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rboyce @rboyce.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Girls Rising: Revengeance
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Illiterate Autodidact 🇵🇸🙂👍🇮🇱☹👎 @cigaretteliker.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
The virgin AGI existential risk vs the chad global warming
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Cyrus Hall @cyrushall.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
So two members of the @sfdemocrats.org Central Committee are on the payroll of Flock (Ho and Chandler). Seems like they should have to recuse themselves whenever issues around Flock come up for a vote? sfstandard.com/2026/08/30/p...
The San Francisco Democratic Party just blocked a resolution calling for more transparency and accountability for Flock surveillance cameras.

Maybe it never had a chance — the board member who stopped the vote from taking place is employed by Flock.

Democrats need to scuttle Flock’s license plate surveillance if it can’t guarantee data safeguards, the resolution by Gordon Mar says. It comes after the San Francisco Police Department revealed that out-of-state and federal agencies accessed San Francisco’s 400 cameras’ worth of Flock data hundreds of times, in violation of California law, and amid worries that the data could endanger immigrants as ICE enforcement increases. The Sunrise Movement and Jobs with Justice are leading (opens in new tab) local protests, as vigilantes Spider-Man their way up utility poles to spray-paint (opens in new tab) the cameras.

The local Democrats’ Flock showdown took place at Wednesday’s meeting, before higher-profile votes on an endorsement in the District 8 supervisor race and on a vote against the billionaire tax. In an open meeting, Mar called out party chair Nancy Tung for failing to bring the Flock resolution before the party board.

The argument got testy. Tung argued that there were “factual issues” with the resolution, but Mar pushed back, claiming that no one had communicated that to him or given him a chance to revise it. 

“My question is, who made the decision to not include my resolution?” Mar asked. 

It was the Issues and Resolution Committee, Tung said. Democratic Party documents (opens in new tab) show the committee’s chair is Lily Ho, who was, at least as recently as this month, public affairs manager for the Western U.S. for Flock.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
404media.co
Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed
"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.
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rboyce @rboyce.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
tired: LLMs wired: LLCs
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rboyce @rboyce.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
claude loves nutella. just connecting the dots here...
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
it's worth noting that the quote they went out of their way to make look stupid was expressing a reasonable point — a restatement of the long-standing official US policy in fact! — and the quote they clean up and sanitize is expressing a deranged threat of war crimes in an illegal conflict
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
It’s always interesting to see which subjects Meta will refuse to do content moderation on because “free speech,” and which content moderation the CEO will volunteer to do in advance to curry favor. In this case it was “naming a DOGE employee”
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Another study finds that AVs will increase total driving. This one focuses on shifting parking behavior: "AV commuters may choose to park outside the CBD in equilibrium, increasing both vehicle hours and vehicle miles traveled." More VMT --> More congestion pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Mbsolheim @mbsolheim.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good at the site of her murder
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Emma Silvers @emmaruthless.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Breaking some news for @coyotemedia.org here. Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
coyotemedia.org
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I get a lot of crazy looks when I say self-driving cars are designed for lawbreaking. But it’s 100% true.
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 17/12/2025
You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker. This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
A Quote Tweet from NYC Councilmember Vickie Paladino @VickieForNYC stating:

“We’re in the midst of a global jihad the likes of which the world has never seen, and we cannot ignore it.

“We need to take every seriously the need to begin the expulsion of Muslims from western nations, or at the very least the severe sanction of them within western borders.

“The administration needs to begin developing a formal legal framework for the denaturalization process and get it over with before we end up with another 9/11 or worse. Enough is enough.”

The quoted tweet from @DrewPavlu stating:
“AUSTRALIAN HERO TOOK GUN OFF SHOOTER

“TERROR ATTACK SYDNEY AT LEAST 10 DEAD

“AUSTRALIAN HERO TOOK DOWN GUNMAN”
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
forever-wars.com
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
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rboyce @rboyce.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
this but for cars
rubber horse head mask worn by a human
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Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
PHOTOS: 'Yo tengo papeles': Teacher detained by immigration agents in North Center day care READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Hundreds of community members, parents, and elected officials attend a rally at Northcenter Town Square, in support of “Ms. Diana” an educator who was detained by federal law enforcement officers at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center at 2550 W. Addison St this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-TimesMaria Guzman, mother of two children how attend Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center wipes tears from her face after a rally at Northcenter Town Square, in support of “Ms. Diana” an educator who was detained by federal law enforcement officers at the daycare this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-TimesHundreds of community members, parents, and elected officials attend a rally at Northcenter Town Square, in support of “Ms. Diana” an educator who was detained by federal law enforcement officers at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center at 2550 W. Addison St this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-TimesHundreds of community members, parents, and elected officials attend a rally at Northcenter Town Square, in support of “Ms. Diana” an educator who was detained by federal law enforcement officers at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center at 2550 W. Addison St this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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rboyce @rboyce.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
“I’m not a bad bitch, and this isn’t savage” might put Eldest Daughter at #1 for me
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renee @unquantifiable.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
From the end of this article, it sounds like everyone with a Ring camera will be opted into sharing with law enforcement, including ICE: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com
Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement
Amazon’s Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 19/10/2025
More than 170 *US citizens* have been detained and held (and “dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot”) by immigration agents this year. “Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.” [propublica.org]
propublica.org
Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck. "I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!" Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door. Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A mainstream outlet finally does more than repeat the official BS statement from ICE about the shooting of Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez. This man's death should be a national scandal. Grateful for indy journalists who questioned the official narrative that corporate outlets mindlessly echoed last week.
cbsnews.com
Undocumented father killed by ICE agent in Franklin Park shooting had no criminal background, lawyer says
The undocumented father shot and killed by an ICE agent in Franklin Park, Illinois, only had a history of minor traffic violations, not a criminal record, according to his attorney.
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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
dino family
a stylized 3d render of the larvitar-pupitar-tyranitar pokemon evo line
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/08/2025
[looking at the gettysburg address] “that sign won’t stop me because i can’t read”
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Erin 🦇🎃💀👻EEK👻💀🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.
agrowingculture

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This morning, Israeli forces raided and demolished the Seed Multiplication Unit of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees' (UAWC) national seed bank in Hebron.

