Hannah Riley Fernandez
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abolition, prisons, journalism, and also sometimes my dog hannahcriley.com thejumpline.substack.com
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@thenation.com
i wrote about how everyone hates Flock cameras ❤️
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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These AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere—and People Have Had Enough
The nationwide fight against the suddenly ubiquitous Flock camera.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/flock-camera-surveillance-activism/
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Nieman Lab
13 days ago
The Local News Research Hub formally launches on Thursday. The new database will make academic research on local news searchable for policymakers, funders, and working journalists.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/here...
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Here’s a new database for local news research, from Syracuse University and Rebuild Local News
The Local News Research Hub aims to make academic research more accessible to audiences including policymakers, funders, and journalists.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/heres-a-new-database-for-local-news-research-from-syracuse-university-and-rebuild-local-news/
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breaking news is the hardest journalism to do well and the least supported. we're here to help! applications are open now for Building a Better Breaking News Beat - a cohort for journalists who cover urgent stories and want to do it better, led by me and
@rlnave.bsky.social
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Building a Better Breaking News Beat: Skills for Smarter Breaking News
The Center for Just Journalism is accepting applications for its Building a Better Breaking News Beat cohort until July 18th, 2026. At a time when newsrooms are shrinking but the news cycle is not, br...
https://forms.gle/7RgwannDFzEnp6oo7
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breaking news is the hardest journalism to do well and the least supported. we're here to help! applications are open now for Building a Better Breaking News Beat - a cohort for journalists who cover urgent stories and want to do it better, led by me and
@rlnave.bsky.social
forms.gle/7RgwannDFzEn...
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Building a Better Breaking News Beat: Skills for Smarter Breaking News
The Center for Just Journalism is accepting applications for its Building a Better Breaking News Beat cohort until July 18th, 2026. At a time when newsrooms are shrinking but the news cycle is not, br...
https://forms.gle/7RgwannDFzEnp6oo7
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today I learned that the largest operational data center in the US is a bitcoin mine in Texas. it uses enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes and it’s just….running a ton of computers that solve math puzzles to find fake money
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technology should have stopped at Microsoft Encarta honestly
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Mother Jones
13 days ago
Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
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Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/memphis-safe-task-force-still-operating-aclu-lawsuit-cameras-filming-ice-harassment-homeland-security-tennessee-highway-patrol/
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌
13 days ago
The totally illegal politicization of the federal civil service is under way, starting with people in the most senior roles. This is dangerous, and I truly believe people are going to die because of this politicization. When it reaches lower ranks, it will also be union busting.
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HHS to start Schedule P/C conversions while withholding details on new RIFs
Hundreds of GS-15s are being converted to the controversial job classification that strips civil service protections.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/hhs-start-schedule-pc-conversions-while-withholding-details-new-rifs/413607/
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Alex Ip 葉清霖
14 days ago
If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)
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Support Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In May
Alex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS.
https://www.giveinmay.org/story/alexip718/
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Matthew Guariglia
13 days ago
This guy has unilaterally decided for a million people that the only way to fight crime is to put everyone under police surveillance even though, if he really wanted to, he could afford to pour that tens millions of dollars in housing, education, public programs and things that actually reduce crime
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join us at this (free) briefing on wednesday! tell your other journalist friends! bring questions!
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every generation inherits a world they didn’t choose or create, yes, but I really can’t believe we’re giving today’s children the largest expansion of state and corporate surveillance in human history and a future where you maybe won’t ever know what it’s like not to be watched
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌
20 days ago
This is some great research on how algorithms shape us: 'Users who switched from the chronological feed to the “For You” feed were 4.7 percentage points more likely to prioritise policy issues favoured by US Republicans (for example, crime, inflation and immigration).' 🧪
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A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly
Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.
https://theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-of-xs-algorithm-can-make-you-more-right-wing-and-it-doesnt-wear-off-quickly-276153
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last week, the California Supreme Court issued an important ruling on bail/pretrial jailing -- journalists (as always!) have a big role to play in 1. explaining the ruling and 2. covering the actual implementation and what's happening on the ground. join us tmrw:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Reporting on the Kowalczyk Case & the Future of Bail . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
On Thursday (4/30), the California Supreme Court held that the California and federal Constitutions outlaw unaffordable money bail and that the California Constitution further prohibits pretrial deten...
