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Edward Hasbrouck
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Travel writer, author, journalist, consumer & human rights advocate, bicyclist, consultant to the Identity Project.

https://hasbrouck.org
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Edward Hasbrouck @edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social · May 23
My cellphone cyber-security primer for travellers, immigrants, emigrants, dissidents, activists, and journalists, updated (by popular demand) with an added tl;dr checklist of top tips:

Protecting your data from cops and robbers:

hasbrouck.org/articles/cyb...
Ad for Cellebrite UFED, "The industry standard for accessing digital device data"
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pghguild.com
BREAKING: We won!

Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.

pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
A yellow bridge in front of a city background with three banners reading "POST-GAZETTE STRIKERS WILL WIN".
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
The world's busiest border crossing and the world's most inappropriate rails-to-trails conversion:
hasbrouck.org/blog/archive...

#bicycle #border #railstotrails
Aerial view looking south from Malaysia to Singapore. Causeway at right between Johor Bahru (Malaysia) and Woodlands (Singapore) is the world’s busiest international border crossing. The RTS Link railway viaduct at left is largely complete but the rail shuttle is not yet in operation. The limited vestigial rail shuttle service on the original causeway is scheduled to be discontinued once the RTS Link enters service, in theory by the end of 2026 although the project has been delayed repeatedly.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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RIP Peter Watkins. "the war game" is better known, but "punishment park" remains brutally prescient. no firewall
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/m...
Peter Watkins, Provocateur With a Movie Camera, Dies at 90
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
The world's busiest border crossing and the world's most inappropriate rails-to-trails conversion:
hasbrouck.org/blog/archive...

#bicycle #border #railstotrails
Aerial view looking south from Malaysia to Singapore. Causeway at right between Johor Bahru (Malaysia) and Woodlands (Singapore) is the world’s busiest international border crossing. The RTS Link railway viaduct at left is largely complete but the rail shuttle is not yet in operation. The limited vestigial rail shuttle service on the original causeway is scheduled to be discontinued once the RTS Link enters service, in theory by the end of 2026 although the project has been delayed repeatedly.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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jimaloisi.bsky.social
Is 100 years long enough to wait for transit connectivity? commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
The Red-Blue Connector: A half-mile of subway that benefits an entire region  - CommonWealth Beacon
It’s easy to look at the short length of the proposed Red-Blue Connector – less than half a mile – and mistake it for a project with small impact. Nothing could be further from the truth.
commonwealthbeacon.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
The world’s busiest border crossing and international airline route (not what you may have thought) and the little-known alternative):

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Passengers disembarking from a Firefly Airlines flight at Seletar Airport, Singapore.
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.

State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
More cowbell.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
I really think what’s needed here is more gold.
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
#KualaLumpur #Malaysia and #Singapore for travellers and digital nomads: hasbrouck.org/blog/archive...
Looking north across the Klang River toward the hills — part of the spine of the Malay peninsula — from the balcony of the apartment I rented in the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) district, with part of the Malay foodie mecca of Kampung Baru including the Masjid Jamek (main mosque) for the neighborhood in the foreground. The Saloma Link pedestrian bridge between KLCC and Kampung Baru is out of sight to the right at the end of the road spanned by the arch at center. Murtabak maker at one of the row of food stalls on the sidewalk of Lorong Perak alley, behind the tower anchored by the main Malaysian offices of Deutsche Bank in the upscale KLCC office, hotel, and shopping-mall district.
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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divesttesla.bsky.social
Tell #CalSTRS to sell its $2B in #Tesla stock! Next CalSTRS board meeting is Wed., Nov. 12. Public comments in person or by phone or email: actionnetwork.org/events/calst...
CalSTRS pension board meeting - Divest from Tesla!
California's public employee pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, reported substantially more than $2 billion in holdings of Tesla stock combined as of their most recent reports. Tesla’s financial ins...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
"The Amazing Race", Sikh truckers, and the archipelago of Punjabi "dhabas" along U.S. and Canadian highways:

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"Punjabi Dhaba" sign in Punjabi outside Lucky’s Restaurant and Punjabi Dhaba, just off the Trans-Canada highway in Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Punjabi dhaba in the mini-mart at the Sinclair gas station at I-80 Exit 4 (Bonneville Salt Flats), Wendover, UT. Signs say 'Indian Restaurant' and 'Custom T-Shirts'. Punjabi dhaba food truck at Paul’s Truck Wash, behind the Flying J truck stop, I-80 Exit 48, Fernley, NV.
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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papersplease.liberdon.com.ap.brid.gy
CBP changes procedures for airline passengers with non-binary or non-gendered “X” passports:

