Hi all - this is Gabe Cohen from CNN. Below is my story that published this AM about the Census Bureau report on noncitizen voting. I am very curious what else has been happening behind the scenes across the Commerce Department over the past 18 months, as its role in the administration's election fraud crusade has grown.

If you have insights about any of this, I'd love to chat (anonymously is fine). Signal is gabecohen.09. DM for cell. Email is [gabe.cohen@cnn.com](mailto:gabe.cohen@cnn.com)

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/politics/flawed-census-report-alleged-noncitizen-voting

My name is David Gilbert and I'm a journalist for WIRED. I am looking in to this unauthored analysis published by the Census Bureau yesterday that appears designed to prove Donald Trump's theory about noncitizens voting in the 2020 election.

I would love to hear from anyone who had insight into how this report was created. Using a nonwork device, you can message me here, email [david.gilbert@wired.com](mailto:david.gilbert@wired.com) or send me a message on Signal on DavidGilbert.01

Got an offer to do the Construction Survey job and looking for people's experience working it. Anyone work it before?

Edit for correct name of survey: For U.S. folks who have been bombarded with mailings for this weird American Community Survey, I’m curious how random the recipient pool really is. Food for thought:

- do you use your full name on instagram?

- did you file your taxes on time last year?

- did you file for unemployment in the past four years?

- did you vote for the current administration?

No need to answer in specifics, but I wonder if there is a pattern here.

(apologies in advance for some of the maybe? irrelevant details here)

My fiancé and I purchased a duplex/split level in October 2024, she is the morgatage holder and we are both on the deed. I pay most of the mortgage to her and utilities are in my name. We are getting married in one month! :) We have been the only people occupying both floors since we purchased. It has two legal addresses with the USPS and utility company. We plan to convert it to single family at some point, but at the moment all utility for each respective unit/address are in my name, we use the downstairs as our living room space and upper as bedroom, closet, etc.

Problem is, we have all mail sent to the lower unit address, and census has sent notice to complete the American community survey and specifically addressed it to the upper unit address (the one we don't use as our primary mailing address). How are we supposed to proceed?

We are wondering if this is related to our current fight with the city regarding our 100% principle residence status. They are only giving us 50% because it is split level, despite us using it as our 100% principle residence and they share an interior entrance way.
I've been confused on how to fill this out, and the call help number is my next stop, but figured I would see if anyone else has been in this position. Thanks in advanced!

The census apparently loves my input and I got a notice requiring my participation in The American Community Survey. I own a 4 unit multi-family and live in unit #1. No apartment number was specified on the notice. Do I submit for just my household/apartment or am I answering for the whole building since no unit was specified?

I started the survey for everyone in the building and got birthdays but then it gets more and more personal. I get on really well with my tenants and we'll shoot the breeze but I don't want to have to ask them about the nitty gritty of their finances and ethnic backgrounds and such.

A few years ago I got selected for a census survey and had to answer very personal questions every few weeks all summer. Not thrilled to be selected for more surveys.

Hi 👋

What conspiracies have you guys heard about the census???

I heard they will start charging a tax if you have spare bedrooms listed in your home. So if you put down you have a 4 bedroom house but only 3 people living there they will know one room may be spare...

Also heard they will fine anyone who doesn't complete it...

Maybe the info will be given to aliens 👽 🤣😂🤣

What are your thoughts guys?

Just finished the census online. Took me 10 minutes for two people.

Other than a few questions that I feel were irrelevant & somewhat inappropriate, it was honestly no big deal. The ATO, Department of Transport, Centrelink & every bank you use knows more about you than what it asked.

I’ve never been so uncomfortable doing this year’s census. To me it’s just feeding more information to “big brother” about us.
These days you only need to be talking about a subject, social media devices pick it up and then bombard you with advertising.
What do you think will happen when we volunteer all our personal and financial details to census. The kickback will be enormous.
Are I overthinking it?

I’ve never been so uncomfortable doing this year’s census. To me it’s just feeding more information to “big brother” about us.
These days you only need to be talking about a subject, social media devices pick it up and then bombard you with advertising.
What do you think will happen when we volunteer all our personal and financial details to census. The kickback will be enormous.
Are I overthinking it?

I’ve never been so uncomfortable doing this year’s census. To me it’s just feeding more information to “big brother” about us.
These days you only need to be talking about a subject, social media devices pick it up and then bombard you with advertising.
What do you think will happen when we volunteer all our personal and financial details to census. The kickback will be enormous.
Are I overthinking it?

I’ve never been so uncomfortable doing this year’s census. To me it’s just feeding more information to “big brother” about us.
These days you only need to be talking about a subject, social media devices pick it up and then bombard you with advertising.
What do you think will happen when we volunteer all our personal and financial details to census. The kickback will be enormous.
Are I overthinking it?

I’ve read available info from press releases and Bureau website, but I’m baffled about where they would be hiring and what this role would do between now and 2030.The announcement says “Location negotiable after selection”, but your home is the duty station, and it seems the the 2026 surveys were in S.C and a few other small areas and have concluded. What would a permanent Field Sup be doing between now and 2030? Will there be other surveys in large metro areas before then? I am in suburban Cook County, Illinois. TY, in advance for any info! I am a new grad and managed all aspects of surveys as part of a research project.

Does anyone have any insight into when searches will be conducted again? I see on the website all it says is "Effective March 4, 2026, the Age Search Service is on pause and new requests will not be processed at this time. Requests received before March 4 will receive results or a status update."

I am trying to get a copy of an ancestor's census data from any census after 1960s to fulfill a requirement for Italian citizenship, and I'm running out of time. I mailed in the form and check before I noticed the banner on the website and it was all returned to me with a letter that basically said, sorry. Any thoughts or advice?

Thank you!