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A twitch streamer who writes about #FOIA, policing and technology. I help run @lucyparsonslabs.com & give advice to @ddosecrets.com & @MuckRock
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CONFIRMED: ICE activity in Maplewood and North in Chicago’s Wicker Park / Humboldt neighborhood. Just saw a neighbor kidnapped.
If men are lonely they can go to the Jummah al-salat every Friday and meet new people there.
solving the male lonliness crisis by inviting random people over to help me use the postholer
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If men are lonely they can go to the Jummah al-salat every Friday and meet new people there.
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"jurisdictions proactively banning data sharing related to immigration status or abortion seeking will be excluded from national searches, as long as the local yahoo with tactical undershorts is dumb enough to put “ICE” or “abortion” in the required reason field." @anamariecox.bsky.social re: Flock
The Tech Company Bringing Surveillance Dystopia to Your Town
Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"jurisdictions proactively banning data sharing related to immigration status or abortion seeking will be excluded from national searches, as long as the local yahoo with tactical undershorts is dumb enough to put “ICE” or “abortion” in the required reason field." @anamariecox.bsky.social re: Flock
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani
More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license
www.eff.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
By the way, this is a niche issue but a constant headache. Complaints are investigated by COPA not CPD and the police misapply the #FOIA statute *every time* to refuse to release information. Good on the Sun Times for pressing for it.
Wanna see what happened after Border Patrol shot a woman in Chicago?
So do @chicago.suntimes.com and @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. So we asked CPD for videos.
But the cops said no — because a chief is accused of waving off the police response and is facing investigation.
tinyurl.com/8ktur6kh
So do @chicago.suntimes.com and @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. So we asked CPD for videos.
But the cops said no — because a chief is accused of waving off the police response and is facing investigation.
tinyurl.com/8ktur6kh
Chicago police withhold Border Patrol shooting videos, citing probe of chief accused of calling off cops
Patrol Chief Jon Hein faced a flood of criticism — from ex-cops, internet trolls and members of his own department — after his officers were ordered not to respond to the Oct. 4 shooting in Brighton P...
tinyurl.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
By the way, this is a niche issue but a constant headache. Complaints are investigated by COPA not CPD and the police misapply the #FOIA statute *every time* to refuse to release information. Good on the Sun Times for pressing for it.
A giant in the investing world has just announced her retirement www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
One of the Greatest Wall Street Investors of All Time Announces Retirement
Nancy Pelosi’s trades over the years have been so good that a startup was created to allow investors to directly mirror her portfolio.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A giant in the investing world has just announced her retirement www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
Court hearing on the use of chemical weapons weapons, etc. by ICE / BP agents in Chicago
Believes that plaintiffs have suffered irreparable harm and will have inadequate remedy of law if she does not issue the injunction
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Court hearing on the use of chemical weapons weapons, etc. by ICE / BP agents in Chicago
“What does it mean to be the mayor of a big American city, where the police have absolutely embraced techno-solutionism as policing, as the dominant attitude toward policing?” @elizabethjoh.bsky.social says.
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
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Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“What does it mean to be the mayor of a big American city, where the police have absolutely embraced techno-solutionism as policing, as the dominant attitude toward policing?” @elizabethjoh.bsky.social says.
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
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NEW: NYC's mayor-elect must now grapple with the sweeping NYPD surveillance apparatus that has historically targeted Muslims and other minority groups. @awinston.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/welcom...
Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW: NYC's mayor-elect must now grapple with the sweeping NYPD surveillance apparatus that has historically targeted Muslims and other minority groups. @awinston.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/welcom...
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We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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Jesus fucking Christ.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Jesus fucking Christ.
We’ve talked about “million dollar blocks” were certain parts of the city face fees or fines for jailing that effective bankrupt the community.(www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2...)
I did some quick math and getting legal representation to the people kidnapped in Chicago so far would cost ~50Million
I did some quick math and getting legal representation to the people kidnapped in Chicago so far would cost ~50Million
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We’ve talked about “million dollar blocks” were certain parts of the city face fees or fines for jailing that effective bankrupt the community.(www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2...)
I did some quick math and getting legal representation to the people kidnapped in Chicago so far would cost ~50Million
I did some quick math and getting legal representation to the people kidnapped in Chicago so far would cost ~50Million
10 Years (!!!) of @lucyparsonslabs.com. Our newest newsletter does a very brief moment of reflection, I hope you'll read it.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
10 Years (!!!) of @lucyparsonslabs.com. Our newest newsletter does a very brief moment of reflection, I hope you'll read it.
www.canva.com/design/DAG28...
