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Dana Batnag

@privacyandnews.bsky.social
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Data privacy, news, human rights, etc. No to Trumpers, DDS, misogynists. DMs disabled. 🇵🇭

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Dana Batnag @privacyandnews.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
rightsreport.org/2026/05/11/t... How the Philippine Army, Aided by Residents and Drones, Set a Deadly Trap to Pin Down Toboso Casualties
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How the Philippine Army, Aided by Residents and Drones, Set a Deadly Trap to Pin Down Toboso Casualties
Residents heard the first shots before sunrise. By afternoon, 19 people were dead — and a small community in Negros Occidental was left trying to understand what happened. Marchel P....
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Trump endorses a primary opponent against Bill Cassidy. He sold his soul to confirm RFK Jr, and Trump sticks it to him anyway. This is why it is even more disgusting that these cowards are afraid to stand up to him. He demands total fealty but has no loyalty to them.
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 18/01/2026
100 days of Gaza ceasefire? For us, the war continues in all but name
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100 days of Gaza ceasefire? For us, the war continues in all but name
100 days of Gaza ceasefire? For us, the war continues in all but name
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Miami Herald @miamiherald.com · 18/01/2026
White House signals huge shift in race to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell
White House signals huge shift in race to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Donald Trump is a fucking war criminal — here & abroad! ARREST HIM NOW!!!
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Politico @politico.com · 18/01/2026
Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown
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Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown
Many sellers sat alone.
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
"President Donald Trump posted to social media on Saturday that his administration plans to sign an executive order to give the Army-Navy game an 'exclusive 4 hour broadcast window,” which would make it so no other game would be televised at the same time.'" Laser-focused on the important stuff.
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Trump plans executive order to keep Army-Navy game exclusive, blocking playoff football from overlapping
The president doesn't want anything else interrupting next season's Army-Navy game.
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John Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away. Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/01/2026
All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026. n.pr/4jGdmyS
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Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year
All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Nobel Please Prize
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
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Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
BREAKING: TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record." "Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head. "I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.” MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15/01/2026
This has been the plan all along. - Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN - Implement the Insurrection Act - Declare Martial Law - Suspend elections
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
“I think so many tech folks have felt like they can’t speak up,” Diemer told WIRED. “I want tech leaders to call the country’s leaders and condemn ICE’s actions, but even if this helps people find their people and take a small part in fighting fascism, then that’s cool, too.”
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Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet
The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/01/2026
President Trump claims that a “DAY OF RECKONING” is coming for Minnesota. He may be right, but not in the way he thinks. The backlash to ICE is only growing larger. trib.al/PeQ6fpl
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
‘Anti-ICE’ Reporter Drops Proof That Agency Hired Her After DHS Called Exposé ‘a Lazy Lie’ Mediaite
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‘Anti-ICE’ Reporter Drops Proof That Agency Hired Her After DHS Called Exposé ‘a Lazy Lie’
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Trump is threatening wars with NATO and Venezuela for the same reason he’s at war with the American people: fascism must always be on the march. Authoritarians are good at offense, but bad at defense. The only strategy for combating the Epstein crisis is literally going to war.
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Vox @vox.com · 15/01/2026
Memory is a really important component, and as the AI data center boom sucks up more and more resources, not having enough of it means that virtually every gadget with a chip in it will either get more expensive or less innovative or both.
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Gadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same time
Blame AI.
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Dana Batnag @privacyandnews.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
It’s a loyalty check. He wants to know if the military will follow him.
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404 Media @404media.co · 15/01/2026
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
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‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/01/2026
"This is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in,” said Jacob Frey. He couldn’t be more right. And the White House, its jackboots, and its paid liars are entirely to blame. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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ICE Started the Fire
Rather than trying to calm things down, the government is fanning the flames.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 15/01/2026
The man who orchestrated an actual insurrection now ludicrously labels citizen protesters as traitors, desperate to use the military as his own personal militia to crush dissent.
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Minneapolis live updates: Trump says he will invoke Insurrection Act if state politicians 'don’t obey the law'
Follow live updates as protesters face tear gas and flash bangs in Minneapolis after a Venezuelan man was shot following a traffic stop last night.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The rest of the world sees Trump's chaos-ridden second stint as damaging to U.S. interests.
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Damning Survey Finds Trump, 79, Accidentally Making the Wrong Country Great Again
The rest of the world sees the president’s chaos-ridden second stint in the White House as damaging to U.S. interests.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/01/2026
Breaking News: A federal agent shot an immigrant in the leg in Minneapolis, federal officials said, one week after an ICE officer killed Renee Good in the city.
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Federal Agent Shoots Immigrant in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Says
The agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the leg while trying to arrest him, an official said. The shooting comes a week after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
OPINION | Trump doesn’t really mean (or believe) most of the stuff he says in public. He says it because it motivates his base. It gets him attention. It keeps him in the mix.
