Smalls
@smalls.bsky.social
Law Librarian | OSINT | Privacy Advocate | Competitive Intelligence
I care about the truth.
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I care about the truth.
Follows/Reposts do not necessarily equal Endorsement
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Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
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I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
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It's time to identify those 23 people and begin the pressure on them. This administration will not stop, even if the courts order it. That much is clear.
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
It's time to identify those 23 people and begin the pressure on them. This administration will not stop, even if the courts order it. That much is clear.
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In this week’s roundup of the most interesting federal court documents, we found a loophole to get free PACER.
www.courtwatch.news/p/160-hackin...
www.courtwatch.news/p/160-hackin...
#160: Hacking For Press Release?
We found the only person in the world who wanted to receive a press release. Plus: Shotgun Weddings, Frosting Cakes, Seizing Reporter Records, and we may very well become a U.S. Attorney soon enough.
www.courtwatch.news
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
In this week’s roundup of the most interesting federal court documents, we found a loophole to get free PACER.
www.courtwatch.news/p/160-hackin...
www.courtwatch.news/p/160-hackin...
"Veritas Numquam Perit" is comforting here. No matter how much you try to erase history, it still happened whether you like it or not.
The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 5:35 AM
"Veritas Numquam Perit" is comforting here. No matter how much you try to erase history, it still happened whether you like it or not.
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Infra Finder keeps growing! 📈 32 new entries, 70 updates, 3 new solution categories added, & our side-by-side comparison tool makes it easy to evaluate options. Whether you're adopting, funding, or building OI, we invite you to explore the latest:
investinopen.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Infra Finder keeps growing! 📈 32 new entries, 70 updates, 3 new solution categories added, & our side-by-side comparison tool makes it easy to evaluate options. Whether you're adopting, funding, or building OI, we invite you to explore the latest:
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January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Have you ever explored our toolkit? This is where you'll find our favourite tools for digital investigations. From tools that help you dig through historic court cases to exploring nighttime satellite imagery. bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit
Oh wow, you don't fucking say.
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
dlvr.it
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Oh wow, you don't fucking say.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Looking for data that the government is pulling down? We may have it backed up for you. Check our portal: portal.datarescueproject.org
Know of data being taken down or worried about a data source? Let us know: baserow.datarescueproject.org/form/r7V1c44...
Know of data being taken down or worried about a data source? Let us know: baserow.datarescueproject.org/form/r7V1c44...
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One of the most important things to keep in mind if you want to understand the American right today, especially the people leading the federal government and its allied media outlets, is they believe their own BS.
They really are in a bubble, and genuinely surprised when reality does not comport.
They really are in a bubble, and genuinely surprised when reality does not comport.
To those saying “nuh-uh, ICE picked Minneapolis because they WANTED the city to rise up as one against them” -
no, pretty sure they expected a scattering of blue-haired protesters they could easily crush for content + tacit support from other whites, not the organized total resistance they got.
no, pretty sure they expected a scattering of blue-haired protesters they could easily crush for content + tacit support from other whites, not the organized total resistance they got.
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 19, 2026 at 3:12 AM
One of the most important things to keep in mind if you want to understand the American right today, especially the people leading the federal government and its allied media outlets, is they believe their own BS.
They really are in a bubble, and genuinely surprised when reality does not comport.
They really are in a bubble, and genuinely surprised when reality does not comport.
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Happy 25th birthday to Wikipedia, the world’s most trusted and widely used encyclopedia, with users around the world accessing its wealth of information and participating in free information exchange.
Twenty-five years ago, Wikipedia was an unlikely idea: a place where anyone could share free knowledge.
Today, it’s one of the most visited sites on Earth, not powered by corporate ads, but by people.
Today, it’s one of the most visited sites on Earth, not powered by corporate ads, but by people.
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Happy 25th birthday to Wikipedia, the world’s most trusted and widely used encyclopedia, with users around the world accessing its wealth of information and participating in free information exchange.
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Research Tools: Infra finder From @investinopen.bsky.social Reaches 134 Entires investinopen.org/blog/infra-f... #scholcomm #libraries #openinfrastructure
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Research Tools: Infra finder From @investinopen.bsky.social Reaches 134 Entires investinopen.org/blog/infra-f... #scholcomm #libraries #openinfrastructure
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Seems like calling the president a "pedophile protector" is really lucrative, more people should probably try it.
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Seems like calling the president a "pedophile protector" is really lucrative, more people should probably try it.
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To Dems squeamish about the phrase "Abolish ICE" -- it's not the self-defeating rhetoric of Defund or Abolish Police. INS, Customs, Border Patrol are intact to police immigration. ICE did not exist to snatch any random brown people and shoot moms in the head until 2003. We're okay walking it back.
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
To Dems squeamish about the phrase "Abolish ICE" -- it's not the self-defeating rhetoric of Defund or Abolish Police. INS, Customs, Border Patrol are intact to police immigration. ICE did not exist to snatch any random brown people and shoot moms in the head until 2003. We're okay walking it back.
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Jacob Frey told ICE agents to get the fuck out of Minneapolis, a hugely popular viral moment, and the media has been browbeating him over it ever since. Trump flipped a guy off and told him fuck you and it’s barely acknowledged.
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Jacob Frey told ICE agents to get the fuck out of Minneapolis, a hugely popular viral moment, and the media has been browbeating him over it ever since. Trump flipped a guy off and told him fuck you and it’s barely acknowledged.
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Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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National Library of Korea Opens 30 Million National Bibliography Records to the Public www.infodocket.com/2026/01/12/n... #libraries #opendata #lodlam
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
National Library of Korea Opens 30 Million National Bibliography Records to the Public www.infodocket.com/2026/01/12/n... #libraries #opendata #lodlam
The easiest and most accessible description I've seen.
we’re living through the national version of that conversation where you’re like, hey, I don’t think grandpa should be driving anymore, but our cousins are all like, fuck that, give him the keys! grandpa rules! I bet he could drive 1000 miles per hour!
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The easiest and most accessible description I've seen.
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ICE recruitment is going well.
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
ICE recruitment is going well.
Well That's interesting.
January 9, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Well That's interesting.
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From @theguardian.com: Google #AI Overviews Put People at Risk of Harm With Misleading Health Advice www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #LLMs #GenAI
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
From @theguardian.com: Google #AI Overviews Put People at Risk of Harm With Misleading Health Advice www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #LLMs #GenAI
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM