Walmart says it prices products, not people. But one of its patents describes technology that could raise the price of mayonnaise after you put tuna in your cart — because its system predicts you’re making tuna salad.
“When I got out, I felt so happy because I had my son in my belly & I thank God that I am out of that detention center. I never wish this on anyone.” The experiences of pregnant women in ICE detention show that eugenics remains an integral part of the system, Edith Romero reports.
Pregnant women in ICE detention face policies shaped by eugenics
The experiences of detained women show that the American eugenics movement remains an integral part of the system
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NEW: H-2A worker Carlos Vargas Moreno experienced a catastrophic heat stroke when his employer, Florida Orange Gold, subjected him to unsafe working conditions. The same company was cited two years prior for the heat-related death of H-2A worker Carmen Sebastian Hernandez Mosqueda.
Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
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Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois. buff.ly/iK2IZRS
Incarcerated Women Are Pushing for Decarceration, Not “Trauma-Informed” Prisons
Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois.
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“You can only tell that story of American progress if you erase Native people.” In a Q&A with @alexmar.bsky.social, journalist @rebeccanagle.bsky.social explains why the history of Indigenous dispossession is essential to understanding the U.S. government & its relationship to democracy today.
Indigenous journalist’s podcast explores the history America leaves out
Rebecca Nagle explains why the history of Indigenous dispossession is essential to understanding the U.S. government’s relationship to democracy
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If you read one story today, I hope it's this one by @stahlidarity.bsky.social for @prismreports.org about the life and legacy of Louise Vincent, the force once behind the U.S. drug user human rights movement:
One year after drug use activist Louise Vincent’s death, the movement she sparked struggles to pick up the pieces
Under Vincent’s leadership, the National Survivors Union blazed a trail for harm reduction, uplifted sex workers and mothers, and reframed drug use as a human rights issue
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A U.S. nonprofit ran training programs in Israel that “use the Israeli experience as a laboratory” to teach American police about surveillance and intelligence-gathering, according to documents obtained by @glentalk.bsky.social for @prismreports.org.
American police learn ‘battle proven’ Israeli methods and doctrines
A U.S. nonprofit presented Israeli law enforcement and intelligence-gathering methods to U.S. first responders, documents show
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"Greater chance of terror attacks because people feel more devout": U.S. officials attending training in Israel learned about the "Muslim Mindset" in a lecture that leaned into Islamophobic stereotypes, according to public records obtained by @glentalk.bsky.social for @prismreports.org.
U.S. officials attended training in Israel that leaned into anti-Muslim stereotypes
Police and other emergency personnel went to a lecture that portrayed devout Muslims as dangerous, according to documents obtained by Prism
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“Why is FEMA funding these trainings that are very explicitly Islamophobic?” American officials attended training in Israel that leaned into anti-Muslim stereotypes, @glentalk.bsky.social reports. Law enforcement has made sweeping, false generalizations about Muslims for years, new documents show.
U.S. officials attended training in Israel that leaned into anti-Muslim stereotypes
Police and other emergency personnel went to a lecture that portrayed devout Muslims as dangerous, according to documents obtained by Prism
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At the same time the Israeli Ministry of public security was pushing for Washington State cops to train in Israel, the Israeli Minister was urging U.S. officials to “gather intelligence by monitoring Muslim communities and try to recruit informants”
Prism@prismreports.org · 2mo ago“What the hell is going on in Tacoma that would necessitate this?” Detective involved in WA's 2009 alleged Army spying scandal attended Israeli police training. In Part 1 of “The ASTI Files,” @glentalk.bsky.social uncovers new details of US law enforcement & emergency personnel training in Israel.
“What the hell is going on in Tacoma that would necessitate this?” Detective involved in WA's 2009 alleged Army spying scandal attended Israeli police training. In Part 1 of “The ASTI Files,” @glentalk.bsky.social uncovers new details of US law enforcement & emergency personnel training in Israel.
Documents reveal new details of law enforcement and emergency personnel training in Israel
The detective involved in 2009 alleged Army spying scandal in Washington state attended an Israeli police training, documents show
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FBI report claims anti-capitalist graffiti could indicate plans for violence, reports @glentalk.bsky.social. An FBI counterterrorism report intended for local, state & other law enforcement agencies describes tactics of “anarchist violent extremists” that can be reported to federal authorities.
FBI report claims anti-capitalist graffiti could indicate plans for violence
An FBI counterterrorism report obtained by Prism describes tactics of “anarchist violent extremists” that can be reported to authorities
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Flock “hosted a private virtual training session for law enforcement officers. The 60-minute webinar was billed as a chance for officers to learn how to speak to city councils about Flock’s technology.”
Flock is quietly training Bay Area police to sway city leaders to buy surveillance tech
As East Bay communities raise concerns about civil liberties and immigration enforcement, the license plate camera company is seeking support from its customers — law enforcement officers.
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An exclusive intelligence-sharing network operated by Seattle Police warned local businesses and institutions about "malicious actors" at upcoming protests ahead of Oct. 7 last year. Read more about Seattle Shield by @glentalk.bsky.social at @prismreports.org.
