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How many other Trump enemies are being warrantlessly wiretapped?

On the night of May 15, 2025, James Comey did something millions of us do every day: he opened Instagram and posted a photo. As is well known by now, it showed seashells on a North Carolina beach, spelling out “86 47.” That photograph is the entire basis for a federal prosecution that’s intended to send him to prison for up to a decade…

13 days ago · 584 likes · 27 comments · Miles Taylor

DOJ watchdogs gutted as misconduct complaints soar

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trumps-doj-watchdogs-gutted-misconduct-complaints-soar-2026-08-06/

Trump administration has weaponized counterterrorism infrastructure to target his enemies

“The report recommends that the Trump Administration immediately halt politically motivated personnel actions, restore critical counterterrorism capabilities, release required domestic terrorism reporting to Congress, return reassigned personnel to their primary missions, and ensure homeland security grants are distributed without political interference.”

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/dems/peters-report-finds-trump-administration-has-dismantled-critical-counterterrorism-infrastructure-and-weaponized-what-remains-against-political-opponents-leaving-americans-vulnerable-to-terror-threats/

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/260730_FailureToProtect_HSGAC_Report.pdf

Trump’s Secret Court: The Alien Terrorist Removal Court

“Courts don’t just pop up out of nowhere. Their very existence is written into law, meticulously recorded in transcripts and filings, and each decision is etched into case law—the closest an institution can come to being set in stone. And then one does. Late into the evening on Friday, July 17, a hastily created website for the Alien Terrorist Removal Court appears, sending us journalists scrambling to figure out what a court we never had heard of does.”

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/dispatch--setting-up-secret-courts

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/g-s1-136289/alien-terrorist-removal-court-isis-terror-plot

Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters

https://archive.ph/gMIHt

Congress Advances the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act to Combat Organized Retail Crime and Supply Chain Theft

https://www.nsbaadvocate.org/post/news-congress-advances-corca-to-combat-organized-retail-crime-and-supply-chain-theft-small-business

ICE’s Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2853/text

DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats

“The government wants access to private Signal chats that communities in Maine and around the country are using to coordinate lawful responses to dangerous abuses of power playing out on the streets where they live and work,” says attorney Genevieve Nadeau. “We’re asking the court to deny that access and shut down the government’s attempt to intrude on the fundamental First Amendment right to engage in collective action that is so critical to a healthy democracy.”

https://archive.ph/JW6V6

DHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes Abroad

“US Customs and Border Protection is seeking to hire private investigators to track down deported immigrants and others who have left the United States, and press them into paying the government money, according to records reviewed by WIRED. The work would cover Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala, and potentially other countries. The documents, which cap the so-called Tracing and Payment Recovery Services program at $9 million over the next two years, call for “commercial data verification and physical observation services” to confirm where each person lives. They list photographs of the home as acceptable evidence, along with records such as utility bills, employment files, court documents, or, if the person has died, a death certificate.”

https://archive.ph/aKBFQ

A veteran was arrested by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she’s suing

Anna King was sitting on a bench one afternoon outside her home on a busy street in Washington, D.C., scrolling on her phone when three National Guard members entered her front gate, confronted her and pushed her to the ground, tying her hands behind her back with zip ties. King’s attorneys say that they believe she was approached by the guard because she has been a vocal critic of their deployment in the city for months, hanging large signs outside her house with messages like “Occupation: Troops Out” and “National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/nx-s1-5918354/national-guard-dc-veteran-detained

DISGUSTED: Supreme Court Denies Palestinian Bid to Halt $655M Terrorism Verdict

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-wont-halt-655-million-judgment-against-palestinians-over-2026-08-03/

Trump vowed to ‘bring free speech back.’ Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-vowed-bring-free-speech-back-judges-75-cases-ruled-that-he-has-stifled-it-2026-08-04/

Trump vows jail for ‘treasonous leakers’ over missile shortage

“The ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought!” Trump said, while insisting the media reports are false.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-vows-hunt-down-leakers-saying-us-running-out-of-missiles-munitions-iran-war-12290564

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-severe-treason-charges-against-leakers-in-truth-social-rant/

Trump Was Warned about the Missile Shortage Before Start of Iran War

https://emptywheel.net/2026/08/08/donald-trump-told-us-he-was-warned-about-the-missile-shortage-before-he-started-the-iran-war/

ACLU Filed More Than 50 Legal Claims Over Abuse by ICE Agents

https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/weve-filed-more-than-50-legal-claims-over-abuse-by-federal-immigration-agents-heres-why

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is Concerned About Human Rights Violations In U.S.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/a-commission-monitoring-human-rights-violations-is-concerned-about-the-us/

The Borowitz Report

New Poll Reveals Trump Less Popular Than Explosive Diarrhea

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In alarming news for Republicans heading into the midterm elections, a new poll released on Monday revealed that Donald J. Trump is less popular than explosive diarrhea…

14 days ago · 1638 likes · 445 comments · Andy Borowitz

Permanent No-Fly Zone Established Over Trump Tower, Effective Even After Leaving Office

https://simpleflying.com/trump-tower-no-fly-zone/

BS WARNING: DOJ offers mea culpa in ‘Broadview Six’ case, says no further inquiry warranted

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/us-attorneys-office-mea-culpa-broadview-six-case/

Judge Blocks New York Ban On ICE Agents Wearing Face Coverings

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks-new-york-from-unmasking-ice-agents/

NYPD touts record-low shootings, murders for year’s first 7 months and July

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/04/nypd-record-low-shootings-murders-first-seven-months-2026/

ICE’s presence in New York is surging

https://gothamist.com/news/ices-presence-in-new-york-is-surging-immigrant-rights-activists-say

MA passes law limiting ICE. Now comes the backlash

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mass-passes-law-limiting-ice-now-comes-the-backlash/ar-AA29t94k

BS WARNING: Trump official urges governors to help with immigration arrests of ‘worst of the worst’

https://stateline.org/2026/08/03/trump-official-urges-governors-to-help-with-immigration-arrests-of-worst-of-the-worst/

Traffic Stops Were Already Harmful. ICE Is Making Them Worse

https://www.vera.org/news/traffic-stops-were-already-harmful-ice-is-making-them-worse

PunchUp

People Power: Could My ‘Hands Up Act’ Prevent More Innocents Being Killed by ICE?

With PunchUp created for the people, by the people, we plan to hand our loudspeaker to you. In this, our first People Power, we hear from Travis Washington, a campaigner who created a petition that has been signed by 2.7 million people, calling for a new law to automatically jail for 15 years law enforcement officers who shoot unarm…

21 days ago · 12 likes · PunchUp

As For-Profit Companies (GEO Group and CSI Aviation) Battle Over ICE Contracts, Immigrants Are Caught in the Middle

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/dhs-ice-self-deportation-salus-csi-aviation-geo-group/

Man from El Salvador dies in immigration jail in NJ

https://apnews.com/article/new-jersey-ice-detention-death-delaney-hall-5067f109855ea3aedaffb859f9c51bf4

A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE in Delaney Hall — And They Didn’t Report It

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/delaney-hall-detainee-death-not-reported-rob-menendez_n_6a724c2de4b02974827b8c78

Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes

https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-delaney-immigration-jails-have-had-hundreds-of-hunger-strikes/

ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

https://archive.ph/mPUGK

Airlines Push Back Against ICE Enforcement at Airports

https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/airlines-push-back-against-ice-enforcement-at-airports-50a49ff0

MAGA pushes to oust DHS chief Markwayne Mullin over immigration

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/08/03/wrong-guy-at-the-wrong-time-why-markwayne-mullin-faces-maga-uproar/

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/maga-figures-push-oust-dhs-110311270.html

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: States, groups sue over Trump policy of sharing benefits data with immigration authorities

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/states-sue-over-trump-policy-sharing-benefits-data-with-immigration-authorities-2026-08-03/

Democrats urge appeals court to keep block on ICE from using IRS data

https://fedscoop.com/irs-ice-data-sharing-amicus-brief-democrats/

Twenty-four states sue Trump administration to block DHS access to welfare recipient data
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/03/states-lawsuit-anti-poverty-data-dhs-01022205

The silence on J.D. Vance’s anti-Jewish conspiracy theories speaks volumes

https://thehill.com/homenews/6003032-vance-epstein-mossad-theory/

120 Arizona detainees detail alleged abuse at Eloy ICE Detention Center

https://archive.ph/4eQnW

Trump’s immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

https://apnews.com/article/military-families-immigration-trump-detained-deported-3337173bff1f06153738c217da52e846

Soldier’s wife arrested off by ICE during green card appointment

https://www.newsweek.com/soldier-says-he-feels-betrayed-after-wife-detained-at-green-card-interview-12292637

Critics Decry Trump Administration’s Force-Feeding Torture of ICE Detainees

https://www.commondreams.org/news/critics-decry-trump-administration-s-force-feeding-torture-of-ice-detainees

As Google Scrubs ICE Detention Center Reviews, Platform Power Serves State Interests

https://www.techpolicy.press/as-google-scrubs-ice-detention-reviews-platform-power-serves-state-interests/

MA congresswoman renews call for ICE facility closure after oversight visit

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-07-31/pressley-renews-call-for-ice-facility-closure-after-oversight-visit

CoreCivic and GEO Group announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5923881/geo-group-corecivic-immigration-detention

DHS Wants To Build A Border Wall Through Tohono O’odham Land in Arizona

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/border-wall-tribal-sovereignty/

DHS upset over MA law limiting the capabilities of ICE, claim lawmakers are putting ‘politics above public safety’

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/05/dhs-mass-lawmakers-putting-politics-above-public-safety-with-signing-of-protect-act/

New Hampshire law enforcement is the only state in New England to opt into contracts with ICE

https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/08/04/loudon-police-ice-contract/

NYPD Used CCTV Cameras and Facial Recognition to ID Gaza Paint Splatter Pro-Palestine Protester

“I think it deliberately sends a very chilling message that you better not dissent,” said Bina Ahmad, a civil rights and criminal defense attorney has represented pro-Palestine protesters but is not working on Isaiah’s case. “How many [resources] they used for such a small charge kind of says they will go to any length to grab who they want to grab and charge what they want to charge.” NYPD Investigators claim to have followed Isaiah’s movements using surveillance footage for more than two continuous hours surrounding the incident, tracking him even after he entered a university building and changed clothing. The person on video footage during the vandalism was masked and wore a hat. (Neither the NYPD nor Columbia responded to requests for comment.) A camera eventually captured someone dressed in similar clothing with their mask removed while running down a nearby city street, according to the discovery documents. NYPD detectives then took the maskless image and used facial recognition tools to generate a hit on Isaiah.

https://archive.ph/HAt3J

MO Protesters Marking 10 Years After Michael Brown’s Killing Face Arrest and Prison

Ferguson Chief of Police Troy Doyle testified on the first day of Elijah Gantt’s trial that “merely shaking a fence” isn’t an arrestable offense. And in subsequent courtroom testimony, police officers also confirmed that other protesters shook the fence before Gantt, shook the fence after him, shook the fence harder than him, and that he didn’t touch the broken piece that had been moved into the street. Gantt had been, however, the one with a megaphone.

https://truthout.org/articles/protesters-marking-10-years-after-michael-browns-killing-face-arrest-and-prison/

NH Class Action Against Police Over Enforcement of Loitering Law Against Homeless

The lawsuit states that the loitering statute is unconstitutionally vague and violates the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments by denying due process and allowing the government to conduct unreasonable searches and seizures, and that it disproportionately targets the homeless population. The law states: “A person commits a violation if he knowingly appears at a place, or at a time, under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.”

https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/08/04/aclu-challenges-nh-loitering-homeless/

The Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission Used Police Database To ID Activists

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article316549333.html

An Interview With the Person Arrested for Clapping at a Data Center Meeting

https://archive.ph/vD7VR

The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/regular-people-data-center-arrest-protest

ICE Spent $525 Million on Surveillance Tech. Some of It Is Infringing on Americans’ Freedom of Speech

https://reason.com/2026/08/07/ice-spent-525-million-on-surveillance-tech-some-of-it-is-infringing-on-americans-freedom-of-speech/

ICE’s Surveillance Technology Expands Its Capacity For Abuse

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/06/technology-expands-ices-capacity-for-abuse

Undisclosed TSA-ICE Agreement, Raises Questions About Sworn Trump Administration Testimony

“This agreement pulls back the curtain on the formal partnership between TSA and ICE that the administration refused to explain to the public. Americans provide their personal information to board a plane safely, not to become part of an immigration enforcement system or a government surveillance network,” said our Executive Director Chioma Chukwu.

https://americanoversight.org/ice-tsa-data-sharing-agreement-lawsuit-foia-07282026/

The American Federation of Government Employees sues TSA over “Gold+” privatization plan

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/08/union-sues-tsa-over-privatization-plan-records/

Tampa International Airport to use CLEAR facial recognition to ID passengers

https://news.tampaairport.com/clear-approved-to-launch-at-tampa-international-airport/

43.5 Million people use CLEAR facial recognition

CLEAR+ is available at 62 airports and their TSA PreCheck is available at retail locations.

https://ir.clearme.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/194/clear-announces-second-quarter-2026-financial-results

U.S. Coast Guard to use “Navita” facial recognition to ID mariners

https://www.news.uscg.mil/maritime-commons/Article/4559887/what-mariners-can-expect-before-the-navita-launch/

LEO Technologies uses facial and voice recognition to ID every prisoner

https://leotechnologies.com/leo-technologies-launches-verus-ion-an-agentic-ai-powered-unified-intelligence-and-investigative-solution-for-corrections-and-public-safety/

Health and Human Services to use biometrics to ID potential sponsors and adult household members of children

https://sam.gov/opp/f4a5b854ba8642519b90e2e9a0e1327f/view

Gasden police to use Clearview AI facial recognition to ID suspects, as city council member warns of abuse

Gasden Council member Jason Wilson interjected, “So if I’m not happy with my neighbor, I can’t go to the police and say ‘Run facial recognition and find out if they ran a red light in East Gadsden.’”
https://www.annistonstar.com/news/oxford/gadsden-oks-in-house-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-for-police/article_228c7cd3-4b37-4a5f-a02e-873a79b1d855.html

Are Ray-Ban Meta glasses a privacy risk? Here’s what you should know

Using the glasses’ AI features comes with some pretty big tradeoffs on privacy. If you use a Meta AI feature that requires use of the camera, like Live AI or simply asking Meta about something you’re looking at, your glasses snap a photo for the assistant to analyze. Those captures, which are not saved to your camera roll, are stored and saved by Meta. Meta also employs third-party contractors, who review and label these captures, in order to train their AI systems. “When people share content with Meta AI, we sometimes use contractors to review this data for the purpose of improving people’s experience, as many other companies do,” a Meta spokesperson said. “We take steps to filter this data to protect people’s privacy and to help prevent identifying information from being reviewed.”

https://www.engadget.com/2232153/are-ray-ban-meta-glasses-a-privacy-risk-here-s-what-you-should-know/

Smart Glasses Are Creating A Privacy Problem For Everyone

https://archive.ph/pTYq7

Apple’s Smart Home Siri hub will use facial recognition

“The device features FaceTime videoconferencing, home security monitoring and an intercom system for households with multiple Apple home devices. There’s a way to manage and control smart appliances, such as speakers and locks, and it will let users view photos, access calendars and play music. It also features an array of customizable clock faces like an Apple Watch, according to the people. The hallmark feature is facial recognition, enabling the hub to identify who’s looking at the display, determine their distance and personalize the interface in real time.”

https://archive.ph/nuw4e

noRecognition’s ‘adversarial’ clothing pattern blocks facial recognition from IDing you

“Bill Swearingen’s project, which he calls noRecognition, allows people to escape the automatic detection and algorithmic surveillance used across the U.S. and beyond. Swearingen described how his town is swamped with surveillance cameras, sometimes located just a few feet from each other. He said that he and others never opted in to being watched, just like he never opted-in to having the government use his driver’s license for facial recognition.”

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/this-adversarial-pattern-can-prevent-surveillance-cameras-from-detecting-you/

Visa acquires behavioral biometrics company BioCatch for $2.4 billion

https://investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2026/Visa-to-Acquire-BioCatch/default.aspx

The Digital Age Assurance Act of 2026 Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/screen-act-threatens-privacy-far-beyond-adult-websites

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/03/the-screen-act-threatens-privacy-far-beyond-adult-websites/

https://reclaimthenet.org/senate-bill-would-put-age-checks-in-every-us-operating-system

HORRIFYING: Senate set to debate package of bills on privacy, AI and kids safety (Ted Cruz)

https://cyberscoop.com/senate-kids-online-safety-act-ai-bills-markup/

Despite Critic’s Warnings, Kids Online Safety Act Advances to Senate for Full Vote

https://gizmodo.com/did-kosa-pass-senate-yet-2000794830

Trump Helped Palantir Makes Billions, With an Effective US Tax Rate of... Zero

“In 2025 Palantir reported $1.657 billion in pre-tax profit, booked $22.7 million [in] corporate tax paid globally, and paid $0 in US federal income tax, resulting in an effective tax rate of just 1.4% globally. The Trump administration has not only been granting record amounts in new contracts to Palantir but is running a global protection racket to help it—along with larger US tech giants—avoid paying tax both in the US and globally.”

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/636a46c59a62847f542195d2/t/6a6b2abad2b71a6cfa667024/1785408186564/Surveillance_07+%28final%29.pdf

After Chatrie, the Real Fight Over Digital Privacy Is Just Beginning

“Without legislation, the geofence warrant ruling risks becoming a high-water mark rather than a floor for digital privacy. None of this, however, guarantees meaningful constraints on police use of digital dragnets in the future. It remains to be seen whether the Chatrie decision will result in real constraints on government even in the Chatrie case itself, much less in future cases.”

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/after-chatrie--the-real-fight-over-digital-privacy-is-just-beginning

The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie

“This Article explains how Chatrie adopts a new course for the Fourth Amendment, and it explains three different readings of the case that lower courts will have to consider. The case can be read as a decision on special rules for location privacy, raising complex questions about what counts as a location record. It can alternatively be read as a decision on cell phone privacy, prompting difficult questions about how far it extends and how cell phone records are different from other records. And it can be read as a universal ruling on privacy in corporate-held records, which would require courts to confront challenging questions of what makes information private and what the ultimate goal of Fourth Amendment protection should be. We cannot know now which reading courts will adopt, but we can already see the three choices and the questions they each raise.”

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7238178

You Know About Flock Cameras, Meet Nema Nodes: They Turn Streetlights Into A Surveillance Network

https://www.gadgetreview.com/you-know-about-flock-cameras-meet-nema-nodes-they-turn-streetlights-into-a-surveillance-network

iLamp surveillance streetlamps coming to a city near you

Not many people know that the iLamp is not just solar-powered but can “double as a revenue-generating distributed AI data center”, according to CPG, let alone what that means.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/28/spies-in-sky-worried-ai-enabled-smart-lamp-posts-surveillance

Wisconsin Cops Tracked a Man Across State Lines With Flock Cameras to Arrest Him for Marijuana

https://archive.ph/kCr7s

After traffic stop in driveway, congressman vows to rein in Flock cameras with legislation

“I pulled into my driveway, and all of a sudden, a police officer pulls in behind me,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman recalled. “I said, you know, ‘Can I help you? Did I do something wrong?’ And he said, ‘Well, your car’s registration has expired.’

