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Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 5h ago

El-Sayed was "unelectable." A progressive agenda wouldn't resonate with "real Americans." Well, he won. The agenda won. And he beat $60 million from outside money AND the Dem Establishment AND Islamophobia. Dems will consolidate and Abdulrahman El-Sayed WILL BEAT Rogers and MAGA. Inshallah ;)

Alex Burness@burness.bsky.social · 4h ago

Missouri Republicans asked voters to surrender crucial citizen power and, whaddya know, 80% of them declined the offer. @pascalsabino.bsky.social: boltsmag.org/missouri-rej...

Missourians Reject Measure That Threatened to Kill Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives - Bolts

Missourians on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted against a measure to restrict direct democracy, while state officials are trying to block even more citizen-led reforms from the November ballot.

boltsmag.org

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 7h ago

This is concerning for a zillion reasons but, a dispensary in Michigan went viral for blocking a Flock camera in its parking lot designed to create a record of every car that goes there. Easy to imagine this being used in abortion, gender affirming care cases

It is not difficult to imagine police in one state using Flock to track a resident of their state cross state lines to, for example, obtain an abortion that is legal in one state but not in another. Last year, 404 Media reported on police in Texas who searched more than 80,000 cameras across Flock’s nationwide network for a woman who had a self-administered abortion. The case is also particularly concerning considering that Flock cameras have popped up outside of weed dispensaries in Michigan. The JARS Cannabis dispensary in Madison Heights, Michigan, went viral this week for putting a “No Flock Zone” sign in front of a Flock camera in the dispensary’s parking lot. “We share our community’s concerns about increased surveillance, which is why we placed the No Flock Zone sign in front of the camera to block its ability to record,” the dispensary said in a public statement. “JARS does not control the camera or have access to any of the data it collects … after we installed our No Flock Zone sign, the city issued a demand letter warning of sanctions if we did not remove it within 48 hours.” But that Flock camera exists specifically to monitor the license plates of people who come and go to the dispensary. It was required by Madison Heights as one of the conditions for giving a dispensary license to JARS: “[The dispensary] must place a FLOCK license plate scanning camera system at the entrance of the customer parking lot prior to commencement of retail sales, and it will give the Madison Heights Police Department unhindered live access to the FLOCK camera, camera footage, and any and all data, which must remain operational at all times.”
Stephanie Kollmann@slkollmann.bsky.social · 6h ago

From Green Bay to Marinette, no less! I guess, unless you want your car searched, don't travel an hour

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 7h ago

New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7h ago

The $30 million AIPAC wasted in Michigan, wasted trying to help Haley Stevens, could have been used to fully fund and deliver 6 million malaria nets to sub-Saharan Africa. Or, it could have fully paid for universal free school breakfasts in Mississippi, America's poorest state.

Shellymäk@shellymak.bsky.social · 7h ago

Flora Danica rose is a striking Hybrid Tea rose introduced by Poulsen Roser in 1989. It features large, full double blooms (4.75 inches wide) colored in apricot and salmon-orange with deep pink outer petals and a yellow reverse, complemented by a strong fruity fragrance.

Flora Danica rose is a striking Hybrid Tea rose introduced by Poulsen Roser in 1989. It features large, full double blooms (4.75 inches wide) colored in apricot and salmon-orange with deep pink outer petals and a yellow reverse, complemented by a strong fruity fragrance and dense, disease-resistant foliage. By S. P. David.
Brennan Center@brennancenter.org · 7h ago

DHS is spending billions on domestic surveillance and data tools capable of targeting anyone, with little oversight or transparency. Congress must investigate how these powerful technologies are bought and used. bit.ly/4wx8EZO

DHS’s Domestic Surveillance, Data Collection, and Analytics Tools

Fueled by a budget boom, the Department of Homeland Security is expanding its technological arsenal, with little oversight or transparency around how these tools are used.

brennancenter.org

Uché Blackstock, MD@ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social · 7h ago

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan feels bigger than one primary. It is a reminder that voters are hungry for leaders who center dignity, affordability, healthcare, and humanity. I’ll be watching closely to see what this means for the future of the Democratic Party.

Lᴇɢꜱ Bᴇɴᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ✨@maybecam.blacksky.app · 9h ago

Waking up to Sharia Law in NYC is crazy. Knicks won, crime is down, 2,000 toddlers are going to school for free, parents got “date night” with nyc babysitters, they’re building housing on city land, small businesses are saving money and selling ice cream. Its sunny out i should go get one.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 11h ago

"As part of the partnership, Patel has brought officials from China's Ministry of Public Security, or MPS, to multiple FBI facilities in the United States to share ​intelligence and investigative information."

EXCLUSIVE: Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia

FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational cr...

reuters.com

Rep. Joe Neguse@neguse.house.gov · yesterday

I worked to expose the DOI’s no-bid contract on the Reflecting Pool earlier this year. And according to court filings, the Justice Department is now blaming the same contractor for construction flaws!