Michael Morisy
@morisy.bsky.social
civic transparency for a better tomorrow. founder, MuckRock. also caretaker of DocumentCloud, FOIA Machine, and many other internet friends.
What are you using these days to track what you’re reading/what you want to read?
December 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What are you using these days to track what you’re reading/what you want to read?
Star Wars: Young Jedi Masters has to be the worst franchise entry since the Disney acquisition. At least in Christmas Special, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fischer were having fun.
chewbacca says happy life day pal while talking to han solo
ALT: chewbacca says happy life day pal while talking to han solo
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Star Wars: Young Jedi Masters has to be the worst franchise entry since the Disney acquisition. At least in Christmas Special, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fischer were having fun.
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I no longer have the email, but my favorite rejection is a message from the IL Secretary of State FOIA folks that had a clear subtext of "why would anyone want this information, you freak?"
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I no longer have the email, but my favorite rejection is a message from the IL Secretary of State FOIA folks that had a clear subtext of "why would anyone want this information, you freak?"
Reposted by Michael Morisy
NARA once rejected my FOIA request for a presentation that an official had given on May 17, 2000. I had listed the conference as “AMA“; the denial said that official had not given any presentation on that date to an organization with those initials.
Turns out it was the AAM conference. 😐
Turns out it was the AAM conference. 😐
December 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
NARA once rejected my FOIA request for a presentation that an official had given on May 17, 2000. I had listed the conference as “AMA“; the denial said that official had not given any presentation on that date to an organization with those initials.
Turns out it was the AAM conference. 😐
Turns out it was the AAM conference. 😐
In an effort to get back under 1,000 followers, I'll be skeeting random ways that agencies have justified rejection public records requests. So far, I've got 1,459 exemptions logged, but I've got 26,156 rejected requests to sift through so plenty of material.
December 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In an effort to get back under 1,000 followers, I'll be skeeting random ways that agencies have justified rejection public records requests. So far, I've got 1,459 exemptions logged, but I've got 26,156 rejected requests to sift through so plenty of material.
Reposted by Michael Morisy
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December 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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My Inbox: "I [have] a finalized, patent-pending Python implementation that provides a verified 25% global reduction in carbon emissions through logistics optimization. The math is verified and the architecture is complete; this is a turnkey solution for the global climate crisis." Big if true!
December 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My Inbox: "I [have] a finalized, patent-pending Python implementation that provides a verified 25% global reduction in carbon emissions through logistics optimization. The math is verified and the architecture is complete; this is a turnkey solution for the global climate crisis." Big if true!
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The Wayback Machine was a solution to a problem that shouldn’t have existed.
Listen as OGs & advocates explore the past, present & future of the open web on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
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futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
Listen as OGs & advocates explore the past, present & future of the open web on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
🎧Listen & Subscribe ⤵️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Wayback Machine was a solution to a problem that shouldn’t have existed.
Listen as OGs & advocates explore the past, present & future of the open web on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
🎧Listen & Subscribe ⤵️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
Listen as OGs & advocates explore the past, present & future of the open web on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
🎧Listen & Subscribe ⤵️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...
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Latest: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considers recording or following federal law enforcement to be obstruction of justice.
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Latest: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considers recording or following federal law enforcement to be obstruction of justice.
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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"Do the work. Do it the hard way, the long way, the slow way." @dansinker.com: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
A note in defense of Doing The Work, written on the shortest day of the longest year | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Do the work. Do it the hard way, the long way, the slow way." @dansinker.com: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
Reddit Ads are simultaneously completely unhinged and perfectly targeted.
December 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reddit Ads are simultaneously completely unhinged and perfectly targeted.
Even includes BASIC programs to copy by hand — takes me back to the good old days.
It's funny that there was so much drama around this given how great it was reviewed.
www.ign.com/articles/com...
www.ign.com/articles/com...
Commodore 64 Ultimate Review - IGN
Does the modern Commodore 64 Ultimate do justice to the original?
www.ign.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Even includes BASIC programs to copy by hand — takes me back to the good old days.
Reposted by Michael Morisy
Flashback to 2020—
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Flashback to 2020—
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
On December 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!”
Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on that January evening surged from $476 to $1,999.
Read more on "How Trump’s D.C. Hotel Cashed In On The Jan. 6 Riot"
Destroying educational institutions is definitely the way to go about addressing this problem.
you know, like conspiracies like cat eating
*Chris Rufo* warns X is making the right too conspiratorial:
"Americans can stick to...empirical reality or...follow conspiracy theories... For the Right, the danger is that an increasingly large fraction of our political coalition is choosing the second path"
christopherrufo.com/p/how-the-me...
"Americans can stick to...empirical reality or...follow conspiracy theories... For the Right, the danger is that an increasingly large fraction of our political coalition is choosing the second path"
christopherrufo.com/p/how-the-me...
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Destroying educational institutions is definitely the way to go about addressing this problem.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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I asked my students to create guides to the work they did in my "Exploring News Archives with LLMs" class this semester. Feel like I'm gonna enjoy this one, which starts out:
"Most guides tell you what worked. This one tells you what broke, why it broke, and what I learned from breaking it."
"Most guides tell you what worked. This one tells you what broke, why it broke, and what I learned from breaking it."
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I asked my students to create guides to the work they did in my "Exploring News Archives with LLMs" class this semester. Feel like I'm gonna enjoy this one, which starts out:
"Most guides tell you what worked. This one tells you what broke, why it broke, and what I learned from breaking it."
"Most guides tell you what worked. This one tells you what broke, why it broke, and what I learned from breaking it."
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FOIA fun, here's a CoPilot log from Mineapolis PD where an employee asks AI to rewrite an email that reads: "Good morning, I'm sorry, I don't think we have ever met. What is this in reference too."
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
FOIA fun, here's a CoPilot log from Mineapolis PD where an employee asks AI to rewrite an email that reads: "Good morning, I'm sorry, I don't think we have ever met. What is this in reference too."
Paul Kedrosky sees current surge of continual-learning LLM research chatter a bear sign for how a lot of money is being invested. Sam Altman’s Intelligence Age essay feeling a bit like “Mission Accomplished.” paulkedrosky.com/weekend-thin...
Weekend Thinking: A Cul-de-Sac With a View
The first rule of AI dead-ends: Imagine you're not in one
paulkedrosky.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Paul Kedrosky sees current surge of continual-learning LLM research chatter a bear sign for how a lot of money is being invested. Sam Altman’s Intelligence Age essay feeling a bit like “Mission Accomplished.” paulkedrosky.com/weekend-thin...
Unemployment insurance in Pennsylvania gives you an extra $3-5/week if you have a dependent child. www.pa.gov/agencies/dli...
Benefit Guide
Benefit Guide
www.pa.gov
December 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Unemployment insurance in Pennsylvania gives you an extra $3-5/week if you have a dependent child. www.pa.gov/agencies/dli...
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This is so perfect. In 2012 CPAC banned the John Birch Society. In 2023 they were welcomed back into the fold. And now here they are working together with TPUSA.
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is so perfect. In 2012 CPAC banned the John Birch Society. In 2023 they were welcomed back into the fold. And now here they are working together with TPUSA.
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New: here's how a U.S. citizen was scanned with ICE's facial recognition tech. Jesus Gutiérrez was stopped in Chicago by agents, he said he was a citizen. Still detained, put in a car. Only after they scanned his face did they let him go. From 404 Media and Reveal: www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New: here's how a U.S. citizen was scanned with ICE's facial recognition tech. Jesus Gutiérrez was stopped in Chicago by agents, he said he was a citizen. Still detained, put in a car. Only after they scanned his face did they let him go. From 404 Media and Reveal: www.404media.co/how-a-us-cit...
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
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As much as I complain about what's happened to FOIA in the last few months, my goodness I just got a historic FBI file in response to a request I filed 2 years ago and it is....a total bombshell for a chapter I've been working on for ages.
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As much as I complain about what's happened to FOIA in the last few months, my goodness I just got a historic FBI file in response to a request I filed 2 years ago and it is....a total bombshell for a chapter I've been working on for ages.