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Mother and former city & federal law enforcement officer turned investigative citizen analyst. Christian, patriot defending the Constitution, civil liberties, 4th Amendment ,and whistleblowers. Author of: palsreport.substack.com

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Carissima M Pettus for Congress @carissimampettus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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CARISSIMA M PETTUS CONGRESSIONAL PLATFORM
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23/09/2026
For years, Signal has required a phone number to register for an account. That’s all changing. You can now pay a small fee for an account with no phone number. Read about it in our digital security newsletter, and subscribe.
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Signal introduces registration without a phone number
One of Signal’s most sought-after features is now available to Android beta users
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New England First Amendment Coalition @nefac.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
📣 Registration Now Open! Join us in November to learn about metadata with Davis Erin Anderson at @freedom.press: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #opengov #journalism
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Carissima Mia Pettus is a Libertarian candidate for the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.
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Carissima M Pettus for Congress @carissimampettus.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Carissima M Pettus for Congress @carissimampettus.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Libertarian C. Mia Pettus Launches Campaign for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District
Libertarian C. Mia Pettus has launched her campaign for the U.S. House in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, saying she will focus on local economic growth and affordability, strengthening oversig...
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Michigan Voting Information
Michigan voting information, upcoming election dates and voter registration deadlines.
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Carissima M Pettus for Congress website pettusforcongress.org
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Carissima Mia Pettus is a Libertarian candidate for the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Home - Pettus for Congress
Carissima Mia Pettus is a Libertarian candidate for the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.
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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 13/07/2026
Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits michiganadvance.com/2026/07/13/r... From @stateline.org
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Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits • Michigan Advance
It wasn’t billed as a takeover. The nonprofit hospice where Washington state nurse Milli Palmer has worked for nearly two decades announced in October 2024 that it was entering a “joint venture” with ...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 06/07/2026
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 06/07/2026
SCOTUS just delivered its most important Fourth Amendment decision in years — and it's a win for your privacy. The government can't vacuum up sensitive location data from your cellphone without a warrant, the court ruled. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain why this matters.
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SCOTUS just INCREASED your privacy rights
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 07/07/2026
One reason WhatsApp users should consider switching to usernames is because if someone hijacks your phone number, then they could also likely recover other accounts, FPF's @mshelton.bsky.social told @monicatorrr.bsky.social.
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WhatsApp Just Rolled Out A Privacy Feature You'll Probably Want To Enable ASAP
This seemingly small update could make a big difference for your privacy. Here’s what you need to know.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 06/07/2026
RSS is a secret trick to making the internet more usable. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For
Since at least the moment Facebook introduced (and apologized for) its News Feed, “the algorithm” has been shorthand for the ways the tech giants control what we see and when we see it. In the age of
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 07/07/2026
The use of automation and AI to identify, flag, and moderate content has become a permanent feature of how platforms govern speech, and we're taking stock. Read part 1 of our 2-part series on automated content moderation www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Automated Moderation Is Here to Stay
This blog post is part 1 of a 2-part series. The second part will set out recommendations for companies and policymakers.Six years ago—one month into a global pandemic—we argued that the automated
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
For 250 years, we have been building our democracy. And for just as long, brave truth tellers have spoken out against attacks on the rule of law and attempts to bring us backward. On America's 250th birthday, we celebrate those who courageously keep us on the right path. Happy July 4th!
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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THE JUNE 2026 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEMORANDUM, FEDERAL DISABILITY RIGHTS STATUTES, AND THE CONTINUING LEGAL SHADOW OF EUGENICS IN AMERICAN DISABILITY POLICY
DOJ Interpretive Authority Under ADA, Section 504, and IDEA in Relation to Historical Patterns of Institutionalization and Eugenics-Based Policy Frameworks By: PALS REPORT
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 02/07/2026
"You can’t introduce somebody’s reading habits, or their library, their bookshelf, as evidence of a specific crime in court," FPF's Seth Stern told @fairmediawatch.bsky.social about Daniel Sanchez Estrada's 30-year sentence for transporting zines.
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‘Anyone Whose Beliefs Are Inconvenient Becomes a Terrorist’: CounterSpin interview with Seth Stern on criminalizing dissent
"When there's enough resistance, the administration will back down, or shift its priorities. People do have the power to do that."
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 02/07/2026
The Supreme Court couldn’t be bothered to correct litigants who think filing a lawsuit gives them permission to commandeer the Fourth Estate and force journalists to burn sources. Fewer whistleblowers will be willing to come forward as a result.
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Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene after a judge ordered former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to be fined $800 a day.
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NextGen Competition @nextgencompetition.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Big Tech’s AI money machine is already trying to shape the rules before they’re written. 💰 Kudos to @demandprogress.bsky.social for tracking which politicians are being bankrolled by Leading the Future, the Super PAC backed by AI executives fighting guardrails. ⬇️
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We've supported courageous individuals who called out dangerous decisions—whether it was Meta willingly exposing children to harm or ICE training its officers to break the law. Today, we're asking you to support our work on behalf of whistleblowers: whistlebloweraid.org/donate/
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Donate - Whistleblower Aid
We Rely On Your Donations Whistleblower Aid is a pioneering, non-profit legal organization that helps government and private-sector workers report concerns — safely, lawfully, and responsibly. We supp...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14/05/2026
Did you know EFF created the Atlas of Surveillance? It's our database mapping police surveillance tech across the U.S.! You can support our work pushing back against surveillance, and get a t-shirt to show support for that work, today: eff.org/spring
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Claw Back Your Privacy
Support free expression and fight the mass surveillance used for control and intimidation.
