Did you know that in the decade the U.S. had an assault weapons ban in place, non-suicide gun deaths dropped by 23%? Turns out thoughts & prayers don’t work, but gun control laws do. I want us to follow the facts & save lives and that’s why I #WearOrange today.

We all deserve the ability to go about our daily lives without being tracked or surveilled by the government. That's why lawmakers need to act now and pass common-sense protections to defend our privacy.

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The time is now to fight the surveillance state. Join our Solidarity Over Surveillance webinar next Wed, June 3 w/ experts @eltragon.bsky.social of @lataco.bsky.social, @safiyanoble.bsky.social, @chadmarlow.bsky.social of @aclu.org, & @attorneynora.bsky.social Details here: bit.ly/fpsossocial

This poster, which won the political ad of the year, still hangs on my office wall today. Indeed, neatness isn't everything, but being a historic leader of the LGBTQ+ rights movement & fighting relentlessly for vulnerable & working class Americans IS everything. Barney Frank will be deeply missed.

Working for Congressman Barney Frank as a college intern, even to this day, remains one of the greatest honors of my professional life. It's not every day you get to work with a brilliant, trailblazing, civil rights hero. Rest In Peace Barney. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Frustrated with AI driven automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) spying on you everywhere you go? Tell your state legislature to do something about it! www.cnet.com/home/securit...

Was delighted to participate in an ACLU/NYCLU talk back following the brilliant "Data" play in NYC last night. Tech industry supported mass surveillance is a threat to everyone in America, which is why opposition to it is entirely non-partisan. Keep fighting the good fight USA!

Join me, Legal AF, and the ACLU for a walk & talk about how to fight back against Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs), Flock Safety, and mass surveillance in your community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmps...

If you are in NYC on Wednesday, March 8th, please join us for an amazing theatrical experience! www.DataThePlay.com

🙄 #Jets

You are very welcome John Oliver :)

@mayor.nyc.gov: The ACLU has an executive order that is awaiting your signature so NYC can keep its non-profits safe from the Trump administration. Learn more here, starting at 2:06... youtu.be/eg8gcla-Wj0?...

The first video was so nice, the ACLU decided to feature me twice (aw shucks). Enjoy Part 2! youtu.be/eg8gcla-Wj0?...

Kristi Noem just updated her book to note that the puppy she shot and killed was a domestic terrorist.

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Cities that have said #GetTheFlockOuttaHere (let me know if I missed any!)

Two lessons for all of America's schools considering #student #surveillance techs: (1) feeling safer is not the same as being safer; (2) even free products can have significant, non-financial costs. www.govtech.com/education/k-...

Guess the latest city to say #GetTheFlockOutOfHere? Flagstaff, Arizona! Whose next? www.12news.com/article/news...

Fight the fraud! Buying unproven, faulty #student #surveillance techs doesn't make our students safer - it only makes #EdTech Surveillance companies richer. And traumatizing kids with false lockdowns isn't "better safe than sorry." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

AI Bathroom Monitors? Welcome To America’s New Surveillance High Schools Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/thomas... (Illustration: Yunjia Yuan for Forbes; Photo: Pete Leonard via Getty Images)

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Maybe Beverely Hills High #School has so much $ it can waste it on #surveillance techs that don’t make kids safer & place them at risk AND afford interventions that actually help. But can yours? Don’t fall for the fraud. Help your kids, not tech companies. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

WARNING to potential #Flock customers: Flock’s website states its products can "stop crime before it happens" but in an interview Flock is now denying its own claims, with Flock's communications director calling the claims mere "marketing language.” WHAT?! bit.ly/49hEa3V #GetTheFlockOutOfHere

On the first episode of our new YouTube series Making Sense, privacy expert Chad Marlow discusses Ring cameras, Elf on the Shelf, and why we should avoid gifts that normalize surveillance this holiday season.

Truly honored to be featured in this video as #ACLU relaunches its amazing YouTube channel. Opposing overreaching #surveillance is an issue all Americans can and do agree upon. Hope this video is as fun and interesting for you to watch as it was for me to make. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5vJ...

If you're a state legislator & want to limit government #surveillance in 2026 (and boy do we need it!) you should be looking into: - Banning reverse warrants - Passing the 4th Amendment Is Not For Sale Act - Restricting ALPRs (especially Flock) - Limiting student surveillance Let's get to work!

Flock claims its ALPR system fail safes prevent police from misusing it for abortion & immigration investigations. But to get around those fail safes, they just need to list another reason. One of them, used several times in Oregon, was "hehehe" 🤡🤬 archive.ph/2025.12.11-1... #GetTheFlockOutOfHere

This week's #GetTheFlockOuttaHere update: The existing Flock ALPR contracts in Eugene, OR and Springfield, OR were both cancelled due to concerns about their unacceptable risks to privacy and the public. www.opb.org/article/2025... More to come!

This week's #GetTheFlockOuttaHere update: Oakland, CA says no to Flock ALPR expansion Bay City (MI) Commission says no to Flock altogether The nation is turning against Flock ALPRs one city and one state at a time. Let's keep the momentum going!

Another anti-Flock ALPR victory. Congrats to Oakland, CA! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere www.ktvu.com/news/oakland...

The New York Jets are 2-0hio!

#Flock Safety has a $900M venture capitalist mandate to create a nationwide vehicle tracking system that eviscerates privacy. Its standard contract allows Flock to share #ALPR data "worldwide". ALPRs, if used at all, should focus on finding the bad guys, not empowering them. #GetTheFlockOuttaHere

Please check out my recent interview on WPKN about how governors and mayors can act TODAY to stymie Trump’s recent efforts to target non-profits and charities (including their staff, donors, supporters) who don’t capitulate to his agenda: archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...

Counterpoint airs Mondays 8-9:30pmET wpkn.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT: @chadmarlow.bsky.social of @ACLU.org on Trump memo NSPM-7 authorizing fed investigations into opponents, perceived enemies; @peggybaileydc.bsky.social of @centeronbudget.bsky.social on govt shutdown, SNAP benefits & spike in ACA premiums

#GetTheFlockOuttaHere #Privacy #Surveillance #ACLU www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

If AI can't distinguish between a Doritos bag and a gun, it can't be trusted to police our communities.

President Trump's new national security memo aims to target activists and advocacy organizations that he perceives as political opponents. States and cities must protect sensitive data that could be used by the Trump administration to identify and go after these nonprofits and advocates.

My latest work for the #ACLU: gubernatorial and mayoral executive orders to prevent cooperation and data sharing with the #Trump administration’s recent, politically motivated effort to target non-profits and charities whose missions and work he does not approve of. www.aclu.org/news/nationa...

I get it. My work fighting government #surveillance, while critical to preserving our freedom and civil liberties, may not exactly be thrilling. But now, thanks to Sora, I finally can give my work that action-movie level excitement it has been missing.

As more and more states & municipalities turn against #Flock, its habit of misleading lawmakers & the public is intensifying. In truth, Flock knows it is increasingly at risk of not generating the massive returns its venture capital investors are seeking. Let's keep it going! #GetTheFlockOuttaHere

The Jets defense can’t stop a nosebleed but it doesn’t help the Jets that the refs have missed obvious face mask and blocking in the back penalties. They sure don’t miss those when the Jets do them.

I am so sick of every NFL team perfecting the 1 yard sneak (Eagles above all else) while the #Jets are still doing the ineffective deep RB handoff. 🤬

It’s about damn time. More states need to follow suit. www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/u...

We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.