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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 4h
President Carter signed the Food Stamp Act because we agreed no one in America should go hungry. SNAP helped families buy food for nearly 50 years. Now, over 5 million people and counting have been kicked off thanks to Trump and Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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Policy Vibe · by NoMAGA @policyvibe.bsky.social · 15h
ICE plans to hire 5,000 employees by year-end, expanding its workforce about 17%. That maps the policy change: Congress supplies the funding; ICE converts it into staffing for the deportation campaign. It is new enforcement capacity, not a published deportation count or a new eligibility rule.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 5h
Do you visit Fairfax County VA? If so, your movements are being tracked by Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras. Help us get them banned! Add to the 6300+ emails sent to our electeds so far demanding removal & a full ALPR ban. Share our one-click action: bit.ly/DFLetter #valeg
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Automated license plate readers like Flock and Axon are violating our constitutional right to privacy, endangering immigrants, and hurting vulnerable communities by using AI surveillance cameras to sp...
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Boycott Citizens @boycottcitizens.org · 8h
From Sep. '25 through Mar. '26, four deaths at GEO Group's Adelanto ICE camp accounted for more than 12% of total reported deaths in ICE custody, despite the facility holding an average of less than 2.5% of the total detained pop. Ismael Ayala-Uribe, and so many others, should still be alive.
After 39-year-old Los Angeles resident Ismael Ayala-Uribe died on Sept. 22, 2025, from septic shock caused by an abscess on his buttock, the investigators found a litany of deficiencies. 

Medical staff at Adelanto Processing Center in San Bernardino County didn’t visually examine the abscess or perform wellness checks, and nurses did not adequately alert an on-call doctor to the severity of his condition. 

Medical staff didn’t consistently respond to Ayala-Uribe’s medical complaints in a timely fashion, administer all of his medication in a timely fashion, or adequately document his care, his mortality review stated. 

At the same time, the facility’s shortage of staff “hindered their ability to provide their patient population medical care in accordance with timeframes established by accreditation standards.”
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 7h
November 1st. We are watching.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 7h
Pay attention.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 8h
ALPR update for Alexandria VA💥
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Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Each year, we hear how #Virginia is flush with cash but because of fiscal caution, we can’t do universal free school meals. Enough. We have the money. If need more of it in 2027, I’ll have budget amendments to end data center tax breaks worth billions of dollars. Let’s feed the kids. #valeg
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fairfax Co. TONIGHT! Pack the room in support of our speakers 💜wear purple💜 if you can to support our SEIU union friends! Join us tonight as we fight to abolish ALPRs in Ffx Co. Show up & let the board know we do not consent to Mass Surveillance! Public comment is scheduled ~4:30p at the earliest.
Let's pack the room! Come to the Fairfax Board meeting, Tuesday, September 29th, 4.30 PM. Fairfax County Government Center Auditorium. 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia, 22035.
Virginia localities and counties that have ended Flock and ALPR contracts were successful because the community came together. More people = bigger impact. your presence matters. Join us, bring a friend, bring a sign.
No axon, no flock, no alprs, safety not surveillance, abolish alprs.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Israel snatched an American teen from his West Bank home in the middle of the night — just days before his birthday and during his critical national exams. He's now been held for 3 months, with no charges. Netanyahu just came to the US for the *eighth* time since Trump took office.
zeteo.com
First Draft: Israel Has Kidnapped Another American Teenager
Abdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi has Texas roots but languishes in a notorious jail, one more victim of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cruel impunity. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is losing some of his most ardent fans.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
70% of our federal budget goes to the defense industry, so that our electeds can blame people for being poor, instead of defunding forever wars and providing universal heathcare, affordable housing, good schools, living wages. We call bullshit.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"affordable" appearing anywhere in the healthcare platform of any donor-aligned Democrat is code for: this candidate will not fight for universal healthcare, nor will they fight for reducing the 70% of our federal budget going to the military industrial complex.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 29/09/2026
cool seeing what the 1000s of military forces stationed in the nation's capital are getting up to #freedc #nationalguardgohome #possecomitatus
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JTF-DC Alaska National Guard Conduct Close Quarters Clearing Training
U.S. National Guardsmen with the Alaska National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia (JTF-DC) in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, practice close-quarters room clearin...
