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Naomi Seligman @naomiseligman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am deeply honored to be named president of @wbaidlaw.bsky.social At a time when, too often, we see the worst of human behavior reflected in the headlines, it is a privilege to be working with the bravest and most determined among us. Let's save our democracy, together! Onward.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Naomi Seligman has been named Whistleblower Aid's president. Naomi is a former whistleblower who initially teamed up with us to demand justice and transparency in big-city government. She joined our staff in 2023 and most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer. Congrats, Naomi!
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Accountability Leader and Former Whistleblower Naomi Seligman Appointed to WhistleblowerAid.org President - Whistleblower Aid
Naomi Seligman, a former whistleblower who initially teamed up with WhistleblowerAid.org to demand justice and transparency in big-city government, has been named president of the legal non-profit.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We are proud to announce that Nathaniel Edmonds, renowned white collar criminal prosecutor and litigation partner in two international law firms with nearly 25 years of legal practice, is joining Whistleblower Aid as Chief Legal Counsel. Welcome, Nathaniel!
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Veteran White Collar Lawyer and DOJ Fraud and Corruption Prosecutor Joins WhistleblowerAid.org as Chief Legal Counsel - Whistleblower Aid
WhistleblowerAid.org is proud to announce that Nathaniel Edmonds, renowned white collar criminal prosecutor and litigation partner in two international law firms with nearly 25 years of legal practice...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"AI surveillance is already inescapable," Whistleblower Aid client Dr. Jason Sattizahn told members of Congress today. Read more:
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"Already Inescapable": AI Surveillance by Big Tech is Here, Says Meta Whistleblower - Whistleblower Aid
Meta Whistleblower Dr. Jason Sattizahn testified before members of Congress today about Big Tech's use of AI surveillance to collect massive amounts of data on its users — with or without consent.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"If someone posts a photo on Instagram, they're doing it to be social on Instagram. They're not saying, 'hey, I'd love to train this AI model.'" – Meta Whistleblower Dr. Jason Sattizahn
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"America is already in a place where AI surveillance is inescapable within everyday technological products. – Whistleblower Aid client Jason Sattizahn, in his congressional testimony just now
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
One year ago, Whistleblower Aid helped Dr. Jason Sattizahn, Cayce Savage and four anonymous whistleblowers reveal to Congress that Meta was willfully covering up the dangers its products pose to children.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"While the Supreme Court was weighing the legal issues, a Postal Service whistleblower came forward with a stark series of warnings." Our client revealed that Trump's ballot mail plan was not just bad in theory—it had the potential to rob millions of people of their votes.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned w...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: SCOTUS shuts down the Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting in the 2026 midterm election. Our whistleblower client brought the receipts, and we delivered those receipts to Congress, trial courts, appeals courts, and all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Inundated with Briefs Citing Whistleblower’s Revelations, Supreme Court Denies Trump Administration’s Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting - Whistleblower Aid
The United States Supreme Court has put an end to President Donald Trump’s plan to use the United States Postal Service (USPS) to restrict mail-in voting in the 2026 midterm election and potentially d...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Whistleblower Aid has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, bringing our whistleblower's shocking revelations directly to the justices and urging them to stop the Trump administration's plan to restrict mail-in voting. whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...
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WhistleblowerAid.org Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in USPS Ballot Mail Case, Providing Anonymous Whistleblower Disclosure to High Court - Whistleblower Aid
WhistleblowerAid.org filed an amicus brief in United States Postal Service, et al., v. State of California et al., urging the U.S. Supreme Court to keep in place a preliminary injunction against the n...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"You have incompetence or you have malevolence or you have both." Whistleblower Aid's David Kligerman discusses with @muellershewrote.com whether administration officials don't know — or don't care — that the new ballot mail system could disenfranchise millions.
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NEW: USPS Whistleblower Report Makes it into Court Papers
Today, I sit down with the USPS whistleblower’s attorney, and I file a Freedom of Information Act request for documents ordering USPS to continue implementation against court orders
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Before the latest court order against USPS's rollout of a deeply flawed election mail system for the 2026 midterms, Whistleblower Aid's David Kligerman joined the Make It Make Sense podcast with @granthermes.bsky.social to discuss what's at stake.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Trump administration is yet again pushing its defective ballot mail system that our whistleblower revealed could prevent millions of mail-in ballots from reaching voters in November. Perhaps the administration views disenfranchising Americans as a feature of its plan, rather than a bug.
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Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions
The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The @washingtonpost.com Editorial Board agrees with our whistleblower client: the USPS election mail system is being recklessly pieced together and has the potential to rob millions of Americans of their votes.
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Opinion | ‘Sloppy and rushed’: Trump’s election scheme underlines a broader peril
Even if the Postal Service’s ballot verification system were perfect, it would still be a problem.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why the rush? If the USPS had been abiding by court orders to stop carrying out President Trump's election mail plan for the 2026 election, then why have they been working like they're trying to meet an imminent deadline?
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A federal judge ruled tonight that the US Postal Service must stop implementing its dangerously flawed vote-by-mail system for use in the 2026 midterms — and our whistleblower's disclosure played an important role:
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After Whistleblower Reveals Dangerous Deficiencies with New USPS Election Mail System, Federal Judge Bars Its Implementation - Whistleblower Aid
A federal judge ruled tonight that the United States Postal Service (USPS) cannot continue implementing its new vote-by-mail system for the 2026 election as the new process could disenfranchise millio...
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Grant Hermes @granthermes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"What's the anatomy of the failure here and hold people accountable. One hopes one has to imagine, in some way, shape, or form, that this will be stopped." @wbaidlaw.bsky.social von the record about the USPS whistleblower just before today's ruling, makeitmakesensepod.substack.com/p/the-lawyer...
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The Lawyer for the USPS Whistleblower Speaks As Ballots Go Out Today
EDITOR NOTE: This episode was recorded before a federal judge in Massachusetts issued her ruling blocking the mail-in ballot rule.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"That's insanity..." @katiephang.bsky.social on our whistleblower's shocking revelation that USPS's new vote-by-mail system could prevent millions of mail-in ballots from reaching voters:
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
WATCH: "Two years ago I would have been surprised... today I am not." – ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank on new reporting about deficient vetting for ICE officers www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/u...
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CNN obtains new ICE whistleblower complaint; Ex-ICE instructor speaks to OutFront as questions grow about vetting | CNN
Erin Burnett OutFront has obtained an ICE whistleblower complaint warning that rushed, lax vetting standards pose a major security risk. Former ICE attorney and fellow whistleblower Ryan Schwank react...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Anatomy of a failure." Our whistleblower revealed that USPS's new ballot mail system doesn't work. The technology behind it doesn't work. The processes within it don't work. Yes the administration wants to entrust it with something as sacred as our democracy.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New statement from Whistleblower Aid and former ICE instructor Ryan Schwank: "ICE will not regain the public’s trust by abandoning its duty to ensure the character and fitness of its officers and leadership." @ryanschwank.bsky.social
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ICE Whistleblower on New, Corroborating Revelations: “ICE Will Not Regain the Public’s Trust by Abandoning Its Duty” to Vet Recruits - Whistleblower Aid
WhistleblowerAid.org and ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank released the following statements after new reporting about a separate ICE whistleblower coming forward to reveal abysmal vetting standards for ...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“We were concerned about ICE recruiting a loose cannon" - ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank on how the agency was failing in the vetting process when hiring new officers
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW: Members of Congress are demanding that the Postal Service immediately stop implementing its dangerous new vote-by-mail system after our whistleblower revealed that it could keep millions of people from casting their ballots in November:
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Whistleblower Revelations Prompt Lawmakers to Demand Postal Service to Stop Dangerous New Election Ballot Mail System - Whistleblower Aid
After WhistleblowerAid.org disclosure, twenty-one members of Congress call for end of "irresponsible and illegal scheme...to control our federal elections"
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"We are crossing the Rubicon of American elections." CEO Libby Liu’s stark warning after Whistleblower Aid helped an anonymous federal official reveal disturbing defects in USPS's new vote-by-mail system that could keep millions of voters from having their ballots counted.
