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Gabrielle Beck

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
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Micah Warren @micah541.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
cloak and dagger navier stokes cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st...
cims.nyu.edu
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 26/08/2026
If you live in an area that has pockets of immigrants, and you think nothing is happening with ICE, you are probably wrong. I've been hearing about things happening EVERYWHERE right now.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/08/2026
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
wapo.st
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, a Johns Hopkins University researcher in public health, was detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight. She says she is Cameroonian in a Medium article that she authored. As of Thursday morning, the ICE Online Detainee Locator did not list where she was being held.
Studio photo of a Black African women wearing a beautiful dress in a printed fabric.

Caption:
Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, Johns Hopkins public health
researcher, was detained by immigration agents while
boarding a domestic flight this week. (Johns Hopkins
University)
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“This is thought to be the first known case in the United States where federal prosecutors have charged someone for the alleged destruction of data using a ‘duress’ password built into a phone’s software”
techcrunch.com
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit...
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 23/07/2026
*walks into room of mathematicians* Have you considered DOING A BREAKTHROUGH.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We all complain about headlines on here, so we should be ready to praise this one, which gets it exactly right (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...
nytimes.com
White House Seeks to Impose Political Test on Billions in Federal Grants
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026
In this newsletter I outline important actions to take. 1. Submit a comment opposing the rule change. 2. Contact state legislators to ensure states are engaged with the impact at the state and local level. 3. Contact members of Congress. 4. Spread awareness. This rundown is a great source:
open.substack.com
Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule
Russell Vought is going to destroy American Science
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026
NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️
news.chanda.science
It's the End of American Science As We Know It
We have 45 days to express our opposition to catastrophic changes.
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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
"National security" is a phrase that can be waved like a magic wand to short circuit rational discussions about a proposed course of action. "We have to protect the children" is another.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
😍
apnews.com
Banksy confirms a new statue in central London of a man blinded by a flag is his work
Elusive street artist Banksy has claimed responsibility for a new sculpture in central London. The statue features a man striding off a plinth with his face covered by a flag.
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
drinking my morning coffee
PIERRE JEAN VAN DER OUDERAA - THE KING OF THULE, 1896

Painting of an old king sitting alone with a chalice, with a look of deep sadness on his face
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 22/04/2026
Federal officials defended its plan to convert a suburban Detroit warehouse into an immigration detention facility in a late-night court filing, as records show the project’s environmental review was completed in a single day — just hours after Michigan filed suit.
projectsaltbox.com
ICE Defends Detroit-Area Detention Plan After Same-Day Environmental Sign-Off
Records show the agency approved a categorical exclusion within minutes, even as its court filing describes the project as not yet final.
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Alderik @alderik.eurosky.social · 18/04/2026
“[A] prominent French white hat hacker [..] told POLITICO it was possible to bypass the app’s biometric authentication features, meaning someone would be able to forgo entering a PIN code or using Touch ID to access the app.” www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...
politico.eu
Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it. – POLITICO
Cyber experts say they have found holes in Brussels’ age verification app, despite claims by the EU executive that it is “technically ready.”
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 05/04/2026
Mountain chickadee eating ice crystals from the record-low snowpack at 10,000 feet in the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
Tiny black and white bird eating a little bit of snow.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
You want to know about this app that turns normal words into LinkedIn speak. “I ate an apple.” translate.kagi.com?from=en&to=l...
I'm thrilled to share that l've successfully completed the consumption of a high-fiber organic nutrient delivery system (commonly known as an apple).
This experience reinforced the importance of consistent daily habits and proactive health management in maintaining peak professional performance. Grateful for the opportunity to fuel my growth and stay sharp for the challenges ahead.

