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Does anybody have an example of federal data that has disappeared already? I'm interested what kind of data it's about.

diggan 2y ago
Examples: > At the Department of Justice, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed, according to a report from Donie O’Sullivan and Katelyn Polantz at CNN > Several pages on the Center for Disease Control have also been removed, including information on LGBTQ+ rights, HIV and adolescent health, reports Will Stone and Selena Simmons-Duffin from NPR From https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/feb/04/the-fight-to-preserve-federal-government-data/ https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/feb/04/the-fight...
- matwood 2y ago
  We’ve always been at war with Eurasia. This wholesale purge of data is an effort to rewrite history. Hopefully the Internet can mostly remember.
- mandeepj 2y ago
  > Several pages on the Center for Disease Control have also been removed, including information on LGBTQ+ rights, HIV and adolescent health, reports Will Stone and Selena Simmons-Duffin from NPR A federal judge has already ordered to restore that data https://fedscoop.com/federal-judge-orders-hhs-cdc-fda-to-restore-webpages-datasets/ https://fedscoop.com/federal-judge-orders-hhs-cdc-fda-to-res...
- anon291 2y ago
  > At the Department of Justice, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed, according to a report from Donie O’Sullivan and Katelyn Polantz at CNN Like it or hate it, they're all pardoned now and don't have a criminal record.
  - epakai 2y ago
    Pardons are usually forgiveness. They add to the record rather than erase it.
  - dubbel 2y ago
    If I interpret [1] correctly, then they still have a criminal record? "Please also be aware that if you were to be granted a presidential pardon, the pardoned offense would not be removed from your criminal record. Instead, both the federal conviction as well as the pardon would both appear on your record." [1]: https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions
- curt15 2y ago
  The folks r/datahoarders have been trying to get ahead of the war on information. https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1icstrv/the_department_of_justice_scrubbed_all/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1icstrv/the_de...
tlogan 2y ago
As far as I know, all data related to “gender” (in addition to sex), “sexual orientation,” and race has been removed. Some of this data will return in a revised form, but unfortunately, some will remain excluded due to Trump’s executive orders against DEI and transgender-related policies.
grey8 2y ago
To preface: I randomly stumbled upon this because I looked up info. ... and saw that at least this page containing information regarding an USAID grant is now 404ing. Look at this: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-03-Letter-from-McCaul-Smith-and-Mast-to-Barclay-and-Hussain-regarding-NOFO-SFOP000797752.pdf https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/... It is a letter from republicans about the USAID grant some report to be "for spreading atheism in ethiopia" (it's not). They quote this link in the footnotes: https://www.state.gov/statements-of-interest-requests-for-proposals-and-notices-of-funding-opportunity/drl-fy20-irf-promoting-and-defending-religious-freedom-inclusive-of-atheist-humanist-non-practicing-and-non-affiliated-individuals/ https://www.state.gov/statements-of-interest-requests-for-pr... This now leads to a 404.

Examples: > At the Department of Justice, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed, according to a report from Donie O’Sullivan and Katelyn Polantz at CNN > Several pages on the Center for Disease Control have also been removed, including information on LGBTQ+ rights, HIV and adolescent health, reports Will Stone and Selena Simmons-Duffin from NPR From https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/feb/04/the-fight-to-preserve-federal-government-data/ https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/feb/04/the-fight...

matwood 2y ago
We’ve always been at war with Eurasia. This wholesale purge of data is an effort to rewrite history. Hopefully the Internet can mostly remember.
mandeepj 2y ago
> Several pages on the Center for Disease Control have also been removed, including information on LGBTQ+ rights, HIV and adolescent health, reports Will Stone and Selena Simmons-Duffin from NPR A federal judge has already ordered to restore that data https://fedscoop.com/federal-judge-orders-hhs-cdc-fda-to-restore-webpages-datasets/ https://fedscoop.com/federal-judge-orders-hhs-cdc-fda-to-res...
anon291 2y ago
> At the Department of Justice, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of January 6 rioters was removed, according to a report from Donie O’Sullivan and Katelyn Polantz at CNN Like it or hate it, they're all pardoned now and don't have a criminal record.
- epakai 2y ago
  Pardons are usually forgiveness. They add to the record rather than erase it.
- dubbel 2y ago
  If I interpret [1] correctly, then they still have a criminal record? "Please also be aware that if you were to be granted a presidential pardon, the pardoned offense would not be removed from your criminal record. Instead, both the federal conviction as well as the pardon would both appear on your record." [1]: https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questions
curt15 2y ago
The folks r/datahoarders have been trying to get ahead of the war on information. https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1icstrv/the_department_of_justice_scrubbed_all/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1icstrv/the_de...

tlogan 2y ago

As far as I know, all data related to “gender” (in addition to sex), “sexual orientation,” and race has been removed. Some of this data will return in a revised form, but unfortunately, some will remain excluded due to Trump’s executive orders against DEI and transgender-related policies.

grey8 2y ago

To preface: I randomly stumbled upon this because I looked up info. ... and saw that at least this page containing information regarding an USAID grant is now 404ing. Look at this: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-03-Letter-from-McCaul-Smith-and-Mast-to-Barclay-and-Hussain-regarding-NOFO-SFOP000797752.pdf https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/... It is a letter from republicans about the USAID grant some report to be "for spreading atheism in ethiopia" (it's not). They quote this link in the footnotes: https://www.state.gov/statements-of-interest-requests-for-proposals-and-notices-of-funding-opportunity/drl-fy20-irf-promoting-and-defending-religious-freedom-inclusive-of-atheist-humanist-non-practicing-and-non-affiliated-individuals/ https://www.state.gov/statements-of-interest-requests-for-pr... This now leads to a 404.