Kevin H Bell
@kevinok.bsky.social
FOIA Lawyer at Free Information Group, PLLC
Kevin {at} freeinformationgroup.com
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Ask me about suing the government!
Kevin {at} freeinformationgroup.com
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Ask me about suing the government!
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Kevin H Bell
@kevinok.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Today was my last day as a federal employee, but tomorrow I and my new partner, Ginger Quintero-McCall, open a new law practice, the Free Information Group. We are both FOIA lawyers, and we are very good at suing the government. 1/
Elon told us to find more productive work in the private sector, so we did
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As CBP agents menaced Chicago area residents, caravans of protesters followed, honking their horns and blowing whistles...Protesters decked their vehicles out in anti-ICE flags, or scrawled things like “Bovino, you a BITCH” on the back windows of their pickup trucks.
The Counteroffensive Against Operation Midway Blitz
How Chicago residents and protesters banded together against the Trump administration's immigration shock troops.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
As CBP agents menaced Chicago area residents, caravans of protesters followed, honking their horns and blowing whistles...Protesters decked their vehicles out in anti-ICE flags, or scrawled things like “Bovino, you a BITCH” on the back windows of their pickup trucks.
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Bodied by my eldest , frankly
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Bodied by my eldest , frankly
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In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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ORIENTATION
FACT SHEET
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WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreigaks7wgy4rvmszhobeed7hlaqap4mynkhqketipzolmesislssci@jpeg)
August 1, 2024 at 9:35 PM
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
Can't believe nobody told me there was a Star Trek FOIA episode
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Can't believe nobody told me there was a Star Trek FOIA episode
FOIA guarantees your right to know whether a federal employee, Trump Appointee, or even Greg Bovino used the words "bubba" and "Trump" in the same email, text, or Teams chat this week.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
FOIA guarantees your right to know whether a federal employee, Trump Appointee, or even Greg Bovino used the words "bubba" and "Trump" in the same email, text, or Teams chat this week.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Apparently this was from the unreleased Michael Wolff profile of Epstein for New York Magazine that was killed by their factchecker Alex Yablon whose email I was seeing below. Appears in full at _022727
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Apparently this was from the unreleased Michael Wolff profile of Epstein for New York Magazine that was killed by their factchecker Alex Yablon whose email I was seeing below. Appears in full at _022727
"don't be evil" from HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026351
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"don't be evil" from HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026351
favorite part of the epstein release so far is this untitled video [NATIVES/001/HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026678.mov] of a dog chewing on a stuffed ??? person while plush hillary clinton(?) looks on aghast
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
favorite part of the epstein release so far is this untitled video [NATIVES/001/HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026678.mov] of a dog chewing on a stuffed ??? person while plush hillary clinton(?) looks on aghast
Law professors recommending bright young students to OLC would better serve them by feeding their letters of recommendation directly into a wood chipper
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Law professors recommending bright young students to OLC would better serve them by feeding their letters of recommendation directly into a wood chipper
Kitties at the pub trivia last night
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Kitties at the pub trivia last night
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Thousands of EPA employees are furloughed. Some of those who remain are busy loosening pollution regulations, a key priority of the Trump admin.
Great reporting from @mollytaft.com
Great reporting from @mollytaft.com
The EPA Is in Chaos
“We learn who is furloughed when we send an email to someone and get the out-of-office message,” one employee tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thousands of EPA employees are furloughed. Some of those who remain are busy loosening pollution regulations, a key priority of the Trump admin.
Great reporting from @mollytaft.com
Great reporting from @mollytaft.com
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Has anybody found any of the DOJ quarterly reports detailing the "progress" of the weaponization working group?
The reports are supposed to be provided to the WH once a quarter. I just filed a FOIA for them but feel one or two must be floating around.
The reports are supposed to be provided to the WH once a quarter. I just filed a FOIA for them but feel one or two must be floating around.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Has anybody found any of the DOJ quarterly reports detailing the "progress" of the weaponization working group?
The reports are supposed to be provided to the WH once a quarter. I just filed a FOIA for them but feel one or two must be floating around.
The reports are supposed to be provided to the WH once a quarter. I just filed a FOIA for them but feel one or two must be floating around.
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“ICE loves to demand our papers but it seems they don’t like it as much when we demand theirs,” said Ginger Quintero-McCall, one of FPF's lawyers in our latest FOIA lawsuit against the immigration agency.
FPF takes ICE to court over dangerous secrecy
FOIA lawsuit targets ICE’s efforts to stop congressional oversight of detention facilities
freedom.press
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“ICE loves to demand our papers but it seems they don’t like it as much when we demand theirs,” said Ginger Quintero-McCall, one of FPF's lawyers in our latest FOIA lawsuit against the immigration agency.
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New @dcogc board member @kevinok.bsky.social has filed an important case on behalf of @freedom.press efforts to get ICE to respond to public records requests via #foia.
If ICE is too busy stalking daycare pickups to read their emails from Congress, they should really be thanking Lauren for FOIAing them
Our attorney @kevinok.bsky.social is spot on: “ICE will find hiding from FOIA harder than simply pulling on their balaclavas, which tend to be frowned on in court.”
Read more about our latest FOIA lawsuit, in which we are represented by Free Information Group, here:
Read more about our latest FOIA lawsuit, in which we are represented by Free Information Group, here:
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New @dcogc board member @kevinok.bsky.social has filed an important case on behalf of @freedom.press efforts to get ICE to respond to public records requests via #foia.
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ICE is tearing apart families, placing people in secretive detention centers beyond the reach of congressional oversight, that's why @freedom.press is suing the agency to obtain emails it received Congress.
"ICE is the most lawless agency in government," FPF attorney @kevinok.bsky.social says.
"ICE is the most lawless agency in government," FPF attorney @kevinok.bsky.social says.
FPF takes ICE to court over dangerous secrecy
FOIA lawsuit targets ICE’s efforts to stop congressional oversight of detention facilities
freedom.press
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ICE is tearing apart families, placing people in secretive detention centers beyond the reach of congressional oversight, that's why @freedom.press is suing the agency to obtain emails it received Congress.
"ICE is the most lawless agency in government," FPF attorney @kevinok.bsky.social says.
"ICE is the most lawless agency in government," FPF attorney @kevinok.bsky.social says.
If ICE is too busy stalking daycare pickups to read their emails from Congress, they should really be thanking Lauren for FOIAing them
Our attorney @kevinok.bsky.social is spot on: “ICE will find hiding from FOIA harder than simply pulling on their balaclavas, which tend to be frowned on in court.”
Read more about our latest FOIA lawsuit, in which we are represented by Free Information Group, here:
Read more about our latest FOIA lawsuit, in which we are represented by Free Information Group, here:
FPF takes ICE to court over dangerous secrecy
FOIA lawsuit targets ICE’s efforts to stop congressional oversight of detention facilities
freedom.press
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If ICE is too busy stalking daycare pickups to read their emails from Congress, they should really be thanking Lauren for FOIAing them
Suing the government is so back
“ICE loves to demand our papers but it seems they don’t like it as much when we demand theirs,” said Ginger Quintero-McCall, one of our attorneys in our most recent FOIA lawsuit against ICE.
Thank you to Ginger and @kevinok.bsky.social at Free Information Group making this suit possible.
Thank you to Ginger and @kevinok.bsky.social at Free Information Group making this suit possible.
FPF takes ICE to court over dangerous secrecy
FOIA lawsuit targets ICE’s efforts to stop congressional oversight of detention facilities
freedom.press
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Suing the government is so back
