“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is digitizing historic volumes of the Congressional Directory from the 19th and 20th centuries. The first release includes Directories from 1869–1888, as well as 1993. Additional digitized historic Congressional Directories will be released on GovInfo as they are completed. Historically, the Congressional Directory has been one of the most… Continue Reading
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How much misinformation are you exposed to?
“Misinformation exposure scores measure how much the politicians and public organizations you follow tend to lie (based on fact-checking their claims by PolitiFact). These scores go from 0 (none of the fact-checked claims by politicians and public figures you follow are false) to 1 (all of the fact-checked claims by politicians and public organizations you… Continue Reading
Jan6th Committee – Social Media & the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol – Summary of Investigative Findings
Washington Post – Social Media & the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol – Summary of Investigative Findings – “…The Select Committee has also collected evidence from a high-ranking employee serving on Twitter’s Safety Policy Team on January 6th; she said that she was deeply concerned about the content that was being posted on… Continue Reading
Visualizing Congressional Productivity
Center for Data Innovation: The Economist has created a visualization tracking productivity in the U.S. Congress. The visualization shows the number of major bills passed in every session of Congress from 1947 to 2023 as well as the party that held control over the House, Senate, and presidency during each session. In the visualization, bills… Continue Reading
How ChatGPT Hijacks Democracy
The New York Times: “Launched just weeks ago, ChatGPT is already threatening to upend how we draft everyday communications like emails, college essays and myriad other forms of writing. Created by the company OpenAI, ChatGPT is a chatbot that can automatically respond to written prompts in a manner that is sometimes eerily close to human.… Continue Reading
What the January 6th Report Is Missing
The New Yorker $: “The investigative committee singles out Trump for his role in the Capitol attack. As prosecution, the report is thorough. But as historical explanation it’s a mess…Two years ago, the President of the United States attempted to overturn an election for no reason other than that he had lost. A mere handful… Continue Reading
GovInfo Jan6th Resources
The official version of the 845-page report is available from the Government Publishing Office. It is available free on the web. GovInfo – House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol – About House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The jurisdiction… Continue Reading
Government publications in the news during 2022
GODORT: “Throughout the year government information specialists share document mentioned in the news. One of these individuals is Ben Amata who shares many articles and whose submissions make up the majority of these. This years submission come from Ben Amata, David Durant, Patrice McDermott, Albert Chapman, Vicki Tate, Ronnie Joiner, and Toby Green. Andrew Dudash,… Continue Reading
What social media regulation could look like: Think of pipelines, not utilities
Via LLRX – What social media regulation could look like: Think of pipelines, not utilities – Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, and his controversial statements and decisions as its owner, have fueled a new wave of calls for regulating social media companies. Elected officials and policy scholars have argued for years that companies like Twitter and… Continue Reading
The History of the House – McCarthy loses speaker bid in third vote
Update, January 7, 2022 – McCarthy elected House speaker after historic battle with GOP rebels “The House has a webpage devoted to its history titled History, Art & Archives. “This site is a collaborative project between the Office of the Historian and the Clerk of the House’s Office of Art and Archives. Together, the offices… Continue Reading
Searchable Jan 6 report website includes attack timeline
Home Page – Final Report OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL, December 2022 and 3D Timeline of the Attack Table Of Contents Committee Members and Staff Speaker’s Foreword Chairman’s Foreword Vice Chair’s Foreword Executive Summary Continue Reading
Ginni Thomas testimony to Jan. 6 committee
Today, December 30, 2022 the Select Committee made public additional transcripts of witness testimony that was gathered over the course of the Select Committee’s investigation into the #January6th #attack on the U.S. #Capitol. See the 136 page (pdf) testimony of Ginni Thomas. MSN – “I think based on this that Justice Thomas would be well advised… Continue Reading
