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islands

The Alarmed Emails Residents Sent Over the Island for Rattlesnakes

Lots of emails.
JPat Brown June 17, 2016
bars

Read the Public Testimony to Make the Stonewall Inn a New York Landmark

From officials to writers.
JPat Brown June 9, 2016
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government

Read the NSA's Exceedingly Weird Guide to the Internet

It goes deep.
JPat Brown June 2, 2016
animals

The Most Popular Dog Names in New York City

We got the list.
Beryl Lipton May 19, 2016
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nuclear

When the Air Force Dropped a Nuclear Bomb on South Carolina

It wasn't their best moment.
JPat Brown May 11, 2016
music

Elvis' Long, Failed Quest to Meet J. Edgar Hoover, His Hero

It wasn't meant to be.
JPat Brown May 4, 2016
government

The Complaints the FCC Got Because of Super Bowl 50

Lots of Beyoncé hate.
JPat Brown April 27, 2016
drugs

The DEA's Training Manuals Reveal a Hazy Stance on Marijuana

It's reefer madness.
Beryl Lipton April 21, 2016
government

How the NSA's CryptoKids Stole My FOIA Innocence

It's been nearly two years.
JPat Brown April 14, 2016
space exploration

How a Letter Sent to Carl Sagan Set Off an FBI Investigation

The writer warned Sagan that he could prevent the apocalypse.
JPat Brown April 6, 2016
government

The Bizarre Social Media Searches of Homeland Security

"Gladiator," "happy camp," and, uh, "china AND ebola."
JPat Brown March 30, 2016
trains

How FOIA Brought Hypnosis Back to Amtrak

The agency rescinded a ban on a hypnosis website after a records request.
JPat Brown March 25, 2016
mathematics

The FBI Files of One Of The Most Prolific Mathematicians Ever

Paul Erdős was eccentric, to say the least.
Beryl Lipton March 18, 2016
computers

The Hunt For The Government's Oldest Computer

Help us on our quest to locate America's most ancient computer.
Allan Lasser February 26, 2016
cold war

The Top Secret Cold War Plan to Bring the U.S. Under Martial Law

Michael Morisy February 17, 2016
muckrock

Until 1958, the FBI Followed Physicist Richard Feynman Very Closely

Robert Hovden and Michael Morisy February 10, 2016
animals

Drug Enforcement Agent Claims Rabbits are Getting High; Agency Says Otherwise

Beryl Lipton February 3, 2016
crime

In 1979, A Computer Programmer Used Code to Threaten Johnny Cash

JPat Brown January 27, 2016