Christian Bedford
strangereading.bsky.social
Christian Bedford
@strangereading.bsky.social
Technically a writer... content strategy, information architecture, user advocate... I write documentation so you don't have to.
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Records newly obtained by @rangemedia.co show that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made 24 searches across thousands of cameras for cars at political protests this year.
rangemedia.co/flock-camer...
Protested this year? Cops might’ve looked for you on Flock cams. – RANGE Media
Newly obtained records show that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made 24 searches across thousands of cameras for cars at protests.
rangemedia.co
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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This echoes what EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social and Rindala Alajaji reported last month about similar surveillance of protests all across the nation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
www.eff.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
October 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Worth a watch:

Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Mutual aid call out for a fellow native San Franciscan, journalism colleague, and friend who needs a little help: he got hammered by Covid (uncaring roommate), then funeral expenses, and now bad bosses, anything will help: www.gofundme.com/f/help-csl3-...
Donate to Help CSL3 Make It to the Mid-Year Safely, organized by CS L3
If you don't know me, I'm longtime journalist and activist in San Francisco whose life … CS L3 needs your support for Help CSL3 Make It to the Mid-Year Safely
www.gofundme.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Dems would get much more traction finding and promoting people saying what they know and experience.

What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?
You guys need to see this and take it in…

Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.
January 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost

your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM