www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/five-stars... "Flanking Trump in his AI-generated fantasy are the two officers most famously associated with insubordination and the two most storied soldiers on the scene the last time the Army attacked an encampment of American civilians in the capital...."

Five Stars, Five Draft Deferments

On the president's new clothes

hackingbutlegal.com

"Her case echoes a similar one a week earlier in Buffalo, New York, where a 56-year-old Rohingya refugee with significant vision impairment and limited English was found dead after the US border patrol dropped him off alone at a closed Tim Hortons coffee shop."

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d ago

Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Is anyone surprised? "If you build it, he will come."

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4d ago

Exclusive: Bad actors have used Flock's massive camera network as a powerful weapon for intimate surveillance. Authorities have charged or accused at least 50 law-enforcement officers of using license-plate readers for unauthorized purposes.

What's happening with immigration enforcement and warrantless searches of political activist on *domestic* flights: "Can SFO rein in the feds?" papersplease.org/wp/2026/07/3... SF Airport Commission meets 8/25, 9 am, City Hall Rm. 400: www.flysfo.com/sites/defaul...

Next SF Airport Commission meeting is 8/25, 9am, City Hall Rm. 400. Let them know you want them to rein in ICE at SFO: www.flysfo.com/sites/defaul...

Home [Unofficial]@missionlocal.org.web.brid.gy · 5d ago

New FAQ on Resisters.info: Government jobs and Selective Service: Can I get a Federal or state job if I didn’t register for the draft? (more often than you think, yes) hasbrouck.org/draft/advice...

New on Resisters.info: Who will be drafted? How will a draft work? hasbrouck.org/draft/advice...

Last week, the Selective Service System withdrew its proposed rules for 'automatic' draft registration. This automation would force *all* young men to register for the draft. This is an unpopular and unjust policy, and they're running out of time to try to administer it. buff.ly/VZXQNCw

TONIGHT at 7pm PT, NWU's @edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social is joining Steve Martini of @wgawest.bsky.social for a talk on writers, artists, media monopolies, and the role of AI - and what we can do about it: laborfest.net/2026/event/w...

New on Resisters.info: Who will be drafted? How will a draft work? hasbrouck.org/draft/advice...

Selective Service Withdraws Proposed Rules for ‘Automatic’ Draft Registration by @edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social | Jul 24, 2026 www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/07...

Selective Service Withdraws Proposed Rules for ‘Automatic’ Draft Registration

On July 23, 2026, the Selective Service System (SSS) withdrew the proposed rules for “automatic” registration of young men for a military draft that it submitted to the White House for review on March...

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BREAKING: Selective Service Withdraws Proposed Rules for ‘Automatic’ Draft Registration: www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/07... "Presumably, White House has realized that visible moves toward unpopular draft in the middle of unpopular war with Iran will fan flames of opposition to its war policies..."

Selective Service Withdraws Proposed Rules for ‘Automatic’ Draft Registration

On July 23, 2026, the Selective Service System (SSS) withdrew the proposed rules for “automatic” registration of young men for a military draft that it submitted to the White House for review on March...

antiwar.com

BREAKING: Selective Service Withdraws Proposed Rules for ‘Automatic’ Draft Registration: www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/07... "Presumably, White House has realized that visible moves toward unpopular draft in the middle of unpopular war with Iran will fan flames of opposition to its war policies..."

Selective Service Withdraws Proposed Rules for ‘Automatic’ Draft Registration

On July 23, 2026, the Selective Service System (SSS) withdrew the proposed rules for “automatic” registration of young men for a military draft that it submitted to the White House for review on March...

antiwar.com

New from 404 Media: a company is selling tons of old books specifically to AI companies and says they have a strong NDA to never reveal which AI company bought all of the books. They don't want headlines of 'we scanned and destroyed millions of books for AI' www.404media.co/ai-companies...

AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”

404media.co

Gov. Newsom signs law to upload California driver's license and ID data to privately-held national ID database: papersplease.org/wp/2026/07/1...

CalSTRS & CalPERS state pension funds still have >$2B each in TSLA stock. Tell them to sell, now! CalPERS board mtg: Mon. 7/13, 9:30 am, Monterey: actionnetwork.org/events/calpe... CalSTRS board mtg: Thurs. 7/23, 9 am, Millbrae: actionnetwork.org/events/calst... #teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com

CalSTRS pension board meeting - Divest from Tesla!

California's public employee pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, reported substantially more than $2 billion in holdings of Tesla stock combined as of their most recent reports. Tesla’s financial ins...

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Paper maps are great. Never run out of juice, let you see the close up detail and the big picture at the same time (because they're three feet wide, unlike your phone), and the more you use them the more you learn your way around without them, unlike obeying a machine.

Trump did not consult Congress before attacking Iran. The UN Security Council did not authorize the war. Iran had not attacked the U.S. or Israel. Phyllis Bennis is clear: This war was illegal from the start, and it remains illegal today.

The U.S.-Iran War Is Illegal. Here’s Why That Matters.

If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.

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Why is the Selective Service war gaming a "special skills" draft? (my latest on Responsible Statecraft, based on responses to my FOIA requests) responsiblestatecraft.org/war-draft-se... More on planning for a "special skills" draft and who it might include: hasbrouck.org/draft/advice...

Why is the Selective Service war gaming a "special skills" draft? (my latest on Responsible Statecraft, based on responses to my FOIA requests) responsiblestatecraft.org/war-draft-se... More on planning for a "special skills" draft and who it might include: hasbrouck.org/draft/advice...

Why is the Selective Service war gaming a "special skills" draft? (My latest on Responsible Statecraft, based on responses to my FOIA requests): responsiblestatecraft.org/war-draft-se... More on planning for a "special skills" draft and who it might include: hasbrouck.org/draft/advice...

Important analysis of implications of new Florida law that's not getting much attention: www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/having-bir... by @hackingbutlegal.bsky.social

"Having Birth": What Florida's New Security Law Is Actually For

Building a family in Florida now depends on where you were born. The Governor says that's the point. There's also prison time.

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New on Three Way Fight: “Demonizing Antifa: Federal Prosecutions Target Radical Organizers.”

Demonizing Antifa: Federal Prosecutions Target Radical Organizers

With the court cases against the Prairieland ICE protesters and the Minnesota 15, the Trump administration has ratcheted up its authoritarian power drive. The regime is trying to criminalize radical…

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Read the documents here: “Exploiting the Bicentennial”: The Church Committee, the CIA, and the Politicization of the Revolutionary War nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

“Exploiting the Bicentennial”: The Church Committee, the CIA, and the Politicization of the Revolutionary War

Washington, D.C., July 1, 2026 - A pamphlet published 50 years ago by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to celebrate the United States Bicentennial and highlight the role of secret intelligence op...

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So, this is in print now. Title pretty much says it all. virginialawreview.org/articles/abo...

#BadAlgorithms - I just learned (several days late, because credit card issuing bank didn't notify me) that bank blocked my credit card because I bought a book (from the publisher). Their "fraud" misdetection algorithm flagged this as a suspicious or unusual transaction. How often do I buy books?

Did California’s DMV Director lie to the legislature about REAL-ID "agreement", "requirements", and "deadline"? papersplease.org/wp/2026/07/0...

California legislature agrees to upload driver’s licenses to private national ID database: papersplease.org/wp/2026/06/2...

Still time to sign up for this webinar starting at 11 am PDT / 2 pm EDT today. (I'm leading a breakout session on Selective Service and the draft in the second hour starting at noon PDT / 3 pm EDT). Registration & more info: nnomy.org/webinar

@nnomypeace.bsky.social · 3mo ago

No more of our children for Trump's wars. Recruiters are appearing at our schools, community meetings, social media, on our phones. Big or small, everything we do helps prevent a young person from making a decision they may regret. RSVP at tinyurl.com/demilitarize...

BREAKING: in May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 3mo ago

BREAKING: in April 2026, *every single one* of the 1,570 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,066 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.