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Allison
@allisongm.bsky.social
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Book lover and mom. Here for digital rights.
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If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
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Gov. Pritzker: "They literally did a military attack on a building with a Black Hawk helicopter...You don't arrest an entire building, detain everybody, zip tie children, hold elderly people in a U-Haul for house — U.S. citizens!"
Why isn’t anyone selling costume jewelry of the French Crown Jewels stolen from the Louvre? Halloween is fast approaching
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I just keep thinking about the first guy to put on the frog costume reading the news today and seeing frogs literally all over the world

what a fucking thing, man

that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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EFF's newest t-shirt just dropped: "Let's Sue the Government!" Because... sometimes you have to 🧑‍⚖️ Grab one today: shop.eff.org/products/le...
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I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
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About 400 people of all ages and races turned out to protest in Portland, including families with children and retirees with walkers. As people chanted in front of the ICE building, a large group of federal officers moved into the crowd and pushed some protesters.

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
The whole reason we have a right to say, “fuck” is so we can say, “fuck the police.”
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
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EFF is closing out 2025 in style with an episode each month of our interview series, Gate Crashing! People have used the internet to take nontraditional paths into the very traditional worlds of journalism and criticism and they’re sharing their stories with us and you: www.eff.org/pages/gate-....
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As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
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Strong encryption protects us all. Show your support for privacy while drinking your morning brew! shop.eff.org/products/hea...
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geez good thing we’re only using it for health insurance claims, legal arguments, mortgage rates, teaching students, predicting crime, mental health care, automating government services, fact checking, and pointing out other AI
Given the renewed excitement about rapture, might I suggest VIVIAN APPLE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Katie Coyle?
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TOMORROW: One month out from our next nationwide day of defiance, we’re kicking things off with thousands of activists across the country. Join us, our partners, and this great lineup of guests to learn everything you need to know about October 18: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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It was an honor to share messages like this from John Doe government tech workers fighting back against data abuses. Thank you, @eff.org!
@Erie.bsky.social accepting the EFF Award: “Speaking up is hard and it's scary. But it will only get harder and scarier from here. The best time to do it was yesterday. The second-best time is today. These are not choices we will always have.”
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ICE just reactivated its contract with an Israeli firm that makes phone-hacking spyware. Here's what you should know.
#ICE #NewsUS #Hacking #spyware
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