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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
theintercept.com
ICE Is Paying a Controversial AI Firm to Hide the Identities of Agents
In a leaked memo, an ICE official tells employees the new AI tech will protect them. Some worry it could be used to root out whistleblowers.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 30/08/2026
ICE has been forced to withdraw many subpoenas seeking social media user data. We're keeping track. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
eff.org
A List of ICE Subpoenas to Tech Companies
This is likely an undercount. The full scope is hard to pin down because these subpoenas typically only come to light when a user is given notice and challenges them in court, or when a company
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Charity @charitylummel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Check on the wives of the ICE agents being give those gloves. Domestic abuse just leveled up.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 31/08/2026
“They are going after the messenger,” EFF's @jillian.bsky.social told @theintercept.com. “I don’t think that the members of the group would necessarily condone the actions of the people that they hosted. What they do condone is the freedom to host, the ability to be anonymous, ... to be private.”
theintercept.com
Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the U.S.
Trump designated a collective that provides anonymous email services as a foreign “terrorist” group. It could curtail free speech in the U.S.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
newyorker.com
Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Reckoning
The Meta settlement will force meaningful changes on Facebook and Instagram. It also reflects the degree to which public outrage is outmatched by the speed and size of Big Tech.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
futurism.com
Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook
An investigation found that Meta has been paying prominent neo-Nazi accounts to post on Facebook through its invite-only monetization program.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
wired.com
I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead
California residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: A federal court granted our emergency request to block USPS from implementing President Trump's order to restrict mail-in voting for the November election.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.gadgetreview.com/man-sues-was...
gadgetreview.com
Man Sues Washington Cities Over Flock Records – Wins $300K
Washington man's 53 public records requests targeting Flock Safety ALPR cameras netted $300K in settlements from cities that failed to preserve the footage.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.aclu.org/news/privacy... #Flock
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Flock Lied About its ALPR technology. What Else Has It Lied About?
ACLU documents how surveillance camera company Flock has lied to local officials about its operations
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
His name is Benn Jordan. #Flock
reason.com
This YouTuber got kicked out of the Flock convention. So he ran his own surveillance.
Flock argues that the public doesn't have a reasonable expectation of privacy on the road. But they sure don't like journalists at their conference.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/08/2026
WELKER: Do you think democratic socialists have a place in the Democratic Party? VAN HOLLEN: Yes they do as part of the debate. I think that those in the Dem Party who are afraid of a healthy debate are missing the point, because Democratic voters do not want a return to the pre-Trump status quo
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks
The US immigration agency is spending $20m on gloves that deliver a sharp electric shock intended to compel subjects to comply.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.npr.org/2026/08/12/n... #ICE
npr.org
ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves
The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We can always count on Amazon to be the good guy. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
tomshardware.com
Amazon circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window
Surprise, it's a data center!
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Boo-hoo.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
John Fetterman with Jon Stewart on Democratic Divides, DSA & Israel youtu.be/U3BMAkJIlnw?...
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Sen. John Fetterman on Democratic Divides, DSA & Israel | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
truthout.org/articles/jon...
truthout.org
Jon Stewart Grills Fetterman, Reminding Him That Israel Is “Not Our Country”
Stewart also reminded Fetterman that Jewish people and Israel are “not the same thing.”…
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Americans are cowards and Trump is a bully. Things aren't looking too good for Americans right now.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
amny.com
James Dolan says Knicks will visit Trump, White House, but Letitia James says not so fast | amNewYork
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a firm reminder to members of the Knicks that they do not have to visit President Donald Trump at the White House
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/04/2025
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
nytimes.com
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
They are arresting people on the streets, terminating their visas, and disappearing them for writing things they disagree with. This is where we are. Two months in. Right now. If you think they won’t begin coming after citizens soon, you are mistaken.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
bbc.com
Trump revoking legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Migrants who entered the US under the Biden-era programme will lose their deportation shield by the end of next month.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
bbc.com
Mahmoud Khalil: Palestinian Columbia student activist writes about arrest
Mr Khalil warns that his arrest is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to "supress dissent".
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 15/03/2025
The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.   An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Anonymous Operation DreadNought This is an Anonymous operation to stop the fascism that has infected the GOP.
opdreadnought.com
The Republican party, MAGA, Trump, and Musk are imbeciles who are drunk on power and get off on trampling down others. The American people are suffering for it.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
newrepublic.com
Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done
The Vermont senator is taking his anti-Trump tour to red America—and it’s a smash hit.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
wired.com
Donald Trump Bought a $90,000 Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It
Here’s hoping Elon Musk won’t have to personally fix President Trump’s new EV anytime soon.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
cbc.ca
Ontario slapping 25% surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity Monday, Ford says | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says starting Monday, the province will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
inthesetimes.com
“The Oligarchs Can Be Beaten”: Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump’s Speech
In his address to Congress, President Trump ignored the concerns of working people and boasted about his billionaire-run government. In a response, Bernie Sanders says while the fight for a progressiv...
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
theintercept.com
Iowa Becomes the First State to Repeal Civil Rights Protections for Trans People
GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.
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WIRED @wired.com · 04/03/2025
SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
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People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a…
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/03/2025
No. Now is not the time to play dead. The Democrats have already played dead for too many years. 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry. Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
HOW YOU CAN HELP: ✅ Spend your money at small businesses, especially those owned by underrepresented entrepreneurs ✅ Share this message with your networks—word of mouth is powerful ✅ Stand together in financial solidarity to create real economic change
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities. That means: 🚫 No gas from corporate giants 🚫 No fast food chains 🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
sfgate.com
A rogue ranger is documenting every National Park Service firing
Park rangers are crowdsourcing terminations and cataloging the number of National Park Service employees the Trump administration has fired across the country.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
cnn.com
Washington Post staffers are in open rebellion against Jeff Bezos | CNN Business
Current and former Washington Post staffers are rebelling against Jeff Bezos after he announced a “significant” editorial shift that will see the paper’s Opinion section focus almost exclusively on pe...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works?
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
aclu.org
Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU
The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exerc...
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
JFC
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Trump's Social Security Administration commissioner just called for a 50% staff reduction. This would gut SSA field offices and make it harder for millions of seniors to access benefits.  Make no mistake: this is an attack on Social Security itself.
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Trump Officials Fire, Abruptly Rehire, Overseers of U.S. Nuclear Stockpile
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
commondreams.org
As GOP Pushes Tax Giveaways for the Rich, Sanders Launches 'National Tour to Fight Oligarchy' | Common Dreams
As Republicans target vital public services to offset a massive deficit caused by tax cuts for the rich, Bernie Sanders is taking action. His "National Tour to Fight Oligarchy" aims to empower America...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 11/02/2025
BREAKING: We are suing DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to stop the brazen and illegal data sharing of federal employee data with the “government efficiency” group.
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EFF Sues DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to Halt Ransacking of Federal Data
EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders have filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the private information of mil...
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
scooplette for NBC News politics blog -- DOGE has its sights on US Housing & Urban Development, with a "senior advisor" to the Musk-led initiative now reviewing contracts, contractors & vendors from the housing agency (and looking for DEI stuff to cut). www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
nbcnews.com
DOGE to review Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts
Elon Musk’s government efficiency initiative, DOGE, has been operating within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to correspondence
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Robin Menikoff @rmenikoff.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
nytimes.com
As Trump and Musk Upend Washington, Congressional Phones Can’t Keep Up (Gift Article)
In the three weeks since President Trump took office and gave Elon Musk free rein inside the federal government, millions of calls have poured in to members of Congress, jamming the system.
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
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