Open Data at whitehouse.gov is empty

open.whitehouse.gov

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(from oreilly newsletter...) Max Ogden apparently got there first, downloading 40 TB of open data in the last month.

https://gist.github.com/maxogden/d1e3f14bb9253ef9638a40826b0...

Jan 26 was the last time the wayback machine saw data there: https://web.archive.org/web/20170126072506/https://open.whit...

Its not empty. Start at the TOP level. The data you are looking for is probably not there. But this should be expected. Why would Trump want to showcase what Obama did. He'll have data about his administration's accomplishments there. Obama's data was typically organized and presented to make his policies look like winners. Expect any other president to do the same. Also, give him a little time. Its been a month and he has to do his job plus overcome opposition for the sake of opposition.

Maybe they took it all down so they can "sanitize" them.

Stranger things have happened.

> No stranger would it be, if you and I met at the hanging tree

On a more serious note: though this might be precisely what you've suggested, it plays into fears about this administration that were raised before they came into power. Research and data that disagreed with party lines would disappear.

The Affordable Care Act wording on Whitehouse.gov that said you can keep your plan, your doctor, etc. disappeared shortly after the bill was passed. Nothing new here.

Has been down for more than a week.

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