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Israel and the United States to be clear
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
R(aisin) FK Jr.
Image of wrinkled, leathery-faced RFK Jr next to image of one of the California Raisins, in white gloves and blue sneakers
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Iran Has Wounded and Killed More Americans Since the End of Operation Epic Fury Than During It The Trump administration’s attempt to rebrand its faltering forever war hasn’t slowed the mounting toll of U.S. casualties. theintercept.com/2026/09/28/i...
theintercept.com
Iran Has Wounded and Killed More Americans Since the End of Operation Epic Fury
The Trump administration’s attempt to rebrand its faltering forever war hasn’t slowed the mounting toll of U.S. casualties.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Repeating my 2028 prediction:/the Dem presidential nominee will be a white male who does not support universal healthcare. And he will lose.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is what I was saying www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
inquirer.com
We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Eugene I-Like-ICE Vindman emailing for $3 & he thinks Dems forgot he helped the GOP pass the Laken Riley Act. #vadems
Virginia's deportation Democrats Laken Riley Act. These Democrats in Congress voted with MAGA to let ICE detain and deport non-citizens without due process. Congressman Eugene Vindman, Senator Mark Warner, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fwiw we also published an editorial last week calling for local governments to rethink their flock agreements. www.pilotonline.com/2026/09/17/e...
pilotonline.com
Editorial: Flock camera abuse asks hard questions of local officials
Despite hopes that lawmakers and the ALPR industry would take substantive steps to ease privacy concerns, too little has been done.
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Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"A new statewide study finds that 42% of Virginia households experienced food insecurity during the past year, with Southwest Virginia reporting the highest rate in the commonwealth."
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Southwest Virginia reports the highest rate of food insecurity in the commonwealth
A new statewide study finds that 42% of Virginia households experienced food insecurity during the past year, with Southwest Virginia reporting the highest rate in the state.
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Anne @anne-tentional.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Pleased that the county board is taking action here. Since I’ve heard Flock is saying they cannot dismantle the cameras in the 14 days set, I and others in DeFlock coalition strongly recommend Arlington’s board reviews how Harrisonburg, VA dealt with Flock cams’ removal.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:
theguardian.com
Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people
Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’
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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Flock is the tip of the AI police surveillance iceberg. Time to educate yourself, debate, and demand solutions. The problems are all here (with endnotes). nyupress.org/978147983829...
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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“If you’re concerned about Flock, you should be really concerned about a real-time crime center that’s basically the centralized command center that can draw together thousands of cameras and be able to run video analytics on it so you can observe any object.” wamu.org/story/26/09/...
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Leaders in the D.C. region push back on the use of Flock cameras
There's growing concern about automatic license plate readers, and there are ways to balance public safety and surveillance.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
what they’re experiencing is too horrific to remain silent about. She pointed to reports of overcrowding, lack of medical care, contaminated food and inhumane treatment as examples of what she sees as a broader problem with Farmville and America’s detention system as a whole.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The New York City Sheriff’s Office said it received nearly 3,500 deed theft complaints from 2014 to 2023, mostly in Black neighborhoods where property values are rising. 👀
amsterdamnews.com
System Failures Part 1: In Black neighborhoods, deed theft hides in plain sight
Across New York, officials have admitted to a growing problem, one that has communities increasingly alarmed: deed theft.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
theguardian.com
Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Welp.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How we got here, as in quietly and with no broad public conversation about civil liberties...
