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Grant Smith

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 19h
The man shot by ICE in NYC yesterday has disappeared after he was admitted to the hospital, and his lawyer reportedly doesn’t know where he is. www.courthousenews.com/ice-shot-a-m...
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ICE shot a man in New York City; his lawyers can’t find him
The agency claims Oscar Belgal "weaponized his vehicle” against agents in the Bronx, prompting them to fire seven shots at his car.
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 19h
Shot chaser etc
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23h
“Heinrich said Elgin Community College staff began to cover the cameras using black trash bags and zip ties so that they would not be able to capture footage. But workers in an unmarked vehicle, which Heinrich assumed belonged to Flock, repeatedly removed the coverings.”
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23h
“Elgin Community College staff notified Flock in October 2025 that they wanted to cancel their contract and have the cameras taken down. Within a day, Heinrich said, Flock rejected the request and refused to uninstall the equipment on the basis that the company had not breached their agreement.”
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To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.
Elgin Community College resorted to covering the surveillance cameras with trash bags and zip ties. Public records show that federal immigration authorities have accessed Flock data at other Illinois ...
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 21h
Some 78% of Americans blame President Donald Trump's policies for rising prices that are outpacing their earnings. Majorities of Republicans and Democrats cite the cost of living as their top concern ​ahead of next month's midterm elections. www.reuters.com/world/us/bip...
Trump has a really low approval rating for handling of the economy.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." - a government contractor whose company was approached to convert several of the warehouses into ICE facilities.
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If the new proposal and related restrictions are implemented, the combined measures “will obliterate the pipeline” of talent, says a Johns Hopkins economist
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Survey of roofers: “They used terms like ‘They’re hunting our workforce.’ They’re describing disappearing workers. Most of these firms are pretty conservative, so this is a real phenomenon we’re picking up on, that level of concern over immigration enforcement.” newjerseymonitor.com/2026/10/08/r...
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Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers • New Jersey Monitor
Immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the U.S. supply of skilled trade workers.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
See the rest of our polls here! www.reuters.com/reuters-ipso...
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Reuters/Ipsos Polls News | Today's Latest Stories | Reuters
Reuters.com is your online source for the latest news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Cottonwoods are considered nuisance trees in Chicago, and I’m allergic to them, but I respect them because, unlike me, they’re native to this terrain, and they stubbornly resist human efforts to wipe them out. I call the huge one across the alley that shades my home The Queen.
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Jeff Singer @jeffsinger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
From that same Paxton fundraiser where the last (checks notes) *three* leaks came from.
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Paxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audio
In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and M...
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Voters who backed Democratic former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 are far more enthusiastic about casting ballots this November than ​those who supported President Donald Trump, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
A bar chart showing voters who chose Kamala Harris in 2024 are much more excited to vote in the midterms than Trump voters.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
completely distracted by and very much need to know more about what's going on with the person in red here
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In case you were wondering, they STILL haven't managed to fix the Reflecting Pool, six months after work began
Livestream image taken from the Washington Monument, showing the Reflecting Pool still empty
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh my GOD
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Most US voters think President Donald Trump's administration and Congress are not taking the risks of AI seriously enough and want the government to ​write new regulations for the technology, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/most-u...
bar chart showing most voters believe US leaders aren't taking the risks of AI seriously
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What a hedline: @apnews.com apnews.com/article/midt...
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
finally trying Andor and if you told me some old imperial guy was saying to juke the crime stats within 20 minutes i would have been here sooner
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Bensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He also stopped an invasion from Godzilla. I mean if we are just making things up.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The administration's trade policies have largely been a failure, trade tariffs have done nothing to reduce America's reliance on the import of foreign-produced goods," said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS. www.reuters.com/business/us-...
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Much of the dollar's strength traces back to the fed chair's focus on bringing down inflation, which has run above the Fed's 2% target for over five years. Oil ​stuck above $100 a barrel has compounded the problem as the US-Israeli war on Iran shows no sign of ending. www.reuters.com/business/us-...
a line chart showing the euro-dollar exchange rate forecast
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Nick Rempel @nrempel.com · 06/10/2026
wild that this is exactly what using a computer is like now
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The federal government is lying to you. And we have the receipts. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Going to the doctor? Flock knows. Dropping your kid off at school? Flock is tracking you. Flock is always watching. We cannot allow America to become a surveillance state where a handful of AI oligarchs profit by giving the government the power to track our every movement,” Sanders said.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Two-thirds of US adults — up from 53% in 2020 — said they are in favor of universal US health insurance often referred to as "Medicare for all." www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
reuters.com
Most Americans support switch to Medicare for all health insurance
Most Americans now favor government-paid health insurance for all, according to a ‌new poll, as voters across party lines see major healthcare reforms as a priority less than a month before midterm el...
