Mark Lemley
marklemley.bsky.social"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.
MisterJayEm
misterjayem.bsky.social"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending *** As of the end of January, there have been no convictions."
Sam Levin
samtlevin.bsky.socialA MN protester accused of assaulting ICE officer had case dropped after vids showed no assault. LA protester accused of assaulting ICE w/ āhatā had case dropped; judge said govt acted in ābad faithā In Chicago, 92 ppl were arrested for assault/impeding ICE; 0 convicted DOJ keeps lying and losing:
Eric Umansky
ericumansky.bsky.socialSo NJ lawmakers wrote a bill to rein in ICE. And this is what they called it.
Taniel
taniel.bsky.socialNew Jersey Democrats introduce a bill with the name: Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered act.
Rachel Maddow
maddow.bsky.social"Always, always, always concentration camps are an end run around the existing legal system. These people that are getting rounded up because whoeverās in power wants to do something that they canāt do using the letter of the law..."
Judah Grunstein
judah-grunstein.bsky.socialGreat and informative interview of @andreapitzer.bsky.social by @jamellebouie.net. The term "concentration camp" has become calcified into a single referent, but as Andrea makes clear, it is more useful to think of it as a process, and its history begins well before Nazi Germany.
Beth Macy
bethmacy.bsky.socialTwo of Americaās most astute thinkersāAndrea Pitzer and Jamelle Bouieāon our slide into a concentration camp society and how to fight it.
Will Bunch
willbunch.bsky.socialWhat's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses? Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards My new column on the camps
Bad Hombre Jim šŗš¦ š
phxflyer.bsky.socialAnother brilliant piece from @willbunch.bsky.social The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American
Mike Stabile
mikestabile.bsky.socialOops. Turns out Persona, Discordās age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel. āThe state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.ā
Rami Ismail (Ų±Ų§Ł Ł)
ramiismail.comDiscord was going to use age verification that literally pipes your information straight to the fascist US government, until hackers exposed it. āThe state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.ā
evacide
evacide.bsky.socialHacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discordās age-verification software, Persona. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet, and that was just the beginning.
Anne Applebaum
anneapplebaum.bsky.socialA retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
Tim Onion
bencollins.bsky.socialA British grandmother with a valid visa detained by ICE for 6 weeks. "So why did ICE detain her, and keep her locked up for so long? ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone. 'Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain ā the guards told me that,' Karen says."
Tim Thomas
timofnewbury.bsky.social'She has a message for other tourists considering a trip to America: āDonāt go ā not with Trump in charge. Itās totally out of control over there. Thereās no accountability. They donāt seem to need a reason for detaining you.ā' #ICE
Decaf
decafdraws.bsky.socialRamadan has started, and the World Central Kitchen has a program to distribute food aid to people in Gaza. Each kit for Ramadan contains nearly 30 pounds of halalāenough for up to 70 meals. If you have spare funds, please consider a donation of $60 to assist the people still struggling in Gaza.
Helen Kennedy
helenkennedy.bsky.socialImportant update: Local news outlet in Illinois says that kid who punched the pro-ICE jerk even though he was told he would get in trouble did not face any charges but served a two-day suspension from school.
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