Richard Ⓐber
@richaber.bsky.social
Pressing all the Ⓦords since 2009.
This is a personal account.
Opinions are my own.
No cross, no crown.
No gods, no masters.
And I'm Batman.
He/Him
This is a personal account.
Opinions are my own.
No cross, no crown.
No gods, no masters.
And I'm Batman.
He/Him
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Richard Ⓐber
@richaber.bsky.social
· Nov 12
If I followed you, and you don't know me, please do not feel obligated to follow back.
I am literally a nobody.
I am literally a nobody.
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And if birthright citizenship is revoked, a birth certificate will not suffice as proof either.
The goal is for citizenship to be relegated to the arbitrary discretion of the president, with no way to challenge that discretion.
The goal is for citizenship to be relegated to the arbitrary discretion of the president, with no way to challenge that discretion.
Add to this that HSI just filed a declaration in our case challenging these policies saying they can’t trust REAL IDs as proof of status.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
December 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And if birthright citizenship is revoked, a birth certificate will not suffice as proof either.
The goal is for citizenship to be relegated to the arbitrary discretion of the president, with no way to challenge that discretion.
The goal is for citizenship to be relegated to the arbitrary discretion of the president, with no way to challenge that discretion.
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As an author, I’ve already gotten multiple emails from people asking me for fake articles and books that I’ve supposedly written, because chatbots have told them fake references. I *cannot imagine* the frustration and time waste for librarians and especially ILL library professionals right now.
December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As an author, I’ve already gotten multiple emails from people asking me for fake articles and books that I’ve supposedly written, because chatbots have told them fake references. I *cannot imagine* the frustration and time waste for librarians and especially ILL library professionals right now.
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Great & smart that we live in a country where we require vaccines for dogs & not for people.
December 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Great & smart that we live in a country where we require vaccines for dogs & not for people.
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This week had more new measles cases than sales of “American Canto”.
Hope the media is proud.
Hope the media is proud.
December 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This week had more new measles cases than sales of “American Canto”.
Hope the media is proud.
Hope the media is proud.
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Your ring camera is helping ICE deport people. Think about that.
I’m a strong skeptic when it comes to data. I try to stay away from purchasing goods that connect to the internet.
Amazon is selling your Ring data to Flock which is deeply involved in surveillance of immigrants, women seeking abortions. Flock shares this data with 🚔
techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
Amazon is selling your Ring data to Flock which is deeply involved in surveillance of immigrants, women seeking abortions. Flock shares this data with 🚔
techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Your ring camera is helping ICE deport people. Think about that.
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I’m a strong skeptic when it comes to data. I try to stay away from purchasing goods that connect to the internet.
Amazon is selling your Ring data to Flock which is deeply involved in surveillance of immigrants, women seeking abortions. Flock shares this data with 🚔
techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
Amazon is selling your Ring data to Flock which is deeply involved in surveillance of immigrants, women seeking abortions. Flock shares this data with 🚔
techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I’m a strong skeptic when it comes to data. I try to stay away from purchasing goods that connect to the internet.
Amazon is selling your Ring data to Flock which is deeply involved in surveillance of immigrants, women seeking abortions. Flock shares this data with 🚔
techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
Amazon is selling your Ring data to Flock which is deeply involved in surveillance of immigrants, women seeking abortions. Flock shares this data with 🚔
techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...
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“several tech companies were accused of profiting from crimes including illegal occupation, apartheid and genocide in occupied Palestine…The report referenced AI systems that were developed by the Israeli military to process and generate targets during the war on Gaza.”
Israel used Palantir technology in its 2024 Lebanon pager attack, book claims
New book says US tech company was involved in Lebanon attack that killed dozens and wounded thousands
www.middleeasteye.net
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“several tech companies were accused of profiting from crimes including illegal occupation, apartheid and genocide in occupied Palestine…The report referenced AI systems that were developed by the Israeli military to process and generate targets during the war on Gaza.”
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“This is an agency that demonizes immigrants who have committed no crimes yet it fails to police its own ranks. The hypocrisy is breathtaking, & the threat to public safety is clear.”
This ⤵️ is who is behind the mask, grabbing people off the street.
www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
This ⤵️ is who is behind the mask, grabbing people off the street.
www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
Cincinnati ICE Leader Accused of Strangling Woman Held on $400k Bond
Prosecutors say the award-winning ICE agent has a history of domestic violence reports as DHS places him on suspension.
www.citybeat.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“This is an agency that demonizes immigrants who have committed no crimes yet it fails to police its own ranks. The hypocrisy is breathtaking, & the threat to public safety is clear.”
This ⤵️ is who is behind the mask, grabbing people off the street.
www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
This ⤵️ is who is behind the mask, grabbing people off the street.
www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Folks, the Dem establishment must be culled. They aren't your fighters. They don't care about you. They will not champion reform.
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested. - The American Prospect
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
prospect.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Folks, the Dem establishment must be culled. They aren't your fighters. They don't care about you. They will not champion reform.
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Here's Exhibit 429
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
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Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
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The government has decided, with no basis other than feeding its new tech, that our biometrics are only IDs that count.
