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Comment by kelipso

8 months ago

The most likely reason is convenience, not escaping record keeping.

The report includes notes on certain messages having durations set before they would disappear. This indicates intent.

  • Sure, but I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on that count. I’m fairly sure that’s because they felt it would be safer if the confidential info they sent wouldn’t stay around.

It can certainly be both. Just like they have already tried to shield DOGE from FOIA transparency requests.

Avoiding government record keeping is literally part of the Project 2025 plan.

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    • You conveniently failed to acknowledge this link https://www.project2025.observer where people _have_ read the policy proposals, and wrote them up in a nice little list, and are tracking their implementation.

      We're 79 days in, and 42% of the policy objectives outlined in the document are complete, with another 15% in progress. Over 50% of the objectives have been actioned within the first 100 days. I've seen general contractors execute on a blueprint slower than this administration.

Avoiding FOIA requests is the reason every secretary of state since Collin Powell uses private email to conduct business.