Reposted by Michael LinhorstPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know. 252270915
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The government created a secret courtroom for immigrants and threatened to arrest a reporter who tried to observe the proceedings there. 110
Reposted by Michael LinhorstAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 21/09/2026if the founders wanted us to have a free press they should’ve written it down somewhere 835235
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A very obvious First Amendment violation 000
Reposted by Michael LinhorstJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...404media.co‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." 401524708
Reposted by Michael LinhorstNatalie Lung @natalielung.com · 11/09/2026NEW: Will the Apple Watch’s new always-listening features be illegal in states that require all parties’ consent for recording? Attorneys in CA, MA, PA and WA aren’t convinced that Apple’s privacy protections will sufficiently shield users from legal problems. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comApple’s Always-Listening Watch Features Test Eavesdropping LawsApple Inc.’s new always-listening artificial intelligence features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 could put eavesdropping laws to the test, according to legal experts. 33815
Reposted by Michael LinhorstBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Again it is insane that we have accepted masked secret police. 13142201102
Reposted by Michael LinhorstRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 08/08/2026They're just coming right out and saying it. When body camera footage makes them look bad, no one sees it. When it serves a proagandistic purpose, everyone sees it. 511969712
Reposted by Michael LinhorstNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026As bad as that sounds, it's actually worse. "The mother is a mental health professional with confidential client relationships. One of the two spouses is the general counsel of a major law firm." 1291103
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I've been thinking a lot lately about The Spirit of Liberty, the famous speech from 1944 by Judge Learned Hand about what American freedom means. 1/x 100
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Our government getting progressively more secretive, hiding more records from the public 000
Reposted by Michael LinhorstAdam A. Marshall @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Across all #FOIA requests processed by agencies in FY25, fewer than 10% were granted in full. More than 9 out of every 10 requests were denied in part or in full 🤯 (5/x) 123
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Apparently there are still only two votes on the Supreme Court for overturning NYT v. Sullivan. Free speech is safe for another term. 000
Reposted by Michael LinhorstRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Another one: In January, a guy wrote an angry (but non-threatening) letter to former ICE chief Todd Lyons after the Good, Pretti killings. Last week, ICE agents tracked him down at the NYC hotel where he and his daughter were staying after returning from a vacation in Finland.syracuse.comAnother ICE threat visit: How did agents track down this critic on his vacation?The ICE agents who threatened a Syracuse poll worker for an Instagram post warned a Rochester man in an unsettling way. 34991472
Reposted by Michael LinhorstDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Immigrant detainees at Delaney Hall ICE prison in Newark, NJ have been forced to cook, clean, & repair the facility for as little as $1/day and sometimes for free. They are on a hunger & labor strike; protesters outside have been tear-gassed. Here's our report, including a quote from a detainee:prospect.orgDelaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim at GEO Group’s Bottom Line - The American ProspectImmigrants held at GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark are on a labor strike and a hunger strike, refusing to perform the jobs that keep the place running. 521427768
Reposted by Michael LinhorstAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 22/05/2026Kilmar Abrego Garcia‘s indictment must be DISMISSED for vindictive prosecution, a federal judge just ruled. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1438496
Reposted by Michael LinhorstAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 18/05/2026NEW: A former Phoenix PD officer whose company trained an ICE paramilitary unit was involved in six shootings while on duty, four of which resulted in death. @awinston.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/an-ice...wired.comAn ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly ShootingsDavid Norman, a former Phoenix police officer who’s described himself as “a f***ing savage,” now runs a company that provided training to Homeland Security’s Special Response Teams. 16343186
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 13/05/2026ICE's new leader, David Venturella, was a longtime executive at the Geo Group, the private prison company that's now ICE's biggest contractor. I profiled the Geo Group, and its many connections to the Trump administration, for @fastcompany.com last year: www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...fastcompany.comThe house that ICE builtGeo Group, America's largest for-profit jailer of immigrants, is preparing for a windfall under Trump. Its chairman is an immigrant himself. 000
Reposted by Michael LinhorstNew York Focus @nysfocus.com · 03/05/2026Prison officials have refused to release crucial records on how the agency handles allegations of sexual abuse. New York Focus is suing. #WorldPressFreedomDay nysfocus.com/2026/03/17/l...nysfocus.comNew York Focus Is Suing the State Prison AgencyPrison officials have refused to release crucial records on how the agency handles allegations of sexual abuse. 02111
Reposted by Michael LinhorstACLU @aclu.org · 11/03/2026Yes. ICE agents don't get to carve out a First Amendment exception for themselves.aclu.orgDo I Have the Right to Film ICE?Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. Here’s what you need to know. 5931781253
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 11/03/2026ICE is spending huge amounts of money on private prisons. I profiled the founder of ICE's biggest for-profit prison contractor, Geo Group, for @fastcompany.com last year: www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...fastcompany.comThe house that ICE builtGeo Group, America's largest for-profit jailer of immigrants, is preparing for a windfall under Trump. Its chairman is an immigrant himself. 041
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 26/02/2026An update on my article from November about the private prison company and ICE contractor Geo Group asking the Supreme Court for immunity from lawsuits: the court unanimously said no yesterday. Here's my earlier piece in @newrepublic.com about the case: newrepublic.com/article/2020...newrepublic.comThe Case That Could Rein in Private Prison Abuses—or Turn Them LooseOne of the biggest firms in the industry wants the Roberts court to grant it sovereign immunity. Even the Trump administration is in opposition—to a point. 120
Reposted by Michael LinhorstJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 18/02/2026"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)nytimes.comJournalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program 1827811762