Amazon, Facebook, ICE have access to Seattle police intelligence-sharing network
Seattle Shield requests suspicious activity reports from companies, which are then circulated with members as part of surveillance apparatus
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“Somebody could show up to protest ICE, and then that information gets reported out to Seattle Shield and suddenly they could be on a terrorist watch list? That is not OK,” Privacy activist Phil Mocek told Prism.
Prism@prismreports.org · 5mo agoAmazon, Facebook, ICE & the FBI have access to a private intelligence-sharing network operated by Seattle police, @glentalk.bsky.social investigates. Seattle Shield requests suspicious activity reports from private companies, which are then circulated within the nationwide surveillance apparatus.
CA parole board denies incarcerated man a hearing based on ‘potential false-positive’ alcohol test, @glentalk.bsky.social reports. Roque Martinez, a leader in his prison’s recovery community, said he’s been a victim of numerous false-positive results that should have no bearing on his parole.
California parole board denies man hearing based on ‘potential false-positive’ alcohol test
Roque Martinez, who is active in his prison’s recovery community, said he’s been a victim of false-positive test results that should have no bearing on parole eligibility
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NEW: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) unveiled plans on Monday to roll back landmark civil rights protections for LGBTQIA+ applicants in federally funded housing or shelters. @byadamrhodes.bsky.social for @prismreports.org
HUD aims to roll back protections for trans people in federally funded housing
A proposed Department of Housing and Urban Development rule would remove references to gender or gender identity and replace them with “sex”
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Data obtained by The Local reveals that Toronto's most vulnerable students are the ones most likely to spend the day without a trained teacher.
The Toronto Schools Using Non-Teachers Most Are in the Poorest Neighbourhoods | The Local
Exclusive data shows a stark divide in how the TDSB relies on untrained emergency replacements—and schools in low-income neighbourhoods are bearing the burden.
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Experts warn the verdict could set a precedent for prosecuting protest activity as terrorism.
Jury Convicts 8 in Texas Case Tied to Trump’s War Against “Antifa”
Experts warn the verdict could set a precedent for prosecuting protest activity as terrorism.
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Prism was threatened with litigation over this reporting.
Prism@prismreports.org · 7mo agoSeveral Israel Heritage Foundation leaders leave to join new pro-Israel nonprofit in Florida, reports @glentalk.bsky.social. The 501(c)(3) Israel Justice Organization aims to influence U.S. officials to advance Israeli interests & address antisemitism.
Several Israel Heritage Foundation leaders leave to join new pro-Israel nonprofit in Florida, reports @glentalk.bsky.social. The 501(c)(3) Israel Justice Organization aims to influence U.S. officials to advance Israeli interests & address antisemitism.
Israel Heritage Foundation leaders join new pro-Israel nonprofit
The Israel Justice Organization aims to influence U.S. officials to advance Israeli interests and address antisemitism
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Democrats are working to quash leftwing protests even harder than the Trump admin — even as Trump’s DOJ deploys a previously unused subsection of federal law to unleash sweeping indictments on First Amendment-protected activity. New from me for @prismreports.org: prismreports.org/2026/03/11/n...
New York ‘buffer’ bills part of wider crackdown on leftist protests
Local bills aim to quash protests against illegal land sales at synagogues, while Trump administration targets organizers using FACE Act
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DHS caught in another lie. They said the man "approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun." New video, shows he's...holding a mobile device (screenshot below). Police have said the man was a legal permit holder, and has no prior criminal record other than vehicle tickets.
I know this horrific event is still unfolding, but it seems that federal agents beat a man who was a lawful gun owner, took his gun, and then shot him multiple times after disarming him?
In September, federal immigration agents shot and killed Villegas González in Chicago.
A Tragic Homecoming For Man Killed By ICE Agents In Franklin Park
After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief, ...
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Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.
Emotional vigil held for man killed by off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve
Sunday evening, a crowd of about 50 gathered at the Village Pointe apartment complex in Northridge to grieve Keith Porter Jr., who was fatally shot on New Year's Eve by an off-duty ICE agent.
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Raleigh activists are claiming a rare victory against a subsidiary of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. They say Logos Technologies' offices appear to be emptied out after facing protests. The Raleigh location is also no longer listed on the company's website. Read more @prismreports.org
Elbit subsidiary empties out Raleigh offices after protest campaign, activists say
Logos Technologies, a subsidiary of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, appears to have vacated its North Carolina offices
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This is the wild part about the whole Trump experience, even when he says politically disastrous things, reporters rush in to fill in the blanks and steelman his arguments. As soon as they cut away from him saying “we’ll run it,” they cut to someone saying “obviously he didn't mean that.”
The most heart breaking part is this kind of "journalism" high up editor logic is NOT unique to Weiss. I wish you could've heard what I heard when my work was killed, silenced, suppressed and silenced (or at best, just criticized). It's eerily familiar. In some ways identical.
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10mo agoBari Weiss, cont'd: "I held that story because it wasn't ready. The story presented very powerful testimony of abuse in CECOT, but that testimony has already been reported... The public knows that Venezuelans have been subjected to horrific treatment in this prison... we simply need to do more."