#HealthAndWellness #PersonalGrowth
#Consistency #FuelingSuccess #Optimization
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Matthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The user is going to download WhatsApp and get whatever defaults or “strongly recommended and nudged” opt-ins they get. And security folks who know better will say things like “the user chose a threat model” while five years of backed-up data goes into the ingestion pipeline.
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Matthew Green @matthewdgreen.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
People are acting like AI agents + TEEs in E2E messengers. is a privacy feature. They’re out of their mind. TEEs process data and extract valuable “meaning.” What do you think Meta is going to do with all that valuable extracted data? Keep it locked up on device? Are you joking?!
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 20/03/2026
It’s amazing how quickly Black women have been targeted by these laws and doubly so how little this factors into the analysis around the sexual and gender politics of this movement.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...
404media.co
Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protestor
A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...
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Gabrielle Beck @becgabri.com · 01/03/2026
Mismagius, pokemon 30 year logo
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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Amazon is opening its wishlists to third-party sellers, which means it can no longer control who has your delivery address. this is a huge privacy risk for sex workers, influencers, and anyone who uses public lists: www.404media.co/amazon-wishl...
404media.co
Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address
Amazon is allowing gift senders to choose items from third-party sellers, which could open recipients up to new privacy risks.
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Daily bunny no.3221 is a night owl
A bunny sits in their room late at night, watching a livestream of a video game of some kind. The only light is from the laptop, and the bunny is watching intently.
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Remarkable and terrifying, though I would have framed this with less of a legal wonk lens. The federal government is using its muscle to access the Google and other tech accounts of its critics.
washingtonpost.com
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
i do not know how this goes on for three more years
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Kerry Howley @kerryhowley.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I wrote about Minneapolis. nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com
The People vs. ICE
Renee Good’s death galvanized a city eager to push back against Trump’s invasion.
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Orion🌈&sm9eb @sm9eb.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"If I create enough noise, my friends can get away." These kids have more courage than our elected reps or any of the rest of us.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Goes even better with context
RHETORIC (Heroic: Failure] - Alright, here we go. We're devoting all your available brain cells to coming up with a question about communism. Scratch that, to coming up with *the* question about communism, the alpha and omega of communism
questions, and that question is:
1. - (Whisper.) "Are women bourgeois?" 2. - Oh god, that's bad. Surely I can think of
something better.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 11/01/2026
trump is hard to predict. but there is a pattern--midnight hammer, absolute resolve--he likes sure things. he's a bully. he likes to attack weakness. but he runs from strength. china knows it. so as trump rambles about attacking greenland, the eu must also know it.
liberalcurrents.com
Neon Liberalism #59: Venezuela and the State of American Strategy
Join Samantha and Giselle Donnelly, foreign policy analyst and American Enterprise Institute alumna, as they discuss the recent attack on Venezuela. Does this reflect a considered strategy? Or multipl...
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 11/01/2026
i suspect there are a lot of morons in a lot of european capitals right now wringing their hands about the risk of escalation. here's the truth: the real risk is failure to escalate. backing down is showing weakness. trump will know it. show strength instead.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"You gonna murder someone else? You can't kill us all, Nazis."
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Micah @rincewind.run · 07/01/2026
so ICE is just shooting people in the face in cold blood in the middle of the street now abolish it and prosecute everyone involved, there can be no "looking forward" about this kind of shit
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 03/01/2026
They do it because we let them.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
just thinking about every american media outlet that said something along the lines of "legal experts say there is likely no legal basis for bombing venezuelan boats" and not HEY THIS IS FUCKING ILLEGAL AND AGGRESSIVE
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28/12/2025
One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background. The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
Coyote in the snow.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Getting to the point in the ~holiday season~ where my body starts crying out for vegetables and I have to calmly smother it, like going down to the basement to beat up the hostages who are tied up down there.
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment. It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was held at the airport "for more than four hours and released only after he finally agreed to let the agents search his smartphone, tablet, and laptop computer. The agents...informed him that he had no Fourth Amendment right to resist." @pacificlegal.bsky.social is suing.
reason.com
CBP agents held this U.S. citizen for hours until he agreed to let them search his electronic devices
A federal lawsuit argues that perusing travelers' personal data without a warrant or probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment.
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Jonathan Overpeck @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
This is incredible (good news too): “After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025…The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, & the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm” www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
pv-magazine.com
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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.
nytimes.com
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
theguardian.com
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.
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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
nytimes.com
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
oh my god
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