Katherine deYampert
@meekatt.bsky.social
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One of the first things anyone learns about facial recognition is that it is often wrong and that it is biased. And yet ICE is using it all day every day to determine legal status & who to detain. And now we have a high-profile example of it being flat out wrong:
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
One of the first things anyone learns about facial recognition is that it is often wrong and that it is biased. And yet ICE is using it all day every day to determine legal status & who to detain. And now we have a high-profile example of it being flat out wrong:
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
Air Ice
Avelo Airlines, a New ICE Air Contractor, Faces Backlash in Connecticut www.propublica.org/article/avel...
ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.
A letter to the airline from Connecticut’s attorney general cited ProPublica’s reporting on ICE Air flight attendants, who said it was unclear how shackled detainees would get off a plane in an emerge...
www.propublica.org
April 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Air Ice
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November 19, 2024 at 3:29 AM
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Sherrill: I have so many friends in the military now who are talking about whether or not they retire. They’ve been through one Trump presidency. Do they stay in when he’s saying he is going to court-martial admirals and generals because I think he wants to fill the ranks with loyalists?
November 18, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Sherrill: I have so many friends in the military now who are talking about whether or not they retire. They’ve been through one Trump presidency. Do they stay in when he’s saying he is going to court-martial admirals and generals because I think he wants to fill the ranks with loyalists?
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His insane nominations...
His promises to deploy the military on home soil...
His threats to go after anyone who opposes him...
Now, there are messages going out to specific communities threatening deportation and "re-education camps".
It's by design.
His objective is to fill you with fear
...
His promises to deploy the military on home soil...
His threats to go after anyone who opposes him...
Now, there are messages going out to specific communities threatening deportation and "re-education camps".
It's by design.
His objective is to fill you with fear
...
November 18, 2024 at 8:56 PM
His insane nominations...
His promises to deploy the military on home soil...
His threats to go after anyone who opposes him...
Now, there are messages going out to specific communities threatening deportation and "re-education camps".
It's by design.
His objective is to fill you with fear
...
His promises to deploy the military on home soil...
His threats to go after anyone who opposes him...
Now, there are messages going out to specific communities threatening deportation and "re-education camps".
It's by design.
His objective is to fill you with fear
...
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Hitler appointed unqualified people to high government positions for their loyalty. Himmler was a chicken and manure salesman.
November 18, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Hitler appointed unqualified people to high government positions for their loyalty. Himmler was a chicken and manure salesman.
Bob Woodward:
"Check engine light is on!"
"Check engine light is on!"
November 19, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Bob Woodward:
"Check engine light is on!"
"Check engine light is on!"
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NEW: In order to offset the enormous cost for their tax cuts for the wealthy, Trump's advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal safety net programs. wapo.st/40SuTMR
November 18, 2024 at 8:59 PM
NEW: In order to offset the enormous cost for their tax cuts for the wealthy, Trump's advisers and congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal safety net programs. wapo.st/40SuTMR
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Telehealth providers say requests for the pills have spiked since the election. Patients and doctors worry what a Trump presidency could mean for medical abortion and emergency contraception.
Women stock up on abortion pills and Plan B, fearing new restrictions under Trump
Telehealth providers say requests for the pills have spiked since the election. Patients and doctors worry what a Trump presidency could mean for medical abortion and emergency contraception.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Telehealth providers say requests for the pills have spiked since the election. Patients and doctors worry what a Trump presidency could mean for medical abortion and emergency contraception.
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"I think it is important for people to understand that we're getting into a rope a dope, you are getting a lot of crazy noise..."
Mike Johnson busted by former GOP official for lying about Gaetz report
House Speaker Mike Johnson's protestations that it would be unprecedented to release what is expected to be a damning House Ethics Committee report on now ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was demolished on M...
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November 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
"I think it is important for people to understand that we're getting into a rope a dope, you are getting a lot of crazy noise..."
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If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway?
How far can Trump go to get his nominees confirmed?
If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway?
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November 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM
If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway?