Simon Davis-Cohen
@simondaviscohen.bsky.social
Labor comms @ 32BJ SEIU NY+NJ
Some of my old work: simondaviscohen.com
Some of my old work: simondaviscohen.com
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Sensitive tactical communications have long been encrypted. But recently, NYPD has been encrypting much of its precinct-level dispatch communications as well.
The act, which passed this summer, gives press access to frequencies that had long been publicly accessible.
The act, which passed this summer, gives press access to frequencies that had long been publicly accessible.
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Sensitive tactical communications have long been encrypted. But recently, NYPD has been encrypting much of its precinct-level dispatch communications as well.
The act, which passed this summer, gives press access to frequencies that had long been publicly accessible.
The act, which passed this summer, gives press access to frequencies that had long been publicly accessible.
Reposted by Simon Davis-Cohen
Rights advocates are calling out the European Union for "pushing a punishment regime for migrants" with a proposal "legitimizing offshore prisons, racial profiling, and child detention."
EU Ministers Ripped for 'Legitimizing Offshore Prisons, Racial Profiling, and Child Detention'
Advocacy organizations renewed sharp criticism of European Union policymakers' plans for new rules targeting undocumented immigrants after the Council of the EU finalized its "return regulation" proposal at a meeting in Brussels.
www.commondreams.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Rights advocates are calling out the European Union for "pushing a punishment regime for migrants" with a proposal "legitimizing offshore prisons, racial profiling, and child detention."
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Vox ha dado instrucciones a sus cargos para que traten a los socialistas como apestados y que no participen en actos con ellos. Estas directrices han generado tensiones en pequeñas localidades donde las relaciones personales entre vecinos están por encima de las políticas
Abascal ordena a sus cargos públicos un ‘cordón sanitario’ al PSOE en el día de la Constitución
Vox instruye a sus concejales para que eviten asistir a actos institucionales o ser fotografiados con ediles del PSOE
elpais.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Vox ha dado instrucciones a sus cargos para que traten a los socialistas como apestados y que no participen en actos con ellos. Estas directrices han generado tensiones en pequeñas localidades donde las relaciones personales entre vecinos están por encima de las políticas
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ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld
A coalition of privacy, civil liberties and civil rights organizations are demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down the use of Mobile Fortify, release the agency's privacy
www.eff.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Further reforms are yet to be presented in detail — but critics are wary. Analysts say that deregulation will free up almost $2.6tn in lending capacity and boost profitability, prompting bankers around the world to lobby their own regulators for a loosening of rules in a risky “race to the bottom”.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Further reforms are yet to be presented in detail — but critics are wary. Analysts say that deregulation will free up almost $2.6tn in lending capacity and boost profitability, prompting bankers around the world to lobby their own regulators for a loosening of rules in a risky “race to the bottom”.
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The big data center buildup
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
The big data center buildup
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
www.hcn.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The big data center buildup
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
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“While City expenditures have kept pace with revenues, they have lagged behind the growth of private incomes and spending—which means that as a share of the local economy, the public sector has actually been shrinking for years.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/mam...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/mam...
Mamdani's First Budget | Andrew Perry
Image and reality of New York City’s finances
www.phenomenalworld.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“While City expenditures have kept pace with revenues, they have lagged behind the growth of private incomes and spending—which means that as a share of the local economy, the public sector has actually been shrinking for years.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/mam...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/mam...
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Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
With new ordinance, Santa Fe becomes first city to tie minimum wage to rental costs
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers’ rights advocates
www.abqjournal.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
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NEWS - Trump and Mamdani agree that NY utility ConEd needs to lower utility bills.
🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Calls on New York’s Con Ed to Cut Rates in Meeting With Mamdani
President Donald Trump said he talked about the need for New York utility Consolidated Edison Inc. to lower rates during a meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NEWS - Trump and Mamdani agree that NY utility ConEd needs to lower utility bills.
🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Un incendio obliga a suspender y desalojar la cumbre del clima de Brasil. 21 personas han tenido que ser atendidas por inhalación de humo y crisis de ansiedad. social.elpais.com/7arjb30
Un incendio obliga a suspender y desalojar la cumbre del clima de Brasil
El fuego ha sido extinguido con rapidez y 21 personas han tenido que ser atendidas por inhalación de humo y crisis de ansiedad. Las instalaciones han vuelto a abrir esta noche tras casi siete horas
social.elpais.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Un incendio obliga a suspender y desalojar la cumbre del clima de Brasil. 21 personas han tenido que ser atendidas por inhalación de humo y crisis de ansiedad. social.elpais.com/7arjb30
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A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
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On average, Trump's OBBBA will give the equivalent of a $129,600 annual tax cut to each millionaire in New York next year—2.7% of their total income.
New York’s Millionaires Will Get a $12 Billion Federal Tax Cut Next Year - Fiscal Policy Institute
OBBBA will save New York taxpayers who earn $1 million in annual income a collective $12 billion in federal taxes each year.
fiscalpolicy.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
On average, Trump's OBBBA will give the equivalent of a $129,600 annual tax cut to each millionaire in New York next year—2.7% of their total income.