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/after-traffic-stop-congressman-vows-rein-flock-cameras-legislation

Local officials say the backlash against Flock cameras is becoming bipartisan

“They have concerns about the rapidly expanding technology, that the tech
involved in domestic surveillance is kind of expanding faster than the
law can deal with it,” said Mike Williamson, a Democratic hopeful for
Virginia’s state Senate in 2027. “So it’s not just Flock with a camera
on a pole looking at a fixed place. We now know that they’re developing
use of drone surveillance … so now people have serious concerns about
‘when am I being watched? When am I being surveilled?’”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/09/flock-cameras-backlash-cancellations-01026242

Flock Safety: Communities Need Their Cameras Because of Violent Summers

“Summer can also coincide with an increase in violent crime in some communities. National reporting has found that some forms of violence, including shootings and aggravated assaults, can rise during summer months. Holidays such as the Fourth of July often require additional planning as agencies prepare for larger gatherings and increased public activity. By combining license plate reader (LPR) cameras with video cameras, Flock helps agencies extend coverage into approved public locations that need additional visibility during seasonal activity. By connecting LPR cameras and compatible video cameras through Flock, Flock helps law enforcement, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Public Housing Authorities, and emergency management teams extend coverage to hard-to-reach locations, coordinate more effectively, and respond with greater confidence.”

https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/how-communities-can-extend-public-safety-visibility-during-summer

Crime Plummets to Historic Lows in 2026

https://stateline.org/2026/07/24/crime-continues-historic-decline-as-homicide-rates-approach-century-lows/

Flock Safety Tried to Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles

https://archive.ph/D2lyW

Leaked Flock Safety Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech

https://archive.ph/IJOY9

Flock Safety’s Cameras May Have Misread Over 70% of License Plates

https://www.cnet.com/home/security/flocks-ai-cameras-may-have-misread-over-70-of-license-plates-creating-new-headaches-for-cities/

Cities Are Ditching Flock Safety, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers

https://archive.ph/Yb65g

Flock Safety Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows

https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-dozens-contracts-alprs-controversy-cancellation

Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Technology: A Potential New Wave of Privacy Litigation

https://www.workplaceprivacyreport.com/2026/07/articles/uncategorized/automated-license-plate-recognition-alpr-technology-a-potential-new-wave-of-privacy-litigation/

Proposed use of Flock Safety drones sparks debate in Connecticut cities

https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/ct-flock-drone-license-plate-camera-police-22365248.php

Sacramento police want 52 surveillance drones in 2027 military equipment plan

“The Sacramento Police Department currently possesses about $4.8 million in military equipment, including rifles, specialized firearms, robots, chemical agents and several armored vehicles. This year the Police Department hoping to procure about $186,000 worth of equipment.”

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article316704334.html

DJI Sells Police A Dock Playbook The FCC Just Proposed Banning

https://enterprise-insights.dji.com/blog/drone-as-first-responder-dfr-how-docks-are-changing-the-model

DoorDash Air Takes Flight as Motorola Enters Police Surveillance Drone Market

https://www.aviationnewstalknetwork.com/show/uav-news-talk/doordash-air-takes-flight-as-motorola-enters-police-drone-market/

Motorola police drones in 2026: The complete guide to law enforcement UAS

https://publicsafety.motorolasolutions.com/hubfs/ai-in-public-safety.pdf

DRONE SURVEILLANCE NIGHTMARE: DHS begins $1.5B spending spree on alleged drone defense

https://fedscoop.com/dhs-drone-defense-counter-uas-contracts/

DRONE SURVEILLANCE NIGHTMARE: Police Have Drone Powers but Not the Training

https://legis1.com/news/regulating-state-local-tribal-and-territorial-law

Lancaster police unveil Flock surveillance drone

https://www.beenews.com/lancaster_bee/lancaster_bee/news/lancaster-police-department-unveils-new-flock-safety-drone/article_1666e68c-5f7e-4216-8926-bc4710b67feb.html

Honolulu police use surveillance drones as first responder

https://archive.ph/44BFw

Kalamazoo police test surveillance drones as first responder

https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/08/police-test-drone-as-first-responder-in-the-sky-over-kalamazoo.html

Most Rhode Island police use surveillance drones

https://www.wpri.com/target-12/most-ri-police-departments-now-fly-drones/

Police Propaganda: St. Joseph police donate retired surveillance drones to law enforcement program at Hillyard Technical Center

https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/education/retired-police-drones-find-new-mission-in-hillyard-classrooms/article_fa5313bb-6947-4b0a-ac05-0709a70bc3e7.html

Hong Kong police use facial recognition drones to ID smokers

https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/05/hong-kong-mulls-ai-facial-recognition-enabled-drones-to-police-smoking-ban-at-construction-sites-39-fines-issued-so-far/

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: Cleveland Clinic Launches Surveillance Prescription Delivery Drones

https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2026/08/03/cleveland-clinic-launches-drone-delivery-program-for-prescription-medications

The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/fcc-moves-to-ban-lidar-equipped-foreign-drones-from-us-classifies-the-technology-as-military-grade-in-a-proposal-that-could-also-hit-thermal-models-and-the-swarms-used-drone-light-shows

Police Violence

New Orleans Police Will Use AI To Answer 911 Calls Instead Of A Human

What Could POSSIBLY Go Wrong?

https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/28/is-new-orleans-using-ai-to-answer-911-calls-instead-of-human-dispatchers-impacts-emergencies-crime/91065014007

Popular Police DNA Software Vulnerable to Hacking for 30 Over Years

https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/627199-Security-Flaw-Left-Popular-DNA-Software-Vulnerable-to-Hacking-for-30-Years/

NH Supreme Court Judge Accused of Judicial Misconduct for Meetings With Former Governor Sununu About Husband’s Criminal Investigation

“The state Judicial Conduct Committee has filed formal charges against retired state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi for conversations she had while on the bench with then-Gov. Chris Sununu and PDA Chairman Steve Duprey about her husband Geno Marconi when he was the director of Ports and Harbors and under criminal investigation.”

https://indepthnh.org/2026/08/06/retired-supreme-court-judge-accused-of-judicial-misconduct-for-meetings-about-husbands-probe/

MAGA threatens judge’s who rule against him

https://archive.ph/gFfpJ

Cop who lied about a one-armed woman on her cell phone given verbal reprimand

https://cbs12.com/news/local/pbso-deputy-reprimanded-after-ticketing-one-armed-driver-for-alleged-texting-while-driving-kathleen-thomas-lake-worth-beach-lake-worth-beach-traffic-stop-viral-traffic-stop-controversial-traffic-stop-one-armed-driver-one-arm-woman-texting

LAPD Officer Facing 13 Years in Prison for Recording Racist Comments of Coworkers
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-31/lapd-officer-felony-eavesdropping-charge

Florida is executing prisoners at a rapid clip. How did we get here?

https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2026/08/06/florida-desantis-death-penalty-executions-capital-punishment/

Judge throws out murder convictions for Colorado woman accused of killing her 3 children in house fire (DA’s office hid key evidence)

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/08/06/deborah-nicholls-conviction-dismissed-arson-children-murder/

Oregon judge signs certificate of innocence for Frank Gable after murder conviction thrown out

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/07/judge-signs-certificate-of-innocence-for-frank-gable-after-murder-conviction-thrown-out.html

Oregon cops lobby appeals court for immunity in Nicholas McGuffin’s wrongful conviction case

https://www.courthousenews.com/oregon-police-officers-lobby-ninth-circuit-for-immunity-in-wrongful-conviction-case/

NC Court Ruled Black Family’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home

Case will be dismissed by numerous Appeals Cort rulings, granting police immunity.

https://ij.org/press-release/court-rules-north-carolina-familys-lawsuit-can-move-forward-after-swat-team-raided-damaged-wrong-home/

Viral Mugshot Accounts Are Humiliating Women Years After Their Arrests

https://archive.ph/MGLmu

A Colorado jail hasn’t allowed in‑person visits in nearly 20 years – here’s what research says about visitation’s effects

https://theconversation.com/a-colorado-jail-hasnt-allowed-in-person-visits-in-nearly-20-years-heres-what-research-says-about-visitations-effects-286937

Virginia’s state forensics scientist wrongfully accused 4,000 people of committing crimes

“During a meeting of the Forensic Science Board this summer, a state researcher announced that 7,545 cases connected to Virginia state forensic scientist Mary Jane Burton had been assessed — a process that took about two years. That work identified 199 cases where the serologist likely testified in court and found 3,857 individuals who were named suspects in more than 5,000 cases where she may have contributed evidence.”

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-08-05/landmark-dna-case-is-among-virginia-executions-being-examined-in-review-of-mary-jane-burtons-work

When Junk Science Decides Guilt in the South

Jurors may question an eyewitness or a defendant’s explanation, but forensic evidence is different. When someone dubbed “an expert” testifies about forensic evidence, such testimony carries substantial weight. However, bite marks, hair comparisons, bloodstain patterns, and other analyses have turned out to be junk science – unvetted, inaccurate, and unreliable.

https://magnoliatribune.com/2026/07/27/when-junk-science-decides-guilt-in-the-south/

A scientist says he can scan prisoners’ brains for signs of evil. Did his disputed science put a man on death row?

https://archive.ph/O50Hc

Legal Defense Fund Files Amicus Brief Challenging NYPD’s Practice of Secretly Taking DNA From Suspects

Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Leslie v. City of New York, a case in which the New York Police Department (NYPD) secretively took the DNA of Shakira Leslie, a Black woman, from a water cup she used while handcuffed without her consent or knowledge. Leslie’s DNA was then unknowingly placed on the NYPD’s Suspect Index to be held indefinitely and matched against other DNA found at crime scenes. “The NYPD secretively took Shakira Leslie’s DNA and placed her on a list she could not know of and had no means to contest. The NYPD’s practice of placing Black people in a surveillance dragnet that risks their lives is not a new one, but it remains unconscionable and incredibly dangerous for victims, ” said Emahunn Campbell, Assistant Counsel at LDF.

https://www.amny.com/law/legal-aid-nyclu-briefs-nypd-dna-database-case/

https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-files-amicus-brief-challenging-nypds-practice-of-secretly-taking-dna-from-new-yorkers/

High ranking NY police official arrested for driving getaway car for her gangbanger son fired

https://archive.ph/xSxIQ

NYPD cop arrested for DWI, had blood alcohol 3 times legal limit

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/06/nypd-sergeant-arrested-staten-island-dwi/

Black anti-violence activist arrested for turning in weapon at police station

https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/08/04/arne-duncan-education-secretary-gun-violence-cred-chicago-police-cpd

Black Mississippi Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler

https://archive.ph/wCggb

Black LA Man Eligible for Up to $480K After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-wrongful-conviction-compensation-liz-murrill-elvis-brooks

Appeals court defines anti-cop license plate as protected private speech

The Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of a Virginia driver Friday who argued the government wrongly restricted his anti-government license plate. Curtis Whateley appealed a lower court’s dismissal of his First Amendment challenge to the Department of Motor Vehicles’ recall of his personalized license plate, “FTP&ATF,” an acronym for “Fuck the police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.” The three-judge panel agreed that the lower court erred in finding that personalized plates are government speech rather than private speech protected by the First Amendment.

https://www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circuit-defines-anti-cop-license-plate-as-protected-private-speech/

MA- The Boston City Council calls on Suffolk sheriff to change policies for corrections officers involved in murdering inmates

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/08/06/city-council-calls-on-suffolk-sheriff-to-change-policies-for-officers-involved-in-fatal-incidents/

Massachusetts must tackle racism inside prison system

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/25/gaskin-mass-must-tackle-racism-inside-prison-system/

LA cop arrested for sharing law enforcement data with drug dealer

https://www.wafb.com/2026/08/04/baton-rouge-police-officer-arrested-sharing-protected-law-enforcement-data-with-drug-dealer/

AL cop arrested on rape and sexual abuse charges

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/former-birmingham-police-officer-arrested-on-rape-and-sexual-abuse-charges/73312941

TX deputy charged with sexually assaulting teen girl

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/former-hcso-deputy-charged-sexually-032038888.html

TX cop put on leave for taking female officer’s phone, sending her intimate photos to himself

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-sergeant-placed-leave-after-incident-female-officer

NH trooper who placed a tracking device on his girlfriend’s vehicle sentenced to 6 months in jail

https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/former-state-trooper-pleads-guilty-false-reports-law-enforcement

CA cop arrested for put tracking device on ex-girlfriend’s car

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-04/bell-police-officer-charged-with-illegally-monitoring-ex-girlfriend

AR cop arrested for hitting girlfriend and daughter with his service flashlight

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/aug/05/shannon-hills-police-officer-arrested-accused-of/

HI cop arrested over fireworks that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a home

https://mauinow.com/2026/08/05/maui-police-department-lieutenant-arrested-by-federal-authorities/

U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News

Joe Cadillic — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:02:59 GMT

Trump’s claims of 250K noncitizen voter data remains a mystery

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5906708/trump-claim-noncitizens-midterms-election-interference-voter-rolls

Trump Orders GOP Leader John Thune To Pass The Save America Act

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/27/congress/trump-thune-senate-recess-01012561

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-senate-save-act

Trump Demands Senate to Stay in Town Until SAVE America Act Is Passed

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-demands-senate-cancel-august-break-until-it-passes-the-save-america-act

D.C. Appeals Court denies Democrat injunction to block Trump election overhaul

https://www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-denies-democrat-appeal-to-block-trump-election-overhaul/

Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Obtain Illinois’ Sensitive Voter Data

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-rejects-trump-administration-attempt-to-obtain-illinois-sensitive-voter-data

Appeals court rules Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-appeals-court-rules-trump-cannot-implement-mail-in-voting-order-2026-07-25/

DISGUSTED: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-allow-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-2026-07-27/

12 GOP States Ask Supreme Court to Lift Block on President Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Restrictions

https://www.courthousenews.com/gop-states-join-supreme-court-fight-to-defend-trump-mail-in-voting-restrictions/

DISGUSTED: New Hampshire’s Republican Governor Said She Welcomes Trump Administration Observation of Elections

https://indepthnh.org/2026/07/29/ayotte-said-she-welcomes-trump-administration-observation-of-nh-elections-looks-forward-to-aldenberg-dealing-with-sysc-issues/

Senior GOP staff scared by ‘rabid’ young Republican ‘idiots’

“Everyone knows what the problem is: The organizations that bring young staffers to Washington, D.C. have spent the last decade prioritizing blind ideological loyalty instead of competence or intelligence,” said a senior GOP congressional staffer, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel issues. “We have a generation of rabid, incompetent idiots.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/08/01/heritage-foundation-young-republicans-groypers-hiring-01006937

DISGUSTED: Judge mostly tosses health privacy case over LinkedIn’s Insight Tag

“The issue of health information being shared via tracking technology is so well known in the technology industry that LinkedIn should have known its Insight Tag was likely collecting personal health information,” the judge wrote.

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-mostly-tosses-privacy-case-over-linkedins-insight-tag/

Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud

https://archive.ph/TY5dz

Trump’s Truth Social API Is a Blatantly Corrupt Favor to Wall Street

“By selling off early access to his posts at a premium, president Trump is merging a public good with his own profit motives.”

https://archive.ph/6Atv8

For sale: early access to Trump’s Truth Social posts

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5912219/trump-truth-social-access-insider-trading

‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-donations-company-fundraising-1e34a78f

BS WARNING: Trump Claims Minnesota Is Behind Cyberattack on Its Own Water Systems, Not Iran

https://gizmodo.com/trump-claims-minnesota-is-behind-cyberattack-on-its-own-water-systems-not-iran-2000793470

Eric Trump-backed defense technology company Space-Eyes to go public in $638 million SPAC deal

https://www.reuters.com/world/eric-trump-backed-defense-technology-company-space-eyes-go-public-638-million-2026-07-31/

Democratic lawmakers press SEC to investigate Trump Media’s fast feed

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-democratic-lawmakers-press-sec-probe-trump-medias-fast-feed-2026-07-29/

Securities and Exchange Commission is acquiring AI agents to monitor cellphone locations

The American fed…

21 days ago · 38 likes · 2 comments · Jack Poulson

Elon Musk plans massive spending push for GOP in midterms

https://www.axios.co/2026/07/29/musk-pac-midterm-election

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s ‘to do’ list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bessents-to-do-list-buy-5-10-billion-worth-japanese-yen-reuters-photo-shows-2026-07-31/

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: Judge rejects move to dismiss case on DOGE access to U.S. Treasury

“The lawsuit, which was brought by EPIC, Democracy Forward and the Kaplan Law Firm on behalf of an anonymous former federal employee, argued that DOGE associates exceeded their legal authority by accessing OPM and Treasury Department databases containing the personal information of tens of millions of people.”

https://epic.org/press-release-challenge-to-doges-unlawful-seizure-of-payment-system-data-advances/

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning ‘nudification’ technology

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/elon-musks-xai-is-trying-to-sue-its-way-out-of-a-grok-reckoning/

British Labour MP seeks order to stop Grok generating sexualized images
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly5gdp2414o

Elon Musk sought jail time for X ad boycotts—but case ends with a whimper

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/musk-went-to-war-sought-jail-time-for-x-ad-boycotts-but-case-ends-with-a-whimper/

Trump administration exempts SpaceX’s Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/starlink-gets-exemption-from-fcc-ban-on-routers-made-outside-the-us/

SpaceX Stock Purchases by US Lawmakers Raise Conflict of Interest Concerns

https://www.commondreams.org/news/lawmakers-bought-spacex-stock

Fired Tesla manager says Full Self-Driving cars were ‘rolling hazards’

https://www.engadget.com/2225645/tesla-full-self-driving-cars-were-rolling-hazards-fired-manager/

Elon Musk calls journalist ‘a traitor’ after his car-crash interview

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/elon-musk-economist-who-is-editor-journalist-408140/

Anthony Fauci diary entries: ‘Press is going wild with me’

https://thehill.com/homenews/5992015-fauci-diary-entries-released/

https://archive.ph/E6wcS

In Diary, Fauci Bragged of Role in School Closures

https://www.the74million.org/article/in-diary-fauci-bragged-of-role-in-school-closures-at-hearing-he-took-the-5th/

Fauci’s Private Diary and Emails Show He Knew Lockdowns Failed

https://brownstone.org/articles/anthony-faucis-private-diary-and-emails-show-he-knew-lockdowns-failed/

Fauci Takes the Fifth To Avoid Accounting for Inconsistent Statements About a Wuhan Lab Leak

https://reason.com/2026/07/29/at-senate-hearing-fauci-takes-the-fifth-to-avoid-accounting-for-inconsistent-statements-about-a-lab-leak/

Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records

https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/cpsc-consumer-product-safety-commission-trump-er-injury-data-grab-neiss-konza/

How the NIH uses “optional keyword filter” to silence critics

https://knightcolumbia.org/content/federal-court-says-national-institutes-of-health-censored-critics-on-social-media-in-violation-of-first-amendment

The NIH is terminating scientific grants the Trump administration dislikes

https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-again-terminating-grants-trump-administration-dislikes

Mass. Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56 Million

https://archive.ph/ydSfw

The US government just banned Roombas

https://www.theverge.com/policy/972312/us-robot-ban-sweep-up-chinese-vacuums

Don’t Fall for Industry Defense of Surveillance Pricing

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/san-francisco-dont-fall-industry-defense-surveillance-pricing

Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age

https://www.techpolicy.press/a-roadmap-for-confronting-the-chilling-effects-of-censorship-surveillance-and-new-technology/

Hackers used autonomous AI agent to spy on Thailand’s finance ministry
https://hunt.io/blog/thailand-ministry-finance-targeted-with-hermes-ai-agent

A trove of users’ private conversations with Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot showed up in Google search results

https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/a-trove-of-users-seemingly-private-conversations-with-anthropics-claude-ai-chatbot-showed-up-in-google-search-results/

Why Claude AI for Teachers Might Be a Student Privacy Trap for Educators

The marketing prompt to “hand Claude a folder of data” (even with the added disclaimer to check district policies) directly conflicts with Claude for Teachers (CfT) terms of service in two ways. First, the terms require that the teacher have the authority to designate Anthropic as a “school official.” But FERPA dictates that a vendor qualifies as a “school official” only if the district designates it as such and if the vendor is under the district’s “direct control.” An individual teacher can’t make that designation.

https://www.the74million.org/article/why-claude-for-teachers-might-be-a-student-privacy-trap-for-educators/

Claude AI sent users medical records and kids’ phone numbers to Google

“Such documents, which were reviewed by Futurism by way of Google Search, included what appeared to be a detailed medical report of a real patient, clinical trial results that included patient names, documents sharing the names and phone numbers of primary school-aged children, company documents marked for internal use only, and employee reviews that included personal information about workers.”

