#overclassification
Overclassification and compartmentalized UAP programs are preventing effective interagency collaboration on the UAP topic and preventing the U.S. government from properly understanding the implications for science and national security.
November 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Classified EXTRATERRESTRIAL: The Cost of Humanity's Deepest Secret

This episode investigates clandestine government operations that have concealed non-human intelligence and extraterrestrial technology for decades, focusing on…

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Classified EXTRATERRESTRIAL: The Cost of Humanity's Deepest Secret
This episode investigates clandestine government operations that have concealed non-human intelligence and extraterrestrial technology for decades, focusing on the bureaucratic overclassification and policy gaps hindering scientific progress.
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October 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Classified EXTRATERRESTRIAL: The Cost of Humanity's Deepest Secret

This episode investigates clandestine government operations that have concealed non-human intelligence and extraterrestrial technology for decades, focusing on…

Listen Now #Subteron #Extraterrestrial #BlackOpsAndMilitary
Classified EXTRATERRESTRIAL: The Cost of Humanity's Deepest Secret
This episode investigates clandestine government operations that have concealed non-human intelligence and extraterrestrial technology for decades, focusing on the bureaucratic overclassification and policy gaps hindering scientific progress.
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October 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Classified EXTRATERRESTRIAL: The Cost of Humanity's Deepest Secret
What if the greatest technological breakthrough in human history is being kept in a basement? 🚀 We are peeling back the layers of the clandestine government operations that have been hiding non-human intelligence (NHI) for decades. This isn't just about little green men—it's a high-stakes investigation into how overclassification and bureaucratic gridlock are actively sabotaging our scientific future. In this episode, we tackle the "Policy Gap" that keeps the truth in the dark: - The Technology Crisis: How reverse-engineering programs are being stifled by secrecy. - Scientific Stagnation: Why our best minds are locked out of world-changing energy breakthroughs. - The Path to Truth: Why we need legal amnesty and whistleblower protection to force disclosure. From the Schumer-Rounds amendment to the secret reality of crash retrieval programs, we analyze why the public deserves to know the truth about our place in the universe. We’re moving beyond the "conspiracy" label and framing this as a critical issue of national security and democratic accountability. 👇 Join the conversation: If you believe that the public deserves the truth about our future, subscribe to the show and share this episode with someone who is tired of being kept in the dark. Let's force the conversation to the front page! 🏛️✨  
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October 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Let's reset expectations about sharing information. When defensive action is possible, more sharing means more safety for all of us.
TLP:CLEAR by Default | IFIN
Overclassification of intelligence hurts us all. The norm should be maximal sharing, with strong justifications for secrecy.
ifin-intel.org
October 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Abusive overclassification is anti-democratic and a huge source of inefficiency and malfeasance in the national security establishment
October 1, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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White House thinks it’s above the law
Plus: A baffling capitulation from state attorneys general to David Ellison, and how his father is building a surveillance empire
freedom.press
September 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
and that this expansion of border-search authority could “chill newsgathering and undermine the confidentiality on which a free press depends.”
* Read about the brief here
*Overclassification is a bipartisan problem* (19/33)
September 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
'The classification system was designed to protect legitimate secrets, not to shield government agencies from public scrutiny,' FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in @knightcolumbia.org.

It is past time for reform. Here's where to start:
It's Past Time to Fix Overclassification. Here's Where to Start.
knightcolumbia.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
How do we shrink the universe of government secrets? @laurenleharper.bsky.social of @freedom.press explains how in her piece for the Knight Institute.

knightcolumbia.org/blog/its-pas...
It's Past Time to Fix Overclassification. Here's Where to Start.
knightcolumbia.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I think the government keeps way too much information hidden from the public. But I'm becoming a lot less strident in that view.

All of which to say, I may have to write "Populism and Public Records" at some point.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Confessions of a National Security Lawyer
In part one of this paper, an unidentified national security lawyer tells all.  In part two, I explain why the overclassification issues part one satirizes
papers.ssrn.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
the problem is not overclassification, it is the flattening of classification
September 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Publishing classified information is **NOT** a crime unless the person publishing the information has a security clearance. This may seem like a minor distinction but overclassification and abusive prosecutions to limit leaks are an integral part of the Trump administration's war against journalism.
"the secretary sees them constantly"
August 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
they talked about the normal things, the alien craft guy said the weird stuff we figured he would say. Interest in special access program spending and overclassification of info is probably more the actual reason for the hearing.
July 27, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Or even just stop this stupid overclassification/overgeneralisation madness. I never fit in with my generation—they made that very clear. To be lumped in with them now and blamed for their sins is very distressing. No generation is a cohesive mass, all marching in step. We should talk about— 1/2
June 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Overclassification is a massive problem (75-90% of records are classified when they shouldn't be), and experts have begged the govt to fix declassification for decades -that's worth a mention in this convo.

But Pulte isn't fixing the system-he'll just wage Trump's retribution campaign via declass.
Trump says Pulte can declassify ‘whatever’ he wants, sparking fears of exposing intelligence secrets
“If he doesn’t care about blowing up cyber exploits, putting foreign relationships at risk, or getting people killed, he could declassify a lot,” one former official said.
www.govexec.com
July 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Expect these kinds of charges to occur more frequently unless we rein in overclassification.

If the classified universe - and the outdated rules that come with it - continues to expand and more people gain access to classified info, it will increasingly be weaponized for political retribution.
Opinion | The John Bolton Plea Deal
The Justice Department wants prison time for the former Trump adviser for a single count of retaining classified information.
www.wsj.com
June 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Best guesses for overclassification across the govt range from 75-90%.
March 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
NSA takes 12 years to send @jasonleopold.bsky.social an UNCLASSIFIED report on how the agency is (or, more accurately, isn't) addressing overclassification. 😬

The report doesn't quantify how much is overclassified, but a former director once quipped that a merry christmas email was top secret.
Happy #FOIA Friday? Not really
March 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM