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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Remember when Dems had all the leverage and the only concession they extracted was body cams before they shrugged and effectively said “good enough, now everybody shut up”? This is the end result of that spinelessness. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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ICE officer in Texas shooting was recruit not using a body camera

The officer joined ICE last year during the agency’s hiring spree. DHS is facing mounting scrutiny over how the recruits were vetted and trained.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No more Google Maps. Apple Maps may not have changed Lake Ontario (yet) but they did change the Gulf of Mexico. But @mapquest.com has changed neither, and the user has narration voice choice, too. To MapQuest I go. gizmodo.com/google-caves...

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Google Caves to Trump Again, Renames Lake Ontario

"Lake America" it is.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

NEW: You don't see this everyday. Wyoming GOP voters rejected a ton of Republicans who wanted to crack down on voting. They ousted nearly all members of House Elections Committee, incubator of new restrictions. And: SoS primary was won by a man who rejects fraud claims + defends election workers.

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Wyoming Voters Oust GOP Faction that Wants to Crack Down on Elections - Bolts

In a break with the Trump era, the winner of the secretary of state primary strongly defends election systems, and the far-right Freedom Caucus lost a lot of ground in the legislature.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Incredibly powerful posters that went up overnight in a popular, heavily foot-trafficked neighborhood in DC. I’ve watched as people have stopped to look at and take pictures of it all day. Thank you so much to whoever did this. #washingtondc #ICEmurders

Photo series showing the names, locations, and photos (where available) of 47 people killed by ICE in the last year, juxtaposed next to an empty picture frame of “Epstein Pedophiles Indicted”

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026

Norm Eisen of Democracy Defenders Fund: “Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule. Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it.”

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

And as soon as tomorrow, Judge Talwani may also issue a TRO against the new rule the USPS issued Friday night to implement the EO. In other words, this is a small win for the Trump administration, but *not* a ruling that fully clears the way for Trump to mess with mail-in ballots come November.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Dem. appointees, #SCOTUS has *granted* the Trump administration’s request to freeze a district court injunction that had blocked the mail-in ballots executive order. But Trump’s EO remains blocked by a different injunction in a different case—at least for now:

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

amazon being so secretive we gotta apple airtag a book shipment to see that they’re buying and destroying them for AI but also having this on the warehouse front door:

Symbol for Amazon’s VGT3 operation which depicts a T rex with its mouth open over an open booky

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

“She quickly told one of her employees to tell an agent that they could not inspect the building without a warrant. The agent responded by saying that […] if they [had to come back with a warrant] that they could return at 3 a.m. to break windows and enter.” www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

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Armed men claiming to be ICE agents tried to enter Sacramento immigration law firm

Multiple employees said the men identified themselves as federal immigration agents who said they wanted to tour the office for beds.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“George has championed the use of restorative justice as an alternative to prosecution[…] [and] ordered her staff prosecutors to visit a prison, hoping it would make them think twice before seeking a long sentence.” boltsmag.org/with-latest-...

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With Latest Win, Progressive Vermont Prosecutor Looks to Double Down on Reforms - Bolts

Over nearly a decade in office, Burlington’s chief prosecutor Sarah George has pursued a platform of restorative justice and dialing back low-level prosecutions.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This RCV ban will be voted on by the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee this upcoming Saturday, August 15th. You can voice opposition to this by signing the petition below. www.texasprogressivecaucus.org/stoptheban

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No RCV Ban for Presidential Primaries

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The DNC is attempting to ban ranked choice voting (RCV) from 2028 presidential primaries. RCV gives voters more power. It‘s a good thing and we should be working to expand it. It’s concerning that the DNC is instead attempting to sneakily ban it. fairvoteaction.org/the-democrat...

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The Democratic Party’s Proposed Ban on Ranked Choice Voting in 2028 Presidential Primaries - FairVote Action

The Democratic Party Rules & Bylaws Committee is quietly proposing banning the use of ranked choice voting in presidential primaries.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“[The bars] pause using Patronscan Guard+, an AI assisted identification reader[…] [ @fightforthefuture.org ], an advocacy org[…] working to prevent AI surveillance technology from being utilized in music venues and bars around the country, called for a boycott[…]” www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/g...

