Corin Faife
@corin.bsky.social
Data journalist covering North America for @afp.com. Formerly Verge, Markup, Cornell Tech, some other places. Always looking for the future in the present.
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A FOIA search - not even a release - for a single document will take nearly a year.
It's hard to think of a more clear example of WHY whistleblowers, leakers, and journalists are essential for the public's right to know.
It's hard to think of a more clear example of WHY whistleblowers, leakers, and journalists are essential for the public's right to know.
IRS says it needs at least 8 months to find a single email about ICE's request to access taxpayer data in response to my FOIA.
Helpfully reminds me I can sue them for the delay.
Helpfully reminds me I can sue them for the delay.
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A FOIA search - not even a release - for a single document will take nearly a year.
It's hard to think of a more clear example of WHY whistleblowers, leakers, and journalists are essential for the public's right to know.
It's hard to think of a more clear example of WHY whistleblowers, leakers, and journalists are essential for the public's right to know.
Working on a blog post.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Working on a blog post.
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“It’s essentially technology tailor-made for political retribution and harassment.”
The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition
An FBI procurement document inquires about AI surveillance on drones, raising concerns about a crackdown on protests.
interc.pt
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“It’s essentially technology tailor-made for political retribution and harassment.”
The FBI is seeking companies to help them integrate AI into drones, per this request for information. Details specify systems that provide facial recognition, license plate detection, and movement tracking from a live video feed:
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The FBI is seeking companies to help them integrate AI into drones, per this request for information. Details specify systems that provide facial recognition, license plate detection, and movement tracking from a live video feed:
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
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The venue where UN climate talks is taking place just caught on fire. Metaphors really write themselves these days...
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Summit Venue in Brazil
A fire erupted inside the packed UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final days.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The venue where UN climate talks is taking place just caught on fire. Metaphors really write themselves these days...
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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IMO the only cybersecurity measure the US has ever had is its military. No major power would risk an actually destructive cyberattack on the US out of fear of a kinetic response. If it wasn't for that, it wouldn't be super difficult for someone to unravel the entire US economy at this point.
Breaking: The FCC has voted 2-1 along party lines to eliminate cybersecurity requirements for telecom companies that the commission adopted at the end of the Biden administration.
Telecoms had lobbied for the change. Democrats said it would invite another Salt Typhoon.
Story coming shortly.
Telecoms had lobbied for the change. Democrats said it would invite another Salt Typhoon.
Story coming shortly.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
IMO the only cybersecurity measure the US has ever had is its military. No major power would risk an actually destructive cyberattack on the US out of fear of a kinetic response. If it wasn't for that, it wouldn't be super difficult for someone to unravel the entire US economy at this point.
Reclaiming my status as an out-of-touch coastal media elite
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reclaiming my status as an out-of-touch coastal media elite
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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 2:47 PM
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."
So apparently Noam Chomsky was emailing Epstein.
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
So apparently Noam Chomsky was emailing Epstein.
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NEWS👀👀: After many years in the wilds of freelancing, I start TODAY as a full-time staff reporter for
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NEWS👀👀: After many years in the wilds of freelancing, I start TODAY as a full-time staff reporter for
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
@theintercept.com
My beat:
-The FBI!
-Trump's purges and reshuffling of federal law enforcement and courts!
-The invasion of American cities by ICE/CBP/National Guard!
-ETC!
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Top Mamdani-leaning neighborhoods, top Cuomo-leaning neighborhoods, and results from the highest-turnout areas: www.nytimes.com/interactive/.... And the map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Top Mamdani-leaning neighborhoods, top Cuomo-leaning neighborhoods, and results from the highest-turnout areas: www.nytimes.com/interactive/.... And the map: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I became a US citizen 25 days ago and let me tell you, I am ready to vote!!!
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I became a US citizen 25 days ago and let me tell you, I am ready to vote!!!
"FOR THREE YEARS, NOTHING WILL BE PASSED, AND REPUBLICANS WILL BE BLAMED"
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"FOR THREE YEARS, NOTHING WILL BE PASSED, AND REPUBLICANS WILL BE BLAMED"
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
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Also pictured: a graph of who wants those Halloween-only "I voted" stickers.
November 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Also pictured: a graph of who wants those Halloween-only "I voted" stickers.
Fellow Bluesky users: I admit that have still not 'got into' this website, in the same way that I was into Twitter. What am I overlooking in terms of getting the most value, and fun, out of it?
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fellow Bluesky users: I admit that have still not 'got into' this website, in the same way that I was into Twitter. What am I overlooking in terms of getting the most value, and fun, out of it?
NYC mayor election: with the 9 day early voting period over, the demographic that cast the most votes were between 25-35 years old! This reverses the previous trend from days 1 - 5 only, and in theory, heavily favors Mamdani.
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NYC mayor election: with the 9 day early voting period over, the demographic that cast the most votes were between 25-35 years old! This reverses the previous trend from days 1 - 5 only, and in theory, heavily favors Mamdani.
Though it's true there's a 'Boomer bump' in early voters for the NYC mayoral election as reported by Gothamist etc., there's another large but less well-reported peak for voters in their late 20's and early 30's, as the data I got from the Board of Elections shows:
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Though it's true there's a 'Boomer bump' in early voters for the NYC mayoral election as reported by Gothamist etc., there's another large but less well-reported peak for voters in their late 20's and early 30's, as the data I got from the Board of Elections shows:
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There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
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Louvre theft. Putting together what we do at BBC Verify with what the Visual Journalism can do to make a picture-first story work. (The industry term is a “scrolly”.)
Really pleased I could contribute toward this: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Really pleased I could contribute toward this: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
How Louvre gang carried out France's most shocking theft - BBC News
A minute-by-minute look at the daring Louvre robbery, using maps, photos and video to unravel how one of the world’s most famous museums was breached.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Louvre theft. Putting together what we do at BBC Verify with what the Visual Journalism can do to make a picture-first story work. (The industry term is a “scrolly”.)
Really pleased I could contribute toward this: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Really pleased I could contribute toward this: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Trump suggested just yesterday that he could relocate World Cup matches from cities deemed "unsafe" (i.e. Democrat-run), but a contract solicitation posted today by DHS shows the agency is still looking for hotel rooms in the 11 original host cities:
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump suggested just yesterday that he could relocate World Cup matches from cities deemed "unsafe" (i.e. Democrat-run), but a contract solicitation posted today by DHS shows the agency is still looking for hotel rooms in the 11 original host cities:
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
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Where we stand, in long arc of history:
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Where we stand, in long arc of history:
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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New: Records obtained by the @aclum.bsky.social show police across the state are conducting dragnet surveillance of motorists and sharing their location information with cops in states that have banned abortion and gender affirming care, and those that work w/ICE data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/f...
Flock Gives Law Enforcement All Over the Country Access to Your Location – The Data for Justice Project | ACLU of Massachusetts
data.aclum.org
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New: Records obtained by the @aclum.bsky.social show police across the state are conducting dragnet surveillance of motorists and sharing their location information with cops in states that have banned abortion and gender affirming care, and those that work w/ICE data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/f...
Due to the government shutdown, CBP claims not to have enough money to update its website, though it *does* have the money to keep hiring more border officers.
October 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Due to the government shutdown, CBP claims not to have enough money to update its website, though it *does* have the money to keep hiring more border officers.