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Deputy Archivist William Bosanko is now the acting Archivist of the United States, after @POTUS fired @AOTUS11_Shogan.

What does this mean, now and in the future? https://t.co/KScSTBlEu9

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New @CivicTexts: On pardons, smartglasses, an authoritarian administration, and a case of the CyberMondays https://t.co/68UhXKTkO1

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On the true origins of #Thanksgiving in the United States: https://t.co/yeHVdp7Rmi

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Why do over HALF of the subscribers to @CivicTexts always open the email? Subscribe today and find out: https://t.co/41F88lnRB8 And if you can afford a paid membership, please do upgrade: you’ll support my work & my family. Thank you.

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New @CivicTexts: If you're filing your taxes on the Internet, Uncle Sam needs to know you're not a dog https://t.co/1cXvOBrkGm Reflections on @logindotgov & the future of the @USPS.

Art: Peter Steiner, @NewYorker: https://t.co/Nd1VxAoUL3 @KaamranHafeez: https://t.co/VhV1C2VcEy

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Over on Threads, @AOTUS11_Shogan responded to an open question about the use of AI at @USNatArchives. We memorialized the thread, & added key context from #SunshineWeek & @POTUS’ executive order on AI: https://t.co/ulhzAYsTgO

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As a hurricane threatens, the @WhiteHouse helps Americans text-to-find shelter: https://t.co/2kW7wZLqkw #CivicTexts

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What @digiphile texted @POTUS @JoeBiden about how to restore public trust during a hurricane of lies: https://t.co/Cqh8Hq4EVg

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The indictment of @NYCMayor Adams for corruption is an historic opportunity to reboot open government in @NYCGov
https://t.co/ZYBMSsz2DM #OpenGov #OGPLocal

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How the Congressional Hackathon has helped the House work better, for the American people, from its launch in 2011 to Version 6.0 today: https://t.co/7CO8Iz9TSV
VIDEO: What @SpeakerJohnson told us about artificial intelligence (AI) in Congress:
https://t.co/LFaTOo5y28

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Installing @signalapp in the noise: How @OpenTechFund investing in secure messaging gave the world better digital public infrastructure
https://t.co/hkVeQP1mci

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As the impact of telegrams and tweets grows offline, nations are finally asserting their power over tech titans: https://t.co/5gmHP6RzLs

🎁: https://t.co/2dr4xzMwJm

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This may be one of the most important policy issues facing liberal democracies today.

An important read by @CivicTexts @digiphile : https://t.co/A7rsJ7MMYU

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The @POTUS is hosting his first press conference of 2024, at the close of the 75TH @NATO Summit.
President @JoeBiden will make a statement & then field questions:
🎙📺 https://t.co/vCC5GDxwng
In doing so, he'll show his fitness to govern in a democracy:
https://t.co/sdZKJYx3Ap

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Today, our union’s uneven progress towards extending the unalienable rights to “life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness” to all Americans continues.
Here's today's reflection on our past, present, & future: https://t.co/UhHcIfuF9T Happy #July4th.

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4 ways Trump ran the "Authoritarian Playbook" at the presidential debate https://t.co/vJnqUipdbp

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Journalists should respond to the #AuthoritarianPlaybook by seeking truth & reporting it.
https://t.co/dgQ6AoOXc3
Can what appears to have happened be confirmed?
If so, is it unprecedented?
Who did it? Why?
Is this act of governance normal?
If not, is it a threat to democracy?

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Why the U.S. government approach to open government is flailing – and how to fix it: https://t.co/BCcMshvMBa #OpenGov