Jim Lippard
@lippard.bsky.social
I like infosec (esp. threat intelligence), history and philosophy of science and technology, skepticism. Mastodon: http://infosec.exchange/@lippard
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Just got notice that AT&T has completed its acquisition of Quantum Fiber, and their first acts are to opt me in to all of their marketing emails and default privacy preferences (the opposite of my preferences), and opt me in to their dispute resolution by arbitration policies, effective in 30 days.
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Just got notice that AT&T has completed its acquisition of Quantum Fiber, and their first acts are to opt me in to all of their marketing emails and default privacy preferences (the opposite of my preferences), and opt me in to their dispute resolution by arbitration policies, effective in 30 days.
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Me too.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Me too.
every state should do this to protect their citizens
February 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
every state should do this to protect their citizens
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The feds will not block the release of body cam footage showing the Oct. 4 traffic crash in Brighton Park where a Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez 5 times
They are opposing release of the agent’s text messages, though, to protect his reputation
STORY: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/b...
They are opposing release of the agent’s text messages, though, to protect his reputation
STORY: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/b...
Prosecutors no longer oppose release of Border Patrol bodycam in Marimar Martinez case
Federal prosecutors said they’re no longer seeking to block release of body-worn camera footage showing the traffic crash in Brighton Park last October that led a Border Patrol agent to shoot…
www.chicagotribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The feds will not block the release of body cam footage showing the Oct. 4 traffic crash in Brighton Park where a Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez 5 times
They are opposing release of the agent’s text messages, though, to protect his reputation
STORY: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/b...
They are opposing release of the agent’s text messages, though, to protect his reputation
STORY: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/b...
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Folks:
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
thepanorama.shear.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Folks:
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
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Tonight at 6 is the first Surprise City Council meeting since it broke that a massive concentration camp is being planned in the area. The community is asking for folks to show up in opposition to this monstrosity and if you live in Surprise, you can sign up to speak here:
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Tonight at 6 is the first Surprise City Council meeting since it broke that a massive concentration camp is being planned in the area. The community is asking for folks to show up in opposition to this monstrosity and if you live in Surprise, you can sign up to speak here:
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I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I don't know if non-lawyers understand how insane this statement is. I honestly can't think of anything remotely comparable in non-lawyer speak. I guess the closest would be a surgeon saying "Imagine if I had to wash my HANDS before doing surgery!"
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
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Back in the day, you would think this guy was stewed in the dark recesses of 4chan & the Daily Stormer, but now, he could just as easily been driven to this by just by following DHS & the DoL on social media.
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
www.nrtoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Back in the day, you would think this guy was stewed in the dark recesses of 4chan & the Daily Stormer, but now, he could just as easily been driven to this by just by following DHS & the DoL on social media.
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This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
I was a little late to catch up with this WSJ kleptocracy story. We already knew Sheikh Tahnoon dropped $2b on World Liberty Financial to get Trump to let UAE import advanced chips. Now we learn Tahnoon also purchased 49 percent of World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
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The photos from a UN fact finding mission to northern Gaza which were part of a diplomatic cable suppressed by the US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, have been released by Drop Site News. These are the genocidal conditions in Gaza that Lew specifically tried to hide from the White House and public.
Look at the photos. The thing I heard often working on the USAID Gaza response from our partners in Gaza was the field of dead bodies - men, women, children - that fanned out around IDF checkpoints in the Netzarim corridor. Shot by IDF soldiers for no reason (unless "for fun" counts as a reason).
U.S. Envoys Refused to Report "Apocalyptic" Conditions in Gaza. Exclusive Photos Show the Reality They Suppressed
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem suppressed a February 2024 report on northern Gaza because it “lacked balance.” These photos from the UN fact finding trip are visual evidence of the conditions.
www.dropsitenews.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The photos from a UN fact finding mission to northern Gaza which were part of a diplomatic cable suppressed by the US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, have been released by Drop Site News. These are the genocidal conditions in Gaza that Lew specifically tried to hide from the White House and public.
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I've read some pretty direct and outspoken court orders from judges before, but none as withering toward the government as this one
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I've read some pretty direct and outspoken court orders from judges before, but none as withering toward the government as this one
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One of the best interviews I've had about my book, with @mattshuham.bsky.social, just published at @huffpost.com, my old stomping grounds (where the @huffpostunion.bsky.social deserves a fair contract!)
www.huffpost.com/entry/to-cat...
www.huffpost.com/entry/to-cat...
Inside The Secretive Operation To Stop Fascism In Its Tracks
Donald Trump’s fascism builds on generations of racial supremacy. A new book goes inside the secretive antifa groups fighting for freedom.
www.huffpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
One of the best interviews I've had about my book, with @mattshuham.bsky.social, just published at @huffpost.com, my old stomping grounds (where the @huffpostunion.bsky.social deserves a fair contract!)
www.huffpost.com/entry/to-cat...
www.huffpost.com/entry/to-cat...
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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just commented on HB 2086, which would bans mask and vaccine requirements for schools, government entities, and even private businesses, supported by 52 people (the measles lobby) and opposed by 300.
Hey #Arizona, there are SO MANY bad bills being heard in the state legislature this week. Please use Request to Speak and contact the lawmakers on the appropriate committees to OPPOSE these bills!
Bills + RTS/committee links: secularaz.org/action_alert...
Using RTS: secularaz.org/election-res...
Bills + RTS/committee links: secularaz.org/action_alert...
Using RTS: secularaz.org/election-res...
secularaz.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
just commented on HB 2086, which would bans mask and vaccine requirements for schools, government entities, and even private businesses, supported by 52 people (the measles lobby) and opposed by 300.
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It's 2019. No one has heard of covid yet. "Old Town Road" is at the top of the charts. A whistleblower represented by Andrew Bakaj files a classified complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General about wrongdoing at the highest levels of the U.S. government.
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
It's 2019. No one has heard of covid yet. "Old Town Road" is at the top of the charts. A whistleblower represented by Andrew Bakaj files a classified complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General about wrongdoing at the highest levels of the U.S. government.
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convergence of Trump policies is exponential escalation of the catastrophes he has unleashed
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
convergence of Trump policies is exponential escalation of the catastrophes he has unleashed
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In case you forget or do not know who Kevin Warsh is, or how deeply unserious & wrong he was about more or less everything during the Global Financial Crisis & Great Recession, then here are some collected receipts: www.niskanencenter.org/just-say-no-...
Trump discussed a potential arrangement with Kevin Warsh on Wednesday in which Warsh would become the Treasury secretary with the understanding that he could later be nominated to lead the Federal Reserve when Jay Powell’s term as chair ends in 2026 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Considers Warsh Serving as Treasury Secretary—and Then Fed Chair
The president-elect floated the idea during a Wednesday meeting with the former Fed governor
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:52 AM
In case you forget or do not know who Kevin Warsh is, or how deeply unserious & wrong he was about more or less everything during the Global Financial Crisis & Great Recession, then here are some collected receipts: www.niskanencenter.org/just-say-no-...
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New: Antifa unmasked a new generation of fascists in the Trump era. Now it's exposing ICE.
"Predators don’t get anonymity."
My latest for @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"Predators don’t get anonymity."
My latest for @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity’
Following in a long American tradition of identifying fascists, a network of leftists has set out to name and shame Trump’s immigration agents
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
New: Antifa unmasked a new generation of fascists in the Trump era. Now it's exposing ICE.
"Predators don’t get anonymity."
My latest for @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"Predators don’t get anonymity."
My latest for @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
Big account (200K+ followers) touting report from Holocaust denier/conspiracy theorist Chuck Johnson as though it's reliable, just because it's laundered through the Epstein files. Grossly irresponsibly post, with zero vetting, by law professor Jen Taub. Unfollowing, might re-follow if she deletes.
🚨 Declassified FBI memo reveals Trump “compromised by Israel” and that Kushner was running a parallel State Department. Epstein and Dershowitz likely co-opted Mossad agents.
Plus more Russian interference and sketchy ties
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
Plus more Russian interference and sketchy ties
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Big account (200K+ followers) touting report from Holocaust denier/conspiracy theorist Chuck Johnson as though it's reliable, just because it's laundered through the Epstein files. Grossly irresponsibly post, with zero vetting, by law professor Jen Taub. Unfollowing, might re-follow if she deletes.
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Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
CBS News just hiring the worst people in the world, Attia, Huberman, etc. www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-news-sta...
CBS News Star Hire Busted Sending Vile Emails to ‘Outrageous’ Epstein
Dozens of emails between Attia and Epstein outline the pair’s friendship.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:08 AM
CBS News just hiring the worst people in the world, Attia, Huberman, etc. www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-news-sta...