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Mother and former city & federal law enforcement officer turned investigative citizen analyst. Christian, patriot defending the Constitution, civil liberties, 4th Amendment ,and whistleblowers. Author of: https://palsreport.substack.com
Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.
Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits michiganadvance.com/2026/07/13/r... From @stateline.org
Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits • Michigan Advance
It wasn’t billed as a takeover. The nonprofit hospice where Washington state nurse Milli Palmer has worked for nearly two decades announced in October 2024 that it was entering a “joint venture” with ...
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SCOTUS just delivered its most important Fourth Amendment decision in years — and it's a win for your privacy. The government can't vacuum up sensitive location data from your cellphone without a warrant, the court ruled. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain why this matters.
SCOTUS just INCREASED your privacy rights
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One reason WhatsApp users should consider switching to usernames is because if someone hijacks your phone number, then they could also likely recover other accounts, FPF's @mshelton.bsky.social told @monicatorrr.bsky.social.
WhatsApp Just Rolled Out A Privacy Feature You'll Probably Want To Enable ASAP
This seemingly small update could make a big difference for your privacy. Here’s what you need to know.
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RSS is a secret trick to making the internet more usable. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Hate “The Algorithm?” RSS Is One of the Tools You’ve Been Looking For
Since at least the moment Facebook introduced (and apologized for) its News Feed, “the algorithm” has been shorthand for the ways the tech giants control what we see and when we see it. In the age of
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The use of automation and AI to identify, flag, and moderate content has become a permanent feature of how platforms govern speech, and we're taking stock. Read part 1 of our 2-part series on automated content moderation www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Automated Moderation Is Here to Stay
This blog post is part 1 of a 2-part series. The second part will set out recommendations for companies and policymakers.Six years ago—one month into a global pandemic—we argued that the automated
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For 250 years, we have been building our democracy. And for just as long, brave truth tellers have spoken out against attacks on the rule of law and attempts to bring us backward. On America's 250th birthday, we celebrate those who courageously keep us on the right path. Happy July 4th!
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THE JUNE 2026 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEMORANDUM, FEDERAL DISABILITY RIGHTS STATUTES, AND THE CONTINUING LEGAL SHADOW OF EUGENICS IN AMERICAN DISABILITY POLICY
DOJ Interpretive Authority Under ADA, Section 504, and IDEA in Relation to Historical Patterns of Institutionalization and Eugenics-Based Policy Frameworks By: PALS REPORT
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"You can’t introduce somebody’s reading habits, or their library, their bookshelf, as evidence of a specific crime in court," FPF's Seth Stern told @fairmediawatch.bsky.social about Daniel Sanchez Estrada's 30-year sentence for transporting zines.
‘Anyone Whose Beliefs Are Inconvenient Becomes a Terrorist’: CounterSpin interview with Seth Stern on criminalizing dissent
"When there's enough resistance, the administration will back down, or shift its priorities. People do have the power to do that."
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The Supreme Court couldn’t be bothered to correct litigants who think filing a lawsuit gives them permission to commandeer the Fourth Estate and force journalists to burn sources. Fewer whistleblowers will be willing to come forward as a result.
Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene after a judge ordered former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to be fined $800 a day.
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Big Tech’s AI money machine is already trying to shape the rules before they’re written. 💰 Kudos to @demandprogress.bsky.social for tracking which politicians are being bankrolled by Leading the Future, the Super PAC backed by AI executives fighting guardrails. ⬇️
Demand Progress@demandprogress.bsky.social · last mo.Leading the Future, the Super PAC from the people who brought you Palantir and OpenAI, are spending millions on elections to kill AI safeguards. Go to aimoneywatch.org to see who they're bankrolling and who they're trying to stop.
We've supported courageous individuals who called out dangerous decisions—whether it was Meta willingly exposing children to harm or ICE training its officers to break the law. Today, we're asking you to support our work on behalf of whistleblowers: whistlebloweraid.org/donate/
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We Rely On Your Donations Whistleblower Aid is a pioneering, non-profit legal organization that helps government and private-sector workers report concerns — safely, lawfully, and responsibly. We supp...
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Did you know EFF created the Atlas of Surveillance? It's our database mapping police surveillance tech across the U.S.! You can support our work pushing back against surveillance, and get a t-shirt to show support for that work, today: eff.org/spring
Claw Back Your Privacy
Support free expression and fight the mass surveillance used for control and intimidation.
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A former police officer is speaking out about Flock cameras and ALPRs. Whether you agree or disagree, it's worth asking why more people are starting to raise concerns about mass surveillance. Watch and make up your own mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1P-...
Former Officer Explains Why He Was Forced Out
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X violating user data in 2022 led to an FTC order requiring it to take platform security seriously and periodically report to the regulator. Its new petition to waive those requirements should be fully rejected.
EFF and Allies: X’s FTC Petition to Waive Privacy Violation Order Should be Rejected
X Corp. should not be able to escape privacy compliance because it changed its name. On May 15, X Corp. filed a petition before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to set aside or modify an order issue...
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Students with disabilities are students first. For 50 years, the Dept of Education has been tasked with ensuring students with disabilities have the opportunity to learn & grow. The Trump admin's decision to move that responsibility to HHS & DOJ will only hurt these students. It's shameful.
No force feeding AI over here. With us, you choose if and how AI shows up. Tl;dr 👉 Break up with Google www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
People who want less AI are breaking up with Google Search
Following Google's addition of more AI features, search engine DuckDuckGo has experienced an influx of search traffic and downloads.
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Today could be Congress's last chance to stop the KIDS Act. Tell your lawmaker to vote NO on this rushed, messy package of internet bills that threatens privacy, free expression, and private messaging online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online
Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about
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Far from protecting children, Illinois’ HB 5511 will effectively dismantle online anonymity, jeopardize data security, and severely restrict access to constitutionally protected speech for young people and adults alike. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF to Gov. Pritzker: Veto Illinois’ HB 5511
The Illinois legislature recently passed House Bill 5511, which imposes a sweeping, device-level age-gating framework across nearly all internet-enabled hardware, operating systems, and online
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📍 Use the DeFlock Map We are building a public map of ALPRs, AI surveillance cameras, autonomous drones, and connected surveillance infrastructure so communities can see what’s being installed around them. The DeFlock App works great, too! www.deflock.org #Flock #Privacy #MassSurveillance
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Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.
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Big win for privacy. Major setback for mass surveillance. For journalists, their sources, and everyone else, this Supreme Court decision is a powerful protection for location data, and potentially for other sensitive information stored on their phones.
Victory! Supreme Court Says Constitution Protects People’s Location Data
You have an expectation of privacy in location data that reveals your movements in the physical world, and even short-term surveillance of these movements is a search subject to the Fourth Amendment, ...
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Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah Walker www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests
Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah Walker
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