wow, the CIA has sunset the world factbook

I guess it shouldn't be a surprise in a world where facts are no longer important, but still

source: https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spotlighting-the-world-factbook-as-we-bid-a-fond-farewell/

@SecureOwl

CIA World Fact Book.

That's a clear Canary from 'The Company', as far as I'm concerned. "We, the USA, are now intelligence blind."

The WFB was a valuable resource. It only displayed the *party line*, the official account of policies and statistics from each country, as a deliberate choice.

You were then able to go and get the facts independently, and thus *instantly* you had a graph of what those countries were *lying* about.

It was incredibly useful.

@SecureOwl
We used it all the time for corporate travel and risk assessment. You could count on it being unbiased, clear-eyed, and as up to date as any official line can be. This is a huge loss. And probably done in order to open up a market for some private business crony of the Trump regime. @megatronicthronbanks