Brian McCann
@writerbrarian.bsky.social
Writer/Librarian. Legal KM, UX. Rugged Maniac. DnD game master. Spending summers with the Athena Cabin. On Tiktok as @LibraryDad.
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
End to end encryption should not be your #2 priority.
If Kohler can view the user’s toilet data, as it admits to doing in this email exchange with technologist Simon Fondrie-Teitler, then it’s not—by definition—using end-to-end encryption. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
Full story by @mjgault.bsky.social here:
www.404media.co/kohlers-smar...
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
End to end encryption should not be your #2 priority.
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The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Southern Division, agreed that Dadfar was arrested without a warrant and that his permission to be in the U.S. was unlawfully terminated without a hearing or written notice. (@thebeacon.bsky.social)
Afghan man who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban ordered released from ICE detention in Missouri
Mohammad Ali Dadfar will reunite with his wife and children after his release from a Springfield, Missouri, jail that is contracting with the Department of Homeland Security.
www.kcur.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Southern Division, agreed that Dadfar was arrested without a warrant and that his permission to be in the U.S. was unlawfully terminated without a hearing or written notice. (@thebeacon.bsky.social)
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"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
Missouri search for VPNs quadruples as age verification laws kick in
Missourians begin to take matters of data security into their own hands
www.techradar.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
I named my fists Due and Date because you're about to get checked out of here.
I named my fists Mary-Kate and Ashley because you're in big trouble, mister.
I've named my fists Hall and Oates because whoa-oh here they come, watch out boy, they'll chew you up
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I named my fists Due and Date because you're about to get checked out of here.
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
Is Romo allowed to commentate this game? He is really biased.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Is Romo allowed to commentate this game? He is really biased.
Appreciating the Philly parade on Hulu and all the referenced to how old the city is.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Appreciating the Philly parade on Hulu and all the referenced to how old the city is.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Does anybody else have that thing where you forget all the bad things that happened to you, and then when you remember them, they crush you all at once like a pile of bricks? Just me? That's cool.
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Does anybody else have that thing where you forget all the bad things that happened to you, and then when you remember them, they crush you all at once like a pile of bricks? Just me? That's cool.
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Jackson County Public Health nominated KCUR for its exceptional and sustained coverage of public health issues, particularly on the opioid crisis in the Kansas City region.
KCUR recognized for excellence in public health reporting by Missouri Public Health Association
Jackson County Public Health nominated KCUR for its exceptional and sustained coverage of public health issues, particularly on the opioid crisis in the Kansas City region.
www.kcur.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Jackson County Public Health nominated KCUR for its exceptional and sustained coverage of public health issues, particularly on the opioid crisis in the Kansas City region.
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Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles
A law creating a misdemeanor offense for school employees who supply ‘sexually explicit material’ to students is now void.
www.stlpr.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Some days you just chill with Voyager schematics and sounds.
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Some days you just chill with Voyager schematics and sounds.
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
JFC. AI with all my tax info. Awesome...
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
JFC. AI with all my tax info. Awesome...
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Kansas City, we take care of each other.
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Kansas City, we take care of each other.
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Repeat after me: *the purpose of a system is what it does*
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
For the people asking me what I mean by "people over institutions" and "abolish the carceral state":
The American prison industrial complex is a for profit institution built on the systematic oppression and criminalization of racialized people. It should be eliminated.
The American prison industrial complex is a for profit institution built on the systematic oppression and criminalization of racialized people. It should be eliminated.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Repeat after me: *the purpose of a system is what it does*
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
Me and a bunch of nerds got to see Aabria and the incredible actors at the @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social for an amazing show. Terrific fun time! Thanks for visiting KC!
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Me and a bunch of nerds got to see Aabria and the incredible actors at the @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social for an amazing show. Terrific fun time! Thanks for visiting KC!
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$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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I’d just like to reiterate that if you put on a mask, and go out without a warrant and kidnap people because they aren’t white enough, you’re a huge piece of shit…
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’d just like to reiterate that if you put on a mask, and go out without a warrant and kidnap people because they aren’t white enough, you’re a huge piece of shit…