Denounce the betrayal of academic freedom by UC President Milliken rootsaction.org/remove-uc-pr...

Woods Ervin of Critical Resistance notes the Legislative Analyst’s Office found California could close five more prisons—saving $1.5B a year. That money could fund Medi-Cal, food aid, housing, and other vital programs. Check out my latest @therealnews.com therealnews.com/prisons-clos...

Scoop: DHS is trying to unmask Instagram accounts that named and shamed federal agents. One activist just filed a motion to quash the subpoena which was sent to Meta in early Sept. theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...

If human and Humanities work is not worthwhile, why steal it...? (Ugh, a search for my name yielded *73* entries...)

"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."

Good turnout, strong vibes #PurgePalantir

Amazon pulled an application for a 7.2 million sqft data center in Virginia after massive local opposition. “We’re letting or even entertaining the idea of a billion dollar corporation coming around and messing with our drinking water. I think it’s pretty humiliating,” Brittany Carroll said.

Six arrested by ICE at home in East Oakland oaklandside.org/2025/08/13/s...

anything but housing

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Need to obtain birth control meds but afraid to research online because of your data being sold? Come to our free privacy self-defense workshop to learn which products block data brokers and protect your privacy. Lunch, translators provided. Register to save a seat. secure-justice.org/july-26-sf

Can you spot the difference between an ICE administrative warrant and a judicial search warrant? Join us July 26 for a free immigration Know Your Rights training along with a privacy self-defense workshop in San Francisco. Lunch, translators provided. secure-justice.org/july-26-sf

All I’m saying is please download signal before that several billion dollars of extra ice funding kicks in

The worst part of America isn’t just the giddy cruelty of the fascists. It’s the quiet indifference of the apathetic masses.

“I don’t know if eating tacos can stop ICE. I know that spending money at Latino-owned restaurants keeps families afloat. I know that showing up for your community matters. And I know that fear thrives in silence, in emptiness, in absence.” ~ @erickgalindo.bsky.social lataco.com/10000-tacos-...

Flock Safety is part of the ICE deportation machine, even in California, where it violates state law. @brianhofer.bsky.social @oaklandprivacy.bsky.social @sandiegotrust.bsky.social @immdef.bsky.social calmatters.org/economy/tech...

"This is just another instance where ICE is looking to contract with a company that will collect data...that the government would not necessarily be able to collect itself without some type of court order." @brianhofer.bsky.social @securejustice.bsky.social fedscoop.com/ice-seeks-pr...

Gavin Newsom vetoed a data broker privacy bill that our legislature passed last year that would have allowed Californians to opt out of all data brokers with a single click.

A joint project of @freedom.press and @eff.org: Journalists have been asking us about how to prepare devices for travel. We put together a checklist of things you can do: freedom.press/digisec/blog...

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And in California, it’s all Democrats and specifically Democrat Mayors.

Federal data misuse is accelerating, but state and local governments can still act, argue Reem Suleiman, @esraa.bsky.social‬, and @brianhofer.bsky.social‬. They offer an urgent “triage checklist” for protecting the privacy of the most vulnerable. www.techpolicy.press/public-secto...

Federal data misuse is accelerating, but state and local governments can still act, argue Reem Suleiman, Esra’a Al Shafei, and Brian Hofer. “Before DHS, ICE, or others come knocking, governments should run, not walk! — through this triage checklist to protect the privacy of the most vulnerable.”

BREAKING: Over 130 former federal & state judges have filed an amicus brief urging the court to drop charges against Judge Dugan in Wisconsin The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach We MUST defend judicial independence👇

Flock has decided not to use hacked data in its people search tool after our earlier reporting: www.404media.co/flock-decide...

Based Bill Burr giving the most based take

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Long time coming. The House of Representatives passed an amendment to an annual defense bill one year ago that would have outlawed this. The Senate did not. When the bills were merged in a backroom deal, the amendment vanished. This happened while Schumer led the Senate, but after Trump won.

Judge Blocks Trump’s Dismantling Of Department Of Education

I wonder how @Oakland city employees (cyberattack) and ParkMobile users will feel when they find out their stolen data is used in Flock's surveillance eco-system? gizmodo.com/license-plat...

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court shifted a contentious legal standard in favor of civil rights plaintiffs Thursday.

Shame on NYU www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/n...

New from 404 Media: Flock, the license plate reader company that has cameras all across the U.S., is now building a massive people lookup tool using hacked data. The plan is to "jump from LPR to person." Won't require a warrant. This is according to leak we obtained. www.404media.co/license-plat...