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-chats-publicly-accessible

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (Education)

https://privacyrights.org/education

Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta warn that AI is “difficult to understand or control,” demand government regulation

“We request that the US government support an international effort to develop the technical and governance tools needed to deliberately pace the frontier of automated AI development,” the petition states. The letter claims there is “a real risk” of AI “understand or control”

https://www.engadget.com/2225612/ai-company-employees-petition-us-government-for-regulation/

Anthropic’s AI hacked three companies during tests

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/anthropic-says-claude-ai-models-accessed-three-companies-during-tests-2026-07-30/

Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough

https://www.propublica.org/article/anthropic-mythos-microsoft-software-vulnerabilities

How OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI models hacked other companies

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5914852/anthropic-openai-models-hack-cybersecurity

FBI sees Anthropic’s Mythos as a law enforcement challenge

https://fedscoop.com/fbi-anthropic-mythos-law-enforcement-challenge/

We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/972380/open-ai-hugging-face-hack-ai-safety-warning

NVIDIA launches ‘Open Secure AI Alliance’

https://www.engadget.com/2223796/nvidia-launches-open-securte-ai-alliance-initiative-to-improve-cyber-defense/

DOJ urges DC Appeals Court to beef up remedies in Google monopoly ruling

https://www.courthousenews.com/doj-urges-dc-circuit-to-beef-up-remedies-in-google-monopoly-ruling/

Google’s “privacy-preserving” age verification system is coming to the Play Store
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/google-begins-global-rollout-of-age-verification-api-in-google-play/

The Trump administration is exempting data centers from pollution laws intended to prevent acid rain

https://www.engadget.com/2225156/trump-administration-is-exempting-data-centers-from-pollution-laws-intended-to-prevent-acid-rain/

How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html?unlocked_article_code=1.01A.9rD0.rWnVueW7IsiK&smid=url-share

Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/philly-suburb-sure-build-that-data-center-but-first-meet-our-43-demands/

MA residents want a judge to pause Lowell data center expansion

https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/29/lowell-data-center-massachusetts-markley-group-environmental-justice

Georgia Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/residents-furious-seize-destroy-homes-ai-data-centers-georgia

How Total Surveillance Conquered the Last Sanctuary of Human Privacy

https://preppgroup.home.blog/2026/07/25/how-total-surveillance-conquered-the-last-sanctuary-of-human-privacy/

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: Amazon wants to deploy 5,000 satellites for its direct-to-mobile service

https://www.engadget.com/2224233/amazon-wants-to-deploy-5105-satellites-for-its-direct-to-mobile-service/

FTC Sues Hims & Hers Over Deceptive and Unlawful Privacy Practices

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-states-act-against-hims-hers-deceptive-unlawful-privacy-practices

Family says WVU Medical Corporation violated HIPAA, ‘weaponized’ info

https://www.legalnewsline.com/west-virginia-record/family-says-woman-violated-hipaa-weaponized-info/article_1a7364ba-672a-4aa7-8095-1f868cb1c245.html

Red Bull paid for the studies saying vodka Red Bulls are fine

https://www.theexamination.org/articles/red-bull-funded-research-energy-drinks-alcohol

River Bank trusts ransomware crew to delete its customers private data

https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/31/us-bank-places-trust-in-ransomware-crew-that-promised-to-delete-its-data/5281888

DISGUSTED: Court Greenlights Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Unmasking of Online Critic

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/07/court-greenlights-jehovahs-witnesses-unmasking-of-online-critic-in-re-dmca-subpoena-to-cloudflare.htm

State & Local Privacy News

ME- Bangor cops made more money than any other department in 2025, raking in $8.4 million

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/08/03/bangor/bangor-government/bangor-highest-paid-city-employees-joam40zk0w/

ME- New law limits when police can work with ICE

https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/28/new-law-limits-state-and-local-police-in-maine-from-calling-immigration-enforcement-agencies/

ME- Local efforts to ban Flock Safety cameras gain steam

https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/07/31/local-efforts-to-ban-flock-cameras-gain-steam/

NH- Leader of neo-Nazi group to pay fine, perform community service after targeting Concord café

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-07-30/leader-of-neo-nazi-group-to-pay-fine-perform-community-service-after-targeting-concord-cafe

https://indepthnh.org/2026/07/30/ag-settles-with-white-supremacy-group-for-intimidating-patrons-at-a-drag-queen-story-hour-in-concord/

NH- Governor says state will boost counseling, deploy bodycams at the Sununu Youth Services Center

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-07-30/ayotte-ydc-youth-detention-center-nh-newhampshire-bodycams

MA- Town of Salem rejects Flock Safety of data concerns

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/07/26/salem-joins-list-of-mass-communities-to-reject-surveillance-company-over-data-concerns/

https://salemma.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/427

MA- BS WARNING: Fall River police explain use of Flock Safety cameras

https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2026/07/27/fall-river-police-explain-use-of-flock-cameras-alpr-surveillance/91028927007/

MA- DISGUSTED: 80-year-old Jewish woman charged with vandalizing Coolidge Corner deli for putting a free Palestine sticker on window

WTF? Vandalism charges, stickers are easily removed from a window!

https://brookline.news/80-year-old-activist-charged-with-vandalizing-michaels-deli-with-free-palestine-sticker/

MA- Cambridge City Council to decide Monday on reinstating ShotSpotter

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/01/cambridge-city-council-to-decide-monday-on-reinstating-racist-shotspotter/

RI- State Police to install 39 Flock Safety cameras statewide

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/31/license-plate-reading-flock-cameras-already-in-use-by-rhode-island-state-police/91088862007/

RI- Tiverton police to install more Flock Safety cameras

https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2026/07/29/tiverton-town-council-oks-purchase-of-more-flock-surveillance-cameras/91081209007/

CT- Do police use Flock Safety cameras to enforce traffic laws? (No)

https://ctmirror.org/2026/07/24/automated-license-plate-readers-traffic-flock-ct/

NY- Suffolk County police to spend $4M on Flock Safety cameras and ShotSpotters

https://archive.ph/yZt9m

NJ- A network of Flock Safety cameras is quietly watching every car across state

https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2026/07/a-network-of-cameras-is-quietly-watching-every-car-in-nj-heres-what-it-knows-about-you.html

PA- New scam targeting central Pa. residents uses AI voice cloning to impersonate actual deputies

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/07/new-scam-targeting-central-pa-residents-uses-ai-voice-cloning-to-impersonate-actual-deputies.html

Holly Springs Update

Holly Springs (NC) Police Chief Details License Plate Reader Program, Confirms Outside Agencies Can Install Cameras Without Town Approval

Holly Springs, NC, July 26, 2026 — Automated license plate readers have become a routine investigative tool for Holly Springs police, but last Tuesday’s town council discussion revealed the town doesn’t control every camera operating within its borders…

20 days ago · 4 likes · 4 comments · Holly Springs Update

TN- Knoxville police talks license plate readers after sheriff’s office cancels Flock workshop

https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/knoxville-pd-talks-license-plate-readers-after-sheriffs-office-cancels-flock-workshop/

https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/07/30/we-have-strict-policies-closely-regulating-use-our-alpr-technology-kpd-chief-flock-cameras-license-plate-readers/

TN- State lawmakers push for license plate reader regulations amid privacy concerns

https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/07/29/tennessee-leaders-push-license-plate-reader-regulations-amid-privacy-concerns/

OH- City of Cleveland, Shaker Heights and Strongsville sign Flock Safety camera contracts

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2026/07/what-three-cuyahoga-county-cities-pay-for-flock-license-plate-readers.html

IN- Brownsburg police defend Flock Safety camera use

https://youarecurrent.com/2026/07/29/brownsburg-officials-defend-flock-camera-use/

IL- Police departments double down on Flock Safety cameras

https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/2026/07/28/illinois-police-double-down-on-license-plate-readers/

DE- Furor grows over Flock Safety cameras as police departments praise their use

https://whyy.org/articles/flock-cameras-license-plate-readers-delaware-artificial-intelligence/

UT- Salt Lake City proposes new rules for Flock Safety cameras that dot the city

https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2026-07-30/salt-lake-city-proposes-new-rules-for-the-license-plate-cameras-that-dot-the-city

AZ Supreme Court: Clergy not required to report child abuse

https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/arizona-supreme-court-clergy-not-required-to-report-child-abuse-revealed-during-confession

CA- Is The State’s Public Records Law About to Get Gutted?

https://voiceofoc.org/2026/06/is-californias-public-records-law-about-to-get-gutted/

CA- Bill to Change Public Records Law Undergoes Multiple Revisions Following Criticism

https://archive.ph/yumhN

WA- Kelso police chief trie to persuade the public that cops won’t abuse Flock Safety cameras

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/kelso-installs-flock-cameras-police-chief-pushes-back-against-misinformation/ZV5HGEAU75ABLNLLDPQX55QGOM/

World Privacy News

The EU is selling our most sensitive data to the Trump Administration for visa-free travel

The European Commission is currently finalizing negotiations with the Trump administration to conclude an “Enhanced Border Security Partnership” Framework Agreement allowing border control authorities to screen travelers against biometric databases and profile them for security concerns. The leaked draft text suggests that the Commission significantly caved in to US’s excessive demands for unfettered information access, exacerbating travel surveillance and putting our fundamental rights at risk. The scheme implies systematic transfers of biometric data and other highly sensitive and subjective “indications of risk” based on European national databases to the US government, which has shown a blatant disregard for basic human rights in its harsh and inhumane treatment of migrants and visitors. In that regard, the draft text does nothing to protect from discrimination based on political opinions, which is worrying because the US is already cracking down political dissent, including its unlawful practice of screening travelers’ social media profiles. The sharing of individual risk assessments to supposedly protect “public security and public order” under the EBSP could further target opposition to the Trump administration, support to transgender people’s rights or protests against the genocide in Gaza expressed (publicly) on social media, with potentially significant impacts, including detention at the borders.

https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/

EU Commission still seeking controversial police agreement with Israel

“Statewatch has learned that not only could the agreement be in breach of international law, but that the Commission kept negotiating even during the ongoing genocide against the Palestinians. If adopted, the deal may allow for the exchange of sensitive personal data between the EU and Israel, which could be used in occupied territories. Experts warn this could lead to state-sanctioned human rights violations against both Palestinians and Israelis.”

https://statewatch.org/news/2026/july/exclusive-eu-commission-still-seeking-controversial-police-agreement-with-israel-despite-warnings/

Human Rights Watch condemns Israeli settler violence in Occupied West Bank

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/24/west-bank-surge-in-settler-violence-threatens-mass-atrocities

UN Secretary-General warns Israel’s West Bank outpost plans are violations of international law

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/1168035

‘Male-dominated’ EU budget weakens fight against sexism

https://www.euractiv.com/news/male-dominated-eu-budget-weakens-fight-against-sexism/

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/big-tech-accused-of-stonewalling-european-social-media-researchers/

EU Commission grilled over its AI recruitment plans

https://statewatch.org/news/2026/july/eu-commission-grilled-over-its-ai-recruitment-plans/

EU launches €30B push to build 7 massive AI data centers

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-launches-e30-billion-push-build-7-giga-ai-compute-hubs/

All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes

https://allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-distracted-driver-system

Russia- Putin charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-charges-telegram-founder-durov-terrorism-allegations/

Albania- National police to create a facial recognition biometric center

https://www.cna.al/english/aktualitet/policia-24-milione-euro-per-qendren-biometrike-qe-do-te-lidhe-fytyren-i470000

UK- Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance of tens of thousands political activists

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/02/spycops-inquiry-undercover-police-unit-sds-closed-john-boutcher-unjustified-surveillance

UK- Facial Recognition Is Transforming Frontline Policing Across The Country

https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/ai-transforming-frontline-policing-across-uk-essex-police-leading-way

UK- Essex police ID’d 350K people using facial recognition and arrested 173

https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2026/july/lfr-arrests-hit-170/

UK- Thames Police used facial recognition to ID 15K people and arrested 3

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/police-forces/thames-valley-police/areas/sd/stats-and-data/live-facial-recognition-deployments-and-results/

UK- Nottinghamshire Police use facial recognition vans to ID everyone

https://counterterrorbusiness.com/news/29072026/nottinghamshire-police-deploy-facial-recognition-technology

UK- Blizzard Begins Using Facial Recognition Before Allowing Players To Chat

https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-age-verification-for-some-battle-net-accounts-in-uk-382247

UK- London mayor accuses Palantir of bypassing procurement rules

https://www.politico.eu/article/sadiq-khan-london-police-palantir-legal-case-bypassing-procurement-rules/

Philippines- National Police use facial recognition to allegedly ID fugitives

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1280344

Hong Kong- Government uses facial recognition to ID online pension withdrawals

https://www.mpfa.org.hk/en/info-centre/press-releases/20260726

Japan- Pokémon card stores use facial recognition to stop people breaking their purchasing rules

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-card-stores-in-japan-are-adding-facial-recognition-to-stop-people-breaking-their-purchasing-rules/

India- Amnesty International condemns government’s invocation of police powers under National Security Act

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/india-invoking-of-extraordinary-police-powers-amid-delhi-protests-an-affront-to-human-rights/

India- MP Asks the Supreme Court to Stop Police Facial Recognition at Protests

https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/cpim-mp-moves-supreme-court-against-use-of-facial-recognition-tech-by-police-at-jantar-mantar-protest-site

Nigeria- Ministry of Defense to integrate National Digital ID with defense and security operations

https://von.gov.ng/defence-ministry-nimc-deepen-digital-identity-partnership/

AU- Information Commissioner issues guidelines for retail stores using facial recognition

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/organisations/facial-recognition-technology-a-guide-to-assessing-the-privacy-risks

NZ- Government to conduct audit into failed border biometrics project

https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/statement-further-issues-concerning-biometric-capability-upgrade-bcu-project

NZ- Eftpos launches facial recognition/palm scanner retail platform

https://blog.eftpos.co.nz/blog/eftpos-new-zealand-launches-verifone-victa-platform

Canada- A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/police-missed-one-underscore-and-sent-the-wrong-man-to-prison/

Jane Murdoch · Cyber Freedom Club

Mexico just told 127 million people: scan your face, or lose your phone. Then, quietly, they backed down.

Governments rarely announce that they’re building a surveillance system…

a month ago · 497 likes · 65 comments · Jane Murdoch

Police Violence

Joe Cadillic — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:03:37 GMT

The mysterious deaths of 4 of Jeffrey Epstein’s friends

https://archive.ph/yOxHc

Senate passes resolution opposing Trump pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

https://nypost.com/2026/07/29/us-news/senate-unanimously-agrees-to-oppose-pardon-for-ghislaine-maxwell/

Bill Gates held a top-tier “Q” security clearance at the Department of Energy from 2014 to 2021

https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/29/obama-granted-bill-gates-top-secret-clearance-at-energy-department/

Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Epstein were in business together

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-lutnick-jeffrey-epstein-in-business-together/

Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6000186-commerce-ai-chips-stakes/

Could More Epstein Files Be Released Soon? Redacted Docs Will Be Reviewed By Judge This Week

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/07/27/could-more-epstein-files-be-released-soon-redacted-docs-will-be-reviewed-by-judge-this-week/

Michigan school investigation turns up sexual misconduct reports against Epstein

https://apnews.com/article/interlochen-michigan-jeffrey-epstein-cd84e951ec92e19ce9a44c398085d9f7

Todd Blanche Has Until July 30 to Hand Over Key Epstein Files

https://msmagazine.com/2026/07/29/todd-blanche-epstein-files-katie-phang-lawsuit-court-judge/

Todd Blanche-led DoJ likely to derail Epstein survivors’ pursuit of justice

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/epstein-survivors-todd-blanche-justice

Trump says he could withdraw, then renominate Blanche as AG

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/g-s1-135784/todd-blanche-attorney-general-trump

Trump threatens to keep Blanche as acting attorney general, revive ‘$10 billion anti-weaponization’ fund

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-threatens-keep-blanche-acting-attorney-general-revive-anti-weaponization-2026-08-01/

Todd Blanche rescinds Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ but leaves Trump’s IRS immunity settlement intact

“As part of Trump’s settlement with the IRS in his $10 billion lawsuit against the agency, the DOJ issued an addendum, signed by Blanche in his role as acting attorney general, that would bar the government from continuing any existing audits of tax returns filed by Trump, his family and their companies.”

https://abcnews.com/US/blanche-rescinds-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-amid-ag/story?id=135315931

Trump Says Supporters Who Attacked Capitol Were Simply On An ‘Innocent Journey’

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/live-updates_n_6a6713c7e4b047853043da09/liveblog_6a6ccc0ae4b07f39e6678472

Trump defends fund to pay ‘great American Patriots’ who attacked the US Capitol

https://azmirror.com/2026/07/31/repub/trump-defends-fund-to-pay-great-american-patriots-who-attacked-the-us-capitol-to-overturn-an-election/

Capital One closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns

Capitol One’s lawyers also noted that it kept its reasoning for the closures confidential at the time: it “never publicized the termination decision nor its confidential internal process giving rise to the closure,” and gave the Trump companies months — plus several extensions — to move their money elsewhere, which they did. Large sections of the Trump-linked amended complaint from July remain blacked out under a court-approved sealing order, including an entire portion titled “January 6, 2021: The Political Trigger.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g-s1-136834/capital-one-trump-bank-anti-money-laundering

UEFA threatens Trump’s son-in-law Joshua Kushner with legal action over plan to privatize the World Cup

https://www.politico.eu/article/uefa-legal-action-against-gianni-infantino-joshua-kushner/

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino begs Trump White House to save his job

https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/business/fifas-infantino-begs-trump-admin-to-save-his-job/

Key Witnesss in David Hearn’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Case Makes Bombshell Admission

The grand jury witness, who was not identified, testified the property was already damaged before David Hearn touched it, and that about $6,000 to $15,000 was needed to fix the immediate area. Those repairs would have still been necessary “before the defendant interacted with the pool,” according to the witness, who could not answer a grand juror’s question about the difference in estimated costs before and after Hearn’s actions, according to the filing. “Simply put, the government’s witness could not identify any additional cost caused by Mr. Hearn’s alleged conduct,” the filing said. “Indeed, the witness did not even say or suggest that the alleged conduct had compromised the liner at all.”

https://archive.ph/nbh05

Trump’s Justice Department Moves To Drop Case Against Ex-Olympian Charged With Damaging Reflecting Pool

https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-damage-olympian-hearn-trump-21d997b5b55e6adf01862d7c5292476d

Trump’s Justice Department Admits Reflecting Pool Damage Caused By Contractor

Trump’s Reflecting Pool Lies Exposed in Humiliating Admission

https://archive.ph/4fyk5

Trump blasts DOJ for dropping reflecting pool vandalism case

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/01/trump-pirro-doj-reflecting-pool/91134475007/

National park ranger quits, tours visitor centers to fight Trump’s censorship

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-park-resistance-22365447.php

Trump’s attacks on Iran’s infrastructure is a war crime

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/24/us-iran-threaten-attacks-on-civilian-infrastructure

Oil companies make massive profits during Iran war

https://www.fastcompany.com/91583262/exxon-chevron-having-very-good-crisis-reaping-massive-profits-during-iran-war

Trump Admin Argues Terminally Ill Patients Shouldn’t Be Exempt From Medicaid Work Requirements

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/trump-dems-court-battle-over-medicaid-work-requirements-01013114

CNN data guru stunned by Trump’s ‘absolutely huge’ loss of support

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-data-guru-enten-stunned-by-trumps-absolutely-huge-loss-of-support/

Trump Is Rolling Back So Many Workers’ Rights, He’s Placed the US on a Watchlist

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-workers-rights-watchlist

Trump Has Put The American Dream, On A Watchlist

The United States was placed on a watchlist last week by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) amid mounting concerns over its treatment of all kinds of workers, a stark indication of how far the country has retreated from its role as a global champion of workers’ rights. The ITUC Global Rights Index ranks 151 countries on their protection of workers’ rights based on 97 indicators drawn from International Labor Organization conventions and jurisprudence. The US’ most recent ranking of 4 (“systematic violations of rights”)—its worst since the index began.

https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/quick-take/the-american-dream-on-a-watchlist/

Arizona Man Presents Plan To Surveil Government Officials, Just Like Flock Safety

“I’ve spent the last several months talking to people all over Casa Grande, and one thing keeps coming up: Safety. So, today I’m excited to announce a new company called Shepherd Safety,” Jacob Petrosky said. “Our mission is simple. Keep government officials and their families safe.” It would be no different than how the city monitors its citizens using Flock cameras, he said; he planned to launch satellites that would use AI to monitor “where government officials go, where they stop, who they meet with, and when they return home.” He said he’d already started compiling profiles on their vehicles, spouses vehicles, children’s vehicles, and planned to combine that data with Bluetooth signals, advertising IDs, and commercial data sources, “so our authorized users can replay the movements of every government official and their immediate family,” he said. Local businesses would be invited to join the network, to “protect” officials while they shop, eat at restaurants, and move around the city.

https://archive.ph/1T0v5

Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favor of tiny pilot scheme

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/16/trumps-board-of-peace-drops-full-gaza-recovery-plan-for-tiny-pilot-scheme

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee sues DHS Secretary Mullin over illegal seizure of Max Blumenthal’s devices

“Days before Max Blumenthal returned to the U.S., Trump loyalist Laura Loomer wrote a lengthy post on X, raising questions about who paid for his trip and urging the administration to arrest him. During Blumenthal’s detention, CBP officers asked questions that closely mirrored Loomer’s post. On July 14, after CBP seized his phones, Loomer celebrated the seizure and described him as a national security threat.”

https://thegrayzone.com/2026/07/16/adc-sues-dhs-mullin-blumenthals-devices/

Trump Is Outpacing His First-Term Record Number of Airstrikes on Somalia

https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-already-outpacing-his-first-term-record-number-of-airstrikes-on-somalia/

MA judge blocks Trump from ending temporary protected status for Somalia immigrants

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-immigration-agenda-faces-setback-obama-appointed-judge-issues-fresh-tps-stay

Republican wants to impeach judge who stopped Trump from ending temporary protected status for Somalia immigrants

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/ogles-introduce-articles-impeachment-against-obama-appointed-judge

State Department Mislabels Every African Country at Global Conference

https://newrepublic.com/post/213755/state-department-map-labels-every-african-country-wrong-conference

Nicaragua banned US-sponsored coup leaders from elections, sparking U.S. media meltdown

https://thegrayzone.com/2026/07/29/nicaragua-didnt-abolish-elections/

Trump says he will dismantle the ICC ‘brick by brick’

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/24/icc-international-criminal-court-trump-putin-netanyahu

They lie about the numbers. All of them.