What's happening, and what can you do if you have an "X" passport:

https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/10/12/cbp-changes-procedures-for-airline-passengers-with-x-passports/
CBP Air APIS Guide: "Traveler Gender: CBP Data Element Validation: System Error if missing or invalid. Only submissions of “M” for male and “F” for female are accepted."
October 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
"The Amazing Race", Sikh truckers, and the archipelago of Punjabi "dhabas" along U.S. and Canadian highways:

hasbrouck.org/blog/archive...
"Punjabi Dhaba" sign in Punjabi outside Lucky’s Restaurant and Punjabi Dhaba, just off the Trans-Canada highway in Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Punjabi dhaba in the mini-mart at the Sinclair gas station at I-80 Exit 4 (Bonneville Salt Flats), Wendover, UT. Signs say 'Indian Restaurant' and 'Custom T-Shirts'. Punjabi dhaba food truck at Paul’s Truck Wash, behind the Flying J truck stop, I-80 Exit 48, Fernley, NV.
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
There's a word for this: Piracy.
sigreign.bsky.social sigreign @sigreign.bsky.social · 24d
They'll never see the light of day, they'll be held without trial because 'drug terrorists'
theintercept.com The Intercept @theintercept.com · 24d
SCOOP: They are being held on a warship and are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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governor.ca.gov
Federal resources aren’t campaign tools. Secretary Kristi Noem's new TSA video crosses the line, violating the Hatch Act with blatant political messaging.

We’re urging California airports to stand firm against this unlawful federal pressure and refrain from airing the video.
October 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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papersplease.liberdon.com.ap.brid.gy
USCIS still wants to stalk US residents and visitors on social media:

Doubling down on its attack on anonymity, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has renewed its request for blanket authorization to require applicants for US visas, visa-free entry, residency, or citizenship to […]
Original post on liberdon.com
liberdon.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
US Citizenship & Immigration Services wants all applicants for visas, visa-free entry, residency, or citizenship to disclose every social media platform & identifier used in last 5 years:

papersplease.org/wp/2025/10/1...

Submit comments by midnight tonight ET:

www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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buffalolos.bsky.social
Military members: If you have questions about your rights, the @nlgnews.bsky.social has a resource for you
Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS? Questions about military discharges, illegal orders, AWOL, the right to dissent, transgender disqualification, selective service, hardship discharge, medical discharge. The MLTF answers questions from service members and their families about military service. The MLTF has been providing knowledgeable and confidential legal information and advice and representation on military-related legal issues since 1969. The MLTF is not part of, or affiliated with, the US Military or any government entity. www.nlgmltf.org help@nlgmltf.org 619-463-2369 Dod Instruction 1325.06 gives servicemembers the right to read and keep this flyer
October 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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atrupar.com
Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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antiwardotcom.bsky.social
Future of Selective Service Goes to House-Senate Conference – Again

by @edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social | Oct 15, 2025

www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/10...
Future of Selective Service Goes to House-Senate Conference – Again - Antiwar.com Blog
Following approval by the House and Senate of different versions of an annual military policy bill, the future of the Selective Service System (SSS) will be decided behind closed doors by a House-Sena...
www.antiwar.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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sfist.bsky.social
Would you pay a half-cent extra in sales tax so BART and Muni don’t have to slash their service? That choice will be before you in November 2026, as a ballot measure was just approved to help Bay Area transit avoid a "fiscal cliff." buff.ly/PwWlZcz
That Half-Cent Sales Tax To Save Public Transit From ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Will Indeed Be on the November 2026 Ballot
Would you pay a half-cent extra in sales tax so BART and Muni don’t have to slash their service? That choice will be before you in November 2026, as a ballot measure was just approved to help Bay…
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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autsciperson.bsky.social
All you have to do to be trans in the US is figure out what bathroom you can use at each state you travel through, and which airline will allow you to fly! So easy!! 🙃

"It may vary by airline and/or airport. If you try this please let us know with which airline, at which airport, and how it went."
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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christine-m.bsky.social
Let's be frank: A little used law means, there is a legal basis which was exploited with bad intent.

A lesson to learn here: The legal systems - laws etc. - of so many countries are cluttered with legacy rules and laws which a criminal mind may dig out and use. Decluttering - a call for action?
October 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
CBP changes procedures for airline passengers with non-binary or non-gendered “X” passports: What's happening, and what can you do if you have an "X" passport:

papersplease.org/wp/2025/10/1...
CBP changes procedures for airline passengers with “X” passports – Papers, Please!
CBP regulations require would-be airline passengers to identify as “M” or F”. These regulations were never changed, even when CBP was accepting “X” gender markers.
papersplease.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
edwardhasbrouck.bsky.social
CBP changes procedures for airline passengers with non-binary or non-gendered “X” passports: What's happening, and what can you do if you have an "X" passport:

papersplease.org/wp/2025/10/1...
CBP changes procedures for airline passengers with “X” passports – Papers, Please!
CBP regulations require would-be airline passengers to identify as “M” or F”. These regulations were never changed, even when CBP was accepting “X” gender markers.
papersplease.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM