Having a hard time keeping up with how many people have been recently caught abusing AI surveillance technology? Same here. Thankfully someone is keeping track for us. ij.org/the-ij-datab... #Flock #DeFlock #Axon #Surveillance #AxonAxoff #fyp #trending

The IJ Database of ALPR Abuse - Institute for Justice

The Institute for Justice has cataloged more than 100 incidents of ALPR abuse, including romantic stalking, wrongful stops and detentions, non-law enforcement use, and other types of misconduct.

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Officials in counties where the homeless count dropped credit their progress to creating more shelter beds and low-income housing, which they say was made possible by new state funds released over the past several years. cal.news/4g8OgbU 📸 Dai Sugano

Following orders doesn’t erase responsibility. If ICE violates rights, falsifies reports, uses unlawful force or enters homes illegally, agents can be held accountable. Administrations change. Records remain. PAXIS.app is free. Help keep it free: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS

@adamjentleson.bsky.social argues Dems can’t revive democracy without a supermajority, in part because rebalancing the Supreme Court will take “years.” Both claims are false. A supermajority is a worthy goal, but it can’t be a prerequisite for democratic renewal. www.offmessage.net/p/democrats-...

This Is How Democrats Talk Themselves Out Of Wielding Power

Every party wants to win as many elections as possible. But a supermajority can not be a prerequisite for democratic renewal in America.

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I absolutely loved this interview with Jodi-Ann Burey (author, Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work) and felt it so deeply as a queer disabled #personAtWork. #disability #blackSky #discrimination #work #authenticity @npr.org

Work does not deserve your full self : Code Switch

"Be vulnerable." "We love your authenticity." "Bring your full self to work." Sound familiar? In this episode, we talk to Jodi-Ann Burey, author of Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Wo...

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Alameda County: meet your candidates Join us in downtown Oakland on Thursday Aug 20th at 6pm for a mixer to meet candidates and elected officials running for office across Alameda County this fall. RSVP required. @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social

60 yrs ago, sex workers, drag queens and street youth held a landmark riot against police in SF's Tenderloin—the world's 1st Trans District now that space is held by Geo Group. trans people are still arrested at SF Pride—over tagging Flock cams. the trans fight against police in '66 and today:

The fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractor

Compton’s Cafe is one of the earliest examples of LGBTQ+ resistance. Today, a prison company occupies the site

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@hbomberguy.bsky.social 's new "Adobe Must Die" video is fucking fire 🔥 and I'm so mad I can't really share it yet. Go subscribe to his Patreon to see it like you should already be doing! www.patreon.com/c/Hbomb/posts #adobe #flash #antitrust

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Get more from Hbomb on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $2/month. I'm Harris Bomberguy. I live in a cabin in the woods and browse the…

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www.nodatacenteroakland.com #noDataCenter #oakland

No Data Centers in Oakland

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall@maggietokudahall.bsky.social · last wk.

Hey if you, like me, love Oakland and hate data centers, please consider signing up to help spread the word about a proposed one by the 19th st BART station. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Trump Administration is now going after bike lanes. Seems pretty silly, but it's not just a random choice #bikesky skepchick.org/2026/08/why-...

Why Trump Hates Bike Lanes

Transcript: Two years ago, in a desperate and unsuccessful attempt to get people to vote against Donald Trump’s return to the White House, I went over the major problems outlined in Project 2025, w…

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Washington State appears poised to elect its first ever trans legislator this year! Jaelyn Scott, if elected, would be the first black trans woman elected to a state legislature in the US. She took over 87% of the primary vote out of her Seattle district. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Washington Is Poised To Elect The First Out Black Trans Woman To A State Legislature In The US

“We will not let authoritarians dictate how we legislate in this state,” Jaelynn Scott said.

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If Flock cameras had the same data security requirements & restrictions as California’s speed camera program, we would be in a much better position. I’m on the record w concerns about some details of the speed camera program, but I’m full-throated in opposition to Flock. These are not the same.

some kind of Ys guy@meldric.cc · 5d ago

in baltimore city our speeding cameras are owned by the govt and are operated by the department of transportation. they've been an incredible tool in providing money for road repairs and curbing dangerous behavior

@olurinatti.bsky.social with another banger. Not all of us forgot we need to #defundThePolice. We just kept needing to distance ourself from the phrase after the right wing poisoned it. But the movement is still alive on the streets I walk. 💖 youtu.be/ykGU_hhgEDA?...

What Happened to Defund The Police | OSQUARED

YouTube video by OlurinattiPolitics

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Surveillance is Not Safety! - ¡La vigilancia no es seguridad! · Buen Vecino

Mass automated surveillance, coupled with the collection of our personal data, poses significant dangers to our digital and physical security and our democratic rights. Join us for a webinar about ALP...

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No misunderstanding on our end. What he doesn't seem to understand is that majority of the country had no idea about this sprawling mass #surveillance network until some time during the past year. But now we do. We don't like it. And we reject this dystopian vision of "safety." #deflock #alpr #4a

Sensing He's in Deep Trouble, Flock Safety CEO Says It's All Been a Big Misunderstanding

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley remains adamant that it's just one big misunderstanding, arguing that "we're not Big Brother."

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We fought back, and the court’s ruling means this care can — and in many states must — qualify for the ACA’s financial protections, ensuring transgender people have an equal opportunity to benefit from the ACA. Everyone deserves access to health coverage. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act

OAKLAND — Co-leading a multistate coalition alongside the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Jersey, California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday secured a major victory after the U.S. Dist...

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It's time to make the bus better in the East Bay - Join me in supporting Adriana Valencia for AC Transit board! adrianavalencia.com 🚌

dereksagehorn.bsky.social@dereksagehorn.bsky.social · last wk.

This fall, I will be supporting @valencia4actransit.bsky.social for AC Transit Ward 3. Adriana Valencia has a vision for making bus service in the East Bay coordinated, fast, frequent and reliable. adrianavalencia.com

Police have too many resources and too much time on their hands if this is how they use them.

Robert Prinz@prinzrob.bsky.social · last wk.

Warning that there will be targeted bicycle and e-bike police enforcement throughout the Tri-Valley and Central Contra Costa on both August 18th and September 17. This AI image was posted by the East Bay Parks PD.

@assignedmedia.org do y'all do ballot recommendations or endorsements? 👉👈

I’m at city hall because Seattle City Council is voting on a budget appropriation to fund local orgs helping trans people resettling here and the public comment so far is unanimously in favor, which is cool

Shout it from the rooftops: City Council just voted to ban rental junk fees! #affordability #junkfees #renters #seattle #mayorkatiewilson

Rental junk fees banned!

YouTube video by Mayor Katie B. Wilson

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More absolutely essential information for safely traveling in the modern age. Highly recommended watching (and subscribing) for any traveler.

Deviant Ollam ツ@deviantollam.bsky.social · 2w ago

This week's video might be a bit relevant to those of you who are flying into Vegas for @blackhatevents.bsky.social , @defcon.bsky.social , and @bsideslv.org this week... www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4us...

Privacy rights groups and Castro community members have spent the summer demanding a handful of popular gay bars remove "invasive" ID scanners and facial cameras from their security operations. We spoke to Badlands and Toad Hall about why they finally decided to ditch the devices:

‘Members of the LGBTQ+ community have legitimate reasons to be sensitive about privacy’

After backlash, Badlands and Toad Hall management ‘pausing’ surveillance of patrons in San Francisco but continues to employ it in Portland and Sacramento

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Just published my first big policy page detailing the many reasons we need to #deflockEmeryville. Please let me know if you see anything I should clarify or add! I plan to do more of these for issues like the Sutter Hospital proposal, so stay tuned. #deflock #emeryville #corry4emeryville

Public Safety and Surveillance Capitalism

the only truly secure way to prevent our data from being used against us is to never allow them to record it in the first place. As an abolitionist, I

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I'd love to chat with y'all about Emeryville issues and ask for your endorsements if you'd be open to it. I've found your journalism helpful for forming my ideas about what to do in Emeryville city planning, so it'd be my honor. @idothethinking.bsky.social @prinzrob.bsky.social @skepchick.org

California is giving up to $3500 for first time electric car buyers, but still $0 for much more cost effective & environmentally friendly electric bikes. Can’t or don’t want to drive? Sorry no money for you, says California. www.mercurynews.com/2026/08/07/c...

Know people in south or east Alameda County? Please remind them that there is a special election to fill the congressional seat. Vote for Aisha Wahab - the official candidate endorsed by Labor, local leaders, and the Democratic Party. www.aishawahab.com

Dr. Aisha Wahab for Congress

Dr. Aisha Wahab for Congress — CA 14. From foster care to the State Senate, Aisha Wahab fights for working families.

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A New Mexico judge branded Facebook and Instagram owner Meta a “public nuisance,” and ordered the company to pay $567 million into a fund to remediate harms its apps caused to children.

Judge orders Meta to pay $567 million in New Mexico child safety case

The judge ruled that teenagers in the state were in the midst of a mental health crisis and that Meta’s platforms were a “significant contributing cause.”

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Rosie Drottar, a 5-year-old Labrador retriever from Santa Cruz, was the most decorated athlete at Saturday’s World Dog Surfing Championships. Rosie won the Large Dog Surfing Heat, plus tandem and stand-up paddleboard titles, before taking home the Spirit of Surfing Award.