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DeFlock @deflock.org · 27/06/2026
A former police officer is speaking out about Flock cameras and ALPRs. Whether you agree or disagree, it's worth asking why more people are starting to raise concerns about mass surveillance. Watch and make up your own mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1P-...
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Former Officer Explains Why He Was Forced Out
YouTube video by After The Badge 401
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/07/2026
X violating user data in 2022 led to an FTC order requiring it to take platform security seriously and periodically report to the regulator. Its new petition to waive those requirements should be fully rejected.
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EFF and Allies: X’s FTC Petition to Waive Privacy Violation Order Should be Rejected
X Corp. should not be able to escape privacy compliance because it changed its name. On May 15, X Corp. filed a petition before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to set aside or modify an order issue...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 02/07/2026
Students with disabilities are students first. For 50 years, the Dept of Education has been tasked with ensuring students with disabilities have the opportunity to learn & grow. The Trump admin's decision to move that responsibility to HHS & DOJ will only hurt these students. It's shameful.
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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DuckDuckGo @duckduckgo.com · 04/06/2026
No force feeding AI over here. With us, you choose if and how AI shows up. Tl;dr 👉 Break up with Google www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
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People who want less AI are breaking up with Google Search
Following Google's addition of more AI features, search engine DuckDuckGo has experienced an influx of search traffic and downloads.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29/06/2026
Today could be Congress's last chance to stop the KIDS Act. Tell your lawmaker to vote NO on this rushed, messy package of internet bills that threatens privacy, free expression, and private messaging online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online
Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/07/2026
Far from protecting children, Illinois’ HB 5511 will effectively dismantle online anonymity, jeopardize data security, and severely restrict access to constitutionally protected speech for young people and adults alike. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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EFF to Gov. Pritzker: Veto Illinois’ HB 5511
The Illinois legislature recently passed House Bill 5511, which imposes a sweeping, device-level age-gating framework across nearly all internet-enabled hardware, operating systems, and online
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Eugenics, Disability Rights, and the Constitutional Evolution of Institutionalization in the United States: A Statutory and Historical Analysis Through 2026
By PALS Report | July 1, 2026
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DeFlock @deflock.org · 19/05/2026
📍 Use the DeFlock Map We are building a public map of ALPRs, AI surveillance cameras, autonomous drones, and connected surveillance infrastructure so communities can see what’s being installed around them. The DeFlock App works great, too! www.deflock.org #Flock #Privacy #MassSurveillance
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DeFlock
Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.
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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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toonerman @dptoon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 29/06/2026
Big win for privacy. Major setback for mass surveillance. For journalists, their sources, and everyone else, this Supreme Court decision is a powerful protection for location data, and potentially for other sensitive information stored on their phones.
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Victory! Supreme Court Says Constitution Protects People’s Location Data
You have an expectation of privacy in location data that reveals your movements in the physical world, and even short-term surveillance of these movements is a search subject to the Fourth Amendment, ...
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah Walker www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests
Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah Walker
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palsreport.bsky.social @palsreport.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 29/06/2026
Mandating age verification "effectively hands Big Tech and the government a skeleton key to the identities of every whistleblower, dissident, and investigative reporter who uses online platforms," FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social and @aliyabhatia.bsky.social write in @theintercept.com.
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Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing
The KIDS Act, ostensibly aimed at protecting children, will raise the risk for journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers.
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Check this out, pretty cool resource (also scary, but useful info)
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Surveillance Watch: They Know Who You Are
Surveillance Watch is an interactive map revealing the intricate connections between surveillance companies, their funding sources and affiliations.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New: Regretful cities are literally covering their Flock cameras with black trash bags because they cannot figure out how to immediately exit their surveillance contracts or get the cameras taken down: www.404media.co/cities-are-c...
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Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras With Trash Bags
Regretful cities aren't sure how to cancel their surveillance contracts, so they are literally covering their cameras.
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404 Media @404media.co · 08/06/2026
SignalTrace "links devices that regularly travel together, correlating them to license plate." It is a surveillance product that will sweep up and add all sorts of Bluetooth and other data to license plate readers, linking specific devices—and people—to cars.
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This Company Will Add Phone, AirPod, and Smartwatch Trackers to License Plate Readers
SignalTrace "links devices that regularly travel together, correlating them to license plate." It is a surveillance product that will sweep up and add all sorts of Bluetooth and other data to license...
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/06/2026
So the FCC is proposing that anyone getting a phone plan should be required to show a government ID, basically ending anonymity. @josephcox.bsky.social talks more about what we lose with that on today's podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP53...
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404 Media @404media.co · 20/06/2026
The known cases of police stalking are almost certainly a vast underreporting of the overall abuse, because they largely include only cases in which the behavior was so egregious that it led to police officers being fired, arrested, or both. www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...
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Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People
There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
a few days later Ypsilanti Township, which is fighting its own enormous data center project, has a city meeting and the town's leaders put a photo from Whitmer and the groundbreaking behind them while taking comment from the community
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
in Saline, where Whitmer and Sam Altman did the groundbreaking, the town treasurer broke down in tears during a meeting and resigned her position back in May. She said she'd gotten death threats after the town lost its fight against Stargate
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Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats
"I can’t take it anymore. The threats," the treasurer said. The planned data center is part of OpenAI and Oracle's Stargate initiative.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 26/06/2026
👋 Our work protecting journalists and whistleblowers depends on you. At a time like this, your help is vital. Here’s what you can do: - Sign up for our newsletters: freedom.press/newsletters - Donate today (if you can): freedom.press/donate
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 27/06/2026
The Espionage Act has been used for decades to target journalists and whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing. Use our action center tool to tell lawmakers to pass the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act and reform the archaic law.
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Make an impact with guided actions from Freedom of The Press Foundation.
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