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Badlands and Toad Hall, both in the Castro neighborhood, opted to pause using Patronscan Guard , an AI assisted identification reader.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

”Carolina Molina, a licensed professional counselor born and raised in Northern Virginia, works with attorneys to conduct psychological evaluations in immigration cases, according to FOX 5 reporting.” www.fox5dc.com/news/viral-v...

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Viral video shows ICE agent pointing gun at driver during Falls Church encounter

A cellphone and dashcam video went viral showing a tense interaction between a Northern Virginia woman and federal immigration agents in Falls Church.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hopefully his bigotry also hurt: “Ogles’s campaign has struggled in recent months as he faced a strong bid from Hatcher, hefty outside spending from a renewable energy super PAC and the challenge of reintroducing himself to voters in a recently-redrawn district.“ www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

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Another Trump-Backed Republican Loses His Primary

The House Republican has faced backlash for anti-LGBTQ and anti-Muslim posts.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“A recent study […] suggested that a person's critical thinking skills atrophied the more they relied on, and trusted in, AI responses. Another paper […] unearthed a distressing link between students who heavily relied on ChatGPT and memory loss and tanking grades.” futurism.com/cognitive-de...

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Man Alarmed as His Cognitive Skills Decay After Outsourcing Them to AI

Sam Schechner, a tech reporter, was alarmed when he realized that he was using ChatGPT to do stuff as simple as texting his friends.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is an awful thing to do to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Being unhoused does not make people undeserving of dignity, humanity, and respect.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Israeli forces used small aircraft to cross the border and spray high concentrations of the herbicide glyphosate over farmland in southern Syria and Lebanon, a new report has revealed. According to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the spraying halted the growth of several crops

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Those who lost their lives in the crash were Keelan Clark, Generation Jets pilot; Ali Kawsara, Generation Jets pilot; Sarah Clark, Trans Aero MedEvac flight nurse; and Jamie Novick, Trans Aero MedEvac flight nurse. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

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A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?

Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.

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404 Media @404media.co · 31/07/2026

UPDATE: After the publication of this piece, Google sent 404 Media a statement saying it was “rolling back this feature in Google Earth while we work on implementing stronger guardrails.” www.404media.co/google-earth...

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Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images

"Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran. Then I put a fatal crash on a street in Amsterdam."

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Detainees at Adelanto ICE Processing Center claim that staff have provided them with water from an unknown source that is routinely contaminated. A video L.A. TACO received backs this up. The full story: lataco.com/contaminated... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

so fucking tired of how socially acceptable it is, even encouraged, to film random people for no good reason at all other than clout and post it online. I cover surveillance all day every day and this shift sometimes scares me the most watch more/subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Sb...

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Yet another “strongly-worded letter” that will be just as effective as the last. Crazy to watch @andybeshearky.bsky.social’s political future whither and die in real time.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“The couple was reported missing July 20 after leaving home to register a motorcycle in a nearby town, according to Rolando Perez Paz. The deaths followed several months of struggles with financial hardships, run-ins with the federal government and violence.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...

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Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations

The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“After over 60 strikes, more than 200 people are dead with no trial, and the Drug Enforcement Administration has confirmed that the flow of cocaine into the U.S. has not been impeded at all. […] neither supply nor price [have] ‘been noticeably affected.’” newrepublic.com/post/213539/...

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Trump’s Own DEA Wrecks His Victory Claim on “Drug Boat” Strikes

The Drug Enforcement Administration finds that Trump’s strikes on alleged “drug boats” haven’t done much but push smugglers to find new tactics.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

“[B]order agents claimed they did not need a warrant to search Tunick’s phone because […] [t]he U.S. government has long claimed it can search and seize people’s devices without a search warrant or court order until they are permitted entry to the United States” techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/u...

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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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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

“Brazil has denied visa requests for two Trump administration officials who planned to travel to the ‌country to cast doubt on the integrity of its electoral system […] the U.S. plan represented an attempt to shape Brazil’s October presidential election […]” www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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U.S. aimed to send envoys to Brazil to question its electoral system - sources

Brazil has denied visa requests for two Trump administration officials who planned to travel to the ‌country to cast doubt on the integrity of its electoral system, two Brazilian officials with know...

