The CIA has deleted the CIA World Factbook (a popular almanac about the countries of the world) from the web.

@kottke ugh....I remember using the print edition at the school library back in the day, and the online version later on. It always seemed weird to be using a CIA resource, but it seemed to be dry enough and factual enough that I sort of looked at it as one of the rare legit things to come out of the agency.

But (a) this regime doesn't want dry and factual that might contradict it's sensationalized propaganda, (b) they can't stand the idea of government doing something useful for someone who isn't "one of them" and (c) they hate the idea of putting something out there that people aren't paying for.

@kottke snl skit coming soon

@kottke to be fair, I don’t trust any “facts” from the federal government anymore.

@kottke FYI https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/116015180016712361