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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 4d

"Both Google and Apple recently removed Red Dot, an app people can use to report sightings of ICE officials."

"Google told 404 Media it removed apps because they shared the location of what it describes as a vulnerable group."
#USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

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Ryan Shapiro @rshapiro.bsky.social · 4d

Good times. #FOIA

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 12d

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Our executive director @rshapiro.bsky.social discussing our latest: US intelligence and law enforcement agencies have removed the "T" from "LGBT," as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared w/ @kenklippenstein.bsky.social. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 12d

Fed and state law enforcement were already aware of Discord as a site of youth violent radicalization, well before C Kirk's alleged killer used it to discuss the shooting, as revealed in intel docs we obtained & shared w/ @kevincollier.bsky.social / @nbcnews.com. www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 13d

Shoutout to @propertyofthepeople.org & @rshapiro.bsky.social for their invaluable FOIA backup on this story. Give them a follow!

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 13d

US intelligence and law enforcement agencies have removed the "T" from "LGBT," as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared w/ @kenklippenstein.bsky.social. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...

Feds Disappear Trans People from “LGBT”

Intel reports on threats to Pride events reveal campaign to stamp out the word “transgender”

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 13d

Fed and state law enforcement were already aware of Discord as a site of youth violent radicalization, well before C. Kirk's alleged killer used it to discuss the shooting, as revealed in intel docs we obtained & shared w/ @kevincollier.bsky.social @nbcnews.com. #FOIA www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

Extremists are using Discord to radicalize American youth, officials warned this year

Discord has drawn increased attention in recent weeks after reports that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing used the platform.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 14d

Talking points leaked to me show US diplomats instructed to call accusations of Israeli genocide in Gaza "politically motivated and categorically false" as well as a "propaganda campaign"

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: CBP has been funneling DNA from US citizens—including kids—into the FBI’s crime database. Nearly 2,000 Americans swabbed, many with no charges. Once for violent offenders, CODIS is becoming a mass-surveillance archive.

analysis by @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social

DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years

Newly released data shows Customs and Border Protection funneled the DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens—some as young as 14—into an FBI crime database, raising alarms about oversight and legality.

www.wired.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 15d

Law enforcement training documents we obtained and shared with @kenklippenstein.bsky.social contributed to this big new piece on Trump and the FBI's coming war on transgender people. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 15d

Our director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: Law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence docs we obtained & shared w/ @samtlevin.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Ryan Shapiro @rshapiro.bsky.social · 16d

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 17d

i say "actual DVEs" because the FBI also has a tendency to exploit that brand for political reasons, to manufacture conspiracy narratives, or simply to satisfy powerful special interests.

How the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists

For years, a powerful ‘Big Ag’ trade group served up information on activists to the FBI. Records reveal a decade-long effort to see the animal rights movement labeled a “bioterrorism” threat.

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 17d

In a reversal that just underscored the administrative chaos created by all these priority shifts, many counterterrorism agents—pulled away to focus on immigration, which is not the FBI's forte—had to be abruptly recalled in June after the US strike in Tehran inflamed concerns about domestic terror.

FBI returning agents to counterterrorism work after diverting them to immigration

Iran has threatened to carry out retaliatory attacks in the U.S. in response to the American bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities Saturday.

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 18d

The law enforcement briefings + counterterrorism training materials were obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org / @rshapiro.bsky.social and shared with @us.theguardian.com.

Experts say US officials’ claims linking emojis to the Venezuelan gang are “ludicrous,” “baseless,” “uneducated” + “absurd”

Image that says: “The FBI and NYPD say using these emojis could signal affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang … Experts and immigration attorneys who reviewed the records said the claims were ludicrous, uneducated and baseless”

Followed by pictures of alien, ninja, crown, hand, swords, train, and shield emojis

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 18d

Law enforcement training documents we obtained and shared with @kenklippenstein.bsky.social contributed to this big new piece on Trump and the FBI's coming war on transgender people. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...

FBI Readies New War on Trans People

“We’re looking at the entire spider web”

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 18d

BIG: US law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua gang membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained & shared with @samtlevin.bsky.social / @maanvisingh.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation

Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 18d

US law enforcement officials have claimed the use of certain emojis could signal affiliation with Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Venezuelan gang, according to internal records reviewed by the Guardian and obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org, a government transparency non-profit.

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: US law enforcement have claimed the use of certain *emojis* could signal affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang, records reveal. The "ludicrous" claims, like assertions about tattoos, could further fuel false gang labels + deportations. W/ @propertyofthepeople.org

emoji docs excerpted here ⬇️

Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation

Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor

www.theguardian.com

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 18d

"The emoji claims, repeated by the New York police department (NYPD), were made in four reports disseminated among law enforcement in 2024 and 2025 and obtained through records requests by @propertyofthepeople.org, a government transparency non-profit."

nice work @rshapiro.bsky.social

Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation

Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor

www.theguardian.com

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Ryan Shapiro @rshapiro.bsky.social · 19d

This post just inspired me to pick up the book myself for an escapist reread haha

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Gary Whitta @garywhitta.com · 20d

How to cancel your Disney Plus subscription: a step-by-step guide

Say so-long to Disney Plus in no time with these simple steps

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 20d

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: “Gaza is burning,” says Israel’s Defense Minister as Israel starts their ground invasion of Gaza City after bombing over 50 residential towers in the biggest Palestinian city in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. [Videos]

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Israel Bombs Residential Towers, Unleashes 'Gates of Hell' on Gaza City - UNICORN RIOT

"Gaza is burning," says Israel's Defense Minister as Israel starts their ground invasion of Gaza City after bombing over 50 residential towers.

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