Robbo Mills
@robbomills.bsky.social
writer, director, producer, puppeteer, psychonaut, curmudgeon
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The legal complaint called out Apple for its alleged capitulation to the Trump administration, which appeared to be “the first time in Apple’s history" that the company removed a US-based app in response to the US government’s demands.
ICEBlock lawsuit: Trump admin bragged about demanding App Store removal
ICEBlock creator sues to protect apps that are crowd-sourcing ICE sightings.
arstechnica.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The legal complaint called out Apple for its alleged capitulation to the Trump administration, which appeared to be “the first time in Apple’s history" that the company removed a US-based app in response to the US government’s demands.
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ICE and Border Patrol agents shamelessly photograph people by pointing their phones in any direction, and no one can refuse it. This data stays with ICE for 15 YEARS regardless of your citizenship status. The goal is to keep on collecting, collecting, collecting....
ICE’s chilling surveillance tool hits home here | Editorial
A little-known surveillance tool used by ICE will take your photograph and add it to the agency’s databases for 15 years. Refusal is not an option.
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE and Border Patrol agents shamelessly photograph people by pointing their phones in any direction, and no one can refuse it. This data stays with ICE for 15 YEARS regardless of your citizenship status. The goal is to keep on collecting, collecting, collecting....
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They were getting ready to swear their allegiance oath. The final step to citizenship. They were pulled off the lines.
Then the ceremonies were canceled.
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people.com/immigrants-a...
Then the ceremonies were canceled.
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people.com/immigrants-a...
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
They were getting ready to swear their allegiance oath. The final step to citizenship. They were pulled off the lines.
Then the ceremonies were canceled.
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people.com/immigrants-a...
Then the ceremonies were canceled.
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people.com/immigrants-a...
search engines are such crap these days and at the same time i'm noticing increasing decay in what used to be a robust info-ecosystem - the net itself is becoming stupid
pisses me off
pisses me off
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
search engines are such crap these days and at the same time i'm noticing increasing decay in what used to be a robust info-ecosystem - the net itself is becoming stupid
pisses me off
pisses me off
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More info on Elgin ICE incident this weekend.
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
More info on Elgin ICE incident this weekend.
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I would like to slide this under a whole lot of university leaders' office doors.
"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I would like to slide this under a whole lot of university leaders' office doors.
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The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything
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ICE detention “conditions have gone from bad to worse w/terrible overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, long waits to get medical help if received at all, and inedible food,” said @jayapal.house.gov. “… pregnant women have been shackled and even suffered miscarriages due to their mistreatment …”
The shadow hearing led by Rep. @jayapal.house.gov exposed a system of mass detention with no accountability, and cruelty as the norm.
“[ICE is] profiling immigrants around the country, picking people up for the language they speak or the street corner they hang out on”
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
“[ICE is] profiling immigrants around the country, picking people up for the language they speak or the street corner they hang out on”
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
ICE Conditions ‘Have Gone From Bad To Worse,’ Lawmakers and Witnesses Reveal During Shadow Hearing on Trump’s Detention Abuses
“The world needs to know what is happening to people like Rodney," including abusive solitary confinement, no access to water, and limited to no medical attention, said the wife of one detained man.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ICE detention “conditions have gone from bad to worse w/terrible overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, long waits to get medical help if received at all, and inedible food,” said @jayapal.house.gov. “… pregnant women have been shackled and even suffered miscarriages due to their mistreatment …”
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hoping the EU has the sack to fight fire with fire. all Trump aligned oligarchs, above all Elon Musk, should be considered enemies of European freedom
This is far beyond 'NATO as we've known it is done.'
"The Trump administration had “a clear and consistent vision for Europe: one that prioritises US-Russia ties and seeks to divide and conquer the continent, with much of the dirty work carried out by nationalist, far-right European forces.”
"The Trump administration had “a clear and consistent vision for Europe: one that prioritises US-Russia ties and seeks to divide and conquer the continent, with much of the dirty work carried out by nationalist, far-right European forces.”
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
hoping the EU has the sack to fight fire with fire. all Trump aligned oligarchs, above all Elon Musk, should be considered enemies of European freedom
Remembering The Show with Ze Frank. I like this episode a lot and not just because I did the opening animation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUJJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUJJ...
Best of the 2006 Show :: Scrabble
YouTube video by Ze Frank
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Remembering The Show with Ze Frank. I like this episode a lot and not just because I did the opening animation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUJJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUJJ...