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What Trump’s Surprising New Bestie Really Says About Him
It’s not just about keeping your friends close and your enemies closer.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/01/2026
Macron: At the request of Denmark, I have decided that France will participate in the joint exercises organized by Denmark in Greenland, Operation Arctic Endurance. The first French military elements are already on their way. Others will follow.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Immigration agents shoot man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high
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Immigration agents shoot man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 24/09/2025
A software engineer from India says he's considering moving back home. The US feels too unstable after President Donald Trump's H-1B fees, he says.
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I'm a Trump supporter — but I might move back to India over his H-1B policy
A software engineer from India says he's considering moving back home. The US feels too unstable after President Donald Trump's H-1B fees, he says.
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Dana Batnag @privacyandnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Sharing this exclusive article by Pulitzer Prize winner Manny Mogato: lasislasfilipinas.substack.com/p/ferdinand-...
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr nearly lost his presidency during the September 21 anti-corruption protest.
This piece is freely available to read.
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Mai Van Tran @vmtran.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
As part of a @techpolicypress.bsky.social series, I reflect on lessons in resisting Big Tech power from the Global South, based on comparative research of Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia. Your weekend read: www.techpolicy.press/lessons-from...
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Lessons from Resisting Big Tech Power in Southeast Asia | TechPolicy.Press
It is more important than ever for Western donors to champion the inclusion of digital rights in their development aid agendas, writes Mai Van Tran.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/06/2025
In 2022, inspectors described a “cascade of failure” at one foreign factory. The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.
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Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 21/06/2025
Utah U.S. Sen. Mike Lee is a prolific user of X and has repeatedly posted false information, even about the dead. Here are six examples of when Utah’s senior senator has shared misinformation or been criticized for his posts on X.
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Mike Lee’s X posts on Minnesota slayings led to outrage. But the senator’s ‘based’ behavior isn’t new.
Posts on X by Sen. Mike Lee about the deadly shootings in Minnesota caused outrage and backlash, but Lee's "based" behavior online isn't new.
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Politico @politico.com · 18/06/2025
The editorial board of a publication in Sen. Mike Lee's home state of Utah called on him to apologize for his posts about the Minnesota shootings, writing that they “were unacceptable for anyone, let alone from a member of the Senate.”
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Deseret News condemns Lee’s posts about Minnesota shooting
The editorial board of the Utah-based publication said the Utah senator cast a “poor light”’ on the Beehive State.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Vinay Prasad was named as both the FDA’s chief scientific officer and chief medical officer TODAY. He immediately fired Nicole Verdun, who was in charge of cell and gene therapies. “Now, there will definitely be concerns and questions about what this means for the division under Vinay Prasad”.
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Top gene therapy regulator forced out at FDA
Nicole Verdun, top gene therapy regulator at the FDA, has been forced out of the agency.
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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
capitalbnews.org/musk-xai-mem... Musk’s AI Fuels Pollution in Black Memphis Neighborhood - Capital B News
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A Historic Black Community Takes On the World's Richest Man Over Environmental Racism
In a neighborhood founded by freed slaves, residents are fighting back against unpermitted pollution from the world’s most powerful supercomputer.
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Dana Batnag @privacyandnews.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Robert Prevost, to be known as Pope Leo XIV, elected as first US pontiff
More than 100 Roman Catholic cardinals meeting in a secret conclave have elected a new pope.
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Glen Jackson @glenjackson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
If you missed University of Michigan #Law Professor @leahlitman.bsky.social joining me for Substack Live tonight, We discussed today’s decision in the Alien Enemies Act case, the state of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, and Leah’s book @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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Live with Joyce Vance
A recording from Joyce Vance's live video
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
JUST IN: A DC Circuit panel (with two Trump appointees) has blocked parts of Judge Lamberth's order to continue funding Voice of America and its affiliate news organizations -- but left in place the order to restore staff and programming to VoA.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’ One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
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RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
MEMPHIS VS. MUSK: “XAI is belching smog-forming pollution into an area of South Memphis that leads TN in emergency visits for asthma. 0 of the 35 methane gas turbines has pollution controls typically federally required. XAI has no Clean Air Act permits.” www.eenews.net/articles/elo...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
spring trend predictions: — 5" shorts — camp collars — recession
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God @thegodshow.com · 02/05/2025
Dear ICE Agents: When your parents told you that you could be anything you want when you grow up, they didn’t mean masked kidnappers.
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Dana Batnag @privacyandnews.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
newsinfo.inquirer.net/2057626/fwd-... “During an investigation conducted by the House of Representatives Joint Committee, it was revealed that Mansilungan had falsely claimed to have attended the University of the Philippines.”
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Palace fires NCSC exec for serious dishonesty, grave misconduct
MANILA, Philippines — The Palace has dismissed National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Commissioner Reymar Mansilungan from his post after he was found administratively liable for serious
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