#takedowns — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #takedowns, aggregated by home.social.
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Major Swiss data-rescue and AI-training project:
"Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available #climate and #environmental #data from #NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train #AI models—and for safekeeping amid U.S. #funding cuts…It had taken approximately a year to copy the roughly 6 billion files [roughly 100 petabytes]…Going forward, the researchers are also planning to copy large quantities of datasets from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA)… All the data copied so far had been publicly available."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #OpenData #Preservation #Switzerland #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Major Swiss data-rescue and AI-training project:
"Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available #climate and #environmental #data from #NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train #AI models—and for safekeeping amid U.S. #funding cuts…It had taken approximately a year to copy the roughly 6 billion files [roughly 100 petabytes]…Going forward, the researchers are also planning to copy large quantities of datasets from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA)… All the data copied so far had been publicly available."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #OpenData #Preservation #Switzerland #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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I'm still digesting the new report to Donald Trump by Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦.
https://prod-i.a.dj.com/public/resources/documents/Science-A-New-Golden-Age.pdfA few initial thoughts:
* It strongly supports science itself and govt funding of science. But it doesn't mention the attacks on science itself and cuts to science funding by the Trump admin.
* It wants research funding to depend entirely on merit. But it doesn't mention the recent OMB proposal to make it depend on the decisions of political appointees trying to advance the president's policy priorities.
* It wants to shift funding from projects to people, which could become another way to defund universities.
* It wants to boost the role of AI in science.
* To facilitate the role of AI in science, it wants to boost support for open data well beyond current levels. But it doesn't mention the many datasets censored or taken down by the Trump admin.
#AI #Censorship #Data #DefendResearch #Funding #OpenData #OSTP #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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I'm still digesting the new report to Donald Trump by Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘨𝘦.
https://prod-i.a.dj.com/public/resources/documents/Science-A-New-Golden-Age.pdfA few initial thoughts:
* It strongly supports science itself and govt funding of science. But it doesn't mention the attacks on science itself and cuts to science funding by the Trump admin.
* It wants research funding to depend entirely on merit. But it doesn't mention the recent OMB proposal to make it depend on the decisions of political appointees trying to advance the president's policy priorities.
* It wants to shift funding from projects to people, which could become another way to defund universities.
* It wants to boost the role of AI in science.
* To facilitate the role of AI in science, it wants to boost support for open data well beyond current levels. But it doesn't mention the many datasets censored or taken down by the Trump admin.
#AI #Censorship #Data #DefendResearch #Funding #OpenData #OSTP #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US."
https://www.theverge.com/policy/961449/white-house-mamdani-heatwave-deletion
(#paywalled)"The deletions by the Trump administration are broad and indiscriminate. While pages that would support Mamdani’s request to lower thermostats were deleted, so too were pages about water conservation, types of insulation, and its solar decathlon challenge."
Here are preservation copies of the deleted pages in the Internet Archive.
https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/*#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US."
https://www.theverge.com/policy/961449/white-house-mamdani-heatwave-deletion
(#paywalled)"The deletions by the Trump administration are broad and indiscriminate. While pages that would support Mamdani’s request to lower thermostats were deleted, so too were pages about water conservation, types of insulation, and its solar decathlon challenge."
Here are preservation copies of the deleted pages in the Internet Archive.
https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/*#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"Inside the new political screening that’s stalling #NIH grants."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01924-8"Mandatory reviews by [political appointees] and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo."
Here's the Nature list of "disfavored terms" that trigger slow-walking and political scrutiny of grant applications.
https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-026-01924-8/52836226Also see the similar list of "banned words" compiled last year by #PENAmerica (apparently last updated Dec 2025).
https://pen.org/banned-words-list/#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"Inside the new political screening that’s stalling #NIH grants."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01924-8"Mandatory reviews by [political appointees] and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo."
Here's the Nature list of "disfavored terms" that trigger slow-walking and political scrutiny of grant applications.
https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-026-01924-8/52836226Also see the similar list of "banned words" compiled last year by #PENAmerica (apparently last updated Dec 2025).
https://pen.org/banned-words-list/#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Great news for great service:
The Data Rescue Project just won the 2026 "Documents to the People" Award from the #ALA, #GODORT, and #ProQuest.
https://www.datarescueproject.org/dttp-award/#Censorship #Data #DataRescueProject #DRP #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Great news for great service:
The Data Rescue Project just won the 2026 "Documents to the People" Award from the #ALA, #GODORT, and #ProQuest.
https://www.datarescueproject.org/dttp-award/#Censorship #Data #DataRescueProject #DRP #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. "US’s climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofit."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/uss-climate-gov-site-taken-down-by-trump-relaunched-by-nonprofit/"Climate.us has now restored everything taken down by the government."