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Irene Shin @ireneforva.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In July, I asked the SCC for more opportunities for the public to weigh in on this merger. On Tues, the SCC announced a public hearing right here in Fairfax! I hope you’ll join me there to fight back against corporate greed and monopolies. More info: bit.ly/4dvC1UU
The State Corporation Commission will be hosting a public comment hearing regarding the Dominion NextEra merger in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center on October 9th from 6 to 8 PM. Come make your voice heard!
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norfölkology @norfolkology.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'As journalist Philip Shucet puts the question: Which liberties are so fundamental that they should be put out of reach of shifting political majorities and left to the people to decide?'
vcij.org
The centuries-old question of Rights on Virginia’s ballot — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism
Two November ballot issues for Virginia voters have deep roots in human rights
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you for your YES vote last night to ban all APPRs from FCPS property. Now we need our Board of Supervisors to follow your example, and protect all Fairfax County residents & visitors with a FULL ALPR BAN NOW. #VA-Leg
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ARLnow @arlnow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JUST IN: County Board orders release of footage from fatal Columbia Pike police shooting
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JUST IN: County Board orders release of footage from fatal Columbia Pike police shooting | ARLnow.com
The County Board has ordered the release of available footage from a fatal Columbia Pike police shooting earlier this year. The Board announced this morning (Friday) that it has directed County Manager...
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tim_in_dc @timdc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
it's friday.✌🏽if you made it to today, keep going.♥️
Black and white photograph of a paved stone pathway winding through a waterfront park in Navy Yard in Washington DC. On the right side, a long, serpentine wooden bench curves alongside leafy trees and a tall street lamp. In the background, the curved arches of the FDM Bridge are visible.
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Get in this fight. Ban all ALPRs in Fairfax County now. bit.ly/DFLetter #VA-Leg
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Board of Supervisors Email
Automated license plate readers like Flock and Axon are violating our constitutional right to privacy, endangering immigrants, and hurting vulnerable communities by using AI surveillance cameras to sp...
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ALPR news👇👇👇
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh my God.
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Photography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography · 24/09/2026
Excellent news. People need as few barriers as possible to seeing this film.
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Jonathan Feingold @jpygold.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
today is a good day to support independent journalism. always appreciate @marisakabas.bsky.social for telling stories that need to be told. www.thehandbasket.co/p/naza-docum...
thehandbasket.co
I saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see
'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza.
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Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Earlier today, a woman named Lindsay Issacs testified before a Senate subcommittee about her horrific experience with Flock cameras If you think innocence protects you...PLEASE WATCH THIS "Safety" at what cost? #FlockOff youtube.com/shorts/PGIFw...
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Flock got her put in jail for 13 days, for a crime she didn't commit...
YouTube video by Young Americans for Liberty
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you're in Ffx Co VA, urge your School Board member to vote YES 2moro on the ALPR ban on #FCPS property!
patch.com
McDaniel Seeks Flock Camera Ban On Fairfax School Property; DeFlock Fairfax Backs Motion
Kyle McDaniel's proposal would bar Flock cameras on Fairfax school property while exempting bus and school-zone safety cameras.
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TinaTim @tinatimbo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We demand UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, senator klobuchar.
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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Look at our little city in the Shenandoah Valley go! Proud of the activists that didn't let up after the Flock contract ended, ensuring the cameras were actually removed, and now this. Thank you!!
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For those who need the refresher, here are the ten countries that do not provide their people some form of universal health care: Afghanistan, China, Egypt, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Yemen, South Africa, UNITED STATES👀
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Mgindmv @mgindmv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Flock's reported ONE percent error/misread rate is based on: customer surveys🫩👀 #va-leg
mountainstatespotlight.org
Flock Safety faces scrutiny from lawmakers over dodged questions about its surveillance technology
Lawmakers asked Flock for details on digital security, accuracy and data sharing. So far, the company has sidestepped most of those concerns.
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DeFlock @deflock.org · 22/09/2026
Subcommittee Hearing - Always Watching: Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network Date: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026 Time: 02:30pm Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 562 www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac... #DeFlock #Axon #AxonAxoff #fyp #trending #ALPR
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