Alexa O’Brien
@alexaobrien.bsky.social
Analyst & writer focused on intelligence and espionage. alexaobrien.com/about
Due to Trump's gutting of election security infrastructure, states fear the feds won't reliably share election threat info, turning instead to industry to defend the American vote. As revealed in docs we obtained and shared w/ @sarahdwire.bsky.social / @usatoday.com. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
States don't expect feds to reliably share election threats: Exclusive
State election officials say federal agencies are failing to provide security support needed for midterms.
usatoday.com
Law enforcement fears conventional officers might be mistaken for ICE, blames anti-ICE activists, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared w/ @samtlevin.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Police across the US worry officers are being misidentified as ICE, records show
Exclusive: Emails and internal memos reveal concerns immigration enforcement is interfering with police work
theguardian.com
Great working by @rshapiro.bsky.social and his organization.
Property of the People@propertyofthepeople.org · 4mo agoBig: The White House initially blocked distribution of the FBI's intelligence report on supposed Iranian threats to the US, but we got it. And we shared it w/ @reuters.com @tedhesson.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social. #FOIA www.reuters.com/world/us/int...
I’m just gonna pretend I’m driving a mini - bubble car through Ireland in the 90s with these fuel prices (and not a medium size truck).
Alexa O’Brien@alexaobrien.bsky.social · 4mo ago
I think the last time I paid this much for gas was about twenty years ago in Germany.
Alexa O’Brien@alexaobrien.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Trump administration is targeting ICE tracking apps and their developers as security threats, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared with @newyorker.com. #FOIA www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
ICE-Tracking Apps Have Helped People Avoid Immigration Agents. Are They Legal?
ICEBlock was meant to help people avoid immigration enforcement. The Trump Administration claims that the app endangered the agents of its mass-deportation campaign.
newyorker.com
14 happy clams dug and off to the Elks. My sleeves smell like salt and seaweed.
“People that go to sea for pleasure, go to hell for fun…”
Our director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: Law enforcement spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats, bolstering Trump's mass deportation frenzy, as revealed in intel documents we obtained and shared w/ @samtlevin.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Our executive director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: Law enforcement surveillance technologies used against No Kings protesters, as detailed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared with @raphae.li / @ajvicens.bsky.social / @reuters.com. #FOIA www.reuters.com/world/us/no-...
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.
nbcnews.com
FBI significantly increasing size of terrorist watch list, including addition of supposed gang members, family members, and associates, as revealed in new intel docs we obtained and shared w/ @reuters.com. #FOIA
Exclusive: FBI looks to add drug cartel suspects to terror watch list, government files show
The FBI has asked local police to submit the names of people tied to drug cartels and gangs to the U.S. government's terrorist watch list created after 9/11, which could land more Americans on the list, according to law enforcement documents seen by Reuters.
reuters.com
New: DHS tells police to brace for the anti-ICE movement to grow much bigger in threat bulletins last month that lists ordinary behavior, like riding a skateboard or livestreaming, as threatening to law enforcement. By me w/ records by @propertyofthepeople.org:
Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
wired.com
This story needs to win multiple awards…
dell cameron@dell.bsky.social · last yr.The 911 calls describe seizures, suicide attempts, cardiac events, and pregnant detainees bleeding and in crisis. WIRED was told multiple miscarriages have occurred after delays or denial of care. The calls represent just a fraction of the true emergencies occurring inside, experts say.
NEW: A WIRED investigation of 911 calls placed from ICE detention sites across the US show a system inundated by life-threatening crises, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. By me & @dmehro.bsky.social. Free to read:
'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
wired.com
A story I helped @dell.bsky.social with this week. The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests | WIRED www.wired.com/story/trump-...
The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests
President Trump’s deployment of more than 700 Marines to Los Angeles—following ICE raids and mass protests—has ignited a fierce national debate over state sovereignty and civil-military boundaries.
wired.com
Confidential records obtained by WIRED & @propertyofthepeople.org show the ag industry deploying moles to infiltrate activist meetings, while functionally serving as FBI informants, in a shadow campaign to brand the animal rights movement America's biggest bioterrorism threat. My latest @wired.com:
How the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Terrorists
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 legitimate terrorism threat.
wired.com
How the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists | WIRED by @dell.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/fbi-wm...
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.
wired.com
Just remembered I'm one of the examples @merriam-webster.com uses to describe how to use "86" 😂
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · last yr.New enemy of the state just dropped.
The New York Times pieced together the most complete account yet of the U.S. arrangement with El Salvador and the March 15 deportations from internal government documents, court filings and interviews with 22 people familiar with the operation or legal challenges. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...
Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison
New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
nytimes.com
POTP's work obtaining police and intelligence records has been vital to a ton of reporting I've done over the years. You might've seen they uncovered the Alien Enemies Act plan blueprint last week: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... Consider supporting if you can: propertyofthepeople.org/donate/
Property of the People@propertyofthepeople.org · last yr.Latest: Law enforcement increasingly exploiting "connected cars" features, such as heated seats, to track people, as revealed in new documents we obtained and shared with @dell.bsky.social / @wired.com. #FOIA www.wired.com/story/police...
