Erin Gallagher

@3r1ng.bsky.social

Social media network analysis. Digital ethnography. Formerly: Technology & Social Change Project: https://shorensteincenter.org/programs/technology-social-change/ she/her Medium blog: https://erin-gallagher.medium.com/

BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

UBP seeking contractor to track down deported people abroad and collect their immigration fines. US Border Patrol gave bidders 3 business days to compete for a first-of-its-kind contract to collect fines from people deported to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/us-border-...

U.S. Border Patrol wants a contractor to track down deported people abroad and collect their immigration fines

The agency gave bidders three business days to compete for a first-of-its-kind contract to collect fines from people it has deported to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.

projectsaltbox.com

The official Republican Party of Luzerne County is still actively promoting the petition drive being circulated against the anti-discrimination ordinance. They're also going with smearing Liz Bradbury, the original author of Lehigh County's ordinance as an "activist" and an "outside individual"

Facebook post from 7 hours ago by the Republican Party of Luzerne County 

Text: 🚨 🚨 An individual (activist) from outside Luzerne County is emailing our elected Democrat County Council members, urging them to stop the referendum petition before it reaches the ballot.
Here’s what you can do:
1. Sign the referendum petition.
2. Vote in the next County Council election. We will share details on when, where, and how to vote as they become available.
3. Once we successfully get enough signatures to put this on the ballot - campaign / vote like your county depends on it …. Bc it does. 
4. Share this post with your friends, family, and neighbors.
Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, or Independent, if you believe voters deserve the opportunity to decide this issue at the ballot box, now is the time to get involved. 

with 2 screenshots (top & bottom) of an email that was posted last night by right-wing troll org Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania showing Luzerne County Council members are in contact with her - screenshot of email in next post)

🧵 #NEPA anti-discrimination ordinance opposition update: The pro-discrimination petition peddlers have been crying for weeks about the nefarious and yet-to-be-created Human Relations Commission and how it will penalize landlords and business owners and actually do the discriminations etc.

The Active Club founder has described such organized fights a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution.” He added, “Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger.” www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/inside-the...

‘Neo-Nazi Militia’: Inside the Fascist Fight Clubs Preparing Men for Battle

“Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger," says avowed fascist Robert Rundo.

hatecomestomainstreet.com

Erik Davis was driving to a medical appointment in St Paul, Minnesota, on 16 June when federal agents surrounded his car. “They hauled me out … and put me in a belly chain,” recalled the 53-year-old. He was arrested on the spot on charges of being part of a “conspiracy” to “impede or injure” ICE

The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’

Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives

theguardian.com

Alex Jones, who has not paid a single cent to the Sandy Hook families despite owing them $1.4 billion, has been in a $3,000 per night suite in Hawaii for the last few weeks illegally using the InfoWars accounts to boost his traffic. Today he said there's going to be a national draft in three weeks.

Alex Jones saying there's going to be a national draft in 3 weeks.

FWIW, Meta was fully aware of how these glasses would primarily be used. The glasses were designed to erase consent, and that is why they exist. Anything that they do that suggests they want to ameliorate this use is an attempt to win the PR battle and manipulate public opinion.

Meta Desperately Trying to Ban Creeps Misusing Its AI "Pervert Glasses"

Meta is vowing to crack down on creeps misusing its Ray Ban smart glasses. Whether it will be enough to regain trust remains to be seen.

futurism.com