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This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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ICE’s brutal use of chemical weapons, selective targeting of protesters expressing opinions counter to the regime, and attempts to silence journalists and first amendment rights are exposed in this lawsuit
Protesters and Journalists Challenge First Amendment Violations by Federal Forces at Portland Ice Building - ACLU of Oregon
Attorneys for the plaintiffs are petitioning a federal court to stop the government’s illegal and brutal suppression of First Amendment rights.
www.aclu-or.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
ICE’s brutal use of chemical weapons, selective targeting of protesters expressing opinions counter to the regime, and attempts to silence journalists and first amendment rights are exposed in this lawsuit
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ICE is using Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition tool that Illinois law enforcement is barred from using.
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight
The administration has contracts with Clearview AI, a firm banned from doing business with Illinois police agencies. “This is what dystopian nightmares are made of, this kind of continual expansion of...
tinyurl.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
ICE is using Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition tool that Illinois law enforcement is barred from using.
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
There’s apparently few guardrails.
A DHS face recognition policy was wiped from the internet in February. Other pages were archived or disappeared
tinyurl.com/yc64wcvh
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NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
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This will be Mamdani's NYPD and he is choosing to KEEP TRISH who made her name spying on Muslims. What a joke.
Here is a great piece by @awinston.bsky.social on this exact issue. www.wired.com/story/welcom...
Here is a great piece by @awinston.bsky.social on this exact issue. www.wired.com/story/welcom...
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This will be Mamdani's NYPD and he is choosing to KEEP TRISH who made her name spying on Muslims. What a joke.
Here is a great piece by @awinston.bsky.social on this exact issue. www.wired.com/story/welcom...
Here is a great piece by @awinston.bsky.social on this exact issue. www.wired.com/story/welcom...
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Spoke with @bradlander.bsky.social about the FBI accessing Signal comms between court watchers. He said he’s concerned about the NYPD’s involvement
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Spoke with @bradlander.bsky.social about the FBI accessing Signal comms between court watchers. He said he’s concerned about the NYPD’s involvement
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
“That appears to me to be a violation of the Handschu consent decree—the NYPD is not allowed to participate in the surveillance of political activity”
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If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
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It's really not hard to get off spotify, there are a lot of apps and websites to help you transfer your playlist. We're just so used to it that it seems easier to stay than go. But when you're spins are funding death, it's a small thing you can do to make a difference
Reports of ICE ads on #Spotify were noted in early October. People began calling for boycotts immediately.
Now, nearly a month later Spotify is seeing major losses.
And we can do ever BETTER. 👏👏👏
#BoycottSpotify
Now, nearly a month later Spotify is seeing major losses.
And we can do ever BETTER. 👏👏👏
#BoycottSpotify
November 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's really not hard to get off spotify, there are a lot of apps and websites to help you transfer your playlist. We're just so used to it that it seems easier to stay than go. But when you're spins are funding death, it's a small thing you can do to make a difference
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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Worth mentioning too: Border Patrol is *insanely* corrupt. Here is one of the many, many, many stories about them www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Worth mentioning too: Border Patrol is *insanely* corrupt. Here is one of the many, many, many stories about them www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Bessent on American farmers being hurt by tariffs: "Martha, in case you don't know it, I'm actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too."
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
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GOP’s refusal to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva is a continuation of Jan. 6 and GOP’s rejection of democracy
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
GOP’s refusal to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva is a continuation of Jan. 6 and GOP’s rejection of democracy
The GOP is anti-democracy party
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
GOP’s refusal to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva is a continuation of Jan. 6 and GOP’s rejection of democracy
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...
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Home Depot’s complicity with ICE in their detention of our immigrant neighbors must stop.
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
ICE Out of Home Depot Vigil · Disappeared in America
On November 1, we will hold a [rally/vigil] outside of Home Depot in honor of all the workers who have been kidnapped by ICE on Home Depot properties. Join us in a day of action and make your voice he...
www.mobilize.us
October 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Home Depot’s complicity with ICE in their detention of our immigrant neighbors must stop.
