Michael Morisy
@morisy.bsky.social
civic transparency for a better tomorrow. founder, MuckRock. also caretaker of DocumentCloud, FOIA Machine, and many other internet friends.
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Last week I asked BOP officials if they had sent tactical teams to Minneapolis. They denied it (left).
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Last week I asked BOP officials if they had sent tactical teams to Minneapolis. They denied it (left).
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
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On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
newsguild.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
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The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
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A clear and appalling sign that this administration will set no limits on its acts of aggression against an independent press. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
A clear and appalling sign that this administration will set no limits on its acts of aggression against an independent press. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Apparently Harry's is diversifying into Babies-as-a-Service. No thanks, too many scents around here already.
January 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Apparently Harry's is diversifying into Babies-as-a-Service. No thanks, too many scents around here already.
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hmm.. i don't think that's true!
More from the party of federalism: "the states are merely an agent for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country, to do."
January 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
hmm.. i don't think that's true!
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Congress requires ICE to publish a report within 90 days when someone dies in custody. That deadline has passed in the case of Huabing Xie. If reporting rules aren’t enforced, what safeguards actually exist for people in detention?
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
ICE misses deadline to release report on in-custody death in Imperial County
The federal agency’s failure to meet the deadline came in the final days of a deadly year for immigrants in federal detention.
www.kpbs.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Congress requires ICE to publish a report within 90 days when someone dies in custody. That deadline has passed in the case of Huabing Xie. If reporting rules aren’t enforced, what safeguards actually exist for people in detention?
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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NEW: @carolinehaskins.bsky.social obtained records documenting the aftermath of RFK Jr. dumping a dead bear cub in Central Park (to "be fun," he's said), including photos. Our paywall is down on this story per our policy on stories based on public records requests.
New Records Reveal the Mess RFK Jr. Left When He Dumped a Dead Bear in Central Park
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub's corpse in Central Park in 2014 to "be fun." Records newly obtained by WIRED show what he left New York civil servants to clean up.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
NEW: @carolinehaskins.bsky.social obtained records documenting the aftermath of RFK Jr. dumping a dead bear cub in Central Park (to "be fun," he's said), including photos. Our paywall is down on this story per our policy on stories based on public records requests.
Amazing org!
The Sick Times is looking for a new podcast and social media producer to join our remote team part-time!
This producer will revive our weekly podcast, Still Here, help expand our social media presence, and assist with other editorial tasks.
Deadline: Jan 20
Details: bit.ly/4prJkjy
This producer will revive our weekly podcast, Still Here, help expand our social media presence, and assist with other editorial tasks.
Deadline: Jan 20
Details: bit.ly/4prJkjy
January 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Amazing org!
Congrats! Another big MA public records win. And glad to see a judge ordering attorney's fees! One of the few things we've seen broadly create culture change at agencies.
NEW: A judge ruled Dec. 30 in my lawsuit that Northwestern DA David Sullivan’s office cannot block the public from seeing the names and case numbers of police officers who have been charged with crimes like possession of child pornography, assault and battery, and driving under the influence.
VICTORY: Northwestern DA must release names of cops charged with crimes, judge rules
DA’s office ordered to release accused officers’ names and case numbers—and pay The Mass Dump’s legal fees
andrewqmr.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Congrats! Another big MA public records win. And glad to see a judge ordering attorney's fees! One of the few things we've seen broadly create culture change at agencies.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
For people who were a certain kind of computer nerd a certain number of years ago, Steve Yegge is not only writing again, but writing regularly, and wrote a book. steve-yegge.medium.com
Steve Yegge – Medium
Read writing from Steve Yegge on Medium. Steve Yegge is ex-Geoworks, ex-Amazon, ex-Google, ex-Grab, and ex-Sourcegraph, with over 30 years of tech industry experience, 40 years coding total.
steve-yegge.medium.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
For people who were a certain kind of computer nerd a certain number of years ago, Steve Yegge is not only writing again, but writing regularly, and wrote a book. steve-yegge.medium.com
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New year, new register. All data viewable and downloadable through the link.
A new House of Commons register of interests has been released and uploaded to TheyWorkForYou https://www.theyworkforyou.com/interests
Register of Interests
Making it easy to keep an eye on the UK’s parliaments. Discover who represents you, how they’ve voted and what they’ve said in debates.
www.theyworkforyou.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
New year, new register. All data viewable and downloadable through the link.
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Amidst all that is destructive and demoralizing, we're meeting to celebrate civic culture + public knowledge and build solidarities. Open to NYC info workers (librarians, archivists), grad students, artists, designers. Apps are due Wednesday, Jan 7, end-of-day!
Confirmed sessions include:...
Confirmed sessions include:...
Apps are open for our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition! We're exploring Search & Discovery! "Our journey will encompass the history of exploration + cartography, legacies of inquiry, tools of discovery, theories of curiosity, and counter-algorithmic means of 'finding things out.'"
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Amidst all that is destructive and demoralizing, we're meeting to celebrate civic culture + public knowledge and build solidarities. Open to NYC info workers (librarians, archivists), grad students, artists, designers. Apps are due Wednesday, Jan 7, end-of-day!
Confirmed sessions include:...
Confirmed sessions include:...
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?"
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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.
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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...