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The Mom-and-Pop Contractors Helping ICE Rapidly Expand — my latest for @newrepublic.com, tracing the small-time firms that are signing up to work with ICE, despite everything newrepublic.com/article/2064...newrepublic.comThe Mom-and-Pop Contractors Helping ICE Rapidly ExpandEven as ICE sparks rising public horror with its tactics and killings, a raft of companies that have never before worked with the federal government are signing up to work with the agency. 100
Reposted by Michael Linhorst404 Media @404media.co · 18/02/2026SCOOP: Ring’s controversial, AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media.404media.coLeaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond DogsRing's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand. 12421195
Reposted by Michael LinhorstAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role. 12425311444
Reposted by Michael LinhorstSeamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026"The collapse of that ethos would be a hell of a story. But AP never replaced me, and after the bloodbath at the Post, I just don’t think anyone’s there any more to report it." www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...courtwatch.newsThe Rabbit Hole: Covering the Courts from a Windowless OfficeFor more than a decade, Rachel Weiner, until quite recently a Washington Post journalist, chronicled the news involving the D.C. metropolitan area, which included stints at the Eastern District of Vir... 0129
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Big news for the private prison company GEO Group, ICE's biggest contractor: its CEO is stepping down after little more than a year and company founder George Zoley is replacing him. I profiled Zoley and his for-profit prison firm for @fastcompany.com last year: www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...fastcompany.comThe house that ICE builtGeo Group, America's largest for-profit jailer of immigrants, is preparing for a windfall under Trump. Its chairman is an immigrant himself. 120
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 09/02/2026A for-profit immigrant prison run by the company CoreCivic 22913
Reposted by Michael LinhorstDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 06/02/2026The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise. 10648021734
Reposted by Michael LinhorstMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Democracy dies in oligarchy. 1022018608
Reposted by Michael LinhorstFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/02/2026DHS Secretary says filming ICE is illegal and amounts to doxxing. They’re absolutely wrong. Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again. Watch @freedom.press’s @trevortimm.bsky.social explain. 22403166
Reposted by Michael LinhorstJoseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026New territory. Must read story from a colleague. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comHomeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weaponUnder Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups. 611949
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Want to know who the governor is meeting with? How she's spending her workdays? Good luck. Hochul's office won't release any of her calendars from the past 15 months. Great FOIL reporting recently by @nysfocus.bsky.social & @chrisbragg1.bsky.social nysfocus.com/2026/01/20/h...nysfocus.comAs She Raises Millions, Hochul Isn’t Saying Who She’s Meeting WithThe governor’s meeting logs are 15 months out of date, and she won’t release her calendar. 010
Reposted by Michael LinhorstMatthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 01/02/2026For the avoidance of doubt, releasing the names of federal officers who shot and killed an American citizen is not in any way shape or form doxing. 0183
Reposted by Michael LinhorstThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 17/01/2026Filming the police isn't a crime.interc.ptFederal Agents Keep Invoking Killing of Renee Good to Threaten Protesters in MinnesotaIn apparent references to Renee Good, multiple agents have asked protesters: “Have y’all not learned from the past couple of days?” 302042612
Reposted by Michael LinhorstCraig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 15/01/2026"Government invasion into a reporter’s home and the seizure of journalistic materials is exactly the kind of scenario our First Amendment was conceived to protect against." 065
Reposted by Michael LinhorstReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 15/01/2026Until this week's FBI raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's house, the Justice Department had “never executed a search warrant at the home of a reporter in a national security leak case,” notes @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman. [via @cnn.com]cnn.com‘Tip of the iceberg’: The FBI search of a reporter’s home has newsrooms bracing for more | CNN BusinessInside The Washington Post, the impact was immediate. Reporters called the search “incredibly disturbing.” Hannah Natanson, whose home was raided, urged her Post colleagues to keep reporting. 043
Reposted by Michael LinhorstReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 14/01/2026This morning, the FBI executed a search warrant at a @washingtonpost.com reporter’s home. @rcfp.org President Bruce D. Brown called it “a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press.” Read his full statement: www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-w...rcfp.orgRCFP statement on FBI search of Washington Post reporter’s home“[T]his is a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press,” said RCFP President Bruce D. Brown. 17266
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 14/01/2026What an excellent response to a government that doesn't respect the First Amendment. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/... 012
Reposted by Michael LinhorstFree Press @freepress.bsky.social · 13/01/2026"Recording law enforcement is not illegal. It is not obstruction. It is a constitutionally-protected activity that district & appellate courts have affirmed." - @attorneynora.bsky.social @timkarr.bsky.social's latest on Pressing Issues on the right to record: pressingissues.org/recording-ic... 02521
Michael Linhorst @michaellinhorst.bsky.social · 12/01/2026These were terrible rules aimed at restricting press coverage of NYC government, and their rescission is great news for helping New Yorkers learn what their government is up to 021
Reposted by Michael Linhorstunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10/01/2026Also: this happened earlier. Feds apparently pepper sprayed the inside of a journalist's empty car. 11696238
Reposted by Michael LinhorstJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/01/2026New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant “This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...404media.coInside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t... 14569044592
Reposted by Michael LinhorstLangdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him. Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America. 12762593019
Reposted by Michael LinhorstAAUP Texas A&M-College Station Chapter @tamu-aaup.bsky.social · 06/01/2026From an email to one of our faculty members.... Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M! 12427541007
Reposted by Michael LinhorstChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/01/2026NOTE: This news immediately followed a Supreme Court order this morning denying the paper's shadow-docket efforts to block an injunction issued by the Third Circuit that was enforcing an NLRB unfair labor practices order relating to the paper's health insurance plans. 4345125