trip eggert @tripeggert.bsky.social · 12/10/2026call it pressure or political cover but the only way this man gets rid of tisch is if we all refuse to shut up about it and demand it of him at every turn. the groundswell of organized demands is what creates the cover for politicians to take bold action against power — we must force it. 000
Reposted by trip eggertDante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It's very significant that the raid against Omar was conducted by HSI. That means that whatever justified the warrant isn't related to corruption or misconduct. They're specifically looking for evidence that she committed immigration fraud so they can denaturalize and deport her. 8245109
Reposted by trip eggertPaul Walsh @pwalshstrib.bsky.social · 12/10/2026www.startribune.com/the-latest-h...startribune.comThe Latest: Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's homeHomeland Security agents have searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of... 001
Reposted by trip eggertWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A new statement from @maketheroadny.bsky.social says that Oscar Belgal, the man immigration agents shot in NYC last week, hasn't eaten since Thursday and still has the bullet in his neck. He urgently needs surgery, but instead, the government has him locked up in solitary. 8196155
Reposted by trip eggertRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Fuck this. I don’t know what else to say. Prison kills. mississippitoday.org/2026/10/07/c...mississippitoday.orgWrongly imprisoned Curtis Flowers diesAfter Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him. 181112289
Reposted by trip eggertScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026She was an FBI agent. She started an investigation of the murder of Renee Good. Trump forced her to reclassify it as an ICE agent assault. She was then forced to resign. Her evidence confirms that a cover-up of the homicide has been undertaken, directed from the highest levels.cnn.comFBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned | CNN PoliticsThe FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with... 281557899
Reposted by trip eggertbrian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ICE cannot do what it’s doing without local law enforcement. They need their manpower and infrastructure. That means if you want to stop ICE you are going to have to confront police collaboration and police power. I’m sorry but progressive hopes of avoiding this conflict are a recipe for failure. 51659488
Reposted by trip eggertRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Christ, these people are monsters. Just monsters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 13153701943
Reposted by trip eggertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18845982953
Reposted by trip eggerttreekisser @treekisser.bsky.social · 20/09/2026ICE launches massive private system to transport detainees across Texas under armed guardexpressnews.comNew private system to transport ICE detainees across Texas under armed guardA firm tied to the Florida detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz has a $382 million contract for "armed ground transportation" of ICE detainees in Texas. 16283165
Reposted by trip eggertMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026NYU Langone is paying the government $8.5 million in addition to ceasing gender-affirming care for minors. Cowardly loser shit. 352433651
Reposted by trip eggertDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It...uh...is not meant to be a competition 893730595
Reposted by trip eggertTruthout @truthout.org · 15/09/20263 months ago Google search started to prioritize AI summaries over links, and the impact on journalism could not be more devastating. Truthout's overall readership from Google is down 54% against last year. We lost a huge chunk of our audience overnight that we painstakingly built over decades.truthout.orgWe’re Already Living Through Journalism’s Dystopian FutureAI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back. 413798
Reposted by trip eggertMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 14/09/2026it’s so in our faces: these camps are not places people are meant to survive 42115858
trip eggert @tripeggert.bsky.social · 12/09/2026ah, the favorite verbal capitulation of nonprofit and newsroom leaders across america 030
trip eggert @tripeggert.bsky.social · 12/09/2026we do not need to elide what is being done to immigrants and people of color in this country to draw the very real parallels here on how trans people are being targeted. 001
trip eggert @tripeggert.bsky.social · 12/09/2026given the concentration camps into which america is throwing vast numbers of immigrants and POC, the racism is serving that function, while the transphobia is performing… the same function the trans/homophobia did for the nazis! please look up what happened to the institut für sexualwissenschaft. 100
Reposted by trip eggertMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026One of the definitions of the "surveillance state" that I operate under is when a government turns *all* methods of data and information collection---no matter what purpose it was supposed to serve, into surveillance intended for punishment. 4381204
Reposted by trip eggertSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I've spent my entire career reporting on the War on Terror. Many this week have asked me for my extended thoughts on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Here they are.forever-wars.comToday We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations IgnoreRighteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner 161140429
Reposted by trip eggertGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 11/09/2026“We allowed 9/11 to bring our nation together, not in grieving or resilience, but in group hatred. I was ashamed of us then, and as we have allowed this country to become more absorbed in hatred, xenophobia and isolation now, the shame is stronger.”theguardian.comAmericans on how 9/11 changed their lives: ‘It completely unraveled the US’Twenty-five years later, the Guardian asks US readers how the attacks affected their lives, and their country 110937
Reposted by trip eggertKit O'Connell (🏳️🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽) @kitoconnell.com · 10/09/2026If only James Talarico could read 😔 28720
Reposted by trip eggertAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 10/09/2026BREAKING: In August, *every single one* of the 2,646 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 12,901 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.rpc.state.gov 20604333
Reposted by trip eggertThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 07/09/2026On Labor Day, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new executive order to create the new Office of Worker Power, which will help workers connect with union organizers and educational resources to learn about their rights and, if they choose, to organize their workplaces.thecityreporter.nycCan This Former Longshoreman Help Zohran Mamdani Unionize New York?The newly-created Office of Worker Power is inspired by a similar effort by the Democratic Socialists of America and the United Electrical Workers that has helped thousands across the country… 8850204
trip eggert @tripeggert.bsky.social · 05/09/2026the really inconsistent line style between characters here does read heavily as AI 110
Reposted by trip eggertElizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 03/09/2026On August 31, ICE posted a notice, riddled with spelling errors, that it intends to solicit a contract for a video surveillance system for New York City. The agency anticipates the contract will be awarded by the end of the month. www.thecarceralreport.com/p/ice-plans-...thecarceralreport.comICE Plans to Set Up a Video Surveillance System in New York CityOn August 31, Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted a notice, riddled with spelling errors, that it intends to solicit a contract for a video surveillance system for New York City. 2814
Reposted by trip eggertjon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 31/08/2026Recurring political dynamic where police violence sparks social movements, creating window of opportunity for change. Policymakers then propose reforms that are not even plausibly able to reduce police violence. Then the moment passes, and we get retrospective evaluations like this.timesunion.comNew York’s police reforms promised change. Five years later, results are uneven.A Times Union investigation found uneven progress on oversight, diversity, use of force and racial disparities — and few ways to know whether reforms worked. 19838
Reposted by trip eggertSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026More of your wealth than ever goes to them, less of it than ever goes to you. It's a class war. But only one side is waging itft.comUS corporate profits surge to record as worker payouts wiltPre-tax earnings hit highest share of national income since aftermath of second world war 11525197
Reposted by trip eggertJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/08/2026New: ICE plans to spend millions of dollars on Boston Dynamics dog robots. ICE says this is to improve "officer safety." The robots can open doors, pick up objects, have 360 cameras, infrared vision, etc. Boston Dynamics didn't respond to question on its stance on ICE www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...404media.coICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog RobotsICE wants the robot dogs to improve “officer safety.” 1711139605
Reposted by trip eggertJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026your nephew is hooked on opioids because cops took the drug prevention money and spent it on flock cameras to stalk their ex wives 2440501287
Reposted by trip eggertI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026“Sheriffs honoring ICE detainers the law forbids them to honor. Police departments emailing federal agents the home addresses, employers, and daily whereabouts of people stopped for speeding. A local detective asking ICE to run the immigration status of an armed-robbery victim.”theintercept.comLocal Cops Flout Sanctuary Law to Help ICE Deport ImmigrantsIllinois law prohibits local collaboration with immigration enforcement officials, but the cops often find workarounds. 27547
Reposted by trip eggertPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I had some feelings to express about the "Woke 1" discourse.organizingmythoughts.orgWoke What? Let's Be Fucking SeriousOur politics are not the politics that have detached this country from reality, or normalized increasingly inhuman policies. 5391122
