Jimmy Tobias
@jamesctobias.bsky.social
Investigative reporter for The Nation, The Guardian, and more. FOIA fan. Co-founder, Public Domain: www.publicdomain.media Email: jimmytobias@protonmail.com Signal: jtoby.06
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independent journalist jimmy tobias is suing the interior department in an effort to release information about DOGE employees, which he says the agency has not been providing despite repeated FOIA requests
Public Domain sues Trump's Interior Department
Our first FOIA lawsuit seeks the calendar entries of top DOGE operatives and other political appointees.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
independent journalist jimmy tobias is suing the interior department in an effort to release information about DOGE employees, which he says the agency has not been providing despite repeated FOIA requests
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The Weekly Wrap — November 7, 2025
A rotten week for The White House
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Trump's new nominee to lead the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a former oilman who once called for divesting federal lands: www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-blm-... via @jamesctobias.bsky.social
He Once Pushed to Divest Federal Lands. Now He's Trump's BLM Nominee.
Most federal land "we do not even need," wrote former Congressman Steve Pearce in a 2012 letter.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Trump's new nominee to lead the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a former oilman who once called for divesting federal lands: www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-blm-... via @jamesctobias.bsky.social
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Inside #Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands
@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain, published with @highcountrynews.org
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EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain, published with @highcountrynews.org
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Inside Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands
Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land
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June 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Inside #Utah’s PR Campaign to Seize Public Lands
@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain, published with @highcountrynews.org
#news #environment #climatechange
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain, published with @highcountrynews.org
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EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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Big Bill Hands Public Land Near Minnesota Wilderness To Foreign Mining Company
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@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain
#news #environment #climatechange
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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Budget Bill Hands Public Land Near Iconic Minnesota Wilderness To Foreign Mining Company
The reconciliation bill overrides federal laws and regulations to benefit one Chilean company — Antofagasta PLC — that wants to mine near the Boundary Waters wilderness area.
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June 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Big Bill Hands Public Land Near Minnesota Wilderness To Foreign Mining Company
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EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain
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make no mistake, the House budget bill still very much includes a public land giveaway
great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
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great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
www.publicdomain.media/p/boundary-w...
Budget Bill Hands Public Land Near Iconic Minnesota Wilderness To Foreign Mining Company
The reconciliation bill overrides federal laws and regulations to benefit one Chilean company — Antofagasta PLC — that wants to mine near the Boundary Waters wilderness area.
www.publicdomain.media
June 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
make no mistake, the House budget bill still very much includes a public land giveaway
great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
www.publicdomain.media/p/boundary-w...
great piece from @jamesctobias.bsky.social today on the provision to hand ~6,000 acres of federal land near Minnesota's iconic Boundary Waters over to a Chilean mining giant
www.publicdomain.media/p/boundary-w...
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More Lobbyists Turn Up At Trump’s Interior Department
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@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain
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EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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More Lobbyists Turn Up At Trump’s Interior Department
They join a stable of industry insiders at DOI, including DOGE operative Tyler Hassen, who made millions in the energy sector before joining the agency
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June 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
More Lobbyists Turn Up At Trump’s Interior Department
@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain
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EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain
#news #environment #climatechange
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
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Pro-Trump 2020 “Stop the Count” Activist Lands High-Level Job at Interior
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@jamesctobias.bsky.social and @chrisdangelo.bsky.social
report for Public Domain
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report for Public Domain
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Pro-Trump 2020 “Stop the Count” Activist Lands High-Level Job at Interior Department
Interior Department appointee Daniel Gustafson is a long-time Trump loyalist who participated in a protest to “stop the count” of Michigan ballots in 2020.
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May 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pro-Trump 2020 “Stop the Count” Activist Lands High-Level Job at Interior
#news #environment
@jamesctobias.bsky.social and @chrisdangelo.bsky.social
report for Public Domain
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#news #environment
@jamesctobias.bsky.social and @chrisdangelo.bsky.social
report for Public Domain
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Trump Admin Moves to 'Neuter' America's Most Important Wildlife Law
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Trump Administration Moves to 'Neuter' America's Most Important Wildlife Law
Congressional Republicans also plan to turn the Endangered Species Act into a dead letter.
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May 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump Admin Moves to 'Neuter' America's Most Important Wildlife Law
#news #environment
@jamesctobias.bsky.social reports for Public Domain
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The article says that the Washington Post was the first to report on Matt Luby's role at DOI, but Public Domain broke that story first too: www.publicdomain.media/p/vivek-rama...
May 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The article says that the Washington Post was the first to report on Matt Luby's role at DOI, but Public Domain broke that story first too: www.publicdomain.media/p/vivek-rama...
.@eenews.bsky.social confirms the names of more than 20 Interior Department political appointees -- many of them were first reported by Public Domain in March. www.eenews.net/articles/int...
Interior releases Burgum staff list
Records released under the Freedom of Information Act offer a comprehensive look into the secretary’s inner circle.
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May 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
.@eenews.bsky.social confirms the names of more than 20 Interior Department political appointees -- many of them were first reported by Public Domain in March. www.eenews.net/articles/int...
