@refugeepat.bsky.social
Trapped in Occupied America
If you’re not furious you’re not paying attention! Using 🤬 way too much these days
I love science, animals, good food, travel and the outdoors. Yoga practitioner, former satellite engineer, teacher’s assistant, marathoner. 🌮
If you’re not furious you’re not paying attention! Using 🤬 way too much these days
I love science, animals, good food, travel and the outdoors. Yoga practitioner, former satellite engineer, teacher’s assistant, marathoner. 🌮
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America: land of the free. Home of the expanding police state. And the “Don’t tread on me” crowd is suddenly silent.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
America: land of the free. Home of the expanding police state. And the “Don’t tread on me” crowd is suddenly silent.
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Officers then launch into aggressive questioning or conduct a search, and the driver has no idea the real trigger was a computer program tracking their movements.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Officers then launch into aggressive questioning or conduct a search, and the driver has no idea the real trigger was a computer program tracking their movements.
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Once the algorithm identifies a car, Border Patrol analysts can alert local police. That’s where many people get blindsided: they’re suddenly pulled over for something minor alleged speeding, a turn-signal issue, window tint, even a hanging air freshener.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Once the algorithm identifies a car, Border Patrol analysts can alert local police. That’s where many people get blindsided: they’re suddenly pulled over for something minor alleged speeding, a turn-signal issue, window tint, even a hanging air freshener.
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These devices automatically record the plates of passing vehicles and feed that data into an algorithm designed to flag travel patterns the government considers “suspicious.” Drivers have no way of knowing when or why they were flagged.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
These devices automatically record the plates of passing vehicles and feed that data into an algorithm designed to flag travel patterns the government considers “suspicious.” Drivers have no way of knowing when or why they were flagged.
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The U.S. Border Patrol is quietly operating a nationwide monitoring program that tracks the movements of millions of American drivers, far beyond the border itself.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The U.S. Border Patrol is quietly operating a nationwide monitoring program that tracks the movements of millions of American drivers, far beyond the border itself.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
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Ol Bernie hit the nail on the head once again!
Ol Bernie hit the nail on the head once again!
"“Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don’t like what your political opponents say, execute them,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that’s not what we do in America.”
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'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers | Common Dreams
"Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, that's not w...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Ol Bernie hit the nail on the head once again!
Ol Bernie hit the nail on the head once again!