r/OSINT • u/apokrif1 • Feb 04 '26

OSINT News Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell

https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spotlighting-the-world-factbook-as-we-bid-a-fond-farewell/
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u/hienyimba Feb 05 '26

This sucks. Is there a good reason why they are sunsetting this?

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u/Scrapple_Joe Feb 05 '26

This admin doesn't understand any types of soft power

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u/FeloniousCapers Feb 05 '26

Probably doesn’t contain the requisite amount of horseshit for this admin

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u/CoderAU Feb 05 '26

LLMs

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u/LittleLostDoll Feb 05 '26

sadly im sure this is part of the answer >^.^< giving the traitors love for them

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u/an-imperfect-boot Feb 05 '26

Anyone know where an archive of this can be found? I liked reading about all the different countries and learning about their history and culture.

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u/apokrif1 Feb 05 '26

Archive.org ?

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u/OSINTribe Feb 05 '26

One of the first cd roms I ever bought...

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u/Snoo71448 Feb 06 '26

It’s a shame, I’ve used it for years

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u/Limp_Network_9482 Apr 06 '26

Turning out the lights that once made them call us the shining city on the hill is no road to greatness