Trump Administration Moves to 'Neuter' America's Most Important Wildlife Law
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Trump Administration Moves to 'Neuter' America's Most Important Wildlife Law
Congressional Republicans also plan to turn the Endangered Species Act into a dead letter.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Trump Administration Moves to 'Neuter' America's Most Important Wildlife Law
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Public Domain gets a shout out in The New York Times for breaking the story on the Interior Department’s leaked draft strategic plan. Not bad for a publication that's only a few months old: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/s...
Interior Department Weighs Less Conservation, More Extraction
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May 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Public Domain gets a shout out in The New York Times for breaking the story on the Interior Department’s leaked draft strategic plan. Not bad for a publication that's only a few months old: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/s...
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The total value of Congressman Westerman's energy and mineral holdings was between $14,000 and $210,000.
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House Natural Resources Chair’s Oil Stock Purchases Were Unusual For Committee
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) bought stock in a dozen mining, oil and gas giants two months before ramming an industry-friendly budget bill through his committee.
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May 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The total value of Congressman Westerman's energy and mineral holdings was between $14,000 and $210,000.
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In a new legal filing, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility asserts that Tyler Hassen — DOGE’s man at the Interior Department — violated the Whistleblower Protection Act and abused his authority. peer.org/new-interior...
New Interior Department Czar Abuses Authority
Whistleblower Retaliation and Cybersecurity Violations Among First Acts
peer.org
May 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In a new legal filing, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility asserts that Tyler Hassen — DOGE’s man at the Interior Department — violated the Whistleblower Protection Act and abused his authority. peer.org/new-interior...
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
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RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
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May 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
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We obtained records that detail Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's close ties to Colossal Biosciences, the company that claims to have revived the extinct dire wolf: www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
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May 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We obtained records that detail Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's close ties to Colossal Biosciences, the company that claims to have revived the extinct dire wolf: www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
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Pay attention conservationists
We obtained records that detail Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's close ties to Colossal Biosciences, the company that claims to have revived the extinct dire wolf: www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
www.publicdomain.media
May 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Pay attention conservationists
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Colossal is “in active discussion regarding a variety of business operations in the state, all of which are sensitive and confidential both to Colossal and the state of ND's economic development efforts.”
Killer work by Jimmy, Chris, and Roque here.
Killer work by Jimmy, Chris, and Roque here.
We obtained records that detail Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's close ties to Colossal Biosciences, the company that claims to have revived the extinct dire wolf: www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
www.publicdomain.media
May 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Colossal is “in active discussion regarding a variety of business operations in the state, all of which are sensitive and confidential both to Colossal and the state of ND's economic development efforts.”
Killer work by Jimmy, Chris, and Roque here.
Killer work by Jimmy, Chris, and Roque here.
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We’re two weeks away from an EO mandating the construction of Jurassic Park.
We obtained records that detail Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's close ties to Colossal Biosciences, the company that claims to have revived the extinct dire wolf: www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
www.publicdomain.media
May 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We’re two weeks away from an EO mandating the construction of Jurassic Park.
We obtained records that detail Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's close ties to Colossal Biosciences, the company that claims to have revived the extinct dire wolf: www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
www.publicdomain.media
May 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We obtained records that detail Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's close ties to Colossal Biosciences, the company that claims to have revived the extinct dire wolf: www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
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new: records Public Domain obtained via a state request help shine light on Interior Secretary's Doug Burgum's enthusiasm for "de-extinction" company Colossal Biosciences
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RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
www.publicdomain.media
May 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
new: records Public Domain obtained via a state request help shine light on Interior Secretary's Doug Burgum's enthusiasm for "de-extinction" company Colossal Biosciences
www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
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Killer scoop here from @chrisdangelo.bsky.social:
Regardless of what you think about de-extinction tech, Doug Burgum’s use of his post as Interior secretary to promote a company with which he had close ties as North Dakota governor raises real questions.
www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
Regardless of what you think about de-extinction tech, Doug Burgum’s use of his post as Interior secretary to promote a company with which he had close ties as North Dakota governor raises real questions.
www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
RECORDS: Trump's Interior Secretary Has Close Ties To The De-Extinction Company He Promotes
As North Dakota governor, Doug Burgum wooed Colossal Biosciences to his state. As Interior Secretary, he publicly champions the biotech company.
www.publicdomain.media
May 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Killer scoop here from @chrisdangelo.bsky.social:
Regardless of what you think about de-extinction tech, Doug Burgum’s use of his post as Interior secretary to promote a company with which he had close ties as North Dakota governor raises real questions.
www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
Regardless of what you think about de-extinction tech, Doug Burgum’s use of his post as Interior secretary to promote a company with which he had close ties as North Dakota governor raises real questions.
www.publicdomain.media/p/interior-d...
Dino Grandoni out with an exclusive on Trump's emerging plans for national monuments. And Public Domain gets a shout out for our scoop on DOI's draft strategic plan: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump officials consider shrinking 6 national monuments in the West
Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage energy development on public lands.
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April 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Dino Grandoni out with an exclusive on Trump's emerging plans for national monuments. And Public Domain gets a shout out for our scoop on DOI's draft strategic plan: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...