David Riecks
@riecks.bsky.social
Photographer, writer, photo metadata consultant, project leader http://PhotoMetadata.org Owner: http://Controlledvocabulary.com
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Student have walked out at Burnsville schools in protest against gestapo activity around the Minneapolis metro.
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Student have walked out at Burnsville schools in protest against gestapo activity around the Minneapolis metro.
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Medical misinformation and social media go hand in hand now. After a rousing chat with @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about his new book, I wrote my thoughts on a five-steop guide to recognizing and resisting medical misinformation. vajenda.substack.com/p/a-five-ste...
A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media
How fear, profit, and cherry-picked data shape your feed—and what to do about it.
vajenda.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Medical misinformation and social media go hand in hand now. After a rousing chat with @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about his new book, I wrote my thoughts on a five-steop guide to recognizing and resisting medical misinformation. vajenda.substack.com/p/a-five-ste...
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New: A CBP agent in Charlotte wore Meta Ray Bans to an immigration raid and used it to record, based on photos shared with 404 Media. We've seen them wearing these glasses before but this is the first specific evidence we have of them recording
www.404media.co/border-patro...
www.404media.co/border-patro...
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New: A CBP agent in Charlotte wore Meta Ray Bans to an immigration raid and used it to record, based on photos shared with 404 Media. We've seen them wearing these glasses before but this is the first specific evidence we have of them recording
www.404media.co/border-patro...
www.404media.co/border-patro...
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CBP *still* claims that it has no deal with Meta and that these are personal glasses owned by the agents. If they're personal glasses, though, then it is illegal for the agent to record
![CBP’s policy on recording devices states that “no personally owned devices may be used in lieu of IDVRS [Incident Driven Video Recording Systems] to record law enforcement encounters.” It adds that “recorded data shall not be downloaded or recorded for personal use or posted onto a personally owned device.” The broader DHS policy says that “the use of personally owned [Body Worn Cameras] or other video, audio, or digital recording devices to record official law enforcement activities is prohibited.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cjfcz3t36f6nrprarkhkycxo/bafkreihrg6bpndw5yhgmljaty44vx4b2bhwrzsehbtafxkzhgb5hbltwme@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
CBP *still* claims that it has no deal with Meta and that these are personal glasses owned by the agents. If they're personal glasses, though, then it is illegal for the agent to record
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Actually, Saudi Arabia is covering Kushner's travel expenses
December 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Actually, Saudi Arabia is covering Kushner's travel expenses
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Really good story on how Tesla took nearly a billion dollars in New York public funding with the promise of new jobs. Then -- surprise! -- most of the jobs never materialized.
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How Tesla bilks taxpayers
Over the last 12 years, Elon Musk and Tesla have secured hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to help grow their business, while making numerous commitments to state and local governments that oft...
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Really good story on how Tesla took nearly a billion dollars in New York public funding with the promise of new jobs. Then -- surprise! -- most of the jobs never materialized.
open.substack.com/pub/oligarch...
open.substack.com/pub/oligarch...
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I have come around to thinking the "three branches are stable" argument was simplistic, if not stupid... but it's especially stupid when two branches conspire to absorb most government power into one of them.
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I have come around to thinking the "three branches are stable" argument was simplistic, if not stupid... but it's especially stupid when two branches conspire to absorb most government power into one of them.
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God the fucking arrogance of the Trump II judges is really something
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
God the fucking arrogance of the Trump II judges is really something
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Judge Tung got his judicial commission a month ago. Literally. Judge Bybee (who has his many, many issues) has been on the bench for two decades.
JUST IN: Famous 9th Cir Judge Jay Bybee (GWBush) pens 64-page opinion on how Constitution's 'domestic violence' clause may block Trump deployment of National Guard in OR. Judge Eric Tung's (Trump) insulting response: 'A great labor producing a mouse.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
OregonvTrumpCA9AmOrd120825
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December 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Judge Tung got his judicial commission a month ago. Literally. Judge Bybee (who has his many, many issues) has been on the bench for two decades.
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Trump said he’d have “no problem” releasing the full Venezuela boat strike video. He’s backpedaling because the truth is ugly and he knows it looks like a war crime.
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Trump said he’d have “no problem” releasing the full Venezuela boat strike video. He’s backpedaling because the truth is ugly and he knows it looks like a war crime.
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can't wait to get arrested for failing to travel with a phone
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
can't wait to get arrested for failing to travel with a phone
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NEW: an activist has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a secretive CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." We uploaded the indictment here: www.404media.co/man-charged-...
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW: an activist has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a secretive CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." We uploaded the indictment here: www.404media.co/man-charged-...
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My in-laws are both psychiatrists in their late 70s. Their minds are blown that some doctors have started to unionize in Boston. They talked about how bad this is "for the profession."
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My in-laws are both psychiatrists in their late 70s. Their minds are blown that some doctors have started to unionize in Boston. They talked about how bad this is "for the profession."
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The issue is the long term. But no one is held accountable for long term returns.
I believe we win, eventually. But we are not yet on the upswing and that sucks.
I believe we win, eventually. But we are not yet on the upswing and that sucks.
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The issue is the long term. But no one is held accountable for long term returns.
I believe we win, eventually. But we are not yet on the upswing and that sucks.
I believe we win, eventually. But we are not yet on the upswing and that sucks.
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Same for lawyers, some medial specialities, marketing etc - fields previously thought too specialized. I don’t think they believe the tech is good enough to replace these workers. They believe it no longer matters to making a profit. And they are kind of right in the short term.
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Same for lawyers, some medial specialities, marketing etc - fields previously thought too specialized. I don’t think they believe the tech is good enough to replace these workers. They believe it no longer matters to making a profit. And they are kind of right in the short term.
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I had a long talk with someone yesterday about how all prior logic and norms about the labor market have been called off because capital is in the final push to finally casualize white collar workers the way they’ve long wanted to do. From AI to non-competes to this. They smell blood in the water.
"Last month marked the third time since 2008 that layoffs in November exceeded 70,000, with the other two times being in 2008 and 2022."
@paigemcglauflin.bsky.social reports.
www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025...
@paigemcglauflin.bsky.social reports.
www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025...
Employers seemingly disregard etiquette, laying off employees right before the holidays
The once common ritual fell out of fashion following the Great Recession, until this year.
www.hr-brew.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I had a long talk with someone yesterday about how all prior logic and norms about the labor market have been called off because capital is in the final push to finally casualize white collar workers the way they’ve long wanted to do. From AI to non-competes to this. They smell blood in the water.
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Early favorite for the FIFA Prize in Economics
CNN: What do you say to Americans who feel the president overpromised and underdelivered on the economy when he campaigned on "I alone can fix it"?
REP. DAN MEUSER: Look, there's a lot data showing wages have increased more than inflation this year, so that certainly addresses affordability
REP. DAN MEUSER: Look, there's a lot data showing wages have increased more than inflation this year, so that certainly addresses affordability
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Early favorite for the FIFA Prize in Economics
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everyone wants socialism until theyre told its “socialism”
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
everyone wants socialism until theyre told its “socialism”
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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Oh, just on track for the lowest it’s ever been in the 21st Century…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Oh, just on track for the lowest it’s ever been in the 21st Century…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
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Someone call CPS.
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Someone call CPS.
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i went out to dinner with this guy and this is what he texted me immediately after
… whatever happened to “nice to meet you”
… whatever happened to “nice to meet you”
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
i went out to dinner with this guy and this is what he texted me immediately after
… whatever happened to “nice to meet you”
… whatever happened to “nice to meet you”
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Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
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