Parker Seaman
@strongthany.bsky.social
cyber security PhD candidate, biking, transit, obscure music, and open source. Community manager for openvoiceos.com, cofounder of bsidestc.org, board member for streets.mn & producer for the podcast there.
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We live in hell
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We live in hell
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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DoorDash: "We did not write that."
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
DoorDash: "We did not write that."
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The notion abusers need to resort to conspiracies and subterfuge is more comforting than the truth that many people will readily look the other way when confronted with sexual violence if doing otherwise would even slightly inconvenience them
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The notion abusers need to resort to conspiracies and subterfuge is more comforting than the truth that many people will readily look the other way when confronted with sexual violence if doing otherwise would even slightly inconvenience them
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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👍
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Nice
69% of Americans support raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hr, according to YouGov.
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Nice
The boycott continues I suppose.
Target offering customers AI personal shoppers when they visit stores
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/target-now-offering-customers-ai-personal-shoppers-when-they-visit-stores
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/target-now-offering-customers-ai-personal-shoppers-when-they-visit-stores
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The boycott continues I suppose.
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When you do an oopsie and accidentally declared war on your own intra-military Nazis
Hegseth: "We don't need to be a military of beardos anymore. Do you know how many troops claim to be Nordic Pagan? No, suddenly it's become this real fake religious affiliation inside the Pentagon where troops came to be Nordic Pagan so they can grow a beard and nobody challenges them on it."
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
When you do an oopsie and accidentally declared war on your own intra-military Nazis
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Hennepin County is preparing to move forward with an inadequate shared-use path - contact the people who represent you!
An upcoming reconstruction project has the potential to bring high-quality infrastructure changes that connect the community and extend continuity with the rest of Nicollet.
streets.mn/2025/11/11/b...
streets.mn/2025/11/11/b...
Bloomington’s Nicollet Avenue: A Once-in-a-Generation Chance to Build Better
An upcoming reconstruction project has the potential to bring high-quality infrastructure changes that connect the community and extend continuity with the rest of Nicollet.
streets.mn
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hennepin County is preparing to move forward with an inadequate shared-use path - contact the people who represent you!
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If you’re in a position to give this holiday season, the @mplscargobikelibrary.com will put that hard earned money to good use building community and reducing car dependency.
www.givemn.org/story/mplsca...
www.givemn.org/story/mplsca...
Support the Mpls Cargo Bike Library on GiveMN
Park Tool is matching all donations up to $5,000! Help BikeMN reach our $15,000 goal.
www.givemn.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you’re in a position to give this holiday season, the @mplscargobikelibrary.com will put that hard earned money to good use building community and reducing car dependency.
www.givemn.org/story/mplsca...
www.givemn.org/story/mplsca...
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
I have been getting campaign emails from Lydia Millard, even though I never signed up for them. Looking at the alias they are coming in for, I see that it is parker-dfl @ mydomain.tld so that would mean the DFL was providing emails to Lydia's team despite them not endorsing her.
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I have been getting campaign emails from Lydia Millard, even though I never signed up for them. Looking at the alias they are coming in for, I see that it is parker-dfl @ mydomain.tld so that would mean the DFL was providing emails to Lydia's team despite them not endorsing her.
Hey if you're in the #twincities and like #ubuntu or just #linux in general, come hang on in April next year for a celebration of the next LTS being released.
events.humanitix.com/ubuntu-26-04
events.humanitix.com/ubuntu-26-04
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Release Celebration
Ubuntu is releasing their new Long Term Support(LTS) release on April 23, 2026. Come celebrate and connect with other Linux enthusiasts!
events.humanitix.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hey if you're in the #twincities and like #ubuntu or just #linux in general, come hang on in April next year for a celebration of the next LTS being released.
events.humanitix.com/ubuntu-26-04
events.humanitix.com/ubuntu-26-04
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Me on my bike
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Me on my bike
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Manifesting today. Organizing tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Manifesting today. Organizing tomorrow.
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We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We've found DHS is giving local cops a new facial recognition app to find immigrants. Point camera at face, tells the cop to detain person or not. The app is available on Google's Play Store. Google took down apps that report ICE sightings but now hosts this app
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
Disappointed in Frey's victory. Mostly because of what was written here and what we are going to have to deal with and fight against for the next 4 years.
www.hennepind2.com/statements/2...
www.hennepind2.com/statements/2...
Statement on City of Minneapolis’ persistent failure to address harms to people experiencing Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence — Hennepin County District 2
Today I write with a heavy heart because I have arrived at the conclusion that City of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey lacks the intrinsic leadership, effective due diligence, and moral resolve to pursue...
www.hennepind2.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Disappointed in Frey's victory. Mostly because of what was written here and what we are going to have to deal with and fight against for the next 4 years.
www.hennepind2.com/statements/2...
www.hennepind2.com/statements/2...
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In Minnesota, drivers are required to stop for pedestrians at BOTH marked and unmarked crosswalks. Here I am at one of my least favorite streets, 50th, at one of my least favorite intersections, 50th and Aldrich. Let's see how long it takes for someone to follow the law.
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
In Minnesota, drivers are required to stop for pedestrians at BOTH marked and unmarked crosswalks. Here I am at one of my least favorite streets, 50th, at one of my least favorite intersections, 50th and Aldrich. Let's see how long it takes for someone to follow the law.
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It’s Election Day!
Let’s make history, Minneapolis.
Polls close at 8pm. Find your polling place: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
Let’s make history, Minneapolis.
Polls close at 8pm. Find your polling place: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s Election Day!
Let’s make history, Minneapolis.
Polls close at 8pm. Find your polling place: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
Let’s make history, Minneapolis.
Polls close at 8pm. Find your polling place: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov
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This is what happens when you delay maintenance over and over and over. The next few summers are going to be full of deferred maintenance construction, and it will likely be this way going forward unless we some how catch up the giant back log of work.
Use transit. Use bikes. Walk more. Drive less.
Use transit. Use bikes. Walk more. Drive less.
"At its core, reimagining I-94 as an at-grade boulevard means creatively changing this land use to make things more accessible for everyone," Mateo Frumholtz writes.
Opinion | Summer I-94 closures made traffic worse. We should still get rid of the highway.
At its core, reimagining I-94 as an at-grade boulevard means creatively changing this land use to make things more accessible for everyone, Mateo Frumholtz writes.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is what happens when you delay maintenance over and over and over. The next few summers are going to be full of deferred maintenance construction, and it will likely be this way going forward unless we some how catch up the giant back log of work.
Use transit. Use bikes. Walk more. Drive less.
Use transit. Use bikes. Walk more. Drive less.
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Amtrak is a genuinely better experience than this.
Officials at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston are telling passengers that TSA checkpoint lines could stretch three hours due to staffing shortages from the ongoing government shutdown. CNN's Pete Muntean reports.
Read more about the staffing: https://cnn.it/47ToPGV
Read more about the staffing: https://cnn.it/47ToPGV
November 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Amtrak is a genuinely better experience than this.
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If you think she can’t win because the anti-Trump will surge, you’re whistling past DFL brand damage. She’s smarter than the other yutzes and presents much better than Jeff Johnson or Scott Jensen.
House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, is running for Minnesota governor, joining a slew of Republican candidates who are vying to challenge Gov. Tim Walz next November.
GOP Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth launches campaign for governor • Minnesota Reformer
House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, is running for Minnesota governor, joining a slew of Republican candidates who are vying to challenge Gov. Tim Walz next November. Demuth, who served as the G...
minnesotareformer.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If you think she can’t win because the anti-Trump will surge, you’re whistling past DFL brand damage. She’s smarter than the other yutzes and presents much better than Jeff Johnson or Scott Jensen.
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Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide.
The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
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So nonpartisan that team Frey and the state DFL poured everything into making sure Fateh didn't get the party endorsement. Don't rank Frey.
This Jacob Hill quote gives away the Frey team‘s true mission: to control the Minneapolis politics from the outside. Their motivation is not the betterment of Minneapolis citizens. Their profit-driven cause is about the full metro area economy - to help both Republicans and Democrats get rich.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
So nonpartisan that team Frey and the state DFL poured everything into making sure Fateh didn't get the party endorsement. Don't rank Frey.