C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
âWhen we think of what governments do, we think of everything from building highways to waging war. What they also do is capture the world in the form of information. The US government may be the foremost producer of information in the world.
For decades, federal agencies have gathered data on everything from climate risk to the rising cost of childcare. It is information funded by taxes, and that belongs to the American people. This data is often how the government decides what to do: what is a problem, what is a policy priority, what should be funded. It tells the story of America.
But over the past year, the Trump administration has been altering and removing decadesâ worth of datasets as part of a sweeping campaign targeting so-called âwoke programsâ, âracial equityâ, âgender ideologyâ and âclimate extremismâ.
This censorship has affected not just datasets, but also a wide swath of federal resources: tools that helped the public access data, ongoing surveys and, perhaps most concerning, the agency staff that made it all possible.
Experts warn that Trumpâs destruction of the countryâs data infrastructure will have lasting impacts on all aspects of life â whether itâs the Federal Emergency Management Agencyâs response to extreme weather, public health departmentsâ monitoring of harmful new drugs in their communities or how food banks get meals to hungry families.â
www.theguardian.com
The Trump regime is no different than any other authoritarian government, pursuing an agenda of censorship and disinformation.
And this is yet another example of the damage caused by Trump, much of it irreparable.
The rightâs war on facts and the truth continues.
For decades, federal agencies have gathered data on everything from climate risk to the rising cost of childcare. It is information funded by taxes, and that belongs to the American people. This data is often how the government decides what to do: what is a problem, what is a policy priority, what should be funded. It tells the story of America.
But over the past year, the Trump administration has been altering and removing decadesâ worth of datasets as part of a sweeping campaign targeting so-called âwoke programsâ, âracial equityâ, âgender ideologyâ and âclimate extremismâ.
This censorship has affected not just datasets, but also a wide swath of federal resources: tools that helped the public access data, ongoing surveys and, perhaps most concerning, the agency staff that made it all possible.
Experts warn that Trumpâs destruction of the countryâs data infrastructure will have lasting impacts on all aspects of life â whether itâs the Federal Emergency Management Agencyâs response to extreme weather, public health departmentsâ monitoring of harmful new drugs in their communities or how food banks get meals to hungry families.â
The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways itâs hurting Americans
This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come
www.theguardian.com
The Trump regime is no different than any other authoritarian government, pursuing an agenda of censorship and disinformation.
And this is yet another example of the damage caused by Trump, much of it irreparable.
The rightâs war on facts and the truth continues.
