Kevin H Bell
@kevinok.bsky.social
FOIA Lawyer at Free Information Group, PLLC
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Ask me about suing the government!
Kevin {at} freeinformationgroup.com
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Ask me about suing the government!
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Kevin H Bell
@kevinok.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Today was my last day as a federal employee, but tomorrow I and my new partner, Ginger Quintero-McCall, open a new law practice, the Free Information Group. We are both FOIA lawyers, and we are very good at suing the government. 1/
Elon told us to find more productive work in the private sector, so we did
This story is fine, it spends most of its space refuting the agency. Times journalists do not pick their headlines, you should be mad at Christina's editors for the framing, not at her.
"Media Literacy" includes knowing how media is created, not just whether Verhoven made satires
"Media Literacy" includes knowing how media is created, not just whether Verhoven made satires
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This story is fine, it spends most of its space refuting the agency. Times journalists do not pick their headlines, you should be mad at Christina's editors for the framing, not at her.
"Media Literacy" includes knowing how media is created, not just whether Verhoven made satires
"Media Literacy" includes knowing how media is created, not just whether Verhoven made satires
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
If you are a member of the Northwestern student paper, an alumni association, or otherwise interested in pursuing a public records investigation regarding this agreement please do DM.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If you are a member of the Northwestern student paper, an alumni association, or otherwise interested in pursuing a public records investigation regarding this agreement please do DM.
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Tampering with evidence? 🤔
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina testified under oath he and other high-ranking APD officials have been routinely deleting text messages about official business since 2018, violating state law requiring gov't agencies to keep communications for at least one year
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina testified under oath he and other high-ranking APD officials have been routinely deleting text messages about official business since 2018, violating state law requiring gov't agencies to keep communications for at least one year
‘Alarm bells of the highest order’: APD chief's testimony reveals years of deleted police texts to avoid public records - City Desk ABQ
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina testified under oath that he and other high-ranking APD officials have been routinely deleting text messages about official business since 2018, violating state ...
citydesk.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Tampering with evidence? 🤔
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina testified under oath he and other high-ranking APD officials have been routinely deleting text messages about official business since 2018, violating state law requiring gov't agencies to keep communications for at least one year
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina testified under oath he and other high-ranking APD officials have been routinely deleting text messages about official business since 2018, violating state law requiring gov't agencies to keep communications for at least one year
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November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Why is the PACER service center spam emailing like a Texas Democratic senate candidate
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Why is the PACER service center spam emailing like a Texas Democratic senate candidate
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As CBP agents menaced Chicago area residents, caravans of protesters followed, honking their horns and blowing whistles...Protesters decked their vehicles out in anti-ICE flags, or scrawled things like “Bovino, you a BITCH” on the back windows of their pickup trucks.
The Counteroffensive Against Operation Midway Blitz
How Chicago residents and protesters banded together against the Trump administration's immigration shock troops.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
As CBP agents menaced Chicago area residents, caravans of protesters followed, honking their horns and blowing whistles...Protesters decked their vehicles out in anti-ICE flags, or scrawled things like “Bovino, you a BITCH” on the back windows of their pickup trucks.
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Bodied by my eldest , frankly
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Bodied by my eldest , frankly
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In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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ORIENTATION
FACT SHEET
64
WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreigaks7wgy4rvmszhobeed7hlaqap4mynkhqketipzolmesislssci@jpeg)
August 1, 2024 at 9:35 PM
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
Can't believe nobody told me there was a Star Trek FOIA episode
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Can't believe nobody told me there was a Star Trek FOIA episode
FOIA guarantees your right to know whether a federal employee, Trump Appointee, or even Greg Bovino used the words "bubba" and "Trump" in the same email, text, or Teams chat this week.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
FOIA guarantees your right to know whether a federal employee, Trump Appointee, or even Greg Bovino used the words "bubba" and "Trump" in the same email, text, or Teams chat this week.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Apparently this was from the unreleased Michael Wolff profile of Epstein for New York Magazine that was killed by their factchecker Alex Yablon whose email I was seeing below. Appears in full at _022727
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Apparently this was from the unreleased Michael Wolff profile of Epstein for New York Magazine that was killed by their factchecker Alex Yablon whose email I was seeing below. Appears in full at _022727
"don't be evil" from HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026351
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"don't be evil" from HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026351
favorite part of the epstein release so far is this untitled video [NATIVES/001/HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026678.mov] of a dog chewing on a stuffed ??? person while plush hillary clinton(?) looks on aghast
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
favorite part of the epstein release so far is this untitled video [NATIVES/001/HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026678.mov] of a dog chewing on a stuffed ??? person while plush hillary clinton(?) looks on aghast
Law professors recommending bright young students to OLC would better serve them by feeding their letters of recommendation directly into a wood chipper
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Law professors recommending bright young students to OLC would better serve them by feeding their letters of recommendation directly into a wood chipper
Kitties at the pub trivia last night
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Kitties at the pub trivia last night