catherine, would probably throw a samitch
@cathere.bsky.social
Interests: sociology, language, law, and dogs, also cats.
In a former life or two or three: carnival survivor, professional student (ethno and CA), petty bureaucrat
In a former life or two or three: carnival survivor, professional student (ethno and CA), petty bureaucrat
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American Samoans, unique among *everyone* born in US states or territories, are denied US citizenship.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
This story was produced in partnership with High Country News. I. The state troopers came first for Tupe Smith. They arrived in a pair on November 30, 2023, traveling a stretch... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
American Samoans, unique among *everyone* born in US states or territories, are denied US citizenship.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
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Bannon called his version of this “flooding the zone with shit” and the point is to undermine a shared sense of reality. This is also why fascists love AI, it makes knowing what's real impossible.
I can never find the interview but in Early stages of trump 1 I heard conversation with a Russian propaganda expert...
And their point was that the Russians don't actually try to persuade anyone... They just offer a buffet of answers so that someone can pick their own "true" answer...
And their point was that the Russians don't actually try to persuade anyone... They just offer a buffet of answers so that someone can pick their own "true" answer...
January 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Bannon called his version of this “flooding the zone with shit” and the point is to undermine a shared sense of reality. This is also why fascists love AI, it makes knowing what's real impossible.
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Elon Musk is producing CSAM the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Elon Musk is producing CSAM the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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ICE is killing American citizens the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
ICE is killing American citizens the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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YESSSSS
I love when you see a skater who recognizes they are nailing the shit out of their routine. The last third is so fun.
I love when you see a skater who recognizes they are nailing the shit out of their routine. The last third is so fun.
stop what you're doing and let Amber Glenn take you to church #USPrevagenChamps #figureskating
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
YESSSSS
I love when you see a skater who recognizes they are nailing the shit out of their routine. The last third is so fun.
I love when you see a skater who recognizes they are nailing the shit out of their routine. The last third is so fun.
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.
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FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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So just found out that Audible have silently removed six audiobooks from my library. Because I noticed, and complained, they gave six credits to buy them back again. They did this because the publishers updated the books and Audible just deleted the old versions.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
So just found out that Audible have silently removed six audiobooks from my library. Because I noticed, and complained, they gave six credits to buy them back again. They did this because the publishers updated the books and Audible just deleted the old versions.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
So when authorities say “she tried to run over an officer,” that is not a neutral description. It is a claim of intent that can be used to justify lethal force after the fact.
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
When the state kills first and invents the threat afterward, it is not policing, it is death squad behavior. /end
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Here's the sort of thing Webloc can do:
- zoom in on specific phone, see where else that device has been locally or around country
- click a 'route' button to see the specific route
- click a nighttime button to see where at night; their likely home
No warrant www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
- zoom in on specific phone, see where else that device has been locally or around country
- click a 'route' button to see the specific route
- click a nighttime button to see where at night; their likely home
No warrant www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
January 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Here's the sort of thing Webloc can do:
- zoom in on specific phone, see where else that device has been locally or around country
- click a 'route' button to see the specific route
- click a nighttime button to see where at night; their likely home
No warrant www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
- zoom in on specific phone, see where else that device has been locally or around country
- click a 'route' button to see the specific route
- click a nighttime button to see where at night; their likely home
No warrant www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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Location data from phone companies requires a warrant. But ICE believes this data doesn't, because people give it up "voluntarily." That's according to this internal ICE legal analysis shared with us. Ignores that people don't know what apps are tracking them www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
![The AdID itself is created by the operating system on the device and
serves as an anonymized identifier provided to these applications for marketing purposes. Although it is difficult to verify for any particular piece of data,
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] From what we've been told, the AdID
information offered by Ventel does not contain any information generated by the carrier or the device manufacturer, and the device owner can prevent the transmission of AdID locational information by removing the application from the device or by manipulating the device's settings to disable location services. Ventel's data suppliers also guarantee that the information is lawfully acquired.
In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment protects cell-site location information (CSLI) that is automatically generated and recorded by the carrier whenever a cellular device is in use. In reaching this decision, the Court declined to extend the third-party doctrine to CSLI, holding that "[gliven the unique nature of cell phone location records, the fact that the information is held by a third party does not by itself overcome the user's claim to Fourth Amendment protection." Carpenter v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 2206, 2217 (2018). The Court found CSLI to be different because of the exhaustive nature of the information collected by carriers, the special consideration given to location information in Supreme Court precedent, the pervasiveness of cellphones in daily life, and the fact that "a cell phone logs a cell-site record by dint of its operation, without any affirmative act on the part of the user beyond powering up." Id. at 2019-2220.