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this is your gentle reminder to preorder Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. Preorders mean everything for a book’s success
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
Here Where We Live Is Our Country by Molly Crabapple: 9780593229453 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The dramatic story of the Jewish Bund—a revolutionary movement from a vanished world—and their radical vision of solidarity in an age of division. “Molly Crabapple beckons readers through...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
this is your gentle reminder to preorder Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund. Preorders mean everything for a book’s success
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646320...
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I have such contempt for the lickspittles in the WH press corps who sit by passively while he does this to their colleagues.
And for what? The privilege of allowing him to lie to you every day?
And for what? The privilege of allowing him to lie to you every day?
I've reached out to ABC News and parent company Disney for comment about Trump abusing reporter Rachel Scott, a Black woman journalist, calling her "obnoxious" and "a terrible reporter."
December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I have such contempt for the lickspittles in the WH press corps who sit by passively while he does this to their colleagues.
And for what? The privilege of allowing him to lie to you every day?
And for what? The privilege of allowing him to lie to you every day?
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The sooner we accept that this is Hitler Youth for 21st Century America, the better.
This is how you indoctrinate people.
This is how you indoctrinate people.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The sooner we accept that this is Hitler Youth for 21st Century America, the better.
This is how you indoctrinate people.
This is how you indoctrinate people.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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FBI agent working as a Population Control Police is caught smashing a small business owner's surveillance camera. Why? Because the PCP does not want their crimes on camera.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
FBI agent working as a Population Control Police is caught smashing a small business owner's surveillance camera. Why? Because the PCP does not want their crimes on camera.
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This is not normal
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is not normal
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U.S. Southern Command X account for Latin America/Caribbean pictures a Jerusalem Cross - but no American flag - on this image.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
U.S. Southern Command X account for Latin America/Caribbean pictures a Jerusalem Cross - but no American flag - on this image.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
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FWIW DOJ still has not appealed the ruling disqualifying Halligan, nor have they appealed the Third Circuit ruling disqualifying Alina Habba on similar grounds (and nor did they respond to my request for comment about whether they plan to appeal)
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
FWIW DOJ still has not appealed the ruling disqualifying Halligan, nor have they appealed the Third Circuit ruling disqualifying Alina Habba on similar grounds (and nor did they respond to my request for comment about whether they plan to appeal)
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A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
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The new security doctrine calls on the US to 'cultivate resistance' within Europe.
Will Trump’s new security doctrine boost the rise of far right in Europe?
The new security doctrine calls on the US to 'cultivate resistance' within Europe.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The new security doctrine calls on the US to 'cultivate resistance' within Europe.
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Do the Trump administration's lethal strikes on boats at sea constitute war crimes? "If this were a war, this would be a war crime. But because it's not a war, it's just murder," says Reed Brody, an expert on international law and a veteran war crimes prosecutor.
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Do the Trump administration's lethal strikes on boats at sea constitute war crimes? "If this were a war, this would be a war crime. But because it's not a war, it's just murder," says Reed Brody, an expert on international law and a veteran war crimes prosecutor.
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This is not a drill. The Trump doctrine has been boldly stated:
Reduce Canada to a vassal state.
Crush Ukraine.
Undermine Europe by promoting racist hate parties.
Serve Putin.
The plan has been clear as day all along now it is being stated openly.
We must resist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRPI...
Reduce Canada to a vassal state.
Crush Ukraine.
Undermine Europe by promoting racist hate parties.
Serve Putin.
The plan has been clear as day all along now it is being stated openly.
We must resist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRPI...
THE TRUMP DOCTRINE - THIS IS NOT A DRILL !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is not a drill. The Trump doctrine has been boldly stated:
Reduce Canada to a vassal state.
Crush Ukraine.
Undermine Europe by promoting racist hate parties.
Serve Putin.
The plan has been clear as day all along now it is being stated openly.
We must resist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRPI...
Reduce Canada to a vassal state.
Crush Ukraine.
Undermine Europe by promoting racist hate parties.
Serve Putin.
The plan has been clear as day all along now it is being stated openly.
We must resist.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRPI...
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I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Reported in partnership with @justvision.org's Palestine Reporting Lab and published in @nymag.com
Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza
Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.
nymag.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Reported in partnership with @justvision.org's Palestine Reporting Lab and published in @nymag.com