It just keeps spreading, doesn’t it?

I don’t know who names things over there but between Op: Warp Speed, Genesis, and now the Defiant somebody is clearly a fan of Star Trek

here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here

PSA for my fellow Illinois legislative advocates You want to have your bills filed by 1/14 for the spring session Draft the change you want to see in the world Share it will your electeds. You never know, it could become law!

Funny how Politico gives the Flock CEO a 1:1 the same day the @404media.co story about their cameras being open on the internet drops

This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required. www.404media.co/flock-expose...

SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars. www.404media.co/flock-expose...

Imagine a radiologist is using a cutting-edge AI tool to analyze your brain scan. The scan flags a problem in your "basilar ganglia." The problem is, there's no such thing. Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/health/71804...

Illinois needs to take a look at this situation before letting them expand here.

God, I love Chicago

If you live in Chicago, please sign this petition to make a police oversight board (CCPSA) hold a public hearing into CPD cooperation with ICE.

The people of Chicago are relentless in their push back against Greg Bovino & his terror campaign here. @mandophotos.bsky.social captures that in this thread but these 2 pix really standout to me: one shows the fury against ICE/CBP & the other shows the cameras up/ whistles strategy at work.

One major problem, bluntly, is that lots of folks can't distinguish between good writing and poor writing. This is about education, not intelligence: they could learn the difference, but it's frequently not taught, even in "good" schools. This is ultimately a competitive disadvantage for them.

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

This is a good example of why we need ranked choice voting.

As predicted the online safety act has succeeded only in making us less safe. Admit your mistake. Repeal it now.

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In this special issue, Hammer & Hope commissioned the photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson to show us the Trump administration's arrest and deportation campaign. hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...

Federal prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. This time it's USA v. Cristal Caballero, which had been set for a preliminary hearing Monday. Motion below, followed by excerpts from the criminal complaint.

Please, for the love of everything good and holy, somebody clear headed about the limits of AI apply to be Illinois’ first Chief AI officer illinois.jobs2web.com/job/Springfi...

This is great. Need such signs on CTA viaduct on West Sheridan, and Metra over Devon, Pratt, and Howard as well.

There's Tony Fitzpatrick quote on Chicago: "They don't have the best skills, they don't have the best snap on their jab. But you get to the twelfth round, and you look across the ring and that guy's still there." This week has a "still here fuckers" feel to it ht @dansinker.com

Thread of some photos from Evanston's standoff with border patrol today All photos here are from the Home Depot parking lot on Oakton, where agents smashed a truck window and detained at least one person, according to bystanders and mayor Daniel Biss

All the money in the world isn't going to mean a thing in #IL9 when you have candidates like Mayor Biss getting in Bovino's face and Kat and Bushra consistently showing up at Broadview. Everyone can see whose fighting.

I'm quite certain at about the 10 second mark, the agent realizes that he's not gonna intimidate Biss and a heartbeat later the crowd starts shouting shame.

Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow chicagoshovels.org

What does it mean for an online environment to be "toxic" or "polluted" and can we borrow ideas from environmental modeling to make online spaces more livable? @gedankenstuecke.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy has a post announcing a new CAT Lab project citizensandtech.org/2025/12/onli...

A poster in Uptown. Translation: “Unity is strength; protect your neighbors.”

Attention, Chicago: these good folks are trying to force a hearing to investigate CPD's interactions with ICE. You may want to sign this to show your support.

I’ll be answering your questions live on Reddit this Wednesday at 3 PM CT. Join me in r/iAMA — hope to see you there. 👋

OK, I know enough people in tech circles that SOMEBODY can go yell at @support.bsky.team directly or put us touch to get them back online right now. The @thetriibe.com is doing vital reporting on immigration AS WE SPEAK. Somebody give them some backup.

@bsky.app @support.bsky.team This is Chicago's only Black owned media outlet and a crucial part of ICE/CBP reporting during an actual emergency. Unacceptable/please free @thetriibe.com

A church "was hosting a holiday food giveaway with crowds bundled up outside waiting for food when Border Patrol agents showed up," and "Students ... were escorted back into the building by teachers who put up barricades as crowds formed around agents’ vehicles, @blockclubchi.bsky.social reports

One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

This calls for more coffee

This is a real job description for an AI job at the Department of Treasury. In related news, I’m going to lose my shit www.usajobs.gov/job/852446200 #civictech

Part of why you bring technoligists into government is that you want people wearing the government jersey. If they're 'on loan' then the incentive is for them to steer buisness towards their home team. Agencies need people on their team who can call bullshit and say no.

The impacts of the Trump Administration's "let them eat cake" foreign policy outlined in grim detail www.propublica.org/article/usai...

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.

I’m going to point out that this is a thing and glorious

This is the pets dot com Super Bowl commercial that aired right before the bubble burst isn’t it?

The Christmas Interstate

Hi #civictech people, @civictechallies.bsky.social will be hosting its second annual virtual holiday party on 12/18. Join us as we share wins, network, and commiserate before the new year. The event is free and open to anyone in the civic tech space. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Not being able to repair our own equipment is a significant barrier to readiness and not being able to own our data is just bad. Any data produced with taxpayer dollars belongs to the taxpayer. www.wired.com/story/the-mi...

Evidently, the defendant's statement -- "Shutting a door isn't a fucking crime" -- was persuasive with the grand jury, which responded with yet one more no true bill.

New from me for the @wired.com Politics Newsletter. I broke down how the push to combine data across the government in the name of immigration enforcement has lots of possible unintended consequences, not just for undocumented immigrants, but for everyone. www.wired.com/story/dhs-da...