Jerry Beilinson
@jbeilinson.bsky.social
Climate, the arctic, technology. Consumer Reports editor (but what I say isn't CR's fault).
The best way to regulate big tech is to just make bad practices illegal. It's not that complicated. So, let's just make it illegal to sell phone location data. Sign here:
action.consumerreports.org/sm-20260211-...
action.consumerreports.org/sm-20260211-...
Let’s ban the sale of our phone location data
Sign petition to stop cell phone tracking
action.consumerreports.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The best way to regulate big tech is to just make bad practices illegal. It's not that complicated. So, let's just make it illegal to sell phone location data. Sign here:
action.consumerreports.org/sm-20260211-...
action.consumerreports.org/sm-20260211-...
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We can't leave the job of predicting and tracking extreme weather disasters to profit-driven private companies. Help us urge Congress and the administration to fund and staff essential national weather and climate tracking services.
Demand the tracking and reporting of extreme weather events
Demand the tracking and reporting of extreme weather events
action.consumerreports.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM
We can't leave the job of predicting and tracking extreme weather disasters to profit-driven private companies. Help us urge Congress and the administration to fund and staff essential national weather and climate tracking services.
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(3/11) A December 2025 Consumer Reports investigation found that Instacart prices for identical items varied by as much as 23% between different users. Instacart characterizes these discrepancies as routine ‘A/B testing’. www.consumerreports.org/money/questi...
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
www.consumerreports.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(3/11) A December 2025 Consumer Reports investigation found that Instacart prices for identical items varied by as much as 23% between different users. Instacart characterizes these discrepancies as routine ‘A/B testing’. www.consumerreports.org/money/questi...
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Many mobile apps collect and sell your precise location information without your knowledge. Urge your state leaders to ban the sale of our phone location data. Sign our petition today:
Let’s ban the sale of our phone location data
Sign petition to stop cell phone tracking
action.consumerreports.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Many mobile apps collect and sell your precise location information without your knowledge. Urge your state leaders to ban the sale of our phone location data. Sign our petition today:
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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I'm still SHOCKED by the obscene rise in billionaire election spending since Citizens United in the NYT piece, despite already knowing that election corruption w/ $ was profound. (Recall that BCRA fought dangerous campaign $ in *2002*)
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I'm still SHOCKED by the obscene rise in billionaire election spending since Citizens United in the NYT piece, despite already knowing that election corruption w/ $ was profound. (Recall that BCRA fought dangerous campaign $ in *2002*)
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
Wowza, what an awesome ad for Wyze, responding to Ring's Super Bowl spot on Search Party.
www.instagram.com/reels/DUocwM...
www.instagram.com/reels/DUocwM...
Wyze on Instagram: "Ring's Superbowl commercial, but the honest version. It's definitely only for dogs! 🤣"
3,284 likes, 154 comments - wyze on February 11, 2026: "Ring's Superbowl commercial, but the honest version. It's definitely only for dogs! 🤣".
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February 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Wowza, what an awesome ad for Wyze, responding to Ring's Super Bowl spot on Search Party.
www.instagram.com/reels/DUocwM...
www.instagram.com/reels/DUocwM...
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There’s gotta be a German word for the cursed experience of reading the Fulton County affidavit after reporting on the 2020 election in extreme detail. Even redacted, every niche witness jumps out—many conspiracy theorists with no real expertise. The US government treating them as credible is nuts.
BREAKING: The supporting affidavit for the warrant to search Fulton County election records has been unsealed.
Read it via @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Read it via @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
There’s gotta be a German word for the cursed experience of reading the Fulton County affidavit after reporting on the 2020 election in extreme detail. Even redacted, every niche witness jumps out—many conspiracy theorists with no real expertise. The US government treating them as credible is nuts.
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Wild fact from @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter:
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
Notes on winter
When the world turns whimsical
billmckibben.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Wild fact from @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter:
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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It’s just racism. There’s no immigration problem
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
It’s just racism. There’s no immigration problem
404Media is running an AMA right now on surveillance technologies and their excellent reporting on Palantir, ICE, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
From the technology community on Reddit: Hi! We're 404 Media's Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox. AMA (us) about the tech ICE is using, Flock and the state of surveillance in the US on Feb. 4, 12 pm ET
Explore this post and more from the technology community
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February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
404Media is running an AMA right now on surveillance technologies and their excellent reporting on Palantir, ICE, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
www.reddit.com/r/technology...
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The US "immigration policies" that you are seeing unfold in Minneapolis, are the brainchild of far-right friends who met at Duke University.
One was Stephen Miller. The other is the person in the above video.
You can know what is going to happen next, by reading their old ethnic cleansing plans.🤷🏿♂️
One was Stephen Miller. The other is the person in the above video.
You can know what is going to happen next, by reading their old ethnic cleansing plans.🤷🏿♂️
There's nothing that has happened so far in this admin, that I didn't warn about in excruciating detail in the 1st admin.🤷🏿♂️
The last post is from when we narrowly avoided this in 2020... only for centrist dems to screw it up again via racism, and put us right back here for 2024.🤡
They don't learn.
The last post is from when we narrowly avoided this in 2020... only for centrist dems to screw it up again via racism, and put us right back here for 2024.🤡
They don't learn.
![Screenshot of FB post:
The Executive and Legislative branches of the government now move as one unit. The last stumbling block on this plan is the Judicial branch. Gorsuch is a Trojan horse. He looks moderate enough to Democrats on women's rights issues, but he supports this plan. Most importantly, the last Attorney General resisted this plan and was fired. The incoming Attorney General designed it.
There isn't complete agreement among Nazis on this plan. Example open questions:
* Are Jews OK? [Yes | No | Only Jared ]
* Should we encourage European immigration? [Yes | No]
* Is Russia OK? [Yes, white! | No, commies, still!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6vwhi5d44wq5ttdhu5rrfbx3/bafkreicladyrbchiotor7qlzbpfle7delzg732xtsdr3fj77ijdiv7po7e@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The US "immigration policies" that you are seeing unfold in Minneapolis, are the brainchild of far-right friends who met at Duke University.
One was Stephen Miller. The other is the person in the above video.
You can know what is going to happen next, by reading their old ethnic cleansing plans.🤷🏿♂️
One was Stephen Miller. The other is the person in the above video.
You can know what is going to happen next, by reading their old ethnic cleansing plans.🤷🏿♂️
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A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half.
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
19thnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half.
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
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I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
This isn't timely, but here's more info on ICE, police, and Ring doorbells. Quick answer: You can use E2EE on Ring. Or get one of these other doorbell cameras that give you complete control. (Ring's not all that high-scoring in our testing.)
www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...
www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...
Can Federal Law Enforcement Access Your Ring Doorbell Videos? Here Are the Details, and Your Options. - Consumer Reports
The facts on Ring doorbells and police: Know your privacy options, how to limit video sharing, and which security cameras have local storage and E2E encryption.
www.consumerreports.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This isn't timely, but here's more info on ICE, police, and Ring doorbells. Quick answer: You can use E2EE on Ring. Or get one of these other doorbell cameras that give you complete control. (Ring's not all that high-scoring in our testing.)
www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...
www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...
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Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
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I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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81 years later, the Jewish population still hasn't returned to pre-Holocaust levels.
Let that sink in.
We mourn not only the lives lost, but the family trees severed for good.
Let that sink in.
We mourn not only the lives lost, but the family trees severed for good.
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
81 years later, the Jewish population still hasn't returned to pre-Holocaust levels.
Let that sink in.
We mourn not only the lives lost, but the family trees severed for good.
Let that sink in.
We mourn not only the lives lost, but the family trees severed for good.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.