ResearchBuzz: Firehose17h ago

Key Biscayne Independent: Censorship by invoice? Village starts charging $70 an hour for public records after settlement of gag policy lawsuit. “Village Manager Steve Williamson won’t say if his new policy to charge for public documents once free applies only to the media – like his media gag policy did. Still, theIndependent is now being charged for receiving government emails, which for […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/26/key-biscayne-independent-censorship-by-invoice-village-starts-charging-70-an-hour-for-public-records-after-settlement-of-gag-policy-lawsuit/
Key Biscayne Independent: Censorship by invoice? Village starts charging $70 an hour for public records after settlement of gag policy lawsuit

Key Biscayne Independent: Censorship by invoice? Village starts charging $70 an hour for public records after settlement of gag policy lawsuit. “Village Manager Steve Williamson won’t say if …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Reel Tubes1d ago
Catch the City of Manistee's Work Session from April 14, 2015 — a close look at local decision-making, planning updates, and community questions. Great for civics fans and local historians! #CityMeeting #LocalGovernment #CivicEngagement #PublicRecords #Manistee #Michigan #Archive #English
https://video.dogmantech.com/videos/watch/45ecc216-a058-4239-836c-991a5dcb679c
CITY WORK SESSION APRIL 14, 2015

PeerTube
Deflock BrowardMar 18

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Pembroke Pines, FL quietly built a surveillance machine over 10 years. $1.3 million. 160+ cameras. Facial recognition. FBI database access. Audio capture. A nationwide plate database with 4 billion+ reads. The City Commission voted on it 13 times. Never once debated it. Every claim here is from public records. 🧵

#SurveillanceState #ALPR #PembrokePines #Broward #FlockSafety #FacialRecognition #PublicRecords #Florida

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 14
🌟🚨LWN.net bravely delves into the thrilling world of public records and IRS filings to uncover the sinister masterminds behind age-verification bills. 😱 Spoiler: It's not the Illuminati; it's just some corporate lobbyists trying to make a buck. 🤑 Readers are left on the edge of their seats—if only they hadn't fallen asleep first. 😴
https://lwn.net/Articles/1062779/ #LWNnet #AgeVerification #CorporateLobbyists #PublicRecords #IRSfilings #ThrillingStory #HackerNews #ngated
An investigation of the forces behind the age-verification bills

Reddit user 'Ok_Lingonberry3296' has posted the results of an extensive investigation into the [...]

LWN.net
True Signal MediaMar 11

TSM by the numbers:

→ 180+ FOIA requests filed
→ 20+ investigations
→ 30+ active appeals against obstruction
→ Thousands of pages processed

This is systematic accountability journalism when it's not waiting for leaks.

Every FOIA costs money. Every appeal takes time. Every investigation requires infrastructure.

Founding Members fund this—500 slots at locked rates.

https://zurl.co/ATGgK

#InvestigativeJournalism #FOIA #DataJournalism #PublicRecords

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMar 3

VT Digger: Corporate requests for public records are weighing down already burdened town officials in Vermont . “The town is spending more and more time fielding requests from companies that aren’t based in Vermont but that collect and sell its public information for a profit, she said. There’s little or nothing illegal, Marshall acknowledged, about what those companies are doing. But she […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/03/vt-digger-corporate-requests-for-public-records-are-weighing-down-already-burdened-town-officials-in-vermont/
VT Digger: Corporate requests for public records are weighing down already burdened town officials in Vermont

VT Digger: Corporate requests for public records are weighing down already burdened town officials in Vermont . “The town is spending more and more time fielding requests from companies that …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Deflock BrowardFeb 28

A redesign before we even have followers? Bold strategy.

The site looks much better now. More importantly, it's easier to actually read what's going on with license plate surveillance in Broward: what's installed, what it collects, and what nobody officially wants to talk about.

https://deflockbroward.org

#ALPR #Privacy #CivilLiberties #Surveillance #PublicRecords #Florida #Broward #FlockSafety #infosec

Deflock Broward — ALPR Surveillance in Broward County, FL

Deflock Broward uses public records to document how automated license plate reader systems operate in Broward County, Florida — and makes the case for their removal.

Deflock Broward
Deflock BrowardFeb 24

Hello Mastodon! Deflock Broward here. We use public records to track license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance, then publish sources + plain-English explainers.

Starting with Weston: https://deflockbroward.org/weston

#DeflockBroward #Deflock #WestonFL #Broward #SouthFlorida #Florida #PublicRecords #SunshineLaw #OpenGovernment #Privacy #Surveillance #ALPR #LicensePlateReaders #FlockSafety

Weston | Deflock Broward

What the public record shows about Weston’s fixed ALPR (license plate reader) system — what happened, what it does, what’s unclear, and what residents can ask for.

Show threadBetty C. JungFeb 5
Many names appear due to contacts, testimonies, travel logs, or third-party mentions. The goal here is information, transparency, and discussion—not judgment. Always check verified sources and legal outcomes before forming conclusions. #EpsteinFiles #PublicRecords #Transparency
True Signal MediaJan 20

TSM by the numbers:

→ 180+ FOIA requests filed
→ 20+ investigations
→ 30+ active appeals against obstruction
→ Thousands of pages processed

This is systematic accountability journalism when it's not waiting for leaks.

Every FOIA costs money. Every appeal takes time. Every investigation requires infrastructure.

Founding Members fund this—500 slots at locked rates.

https://zurl.co/Bbu0p

#InvestigativeJournalism #FOIA #DataJournalism #PublicRecords