Jason Paladino
@jasonpaladino.bsky.social
investigative reporter/freelance researcher
work in: Drop Site News, Zeteo, The Intercept, Project On Government Oversight, Grid News (RIP), Investigative Reporting Program
jpaladino.substack.com
work in: Drop Site News, Zeteo, The Intercept, Project On Government Oversight, Grid News (RIP), Investigative Reporting Program
jpaladino.substack.com
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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.
Rules that you can just steal Twitter jokes and post them here
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Rules that you can just steal Twitter jokes and post them here
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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.
DHS posting creepy fash zoomer fancams of Border Patrol head Greg Bovino
October 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
DHS posting creepy fash zoomer fancams of Border Patrol head Greg Bovino
Border Patrol procuring a new mobile surveillance system powered by AI and Starlink. "M2S2 will provide operators with high-resolution video and sensor data, supported by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities." Looks like it will be a pickup truck mounted surveillance tower.
October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Border Patrol procuring a new mobile surveillance system powered by AI and Starlink. "M2S2 will provide operators with high-resolution video and sensor data, supported by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities." Looks like it will be a pickup truck mounted surveillance tower.
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Since I started working on this article the number of people kidnapped by ICE has *tripled* 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 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Since I started working on this article the number of people kidnapped by ICE has *tripled* truthout.org/articles/ice...
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Worth mentioning too: Border Patrol is *insanely* corrupt. Here is one of the many, many, many stories about them www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Worth mentioning too: Border Patrol is *insanely* corrupt. Here is one of the many, many, many stories about them www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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A Jewish-American journalist was attacked by Israeli settlers nearly a week ago, and Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer (party leader) and Kirsten Gillibrand (DSCC leader), and Rep. Dan Goldman have apparently completely ignored him:
October 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A Jewish-American journalist was attacked by Israeli settlers nearly a week ago, and Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer (party leader) and Kirsten Gillibrand (DSCC leader), and Rep. Dan Goldman have apparently completely ignored him:
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Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.
October 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.
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EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.
Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...
Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...
Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility
Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.
san.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.
Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...
Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...
Holy Toledo
CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Holy Toledo
Israel is going to geofence "every major church in California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado and all Christian Colleges" and track churchgoers as they leave to target them with Pro-Israel ads. Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon's firm is doing their FARA compliance.
LINK: open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
LINK: open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Israel is going to geofence "every major church in California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado and all Christian Colleges" and track churchgoers as they leave to target them with Pro-Israel ads. Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon's firm is doing their FARA compliance.
LINK: open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
LINK: open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
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NEW: ICE purchased custom-made vans from a company called TechOps Specialty Vehicles (TOSV) that are equipped with fake cellphone towers designed to spy on phones.
TOSV president said the company integrates the cell-site simulators into their vans, but does not manufacture the surveillance tool.
TOSV president said the company integrates the cell-site simulators into their vans, but does not manufacture the surveillance tool.
ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones | TechCrunch
The federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with “cell-site simulators” which allow the real-world location tracking of nearby phones and their owners.
techcrunch.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
NEW: ICE purchased custom-made vans from a company called TechOps Specialty Vehicles (TOSV) that are equipped with fake cellphone towers designed to spy on phones.
TOSV president said the company integrates the cell-site simulators into their vans, but does not manufacture the surveillance tool.
TOSV president said the company integrates the cell-site simulators into their vans, but does not manufacture the surveillance tool.
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a huge sign of overconfidence is letting Miller talk on camera. a uniquely revolting presence in an administration of sentient red flags.
October 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
a huge sign of overconfidence is letting Miller talk on camera. a uniquely revolting presence in an administration of sentient red flags.
🔎NEW: ICE docs reveal plans to hire contractors to flag “potential criminal activity” from social media and commercial/gov databases.
A pre-crime dragnet with no definitions and no warrants. Also includes associates/coworkers/neighbors/family members. open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
A pre-crime dragnet with no definitions and no warrants. Also includes associates/coworkers/neighbors/family members. open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
ICE Document Reveals Pre-Crime Surveillance Plans
Contractors will be tasked with identifying undefined “criminal indicators” across social media, commercial databases, and law enforcement records.
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🔎NEW: ICE docs reveal plans to hire contractors to flag “potential criminal activity” from social media and commercial/gov databases.
A pre-crime dragnet with no definitions and no warrants. Also includes associates/coworkers/neighbors/family members. open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
A pre-crime dragnet with no definitions and no warrants. Also includes associates/coworkers/neighbors/family members. open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
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Folks, we are still fundraising for the family of the man I saw kidnapped by #ICE in #Chicago in broad daylight.