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
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Kirtaner has announced to his $ANON coin Discord that there has been a warrant for his arrest for a week, and that he'll be surrendering tomorrow. Claims he'll be out soon, but under 24/7 surveillance.
Seems to imply it's because he broke bail by doing the $ANON scam.
Seems to imply it's because he broke bail by doing the $ANON scam.
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Kirtaner has announced to his $ANON coin Discord that there has been a warrant for his arrest for a week, and that he'll be surrendering tomorrow. Claims he'll be out soon, but under 24/7 surveillance.
Seems to imply it's because he broke bail by doing the $ANON scam.
Seems to imply it's because he broke bail by doing the $ANON scam.
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A Sunday morning read: I wrote a deeply personal essay on what it was like to see a fellow Chicagoan taken by ICE, how it connects to Latin-America's long history of desaparecidos, and how we can mobilize theory, particularly faith, into action.
in @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
in @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling.
Watching disappearances in our community leaves psychological trauma, but we can counter it with our solidarity.
truthout.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A Sunday morning read: I wrote a deeply personal essay on what it was like to see a fellow Chicagoan taken by ICE, how it connects to Latin-America's long history of desaparecidos, and how we can mobilize theory, particularly faith, into action.
in @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
in @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
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It's also hard to convey just how much ICE is *everywhere*. The city, the suburbs, in and out in the blink of an eye. A crew doing smash and grab jobs across a massive expanse of distance. Part of the reason whistle distro is so important is because you will never know where/when you will need it.
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's also hard to convey just how much ICE is *everywhere*. The city, the suburbs, in and out in the blink of an eye. A crew doing smash and grab jobs across a massive expanse of distance. Part of the reason whistle distro is so important is because you will never know where/when you will need it.
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Only in Portland could a single inflatable frog turn into a nationwide protest for justice. From one goofy ribbit outside ICE to a movement of peace and creativity — proud to call the birthplace of ‘Frog Against ICE’ home. 🐸💚 #Portland #LocalPride
October 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Only in Portland could a single inflatable frog turn into a nationwide protest for justice. From one goofy ribbit outside ICE to a movement of peace and creativity — proud to call the birthplace of ‘Frog Against ICE’ home. 🐸💚 #Portland #LocalPride
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The war zone in Portland is out of control.
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The ICE kidnappings are continuing across Chicago
(shared with permission) ICE/CBP has been active on Chicago's northwest side this morning—and also met with rapid responders.
Agents reportedly abducted one man from this Dunkin at Belmont and Milwaukee around 9:30am before speeding off.
Agents reportedly abducted one man from this Dunkin at Belmont and Milwaukee around 9:30am before speeding off.
October 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The ICE kidnappings are continuing across Chicago
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Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
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Police used Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion, said it was for her 'safety'. But they lied and documents show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation' for the fetus.
NEW: from @404media.co www.404media.co/police-said-...
NEW: from @404media.co www.404media.co/police-said-...
Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.
www.404media.co
October 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Police used Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion, said it was for her 'safety'. But they lied and documents show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation' for the fetus.
NEW: from @404media.co www.404media.co/police-said-...
NEW: from @404media.co www.404media.co/police-said-...
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Could you consider donating but more importantly, share this online and with a coworker, friend or neighbor or a few other people? Sharing with people with a personal note is the biggest ask we have. donorbox.org/help-francis...
Help Francisco While He Fights His ICE Kidnapping | Lucy Parsons Labs (Powered by Donorbox)
(Leer en Español a Continuación)On Wednesday, September 17th, we witnessed Francisco**, a documented Venezuelan asylum seeker kidnapped on North Avenue and Western by ICE agents. We personally saw mas...
donorbox.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Could you consider donating but more importantly, share this online and with a coworker, friend or neighbor or a few other people? Sharing with people with a personal note is the biggest ask we have. donorbox.org/help-francis...