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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Been pointing out for months that the public embrace of MAGA and Trumpism by many in Silicon Valley will come back to bite them. Also, I don't think it's actually representative of most people here. But would be nice if more leaders were actually willing to speak out about the atrocities.
My writing today in the @sfstandard.com: Too many Silicon Valley leaders have divested themselves of the responsibility to speak out against the Trump administration.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
We can’t shrink away and hope the crisis fades.
It’s time for all of us in tech to do and say more.
January 30, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Been pointing out for months that the public embrace of MAGA and Trumpism by many in Silicon Valley will come back to bite them. Also, I don't think it's actually representative of most people here. But would be nice if more leaders were actually willing to speak out about the atrocities.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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PSA to fellow journos: Interestingly, this list confirms what I've heard anecdotally for a while.
Side note: Parcil also makes the PD-101, which works with more widely available filters (instead of just their proprietary ones) that I've seen folks recommend for covering protests.
Side note: Parcil also makes the PD-101, which works with more widely available filters (instead of just their proprietary ones) that I've seen folks recommend for covering protests.
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
PSA to fellow journos: Interestingly, this list confirms what I've heard anecdotally for a while.
Side note: Parcil also makes the PD-101, which works with more widely available filters (instead of just their proprietary ones) that I've seen folks recommend for covering protests.
Side note: Parcil also makes the PD-101, which works with more widely available filters (instead of just their proprietary ones) that I've seen folks recommend for covering protests.
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"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
Philly DA vows to prosecute ‘wannabe Nazi' ICE agents who violate the law
YouTube video by NBC10 Philadelphia
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 AM
"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
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In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives. The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t outliers; it’s how Trump’s brown shirts operate.
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives
President Trump’s top immigration officials have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving federal agents — including two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives. The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t outliers; it’s how Trump’s brown shirts operate.
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
#WhoKilledAlex
www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...
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1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
1-28-26 Fulton Warrant
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence." - US federal judge
JUST IN: Judge Schiltz cancels Friday’s contempt hearing but lights into ICE, saying the agency may have violated more court orders this month than many others have in their entire existence.
“ICE is not a law unto itself.”
“ICE is not a law unto itself.”
January 28, 2026 at 11:56 PM
"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence." - US federal judge
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
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I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
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Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
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That's the quote I was looking for. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018...
January 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM
That's the quote I was looking for. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018...
"the biggest rug pull in history" -- no, you're just a low-information voter and you're still delusional if you think Trump made a surprising change
Over the course of nearly two hours, this focus group provided testimonials that underscore just how perilous the once-winning issue of immigration has become for Trump. But it also spotlighted something larger.
This Focus Group Should Absolutely Terrify Trump
They voted for Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2024. And they aren’t happy with what they’re seeing, especially in Minneapolis.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"the biggest rug pull in history" -- no, you're just a low-information voter and you're still delusional if you think Trump made a surprising change
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At a confab of European leaders last week in Brussels after Trump’s Davos speech on Greenland, the right-wing pro-Trump prime minister of Slovakia told them that Trump had seemed “out of his mind” and “dangerous” during the one-on-one meeting he’d just with him at Mar-a-Lago.
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
At a confab of European leaders last week in Brussels after Trump’s Davos speech on Greenland, the right-wing pro-Trump prime minister of Slovakia told them that Trump had seemed “out of his mind” and “dangerous” during the one-on-one meeting he’d just with him at Mar-a-Lago.
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you love to see it
there’s simply no viable way through this that does not involve prosecutions
there’s simply no viable way through this that does not involve prosecutions
Nine DAs are coalescing to work on prosecuting federal agents for 'overreach':
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
January 28, 2026 at 1:22 AM
you love to see it
there’s simply no viable way through this that does not involve prosecutions
there’s simply no viable way through this that does not involve prosecutions
Musk and DOGE members should read this story. The guys who sent the Social Security data to True the Vote should get sentences at least this long.
Booz Allen tech contractor behind Treasury Department's unprecedented decision yesterday to cancel all 31 of its contracts with the consulting firm, took the job with Booz Allen - much like Edward Snowden before him - specifically to get access to IRS tax records of President Trump and leak them.
Booz Allen Tech Contractor Took IRS Job Specifically to Leak Trump's Tax Records
The US Treasury Department announced yesterday that it was canceling all contracts it holds with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton because the company failed to prevent one of its contractors from s...
www.zetter-zeroday.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Musk and DOGE members should read this story. The guys who sent the Social Security data to True the Vote should get sentences at least this long.
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Alex Pretti's former colleague remembers him for his empathy and enthusiasm for being in healthcare.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Alex Pretti's former colleague remembers him for his empathy and enthusiasm for being in healthcare.
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losers
BREAKING: Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis tomorrow, an AP source says.
Border Patrol commander Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis
A federal judge is considering Minnesota’s challenge to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
losers
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I've spent my day tracking down Canadian companies that have direct or indirect contracts supporting ICE operations.
So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.
I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.
So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.
I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.
Following this exclusive (and excellent) piece from David, I've contacted the federal government to ask if they intend to continue subsidizing JSI Telecom in the future.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
In December, the Canadian government gave $1 million to Ottawa's JSI Telecom to commercialize AI-driven data analytics.
JSI, a wiretaps and investigation support firm, had a banner year in U.S. government sales in 2025, including a big new contract with ICE.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
JSI, a wiretaps and investigation support firm, had a banner year in U.S. government sales in 2025, including a big new contract with ICE.
thelogic.co/news/exclusi...
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I've spent my day tracking down Canadian companies that have direct or indirect contracts supporting ICE operations.
So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.
I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.
So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.
I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.
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The toughest people these ICE/BP guys have ever encountered are a male nurse, a lesbian poet, some grandmas, and folks in little cars like a Honda Fit.
It's shattering their worldview and sense of self.
Wasn't supposed to be this way. The podcasters and X posters and supplement sellers said so.
It's shattering their worldview and sense of self.
Wasn't supposed to be this way. The podcasters and X posters and supplement sellers said so.
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The toughest people these ICE/BP guys have ever encountered are a male nurse, a lesbian poet, some grandmas, and folks in little cars like a Honda Fit.
It's shattering their worldview and sense of self.
Wasn't supposed to be this way. The podcasters and X posters and supplement sellers said so.
It's shattering their worldview and sense of self.
Wasn't supposed to be this way. The podcasters and X posters and supplement sellers said so.
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Maybe the highest praise imaginable for a Ben Terris story bsky.app/profile/died...
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Maybe the highest praise imaginable for a Ben Terris story bsky.app/profile/died...
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Agents keep detaining Native Americans— especially if they live outside the reservation boundaries.
(This Standing Rock tribal member in Minnesota was released at 5 am the next day.)
(This Standing Rock tribal member in Minnesota was released at 5 am the next day.)
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Agents keep detaining Native Americans— especially if they live outside the reservation boundaries.
(This Standing Rock tribal member in Minnesota was released at 5 am the next day.)
(This Standing Rock tribal member in Minnesota was released at 5 am the next day.)
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Standing with 65 of my UMN Law colleagues (and counting) to condemn ICE’s lawless conduct towards Minnesotans: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open Letter to Minnesota Law CommunityJanuary 25
January 25, 2026 To the Minnesota Law Community: We, the undersigned faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, write in our individual capacities to address the federal government's ongoin...
docs.google.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Standing with 65 of my UMN Law colleagues (and counting) to condemn ICE’s lawless conduct towards Minnesotans: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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absolutely fantastic angle for the enforcement hawks to take- Rosen voted for Laken Riley
Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
"Kristi Noem and her department's latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately."
"Kristi Noem and her department's latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately."
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
absolutely fantastic angle for the enforcement hawks to take- Rosen voted for Laken Riley
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Some of the protest signs are similar to anything else you’d see since the start of Trump 2.
Others are directed at the concentration camp guards inside.
Others are directed at the concentration camp guards inside.
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Some of the protest signs are similar to anything else you’d see since the start of Trump 2.
Others are directed at the concentration camp guards inside.
Others are directed at the concentration camp guards inside.