Austin Fisher

@austiejfish.bsky.social

barista or whatever, independent journalist. seasonal legislative analyst. addict in recovery.

New, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260724...

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit...

techcrunch.com

NEWS: Taylor Farms gave *$2 million* to Trump & Republicans as they postponed a rule that could've limited the spread of outbreaks like the ongoing Cyclospora epidemic. And, years ago, the industry *also* successfully lobbied to cut a program that handled ~80% of federal produce pathogen testing.

‘Explosive Diarrhea’: Company Tied to Outbreak Donated to Trump as He Delayed Food Safety Rule

Taylor Farms contributed $2 million to Trump and Republicans as they postponed a rule to help the government limit the spread of foodborne illnesses.

zeteo.com

New: State health officials say parsley and cilantro appear to be linked to surging cyclospora cases in North Carolina The disclosure comes as the FDA says it’s investigating a new outbreak linked to an unidentified source. Unclear if the two are related www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

Parsley and Cilantro Identified as Potential Sources of Cyclospora Outbreak in North Carolina - Consumer Reports

State officials said parsley and cilantro may be linked to rising cases in North Carolina. The FDA is also investigating a new outbreak with an unknown source.

consumerreports.org

Heads up that there are videos circulating of the police lynching in Madison, WI. Good time to turn off video auto-play if you havent already. RIP Corey Ruiz. Fuck the police.

“The separation line between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas in the Gaza Strip – the Yellow Line – is becoming entrenched as a physical border…the army is implementing a large-scale engineering project: constructing a ground barrier stretching for many kilometers along the line.”

32 outposts, 10-mile barrier: IDF builds new border in Gaza. Here's how it looks

Five Months Ago, the Yellow Line Was Framed as a Step Toward an IDF Withdrawal From Gaza. Since Then, the Army Has Set Up a String of Outposts Along It and Killed More Than 200 Gazans Nearby

haaretz.com

"Confronted with a truth that would shatter their own moral and ideological self-conception, Western liberals retreat into moral paralysis: they validate the trauma and permit the genocide to continue anyway." www.equator.org/articles/mor...

Gaza and the Problem of Moral Stupidity • EQUATOR

Forty years after Edward Said demanded ‘permission to narrate’, the truth from Palestine has never been more widely known. And yet the annihilation continues.

equator.org

Israel is still committing a genocide in Gaza. A UN inquiry found that the IDF is deliberately targeting Palestinian children. The genocidal army remains obsessively focused on making sure as many Palestinian children as possible suffer. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds

Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist

theguardian.com

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Police killed a one year old black boy in Mississippi. His mother shoplifted some diapers allegedly and the police fired on to the fleeing car in a public Walmart parking lot. Police killed a one year old black boy in Mississippi. Police killed a one year old black boy in Mississippi.