It’s a truism of history that fascists make the truth difficult or even impossible to count. This one is no different, but it’s doing it faster than America was ready for…

17 days ago · 449 likes · 23 comments · Miles Taylor

Trump’s approval rating drops to all-time low with major pollster

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-approval-rating-drops-to-all-time-low-with-major-pollster-12254741

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83.3 million award in E Jean Carroll defamation case

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-asks-supreme-court-overturn-833-million-award-e-jean-carroll-def-rcna589762

Comey asks judge to dismiss 8647 seashell case, alleges he was illegally spied on at Trump’s direction

https://www.ms.now/news/comey-asks-dismiss-seashell-case-trump-surveillance

Trump’s payback against Jack Smith is off to a bad start

“House Republicans make it seem like they have a perjury case. They don’t.”

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trumps-payback-against-jack-smith-is-off-to-a-bad-start.html

Judge dismisses Kash Patel’s $10M defamation lawsuit against blogger who called him a ‘chud’

https://www.aol.com/articles/judge-tosses-kash-patel-10m-164051000.html

House Ways and Means Committee Investigation of Break Through News Is an Attack on All Journalism

https://archive.ph/TJZgZ

ACLU Sues Department of Defense for Public Records on Military Officers Assigned to Serve as Temporary Immigration Judges

https://www.aclum.org/press-releases/aclu-massachusetts-sues-department-of-defense-public-records-military-officers-assigned-as-temporary-immigration-judges/

600 active duty troops serve as judges in immigration court

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-07-30/gbh-daily-active-duty-troops-in-immigration-court

White House pulls controversial DOJ nominee after offensive social media posts revealed

“During his June hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Konstantinos Ligris got sharp questions from Democrats over hundreds of now-deleted social media posts made from his personal X account, including one where he referred to police officers as “dumb as dirt” in response to a clip of dashcam footage. Ligris also made other disparaging comments about members of Congress from both parties and endorsed calls to impeach federal judges who have ruled against the Trump administration.”

https://www.courthousenews.com/white-house-pulls-controversial-doj-nominee-after-offensive-social-media-posts-revealed/

MAGA Senate candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer, his son-in-law

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/politics/kfile-mike-collins-georgia-senate-race-son-in-law-white-nationalist-social-media-content

Judge orders Rudy Giuliani to be deposed in sexual assault case

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/29/nyc-judge-orders-rudy-giuliani-to-be-deposed-in-sexual-assault-case-urges-settlement/

Rudy Giuliani is ‘very unhealthy,’ says his lawyer

Rudy Giuliani, accused of forcing an employee into sex, is “confined to a wheelchair” with breathing issues, according to his attorney — despite recent international travel.

https://www.courthousenews.com/rudy-giuliani-is-very-unhealthy-says-his-lawyer-explaining-stall-of-sexual-harassment-case/

Trump’s Fifth Circuit Court Attempts to Issue an Order That Does Not Exist

https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/precedential-stay-order-fifth-circuit-mandatory-detention/

Florida Supreme Court overturns reprimand of a white judge who asked Black man about chopping cotton

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/florida-supreme-court-overturns-reprimand-orange-county-judge/S4UZCIJFONCUFNWC6CBJQSCNDI/

Trump’s Secretive ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court’ to deport ALLEGED TERRORISTS hears first case
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/first-case-secretive-us-court-meant-deport-alleged-terrorists-2026-07-30/

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/g-s1-136289/alien-terrorist-removal-court-isis-terror-plot

Trump’s DOJ is increasingly charging ICE protesters with criminal conspiracy

“The Conspiracy to impede or injure an officer statute, which dates back to the Civil War, has historically been used infrequently. But since President Trump took office last year, the Justice Department has charged more than three dozen people in at least 10 cases. All of them involve people protesting federal immigration enforcement. The government has also indicted nearly 50 people on conspiracy charges in Michigan, Texas and Minnesota using different legal statutes.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-5886263/ice-dhs-immigration-enforcement-conspiracy-arrests

Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Dishonest” Conduct

“Judges simply don’t believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys and the like,” said John E. Jones, a former federal judge for the District of Pennsylvania, appointed by President George W. Bush. “I don’t think in the annals of the Department of Justice, in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we’ve ever seen anything close to this.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/justice-department-presumption-of-regularity

Supreme Court approval hits new low

“A new Gallup poll released on Tuesday showed confidence in the court reached only 33 percent, a record low in 26 years and six-point decrease since 2025.’

https://thehill.com/homenews/5994394-gallup-poll-republican-support-falls/

Trump’s Justice Department drops criminal charge against labor leader David Huerta

https://www.courthousenews.com/justice-department-drops-criminal-charge-against-labor-leader-david-huerta/

Trump’s DOJ charged hundreds with assaulting officers. Many cases were dropped, but the damage was done

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trumps-doj-charged-hundreds-with-assaulting-officers-many-cases-were-dropped-2026-07-30/

First-Ever IACHR Hearing on Excessive Use of Force Against Immigration-Related Protesters

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/press-conference-to-preview-first-ever-iachr-hearing-on-excessive-use-of-force-against-immigration-related-protesters-in-the-united-states

Trump blocked disaster aid to 4 Democratic-led states

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/29/fema-democratic-disaster-requests-trump-01013938

Trump Turns FEMA Into A Domestic SPY Agency That Works Closely With Fusion Centers

Now FEMA is shelling out grant money to state and local authorities to build up capacity to carry out pre-crime operations against “organized political violence,” as one FEMA information bulletin I obtained says. The bulletin, dated July 9, instructs local authorities to prioritize “domestic terrorism” in their grant applications. Titled “Implementation of National Security Presidential Memorandum-7…,” the document echoes President Trump’s emphasis on rooting out suspected domestic terrorists before an attack takes place. To head off these attacks, the bulletin tells states what to buy: training to spot “social media-based indicators,” analysts to monitor “online behaviors and digital footprints,” and teams for “managing persons of concern whose behavior indicates a potential trajectory toward domestic terrorism.” The second document, a Department of Homeland Security grant program notice, is a $1 billion shopping list of available federal money. But there’s a catch: thirty-five percent, it says, must go to terrorism prevention. Another thirty percent is allocated for five designated Department of Homeland Security priorities: “Supporting Border Crisis Response, Enhancing Election Security, Supporting Homeland Security Task Forces and Fusion Centers and Enhancing the Protection of Soft Targets/Crowded Places.”

FEMA’s New Mission: Domestic Terrorism

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, often criticized for its inadequate response to natural disasters like wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes, has been assigned a new mission: “domestic terrorism…

19 days ago · 884 likes · 33 comments · Ken Klippenstein

https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_gpd_ib-566-signed.pdf

POLICE STATE WARNING: National Guard in D.C. are moving to long-term housing

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/07/national-guard-in-washington-d-c-are-moving-to-long-term-housing/

Mid-year crime trends report projects historic low for homicide cases

https://counciloncj.org/crime-trends-in-u-s-cities-mid-year-2026-update/

Crime continues historic decline as homicide rates approach century lows

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/24/repub/crime-continues-historic-decline-as-homicide-rates-approach-century-lows/

ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to place its private detention network beyond the reach of state inspectors, publishing draft contract terms that declare state and local laws “shall not apply” to the facilities.

https://archive.ph/tJcar

Project Salt Box

ICE asks contractors for 5,500 detention beds in four regions, gives industry a week to respond

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked private contractors Friday morning for at least 5,500 new detention beds across four regions of the country, in facilities that must start holding detainees within 30 days of a contract award. The agency gave the industry just one week to respond…

a month ago · 68 likes · 11 comments · Michael Wriston, m., and Em Knepp

ICE Is Shredding the Bill of Rights. Defending That Isn’t Conservative

https://reason.com/2026/07/31/ice-is-shredding-the-bill-of-rights-conservatives-should-support-accountability-and-reform/

Judge orders release of witness to Houston ICE shooting (Trump tried to deport him)

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/27/texas-houston-ice-shooting-witness-release/

Maine road sign hacked to protest ICE killings

https://wgme.com/news/local/portland-road-sign-hacked-to-protest-ice-killings-maine-immigration-johan-sebastian-duran-guerrero-biddeford

Maine Just Told ICE to Get Out

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/ice-out-maine-shooting-dhs/

All immigration stops in Maine will be recorded, Sen. Collins says

https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/30/all-immigration-stops-will-be-recorded-sen-collins-says-after-meeting-with-ice-leader/

ICE agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-27/immigration-agents-racial-profiling-aclu
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910755/immigration-raids-slurs-aclu

Government’s Own Records Reveal Racial Profiling in California Immigration Stops

https://www.aclusocal.org/press-releases/governments-own-records-reveal-racial-profiling-in-federal-immigration-stops/

ICE arrests set Trump-era high in July, as immigration crackdown widens

“Last month, ICE took into custody more than 46,000 individuals facing deportation because of alleged immigration violations.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-detentions-trump-high-july-2026-immigration-crackdown-widens

Trump Orders ICE to Ramp Up Arrests of Haitians

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-haitian-migrants-arrest-deport-temporary-protected-status/

Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/thousands-children-sponsors-arrested-by-ice-after-tips-us-child-migrant-agency-2026-07-28/

PunchUp

Trump’s ICE Leaves Record Number of American Kids Without Parents

Got a story about ICE? Contact Tom in complete confidence on Signal, Threema, or at punchuptom@proton.me…

19 days ago · 21 likes · Tom Latchem and Will Neal

Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/31/unaccompanied-children-migrants-without-lawyers-trump/

https://gothamist.com/news/ny-migrant-children-face-having-to-go-it-alone-in-immigration-court

In Memphis, an ‘anti-crime’ task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/27/nx-s1-5896284/national-guard-memphis-immigration-task-force

ACLU Sues ICE for Excessive Force and False Imprisonment During March 11 Raid In Vermont

https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/aclu-of-vermont-submits-legal-claims-against-ice-for-excessive-force-and-false-imprisonment-during-march-11-raid/

Chicago Homeowner Sues Federal Government After Warrantless Raid by ICE Agents

https://ij.org/press-release/chicago-homeowner-sues-federal-government-after-warrantless-raid-by-immigration-agents/

ICE is expanding airport arrests

https://archive.ph/O63GI

TSA Is Helping ICE Ramp Up Arrests At Airports

https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2026/07/30/tsa-help-ice-arrests-airports/?streamIndex=0

California’s largest ICE facility did not provide adequate medical care

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/court-appointed-monitor-finds-ice-failed-to-provide-adequate-medical-care-in-violation-of-court-order

Shocking Scale of Trump’s Secret ‘Torture’ Cruelty Exposed by ICE (Solitary Confinement)

“Between 835 and 1,104 people were put in isolation every month this fiscal year, and a GEO Group-run facility topped ICE’s own segregation table every single month. For the most vulnerable detainees the agency tracks—people with serious mental or medical illness, on hunger strike or on suicide watch—the average unbroken spell in solitary reached 63 days in the winter quarter. That is more than five times the average of 12 days in early 2022, and more than four times the U.N.’s 15-day threshold for treatment that can amount to torture.”

https://archive.ph/4ONtF

ICE Detention in Louisiana Can Stretch on for Years

https://boltsmag.org/louisiana-immigration-detention-habeas-crisis/

ICE refuses to deny that they’re confining tubercular prisoners in close quarters at their rent-a-prison in Colorado

https://www.courthousenews.com/ice-freezes-up-under-questioning/

ICE arrests Johns Hopkins migrant researcher at Baltimore airport

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6002597-ice-arrest-baltimore-johns-hopkins-professor-overstayed-visa/

Top DHS Statistics Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’ and Trump’s ‘Brazen Corruption’

https://archive.ph/krNDM

https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-deportation-statistics

Trump’s Asylum Policies Have Created Humanitarian Crisis

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-report-examines-how-trump-administrations-anti-asylum-policies-undermine-u-s-immigration-system-already-on-brink-of-collapse

DHS strips interview requirement for asylum seekers, expediting deportations

https://www.courthousenews.com/dhs-strips-interview-requirement-for-asylum-seekers-expediting-deportations/

ICE is secretly spying on social media, online communities and dark web forums

Authentic8’s SILO has a documented ICE purchasing history stretching across multiple contracts and vendors.

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202607/ice-relies-on-covert-browsing-infrastructure-to-monitor-online-activity

All The Surveillance Technology ICE Uses To Spy On Americans

A leaked document shows the spread of surveillance and investigative capabilities that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have access to agency wide, from location data harvested from smartphones, to facial recognition apps that can reveal someone’s identity, to tools that let the agency stay anonymous online and approach people undercover. The document covers everything from monitoring social media to tracking the movements of vehicles. ISO ClaimSearch is a database that contains property and casualty insurance claims and medical bills. The database is nearly all encompassing and contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills. Chameleon: a tool which provides “Anonymized means to conduct online investigations, web research, and undercover work” Locate X is a tool that lets ICE search a massive database of location data harvested from smartphones. Made by Babel Street, the tool uses data sourced through ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones or the advertising ecosystem.

https://archive.ph/Bi1lo

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202607/ice-relies-on-covert-browsing-infrastructure-to-monitor-online-activity

Records Reveal How DHS Agents Surveilled ICE Protesters

Public records shared with Mother Jones appear to contradict DHS’ statements about protester surveillance. A July 2025 report reveals that at least two officers affiliated with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) systematically collected vehicle, license plate, and social media information from everyday people last summer, and at times entered that data into a digital evidence management platform. Some of the surveilled individuals attended an anti-ICE protest. Another simply drove his Jeep around a public parking lot. Yet another took photographs of a musician’s tour bus, mistakenly believing it to be an ICE transport vehicle. The report does not state that any of these people were under investigation for any wrongdoing.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/dhs-ice-surveillance-database-protest-public-records-spokane-hsi/

DHS accused of scanning peaceful protesters’ faces, then revoking their Global Entry

https://epic.org/press-release-privacy-rights-advocates-challenge-trump-vance-administrations-secret-tracking-of-people-exercising-their-first-amendment-rights/

DISGUSTED: Teacher Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting Criticizing Data Center

https://www.kwch.com/2026/07/22/teacher-arrested-carried-out-emporia-city-commission-meeting/

https://archive.ph/LBuer

DHS plans to add more AI to FOIA processing

https://fedscoop.com/dhs-foia-processing-ai-tools/

DHS S&T launches biothreat AI detection program under Genesis Mission

https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2026/07/22/st-announces-new-genesis-mission-challenges-safeguard-americas-future

Madison Square Garden’s Tracking of LGBTQ Celebrities Fuels Broader Fears Over Corporate Surveillance

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/msg-lgbtq-celebrity-database/

Why are California Gay Bars Building a Facial Recognition Database of Customers?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/why-are-gay-bars-building-databases-their-patrons

Meta’s Facial Recognition Smart Glasses Are A Hit Even As Privacy Concerns Pile Up

https://gizmodo.com/smart-glasses-are-a-hit-even-as-privacy-concerns-pile-up-2000792911

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: You Don’t Want Smart Glasses That Record Everything You Say—Trust Me

https://gizmodo.com/you-dont-want-smart-glasses-that-record-everything-you-say-trust-me-2000793058

Face Age Verification Can Be Tricked By Fake Mustaches And Beard Stubble

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.24194

World Foundation Raises $52.5M to Expand Iris Scans Worldwide

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/world-foundation-raises-52-5m-145756868.html

Trump to make $20K visa bond program permanent for people from dozens of countries

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-make-visa-bond-program-permanent-people-dozens-countries-2026-08-01/

Is it illegal to trick the Border Patrol into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search?

“Under the Fourth Amendment, a warrant should be required, or at a bare minimum, specific suspicion that there is illegal digital contraband on the device,” Nathan Freed Wessler, the deputy director of ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, told The Verge. “Agents should never be allowed to conduct warrantless searches on behalf of domestic law enforcement agents who just want to evade the normal Fourth Amendment requirement to get a warrant from a judge.” The suspicion that immigration agents are surveilling activists has plenty of basis. In a lawsuit filed in Minnesota federal court, a Minneapolis labor organizer claimed that CBP was conducting “systematic” searches of activists’ devices, using counterterrorism as a pretext to keep tabs on the president’s left-wing critics. In March, more than a dozen members of a convoy that delivered humanitarian aid to Cuba had their phones seized at Miami International Airport.

https://www.theverge.com/report/972146/cbp-phone-search-airport-duress-password

Judge denies police Stingray warrant to secretly spy on thousands of Ohio residents phones

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/us-judge-denied-feds-month-long-warrant-to-snoop-on-the-phones-of-thousands-of-ohio-residents/

‘Reverse warrants’ (geofence warrants) should worry all Americans who value their liberties

https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5998614-supreme-court-privacy-ruling/

House Intelligence Committee passes FY2027 Intelligence Authorization Act

https://intelligence.house.gov/2026/07/20/house-intelligence-committee-passes-fy2027-intelligence-authorization-act-out-of-committee/

FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications

https://truthout.org/articles/fisa-section-702-isnt-the-only-way-the-government-spies-on-our-communications/

EFF Guide to Recording Law Enforcement

Number 1 should be use a burner phone!

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-guide-recording-law-enforcement

Harvard University police add CCTV cameras on campus to arrest protesters and students chalking sidewalks

“Harvard enacted University-wide campus use rules in summer 2024 after months of pro-Palestine student protests across the College and graduate schools, including a 20-day encampment in Harvard Yard. The rules regulate protests and other campus demonstrations, restricting unauthorized signage, chalking, camping, amplified sound, and actions that block access to campus spaces.”

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/7/6/harvard-to-add-security-cameras/

Georgia DA’s office investigator illegally accessed Flock Safety camera system more than 60 times

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/das-office-investigator-illegally-accessed-flock-camera-system-more-than-60-times-gbi-says/DLMA5BZUSJCX3PHXQEPTJBQ73E/

Georgia Has Arrested At Least 20 Officials for Misusing the Flock Safety Database

https://reason.com/2026/07/31/georgia-has-arrested-at-least-20-officials-for-misusing-the-flock-surveillance-database/

NC cop arrested for misusing Flock Safety cameras

https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/north-carolina-police-officer-arrested-charged-alleged-misuse-flock-safety-cameras-charlotte-mecklenburg-police-department-surveillance-technology-license-plate-reader

Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in Roseville, CA

https://www.businessinsider.com/flock-camera-misread-license-plate-reader-california-roseville-police-2026-7

How Many Crimes Has 1,700 Flock Safety Cameras Solved in Cleveland?

