# FOIA is Destroying History

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Podcast: [My Lunch Break](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-lunch-break-6947955)
Published: 2026-05-12T00:06:18+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/my-lunch-break/episodes/FOIA-is-Destroying-History-e3j80us
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We filed a Freedom of Information request demanding the original construction records for the massive Kanawha County Courthouse in Charleston, said to be built in 1892, and the response was explosive. The city admitted it has no responsive documents. No blueprints. No ledgers. No contracts. Then the explanations started shifting. Copyright. Security. Terrorism. Staffing shortages. Each excuse replaced the last when pressed on the law. When a publicly funded stone palace in the center of a state capital leaves behind zero proof of how it was built, the issue is no longer paperwork. It is whether the story we have been told can survive real scrutiny.Follow us on Our eBay to get MLB Episodes & Items: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=389431569921&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211&_ssn=themylunchbreak---- TO BECOME A BADGE MEMBER & HELP GROW THIS CHANNEL ----We now have 3 Tiers! (MLB Loyalty Badges! - Episode Dedication Spin! - Donkey's Inc. Club)HERE IS THE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/@Mylunchbreak/membershipJoin this channel to get access to perks!Thank you all for your support of this channel!Every Subscriber, every Like, All Comments are huge in helping spread this research to new people every single week. Every Badge Member and every Patreon Member help keep this channel running. I appreciate all of the support and I can't wait for every Saturday to expose even more information to the world. And we are just getting started!---- TO BECOME A BADGE MEMBER & HELP GROW THIS CHANNEL ----HERE IS THE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Za5DiASIbqT8fuhiDBU6Q/joinJoin this channel to get access to perks!T-shirts: https://my-lunch-break.myspreadshop.com/allTOP EPISODES PLAYLIST:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsFQI9PYz0b27yHR3V7di34AoF…

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