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The government has decided, with no basis other than feeding its new tech, that our biometrics are only IDs that count.
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What is the legal authority for ICE to say that valid IDs and passports are not sufficient vectors of identification and that they are allowed only to rely on databases that they have created with out any legal authority? This decision, my friends, seems to be a major question left to Congress?
The government has decided, with no basis other than feeding its new tech, that our biometrics are only IDs that count.
December 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What is the legal authority for ICE to say that valid IDs and passports are not sufficient vectors of identification and that they are allowed only to rely on databases that they have created with out any legal authority? This decision, my friends, seems to be a major question left to Congress?
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AI industry lobbyists rubbed shoulders with 2028 hopefuls at the Democratic Governors Association holiday meeting. Big Tech is pushing hard to ban states from regulating AI, like the 100 AI safety laws passed this year.
Dem Governors Gathered With AI Lobbyists Ahead of Trump Preemption EO
OpenAI and Meta were among the tech companies that sent lobbyists to the Democratic Governors Association's annual meeting, according to a list obtained by Sludge.
readsludge.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AI industry lobbyists rubbed shoulders with 2028 hopefuls at the Democratic Governors Association holiday meeting. Big Tech is pushing hard to ban states from regulating AI, like the 100 AI safety laws passed this year.
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If I were traveling to a country with a government unbound by laws and carelessly vindictive, and they asked me for iris scans, fingerprints, selfies, and access to 5 years of all social media posts (which means made public if they’re currently set to private) I would not travel there.
US plans to ask visitors to share 5 years of social media history to enter
Tourists from 42 countries may soon need to also disclose email accounts, extensive family history and biometrics.
www.aljazeera.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If I were traveling to a country with a government unbound by laws and carelessly vindictive, and they asked me for iris scans, fingerprints, selfies, and access to 5 years of all social media posts (which means made public if they’re currently set to private) I would not travel there.
If you are arguing for more surveillance to enforce safety, especially now, you are a fool.
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you are arguing for more surveillance to enforce safety, especially now, you are a fool.
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This is your reminder that nothing human-made is inevitable and you hereby have all the permission you need to reject bad/harmful social, technological, and political paradigms and to work toward something better.
June 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is your reminder that nothing human-made is inevitable and you hereby have all the permission you need to reject bad/harmful social, technological, and political paradigms and to work toward something better.
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Real ID proves legal immigration status in the U.S. but Border Patrol dismisses Real ID because people who aren’t citizens can also get them.
Green card holders, DACA recipients and asylum seekers with Temporary Protected Status can get Real ID. Trump is trying to purge the country of those folks.
Green card holders, DACA recipients and asylum seekers with Temporary Protected Status can get Real ID. Trump is trying to purge the country of those folks.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Real ID proves legal immigration status in the U.S. but Border Patrol dismisses Real ID because people who aren’t citizens can also get them.
Green card holders, DACA recipients and asylum seekers with Temporary Protected Status can get Real ID. Trump is trying to purge the country of those folks.
Green card holders, DACA recipients and asylum seekers with Temporary Protected Status can get Real ID. Trump is trying to purge the country of those folks.
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It's an unpopular opinion but I don't think it's good to live in a society where men can grab you off the street and there's literally nothing you can do about it
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's an unpopular opinion but I don't think it's good to live in a society where men can grab you off the street and there's literally nothing you can do about it
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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I was in Myanmar in 2015, just as identity cards were taken from Rohingya to keep them from voting. It was part of a decades-long process of redefining citizenship that ate away at their rights more every year. When governments start doing this, they can move the goalposts anytime they want to.
A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I was in Myanmar in 2015, just as identity cards were taken from Rohingya to keep them from voting. It was part of a decades-long process of redefining citizenship that ate away at their rights more every year. When governments start doing this, they can move the goalposts anytime they want to.
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A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
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Minneapolis residents have noticed a new strategy in the ongoing ICE operation in the Twin Cities this week: helicopters flying overhead.
Federal helicopters assist ICE operation in Minneapolis as protests continue
Customs and Border Protection confirmed the agency’s aircraft are “supporting federal law enforcement partners in Minneapolis.”
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Minneapolis residents have noticed a new strategy in the ongoing ICE operation in the Twin Cities this week: helicopters flying overhead.
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ICE agents arrest Latino father driving his kids in Richfield
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/ice-agents-arrest-latino-father-driving-his-kids-in-richfield
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/ice-agents-arrest-latino-father-driving-his-kids-in-richfield
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
ICE agents arrest Latino father driving his kids in Richfield
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/ice-agents-arrest-latino-father-driving-his-kids-in-richfield
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/ice-agents-arrest-latino-father-driving-his-kids-in-richfield
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
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“Some of them are very sadistic. Some of them are just in it for the love of the game because they think that they are doing the Lord’s work and that every single person they detain … is some violent criminal. ... That couldn’t be farther from the truth.” talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“Some of them are very sadistic. Some of them are just in it for the love of the game because they think that they are doing the Lord’s work and that every single person they detain … is some violent criminal. ... That couldn’t be farther from the truth.” talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...