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A bad pun conflating "resist errata" and Desiderata. Trying to provide worried travelers with helpful maps of a new Amerika. Do not go placidly amid the noise.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 15h
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 23h
Major ICE Operation Underway Across CA: ‘Go After Anybody' “Management want numbers. Go after anybody, pick up anybody,” meaning illegal immigrants who do not have a criminal record iwill still be taken into custody and face deportation proceedings. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/infra...
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ICE to hit California hard before midterm elections: Sources
ICE leadership has told officers to arrest all illegal immigrants they encounter, regardless of whether an individual has a criminal history.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 23h
Flock Catches Flak. But Other Police Surveillance Tools are More Worrisome Real-time crime centers have video analytics, drones, and a way to create a single-pane-of-glass vision of what's going on, with time-machine capabilities that let you go back and investigate. www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...
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Flock is catching flak. Experts say other police surveillance tools are more worrisome
Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts of data, significantly expanding their surveillance reach.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Think about how far from their mission statement this is. ICE is now a wide-spectrum Stasi. ICE Probed Hundreds of Voter Registration Groups Across the US www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gaming out scenarios prepares us mentally and mitigates unpleasant surprises. For that alone, this is worth a read. If Trump Steals an Election, Here’s What to Do newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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If Trump Steals an Election, Here’s What to Do
Nonviolent rebellion has proven again and again to be the most effective way of ousting even a determined autocrat.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nothing to see here, nope, nope, move along.... Trump Administration Refuses International Election Monitors for First Time in Over Two Decades www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Amnesty International Calls for Ending ICE "The significance of our findings is not simply the brutality of individual incidents. It is their consistency. When a pattern of human rights violations is so undeniably occurring... It's Time to Abolish ICE www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
It’s time to abolish ICE | Amy Fischer
Amnesty International is calling for an end to the agency, whose record of violating human rights dates back decades
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It would be nice to think the tide is turning against this stuff. So often this rhetoric is purely performative -- especially now, because midterms. Schumer Demands Flock Delete Personal Data, Disclose Its Use www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Schumer Demands Flock Delete Personal Data, Disclose Its Use
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that Flock Safety delete personal data not connected to crimes and disclose whether federal agencies have accessed the company’s nationwide license-...
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Posted & predicted previously, but with No Kings protests coming up Oct 17, it's worth a reminder: ICE is Reportedly Using a Palantir Database to Compile Dossiers on Protestors www.engadget.com/2276609/ice-...
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ICE is reportedly using a Palantir database to compile dossiers on protestors - Engadget
An attorney representing protestors said this infringes on First Amendment rights.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair Does Jared Kushner Know What a Conflict of Interest Is? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Does Jared Kushner know what a conflict of interest is?
In Israel and elsewhere, the line between his diplomacy and quest for wealth is fuzzy at best.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WTAF redux: Grok Reportedly Encouraged Trump to Capture Venezuela’s P A month before the US invaded Venezuela Trump had a secret meeting with Musk in which he consulted Grok. techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/m...
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Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president | TechCrunch
President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What . The. Actual. Fuck: Florida County finds 11 Unpermitted Flock Cameras with Unidentified Owners There were 11 Flock cameras placed in the area with unknown owners that none of the county officials knew about. Read More: www.engadget.com/2275315/flor...
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Florida county finds 11 unpermitted Flock cameras with unidentified owners - Engadget
St. Lucie County thought it had 52 Flock cameras, but found many more that were unaccounted for and unpermitted.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Been saying this was the goal: How Cities are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program The Trump administration is building a national surveillance database using the Flock, Axon, & other ALPR cameras in your neighborhood. newrepublic.com/post/216032/...
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Trump Uses Decades-Old Law to Collect Flock Data Nationwide
The Trump administration is planning to build a national surveillance database using the Flock cameras in your neighborhood.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
More than 44,000 File Legal Objections to Palantir NHS Platform Handling Their Data Campaign comes amid backlash against tech company’s involvement with Israeli military and Trump’s ICE crackdown www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data
Exclusive: Campaign comes amid backlash against tech company’s involvement with Israeli military and Trump’s ICE crackdown
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More of this, please: California Bans Officers' Use of Electric Shock Gloves after ICE Reveals Plan to Equip Agents www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A six-month trial of live facial recognition technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’ time led to one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests
Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
More of this, please: Republican Florida Congressman Introduces Bill Requiring Warrants for Flock Safety Cameras www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Republican Florida congressman introduces bill requiring warrants for Flock Safety cameras
Greg Steube’s Flafo Act would require federal agencies to obtain warrants before accessing or sharing data from networked license plate readers
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Scruples? Monitoring? Guardrails? That's *your job," say AI execs. (BTW, the badly written headline suggests that the UN Security Council is the risk to all humanity. Good job, AP!) Heads of AI Firms Tell UN Security Council that It Could Be a Risk to all Humanity apnews.com/article/ai-a...
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Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
More of this, please! From Austin to Boston, Americans are Rising Up Against Trump's ICE Crackdown www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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From Austin to Boston, Americans are rising up against Trump’s ICE crackdown
Rachel Maddow tracks protests across the country after ICE shootings, reported detention abuses and Trump’s expanded deportation efforts.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Would someone care to explain to me why Rubik's Cube competitions are divided by gender? Six-Year-Old Chinese Girl Sets New Women's Rubik's Cube World Record www.theguardian.com/games/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’
Lian Yunzhi solves 3x3 puzzle on several occasions in average time of under 4.5 seconds, according to state media
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Drones atop a ballroom atop a bunker. Jokes about WH rooftop missile launches. Now this. To use against who? Invading troops? Zombies? Nope: US citizens. He's so blatant that no one listens. Trump Says His DC Arch Will Serve as Military Complex with Snipers & Drones www.npr.org/2026/09/20/n...
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Trump says his D.C. arch will serve as 'military complex' with snipers and drones
President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legalit...
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Stupid people uncritically accepting conclusions by incredibly smart but factually challenged technology. What could go wrong? Backlash Erupts After False Rreport ‘Almost Started a War’ www.rawstory.com/military-ai/
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‘Truly alarming’: Backlash erupts after false report ‘almost started a war’
A bombshell report that faulty artificial intelligence nearly pushed the U.S. military into a confrontation with China sparked alarm and outrage across social media Friday.A chatbot falsely concluded ...
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This happened in May. AIs have escaped their developers & hacked private servers. They're utilized by govt agencies (NSA, DHS). There's no way they aren't already in the wild, backing themselves up on... Google Says Its Gemini AI Model Hacked 3 Other Companies www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies
Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
More of this, please. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Shaheen blocks $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, joining House counterpart
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has exercised a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, The Hill has learned, allying with her counterpart in the House and undersc…
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
More of this, please. Texas Stops Issuing Permits for Flock Cameras Along State Roads www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Texas stops issuing permits for Flock cameras along state roads
State’s department of transportation said freeze does not affect nearly 900 cameras already installed along state rights-of-way
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We think we should hit pause because AI might kill us all. Hey, let's build a bio lab in San Francisco! www.engadget.com/2262087/anth...
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Anthropic has set up a bio research lab for physical experiments - Engadget
Anthropic now has its own bio research lab in San Francisco.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you're concerned about AI's potential danger, I urge you to watch these two short films. They're *not* science fiction; they're depictions of what's already happened and what likely will. Writing Doom www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfMQ...
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Writing Doom – Award-Winning Short Film on Superintelligence (2024)
YouTube video by Foregone Films
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Two more years is far too long to allow this regime to continue. The damage already done won't be fixed in my lifetime. "Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted." www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, new Trump rule says
Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species ...
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Justifying paranoia on a daily basis: Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works The device explicitly detects people as well as vehicles, license plates, and bicycles. It isolated bumper stickers and other graphics. www.wired.com/story/hacker...
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More of this, please! Boston Dumps Flock, Says It Shared Data Nationwide in Violation of Contract arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Boston dumps Flock, says it shared data nationwide in violation of contract
City: Flock enabled "nationwide lookup" despite contract requiring it to be disabled.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
He's setting up pursuing dems as enemies of the state--first politicians, then voters. It's one of the reasons reason he wants state voter rolls. In Major Escalation, Trump Pushes New Conspiracy Theory About Butler Assassination Attempt www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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In major escalation, Trump pushes new conspiracy theory about Butler assassination attempt
“This was all a Democrat Plot, to get me out of the Election, that failed,” the president wrote about the 2024 shooting in Pennsylvania.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Election crisis coordinators." Uh huh.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump wants unregulated AI to create a relational database of surveillance info on US citizens, compiled by DOGE, aided by the Tech Bros, and accessed & predictively algorithmed by AI. Trump’s Opposition to AI Rules Undercuts Industry’s Calls for a Slowdown www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/t...