“Cleveland police say producing a definitive count of crimes solved because of Flock would require reviewing thousands of investigative files to determine whether license plate readers generated the initial lead, corroborated other evidence or played only a minor role. Officials also note police reports do not consistently document whether Flock was used during an investigation. Even when the technology contributes to a case, they say it is typically one piece of a broader investigation that also includes surveillance footage, witness interviews, forensic evidence and other investigative techniques.”

https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2026/07/how-many-crimes-have-flock-cameras-solved-in-cleveland-police-cant-quite-say.html

How cops turned a nationwide Flock Safety camera network into a tool for stalking

https://archive.ph/MTtt9

Flock Safety cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers (Flock camera are too close to roads)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/controversial-flock-ai-surveillance-camera-risk

Flock Safety cameras are getting mobbed nationwide

https://abc7ny.com/post/privacy-concerns-grow-flock-cameras-critics-say-could-used-immigration-enforcement/19607202/

Rep. Massie to introduce bill to withhold money from local governments that install Flock cameras

https://www.wlwt.com/article/massie-to-introduce-bill-discouraging-use-of-flock-cameras/73262986

The Kansas Justice Institute Flock Safety Lawsuit: ALPRs Turn a License Plate Into the ‘Functional Equivalent’ of a ‘GPS Tracking Device’

Sam MacRoberts, litigation director for the Kansas Justice Institute, said the legal challenge centers on constitutional protections for residents. “This is America, and we don’t tolerate warrantless surveillance,” MacRoberts said. “Mason is a law-abiding citizen trapped in Wichita’s warrantless ALPR dragnet surveillance program,” MacRoberts said. “He’s done absolutely nothing wrong, but he’s still being tracked, monitored and databased. That’s unconstitutional.”

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/07/31/kansas-lawsuit-challenges-wichita-law-enforcements-reliance-on-license-plate-reader-cameras/

DOJ Gives COPS $25M to help police purchase surveillance drones

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-releases-25m-law-enforcement-grants-and-resources

Over 1,000 police departments are using drones with no federal privacy oversight

“What those public safety agencies now have the legal runway to deploy — AI-piloted drones carrying thermal cameras, automated license plate readers, and in some cases cell-site simulators — can peer into backyards, follow vehicles from 2,000 feet, and be launched from a smartphone before a patrol car leaves the lot. There is no federal requirement to get a warrant before any of it starts. And the national regulatory framework that will govern these operations permanently — the FAA’s long-delayed Part 108 rule for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations — moved to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for final approval on July 10, 2026, just two weeks ago. When it arrives, it will standardize how police run autonomous drone operations. It will not require a warrant.”

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321472/20260724/autonomous-police-drones-reach-1000-agencies-no-federal-privacy-floor-sight.htm

Arming Local Police With Drones. Who Pulls the Trigger?

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/07/29/arming_local_police_with_drones_who_pulls_the_trigger_1197161.html

GeoComm and SkyfireAI to increase police drone surveillance capabilities

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/geocomm-and-skyfireai-bring-actionable-location-intelligence-to-drone-as-first-responder-operations-302840195.html

Ann Arbor police get $3M to purchase surveillance drones

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/07/3m-purchase-to-arm-ann-arbor-police-with-high-tech-drones-tasers-other-gear.html

Plano police get $1.4M to purchase surveillance drones

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/plano-approves-14million-police-drone-program-residents-raise-privacy-concerns/287-25839d69-928d-4c23-a075-0a88b9a25672

Newport police receive $375K to purchase surveillance drones as first responder

https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/city-approves-375k-drone-program-with-funds-from-private-donor/

Police Propaganda: NYPD uses drones to track sharks off beaches

https://abc7ny.com/post/nypd-demonstrates-shark-sighting-technology-drones-rockaway-beach-queens/19601065/

Laurel police purchase two surveillance drones

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8505875/maryland/prince-georges-county/laurel/laurel-council-approves-police-purchases-65000-ammunition-and-skydio-drone-program

Kyle police purchase surveillance drones as first responders

https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/new-police-drones-to-assist-law-enforcement-in-kyle/

Growing use of Utah police drones spurs privacy debate

https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2026/07/25/growing-use-of-police-drones-spurs-privacy-debate/

Victoria police purchase surveillance drone as first responder

https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/local-news/victoria-city-council-approves-new-fire-trucks-and-drones-for-first-responders/article_e558b0d8-2ba7-4f70-b0de-ade927b6ba5e.html

Skydio Adds Full Drone Lineup to Blue UAS List

https://www.skydio.com/blog/skydio-blue-uas-cleared-list-2026

Schools are adding Mithril Defense pepper-spraying drones

https://archive.ph/k5dql

Police Violence

PA neighbors call police on mom for letting her kids play outside 4 separate times

https://reason.com/2026/07/30/a-pennsylvania-mom-says-the-cops-were-called-on-her-4-times-for-letting-her-kids-be-outside/

Parity in Practice: The Defense Attorney’s Duty to Ethically Use AI

https://www.courthousenews.com/defense-attorneys-urged-to-cautiously-adopt-ai-to-match-prosecution/

Judge Sanctions Defense Attorney for Misusing AI

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/las-vegas-judge-sanctions-defense-attorney-after-ai-misused-in-bombing-case-filing-3856901/

Axon Insists Its AI Makes Police Reports Easier. Nothing Suggests It Makes Them Any Better

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/axon-insists-its-ai-makes-police-reports-easier-nothing-suggests-it-makes-them-any-better/

A Serial Liar Likely Sent an Innocent Man to Florida’s Death Row. Why Is He Still There?

https://reason.com/2026/07/31/a-serial-liar-likely-sent-an-innocent-man-to-floridas-death-row-why-is-he-still-there/

A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months

https://archive.ph/CGaZg

Vermont Department of Corrections Introduces New “Risk Containment” Policy Which Extends People’s Sentences

“Under the policy, the department can use a risk containment classification to incarcerate a person past their minimum release date because of concerns that the person poses a risk to others if they are released.”

https://vtdigger.org/2026/07/27/a-department-of-corrections-policy-is-quietly-reshaping-how-long-people-are-incarcerated-in-vermont/

https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/DOC/Policies/Risk%20Containment%20Policy.pdf

Appeals Court denies qualified immunity to some St. Louis corrections officers

https://www.courthousenews.com/eighth-circuit-denies-qualified-immunity-to-some-st-louis-jailers/

NJ corrections officer had sex with inmate who paid lookouts to hide it

https://www.nj.com/burlington/2026/07/nj-prison-officer-had-sex-with-inmate-who-paid-lookouts-to-hide-it-feds-say.html

Overdose rates in Maine soar after incarceration. Can jails change that?
https://themainemonitor.org/jails-trying-improve-overdose-rates/

A Black D.C. man served 26 years in prison. Then a key witness recanted

https://archive.ph/hioGs

Judge Expands Lawsuit Accusing Chicago Police of Targeting Black, Latino Motorists

https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/30/judge-expands-lawsuit-accusing-cpd-targeting-black-latino-chicagoans-traffic-stops

The LAPD has quietly stopped putting many public records online

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-29/lapd-public-records-website

Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Denies Documented Racism

https://www.aclunorcal.org/news/alameda-county-district-attorneys-office-denies-documented-racism/

For corrupt Massachusetts State Police, crime really does pay

https://archive.ph/eJYoA

MA State Police trooper charged with stealing Bobcat excavator, suspended with pay

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/01/another-mass-state-police-trooper-suspended-with-pay-after-he-was-charged-with-stealing-bobcat-excavator/

ACLU of Iowa Report Finds Police in Schools Led to Harsher Discipline for Minor Offenses

https://www.aclu-ia.org/press-releases/aclu-of-iowa-report-finds-sros-a-growing-problem-in-iowa/

Authors Highlight Junk Science’s Role in Wrongful Convictions

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/article-of-interest-conservative-and-liberal-authors-highlight-junk-sciences-role-in-wrongful-convictions

New Book Examines Women and Queer People Convicted for Crimes That Never Occurred

https://theappeal.org/new-book-examines-women-and-queer-people-convicted-for-crimes-that-never-occurred/

The Other Victims of Wrongful Convictions (Families)

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/wrongful-conviction-family/687394/

Baltimore man found guilty of faking ballistics report in exoneration attempt

https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/07/20/brandon-grimes-fake-evidence-conviction/

CA cop in charge of police explorer’s club arrested for having sexual relationship with 16-year-old

https://abc7.com/post/garden-grove-officer-charged-multiple-counts-alleged-sexual-relationship-16-year-old-police-explorer/19597444/

AL cop arrested, accused of sex crimes involving child

https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/31/former-birmingham-police-officer-arrested-accused-sex-crimes-involving-child-while-employed-by-bpd/

Fifth AL cop arrested after investigation into department

https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/prichard-pd-officer-arrested/

https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/another-prichard-officer-arrested-charged-with-double-dipping.html

NH Police Chief Accused of Falsifying Records, Placed on Laurie List

https://indepthnh.org/2026/07/29/chesterfield-police-chief-accused-of-falsifying-records-in-ees-drama/

MO sheriff arrested, accused of stealing

https://abc17news.com/news/crime/2026/07/30/former-randolph-county-sheriff-arrested-accused-of-stealing

MA police chief and Stoughton town manager placed on leave amid investigation

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/08/02/stoughton-police-chief-and-town-manager-placed-on-leave-amid-investigation-after-chief-alleges-discrimination-harrassment/

MA cop put on paid leave after chase of stolen car ends in crash that killed 17-year-old boy

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/07/30/abington-police-officer-placed-on-leave-after-chase-of-stolen-car-ends-in-crash-that-killed-17-year-old-boy/

NYPD supervisor promoted year after being transferred for admitting unqualified prospective cops

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/30/nypd-supervisor-promoted-year-after-being-transferred-for-admitting-unqualified-prospective-cops/

TX cop arrested for domestic abuse

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/dallas-police-officer-robert-huynh-arrested/287-a581ceac-ec68-49f2-8496-c1e4e804c4ed

U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News

Joe Cadillic — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:03:36 GMT

Damning book Trump called ‘garbage’ sells half a million copies

https://archive.ph/EFDJb

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/haberman-and-swan-on-regime-change-their-book-on-trumps-unconstrained-2nd-term

Brendan Carr Says ABC’s Refusal To Air a Trump Speech Could Affect Renewal of Its Broadcast Licenses

https://reason.com/2026/07/23/brendan-carr-says-abcs-refusal-to-air-a-trump-speech-could-affect-renewal-of-its-broadcast-licenses/

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

https://archive.ph/RlLms

Trump Escalates Big Lie About U.S. Elections

“Trump’s speech tonight is yet another example of his contempt for American democracy. Despite Trump’s own use of mail-in ballots, he’s now claiming that there is something inherently corrupt about the system. For that non-problem and others, he is pushing the so-called SAVE Act as a fix. Let’s be absolutely clear: The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression bill, and the president is pushing it, because he knows a robust democracy is bad for him in the midst of unprecedented unpopularity.”

https://www.citizen.org/news/trump-escalates-big-lie-about-u-s-elections-in-latest-assault-on-our-democracy/

Trump’s DOJ is sending election monitors to Massachusetts this fall

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/07/22/trumps-doj-is-sending-election-monitors-to-mass-this-fall-heres-what-to-expect/

GOP Pushes Voter Suppression Under Cover of Insider Trading Ban

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-voter-suppression-bill

GOP officials pan Trump’s claims of shocking new election threats

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/politics/election-officials-pan-trump-new-election-threats

Trump-backed election deniers win Republican primaries in Arizona

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5902198/arizona-primary-results-trump-elections-biggs

James Talarico Accuses AG Ken Paxton of Committing Voter Fraud

https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-james-talarico

Crytpo’s Pro-MAGA Fairshake is Spending Tens of Millions to Influence Both Parties

The parent company of major crypto exchange Crypto.com – Foris Dax Inc. – is the largest donor to MAGA Inc., the main super PAC supporting President Donald Trump. Foris Dax contributed $35 million between Feb. 14, 2025, and Jan. 23, 2026. “Basically, Trump is presiding over lawmaking and administrative changes that directly financially benefit his family,” Allen said. “That would be problematic enough, but it’s not just a giveaway to those individuals. It’s a broad deregulation of our financial system, making it more fragile, and if that collapses, everyone will be impacted.”

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/07/crypto-money-is-flooding-both-parties-its-coming-from-the-same-place

Fired ‘60 Minutes’ Star Reveals Boss’ Bid to Turn Show MAGA

https://archive.ph/WVoz6

White Minnesota woman convicted of calling an autistic Black child the n-word raises $900k

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/24/shiloh-hendrix-found-guilty-in-rochester-racial-slur-case-of-one-count-of-disorderly-conduct

Trump administration drops subpoena for list of Jews at the University of Pennsylvania
https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-administration-drops-subpoena-for-list-of-jews-at-penn/

The ‘Trump Trade’ Is Turning Into a Loser in the Stock Market

https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/the-trump-trade-is-turning-into-a-loser-in-the-stock-market

Trump’s 18-Month Deadline To Cut Electricity Prices in Half Has Arrived. Rates Are Up 18%

https://reason.com/2026/07/20/trumps-18-month-deadline-to-cut-electricity-prices-in-half-has-arrived-rates-are-up-18/

What’s A.I. Doing to Our Energy Bills? (Driving up Energy Prices)

https://slate.com/podcasts/slate-money/2026/07/business-your-electricity-bill-is-growing-with-a-i

Trump Quietly Deleted the Government’s Official Guide to Cutting Your Energy Bills

https://gizmodo.com/trump-quietly-deleted-the-governments-official-guide-to-cutting-your-energy-bills-2000787895

Yum! Brands, Taco Bell’s parent company warned investors 10 months before Cyclospora outbreak (donated $1M to Trump)

Federal Election Commission filings show Taylor Farms’ parent company donated $1 million to the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. in March 2025, about a week after the FDA delayed the Food Traceability Rule by 30 months.”

https://factkeepers.com/who-is-watching-out-for-the-cyclospora-lettuce

https://fox40.com/news/cyclosporiasis-outbreak/taylor-farms-political-donations-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/

8 of 10 global lawsuits are against Big Food companies operating in Mexico

(Coca-Cola, Ferrero, Kellogg’s local brand, Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé, and PepsiCo)

https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/big-food-vs-the-people/

A 28 Item Grocery Order From Target That Cost $64.50 In 2020 Is Now $158.30 In 2026

https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/a-28-item-grocery-order-from-target-that-cost-64-50-in-2020-is-now-158-30-in-2026/

Trump dismissed affordability as a word ‘made up by the Democrats’

https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/trump-dismisses-affordability-democrats-made-up-word-oil-prices-100-barrel/

Trump officials (Pete Hegseth) wants to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe

https://apnews.com/article/testosterone-fda-sex-health-rfk-drugs-trump-96be9607d2dde573f1310e51e382d2ec

Cancer Drugs Bring in the Most Pharma Revenue

Worldwide cancer drug sales are already way ahead of other drug classes and the revenue generated by them is expected to grow even larger by 2030. This is according to data by Statista Market Insights. Oncology drugs reached $232.5 billion in sales in 2026, more than double that of the next item on the list, anti-diabetic drugs at almost $92 billion. As GLP-1 shots developed for diabetes but used for weight loss are booming, the segment experienced another push and overtook vaccines, which are expected to earn $65 billion dollars in sales this year.

https://www.statista.com/chart/18311/sales-revenues-of-drug-classes/

Trump will impose tariffs on generic drugs starting in August 2028

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/21/trump-says-he-will-impose-tariffs-on-generic-drugs-starting-in-august-2028-01007137

Health Care Spending Per Person by State

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/health-care-spending-per-person-by-us-state/

Judge rules Trump must hand over his financial records sought by BBC in $10 billion defamation case

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93487x97kyo

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/trump-bbc-panorama-election-defamation-lawsuit.html

Senate Democrats press Scott Bessent for answers on DOGE access to U.S. Treasury systems

https://fedscoop.com/doge-access-treasury-payment-systems-warren-wyden-letter/

Trump’s IRS Chief Accused of Hi-Tech Spying on Emails

https://archive.ph/yTDP0

TN renames Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway’

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/charlie-kirk-memorial-highway-signs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z1A.pUAa.r4NmXCo3dFix&smid=url-share

DISGUSTED: President Urges A Mostly-White Atlanta Crowd to Support ‘Trump Accounts’
https://www.the74million.org/article/in-first-school-visit-president-urges-atlanta-crowd-to-support-trump-accounts/

Trump’s Education Department Has Responded to only 3% of Public Records Requests

A review by The 74 of publicly available FOIA logs shows that out of the more than 4,900 requests the Education Department has received since February 2025, only 3% have been granted in full or in part as of last week.

https://www.the74million.org/article/trumps-education-department-leaves-mountain-of-public-records-requests-unaddressed/

Trump’s New DOJ Nominee Wants To Ban Online Porn and Prosecute Big Tech

https://reason.com/2026/07/22/trumps-new-doj-nominee-wants-to-ban-online-porn-and-prosecute-big-tech/

Trump says US to launch EU probe over ‘illegal’ Google fine

https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-says-us-launch-eu-probe-over-illegal-google-fine-2026-07-24/

Trump is pardoning entire corporations now. (And that's not even the worst of it.)

In Donald Trump’s second term, something extraordinary is happening. Without an amendment to the Constitution, he has invented something new. I call it the “super pardon…

25 days ago · 718 likes · 41 comments · Miles Taylor

SHAMEFUL: Louisiana residents receive a mere $260K for 23andMe data breach, as AG boasts about protecting their privacy

https://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-to-receive-part-of-multi-million-dollar-settlement-following-23andme-data-breach/

US anti-bias agency moves to end employer reporting of worker race, sex data

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-anti-bias-agency-moves-end-employer-reporting-worker-race-sex-data-2026-07-21/

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: There isn’t a single consumer Wi-Fi router that is 100% American-made

https://www.engadget.com/2218707/no-100-percent-american-made-wifi-router/

Big Tech broification of American science has officially begun

https://www.theverge.com/science/970534/genesis-mission-ai-science-funding-trump-grants

Data centers drove $6.3 billion in PJM capacity auction costs
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-data-centers-capacity-auction-imm-bowring/825626/

Elon Musk’s xAI sues the state of CA to stop them from revealing how they train their AI

https://www.techpolicy.press/what-data-was-your-ai-trained-on-xai-doesnt-want-you-to-know/

https://www.ms.now/opinion/elon-musk-xai-california-lawsuit

AI-driven data inferencing is outpacing state privacy protections

https://statescoop.com/ai-data-inferences-outpacing-state-privacy-laws/

Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/trumps-latest-ai-czar-has-already-resigned/

West Virginia State Senate Race Comes Down to Two Words — Data Centers

https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/west-virginia-state-senate-race-comes-down-to-two-words-data-centers/

OpenAI model autonomously hacked a rival firm, fuelling fears of rogue agents

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/22/openai-models-broke-free-in-test-hacked-rival-hugging-face-in-major-breach

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-during-testing-triggering-unprecedented-breach-2026-07-21/

OpenAI’s agent hacked a company for days. It took them a week to notice

https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/

OpenAI Missing Revenue Targets By 90%

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-ad-revenue-ai-advertising-financial-projection

Concerns grow over AI giants’ hidden debts

https://www.semafor.com/article/07/21/2026/tech-stocks-rebound-after-ai-bubble-fear-induced-slump

Trump administration steers $5B toward AI research

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/trump-administration-steers-5b-toward-ai-research-01007708

Big Tech’s AI financing looks an awful lot like Enron

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/financial-accounting/big-tech-ai-spree-revives-accounting-devices-that-toppled-enron

Data Centers Will to Eat Up 20 Percent of US Power by 2035

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/data-centers-track-suck-fifth-110000467.html

Which States Have The Most Data Centers?

https://www.statista.com/chart/36434/number-of-data-centers-by-us-state/

AI firms want more data centers; Trump’s EPA may give neighbors less say

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ai-firms-want-more-data-centers-trumps-epa-may-give-neighbors-less-say/

The fight against AI data centers is just beginning

https://www.theverge.com/column/963346/ai-data-centers-fight

Realbotix to Deploy First Humanoid Robot and AI Teachers Assistant in New York School District
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66607b8e2bcc809d7b9d283e/6a3a508306c37269a55c9bb6_Salamanca%20School.pdf

MAGA Golfer Bryson DeChambeau Threatened to Call Trump in Penalty Meltdown

https://archive.ph/zB8Ng

The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor officially a poverty wage

https://fortune.com/2026/07/20/minimum-wage-lowest-value-in-70-years-poverty-line/

https://www.legalnewsline.com/madison-stclair-record/walmart-targeted-with-lawsuit-over-customer-service-line-voice-recordings/article_dcde7ff8-f433-48e3-9c2b-59afe874a437.html

Amazon Expands Location-Based Interactive Video Ads

https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/location-based-interactive-video-ads-expansion-to-ca-mx-br

Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/microsoft-responds-to-lg-monitors-installing-mcafee-ads-on-windows/

A Device (KARR Security System) Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis

https://archive.ph/IrMJk

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: Everything to know before putting a car key on your iPhone

https://www.engadget.com/2217119/how-to-store-car-keys-on-iphone/

When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?