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

“‘The traffic was coming pretty quick, and he just lost his footing and didn’t look where the traffic was coming,’ [a witness to Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran‘s death] said. ‘He kept looking back.‘“ www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

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Mexican man killed by truck as he ran from ICE in St. Augustine identified as tourist

Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, 28, was killed by a truck while running from immigration agents, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

“Because many utility companies charge based on a system of ‘peak demand‘ […] data centers […] scal[e] down right when the grid measures highest demand. That’s […] because that narrow window is what determines how high their bill will be.” futurism.com/artificial-i...

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Data Centers Are Making Electricity Brutally Expensive for the Public

The data center boom is poised to cost ratepayers an estimated $23 billion in extra fees by 2028, a new analysis found.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

“[…A]sked what […] officials did to ensure Palantir […] purged the data, [ICE] responded that the data had been shared over a Microsoft Teams chat and the shared data was deleted from the chat. […] document […] shows […] ICE personnel asking Palantir to delete the file.” www.npr.org/2026/07/17/n...

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ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir

The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Anyone not up to the task is unelectable: “The republic is going to need radical surgery because the malignancy is everywhere. That is the reality of the next several elections. Any Democratic politician who is not prepared to be merciless is unworthy of support.” www.esquire.com/news-politic...

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The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless

Unfortunately, rumored contenders like Josh Shapiro seem more concerned with their careers than the soul of America.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“[ICE agent and murderer David Brouillette] was asking if I could tell them that he was a good person and not to talk about the abuse and stuff that I had endured while with him and he said that the most important thing is his character right now,” [his ex-wife] said. apnews.com/article/ice-...

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AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

“That detention center holds 1,300 detainees in Jena, a town of roughly 4,100. Four ambulances answer calls in the region, and the nearest small hospital is less than 2 miles [away]. More complex emergencies require transport to [another hospital] 38 miles away.” veritenews.org/2026/06/24/r...

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Rural emergency care is struggling to keep up with ICE detention demand - Verite News New Orleans

Records of hundreds of 911 calls from ICE detention centers in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Indiana and Texas illustrate the weight of immigration detention on emergency services.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

“The [...] center[…]’s contract with ICE had been terminated in 2021[…] after a nurse […] blew the whistle on alleged medical abuse. In 2020, the facility became known for allegations that women detained were subjected to non-consensual gynecological procedures.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

“Other witnesses […] saw an SUV ram Guerrero’s car before agents surrounding him with weapons drawn. Officers yelled ‘weapon‘ several times before firing at the car. The paper shared video of agents pulling Guerrero’s limp body from the vehicle.” www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i...

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ICE agent kills man in Biddeford, spurring protests

Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, was not the target of the warrant agents were trying to execute, federal officials said.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

“The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities has announced that the city will no longer be accepting industrial wastewater from [META’s] closed-loop data center cooling system after detecting a rare bacterium in the city’s reclaimed water plants.” www.techradar.com/pro/a-very-v...

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‘A very, very unpleasant surprise’: Meta forced to halt data center water discharges after polluting city's water reclamation system with resistant bacterium — shutdown and cleaning of two water recla...

Meta has been named as the source of contamination for a rare metal and drug resistant bacterium that shut down two water reclamation plants.

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“Their results suggest key components of genetic material may have formed in space and [were] later delivered to the early Earth[.] In other words, the story of life on our planet may be deeply connected to the chemistry of such ancient asteroids.” www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/l...

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Life's Genetic Code Requires Five Key Ingredients. The Asteroid Ryugu Has All of Them, a New Study Suggests

The findings further hint that space rocks may have brought the building blocks of RNA and DNA to Earth long ago

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Bielzebubby @bielzebubby.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“The FAA denied the request on June 30, deeming the Cold War-era F-5 fighter jet as ’very high-risk’ to operate over densely populated areas […] [calling] the F-5 ’an aircraft for which a single system failure will render the aircraft uncontrollable.’” www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-ja...

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NASA chief Jared Isaacman flew private military jets over D.C. for July 4th despite FAA disapproval

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flew private military jets over D.C. in a flyover Saturday — with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as a passenger — despite safety objections from the FAA.

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