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Trump’s opposition to AI rules undercuts industry's calls for a slowdown
Anthropic and OpenAI have called for mandatory safety checks to be put in place as fears intensify that AI can soon be too powerful to control.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The American century ended with 9/11. Citizens opted to trade liberty for security; govt & tech orgs obliged. The Patriot Act, DHS, ICE, mass domestic surveillance, militarized LEOs, & much more are a direct result. www.salon.com/2026/09/13/a...
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America built a surveillance state out of fear and never left it
Built as a response to 9/11, America's security apparatus has become a rabid beast
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
These people don't exercise caution, they attempt repair. Which leads me to think that Athropic's warning has come because something they've done or encountered has frightened them. But it all amounts to "Stop me before I kill again." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown
From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response
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Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
we do bins now #bins
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
DHS has gone full Philip K Dick: A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over www.404media.co/a-secretive-...
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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Flock employee installing surveillance camera calls cops on reporter for surveilling him. Cops swarm to protect rights employee is busy removing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0KJ...
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Flock camera installer calls police: 'I'm getting followed'
YouTube video by Atlanta News First
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The upcoming Sam Altman is indistinguishable from a Nolan film about Batman villains. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDZp...
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Artificial - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters Christmas Day
YouTube video by NEON
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters "Flock’s latest public stance—that its ALPR cameras are noninvasive, that they take only static images at a single place and time, and that they are primarily used to solve the worst crimes—is wildly misleading." www.404media.co/flock-taught...
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Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
A Flock webinar teaches police how to surveil protests, fireworks shows, parades, bike races, and more.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
From construction, to legislation, to police and military action, to grift, and much more, Trump's entire MO is that he can move faster than the law can catch up.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Israel has become the thing it was created to prevent. Ben-Gvir Posts Palestinians on Conveyor Belts to Detention Camps. The World is Silent www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent | Arwa Mahdawi
Ben-Gvir did not come into power in a vacuum: he was helped into his position by an international community that has afforded Israel complete impunity
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/09/2026
Enough is enough. Tell Congress to put a stop to these illegal and immoral strikes at aclu.org/stop-boat-strikes-
Black graphic with red and white text reading "The Trump administration has killed at least 227 civilians in 68 illegal strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific since September 2, 2025."
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Texas getting all woke, y'all Texas Senator Calls Flock Cameras 'Warrantless Mass Surveillance' www.usatoday.com/story/news/s...
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Texas senator calls Flock cameras 'warrantless mass surveillance'
Texas state Sen. Kolkhorst wants to put "constitutional rein"' on Flock cameras and warns of possible ban, as cities moves to cut ties with them.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Centralized citizen data: Easier for law enforcement and for hackers! Scans of More than 154 Million Drivers' Licenses Leaked to the Dark Web A service went live to sell these documents, which included medical cards, employment records and residence cards. www.engadget.com/2249522/digi...
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Digital scans of more than 153 million driver's licenses leaked to the dark web - Engadget
The source could be an ID verification service in Louisiana, though the FBI has opened an investigation.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yet another trait common to dictators--albeit one that receives less attention--is a determination of what is & isn't acceptable art, along with censorship and replacement. Kennedy Center Removes 'Blue' Sculpture as Trump Presses on With Washington Makeover www.usnews.com/news/politic...
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Does OpenAI not understand that this is going to be true for every subsequent release from now on? Does anybody? OpenAI Says Upcoming Model is So Capable It Requires Stronger Guardrails www.reuters.com/business/ope...
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OpenAI says upcoming model is so capable it requires stronger guardrails
OpenAI has determined ‌that one of its upcoming models is so capable it requires additional safety measures before it can be launched.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Well, I said I wanted more of this! Florida Bans Flock Cameras & Other LPRs from State Highways Florida revoked the ability of local police to put LPRs on state highways, as nationwide backlash continued to gain steam against makers of surveillance cameras. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Florida bans Flock and other license plate readers from state highways as backlash grows
The state said it was ordering cameras removed from the right-of-way of state highways “to preserve Floridians’ sovereignty and quality of life.”
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
More of this, please! Cities Terminate Flock Contracts at Record Pace in August American localities are dropping cameras from Flock Safety at an accelerating rate. During the last 30 days, an average of three localities per day have halted contracts with Flock. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
Cancellations have accelerated.
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Resisterata @effinay.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If you're a US citizen, use your passport & always opt out of face scans. Don't get a Real ID. Facilitating govt surveillance & tracking of you is not your job. Face Scans are Replacing Passports at U.S. Airports www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Face scans are replacing passports at U.S. airports. Here's who can — and can't — opt out.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is rolling out facial recognition at every U.S. airport. Here's who can opt out — and who has to submit.
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