#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. "US’s climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofit."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/uss-climate-gov-site-taken-down-by-trump-relaunched-by-nonprofit/"Climate.us has now restored everything taken down by the government."
#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. More here:
"FinCEN [Financial Crimes Enforcement Network] plans to delete data on U.S. companies from beneficial ownership database."
https://www.icij.org/news/2025/09/fincen-plans-to-delete-data-on-u-s-companies-from-beneficial-ownership-database/#Data #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. More here:
"FinCEN [Financial Crimes Enforcement Network] plans to delete data on U.S. companies from beneficial ownership database."
https://www.icij.org/news/2025/09/fincen-plans-to-delete-data-on-u-s-companies-from-beneficial-ownership-database/#Data #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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The US used to require that corporations disclose the true identities of their beneficial owners (reducing the corrupt influence of shell companies) and kept a database of the info. Now the Trump admin is refusing to enforce the rule and deleting the data.
"Republicans Are Dismantling a Key Tool in the War Against Kleptocrats."
https://newrepublic.com/article/211855/republicans-making-world-safe-kleptocratsPS: Because the database was never #OpenAccess -- basically, just for law enforcement officials -- it's probably beyond the reach of data rescue projects.
#Data #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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The US used to require that corporations disclose the true identities of their beneficial owners (reducing the corrupt influence of shell companies) and kept a database of the info. Now the Trump admin is refusing to enforce the rule and deleting the data.
"Republicans Are Dismantling a Key Tool in the War Against Kleptocrats."
https://newrepublic.com/article/211855/republicans-making-world-safe-kleptocratsPS: Because the database was never #OpenAccess -- basically, just for law enforcement officials -- it's probably beyond the reach of data rescue projects.
#Data #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It."
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-justice-department-erases-history--lawfare-restores-it"Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are…We have restored the vast bulk of what was deleted. We have also started to preemptively archive a raft of material that has not yet been deleted but probably will be, given its thematic relationship to the material that was 86ed."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It."
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-justice-department-erases-history--lawfare-restores-it"Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are…We have restored the vast bulk of what was deleted. We have also started to preemptively archive a raft of material that has not yet been deleted but probably will be, given its thematic relationship to the material that was 86ed."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"After #USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school."
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-usda-request-indiana-plant-biologist-locked-out-lab-school"A faculty member at #IndianaUniversity, who has sharply criticized the government’s recent prosecution of several Chinese scientists accused of smuggling biological materials into the United States, has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders."
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #China #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
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"After #USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school."
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-usda-request-indiana-plant-biologist-locked-out-lab-school"A faculty member at #IndianaUniversity, who has sharply criticized the government’s recent prosecution of several Chinese scientists accused of smuggling biological materials into the United States, has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders."
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #China #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
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Welcome to the future, where AI agents hunt down alleged online copyright infringementAs readers of this blog have doubtless noticed, the latest hot tech – and investment – area involves “agentic AI”, where AI systems are allowed to operative autonomously on allocated tasks. There’s no doubt there are some exciting possibilities here, as well as some troubling issues concerning lack of control. It’s a rapidly-evolving area of research and experimentation, which makes […]
#agenticAi #agents #ai #ceaseAndDesist #crawler #digitalWatermarks #infringement #licensing #llms #patents #pricing #takedowns #universalMusicGroup https://walledculture.org/welcome-to-the-future-where-ai-agents-hunt-down-alleged-online-copyright-infringement/ -
Welcome to the future, where AI agents hunt down alleged online copyright infringementAs readers of this blog have doubtless noticed, the latest hot tech – and investment – area involves “agentic AI”, where AI systems are allowed to operative autonomously on allocated tasks. There’s no doubt there are some exciting possibilities here, as well as some troubling issues concerning lack of control. It’s a rapidly-evolving area of research and experimentation, which makes […]
#agenticAi #agents #ai #ceaseAndDesist #crawler #digitalWatermarks #infringement #licensing #llms #patents #pricing #takedowns #universalMusicGroup https://walledculture.org/welcome-to-the-future-where-ai-agents-hunt-down-alleged-online-copyright-infringement/ -
"How the #Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the #EPA"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/climate/epa-science-trump-cuts.html"The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure…For more than a half-century, [it] did groundbreaking research aimed at saving American lives. It studied fertility, asthma, wildfires, drinking water, climate change and myriad other health threats. In just one year, it has been almost completely dismantled."