“As vehicles age, OE on-board hardware becomes obsolete as cellular providers replace older technology and automakers stop investing in aging back-end stacks and features. Manufacturer contracts for connected services can also expire. Taken together, these factors mean that time ultimately kills cloud-based vehicle services. In 2022, many US cellular carriers, including AT&T, T‑Mobile/Sprint, and Verizon, shut down their 3G networks to create system capacity for upcoming 4G and 5G rollouts. When the 3G signal finally ceased, vehicles with the technology lost their connected cloud-based services (Porsche, Nissan, and Volkswagen were just a few of the automakers affected).”

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/07/when-your-vehicle-outlives-its-cloud-what-happens-next/

LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg-to-ban-residential-proxies-from-smart-tv-apps/

Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/hackers-are-exploiting-recently-patched-wordpress-bugs-putting-millions-of-websites-at-risk/

Patients sue Abbott Laboratories over data breach
https://www.courthousenews.com/patients-sue-diagnostics-company-over-data-breach/

State & Local Privacy News

NH- Senator calls for ouster of top health officials amid YDC distress

Sen. Victoria Sullivan’s comments came during a public meeting Tuesday between lawmakers and the New Hampshire Office of the Child Advocate, an independent watchdog that has raised a series of concerns about conditions inside the Sununu Center in recent months.

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-07-21/sununu-youth-servcies-center-resignation-lori-weaver-marie-noonan-assault-nh-attorney-general-office-newhampshire-ydc

CT- Some towns opting to turn off Flock Safety cameras amid privacy concerns

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/some-connecticut-towns-opting-to-turn-off-automated-license-plate-reader-cameras-amid-privacy-concerns/

NY- Eric County police have installed at least 400 Flock Safety cameras to spy on the public

“Erie County has more cameras than any county in upstate. There are nearly 400 installed throughout WNY and they generate data searched extensively by police agencies.”

https://investigativepost.org/2026/07/17/license-plate-readers-are-everywhere-in-wny/

PA- Portage Borough police to purchase a license plate reader

https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2026/07/portage-borough-plans-to-purchase-body-cams-license-reader/

NC- WECT investigates statewide expansion of Flock Safety camera program

https://www.wect.com/2026/07/21/wect-investigates-state-license-plate-reader-program-expands/

MO- A Network of 1500 Flock Safety Cameras Blanket Kansas City

https://fox4kc.com/news/hundreds-of-flock-cameras-watch-kansas-city-who-and-what-are-they-recording/

MS- Adams County Sheriff’s Office to purchase 6 license plate reader

https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/adams-county-moves-forward-with-license-plate-reader-purchase-at-sheriffs-request-78d97eaa

World Privacy News

Gibraltar police used facial recognition to ID people on their government watchlist
https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/post-treaty-security-posture-keeping-gibraltar-safe-5862026-12232

Uganda police vow to enforce mandatory National Cleaning Day

https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/health/police-vows-to-enforce-mandatory-national-cle-NV_237589_072026

https://toorotimes.com/business/police-to-enforce-movement-restrictions-during-ugandas-monthly-national-cleaning-day/

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel

https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/

UNHCR holds facial recognition hybrid workshop for EU

https://eab.org/events/program/402

German Federal Office for Information Security and eu-LISA in cooperation with the European Association of Biometrics

https://eab.org/events/past_events.html

Face Recognition Performance Workshop (Brussels)

https://www.biometricsinstitute.org/event/face-recognition-performance-workshop-brussels/

UN Approaching AI From Wrong Side

https://consortiumnews.com/2026/07/20/un-approaching-ai-from-wrong-side/

EU’s new cars must be equipped with biiometric driver distraction cameras and automatically stop for pedestrians and cyclists

https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/safer-cars-safer-roads-new-rules-take-effect-2026-07-08_en

Google fined $1 billion for breaking EU antitrust rules

https://www.theverge.com/tech/943866/google-alphabet-eu-dma-fine-search-services-play-store-steering

POLICE STATE WARNING: France- Government Passes Under-15 Social Media Ban

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/french-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15

UK- Prime Minister to Scrap Government’s National Digital ID Plan

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/18/burnham-to-scrap-starmers-digital-id-scheme-in-reset-of-priorities

UK- Government scraps plans for national digital ID card after millions of Brits opposed

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/uk-government-scraps-plans-for-digital-id-cards-after-millions-of-brits-opposed/

UK- Thames Valley Police Plans Fourth Facial Recognition Deployment of 2026

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/police-forces/thames-valley-police/areas/au/about-us/live-facial-recognition-technology/

UK- Why I’m Writing This Anonymously and What That Says About Free Speech in Britain Today

https://dailysceptic.org/2026/07/22/why-im-writing-this-anonymously-and-what-that-says-about-free-speech-in-britain-today/

UK- The Far-Right Terror ‘Plot’ That Didn’t Exist – Until the Government and Media Just Said it Did

https://dailysceptic.org/2026/07/23/the-far-right-terror-plot-that-didnt-exist-until-the-government-and-media-just-said-it-did/

Vietnam- The Noi Bai International Airport to use facial recognition kiosks to ID passengers

https://www.nomadlawyer.org/hanoi-noi-bai-airport-biometric-check-in-2026

https://deeparrival.com/news/noi-bai-airport-biometric-check-in-kiosks/

Indonesia- Government Uses Facial Recognition To ID 9.3M SIM Card Owners

https://ototekno.harianjogja.com/r-1264256/93-juta-pelanggan-daftar-sim-biometrik-komdigi-ungkap-dampaknya

UAE airports use facial recognition to ID every passenger

https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/transport/uae-airports-passport-free-travel-major-changes

Kenya- Police Launches Multi-Biometric System for Officer Clearances

https://citizen.digital/article/manual-fingerprint-collection-to-be-phased-out-as-govt-transitions-to-new-biometric-system-n386963

Ghana- Government uses Facial Recognition to ID Everyone Applying For Ghana’s Card (Digital ID)

https://nia.gov.gh/government-makes-biometric-verification-mandatory-for-ghana-card-verification-under-new-l-i-2523

South Africa- Home Affairs and Absa bank help expand digital IDs

https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/home-affairs-expanding-smart-id-access-digital-partnership-absa-22-jul-2026

Morocco- Government Used Israeli-made Pegasus to Spy on a Journalist

https://www.occrp.org/en/project/the-pegasus-project/moroccan-government-used-powerful-israeli-pegasus-spyware-to-hack-phone-of-journalist-former-intelligence-officer-says

AU- Western Australia’s police used facial recognition to ID 13K people, arresting 19

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/20/western-australia-police-real-time-facial-recognition-trial-privacy-ntwnfb

AU- Police facial recognition faces a backlash over privacy concerns

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/20/western-australia-police-real-time-facial-recognition-trial-privacy-ntwnfb

U.S. News/Police Violence

Joe Cadillic — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:02:54 GMT

MAGA PROUD: China Is Now Viewed More Favorably Than America

I’m being facetious

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/charted-china-now-viewed-more-favorably-than-america/

Citizenship revoked? Trump administration ramps up controversial plan

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/07/26/denaturalization-citizenship-trump-administration-effort/90785981007/

Trump administration says it’s ‘deportationmaxxing’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/07/24/trump-administration-says-its-deportationmaxxing-in-bizarre-adaptation-of-internet-lingo/

After "Political Terrorism" Summit, U.S. Names 43 Americans + Groups

A new State Department report on Cuba’s “campaign of subversion against the United States” is a virtual government blacklist against left-wing Americans and groups. Linked to last week’s Rubio-led summit on “political terrorism,” the report is unusually candid about the government…

a month ago · 1187 likes · 90 comments · Ken Klippenstein

State Department report links Cuba to wide range of US protests, including George Floyd (‘radical leftism’)

“The Cubans devoted themselves to recruiting, cultivating and mobilizing a global coalition of activists, intellectuals, and political groups around this cause, building a sprawling revolutionary network that shaped a disproportionate share of America’s most famous and influential extremist movements, from the Black Panthers and the Weather Underground through to Antifa,” the State Department report continued.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5979593-state-department-links-cuba-protests/

Trump Threatens Invasion, Admin Releases Report Vilifying Cuba and the Left

The State Department document names numerous American left-wing groups, some of which have not been active or prominent in decades, as “front groups and fellow travelers” of Cuba. This includes groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, National Lawyers Guild, Code Pink, and Cuba solidarity groups The Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples and the National Network on Cuba. The document also ties racial solidarity movements with Cuba, flimsily insinuating that Cuba is the driving force behind much of the Black Lives Matter movement and pro-immigrant, anti-ICE movements.

https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-threatens-invasion-admin-releases-report-vilifying-cuba-and-the-left/

‘McCarthyite’ Rubio Report Ripped as Attempt to Justify Trump Invasion of Cuba

https://www.commondreams.org/news/marco-rubio-against-cuba

Trump plots a "workaround" to use terror powers against his foes. His foes have a shield.

A top White House aide just previewed the next phase of Trump’s revenge campaign against his political opponents, and he declared that appeals to civil liberties “must fall on deaf ears…

a month ago · 759 likes · 42 comments · Miles Taylor

Trump’s National Killer Police Force (ICE and Border Patrol)

https://archive.ph/jvNL6

America’s Homicide Rate Has Dropped to Historic Lows. Contrary to What Politicians and Police Say

“Across the sample cities,” the Council on Criminal Justice says, “the 2026 average homicide rate” for January through June was “about 31% lower than in 2019.” The FBI’s national numbers tell a similar story: Homicides fell by 11.6 percent in 2023, nearly 15 percent in 2024, and 18.1 percent in 2025 (based on a preliminary estimate). According to the FBI’s preliminary data, murders during the year ending in April 2026 were down 18.2 percent from the previous 12 months.

https://reason.com/2026/07/23/the-homicide-rate-has-dropped-to-historic-lows-contrary-to-what-politicians-say-no-one-really-knows-why/

U.N Funding Crisis Because Trump Refuses To Pay Them

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/20/united-nations-funding-crisis-and-human-rights

House Passes 2027 NDAA With Section to Integrate US and Israeli Militaries

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/07/22/house-passes-2027-ndaa-with-section-to-integrate-us-and-israeli-militaries/

Top Israeli Minister: US Fighting Iran is ‘Best For Us’

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-minister-says-current-us-iran-war-best-us-will-not-join

Pentagon Blames Troop Deaths Disappearing From Site on ‘Data Disruption’

https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-blames-troop-deaths-disappearing-from-site-on-data-disruption-12238375

Katy Perry Erupts on Trump Administration for Using ‘Firework’ in Military Video

https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/25/katy-perry-rips-white-house-for-using-firework-song-in-military-video/

Trump Administration Launches Airstrike in Somalia for 76th Time This Year

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/07/20/us-launches-airstrike-in-somalia-for-76th-time-this-year/

Trump quarantined U.S. citizens at New York military base after return from Congo

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-quarantined-citizens-new-york-military-base-after-return-congo-sources-say-2026-07-22/

Trump Weighing Military Options in Mali

“If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.”

https://archive.is/UxJ70

US/Ecuador: Abuses Proliferate as Security Cooperation Deepens

Ordinary people were subjected to torture and arbitrary detention in a partnered operation between the United States and Ecuador. Two fishing boats were attacked by armed drones of unknown origin off the Ecuadorian coast and a third has gone missing with most of its crew.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/21/us/ecuador-abuses-proliferate-as-security-cooperation-deepens

https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/07/21/a-dangerous-partnership/abuses-unanswered-questions-and-us-ecuador-security

Trump Posts 2 Edited World Cup Hype Reels

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-world-cup-posts-onstage-trophy-celebration_n_6a60f175e4b0c2f78d0139d6

‘Largest Group Of Trump Derangement Syndrome Sufferers Ever Put Together’: Trump Delivers Remarks At Correspondents’ Dinner

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-remarks-1236820779/

CNN Panel Unites to Rip Trump’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech

https://archive.ph/0YINX

DOJ spent $1M of taxpayer dollars on Trump banners

“The banners were part of a broader beautification project for the historic RFK building, executed under an existing DOJ construction contract,” a DOJ spokesperson said. “We are proud at this Department of Justice to celebrate 250 years of our great country, and our historic work to make America safe again at President Trump’s direction.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/24/trump-banners-doj-cost-01009924

Supreme Court Tell Congress They Still Don’t Have a Plan on Ethics Oversight

https://fixthecourt.com/2026/07/the-justices-return-to-capitol-but-still-dont-have-a-real-plan-on-ethics-oversight/

Trump DOJ Sought Phone Records of New York Times Journalists and Their Relatives

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-phone-records.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zFA._NPa.2VOGoj_SRYJB&smid=url-share

‘New York Times’ accuses White House of abusing the legal system to intimidate reporters

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5903854/trump-new-air-force-one-nyt-subpoenas

Trump’s DOJ drops ‘New York Times’ subpoenas under pressure from judge

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5905732/nyt-subpoenas-trump-air-force-one-plane-qatar-security

Trump Made 3 Times More in White House Than in Business

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/trump-made-3-times-more-180933240.html

What Did Trump Do With the $13 Billion He Collected From Venezuelan Oil?

https://newrepublic.com/post/213359/trump-billions-venezuelan-oil-revenue-missing

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hit-with-demand-for-answers-over-secret-13b-raked-in-from-venezuelan-oil-revenues/

Trump asks court to shield Venezuela leader Delcy Rodríguez from U.S. lawsuit

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-asks-court-shield-venezuela-133255493.html

Bill Gates Met Epstein Thirty Times

https://apnews.com/article/bill-gates-foundation-jeffrey-epstein-files-798b07999092aae601eae11a8ea14ce5

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/21/bill-gates-foundation-jeffrey-epstein-review

DISGUSTED: Trump demands E. Jean Carroll refunds $5.6M he’s already paid her

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-now-wants-e-jean-231020204.html

Epstein accusers urge Tillis, Cornyn not to confirm Todd Blanche after meeting with him

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/21/epstein-accusers-urge-tillis-cornyn-not-confirm-blanche-after-box-checking-meeting/

GOP’s ‘shameful’ Jeffrey Epstein stunt torn to shreds on CNN

https://www.rawstory.com/gop-epstein-2677264206/

Melania Trump files for sanctions against journalist Michael Wolff over Epstein claims

https://www.courthousenews.com/melania-trump-files-for-sanctions-against-journalist-michael-wolff/

Epstein’s Model Recruiter Is Mysteriously Found Dead

https://archive.ph/3Ssmg

Epstein’s ‘friendship’ with Trump at center of ‘major security liability’

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5979389-raskin-epstein-foreign-government-lobbying/

We haven’t forgotten the Epstein Files. We’re making sure no one else does either.

Donald Trump may not want the rest of the Epstein Files released. But we’re revealing something next week in Washington, D.C. that he cannot redact (and won’t be able to look away from…

a month ago · 681 likes · 32 comments · Miles Taylor

Meet the Woman Who Stands to Inherit Much of Jeffrey Epstein’s Fortune (Karyna Shuliak)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/business/jeffrey-epstein-girlfriend-estate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0lA.mAtt.HvIvtR_RrH3J&smid=url-share

Netanyahu will not be arrested in US, Trump says, as NYC mayor mulls options

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/netanyahu-will-not-be-arrested-us-trump-says-new-york-mayor-mulls-options-2026-07-20/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-says-netanyahu-won-t-be-arrested

Border Czar Tom Homan Warns New York City Mayor That ‘ICE Surge’ Is Coming as Mamdani Boasts About Sanctuary Status

https://www.foxnews.com/media/tom-homan-warns-ice-surge-coming-new-york-city-mamdani-boasts-sanctuary-status

Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump ‘Mega Master’ Hearings Accelerate

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/21/deportation-removal-immigration-orders-mega-master-trump/

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says Trump wants to deport him to Africa ‘to punish
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/unexplained-insistence-kilmar-abrego-garcia-says-trump-admin-wants-to-deport-him-to-africa-to-punish-him-even-after-dhs-head-said-he-was-happy-to-send-him-to-costa-rica/

British-born man living in US since age of nine held by ICE under threat of deportation

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/24/british-born-man-living-in-us-since-age-of-nine-held-by-ice-under-threat-of-deportation

Florida brushfires helped reveal that ICE violated over 100 court orders

https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-07-16/miami-dades-brushfires-helped-reveal-that-ice-violated-over-100-court-orders-in-south-florida

Spain Photoshops Trump out of World Cup Celebrations

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/07/20/donald-trump-spain-world-cup-celebration-photo/90980301007/

Trump administration pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota (sanctuary states)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-health-secretary-kennedy-says-cms-is-pausing-medicaid-payments-california-2026-07-21/

DOJ Throws Out 2 More Convictions In 2020 Plot To Kidnap Democratic Governor

https://apnews.com/article/gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-michigan-d1f0b7cee7493e8c4e120d222cf290d0

Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Against Minnesota Sanctuary Policies

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/20/judge-dismisses-trump-administration-lawsuits-against-minnesota-and-officials

Chilling map shows where more than 118,000 Flock surveillance cameras are hiding in the US

“A nationwide surveillance system may know where you drive, when you leave home and which places you visit, without you ever realizing you were being watched. More than 117,000 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are scattered across America, according to a DeFlock map.”

https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15990723/surveillance-cameras-flock-safety-map-usa.html

National Guard Deployment to DC Will Continue Until Trump’s Term Ends

https://www.kcra.com/article/trump-extends-national-guard-deployment-washington-dc-2029/73165800

NPAP Calls for Removal of National Guard from Memphis

https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org/npap-calls-for-transparency-and-removal-of-national-guard-from-memphis/

Memphis pizza shop refuses to serve national guard

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/memphis-restaurant-refused-to-serve-members-of-the-national-guard/article_ad0b23b9-ae91-4632-b5fb-56a12b4df1ce.html

Out-of-Control Federal Law Enforcement Is Undermining Public Safety

“Federal agencies are increasingly being deployed for law enforcement functions they were never designed for or trained to perform. National Guard troops, like the ones currently deployed to Memphis and Washington, DC, are meant to respond to natural disasters and security emergencies, not patrol the streets like police. DHS agents have shot into cars at least 17 times during Trump’s second term, even as police departments largely ended this unsafe practice decades ago. In their rush to meet quotas, ICE agents continue to arrest the wrong people. And DEA agents have now shot multiple people while serving warrants.”

https://www.vera.org/news/out-of-control-federal-law-enforcement-is-undermining-public-safety

MAGA Propaganda:Trump Orders Signs Outside Smithsonian Museum to Warn of Inaccurate Exhibits

https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-orders-new-signs-smithsonian-exhibits-inaccurate-135069136

https://archive.ph/ReOrm

Tyrin Johnson Is Dead. Memphis Is Occupied. This Is Militarized “Public Safety”

https://truthout.org/articles/tyrin-johnson-is-dead-memphis-is-occupied-this-is-militarized-public-safety/

San Francisco cop plows into homeless man, leaving him critically injured

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sfpd-recruitment-officer-hits-homeless-man-22352820.php

A Homeless Black TN Man Tased and Arrested for Felony Camping

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5887358/tennessee-homeless-arrest-felony-camping-ban

ME police patrol Bangor homeless camp after winter ends

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/23/bangor/bangor-government/police-patrol-bangor-homeless-camp-cost-joam40zk0w/

It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now

https://archive.ph/tsD5d

Appeals Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to re-detain pro-Palestinian Georgetown scholar

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-appeals-court-overturns-order-releasing-pro-palestinian-protester-mahdawi-2026-07-21/

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/in-big-win-appeals-court-affirms-release-of-georgetown-peace-scholar-detained-by-ice-for-his-speech

List of 59 Sexually and Physically Abusive ICE and Border Agents

https://ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/7/22/they-walk-among-us