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One ad features Trump declaring that "America will never be a communist country" while a chorus repeats "love me." www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Bar chart showing overwhelming majority of Americans do not approve of using taxpayer money to fund election ads for the president
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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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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Border Patrol agents ignored demands for a warrant as they entered the private property
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don't mean to make waves or anything, but as a journalist, I am definitely opposed to the president talking about arresting journalists.
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The six-day poll showed 32% of Americans giving a thumbs up to Trump's presidency, unchanged from ​a September Reuters/Ipsos survey that saw his rating at the lowest of his political career. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
A line chart showing Hispanic voters plan to vote for Democrats in the next election over Republicans by a large and increasing margin
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This "holy shit" is complimentary. A good watch:
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Toronto-based VPN provider plans to quit Canada over lawful-access bill
Psiphon, which helps people living in oppressive regimes evade online censorship, says Bill C-22 would compel it to help build a surveillance system in this country
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is just kidnapping children
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Jason Buch @jlbuch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Public records requests for details of Flock queries resulted in officers facing criminal charges. Now police departments in Texas are charging exorbitant amounts for, or simply refusing to release, those records. From the story: "Houston news station KPRC was quoted (contd) $121,000 t.co/P1UqueS1hh
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https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/05/texas-flock-cameras-two-million-public-records-information/
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Joe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The funding imbalance in American politics is just astounding. Running a homeless shelter? Sorry, your last 50k grant just ran out and now your lights are off. Want to start a podcast for racists who eat paint? Here's $50 million, no strings, go have fun.
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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
8/ We only use mass surveillance against the worst bad guys' Tucson Police bought #webloc for sex trafficking. And wound up using it to hunt a guy stealing cigarette packs from a CircleK. And monitor political protests.
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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
BREAKING: You checked the weather this morning. And you just told a surveillance company where you sleep. Meet #Webloc, used by ICE, cops & foreign govs to track 500m+ phones. No warrant required. Our @citizenlab.ca investigation + how to protect yourself 🧵/1 citizenlab.ca/research/ana...
heatmaps from the report showing tracking
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You opened a credit card. ICE now knows where you live. Here's how when you open a credit card your address leaves your bank, goes through middlemen companies, and ends up with ICE. ICE plans to use this data for immigration and 'voter fraud'. No warrant More: www.404media.co/you-opened-a...
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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
first broadcast of NJ PBS at my school! starting about 25:30 they talk about the new station and Montclair State www.youtube.com/watch?v=od8N...
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NJ PBS News with Rob Nelson | October 1, 2026
YouTube video by myNJPBS
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Grant Smith @grantmeaccess.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Flock protects property, not people or parks. People should be free to recreate in ways that are respectful to the ecosystem — but the surveillance is a disrespectful invasion of privacy,” a current NPS ranger said. www.404media.co/the-national...
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The National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed
“I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.”
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fatou Traore, a legal resident in the U.S. for 20 years, was grabbed by ICE on her way to work at the University of Iowa on Sept. 24. Traore was told she'll be sent to Sierra Leone, which she’s never even visited, leaving her husband & sons: Yousouf, 3; Boubacar, 8; Mamadou, 14; and Esoumaila, 19.
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Andrew @tjsleakyroof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
once I got so mad at a guy I almost did something about it, but then I didn’t
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
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Ben D’Avanzo @bendavanzo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This KFF headline really gets directly to what's happening today
kffhealthnews.org
US Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims - KFF Health News
The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ...
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Lis Power @lispower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fox News is honing in on the enemy ... and it's ... Ms. Rachel?
Graphic showing "Ms. Rachel's controversial stances" 

which includes supporting Dem candidates, supporting Palestine, opposing ICE, and stating no one needs a billion dollars.
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PoPville @popville.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
DC AG: “Amazon deceived thousands of its customers who live East of the River, collecting their Prime membership fees while secretly excluding them from full Prime membership benefits.” - See the full release: www.popville.com/2026/10/dc-a...
popville.com
DC AG: “Amazon deceived thousands of its customers who live East of the River, collecting their Prime membership fees while secretly excluding them from full Prime membership benefits.” - PoPville
photo by Tim Brown From the Office of the Attorney General (OAG): "Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) will pay $8.25 million in refunds and penalties and ...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/b...
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Long-awaited ‘Broadview Six’ hearing could spark further scandal for US attorney’s office
Four months after the implosion of the “Broadview Six” case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters, a federal judge on Thursday is finally scheduled to hear arguments that could spark further scand...
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