Virtual NateFeb 1, 2025
Dr Emma Hodcroft 

It's all gone. They've taken down all the CDC datasets from https://data.cdc.gov/

"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."

EDIT at 18.43 CET - the website seems to be BACK UP - looks like for about an hour, from my notifications.
It was done when I posted the original. I wouldn't have posted if it was not.

What may be removed to become 'in compliance', I do not know.

Data | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Data published by CDC public health programs to help save lives and protect people from health, safety, and security threats.

Data.CDC.gov
Feb 1, 2025 at 12:34pmWeb
Show threadLuka RubinjoniFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 Pinging @jonny
Show threadEdward JoyFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 is any of this backed up anywhere??
Show threadJames BrittFeb 1, 2025

@nojoy @firefoxx66

Perhaps here https://lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01/30/preserving-public-u-s-federal-data/

Preserving Public U.S. Federal Data | Library Innovation Lab

Show threadEdward JoyFeb 1, 2025
@jamesbritt @firefoxx66
Show threadℒӱḏɩę 💾☮∞🎶♲☀🔋Feb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 It's not gone. Us data hoarders have been really really busy and lots of us have downloaded everything. The entirely of the US gubment, Wikipedia, and more, all on our spinning rust
Show threadℒӱḏɩę 💾☮∞🎶♲☀🔋Feb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 https://github.com/end-of-term/eot2024
GitHub - end-of-term/eot2024: End of Term Web Archive 2024

End of Term Web Archive 2024. Contribute to end-of-term/eot2024 development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Show threadKid ManiaFeb 1, 2025
@Lydie @firefoxx66
🌹 🌷 💐 🌼 🌺
God Bless the Data Hoarders!
Show threadArthur van der HargFeb 1, 2025
@Lydie @firefoxx66 I hope that this isn’t the only place where those contents and datasets are stored. I mean: Github is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. I don’t think that there are many working copies of the full repository, and I don’t think Microsoft will put up much of a fight if it is put under pressure to kill this project. Using breach of copyright as a pretext, for instance.
Show threadKevin Karhan Feb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66 anyone able and.willing to extract said data on the ground?

  • Consider getting in touch with someone of their IT departmebt and have them load up some LTO-9 tapes in the off-hours...
Show threadxs4me2Feb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66

Censorship and a criminal offense.

Show threadDianora (Diane Bruce)Feb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 I hope it's all been archived by people... *sigh*
Show threadGerrit 🇪🇺🌍🍉🔻Feb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66

Ignorance is Strength, - Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell, 2025 style.

Show threadPonygirlFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 National Archives- Here come the Bastards!!!!
Show threadDan BocainFeb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66 The good folks at DataHoarders (sub reddit) have been archiving many GOV websites over the last few weeks.

It's a real shame that it takes an army of regular people to retain important data that all of us paid into, instead of the government keeping it on the records.

Show threadStrypeyFeb 1, 2025

(1/2)

@BoomlandJenkins
> It's a real shame that it takes an army of regular people to retain important data that all of us paid into, instead of the government keeping it on the records

This is why Open Data matters. Relying on any one data steward - governmental or otherwise - creates a SPoF that invites attack from people whose interests or ideologies are threatened by that data.

@firefoxx66

Show threadStrypeyFeb 1, 2025

(2/2)

Universities and other scientific institutions could use BitTorrent to maintain synced copies of datasets, and distribute them freely.

Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 2, 2025
@strypey Agree - open data!!!
Show threadDan BocainFeb 2, 2025

@firefoxx66

Just in case you wanted more info...

The full CDC dataset, available on as a torrent. If you have the resources to download, host, and mirror the the assets, please do!

https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1ife9p1/datacdcgov_full_archive/

#CDC #Healthcare #Dataset

Show threadDanyFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 Sh*t. I have stuff on OneDrive. Some years ago code changed so documents are not always stored locally. And my SSD is like 99% full. Bummer. I need to copy all that to soething local. Ah, this is stressful.
Show threadMario OstolazaFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 No words... pure Orwell
Show threadgregg rFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 "From the totalitarian point of view history is something to be created rather than learned. A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy, and its ruling caste, in order to keep its position, has to be thought of as infallible." -- George Orwell
Show threadJames BrittFeb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66

https://lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01/30/preserving-public-u-s-federal-data/

Preserving Public U.S. Federal Data | Library Innovation Lab

Show threadDr. Fortyseven 🥃 █▓▒░Feb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 Back up?
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@fortyseven Thanks, looks like it's been back up for about an hour, according to when people started messaging me about it. I've edited my post to reflect this.
Show threadDr. Fortyseven 🥃 █▓▒░Feb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 Word. 🍻
Show threadMMMeltonFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 ?
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@mmmelton Thanks, looks like it's been back up for about an hour, according to when people started messaging me about it. I've edited my post to reflect this.
Show threadRobert BolerFeb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66 Would you mind editing this post to add a followup note, if the data has indeed been restored?

(Everyone should continue archiving what we can, though.)

Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@rcbo Thanks, this is a great idea - I've done so now!
Show threadvekatFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 which datasets ? i just checked and i can still see some covid ones
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@vekat Thanks, looks like it's been back up for about an hour, according to when people started messaging me about it. I've edited my post to reflect this.
Show threadRaccoon🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈Feb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66
Spreading the word: there was a project at Harvard to grab all this data before it went down. It's still available.

https://lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01/30/preserving-public-u-s-federal-data/

Preserving Public U.S. Federal Data | Library Innovation Lab

Show threadSepia FanFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66
Looks like data.cdc.gov is back.
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@stekopf Thanks, looks like it's been back up for about an hour, according to when people started messaging me about it. I've edited my post to reflect this.
Show threadSepia FanFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66
The references to these anti diversity orders in the "temporarily down" notification were suspicious and gave rise to fears of the worst.
Probably they removed some related content :(
Show threadJason YipFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 Seems to be available now. Wondering if was an actual technical issue or something has changed?
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@jchyip Definitely not a technical issue - it says so in the screenshot. I wonder what they've removed to become 'in compliance'?
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@jchyip Thanks, looks like it's been back up for about an hour, according to when people started messaging me about it. I've edited my post to reflect this.
Show threadseachangedFeb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66

Up and running for me, on casual inspection.
I bet they're watching their web statistics to see how the news spreads and to see if anyone notices.

Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@seachanged Oh now *that's* interesting!! Glad I included a screenshot - was totally down all this morning and early afternoon when I was checking.
Show thread🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦Feb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66

I just went there a moment ago and got this:

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_deaths-total

COVID Data Tracker

CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Show threadDr Emma Hodcroft Feb 1, 2025
@Methylcobalamin Thanks, looks like it's been back up for about an hour, according to when people started messaging me about it. I've edited my post to reflect this.
Show thread🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦Feb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 I used the site yesterday and all was fine. The death counts for were static for a week pending review a team working for Hitler Orange, but then it came back.
Show thread🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦Feb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66

Americans in this thread may find this feed useful or interesting.

Each Friday the total number of Americans killed by Covid 19 in the past week
is posted.

Each Friday the total number of Americans killed by Covid 19 is posted.

https://mastodon.social/@WeeklyAmericanPandemicDeaths

Show threadComplexity of systems 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 they probably removed all references in statistical data to genders other than male or female plus anything else that their compliance team thinks that the new administration might consider "woke". It's absolutely f***ing ridiculous that scientific data has to be altered to fit the new administrations distorted worldview and it likely to break the chain of citations of more than one scientific paper that does statistical analysis on data hosted there
Show threadJeremy BurgessFeb 1, 2025

@firefoxx66 "Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" 🤦

Naturally the politicians are better able to determine biological truth than the [checks notes] biologists.

Show threadAndreas KFeb 1, 2025
@firefoxx66 Don't worry after they have scrubbed it from data that is incompatible with the alternate reality the Glorious Leader lives in, it will come back.
Show threadj@mastodonFeb 2, 2025

@firefoxx66

There are archivists in action
https://mastodon.social/@orbitalmayo/113931268788125853

Show threadkaffandoFeb 2, 2025

@firefoxx66

As @petergleick pointed out, this is the equivalent of the nazi #bookburning.

People need to see this for what it is.

#TrumpDictatorship

Show threadJosué VillegasFeb 2, 2025

@firefoxx66

I found this..

Show threaddohruFeb 4, 2025
@firefoxx66 a backup was posted on Reddit here: https://archive.org/details/20250128-cdc-datasets
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.

Internet Archive