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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 1d

Police used Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion, said it was for her 'safety'. But they lied and documents show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation' for the fetus.

NEW: from @404media.co www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

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Spooky action @ distance 🎃 @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com · 5d

Eman is a wonderful person and we are very angry she has been arrested. Free Eman. Free them all.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

These fascists have taken my friend, Palestinian scholar and feminist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social into custody.

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 9d

HBD

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 9d

Could you consider donating but more importantly, share this online and with a coworker, friend or neighbor or a few other people? Sharing with people with a personal note is the biggest ask we have. donorbox.org/help-francis...

Help Francisco While He Fights His ICE Kidnapping | Lucy Parsons Labs (Powered by Donorbox)

(Leer en Español a Continuación)On Wednesday, September 17th, we witnessed Francisco**, a documented Venezuelan asylum seeker kidnapped on North Avenue and Western by ICE agents. We personally saw mas...

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 9d

The last few weeks, we've been working to connected with the family of the person taken by ICE and are building a campaign to get his out.

But he was the only person working for his wife and kids and we need to raise money for a lawyer and his family's living expenses.

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Spooky action @ distance 🎃 @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com · 21d

CONFIRMED: ICE activity in Maplewood and North in Chicago’s Wicker Park / Humboldt neighborhood. Just saw a neighbor kidnapped.

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 21d

@nlgnews.bsky.social

a screenshot of the national lawyers guilds most recent instagram post.

on a black background there is black text that says “FEDERAL DEFENSE HOTLINE 212-679-2811”
below this in mostly white text it says If you are approached by federal law
enforcement, call NLG's federal defense hotline!
Remember:
• You do not have to let cops into your house without a warrant.
• You have no obligation to speak to or answer their questions. It can be dangerous to do so.
• It is a crime to lie to federal agents.
• Say: "I cannot answer any questions without my lawyer. Please leave your name and
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number, and a lawyer will call you."

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 21d

Be aware where you’re going, let folks know where you’re headed! thank you to @thetriibe.com for their important reporting!!

LIVE: Feds spotted in Belmont Cragin, Logan Square, and a Lowe’s in Chicago’s south suburb • The TRiiBE

Here’s a roundup of federal agent sightings today, Sept. 17.

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 21d

Here is what we saw; two (and only two) masked agents with DHS and Homeland Security on their back driving a single car pulled up on our neighbor, threw him in the back of their car, and sped of. That’s what I know. Location 10:10am 9/17/25 ^

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Spooky action @ distance 🎃 @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com · 21d

CONFIRMED: ICE activity in Maplewood and North in Chicago’s Wicker Park / Humboldt neighborhood. Just saw a neighbor kidnapped.

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 28d

If your organization has *a thing* it needs public engagement on, we can easily load it into Postal Pulse and then your community can then blast it to the City Council.

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · 28d

🤠 NEW ORGANIZING TOOL 🧗 LPL has developed Postal Pulse, a new webapp that makes it easy to find and contact your elected officials about Chicago ordinances. Right now, you can use it to oppose the City's mandatory camera expansion network.

aldercontact.lucyparsonslabs.com

Postal Pulse

A tool to annoy alders when they are pushing bad legislation in Chicago

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Spooky action @ distance 🎃 @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com · 29d

Stay tuned for a new website and project by @lucyparsonslabs.com

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · Sep 4

NEXT WEEK: Berkeley CA is organizing against its Flock ALPR contract and is holding a rally before the next city council meeting.

A poster for Berkeley CopWatch that says "We are organizing a rally on Tuesday, September 9 at 5:00 PM, prior to the City Council meeting. Join us outside of the boardroom at 1231 Addison Street.

The Berkeley City Council is meeting Tuesday 9/9 at 6:00 PM at 1231 Addison Street. The Flock contract is Item 24 on the agenda."

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Aug 25

SCOOP: CBP has had access to more than 80,000 Flock cameras nationwide. Cops said they didn’t understand they were sharing with CBP. Flock has just cut off access: www.404media.co/cbp-had-acce...

CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide

Flock said it has "paused all federal pilots" after police departments said they didn't realize they were sharing access with Customs and Border Patrol.

www.404media.co

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Spooky action @ distance 🎃 @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com · Aug 28

The entire *value* of the ALPR network derives from mass collection and mass data sharing (i.e. the network effect) between Flock's clients.

The *economics* dictate that they will share data with the Feds again and again and again.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network...

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · Aug 27

Before you celebrate, remember Flock is still apart of the surveillance industry and is still sharing your data with law enforcement. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Atlanta-based Flock Safety halts cooperation with federal agencies

In addition to halting pilot programs, Flock has tweaked its system so that federal inquiries are clearly identified as such

www.yahoo.com

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · Aug 27

You’re welcome!

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Spooky action @ distance 🎃 @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com · Aug 27

This is why we always say we are against tech fatalism. Surveillance isn’t inevitable and we need to abolish it as part of our broader struggles for justice.

Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · Aug 27

Evanston has confirmed that it is deactivating its Flock ALPRs after many reports IL police were illegally sharing data with ICE and other federal agencies. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILE...

Statement: Evanston Deactivates Flock Cameras and Terminates Contract

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · Aug 27

Evanston has confirmed that it is deactivating its Flock ALPRs after many reports IL police were illegally sharing data with ICE and other federal agencies. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILE...

Statement: Evanston Deactivates Flock Cameras and Terminates Contract

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Aug 22

"It is the very value of this network, & Flock’s willingness to share and sell access to it, including to the Trump Administration, ICE, CBP, and Texas police enforcing anti-abortion laws, that makes this tech so dangerous to not only our immigrant community, but to the entire nation."

Why I voted to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock (and so should you)

On August 5th, 2025, I voted along with the 5-2 majority on the Oak Park Village Board to cancel our contract with Flock Safety, Inc and deactivate the 8 Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras ...

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · Aug 22

It's cool that we have an attorney general filing dozens of federal lawsuits with like 20 other states against the Trump agenda, but it's perplexing that there seems to be no appetite to investigate multiple potential TRUST Act violations here at home.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Aug 22

We're told Broadview police quickly arrived on site to monitor and intimidate activists.

This tracks with previous responses from ICE agents inside to very scary scenes of...small groups praying and chalking:

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Jul 21

On June 6, federal agents called suburban police for backup at the ICE facility in Broadview, IL.

An agent inside the facility who identified herself as "Officer Riley" called 911 to request help with protesters.

The 911 dispatcher commiserates with her, and adds, "hats off to ya!"

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Spooky action @ distance 🎃 @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com · Aug 15

The City of Chicago has settled a lawsuit that we brought against it. CPD was using ShotSpotter alerts and historical data as a "pretense" to stop and harass Black and brown people. Of course, now Chicago isn't ruling bringing it back 🙃 chicago.suntimes.com/police-refor...

Chicago settles ShotSpotter lawsuit, considers bringing gunshot-detection system back

The suit claimed Chicago police officers used ShotSpotter alerts as a pretext to make unlawful searches.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · Aug 11

We are unplugging ourselves from the internet for about a week for a summer break. 🚫 🔌

LPL will be back next Monday the 18th with some new ✨things✨ we are working on.

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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · Jul 21

Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling

Atlanta Police Foundation forced to disclose a year after a lawsuit, and could have implications for other cities

www.theguardian.com

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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com · Jul 21

We’ve uploaded footage of our event with ACPC and LPL talking about the fight to get these records released. The full behind-the-scene story can be found here 👉🏽 youtu.be/Te0XOiWGcg8?...

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