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8UWVnodsTOiBLhN6EqvAMA#/registration
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last week, the California Supreme Court issued an important ruling on bail/pretrial jailing -- journalists (as always!) have a big role to play in 1. explaining the ruling and 2. covering the actual implementation and what's happening on the ground. join us tmrw:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Reporting on the Kowalczyk Case & the Future of Bail . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
On Thursday (4/30), the California Supreme Court held that the California and federal Constitutions outlaw unaffordable money bail and that the California Constitution further prohibits pretrial deten...
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8UWVnodsTOiBLhN6EqvAMA#/registration
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Jason Koebler
about 1 month ago
An Atlanta suburb learned Flock was using livestreams from a children's gymnastics studio, a pool, and a playground in sales pitches to other cities. Residents are furious but the city renewed its contract with Flock anyway:
www.404media.co/city-learns-...
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City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway
Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are furious about the city's surveillance contract with Flock. Do their elected officials care?
https://www.404media.co/city-learns-flock-accessed-cameras-in-childrens-gymnastics-room-as-a-sales-pitch-demo-renews-contract-anyway/
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this was my first full winter in vermont and it was a doozy. but! I don’t think I’ve ever felt more grateful for spring, better than drugs, will be sitting on my porch until September if you need me
about 1 month ago
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The Nation Magazine
about 1 month ago
The long-term battle is not just to break the grip these companies have on our governments. It’s to break the grip they have on the world.
https://bit.ly/4vXAcrA
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These AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere—and People Have Had Enough
The nationwide fight against the suddenly ubiquitous Flock camera.
https://bit.ly/4vXAcrA
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norfölkology
about 1 month ago
‘Twenty years from now, people will point to this era as one when the relationship between the state and the individual was permanently renegotiated.’
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DeFlock Redmond
about 1 month ago
"The people involved in these campaigns are not all hardened civil libertarians. They are also parents and teachers and scientists and retirees who noticed something had changed in their communities without anyone asking them."
#deflock
#surveillance
#alpr
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These AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere—and People Have Had Enough
The nationwide fight against the suddenly ubiquitous Flock camera.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/flock-camera-surveillance-activism/
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The Nation Magazine
about 1 month ago
Flock Safety cameras capture billions of images of cars every month, and they have gone up in cities across the country. But in more than 30 cities, since just the start of 2025, that has started to change, writes @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social.
https://bit.ly/4vXAcrA
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These AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere—and People Have Had Enough
The nationwide fight against the suddenly ubiquitous Flock camera.
https://bit.ly/4vXAcrA
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for
@thenation.com
i wrote about how everyone hates Flock cameras ❤️
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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These AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere—and People Have Had Enough
The nationwide fight against the suddenly ubiquitous Flock camera.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/flock-camera-surveillance-activism/
about 1 month ago
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public defenders who follow me — cool job alert in beautiful burlington vt (with an amazing boss) (who I am married to)
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https://vt.fd.org/sites/vt/files/jobs/2026/2026-03_AFPD%20Position%20Description_Final%20v2.pdf
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yesterday really made me reflect on how inadequate the mass anti war movement in the US is. not just against this war, or the last one, or the next one. against all wars, as an organizing principle. we haven’t had that in decades (ever?) and we are paying for it right now
about 2 months ago
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Matthew Guariglia
about 2 months ago
A reminder that we put out a report that explains the shady ways technology companies are marketing and selling their devices to police, including how they come up with the claims of effectiveness. Everyone, especially journalists and law makers, should read this.
www.eff.org/document/sel...
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this reminds me to recommend reading the short novel Orbital if you're feeling even remotely nihilistic!
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about 2 months ago
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Prison Journalism Project
2 months ago
In 2024, South Carolina granted parole at a rate of 4% — the lowest in the country.
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Parole Has Almost Vanished From South Carolina Prisons
In 2024, South Carolina granted parole at a rate of 4%.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/03/31/how-likely-are-you-to-win-parole/
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protests are simply good and untold numbers of other organizing projects come out of them, don't be a weird hater
2 months ago
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sir this is a wendy's
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2 months ago
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sorry but gavin newson's hair just screams "i have no firmly held positions on anything at all and i'm a jelly boy with no bones"
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2 months ago
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hello! has your community successfully fought against a new Flock contract, or tried (successfully or not) to get one cancelled? I want to hear about it for a piece I’m writing!
2 months ago
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your Sunday zen is this amazing painting by my mom — migrating geese painted onto a map of the moon, celebrating the spring equinox 💫
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Sarah Lazare
2 months ago
While the Trump admin is scrubbing official mentions of climate change, its wars abroad and ICE occupations at home are, in fact, climate policies: They’re showcasing how the US state is orienting itself toward displacement, hardship, and the very idea of global cooperation toward a shared end.
