Ali Winston
@awinston.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter. Criminal Justice/Privacy/XRW. Book: THE RIDERS COME OUT AT NIGHT.
WIRED/Guardian/Vanity Fair/BBC/Popular Front/Rolling Stone/elsewheres
https://bleeding-edge.ghost.io/
[email protected]
Awinston.17 on Signal
WIRED/Guardian/Vanity Fair/BBC/Popular Front/Rolling Stone/elsewheres
https://bleeding-edge.ghost.io/
[email protected]
Awinston.17 on Signal
Zohran I’m sorry man, you have GOT to grow a pair www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/04/n...
NYPD Commissioner Tisch’s brother calls Mamdani ‘enemy’ of Jewish people at charity dinner: sources
Benjamin Tisch, the younger brother of the NYPD commissioner as well as the CEO of the Loews Corporation, took the shot at Mamdani while delivering remarks at an annual charity gala hosted by the M…
www.nydailynews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Zohran I’m sorry man, you have GOT to grow a pair www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/04/n...
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Scoop: Louisiana's fish/wildlife agency is detaining people not guilty of any crimes & transferring them to ICE. It's one of 1000+ state + local agencies that started doing so this year.
ICE couldn't provide any info on people the wildlife agency has detained for them:
www.wired.com/story/story/...
ICE couldn't provide any info on people the wildlife agency has detained for them:
www.wired.com/story/story/...
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Scoop: Louisiana's fish/wildlife agency is detaining people not guilty of any crimes & transferring them to ICE. It's one of 1000+ state + local agencies that started doing so this year.
ICE couldn't provide any info on people the wildlife agency has detained for them:
www.wired.com/story/story/...
ICE couldn't provide any info on people the wildlife agency has detained for them:
www.wired.com/story/story/...
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the Comet Ping Pong attack was nine years ago today—weeks after Trump’s 2016 win—and inspired by a conspiracy theory promoted by Jack Posobiec, who was recently invited to the White House, demands antifa be designated a terrorist group, and asked questions as “press” at the Pentagon this week
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
the Comet Ping Pong attack was nine years ago today—weeks after Trump’s 2016 win—and inspired by a conspiracy theory promoted by Jack Posobiec, who was recently invited to the White House, demands antifa be designated a terrorist group, and asked questions as “press” at the Pentagon this week
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New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
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The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
Killings of Black Panthers dedicated with plaque in Chicago 56 years later
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
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The “private event” in question was put on by the Consulate General of Israel. It featured Goni Saar from Elbit Systems and the Israel Police Attache to North America, Gal Ben Ish. It took place at Audrey Irmas Pavilion, an events venue, not Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The “private event” in question was put on by the Consulate General of Israel. It featured Goni Saar from Elbit Systems and the Israel Police Attache to North America, Gal Ben Ish. It took place at Audrey Irmas Pavilion, an events venue, not Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NEW from LCRW: This van used to abduct Portland protestors off the street during 2020's 'Fed Wars.' Now it's being used to hand out mutual aid and zines. @jwcroxton.bsky.social & @alissaazar.bsky.social report
THIS VAN WAS SNATCHING PROTESTORS. NOW IT HANDS OUT ZINES
| Left Coast Right Watch
There has long been a niche sector within the collector automobile industry for those who have interest in, restore, and/or, collect decommissioned vehicles from emergency services—fire trucks, ambula...
leftcoastrightwatch.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW from LCRW: This van used to abduct Portland protestors off the street during 2020's 'Fed Wars.' Now it's being used to hand out mutual aid and zines. @jwcroxton.bsky.social & @alissaazar.bsky.social report
Time for newspapers to lawyer up
In a troubling scene, NY Justice Carro’s CSOs just ejected a veteran court reporter for trying to challenge the sealing of footage in Luigi Mangione’s case. They shouted over her and threatened her with contempt as she tried to ID herself and object as a surrogate for the public.
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Time for newspapers to lawyer up
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I named my fists Lot and 49 because it’s time for some crying
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I named my fists Lot and 49 because it’s time for some crying
She’s gonna be begging for a pardon come 2028
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
She’s gonna be begging for a pardon come 2028
It’s not funny, Fascists only do this when they’re in distress
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’s not funny, Fascists only do this when they’re in distress
Why would a Copaganda series portray the folks who hold police accountable in a favorable light?
"I am a huge fan of the classic TV series 'Law & Order.' And yet I cannot think of a single episode — among hundreds — in which a journalist is depicted as honorable." www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Why I’m begging TV showrunners to stop writing journalists as villains - Poynter
I will stop shouting at the TV screen when journalists are portrayed with all their virtues and vices — not as caricatures
www.poynter.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Why would a Copaganda series portray the folks who hold police accountable in a favorable light?
1) protesting is a constitutionally protected activity even if you don’t like the cause
2) the Zionists are losing it because plutocrats like ROBERT KRAFT were inside
2) the Zionists are losing it because plutocrats like ROBERT KRAFT were inside
New: NYPD Internal Affairs is investigating the department's response to this month's raucous pro-Palestine protest outside Park East Synagogue — a move that comes after Mayor Adams grew angry with Commissioner Tisch over the incident, per sources.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/29/n...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/29/n...
NYPD grills commanders in investigation of handling of Park East Synagogue protest
The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau has been interviewing Manhattan North commanders in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest at Park East Synagogue last week that sparked outrage and questions …
www.nydailynews.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
1) protesting is a constitutionally protected activity even if you don’t like the cause
2) the Zionists are losing it because plutocrats like ROBERT KRAFT were inside
2) the Zionists are losing it because plutocrats like ROBERT KRAFT were inside
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nypost.com/2025/11/29/u... I know it's NY Post being NY Post but this is "big trouble for moose and squirrel" levels of red baiting, compare the url slug to how they're describing it
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
nypost.com/2025/11/29/u... I know it's NY Post being NY Post but this is "big trouble for moose and squirrel" levels of red baiting, compare the url slug to how they're describing it
How about that - Anduril makes a shit product in the end cc @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Exclusive: US defense firm Anduril faces setbacks from drone crashes
A U.S. military plane soared over Florida's Eglin Air Force Base earlier this month and released a drone made by the defense tech giant Anduril Industries to test whether it could take flight and cond...
www.reuters.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
How about that - Anduril makes a shit product in the end cc @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Stephen Miller belongs in ADX Florence
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Stephen Miller belongs in ADX Florence
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sad news from the thanksgiving day parade: ICE just detained the dora the explorer float.
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
sad news from the thanksgiving day parade: ICE just detained the dora the explorer float.
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Until a few weeks ago, most immigration arrests in NYC were happening at appointments in the Manhattan federal building or immigration offices. That's over: we're now in the randomly-grabbed-while-out-getting-coffee stage of lawless enforcement. From @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Until a few weeks ago, most immigration arrests in NYC were happening at appointments in the Manhattan federal building or immigration offices. That's over: we're now in the randomly-grabbed-while-out-getting-coffee stage of lawless enforcement. From @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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Happy Thanksgiving! I wrote something for everyone to discuss around the dinner table when the pie is passed around and everyone proposes specific measures to seize the wealth and break the anti-democratic power of the tech oligarchy.
How To Expropriate An Artificial Intelligence Oligarchy
An industry whose bubble is set to burst is crucial to U.S. national security, you say?
www.forever-wars.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! I wrote something for everyone to discuss around the dinner table when the pie is passed around and everyone proposes specific measures to seize the wealth and break the anti-democratic power of the tech oligarchy.
Big ? If this is new or formalizing existing policies/initiatives
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Big ? If this is new or formalizing existing policies/initiatives
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This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This being named a NYT Notable Book of 2025 seems to prove it's thesis
Black Mirror doesn’t have shit on your local DA
So we’re just experimenting with AI in criminal cases huh
“The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
“The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Black Mirror doesn’t have shit on your local DA
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No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
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Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”