Why “Foia” is being discussed
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Right? Let's just keep this list as a list of people who should never hold office, or work in law enforcement ever again once Trump goes. "Leaks" like this should just be a FoIA…
by dbg31415 · Oct 28, 2026
You’re government agency, and you ask your lawyers about how the law operates given a particular set of circumstances. In response, the lawyers provide you with advice about how…
by bigfatkitten · Oct 28, 2026
I wanted to scrape a government website with public information... Why this is blocked when I could submit a FOIA or manually get the data is wild. But DeepSeek did it when chat…
by myphpgothacked · Oct 27, 2026
> Our voters don't want to pay higher taxes, so that's the state of things. So the alternative is to act against the law and not answer FOIA requests? You should demand high eno…
by master-lincoln · Oct 26, 2026
I think you grossly overestimate how long it takes to copy-paste an email, especially in the age of AI - as well as underestimate the entertainment value of making bureaucracy s…
by Xirdus · Oct 26, 2026
"Rich enough"? You can only make a FOIA request to the US government. I should think it obvious that yes, every department should in fact be staffed to a level that allows them…
by handoflixue · Oct 26, 2026
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Foia or FOIA may refer to:Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), several laws in various countries Fóia, the highest mountain of Algarve, Portugal Foia Foia language, of Papua New Guinea Read more on Wikipedia