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The Government makes some pretty terrible powerpoints. We know because we’ve gotten them with FOIA. Now, we’re going to hand over these presentations to people who have never ever seen them before and ask them to present it like their career depended on it. It should be pretty funny.

2016 creepy clown sightings FOIA map
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The oldest computer (not) on Earth
When Allan Lasser started his hunt for the Government’s most ancient piece of tech, he hadn’t even considered that the oldest active computer might not even be on Earth.
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Title | Status | Agency | Jurisdiction |
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Records related to death of Phyo Kyaw | Completed | Cambridge Police Department | Cambridge, MA |
Computer Hardware Inventory Report | Completed | Massachusetts Port Authority | Massachusetts |
LinkNYC Complaints | Completed | Office of the Mayor | New York City, NY |
2016 Clown Sightings (Greenville Police Department) | Completed | Greenville Police Department | Greenville, SC |
World Series 2016 FCC Complaints | Completed | Federal Communications Commission | United States of America |