#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Environment #Takedowns #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"How the #Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the #EPA"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/climate/epa-science-trump-cuts.html"The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure…For more than a half-century, [it] did groundbreaking research aimed at saving American lives. It studied fertility, asthma, wildfires, drinking water, climate change and myriad other health threats. In just one year, it has been almost completely dismantled."
#Censorship #Climate #DefendResearch #Environment #Takedowns #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"The Integrity of Public Access to Federal Data: Evaluating Disruptions to Open Government Data, 2025-2026."
https://zenodo.org/records/19556076"In the last year alone political interference led to the manipulation, suppression, or outright removal of [US] federal data assets on topics ranging from climate change, to economics, to LGBTQ+ issues, to public health…This report provides an analysis of the integrity of public access to federal open government data assets during the disruptions to the federal data ecosystem during 2025 and early 2026…The report clarifies the scale and mechanisms of data disruptions, discusses specific threats to data integrity, [and] highlights exemplar cases of data disruption from federal agencies."
#Censorship #Data #DefendResearch #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"The Integrity of Public Access to Federal Data: Evaluating Disruptions to Open Government Data, 2025-2026."
https://zenodo.org/records/19556076"In the last year alone political interference led to the manipulation, suppression, or outright removal of [US] federal data assets on topics ranging from climate change, to economics, to LGBTQ+ issues, to public health…This report provides an analysis of the integrity of public access to federal open government data assets during the disruptions to the federal data ecosystem during 2025 and early 2026…The report clarifies the scale and mechanisms of data disruptions, discusses specific threats to data integrity, [and] highlights exemplar cases of data disruption from federal agencies."
#Censorship #Data #DefendResearch #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/19/science-research-funding-cuts-trump/
(#paywalled)"A Washington Post analysis found that through March 31, halfway through this fiscal year, the number of competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] is down by more than half compared with the same period last year. Biomedical funding has also undergone a shift, the analysis found, cutting the U.S. research footprint across nearly every major disease area - including fewer grants focused on women’s health, cancer and mental health. Overall, the NIH supported over 2,700 fewer scientific projects in fiscal 2025, about a 15 percent cut in the number of competitive grants compared with the previous fiscal year."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/19/science-research-funding-cuts-trump/
(#paywalled)"A Washington Post analysis found that through March 31, halfway through this fiscal year, the number of competitive grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health [#NIH] is down by more than half compared with the same period last year. Biomedical funding has also undergone a shift, the analysis found, cutting the U.S. research footprint across nearly every major disease area - including fewer grants focused on women’s health, cancer and mental health. Overall, the NIH supported over 2,700 fewer scientific projects in fiscal 2025, about a 15 percent cut in the number of competitive grants compared with the previous fiscal year."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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YouTuber Copyright Struck After Others Layer AI Voiceovers On Video Game Music
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YouTuber Copyright Struck After Others Layer AI Voiceovers On Video Game Music
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Nintendo’s Haphazard ‘Mario Maker 2’ Takedown Process Rife With Abuse
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Nintendo’s Haphazard ‘Mario Maker 2’ Takedown Process Rife With Abuse
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NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 Demo Video Briefly Taken Down Because YouTube’s Take Down Process Sucks
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NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 Demo Video Briefly Taken Down Because YouTube’s Take Down Process Sucks
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Also this week: Warner Music is acquiring independent music distributor Revelator, a US investment company has offered $64.3 billion for Universal Music Group, John Deere settled its right to repair class action and USB sticks to help people install ChromeOS Flex on older PCs and Macs sold out quicker than ChromeOS loads!
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-29/
#Anthropic #Claude #SafeAI #CopyrightAndAI #Takedowns #Music #WarnerMusic #UniversalMusic #RightToRepair #Chrome #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex
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Also this week: Warner Music is acquiring independent music distributor Revelator, a US investment company has offered $64.3 billion for Universal Music Group, John Deere settled its right to repair class action and USB sticks to help people install ChromeOS Flex on older PCs and Macs sold out quicker than ChromeOS loads!
