Emma Herman
@elherman.bsky.social
History PhD, trying to write a dissertation | 19th and 20th c. U.S.; race, space & law | Albuquerque, NM
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The data has been turned into a searchable tool on HaveIBeenFlocked.com. It says it has data on more than 2.3 million license plates and tens of millions of Flock searches.
Flock responded to this by threatening the site and by limiting info the public can get via public records requests.
Flock responded to this by threatening the site and by limiting info the public can get via public records requests.
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The data has been turned into a searchable tool on HaveIBeenFlocked.com. It says it has data on more than 2.3 million license plates and tens of millions of Flock searches.
Flock responded to this by threatening the site and by limiting info the public can get via public records requests.
Flock responded to this by threatening the site and by limiting info the public can get via public records requests.
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There is a GFM for Juan Carlos the young man beaten, kidnapped and robbed by ICE
We can support his healing efforts:
gofund.me/6766048bc
We can support his healing efforts:
gofund.me/6766048bc
January 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
There is a GFM for Juan Carlos the young man beaten, kidnapped and robbed by ICE
We can support his healing efforts:
gofund.me/6766048bc
We can support his healing efforts:
gofund.me/6766048bc
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@historians.org leadership’s refusal to let its own membership vote on a resolution on academic freedom is an anti-democratic act of moral and political cowardice. The organization can’t credibly oppose Trump’s assaults on academic freedom while repressing the freedom of its own members.
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
@historians.org leadership’s refusal to let its own membership vote on a resolution on academic freedom is an anti-democratic act of moral and political cowardice. The organization can’t credibly oppose Trump’s assaults on academic freedom while repressing the freedom of its own members.
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Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
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I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
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This person specifically alleges that while in federal custody, amidst a brutal assault, agents told her: “Haven’t you learned your lesson? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch,” referring to Renee Good.
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
2/2
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
This person specifically alleges that while in federal custody, amidst a brutal assault, agents told her: “Haven’t you learned your lesson? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch,” referring to Renee Good.
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ICE shot a man in Glen Burnie and the story they told was contradicted by:
1. ICE’s own photos
2. Bystander video
3. Lawyer for another immigrant at the scene
4. Anne Arundel County Police
Now ICE is revising its story.
The latest from Alex Mann:
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
1. ICE’s own photos
2. Bystander video
3. Lawyer for another immigrant at the scene
4. Anne Arundel County Police
Now ICE is revising its story.
The latest from Alex Mann:
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
ICE changes story on Christmas Eve shooting by agents in Glen Burnie
Federal officials changed their account of the Christmas Eve shooting by ICE agents in Glen Burnie.
www.thebanner.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
ICE shot a man in Glen Burnie and the story they told was contradicted by:
1. ICE’s own photos
2. Bystander video
3. Lawyer for another immigrant at the scene
4. Anne Arundel County Police
Now ICE is revising its story.
The latest from Alex Mann:
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
1. ICE’s own photos
2. Bystander video
3. Lawyer for another immigrant at the scene
4. Anne Arundel County Police
Now ICE is revising its story.
The latest from Alex Mann:
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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⬇️ They are absolutely being trained to do this, and then to claim that they are being threatened and therefore justified in using deadly force. This is almost certainly coming down from Stephen Miller
Something that needs to be elevated is that ICE agents have been instructed to threaten and illegally detain legal observers. It's a criminal conspiracy to deprive Americans of their 1st & 4th amendment rights.
Renee Good isn't the only victim ICE has targeted and won't be the last.
Renee Good isn't the only victim ICE has targeted and won't be the last.
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
⬇️ They are absolutely being trained to do this, and then to claim that they are being threatened and therefore justified in using deadly force. This is almost certainly coming down from Stephen Miller
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The FBI has ousted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, a maneuver that has already drawn sharp criticism from local officials.
FBI ousts Minnesota investigators from ICE shooting probe • Minnesota Reformer
The FBI ousted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, the head of the BCA said T...
minnesotareformer.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The FBI has ousted the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, a maneuver that has already drawn sharp criticism from local officials.
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The Trump administration just conducted an illegal attack on Venezuela and has spoken about attacking Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, and Denmark.
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The Trump administration just conducted an illegal attack on Venezuela and has spoken about attacking Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, and Denmark.