Using bulldozers and heavy machinery, the Israeli army destroyed the storage warehouses and infrastructure where essential equipment, seed materials, and tools for indigenous seed reproduction were kept.

This is not just an attack on a building-its an attack on Palestinian food sovereignty, biodiversity and cultural memory.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 31/07/2025
By a vote of 27-17, Senate Democrats voted to stop sending arms shipments to a Netanyahu government which has waged a horrific, immoral and illegal war against the Palestinian people. The tide is turning. Americans don't want to spend billions to starve children in Gaza.
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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Despite Smalls being profiled by every major US publications, no major US outlet has written anything about his beating or detention. Our labor publications look at why paydayreport.com/amazon-union...
paydayreport.com
Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls Detained & Beaten by IDF, But US Media Ignores It
This week, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) boarded the Handala, a ship associated with the Flotilla Freedom Coalition, that was attempting to reach Gaza with supplies for starving Palestinians. The ID...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/07/2025
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle. trib.al/W6lqYEu
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
CONFIRMED: Arturo Suárez, the musician imprisoned by the Trump admin without due process in El Salvador for 4 months is FREE. A video shows him telling his brother that while they were imprisoned, they were beaten daily by guards. Remember: this is the first ever mass release from CECOT.
Mother Jones
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A relative shared a video from Venezuelan broadcaster teleSUR featuring his brother, Arturo Suárez, on the plane after it landed near Caracas.
"We spent four months
without any contact with the outside world;
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Suárez said. "We were kidnapped." He went on to say: "We got a beating for breakfast. We got a beating for lunch. We got a beating for dinner.'
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j.l. feldman @jlfeldman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
A remarkable moment from an interview with Brad Lander on the Jewish Currents podcast: two ICE officers who arrested him are immigrant New Yorkers, one of whom was considering voting for him and Mamdani podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
“I get arrested at 26 Federal Plaza.

Pretty rough arrest as everyone could see in the video, and they take me back in a hallway, and then they take off their masks. The first guy is a Pakistani Muslim immigrant who lives in Brighton Beach. The first ICE officer, and the second guy is an Indo-Gaianese immigrant who lives in South Ozone Park.

And one guy says, yeah, my wife really wants me to quit my job. I don't know how I'm going to pay the mortgage. And then the Pakistani Muslim guy says, what's Mamdani like?

He's been to my mosque a couple of times, and I'm thinking of ranking you guys. And I'm just like, I don't know what to make of this. I mean, there's a whole broader issue.

Like these guys were not born brown shirts, but Donald Trump and the times that we're living in are making them brown shirts.”
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The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard.com · 14/07/2025
Oakland cops gave ICE license plate data; SFPD also illegally shared with feds
sfstandard.com
Oakland cops gave ICE license plate data; SFPD also illegally shared with feds
The illegal data sharing started soon after Oakland's cameras went live in August 2024.
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rboyce @rboyce.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
that time magazine cover is seared into my mind’s eye like a tech oligarch goatse
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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Today’s Daily Memo broke me a bit, but then as I posted, this of agents pinning a pregnant woman came up. I will keep reporting through the pain because it can’t possibly compare to what these families are enduring.💔 Please America, we need you to stand up. This shit aint right.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 27/06/2025
This is from Haaretz, an Israeli news site. It proves that Israeli concentration camp soldiers have been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid. No Western media will run this story or even refer to it, because real Western journalism is mostly dead.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
404media.co
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
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rboyce @rboyce.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
If I had a nickel for every time I sadly watched glitch.com shut down, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.🫡
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Comradery.co @comradery.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Comradery.co charges 2.5% in dues (fees) for all members, and the fee structure is democratically controlled by Creators, not investors! Sign up to be a Creator at Comradery.co
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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Holy shit. This is @padilla.senate.gov They just forcibly arrested a U.S. Senator.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 31/05/2025
Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
Heavily armed DHS HSI agents clad in full desert camo tactical gear including plate carriers and Kevlar helmets stand in the middle of the street like soldiersHeavily armed DHS HSI agents clad in full desert camo tactical gear including plate carriers and Kevlar helmets stand in the middle of the street like soldiers.
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Rishav @rrout2.github.io · 30/05/2025
Back of the napkin math says this one sale should yield $10.6M for affordable housing, thanks to 2020’s Prop I, but Lurie still refuses to use this revenue for its intended purpose.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 26/05/2025
BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.
bit.ly
Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say
An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
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A. Marmot 🌱 @aminus.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
such a classic scene
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."
A line from the Reconciliation bill saying " SEC. 44125. PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS."Page 333, line 3, strike ‘‘FOR MINORS’’
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