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-29/
#Anthropic #Claude #SafeAI #CopyrightAndAI #Takedowns #Music #WarnerMusic #UniversalMusic #RightToRepair #Chrome #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex
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To coincide with the MOU, Anthropic released research on how Australians are using Claude and the results are surprising. And they also released research on the emotions behind how Claude reacts to things and why that may be important to AI safety.
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-29/
#Anthropic #Claude #SafeAI #CopyrightAndAI #Takedowns #Music #WarnerMusic #UniversalMusic #RightToRepair #Chrome #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex
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To coincide with the MOU, Anthropic released research on how Australians are using Claude and the results are surprising. And they also released research on the emotions behind how Claude reacts to things and why that may be important to AI safety.
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-29/
#Anthropic #Claude #SafeAI #CopyrightAndAI #Takedowns #Music #WarnerMusic #UniversalMusic #RightToRepair #Chrome #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex
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Amodei being in Australia reignited the copyright and AI debate locally, with Anthropic and the content organisations each hosting opposing ‘future forums’ at Parliament House.
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-29/
#Anthropic #Claude #SafeAI #CopyrightAndAI #Takedowns #Music #WarnerMusic #UniversalMusic #RightToRepair #Chrome #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex
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Amodei being in Australia reignited the copyright and AI debate locally, with Anthropic and the content organisations each hosting opposing ‘future forums’ at Parliament House.
https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-29/
#Anthropic #Claude #SafeAI #CopyrightAndAI #Takedowns #Music #WarnerMusic #UniversalMusic #RightToRepair #Chrome #ChromeOS #ChromeOSFlex
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This week was all about Anthropic:
Their CEO Dario Amodei was in Australia to sign an MOU with the Australian Government.
They also unintentionally exposed some of Claude Code’s source code, which they tried to pull down using copyright takedown notices (just another reminder of the hypocrisy of AI).
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This week was all about Anthropic:
Their CEO Dario Amodei was in Australia to sign an MOU with the Australian Government.
They also unintentionally exposed some of Claude Code’s source code, which they tried to pull down using copyright takedown notices (just another reminder of the hypocrisy of AI).
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Update. I just signed the open letter to save EM-DAT and hope you will too. openletter.earth/the-worlds-c... #Climate #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. I just signed the open letter to save EM-DAT and hope you will too. openletter.earth/the-worlds-c... #Climate #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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The #Trump defunding of #USAID could lead to the shutdown EM-DAT, the world's largest database of natural and technological disasters, maintained by the #UCLouvain. statsandr.com/blog/em-dat-... #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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The #Trump defunding of #USAID could lead to the shutdown EM-DAT, the world's largest database of natural and technological disasters, maintained by the #UCLouvain. statsandr.com/blog/em-dat-... #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. I just signed the open letter to save EM-DAT and hope you will too.
https://openletter.earth/the-worlds-collective-disaster-memory-must-be-preserved-66c88c44"Without EM-DAT, the global community would lose a critical shared empirical foundation for assessing disaster impacts and trends. In an era of intensifying climate extremes, cascading risks, and compounding crises, reliable data are not a luxury. They are the infrastructure for informed decision-making."
#Belgium #Climate #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. I just signed the open letter to save EM-DAT and hope you will too.
https://openletter.earth/the-worlds-collective-disaster-memory-must-be-preserved-66c88c44"Without EM-DAT, the global community would lose a critical shared empirical foundation for assessing disaster impacts and trends. In an era of intensifying climate extremes, cascading risks, and compounding crises, reliable data are not a luxury. They are the infrastructure for informed decision-making."
#Belgium #Climate #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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The #Trump defunding of #USAID could lead to the shutdown of EM-DAT, the world's largest database of natural and technological disasters, maintained by the #UCLouvain.
https://statsandr.com/blog/em-dat-the-world-s-disaster-memory-is-at-risk/#Belgium #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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The #Trump defunding of #USAID could lead to the shutdown of EM-DAT, the world's largest database of natural and technological disasters, maintained by the #UCLouvain.