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/report-ice-abuse-women-children-ohio/

Tom Homan Whines That “Hateful Rhetoric” Will Lead to ICE Deaths

“I said this a year ago—if the hateful rhetoric doesn’t stop, there will be bloodshed. And unfortunately I was right. And I’ll tell you something else: It’s not over yet,” Tom Homan said to reporters outside of the White House Monday, accusing critics of continuing to attack and “miscommunicating what ICE does every day.” “Comparing ICE to the Nazi regime—are you kidding me?” Homan continued, claiming that these words embolden people to “do something stupid.”

https://newrepublic.com/post/213279/tom-homan-hateful-rhetoric-ice-deaths-nazis-fascists

ICE Observers Sue Trump Administration, Alleging Surveillance And Retaliation

https://democracyforward.org/news/press-releases/privacy-rights-advocates-challenge-trump-vance-administrations-secret-tracking-of-people-exercising-their-first-amendment-rights/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/lawsuit-trump-dhs-surveillance

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: You Opened a Credit Card. ICE Now Knows Where You Live

“When you open a new credit card, you necessarily give the credit card company your address. You probably expect that information to remain with your bank. But when you open a new credit card or change your address on file, your address leaves your credit card provider, travels through a web of middlemen companies, and ends up with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which can then search, analyze, or pair that data with other pieces of information about your life without a warrant.”

https://archive.ph/37Gef

Her son was murdered by ICE at a traffic stop. She says she’s still waiting for justice

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5900933/ruben-ray-martinez-ice-shooting-texas-maine

ICE agent indicted for using his vehicle to strike a man who was walking

https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/07/21/agent-indicted-for-hitting-man-with-vehicle-during-harlingen-immigration-operation/

Video of Woman Boxed In by Unmarked Cars Calls Into Question Homan’s Demand to ‘Comply’ With ICE or Die

https://www.commondreams.org/news/homan-ice-comply-or-die

Officials: Van in Houston ICE shooting didn’t contain drugs

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/24/texas-ice-shooting-drug-test-results-salt-meth

After deadly shootings, police experts question how well ICE officers are vetted

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5903173/police-experts-question-ice-officer-vetting

To End Killings and Protect the Public, Ban ICE from Making Civil Arrests on our Streets
https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org/to-end-killings-and-protect-the-public-ban-ice-from-making-civil-arrests-on-u-s-streets/

Trump DOJ won’t quit trying to force Boston to hand over immigrants

https://www.universalhub.com/2026/regime-wont-quit-trying-force-boston-hand-over-immigrants

States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them

https://archive.ph/l2bAv

ICE arrests relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in shelters

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/21/texas-immigrant-children-sponsor-ice-detention-orr-shelters/

ICE averaging 1,593 arrests per day, highest since Trump took office

https://www.denvergazette.com/2026/07/21/ice-and-cbp-averaging-1593-arrests-per-day-highest-since-trump-took-office/

DOJ Citing Fake AI-Generated Cases To Keep ICE Detainees Locked Up

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/22/doj-now-citing-fake-ai-generated-cases-to-keep-ice-detainees-locked-up/

Izzy Aly Spent 6 Months in ICE Jail. Now He’s Fighting to End Detention

https://truthout.org/articles/izzy-aly-spent-6-months-in-ice-jail-now-hes-fighting-to-end-detention/

ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding at 26 Federal Plaza. See how they kept packing people in

https://archive.ph/SbnhT

Alligator Alcatraz’s closure didn’t end litigation over policy

https://www.legalnewsline.com/florida-record/alligator-alcatraz-closure-didn-t-end-litigation-over-policy/article_63b6c949-2c3d-4833-8bbb-a06b0d0f7e0f.html

Flores Plaintiff Counsel Describe 2026 ICE Report as a ‘Fiction of Compliance’

https://youthlaw.org/press/2026/07/16/flores-plaintiff-counsel-describe-2026-ice-report-as-a-fiction-of-compliance/

ICE and the Architecture of Trump Authoritarianism

https://www.techpolicy.press/ice-and-the-architecture-of-authoritarianism/

Attempted Murder Charges Dropped After Bystander Recordings Expose ICE Officer’s Lies

https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/a-venezuelan-man-was-accused-of-attempting-to-choke-an-ice-officer-to-death-in-bellevue-bystander-video-tells-a-different-story/

NH advocates launch petition condemning local law enforcement agreements with ICE

https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/07/21/nh-police-ice-contract-petition/

The FBI reportedly won’t investigate ICE anymore

https://www.theverge.com/policy/967674/fbi-wont-investigate-ice-assaults

https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-fbi

Trump’s FBI Is Launching A New COINTELPRO For The 21st Century

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/07/18/theyre-launching-a-new-cointelpro-for-the-21st-century/

Trump’s DOJ seeks to dismiss lawsuit the FBI fired employee over Pride Flag

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/20/david-maltinsky-doj-seeks-dismiss-claims-fbi-bias-lawsuit/

Google Is Censoring Reviews of ICE Detention Centers

https://archive.ph/1UKd0

DHS agents and traffic stops: Violent outcomes repeat across the US

https://stateline.org/2026/07/17/repub/immigrants-dhs-agents-and-traffic-stops-violent-outcomes-repeat-across-the-us/

Appeals Court Declines to Restore Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
https://www.reuters.com/world/appeals-court-rejects-trump-bid-halt-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-ruling-2026-07-24/

Appeals Court Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/fourth-circuit-says-border-agents-can-search-your-phone-hand-no-suspicion-required

Trump’s DOJ accuses American of wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/

Border Patrol Deletes Evidence of its “Traveler Self-Service Mobile Identity” Program

“This may be the most troubling entry in the set,” Tom Bowman, policy counsel for the Center for Democracy & Technology’s Security and Surveillance Project said. “CBP had previously done the work, but then deleted the evidence of it.”

https://fedscoop.com/dhs-updated-ai-inventory-risk-management-high-impact/

https://www.dhs.gov/ai/use-case-inventory/cbp

Border Patrol Installing biometric surveillance towers across the country

“The explosive expansion of border surveillance is a digital dumpster fire for human rights and civil liberties. It’s not just surveillance towers; drones, aerostats, surveillance vehicles, ground sensors, game cameras, and license plate readers are also part of the vast taxpayer-funded infrastructure that threatens all those who live, work, or seek refuge in the borderlands. This technology isn’t exclusive to U.S. federal agencies: it’s also deployed by state and local law enforcement, and even by governments on the Mexican side.”

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/explosion-surveillance-towers-coming-us-borders-costing-over-1-billion

BIG BROTHER WARNING: Two airports opt into TSA’s new Gold+ privatization model

“Des Moines International Airport and Tampa International Airport have each respectively chosen to transition to TSA Gold+, according to emails viewed by Federal News Network. TSA Gold+ will allow airports to voluntarily opt-in to a tailored security screening service unique to each airport’s needs and space configuration. Airports that opt-in will work with TSA and prospective vendors to develop and deploy solutions that leverage private-sector investment, cutting-edge technology, and human capital.”

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/07/two-airports-opt-into-tsas-new-privatization-model/

TSA employee union upset over TSA’s new Gold+ privatization model

https://reason.com/2026/07/24/airports-are-opting-for-private-security-over-the-tsa-the-union-says-thats-a-public-safety-threat/

Congressman Wants Government-Wide Audit (TSA, CBP, FBI, and DOD) of IDEMIA ID Contracts

https://gottheimer.house.gov/posts/release-gottheimer-calls-for-government-wide-review-of-idemias-role-in-tsa-cbp-fbi-and-dod-identity-systems

U.S. Special Operations Command accepting bids for contactless iris collection

https://sam.gov/opp/a6a96393fa784eedb03ef7dfee0dda38/view

Madison Square Garden’s Facial Recognition Cameras Turned Of For Taylor Swift’s Rehearsal Dinner

https://archive.ph/5FAlV

Facebook Verified: Meta Now Wants a Video Selfie of Your Face

https://reclaimthenet.org/facebook-verified-meta-now-wants-a-video-selfie-of-your-face

BS WARNING: Facial recognition smart locks are actually good

https://www.theverge.com/tech/967183/best-facial-recognition-smart-locks-review

ACLU Files Amicus Brief Over North Dakota Police Road Closure

https://www.aclund.org/press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-north-dakota-file-brief-in-support-of-right-to-protest-on-public-roads/

From Democracies to Autocracies: How AI Systems Enable Authoritarianism by Design

We focus on the following AI systems: FlockSafety’s Automated License Plate Recognition System, Live Facial Recognition, Vans, SlimmeCheck, Lavender, Integrated Joint Operations Platform, and Sfera. These systems were selected based on confirmation of the presence of AI, system type (e.g surveillance, predictive policing), political deployment context, and availability of public system documentation. We study these systems as deployed respectively in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the State of Israel, the People’s Republic of China, and the Russian Federation.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.17286

Research paper maps six deployed AI systems that enable authoritarianism

The six systems are worth naming, because they are not all what you would expect. Flock Safety’s neighborhood license plate readers in the US, live facial recognition vans used by 13 local police departments in the UK, Amsterdam’s SlimmeCheck welfare fraud detector, the Israeli Defense Force Unit 8200’s Lavender militant identification system, the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau’s IJOP, and Moscow’s Sfera biometric payment system on the metro. A neighborhood ALPR sits in the same table as a war-zone targeting system, and that juxtaposition is the argument.

https://aiweekly.co/alerts/paper-maps-six-deployed-ai-systems-that-enable-authoritarianism

The Silent World Cup Winners are the Companies Normalizing Surveillance

https://www.techpolicy.press/the-silent-world-cup-winners-are-the-companies-normalizing-surveillance/

EPIC Seeks Records on USDA’s Secretive Palantir Contracts Meant to Detect SNAP Fraud

https://epic.org/epic-seeks-records-on-usdas-secretive-palantir-contracts-meant-to-detect-snap-fraud/

Coalition Warns: Retail Crime Bill Risks Vast Federal Surveillance Network

“The bill encourages extensive information sharing between DHS and private corporations, including retailers and transportation companies. This provision risks enabling a vast public-private surveillance network in which personal data would flow into federal law enforcement systems via veiled corporate agreements without constitutional safeguards. Such arrangements raise serious concerns about government misuse of commercially collected data for surveillance purposes, leading to racial profiling and targeting noncitizens in retail environments.”

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/senate-democrats-block-ndaa/

ACLU Warns Against Giving Private Companies Centralized Access to Police Data

https://www.aclu.org/documents/surveillance-profits-and-the-police

The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose Police Surveillance Secrets

The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts says it’s releasing an online toolkit this week for criminal defense attorneys designed to uncover whether police used surveillance technologies—facial recognition, automatic license plate readers, gunshot detection systems, and more—to build the cases against their clients in secret. The toolkit, which the group describes as the first of its kind, is built around handcrafted legal motions that, when granted by a judge, will force prosecutors to reveal whether surveillance technology was used against a defendant. It covers an array of technologies, from “stingray” phone trackers and location data sold by commercial brokers to AI-drafted police reports and forensic tools that crack phones and siphon data from car infotainment systems.

https://archive.ph/9FwUX

Massachusetts Attorney Surveillance Discovery Project

https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/surveillance-discovery-project/

Garbage trucks are spying on people—where it’s happening

“The vendor behind much of this trend is a company called City Detect, which brands its system around what it calls The Good AI. Its pitch to cities is almost identical to Cape Coral’s plan: mount cameras on vehicles the city already owns and drives (garbage trucks, code enforcement SUVs, whatever is already burning gas on a route) and let computer vision flag problems for a human to verify later.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/neighborhood-garbage-truck-start-spying-210536451.html

https://www.capecoral.gov/news_detail_T4_R725.php

Flock Safety’s CEO Says its Cameras Don’t Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They Can

And, in a now-deleted product launch blog, Flock wrote “LPR Cameras Can Become Video Cameras,” and added it was a “move that will transform the largest network of LPR cameras in the nation.”

https://archive.ph/ziiDA

What Happened When Flock Safety Came to My Town

“There was not a mayor at that conference that I touched bases with […] that did not use Flock Safety, did not use Motorola license plate readers,” Irmo Mayor Bill Danielson said, referring to another company that sells similar technology (we’ve reported ICE is offering demos to its agents to use a Motorola license plate reader app). “Every one of those mayors either wanted Flock, was trying to figure out how to budget for Flock, or had Flock and was figuring out how to increase their presence.”

https://archive.ph/qfsC1

Inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras

https://archive.ph/hVOK9

Richmond County Cops Flock Safety scandal grows with three high-profile arrests

https://theaugustapress.com/richmond-county-flock-scandal-grows-with-three-high-profile-arrests

GA police department’s Real-Time Crime Center supervisor arrested for using Flock Safety to track domestic partner’s car 30 times

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/conyers-rtcc-boss-arrested-tracking-partner-police-tech

Florida sheriff suspends Flock Safety cameras after scandal involving detective

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/24/central-florida-sheriff-suspends-flock-cameras-after-scandal-involving-detective

Will Costa Mesa Ditch Flock Safety Cameras After Cop Stalking Scandal?

https://voiceofoc.org/2026/07/will-costa-mesa-ditch-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-after-cop-stalking-scandal/

Cops Keep Getting Fired For Using Flock Cameras To Stalk People

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/police-losing-jobs-flock-cameras-alprs/

Congress Wants Federal Cops to Get a Warrant Before Touching Your License Plate Data

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/congress-wants-federal-cops-warrant-180140350.html

Future of Policing: Invisible Drones That Emit A Whine

https://gizmodo.com/this-drone-becomes-almost-invisible-by-spinning-extremely-fast-while-emitting-an-unholy-whine-2000789011

Hundreds of Drone-as-First-Responder Surveillance Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across the Country

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/hundreds-drone-first-responder-programs-could-soon-be-launched-across-country

Trump’s DOJ Gives Law Enforcement $25M to buy surveillance drones and arrest homeless people ($725M total in 2 months)

The Justice Department announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has just released $25 million in new grant Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) to support law enforcement. Today’s NOFOs are in addition to the nearly $700 million in NOFOs the COPS Office released last month in June.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-releases-25m-law-enforcement-grants-and-resources

New Orleans Cops Published Policy Document Allowing Weaponized Drones

https://archive.ph/qdOpl

Newport City Council votes to approve purchase of Flock Safety surveillance drones

https://turnto10.com/news/local/newport-city-council-votes-to-approve-purchase-of-flock-drones-july-23-2026

State of New York to give police $75M for surveillance drones and surveillance pole cameras

“New York State is preparing to give local police departments $75 million in funding to buy new law enforcement technology. The program, called LETECH, allowed law enforcement in the Capital Region to purchase drones, pole cameras and technology that models accident and crime scenes during a previous round of funding.”

https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-07-22/new-york-state-funding-police-departments-technology

San Francisco Police Department’s Real-Time Crime Center gets $3M for Surveillance Drones

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/san-francisco-police-surveillance-center-drones-salesforce/

Protesters condemn proposed Minneapolis drone contract over surveillance concerns

“Our Black and brown neighbors do not need to be more surveilled,” Meredith Aby, director of Women Against Military Madness said. “To give new toys and new technology to this police department is outrageous.” “We cannot trust a police department with a pattern and practice of racist policing to responsibly implement a drone program,” said Jae Yates, an organizer with the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice.

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/protestors-condemn-proposed-minneapolis-drone-contract-over-surveillance-concerns/

Minneapolis City Council fails to pass police surveillance drone pilot program

https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-police-drone-skydio/601868548

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office testing two new surveillance drones as first responder

https://ourdavie.com/2026/07/23/dcso-testing-new-drones-as-first-responder-program/

Police Propaganda: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office demonstrates use of surveillance drones

https://www.jacksonville.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2026/07/22/plenty-to-see-with-the-jacksonville-sheriffs-office-new-drones/91010908007/

How Dallas police used 9 surveillance drones during the World Cup

https://fedscoop.com/faa-flight-restrictions-world-cup-drones-dallas/

League City police to launch surveillance drones as first responders by December

https://communityimpact.com/bay-area/government/league-city-police-department-plans-to-launch-drone-as-first-responder-program-by-december/

White House used an alleged drone attack on the Ultimate Fighting Championship Freedom 250 event to justify spending $600M

https://reason.com/2026/07/22/capitol-police-anticipated-drone-plot-against-ufc-a-month-before-it-was-uncovered/

Eric Trump-backed Foundation partners with AMD to develop humanoid robots

https://www.reuters.com/business/eric-trump-backed-foundation-partners-with-amd-develop-humanoid-robots-2026-07-23/

Police Violence

In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit

Felony murder laws “violate the principle of proportional sentencing, which is supposed to punish crimes based on their severity,” Sentencing Project Research Director Nazgol Ghandnoosh and her two co-authors say. “With one in six people in U.S. prisons serving a life sentence, ending mass incarceration requires bold action to reduce extreme prison terms such as those prescribed for felony murder. These laws run counter to public safety, fiscal responsibility, and justice.” Hawaii and Kentucky are the only states that do not have felony murder laws. Of the 48 states that do, 10 impose a mandatory sentence of life without parole (LWOP) on any adult convicted of felony murder, which is also what federal law requires. Eleven states mandate LWOP sentences for certain felony murder convictions, while 18 allow them and nine do not. The report notes that “approximately half of U.S. states allow death sentences for unintentional killings under felony murder laws.”
https://reason.com/2026/07/24/in-39-states-people-can-be-sentenced-to-life-for-murders-they-did-not-commit/

Judge disqualifies ENTIRE 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office from murder case

According to the court’s ruling, prosecutors under District Attorney Jeffrey Lindsey repeatedly failed to turn over evidence to the defense as required. Beyond the discovery failures, Judge Lauren Swan found the office lacked candor to the court — meaning it made representations that proved untrue. “Anybody could be a victim. Anybody could be wrongly accused,” Defense attorney Iris Eytan said. When you don’t trust them (prosecutors), and they hide evidence, and they lie and they deceit the court, I feel like, how can they trust this criminal legal system there?”

https://www.cpr.org/2026/07/16/judge-removes-da-double-homicide-case-evidence/

Missouri prosecutor who used court docket as ‘dating app’ stripped of power

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/prosecutor-ousted-after-alleged-romance-illegal-immigrant-sex-crime-suspect

NY Supreme Court Worker Faces ‘Unlawful Surveillance’ Charge
https://www.wktv.com/news/crime/oneida-county-court-worker-faces-unlawful-surveillance-charge/article_ad2a914d-60bf-4cb2-bddc-24dcd1606779.html

Justice in Less Than a Minute? Oklahoma County Bail Hearings Don’t Meet Constitutional Standards

https://theappeal.org/oklahoma-county-bail-hearings-unconstitutional-frontier-kosu/

How police use forced hospitalization to expand the criminal legal system

Hundreds of thousands of people are forced into psychiatric and substance use treatment every year in the United States under the umbrella term “civil commitment.” The first type, non-forensic forced hospitalizations, are used for psychiatric and substance use disorders, and are the result of a civil court process unrelated to criminal charges. Even so, this process frequently involves the criminal legal system, as police often bring people to emergency rooms for psychiatric evaluations and can even petition the courts for forced hospitalizations. The second type, forensic forced hospitalizations, refer to the commitment of an individual to a psychiatric hospital because of their criminal legal system involvement.