Reposted by trip eggertMaya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026 Find out which of your local businesses are working with ICE. (New database from @theappeal.org) The Appeal’s investigation reveals a widespread web of public and private entities enabling Trump’s deportation machine. theappeal.org/ice-local-bu...theappeal.orgDeportation Dollars: ICE Contracts With More Than 1,000 Businesses Across the U.S.The Appeal’s investigation found contracts in nearly every state. Find out if your local businesses are working with ICE. 3192143
Reposted by trip eggertPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, white supremacists mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati... 8336611833
Reposted by trip eggertKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Flock has told the public for years that its technology “cannot recognize, identify, or track individuals.” The company has now built an AI system that does both. And @wired.com got the system's code -- allowing us to reconstruct it, and learn exactly how Flock's new tool is supposed to work:wired.comFlock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its CodeFlock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate... 8360188
Reposted by trip eggertdamniel spookradski @self.agency · 19/08/2026@flyingwithsara.bsky.social would be great if the flight attendants union would speak out against collaborating with the abduction of fellow workers by state thugs 28624
Reposted by trip eggertDave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026These things and worse exist and are already being used by cops across the country and somehow saying police should have less money is still a political third rail 216364
Reposted by trip eggertDr. Jen @notthatkindadr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026FYI, they will not work through clothing unless that clothing is thin or wet. Also, they can't handle being doused with water. Wear layers, carry water. Stay safe out there 18629215
Reposted by trip eggertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively. 30672553803
Reposted by trip eggertRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay. 31972232287
Reposted by trip eggertProject Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 15/08/2026And there it is. CoreCivic sold four private jails to ICE this summer, booked a $1.8B gain, and is now spending $500M on a stock buyback for its investors. That’s when a company cancels its own shares to hand value to shareholders. Same profits, split fewer ways, so each share is worth more. 510789
Reposted by trip eggertThe IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 13/08/2026@wawog_now has launched “The Living Record”— an oral archive built from 50 eulogies by media workers from Gaza to honor their colleagues killed by Israel. It is critical that we honor the legacies of those that Israel has killed for telling the truth of its genocide.newyorkwarcrimes.comThe Living Record: Gaza’s Journalists Remember Their ColleaguesMore than 260 Palestinian journalists have been martyred during Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. Listen to their stories, as told by their loved ones, here. 087
Reposted by trip eggertFelipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I know there’s numbness to the authoritarian drumbeat but this is rubicon-crossing. DOJ subpoenaed years of records from some of the largest unions in the country, infiltrated protest groups & tried to engineer a takedown of the institutional left in MN/nationwide. It is making COINTELPRO look tamenytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration CrackdownThe government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes. 411852
Reposted by trip eggertLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 13/08/2026from the brilliant @derecka.bsky.social "The very movements producing [radical] rhetoric, from abolition to Free Palestine, also produced the possibilities of [DSA's] election [win]s. Downplaying those movements puts organizers who continue this work at risk, especially right now."theguardian.comAOC and Mamdani wanted to defund the police. Their backtracking puts organizers at risk | Derecka PurnellProgressive and democratic socialist politicians are recanting pandemic-era statements on police and prison abolition 728283
Reposted by trip eggertBrian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 13/08/2026WIRED obtained internal records that detail hundreds of allegations of CBP officers using federal databases to spy on exes and family members.wired.comCBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and ColleaguesRecords obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones. 412366
Reposted by trip eggertEdward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com · 12/08/2026Mamdani inherited a sprawling surveillance state. What is he going to do with it? Wrote about the gang database, NYCHA surveillance cameras, Domain Awareness System, the POST Act, and more for @nymag.comnymag.comMamdani’s Surveillance StateThe mayor inherited a vast network of cameras, databases, and tracking tools. Now he has to decide what to do with it. 010322