He has been moved *again* even further from his family and they need help with legal fees and we are trying to raise his bond as well. donorbox.org/help-francis...
He has been moved *again* even further from his family and they need help with legal fees and we are trying to raise his bond as well. donorbox.org/help-francis...
Help Francisco While He Fights His ICE Kidnapping | Lucy Parsons Labs (Powered by Donorbox)
(Leer en Español a Continuación)On Wednesday, September 17th, we witnessed Francisco**, a documented Venezuelan asylum seeker kidnapped on North Avenue and Western by ICE agents. We personally saw mas...
donorbox.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Folks, we are still fundraising for the family of the man I saw kidnapped by #ICE in #Chicago in broad daylight.
He has been moved *again* even further from his family and they need help with legal fees and we are trying to raise his bond as well. donorbox.org/help-francis...
He has been moved *again* even further from his family and they need help with legal fees and we are trying to raise his bond as well. donorbox.org/help-francis...
Israeli occupation forces board the Captain Nikos after the crew was detained. Vessel is in international waters. Footage from Global Sumud Flotilla livestream.
October 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Israeli occupation forces board the Captain Nikos after the crew was detained. Vessel is in international waters. Footage from Global Sumud Flotilla livestream.
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New from 404 Media: ICE to buy tool that tracks locations of hundreds of millions of phones every day. Billions of pieces of location data. ICE previously stopped using data remotely harvested from smartphones. Now it's buying it again. Usually used w/o warrant
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
September 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE to buy tool that tracks locations of hundreds of millions of phones every day. Billions of pieces of location data. ICE previously stopped using data remotely harvested from smartphones. Now it's buying it again. Usually used w/o warrant
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
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🚨 NSPM-7 🚨
🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”
New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🚨 NSPM-7 🚨
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NEW: Six people detained in California’s newest + largest ICE facility speak out, saying they are confined in filthy cells, struggling to access basic medications, going hungry due to insufficient food, drinking dirty water, and faced with “military-like” staff.
“This place is built to break us”
“This place is built to break us”
‘Hell on earth’: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help
Six people at a remote Ice facility in California City describe medical problems and filthy conditions, which operator CoreCivic denies
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: Six people detained in California’s newest + largest ICE facility speak out, saying they are confined in filthy cells, struggling to access basic medications, going hungry due to insufficient food, drinking dirty water, and faced with “military-like” staff.
“This place is built to break us”
“This place is built to break us”
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ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
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“Their accounts paint the picture of someone with a vaguely libertarian bent who despised both major parties and politicians generally (including Trump) but who didn’t engage with politics beyond that. He preferred edgy humor, video games and the message board 4chan”
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“Their accounts paint the picture of someone with a vaguely libertarian bent who despised both major parties and politicians generally (including Trump) but who didn’t engage with politics beyond that. He preferred edgy humor, video games and the message board 4chan”
Im sorry but there is only one type of letter that would actually send Disney Corporate offices “into a panic” and I’d get banned if I were more specific
Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.
September 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Im sorry but there is only one type of letter that would actually send Disney Corporate offices “into a panic” and I’d get banned if I were more specific
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NEW from LCRW: Things moved fast after Charlie Kirk was murdered. @azrww.bsky.social, the staff & I tried to encapsulate the bizarre first week after his murder in as much minutiae as we could stomach. The end of every graf felt like the most gut-punching absurd kicker I've ever written.
VIOLENT MAN DIES VIOLENT DEATH; MORE VIOLENCE FOLLOWS
| Left Coast Right Watch
The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder was as violent as the rhetoric he dedicated his life to spreading, but somehow even more bizarre
leftcoastrightwatch.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
NEW from LCRW: Things moved fast after Charlie Kirk was murdered. @azrww.bsky.social, the staff & I tried to encapsulate the bizarre first week after his murder in as much minutiae as we could stomach. The end of every graf felt like the most gut-punching absurd kicker I've ever written.
NEW: Documents reveal that ICE is buying 20 armored BearCats for $8.2 million. No-bid contract. ICE keeps expanding its militarized presence while communities pay the price.
open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
ICE Is Stockpiling Armored Trucks And They’re Headed for U.S. Streets
A secretive $8.2 million contract adds 20 BearCats to the agency’s arsenal
open.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
NEW: Documents reveal that ICE is buying 20 armored BearCats for $8.2 million. No-bid contract. ICE keeps expanding its militarized presence while communities pay the price.
open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...
open.substack.com/pub/jpaladin...