https://statsandr.com/blog/em-dat-the-world-s-disaster-memory-is-at-risk/#Belgium #Data #DefendResearch #EMDAT #Funding #OpenData #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. 24 US states have now filed their own lawsuit to restore the #EPA endangerment finding.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/us-states-trump-climate-crisis-endangerment-finding#Climate #DefendResearch #Environment #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. 24 US states have now filed their own lawsuit to restore the #EPA endangerment finding.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/us-states-trump-climate-crisis-endangerment-finding#Climate #DefendResearch #Environment #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. It turns out that the National Academies of Science (#NAS) did 𝗻𝗼𝘁 acquiesce in this #censorship of #climate science. In a short statement (March 11), it said that “The manual, including the chapter on climate science, will continue to be available on the Academy’s website.”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/PS: Bravo to the NAS. Although it's not part of the govt, about 85% of its funding comes from govt agencies, making it highly vulnerable to retaliatory defunding. It's the first agency I've seen with that level of vulnerability flatly reject a Trumpist demand to censor research.
EDIT. I meant to make this a threaded reply to my earlier post on the same subject, before we knew the NAS decision. But I inadvertently made it a separate post. Here's the earlier post (Feb 11, 2026).
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/116052723394052889#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. It turns out that the National Academies of Science (#NAS) did 𝗻𝗼𝘁 acquiesce in this #censorship of #climate science. In a short statement (March 11), it said that “The manual, including the chapter on climate science, will continue to be available on the Academy’s website.”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/PS: Bravo to the NAS. Although it's not part of the govt, about 85% of its funding comes from govt agencies, making it highly vulnerable to retaliatory defunding. It's the first agency I've seen with that level of vulnerability flatly reject a Trumpist demand to censor research.
EDIT. I meant to make this a threaded reply to my earlier post on the same subject, before we knew the NAS decision. But I inadvertently made it a separate post. Here's the earlier post (Feb 11, 2026).
https://fediscience.org/@petersuber/116052723394052889#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. The #Trump plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (#NCAR) are proceeding.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/climate/ncar-breakup-plan-nasa-noaa.htmlPartly to halt its influential #climate research. Partly to punish #Colorado #Democrats. Partly to transfer its assets to private companies, other federal agencies, and red-state universities.
#DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. The #Trump plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (#NCAR) are proceeding.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/climate/ncar-breakup-plan-nasa-noaa.htmlPartly to halt its influential #climate research. Partly to punish #Colorado #Democrats. Partly to transfer its assets to private companies, other federal agencies, and red-state universities.
#DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"How #DOGE Gutted the #NEH in 22 Days."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2026/03/11/how-doge-gutted-neh-22-days"[A newly released] trove of documents—including depositions with top NEH administrators and DOGE staff, as well as emails, spreadsheets and text messages—suggest rushed, chaotic funding termination decisions and reveal the extent of DOGE’s influence in terminating 97 percent of the agency’s grants."
Example: DOGE terminated an NEH grant to replace the HVAC system at a museum, acting on this #ChatGPT rationale: "Improving HVAC systems enhances preservation conditions for collections, aligning with the goal of providing greater access to diverse audiences."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Humanities #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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"How #DOGE Gutted the #NEH in 22 Days."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2026/03/11/how-doge-gutted-neh-22-days"[A newly released] trove of documents—including depositions with top NEH administrators and DOGE staff, as well as emails, spreadsheets and text messages—suggest rushed, chaotic funding termination decisions and reveal the extent of DOGE’s influence in terminating 97 percent of the agency’s grants."
Example: DOGE terminated an NEH grant to replace the HVAC system at a museum, acting on this #ChatGPT rationale: "Improving HVAC systems enhances preservation conditions for collections, aligning with the goal of providing greater access to diverse audiences."
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Humanities #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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I've accused #DOGE of terminating #NEH grants (and other grants) by using dumb keyword searches to look for prohibited words. It turns out that DOGE used dumb #ChatGPT prompts instead. Like this one (quoting verbatim): “Does the following relate at all to D.E.I.? Respond factually in less than 120 characters. Begin with ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/arts/humanities-endowment-doge-trump.html#Censorship #DefendResearch #DEI #Funding #Humanities #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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I've accused #DOGE of terminating #NEH grants (and other grants) by using dumb keyword searches to look for prohibited words. It turns out that DOGE used dumb #ChatGPT prompts instead. Like this one (quoting verbatim): “Does the following relate at all to D.E.I.? Respond factually in less than 120 characters. Begin with ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/arts/humanities-endowment-doge-trump.html#Censorship #DefendResearch #DEI #Funding #Humanities #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics