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Not A TikTok
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SWE dedicated to the open internet highlighting moral panic around TikTok. Concerns around data privacy can be handled with a data privacy bill for actual harms. See Lamont v Postmaster General. Tag/DM for submissions. Helped 2 ppl bypass ban. #NotATikTok
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Not A TikTok @notatiktok.bsky.social · Jan 18
I know a lot of folks whose opinion is "it's a bad law but it's just tiktok, it's not the end of the world." I would encourage folks to read this as this implications are well beyond just a short form video app. Between this, the push for KOSA, and porn id laws, we are witnessing a splinternet.
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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Jan 17
First take on the SCOTUS TikTok ban (combined with Biden saying "meh, now that we got what we fought for, we won't use it). A dark day for internet freedom.

www.techdirt.com/2025/01/17/s...
SCOTUS: TikTok’s China Connection Is So Scary & Urgent, We Can Ban An Entire App. Biden Admin: Just Kidding, We Won’t Enforce It
It seemed pretty obvious from the way the Supreme Court’s oral arguments went regarding the TikTok ban that this would be the outcome: a 9-0 per curiam decision saying “eh, it’s fine to ban TikTok.…
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 2h
Bari Weiss always fails up. Always. CBS news is a joke. This is an article from an internet shitposter on CBS News and yes they spelled Zohran Mamdani's name wrong.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 3h
CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports
The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 2d
Every sign in DC marks the loss of someone’s neighbor, someone’s loved one, someone’s friend.

Every sign marks yet another step in the march toward authoritarianism.
Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’
The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h
Absolutely brutal.
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h
Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h
Portland, you magnificent weirdos
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 20h
Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier
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⟢ Avilone ‹𝟹 ₊˚.⋆ @faeriegasm.bsky.social · 20h
This is by Nicole Prause and if you go on her Twitter @ is just her user, her Twitter is also full of posts about this and studies too. You can also see how much she’s harassed by these right wing groups simply for researching and speaking about this :’)

medium.com/@nicole.prau...
“Pornography addiction” is not a diagnosis
As research continues into the nature of the problem people experience with viewing pornography, one thing has become clear: anti-porn…
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⟢ Avilone ‹𝟹 ₊˚.⋆ @faeriegasm.bsky.social · 21h
This will be the hill I die on, “porn addiction” is not real, that phrase specifically is used as a dog whistle and is backed only by pseudoscience which has been created by right wing fascist organisations with the intention to demonise minorities. It is not real, actual science proves it isn’t.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 21h
Well, think we’re gonna be 3D printing a bunch more Aztec death whistles
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d
Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
FORM A CROWD STAY LOUD PROTECT EACH OTHER CODE I: ICE NEARBY BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM: PRE-PRE-PRE! → ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA. ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS • A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS. • LOUD. RECOGNIZABLE. IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE. • OUR VOICES ARE STRONGER TOGETHER. WHISTLES GUIDE PEOPLE TO: • FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS • CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD • ALERT NEIGHBORS TO JOIN IN NOISE = VISIBILITY. CODE 2: CODE RED BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS: PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE! → ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE. FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT. WHY IT WORKS • INSTANT ALERT SYSTEM • FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA • TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY ACTION ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY: WHAT YOU CAN DO • WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK TEACH FAMILY EIGHBORS TH CODES • USE IT WHEN ICE IS SPOTTED • PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY: PROTECT RP • @PROTECTRP_
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chelsea g. summers @chelseagsummers.bsky.social · 1d
EU people, tell your country's officials to vote against the EU "chat control" proposal, which would allow full AI access to your text messages and photos, regardless of whether your platform is encrypted.
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.
fightchatcontrol.eu
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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d
He was like "even the janitors?? That's so totalitarian of you!"

I was like uh yea, you are directly contributing to the joint enterprise even if you aren't directly...say...sticking a dude in the hospital under a fake name to deny him access to counsel.
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Sezneg @sezneg.bsky.social · 2d
Use your own insurance and hope there’s a way for them to recover - sovereign immunity claims are a mess and even successful recovery takes a long ass time
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Kyla @boysek.bsky.social · 2d
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...
WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square
A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.
www.chicagotribune.com
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Jo @service-worker.bsky.social · 2d
Blatant incompetence all around
The man who was already detained in the van did not identify himself, Thomas said. Once Brockman was handcuffed and placed in the van, the agents pulled out, clipping the rear bumper off of a stopped car partially blocking their path and speeding away past an approaching elongated CTA bus and through the busy intersection.
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Ryan Bort @ryanbort.bsky.social · 3d
Please read this heartbreaking story from @timdickinson.bsky.social about a mom and her four kids who were taken by CBP and disappeared, and how a lawmaker and a friend mobilized to track them down

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway
Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.
www.rollingstone.com
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JK @miniver.bsky.social · 5d
I just realized that the Portland Antifascist Frog has singlehandedly reclaimed amphibians from the “alt right”. Yet another way he is a Great American.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 5d
Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)
A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 3d
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 4d
WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances It reads: "This man is your FRIEND He fights for FREEDOM" The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG
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DeathNerd Killer @daphnek.bsky.social · 3d
We're watching the open web die piece by piece every day and it sucks.

I had missed the death of Casetext. It was a great free resource to access some of the information that should most be free: the law.

callidusai.com/blog/casetex...
Casetext Shut Down: Here's What It Means—And Why Callidus Is Ready - Callidus Legal AI
The shuttering of Casetext has major implications for the attorneys that relied on it. Callidus Legal AI is here to fill the void.
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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 3d
the big problem with the inevitable ID verification data thefts is that it won't be the actual main org getting their stuff swiped; it'll be endless third parties nobody has ever really heard of, and the accountability chain will never, ever reach back to ukgov. the buck will stop with blorko ltd
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3d
Chicagoans won a temporary restraining order today that prevents federal agents from using tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters.
We’re fighting back peacefully in Chicago because — unlike Trump — we believe in the rule of law.
Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue
Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...
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Spooky Sarah Perez 🎃 @sarahp.bsky.social · 3d
Apple prepares to comply with Texas age assurance law, but warns of privacy risks
Apple prepares to comply with Texas age assurance law, but warns of privacy risks | TechCrunch
Apple speaks out about how the Texas age assurance law was written, saying it affects the privacy of users.
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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 4d
To each and every one of them:

Fuck your service. You're a disgrace.

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
500 National Guard troops deployed in Chicago area amid legal battle
A federal judge is expected to rule on Thursday on a request from the governor and mayor to block the troop deployment.
www.cbsnews.com
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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 4d
Dear Senator @jmivilledechene.bsky.social, I’m tagging you here because I believe this is an inevitable outcome of S-209 if passed. I do not trust big tech to store private information and I am fearful of the impact it will have on free expression especially on the queer community as all…
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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 4d
Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls? Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 7d
Discord confirms that government IDs used for age-verification were compromised in a hack with a vendor.

Who could have predicted?

Oh, right.
Discord users suffer the first high-profile age-verification hack – and it's unlikely to be the last
Critics of age verification laws warned this was inevitable
www.tomsguide.com
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