In Remembrance of Dearly Departed Federal Datasets All federal datasets are currently at risk of death by a thousand cuts, weakened by the loss of staff and expertise, contracts, and scientific advisory committees.

The U.S. gov’s purge of datasets isn’t just sloppy, it’s disempowering democracy. When agencies cancel or gut data collections, they’re silencing the evidence that holds power accountable.
#DataIsDemocracy #Accountability #OceanHoptimism
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They're not just deleting data. They're deleting our right to know. Climate, health, jobs—gone. Experts fired. Truth replaced with control. If we can’t see what’s real, how can we fight for what matters?

#DataIsDemocracy #StopThePurge