data Lumos
According to the CDC, “The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding ...
www.datarescueproject.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
New Post on work to back up the BRFSS. Big thanks to @quetzal1234.bsky.social for a huge undertaking!
www.datarescueproject.org/cdc-brfss/
www.datarescueproject.org/cdc-brfss/
In my mom's local paper @stltoday.com. Missouri is not a real state.
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In my mom's local paper @stltoday.com. Missouri is not a real state.