Rick Blum

Guardrails. Separation of Powers. Rule of Law. Facts over Frauds.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@elonmusk Mocking a blind person is one level of horribleness. Personally attacking someone engaged in a genuine discussion of policy is yet another. Using the power of your position in government to do either or both is an abuse of that power. We're better than this, Mr. Musk.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@elonmusk Last time I checked about 100 departments and agencies are subject to FOIA. Not sure why you would use such a large number.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@dainnes67 @ThePhotoHour To me the focus on the back not the eyes only highlights the power of the wings. This shot is about flight, not what the bird is seeing. So the shot makes sense. No mistake here.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

A little dark, doncha think?

[Jason Leopold @JasonLeopold]

New #FOIA artwork for my wall, courtesy of ODNI

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@SABRbioproject @SFGiants @PhilHecken @McCoveyChron @MLBcathedrals Eating a chocolate malt at a frozen Friday night game alone in the upper deck.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

Bring back the flight tracker! Suspending journalists for reporting on things you don't like is not supporting free speech.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@soledadobrien @peacock No! Yes.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

Thanks @NatsRadio @CharlieSlowes @DaveJageler for finding the joy of baseball in every one of 162 rebuilding, sometimes hard-to-watch games!

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@MarkSZaidEsq Another good reason for a strong federal anti-SLAPP law!

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@petersterne Murrow's "wires and lights in a box" speech at the 1958 @RTDNA conference is well known among broadcasters. https://t.co/m6uQaSaWeS

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@CREWcrew Shocked! Never would have guessed.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

'Tis true. The #FOIA numbers bear out the end-of-year rush to respond to (or otherwise close) open FOIA requests. The numbers (from 2021) are here: https://t.co/IRuIA8lgoQ

[FOIA Nate📄 @FOIANate]

Imagine if #FOIA offices processed as many requests in the other 11 months as they do in September!

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@kairyssdal It must be Opposite Day. Keep up the good work.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

Openness isn't just a good value. It helps. Seriously. You can tell for yourself.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

Journalists also face threats of lawsuits that are meritless but tie them up in expensive litigation. What I've learned talking to media lawyers is having a protective anti-SLAPP law on the books is a powerful deterrent to these lawsuits.

[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

When Big Oil uses "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participations" to target activists with meritless, protracted and costly litigation, they chill free speech and erode constitutional rights.

Anti-SLAPP laws are necessary to keep big business from crushing civic activism.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@hatchjt Such things are never done.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@MarkSZaidEsq Tread carefully here! Trick question to the uninitiated.

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

Vin Scully was the voice of my childhood. He told me stories about Jackie Robinson, whom Scully clearly admired affectionately, and made mundane games entertaining. He tracked the emergence of Fernando Valenzuela for me -- and millions of others. Thank you @TheVinScully

[Rick Blum @rickblum]

@NatlSecCnslrs Should I cancel my Monday appointment? Asking for a (furry) friend.