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ICE is planning to offer private sector bounty hunters cash bonuses for quickly tracking down the home addresses of immigrants across the US, according to a DHS document I reviewed. ICE encourages potential contractors to use "all technology systems available.” theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate.
theintercept.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
ICE is planning to offer private sector bounty hunters cash bonuses for quickly tracking down the home addresses of immigrants across the US, according to a DHS document I reviewed. ICE encourages potential contractors to use "all technology systems available.” theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
ICE has access to a powerful facial recognition app built on top of illegally collecting your images off social media via @schuba.bsky.social for Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight
The Trump administration has contracts with Clearview AI, a firm banned from doing business with Illinois police agencies. “This is what dystopian nightmares are made of, this kind of continual expans...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ICE has access to a powerful facial recognition app built on top of illegally collecting your images off social media via @schuba.bsky.social for Chicago Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
This "multiple hop" theory was invented by the spy agencies for allowing themselves the ability to read your emails and IM history.
Now the government is saying it gives them the legal authority to *kill you* if your neighbor's cousin is suspected of drug trafficking w/o evidence.
Now the government is saying it gives them the legal authority to *kill you* if your neighbor's cousin is suspected of drug trafficking w/o evidence.
This three-hops theory is especially insane. Even if you assume each person is connected to only 100 other people, there are 1m people within three hops of every suspected drug trafficker—and remember that even *known* drug traffickers aren’t legitimate targets. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This "multiple hop" theory was invented by the spy agencies for allowing themselves the ability to read your emails and IM history.
Now the government is saying it gives them the legal authority to *kill you* if your neighbor's cousin is suspected of drug trafficking w/o evidence.
Now the government is saying it gives them the legal authority to *kill you* if your neighbor's cousin is suspected of drug trafficking w/o evidence.
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ICE is using Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition tool that Illinois law enforcement is barred from using.
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight
The administration has contracts with Clearview AI, a firm banned from doing business with Illinois police agencies. “This is what dystopian nightmares are made of, this kind of continual expansion of...
tinyurl.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
ICE is using Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition tool that Illinois law enforcement is barred from using.
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
The State Department knows it is illegal to classify information that prevent release of things like *evidence of human rights abuses* and they do it anyways.
The State Dept IG's claim that it can't publish any part of this report because it contains classified information doesn't hold water.
There is no way the entire report must be classified. Agency officials should conduct a line by line review for [insert annoyingly wonky FOIA term] segregability.
There is no way the entire report must be classified. Agency officials should conduct a line by line review for [insert annoyingly wonky FOIA term] segregability.
Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations
The report found “hundreds” of possible Israeli human rights violations, further complicating a process to review credible allegations against IDF military units in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The State Department knows it is illegal to classify information that prevent release of things like *evidence of human rights abuses* and they do it anyways.
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"ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling." by Freddy Martinez truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling.
Watching disappearances in our community leaves psychological trauma, but we can counter it with our solidarity.
truthout.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling." by Freddy Martinez truthout.org/articles/ice...
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ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling. New from @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com: truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling.
Watching disappearances in our community leaves psychological trauma, but we can counter it with our solidarity.
truthout.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling. New from @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com: truthout.org/articles/ice...
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Today, a jury in Peoria found Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy, guilty of murdering Sonya Massey.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/ex-c...
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Ex-cop Sean Grayson found guilty of murdering Sonya Massey in downstate Illinois • The TRiiBE
After hours of deliberations, a jury in Peoria, Ill. found Grayson guilty of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home.
thetriibe.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today, a jury in Peoria found Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy, guilty of murdering Sonya Massey.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/ex-c...
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What is a grand jury and why would ICE bring one to Chicago?
We got you covered here with a video explaining the ins and outs of it with grand jury resistors and legal scholars and Palestinian organizers.
youtu.be/oxV6GSmLFsY?...
We got you covered here with a video explaining the ins and outs of it with grand jury resistors and legal scholars and Palestinian organizers.
youtu.be/oxV6GSmLFsY?...
Grand Jury Resistance Training and Workshop
YouTube video by Lucy Parsons Labs
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October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
What is a grand jury and why would ICE bring one to Chicago?
We got you covered here with a video explaining the ins and outs of it with grand jury resistors and legal scholars and Palestinian organizers.
youtu.be/oxV6GSmLFsY?...
We got you covered here with a video explaining the ins and outs of it with grand jury resistors and legal scholars and Palestinian organizers.
youtu.be/oxV6GSmLFsY?...