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Fortress America Is Now Our Main Climate Policy
The US spends trillions not to prevent climate catastrophe but to crack down on climate refugees and prepare for climate conflicts.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/war-military-fortress-america-climate-policy/
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NYCLU
2 months ago
NEW: Mayor Mamdani announced a new approach to oversight of NYC’s violence prevention + mental health crisis response programs that recognizes the need for non-police responses + services. We look forward to working w/ the Mayor to build on these initiatives to deliver bold action.
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Phil Lewis
2 months ago
Kenneth Windley, who spent 19 years in prison for a $550 robbery he didn't commit, was exonerated and freed
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New York man freed after 19 years in prison for robbery he didn't commit
A New York man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a roughly $550 robbery has been exonerated and freed
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/new-york-man-freed-after-19-years-prison-131129918
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Chicago Sun-Times
2 months ago
Prosecutors say they still plan to take four of the six charged protesters to trial. The charges revolve around events on the morning of Sept. 26 outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
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'Broadview Six' ICE protesters can see White House communications about their case — if they exist
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/19/broadview-six-ice-trump-doj-justice-chicago-midway-blitz?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=2026031969bc47f768309a58f40f1935
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Jay Willis
2 months ago
promises made promises kept
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Jury Finds Afroman Songs Mocking Ohio Cops Too Hilarious to Be Illegal
Here is what happens when cops cross a professional entertainer with plenty of time, a sizable social media following, a sense of humor, and a smooth baritone
https://ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/jury-finds-afroman-songs-mocking
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Grits for Breakfast
2 months ago
This was a bad one.
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the Trump administration ran a test last week. they wanted to know if they could convict protesters of terrorism for simply showing up to a demonstration. they got their answer! it's not good! a quick thread on the Prairieland convictions and what they mean for all our right to protest:
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if you’re in Burlington, Vermont — ICE is in South Burlington trying to take one of your neighbors right now; show up and observe and record:
3 months ago
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atlantans! if you care about local media coverage of the many many issues surrounding housing in Atlanta we'd love to see you at this convening at CCI on Friday. good relationships between press & community makes for better reporting (also free lunch!!) sign up here:
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Atlanta Local Reporting Exchange
Please click the link to complete this form.
https://form.jotform.com/260415222173143
3 months ago
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no greater shame than living in the country that kills children around the world with impunity— in hospitals, in schools, sleeping in their homes, in refugee camps, at play, at rest. no greater shame
3 months ago
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wow so cool sirs
3 months ago
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Matthew Guariglia
3 months ago
Introducing Selling Safety! A report that lays bare the ethnically dubious world of marketing and selling police surveillance technology, how effectiveness numbers are manufactured, the role police play in a massive for-profit industry, and new critical questions for reporters and law makers.
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"Selling Safety": A Journalist's Guide to Covering Police Technology
selling_safety.pdf
https://www.eff.org/document/selling-safety-journalists-guide-covering-police-technology
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Emily Galvin-Almanza
3 months ago
HUGELY relevant. Remember that Flock superbowl ad? If that freaked you out, this is info you want.
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police tech is a multibillion dollar industry with marketing teams, PR templates, and a well trod employment pipeline between tech sales and police jobs. journalism sometimes just… repeats the claims. we made a guide to help reporters see through the spin:
justjournalism.org/page/selling...
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Selling Safety: A Journalist's Guide to Covering Police Technology
Tools for understanding the effectiveness of police technologies
https://justjournalism.org/page/selling-safety-a-journalists-guide-to-covering-police-technology
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not enough talk about this, I fear! thanks to the reconciliation bill last summer ICE can now distribute BETWEEN $1.4 AND $2 BILLION to local police with immigration powers this year. that’s…an unreal amount of money going to policing
www.fwd.us/wp-content/u...
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https://www.fwd.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/287g.pdf
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Derek Powazek
4 months ago
Ring has done this before. They partner with cops, get backlash, withdraw a bit, wait for it to calm down, and then go right back to working with cops. Don't believe this spin.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled
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yall, Atlanta Community Press Collective is running out of $. we’ve sued for public records when no one else would. we covered Cop City from the ground for years. we train and pay local freelancers. we publish work other outlets wouldn’t touch. if this reporting means anything to you, PLEASE donate
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Cop Cities are everywhere, from Georgia to Israel
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