However, the Supreme Court made clear their decision "is a narrow one" and that it does not address matters such as tower dumps or "business records that might incidentally reveal location information." Id. at 2220. The Court also ma…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vk7rduhvom3rq6dyluce5wzf/bafkreicpqggaej3c4o7umnodpk3xkyl254fewadoejpdce3af5etqwfmy4@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Location data from phone companies requires a warrant. But ICE believes this data doesn't, because people give it up "voluntarily." That's according to this internal ICE legal analysis shared with us. Ignores that people don't know what apps are tracking them www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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A Black led Marxist-Leninist activist organisation would be amazing again. Resurrect the Black Panthers, build a Rainbow Coalition like Fred Hampton dreamed, and show people that we can all be proud of our cultures and ethnicities, while also standing in solidarity with other working class peoples.
January 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A Black led Marxist-Leninist activist organisation would be amazing again. Resurrect the Black Panthers, build a Rainbow Coalition like Fred Hampton dreamed, and show people that we can all be proud of our cultures and ethnicities, while also standing in solidarity with other working class peoples.
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I want us to stay focused on the grief of this terrible moment, but when Black people tell you not to touch something, that is not a challenge. Some things are ours for a reason. We can remember Renee Good as the person she was and the circumstances of her murder without co-opting Black suffering.
“Say her name” is not about allyship. It’s a term crafted for people who are the focus of violence that deliberately erases us. It’s not for her, and it wouldn’t be for her, even if she were Heather Heyer, who didn’t get it when she died for civil rights. Can you understand that?
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM
I want us to stay focused on the grief of this terrible moment, but when Black people tell you not to touch something, that is not a challenge. Some things are ours for a reason. We can remember Renee Good as the person she was and the circumstances of her murder without co-opting Black suffering.
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In any event: remember that the real race in NY-12 is the primary, because whoever is the Democrat on the ballot is the one who will win.
Conway is running to push out Democrats, not to beat a Republican.
Conway is running to push out Democrats, not to beat a Republican.
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM
In any event: remember that the real race in NY-12 is the primary, because whoever is the Democrat on the ballot is the one who will win.
Conway is running to push out Democrats, not to beat a Republican.
Conway is running to push out Democrats, not to beat a Republican.
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
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Noem saying Ross acted "according to his training" is a blinking red light. Any investigative effort from those with subpoena power needs to press on ICE permitting early resort to lethal force. @lilahassan.bsky.social's reporting is crucial & acknowledges it may be out of date:
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Noem saying Ross acted "according to his training" is a blinking red light. Any investigative effort from those with subpoena power needs to press on ICE permitting early resort to lethal force. @lilahassan.bsky.social's reporting is crucial & acknowledges it may be out of date:
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I’m not going to lie. I’ve been writing about the War on Terror in its depravity my whole adult life. And the brazen execution of Renee Nicole Good has left me in a state since the moment I watched it.
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I’m not going to lie. I’ve been writing about the War on Terror in its depravity my whole adult life. And the brazen execution of Renee Nicole Good has left me in a state since the moment I watched it.
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i will vote for any asshole who promises to make us party to the rome statute. you could be like "my entire platform is recognizing the authority of the icc and persecuting asian women with blue hair" and i'd be like thank you good sir, you'll always be my president and god bless america
January 8, 2026 at 8:53 AM
i will vote for any asshole who promises to make us party to the rome statute. you could be like "my entire platform is recognizing the authority of the icc and persecuting asian women with blue hair" and i'd be like thank you good sir, you'll always be my president and god bless america
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I read this paragraph four times. Not because it's murky, but to let the message sink in. www.cjr.org/tow_center/b...
If an information company is clear and determined in supporting (not "saving') democracy, then it can be a home for good journalism. If not then the press must disengage. Now.
If an information company is clear and determined in supporting (not "saving') democracy, then it can be a home for good journalism. If not then the press must disengage. Now.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I read this paragraph four times. Not because it's murky, but to let the message sink in. www.cjr.org/tow_center/b...
If an information company is clear and determined in supporting (not "saving') democracy, then it can be a home for good journalism. If not then the press must disengage. Now.
If an information company is clear and determined in supporting (not "saving') democracy, then it can be a home for good journalism. If not then the press must disengage. Now.