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La extrema derecha empuja a las autonomías del PP a eliminar de las escuelas un programa de enseñanza del árabe creado por Rajoy. Murcia y Madrid ya han cerrado el programa, en el que participaron 8.000 alumnos de 400 colegios en 2024 social.elpais.com/c_obl6
La extrema derecha empuja a las autonomías del PP a eliminar de las escuelas un programa de enseñanza del árabe creado por Rajoy
Murcia y Madrid ya han cerrado el programa, en el que participaron 8.000 alumnos de 400 colegios en 2024 en toda España. Cataluña (PSOE) pide al Ministerio de Educación que oculte los nombres de los centros participantes por las amenazas de ultras
social.elpais.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
La extrema derecha empuja a las autonomías del PP a eliminar de las escuelas un programa de enseñanza del árabe creado por Rajoy. Murcia y Madrid ya han cerrado el programa, en el que participaron 8.000 alumnos de 400 colegios en 2024 social.elpais.com/c_obl6
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
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Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, was found dead in an ICE custody facility in Pennsylvania with his hands and feet bound. While the county coroner ruled his death as a suicide, his family is suing to obtain records that may explain the circumstances of his death.
documentedny.com/2025/11/13/c...
documentedny.com/2025/11/13/c...
Queens Family Demands Answers After Chinese Immigrant Found Bound in ICE Jail
Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, was found dead in an ICE custody facility in Pennsylvania with his hands and feet bound. While the county coroner ruled his death as a suicide, his family is suing to...
documentedny.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, was found dead in an ICE custody facility in Pennsylvania with his hands and feet bound. While the county coroner ruled his death as a suicide, his family is suing to obtain records that may explain the circumstances of his death.
documentedny.com/2025/11/13/c...
documentedny.com/2025/11/13/c...
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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36 states have crafted subsidies for data center projects, according to Good Jobs First, a nonprofit watchdog group that tracks economic development incentives. But only 11 of those states, including Ohio, disclose which companies receive those incentives ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/14/r...
Most states don’t disclose which companies get data center incentives, report finds • Ohio Capital Journal
Most states offering incentives to data centers don’t disclose which companies benefit, according to a new report.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
36 states have crafted subsidies for data center projects, according to Good Jobs First, a nonprofit watchdog group that tracks economic development incentives. But only 11 of those states, including Ohio, disclose which companies receive those incentives ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/14/r...
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Commentary: New Mexico is expanding its free, high-quality child care program so all families can access it. Families will save an average of $12,000 per year with this program. It’s the first of its kind in the nation, and I hope other states will follow ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/13/r...
Child care can be free and universal • Ohio Capital Journal
New Mexico is now expanding its free, high-quality child care program so that all families can access it. Families will save an average of $12,000 per year with this program. It’s the first of its…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Commentary: New Mexico is expanding its free, high-quality child care program so all families can access it. Families will save an average of $12,000 per year with this program. It’s the first of its kind in the nation, and I hope other states will follow ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/13/r...
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Colorado and six other states failed to reach a broad agreement this week on how to share the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, missing a federally-imposed deadline after days of intense closed-door negotiations.
With Upper, Lower basin states still snagged, feds give them more time to craft Colorado River plan | Colorado Newsline
Nevada and six other Colorado River states failed to reach a broad agreement Tuesday on how to share the river’s dwindling water supply, missing a federally-imposed deadline after days of intense clos...
coloradonewsline.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Colorado and six other states failed to reach a broad agreement this week on how to share the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, missing a federally-imposed deadline after days of intense closed-door negotiations.
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What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa?
For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Hurricane #Jamaica #Food #Farms #Disaster #Weather
For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Hurricane #Jamaica #Food #Farms #Disaster #Weather
What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa?
For farmers in the nation's breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
grist.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa?
For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Hurricane #Jamaica #Food #Farms #Disaster #Weather
For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Hurricane #Jamaica #Food #Farms #Disaster #Weather
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New: Pull up. We’re building a movement. Solidarity is what unions are all about. Here are a few reasons why it’s a great idea to bring your union identity—and your union—to the struggle. labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New: Pull up. We’re building a movement. Solidarity is what unions are all about. Here are a few reasons why it’s a great idea to bring your union identity—and your union—to the struggle. labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...
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Data shows that more than two-thirds of confined youth meet criteria for neurodivergence.
Kids need care – not cages.
Kids need care – not cages.
October 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Data shows that more than two-thirds of confined youth meet criteria for neurodivergence.
Kids need care – not cages.
Kids need care – not cages.
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"Have you heard of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social?”
@32bjseiu.bsky.social volunteers have been calling thousands of their neighbors every week, to elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and win a more affordable NYC!
@32bjseiu.bsky.social volunteers have been calling thousands of their neighbors every week, to elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and win a more affordable NYC!
October 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Have you heard of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social?”
@32bjseiu.bsky.social volunteers have been calling thousands of their neighbors every week, to elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and win a more affordable NYC!
@32bjseiu.bsky.social volunteers have been calling thousands of their neighbors every week, to elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and win a more affordable NYC!
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After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It | Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It - Bucks County Beacon
Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”
buckscountybeacon.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It | Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”