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
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Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
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This vile new Stephen Miller tweet, along with the news that Miller may run the occupation of Venezuela, is a good time for you to read our deep dive into Miller's actual worldview and agenda, especially this part comparing Miller's language with Pat Buchanan's:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This vile new Stephen Miller tweet, along with the news that Miller may run the occupation of Venezuela, is a good time for you to read our deep dive into Miller's actual worldview and agenda, especially this part comparing Miller's language with Pat Buchanan's:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
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Kidnapping Maduro and taking over Venezuela would be illegal even if Congress had authorized it.
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Kidnapping Maduro and taking over Venezuela would be illegal even if Congress had authorized it.
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The consent manufacturing has begun.
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The consent manufacturing has begun.
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If y'all need a script, here you go. You can call 202.224.3121 and ask for your representative. The script is included below in this thread as well.
eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
If y'all need a script, here you go. You can call 202.224.3121 and ask for your representative. The script is included below in this thread as well.
eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
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Also from Sameer: “The Civil Defense in Gaza received 3,500 calls in the last hours and the Sameer Project received hundreds of calls and messages. Hundreds of camps flooded and dozens have been completely destroyed.” Please donate!!!!
***REPOST FROM SAMEER PROJECT***
🚨🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨🚨 The rain and flooding from Storm Byron has wreaked havoc on Gaza. Families are without shelter, without warmth. The death count is now up to 14 people in the past 24 hours. Preventable deaths!! chuffed.org/project/1491...
🚨🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨🚨 The rain and flooding from Storm Byron has wreaked havoc on Gaza. Families are without shelter, without warmth. The death count is now up to 14 people in the past 24 hours. Preventable deaths!! chuffed.org/project/1491...
December 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Also from Sameer: “The Civil Defense in Gaza received 3,500 calls in the last hours and the Sameer Project received hundreds of calls and messages. Hundreds of camps flooded and dozens have been completely destroyed.” Please donate!!!!
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As a winter storm batters Gaza, "people's tents are either being washed away or flooded entirely," says Moureen Kaki with the medical aid group Glia, speaking from Khan Younis. She says the current situation is "not really a ceasefire" but merely "a slower form of death."
December 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As a winter storm batters Gaza, "people's tents are either being washed away or flooded entirely," says Moureen Kaki with the medical aid group Glia, speaking from Khan Younis. She says the current situation is "not really a ceasefire" but merely "a slower form of death."
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WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
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If we don't end the use of surveillance technologies, the tools will only become more pervasive and violent.
If we argue against a surveillance tool based upon its "accuracy" or suggest implementing oversight models, we're misunderstanding the problem.
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
If we argue against a surveillance tool based upon its "accuracy" or suggest implementing oversight models, we're misunderstanding the problem.
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
A Step Towards Pervasive Facial Recognition
Axon's police bodycams are used across the world and may soon come with facial recognition after a trial in Edmonton, Canada.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If we don't end the use of surveillance technologies, the tools will only become more pervasive and violent.
If we argue against a surveillance tool based upon its "accuracy" or suggest implementing oversight models, we're misunderstanding the problem.
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
If we argue against a surveillance tool based upon its "accuracy" or suggest implementing oversight models, we're misunderstanding the problem.
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
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This is infuriating. For those who just want the donation link, it's here
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is infuriating. For those who just want the donation link, it's here
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
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Exxon is asking the Supreme Court to toss climate deception lawsuits, which could hold oil companies liable for billions in climate damages.
According to Exxon's lawyer, the cases are a "problem" and killing them is a "big priority."
My latest with @desmog.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-nex...
According to Exxon's lawyer, the cases are a "problem" and killing them is a "big priority."
My latest with @desmog.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-nex...
Exxon's next Supreme Court play
Oil companies are once again asking the high court to intervene in climate deception lawsuits — part of an all-hands-on-deck effort by Big Oil and the Trump administration to shut the cases down.
www.exxonknews.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Exxon is asking the Supreme Court to toss climate deception lawsuits, which could hold oil companies liable for billions in climate damages.
According to Exxon's lawyer, the cases are a "problem" and killing them is a "big priority."
My latest with @desmog.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-nex...
According to Exxon's lawyer, the cases are a "problem" and killing them is a "big priority."
My latest with @desmog.com
www.exxonknews.org/p/exxons-nex...