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Whistleblower reveals hastily built federal ballot mail system could prove catastrophic for 2026 midterms - Whistleblower Aid
Millions of Americans could be disenfranchised in the new election ballot mail system being hastily implemented by the United States Postal Service (USPS), according to new, alarming revelations from ...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
WATCH: Katie Phang and Whistleblower Aid's David Kligerman break down our whistleblower's bombshell warning about how the Trump administration could upend the 2026 midterm elections before they even begin.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
From the Associated Press: "In its summary of the whistleblower’s statement, the group Whistleblower Aid says the hurried construction of the portal, with a goal of being active Tuesday, meant it did not undergo full testing."
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Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed and sloppy, a whistleblower contends
A whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
THIS COULD CHANGE THE 2026 ELECTION. After our whistleblower revealed disturbing information about the administration's disastrous new vote-by-mail process, @blumenthal.senate.gov wants answers from the Postmaster General, saying "Their system is set up to fail." whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...
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Whistleblower reveals hastily built federal ballot mail system could prove catastrophic for 2026 midterms - Whistleblower Aid
Millions of Americans could be disenfranchised in the new election ballot mail system being hastily implemented by the United States Postal Service (USPS), according to new, alarming revelations from ...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
BREAKING: "A shit show" – According to a federal official represented by Whistleblower Aid, that’s what workers have called a new USPS slipshod ballot mail system that could disenfranchise millions of Americans in the 2026 midterm elections. whistlebloweraid.org/whistleblowe...
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Whistleblower reveals hastily built federal ballot mail system could prove catastrophic for 2026 midterms - Whistleblower Aid
Millions of Americans could be disenfranchised in the new election ballot mail system being hastily implemented by the United States Postal Service (USPS), according to new, alarming revelations from ...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
LISTEN: Our client Dr. Jason Sattizahn calls the Meta settlement "a pretty big mixed bag" on NPR's Morning Edition, emphasizing the need to measure whether new safety measures actually protect children.
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Former Meta employee on company's settlement and the efficacy of its new safeguards
NPR's A Martinez speaks with former Meta researcher and whistleblower Jason Sattizahn about the efficacy of Meta's new teen safety features.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Its quest for growth created a societal menace." – our client Dr. Jason Sattizahn after Meta's $18 billion settlement of claims that its social media platforms have irreparably harmed children. Read his full statement:
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Meta Whistleblower and trial witness after $18 billion child safety settlement: “ongoing vigilance” needed to hold Meta accountable - Whistleblower Aid
"Despite Meta’s high priced legal gamesmanship, I and other Meta whistleblowers were finally free to tell the truth — and it finally forced the world’s largest social media company to address the worl...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Young people with addictive social media use had greater depressive and attention problems, suicide behaviors, sleep disturbance and substance initiation one year later," a pediatrician and researcher told NPR.
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Meta lawsuit raises questions about social media's impact on young people
A multistate lawsuit against Meta is putting a growing question in the spotlight: How does social media affect young people, and can its use become addictive?
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On this day in 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law. Nine decades later, the Trump administration and DOGE illegally weaponized Social Security data against 2.7 million people. Our client Jeremiah Schofield worked to stop them and expose their cruel scheme. Here's his story:
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Cerberus - This American Life
In Greek mythology, a three-headed dog named Cerberus guards the gates to Hades, making sure only those who are actually dead get in.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
An ICE agent pulled his gun on a woman in Virginia, and she got video of the incident. Our client Ryan Schwank @ryanschwank.bsky.social analyzed the footage last night on CNN. Watch:
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Video shows ICE agent pointing gun at woman who shouted at them | CNN Politics
A growing number of videos showing aggressive tactics from ICE officers are putting the agency under even more scrutiny. Jason Carroll reports on OutFront.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"I think ICE wants the public to know they have these, essentially these pain tools, as a way of creating more fear." – ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank on Here & Now, talking about the agency's new electric shock gloves. Listen to the full interview:
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Former officer trainer on ICE's plan to outfit officers with electric shock gloves
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to equip its officers with gloves that can deliver electric shocks.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal have introduced a bill to beef up vetting and training for all federal law enforcement. Our client Ryan Schwank testified to Congress in February about dangerous cuts in ICE agent training. Now, his testimony is driving real forward momentum in Congress.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Meta could have listened to its own employees—whistleblowers we represent—who said the company needed to protect children. Instead, a judge has now ordered Meta to pay $567 million in fines, reiterating what our clients said: Meta must take children's safety seriously. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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A New Mexico judge ordered new child safeguards for Meta. Advocates hope other courts follow
The judge’s order showed a possible path forward for other court fights around the country as Meta faces mounting legal, regulatory and public pressure to do more to protect young people.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The ICE agent who shot and killed a man in Biddeford, Maine is under heavy scrutiny from Congress. Sen. Blumenthal and Rep. Garcia are demanding answers from ICE about the agent's training and vetting.
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Democrats in Congress demand training, vetting information on ICE agent who killed immigrant in Maine
Two Democrats are demanding details and records about the training of an ICE officer who shot and killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine, according to a letter obtained by CBS News.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
On July 30, 1778, the Continental Congress enacted the world's first whistleblower protection law, after a group of officers in the Continental Navy risked their careers to expose misconduct by a superior officer. That's why America now celebrates National Whistleblower Day on July 30th each year.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"They know this is not working, and they’re going to keep doing it anyway because they’ve been ordered to do so." –Whistleblower Aid client Ryan Schwank on ICE's continued use of vehicle stops after two killings by ICE officers earlier this month @ryanschwank.bsky.social
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Trump’s deportation policing force is killing people. It was “foreseeable in the most tragic way.”
The ACLU tracked 1,200 immigration enforcement incidents in a year and found a pattern of misconduct and rights violations.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Meta's record on child safety is like its treatment of lawful whistleblowers: abysmal. Two of our clients who revealed that Meta was knowingly endangering children were recently fired by the company.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"The agency graduated hundreds if not thousands of cadets through a program that was deficient... And they trained a lot of officers who don't have the right training to know when to use their firearm," our client Ryan Schwank @ryanschwank.bsky.social told MSNOW. Watch: www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
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ICE hiring spree draws new scrutiny after deadly shootings
According to the Associated Press, the family of the ICE officer involved in the deadly Maine shooting says he has a history of violent behavior. ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank and Host of Crooked Med...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"The agency has shown that it's not acting in good faith." Listen as ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank @ryanschwank.bsky.social discusses the recent fatal shootings by ICE officers and the broken policies underpinning these tragedies. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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ICE whistleblower on Trump: 'If he tells them to jump, they'll ask how high'
A former lawyer and trainer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement responds to President Trump's call for ICE to resume traffic stops after two fatal encounters.
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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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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Acting DNI Bill Pulte must not threaten intelligence community professionals' ability to report illegal or unethical activity. Our statement: whistlebloweraid.org/acting-dni-p...
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Acting DNI Pulte must preserve independence of Intelligence Community Inspector General - Whistleblower Aid
WhistleblowerAid.org Chief Legal Counsel Andrew P. Bakaj issued the following statement in response to reports that Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte intends to make significant cuts...
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Whistleblowers we represent have taken on social media giants to protect children from harm online. Today we'll be observing Social Media Victims Remembrance Day at the Upper Senate Park by the U.S. Capitol, to remember the young people who have been lost as we work to protect future generations.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
On International Whistleblower Day, we celebrate by supporting the brave people around the world who put everything on the line to protect us from governmental and corporate wrongdoing.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
ICYMI: Our client Jeremiah Schofield blew the whistle on the Trump administration's attempt to ruin 2.7 million people's lives by adding them to the "death master file," which would have cut them off from their bank accounts, benefits, and basic services. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"DHS agents invade homes without judicial warrants." @cato.org's @davidjbier.bsky.social hammered home to Congress how DHS is acting unconstitutionally, referencing the secret DHS memo our client @ryanschwank.bsky.social exposed authorizing forcible entry into homes without a judicial warrant.
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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 08/06/2026
A Social Security Administration veteran was asked by DOGE to declare 2.7 million people dead. The problem is, they were alive. Find out what he did on our show this week. link.podtrac.com/6cxk5300
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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
LISTEN: Our client Jeremiah Schofield appeared on This American Life to give a detailed account of how the Trump administration tried to declare 2.7 million people dead—people they knew were actually alive. Hear the whole story here: www.thisamericanlife.org/888/not-toda...
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Cerberus - This American Life
In Greek mythology, there's Hades, where everyone goes when they die.
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