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/07/21/forced-hospitalizations/

Innocent man convicted of murder by bite-mark junk science, freed after 37 years in prison

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/18/a-1989-eugene-murder-conviction-relied-on-junk-science-now-the-man-wrongfully-convicted-has-been-released/

Junk science drives wrongful convictions. That’s not justice

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/jul/18/van-jones-and-david-safavian-junk-science-drives-w/

CA cop’s testimony reveals junk science Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test and the Modified Romberg Balance test

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/07/yolo-county-dui-trial/

Sacramento Police Stop Black Drivers 3 Times More Often Than White Drivers

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-audit-police-traffic-stops-racial-disparities/71620655

https://www.aclunorcal.org/app/uploads/2026/05/FINAL-Sacramento-Pretext-Stop-Report_05.26.pdf

Chicago Police promised to ‘fix’ SECRET traffic stops. A year later, the problem has only gotten worse

An investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch published in the summer of 2024 found the Chicago Police Department had failed to report more than one-third of traffic stops — a staggering 200,000 encounters — over the prior year. But in the year since, the percentage of unreported stops has risen to more than half, according to the analysis.

https://boltsmag.org/chicago-police-traffic-stops-declined-but-unreported-traffic-stops-increased-under-snelling/

Florida sheriff discriminated against applicants, retaliated

https://www.legalnewsline.com/florida-record/suit-sheriff-discriminated-against-applicants-retaliated/article_5089b7e5-5e39-4943-bc28-3a733e316994.html

Florida juvenile corrections officer facing over 100 felony charges bonds out of jail

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/former-florida-juvenile-corrections-officer-facing-over-100-felony-charges-bonds-out-jail/VGJCP6TKC5C2JHEAOSVQ7GPBO4/

PA deputy covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone

https://whyy.org/articles/former-bucks-county-deputy-sheriff-photos/

Reporters Committee, and the Tribune-Democrat win battle for PA police bodycam footage

https://www.rcfp.org/pa-tribune-democrat-bodycam-videos-shooting/

PA Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Warrantless Searches of Private Land (Illegal Surveillance Ongoing Since 2013)

https://reason.com/2026/07/21/pennsylvanias-top-court-unanimously-rejects-warrantless-searches-of-private-land/

Philadelphia’s criminal justice fines and fees fall hardest on poorest neighborhoods

https://theconversation.com/philadelphias-criminal-justice-fines-and-fees-fall-hardest-on-poorest-neighborhoods-286417

L.A. County deputy gets only one year in prison for using search warrant for a private client

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-20/ex-l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-gets-prison-time-for-using-search-warrant-for-private-client

4 Georgia troopers fired for filing bogus injury claims over vehicle pursuits and PIT maneuvers they initiated

https://www.wtoc.com/2026/04/17/pit-pay-georgia-troopers-financially-profited-pursuits-they-initiated-investigation-finds/

Appeals court denies Houston Police Department’s motion to dismiss cop’s rear-end collision lawsuit

https://www.legalnewsline.com/southeast-texas-record/court-keeps-houston-in-suit-over-rear-end-officer-collision/article_fb79e406-f7b3-49fa-982b-d9f63246ac08.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourteenth-court-of-appeals/2026/14-25-00486-cv.html

NYPD cop suspended after brother shot dead under mysterious circumstances

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/21/brother-of-nypd-rookie-fatally-shot-in-harlem-home-was-activist-spoke-out-against-gun-violence-nyc/

LA deputy gets prison time for using search warrant for a private client

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-07-20/ex-l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-gets-prison-time-for-using-search-warrant-for-private-client

MA sheriff’s lawyer asks judge to bar prosecutors from raising his state ethics violations

https://www.universalhub.com/2026/sheriffs-lawyers-ask-judge-bar-prosecutors-raising-his-state-ethics

Another Boston cop faces suspension from Massachusetts POST Commission

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/20/another-boston-police-officer-faces-suspension-from-massachusetts-post-commission/

ME trooper suspended for punching handcuffed woman in the face

https://themainemonitor.org/maine-state-trooper-suspended-punching-handcuffed-woman/

LA cop arrested following domestic violence-related investigation

https://www.ksla.com/2026/07/23/shreveport-officer-arrested-following-domestic-related-investigation/

2nd Florence, AL Cop Arrested This Month

https://whnt.com/news/shoals/florence-police-officer-carlos-rios-arrested-domestic-violence/

Off-duty AR cop arrested as suspect in chase

https://www.kark.com/crime/off-duty-batesville-police-officer-arrested-as-suspect-in-chase/

U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News

Joe Cadillic — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:02:56 GMT

SHAMEFUL: 42 States Attorney’s General agree to $18M settlement with 23andme data breach

23andme’s DNA data breach affected over 7 million people, how does being fined $18 million even come close?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/iowa/2026/07/15/23andme-data-breach-settlement-lawsuit-iowa-other-states/90929331007/

Todd Blanche Commits To Ending Abortion Pills By Mail

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/latest-news-live-updates_n_6a54a703e4b0107f0db695c4/liveblog_6a57b074e4b0c721b1f74903

Judge says Trump administration cannot revoke grants that conflict with its priorities

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-cannot-cancel-grants-disfavored-causes-us-judge-rules-2026-07-17/

Prices Already Spiking at Trump’s Freedom Fuel Gas Stations

https://futurism.com/future-society/prices-spiking-trump-gas-stations

Trump promoted companies on Truth Social days after buying their stocks

https://archive.ph/MY8Od

TrumpRx only offers some brand-name drugs for sale to consumers

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5894947/trump-rx-medicine-drugs-health-care-pfizer-low-prices-gilead

GOP midterm strategy: Make it a “hate election”

“It’s going to be a hate election,” a Republican tied to President Trump’s political operation told Axios. “Voters have to hate the Dems more than they hate us. And we have material to work with.”

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/19/republicans-midterms-hate-election

Wisconsin elections panel finds probable cause that Elon Musk violated election bribery law

https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-wisconsin-election-million-dollar-checks-2900f27acc373c9f1661a934f00c0c3d

Judge throws out Trump’s request for W.Va. voter info

https://wvpublic.org/story/government/judge-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-seeking-w-va-voter-data/

Trump Accelerates Efforts to Undermine Elections

“We’re seeing a psychological warfare campaign waged against American democracy by leaders of its own government. People tell me of encounters they’ve recently had with voters. One voter is convinced she will have a hard time voting because she changed her name when she got married from the one on her birth certificate, even though the SAVE Act has not become law.”

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-accelerates-efforts-undermine-election

Republican candidate has close ties to White nationalist influencer
https://archive.md/jYKbU

US House panel unveils $95 billion plan to fund defense, parts of Trump’s voter ID bill

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-panel-unveils-95-bln-plan-fund-defense-parts-trumps-voter-id-bill-2026-07-15/

Trump calls for review of scientific climate change manual used by judges

“Our Nation’s Federal Judges deserve Facts and Science, not Political Fraud and False Science on Climate,” Trump posted. “With this TRUTH, I hereby order Federal Suspension ⁠and Debarment Officials to review this conduct.”

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-calls-review-related-scientific-manual-used-by-judges-2026-07-20/
Trump’s DOJ Is Pulling Back on Prosecuting Corporate Crime

https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/the-justice-department-is-pulling-back-on-prosecuting-corporate-crime-dabf95a2

White House Instructs IRS to Audit Trump’s Enmeies

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/top-treasury-tax-official-ousted-after-clashes-with-white-house-over-irs-audits-60d5b1df

Judge stops Trump’s new anti-DEI conditions for federal grants in CA and OR

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-stops-new-anti-dei-conditions-for-federal-grants-in-california-and-oregon/

Republican senator’s companies hit with three more civil lawsuits

https://wvmetronews.com/2026/07/11/judge-holds-justices-personally-responsible-for-company-finances-in-multimillion-dollar-dispute/

Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies in June

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-jim-justice-doj-southern-coal-investigation-west-virginia

Trump’s FCC Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals

https://www.propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala

Trump Propaganda Warning: Trump’s FCC votes to end 39% local TV station ownership cap
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-agency-vote-end-39-local-tv-station-ownership-cap-2026-07-15/

An Israeli Indoctrination Plan for US Schools

https://consortiumnews.com/2026/07/15/an-indoctrination-plan-for-us-schools/

NJ Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News Coverage of a High School Lockdown

“Last week, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Thomas D. McCloskey modified that order, allowing reporting on the lockdown that does not reveal the student’s identity. But at the same time, he extended the restrictions to cover every journalist in the United States.”

https://archive.ph/XiZdE

https://reason.com/2026/07/13/a-new-jersey-judge-defies-the-first-amendment-by-censoring-news-coverage-of-a-high-school-lockdown/

NJ court doubles down on one of the worst censorship orders we’ve seen

https://freedom.press/issues/nj-court-doubles-down-on-one-of-the-worst-censorship-orders-weve-seen/

US appeals court reverses dismissal of bogus Tylenol autism cases

https://archive.ph/D5OQZ

Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

https://archive.ph/J2Ee2

Trump’s DOJ Investigating Allegations Around UAW President Shawn Fain
https://www.reuters.com/world/doj-investigating-allegations-around-uaw-president-shawn-fain-2026-07-12/

Data center protests go national as backlash grows

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/us-data-center-protests-go-national-backlash-grows-2026-07-18/

Trump praises “cash cow” data centers

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-praises-cash-cow-data-centers-as-his-neighbors-reject-major-project-12202659

All the Times Trump Has Falsely Claimed Something Is AI

https://gizmodo.com/all-the-times-trump-has-falsely-claimed-something-is-ai-2000786134

Launch of Trump AI promotion program underwhelms

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/11/trump-administration-commerce-ai-program-00993532

AI models less likely to criticize repressive regimes: Meta

https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-oversight-board-finds-top-ai-models-less-likely-criticize-repressive-2026-07-16/

Anthropic Says Claude’s Values Are Different Depending on Which Language You’re Using

https://www.anthropic.com/research/claude-values-models-languages

U.S. Government publicly reactivates pilot for Anthropic's Claude

The $1.2 trillion-valued San Francisco-based artificial intelligence giant Anthropic is again publicly …

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Grok Build Uploaded Entire Git Repositories to xAI Storage

https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/grok-build-uploads-entire-git.html

Public Citizen Opens Investigation Into Federal Approval of xAI’s Grok

https://www.citizen.org/news/public-citizen-opens-investigation-into-federal-approval-of-xais-grok/

Skagit County hits pause on building data centers to protect farmlands

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/skagit-county-hits-pause-building-data-centers-protect-farmlands/34ZOFAZHKZEPBG3WVGJF6DFJYE

Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/business/energy-environment/pjm-electricity-prices-data-centers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x1A.lYGx.echwROB_r11e&smid=url-share

Google bought all of a major solar farm’s output to offset its dirty data center emissions
https://www.engadget.com/2214440/google-buys-steel-river-energy-arkansas-solar-emissions-offset/

Planned Texas data centers could emit more greenhouse gases than many countries

https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/planned-texas-data-centers-could-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-than-many-countries

Pollution from Elon Musk’s unpermitted xAI power project hits hardest in Black communities

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/pollution-musks-unpermitted-xai-power-project-hits-hardest-black-communities-2026-07-14/

Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressure

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-are-angry-about-data-centers-politicians-are-feeling-pressure-2026-07-16/

Governor Whitmer’s Data Center Push Isn’t Just Bad for Michigan—It’s Bad for the World

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/data-centers-bad-for-world

Can a power company take your land to support a data center? It depends

https://theconversation.com/can-a-power-company-take-your-land-to-support-a-data-center-it-depends-284061

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Investment to $50 Billion

https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-expands-louisiana-data-center-5-gigawatts-compute-capacity-2026-07-13/

Meta employees sue over use of AI in workforce reduction

https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-employees-sue-over-use-of-ai-in-workforce-reduction/

Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs

https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-used-ai-target-workers-with-medical-conditions-layoffs-former-employees-2026-07-14/

Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity

Can anyone say Trump administration, anyone!

https://apnews.com/article/ai-inflation-federal-reserve-434f02e62a02f9b92e57995d9375df57

New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium

https://www.reuters.com/world/new-york-becomes-first-state-impose-data-center-moratorium-2026-07-14/

Trump criticizes New York data center moratorium

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-criticizes-new-york-data-center-moratorium-2026-07-15/

Texas lieutenant governor candidate calls for moratorium on data centers
https://www.courthousenews.com/texas-lieutenant-governor-candidate-calls-for-moratorium-on-data-centers/

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

https://fortune.com/article/how-did-us-spending-30-billion-dollars-on-laptops-result-in-first-generation-less-cognitively-capable-than-parents/

New Cars Are Fast Becoming Dystopian Prison Pods

https://modernity.news/2026/05/16/cars-are-fast-becoming-dystopian-prison-pods/

Dystopian Truck Tech: AI Scans Faces, Reads Lips & Checks Police Database BEFORE You Can Drive

https://modernity.news/2026/04/28/dystopian-truck-tech-ai-scans-faces-reads-lips-checks-police-database-before-you-can-drive/

Robotaxi riders are falling asleep, sparking frantic 911 calls

https://financialpost.com/technology/robotaxi-riders-falling-asleep-sparking-911-calls

Study Reveals Temperature Impacts on EV and Hybrid Efficiencies and Costs

“EVs are efficient in moderate temperatures but lose significant range in the cold,” said Greg Brannon, director of automotive engineering and research at AAA. “We expected this from our previous research, but were surprised by the 23% reduction in fuel economy for the hybrids in cold temperatures. Drivers should consider climate, energy costs, and driving patterns when choosing a vehicle that best fits their lifestyle.”

https://newsroom.aaa.com/2026/05/aaa-study-reveals-temperature-impacts-on-ev-and-hybrid-performance-efficiency-and-costs/

Musk’s Starlink Socks Customers With $1500 ‘High Demand’ Surcharge

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/13/musks-starlink-socks-customers-with-1500-high-demand-surcharge/

Bike lanes and speed cameras disappear from the DOT’s list of proven safety measures

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5893672/dot-bike-lanes-speed-cameras-safety-measures

Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features

“Any company that handles data that’s of interest to law enforcement and governments owes it to their users to publish transparency reports and, when legally possible, notify users when that data is requested.”

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/most-smart-watches-rings-and-bands-lack-basic-transparency-reports-and-key-privacy

Kaiser Permanente nurses say surveillance of them is undermining healthcare

https://themarkup.org/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/09/kaiser-permanente-nurses-say-technology-is-making-their-jobs-and-patient-care-worse

Patient files class action against One Medical over data breach

https://www.courthousenews.com/patient-files-class-action-against-one-medical-over-data-breach/

Ofcom Wants U.S. Police to Collect Its £520,000 Speech Fine

https://archive.ph/nwBSJ

DISGUSTED: Noom Defeats Privacy Lawsuit Over Session Replay

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/noom-defeats-users-session-replay-suit-over-online-data-sharing

State & Local Privacy News

Inside Anthropic’s state-by-state plan to ratchet up AI rules

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/inside-anthropics-state-by-state-plan-to-ratchet-up-ai-rules-00998415

VT- Expedited judicial process coming to Windham County court

https://vtdigger.org/2026/07/15/expedited-judicial-process-coming-to-windham-county-court/

MA- Before Flock license plate readers are installed in Southwick, a policy will be written

https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2026/07/cao-before-license-plate-readers-are-installed-in-southwick-a-policy-will-be-written.html

NY- Drivers beware: Police use Flock Safety cameras to track your movements

https://investigativepost.org/2026/07/16/drivers-beware-police-are-tracking-your-movements/

PA- Morning Call News files lawsuit seeking Allentown data from Flock license plate readers

https://archive.ph/3PhQj

VA- Huntington City Council approves purchase of Flock cameras despite public opposition

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/07/14/huntington-city-council-approves-purchase-of-flock-cameras-despite-public-opposition/

NC- The DOT and the State Bureau of Investigation Approve Flock Safety Cameras Statewide

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article316443418.html

SC- Irmo police address concerns over increase of Flock cameras

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/irmo-police-privacy-concerns-flock-camera-network/101-3072fd0a-f9fd-4fed-bc1f-c10e72ca87ba

KY- Kenton police to request bid for Flock Safety license plate readers

https://linknky.com/news/2026/07/13/kenton-pd-to-request-bid-for-automated-license-plate-readers-more-in-nky-gov/

OH- Cleveland City council votes to keep Flock Safety cameras

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07/cleveland-to-keep-flock-cameras-after-city-council-vote.html

MI- Flock Safety police contract cancellations gain steam in Metro Detroit

https://archive.ph/eoIkC

ID- Wilder city council amends Flock camera contract, amid tort claim over camera data

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/wilder-amends-flock-camera-contract-amid-tort-claim-data/277-9386f904-9f0e-4c5e-a605-bfc65f4fe01b

TX- Flock cameras expand across the Dallas-Fort Worth area amid crime-fighting claims and privacy debates

https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/flock-cameras-expand-across-dfw-amid-crime-fighting-claims-and-privacy-debates

CA- Flock Safety Says ‘We Hope to Resume’ Work With LAPD After Getting Dropped

https://gizmodo.com/flock-says-we-hope-to-resume-work-with-lapd-after-getting-dropped-2000785092

CA- LAPD is renegotiating contract with Flock Safety

https://fortune.com/2026/07/15/los-angeles-police-department-flock-safety-contract-immigration-privacy/

CA- Merced County Sheriff’s extend Flock camera contract for 3 years despite privacy concerns

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/merced-county-extends-flock-camera-002741872.html

CA- Los Angeles Issued Nearly $1 Million in Bogus Street Sweeping Tickets

https://lamaterial.com/p/la-wrongful-street-sweeping-tickets

CA- Legislation advances to curtail ‘shakedown’ privacy lawsuits

https://www.legalnewsline.com/south-california-record/legislation-advances-to-curtail-shakedown-privacy-lawsuits-in-ca/article_af6edd7d-939d-42d0-b204-490567cd6885.html

World Privacy News

Trump’s Board of Peace Made Gaza the Most Dangerous Place on Earth to Be a Child

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-gaza-dangerous-children

Inspired by Trump, Israel Advances Plan for Crocodile-Ringed Prison for Palestinians

https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-crocodiles-prison

European taxpayers handing billions of euros to Israeli companies

https://statewatch.org/news/2026/july/european-taxpayers-handing-billions-of-euros-to-israeli-companies/

EU/Israel: Bloc’s consistent failure to suspend Association Agreement should spur member states to take unilateral action

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/consistent-failure-to-suspend-association-agreement-should-spur-unilateral-action/

The EU’s new facial recognition border system gets confused by identical twins

https://www.politico.eu/article/entry-exit-system-eu-identical-twins/

Finland’s MEP warns Britain is ‘worst example’ of death to free speech in Europe

https://rmx.news/article/finnish-mep-warns-britain-is-worst-example-of-death-to-free-speech-in-europe-after-entry-ban-ahead-of-cpac-speech/

Europe takes step toward social media ban for kids

https://www.engadget.com/2213336/europe-takes-step-toward-social-media-ban-for-kids/

European Commission Moves Us One Step Closer to the End of the Open Internet

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/european-commission-moves-us-one-step-closer-to-the-end-of-the-open-internet/

Trump pushes UN ‘free speech’ declaration in veiled attack on EU Big Tech regulation

“The Trump administration’s knee-jerk instinct to paint any tech regulation as a free speech crusade is political theater — a calculated smokescreen designed to deflect attention from the real censors: the U.S. government and its corporate allies,” said German Greens MEP Alexandre Geese when shown parts of the statement.

https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-administration-will-push-un-free-speech-declaration-that-takes-aim-at-european-tech-regulation/

EU Child Safety Panel Rejects Biometric Age Checks in Favor of Zero-Knowledge Proofs

https://www.techpolicy.press/europe-wants-platforms-to-prove-they-are-safe-for-children/

https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/d833504d-5ec3-4fac-945f-38e7d0bd5326_en

The Digital Euro: Control and the End of Financial Privacy

https://www.dlacalle.com/en/the-digital-euro-control-and-the-end-of-financial-privacy/

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: EU relaxes rules for Meta smart glasses after US pressure

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-relaxes-rules-meta-glasses-us-pressure/

Pegasus in the European Parliament, the EU Must Act Now

https://edri.org/our-work/joint-statement-pegasus-in-the-european-parliament-the-eu-must-act-now/

France, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-germany-want-to-develop-a-palantir-rival/

EU officials peeved after Anthropic AI sends junior staffer to testify about safety

https://www.politico.eu/article/anthropic-european-parliament-donny-greenberg-artificial-intelligence-ai/

Germany- Parliament advances bill to jail, fine people who deny Israel’s ‘right to exist’

The measure would make Germany the first country in Europe to punish speech denying Israel’s “right to exist,” and expand the country’s already existing Section 130 of the criminal code – the same law Germany uses to prosecute Holocaust denial. The lower court’s own research service found the proposal would likely violate the German constitution, warning it would create a “special right against a specific opinion” in breach of Article 5.

https://thecradle.co/articles/germany-advances-bill-to-jail-fine-people-who-deny-israels-right-to-exist

Germany- Inside the Orwellian world of the government’s free speech crackdown

https://archive.ph/u1tTa

France- UN urges rejection of government bill letting cops use lethal force

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/07/france-proposed-presumption-lawful-police-shootings-could-fuel-impunity-un

UK- SAS drove prisoners off forklifts ‘for fun’

https://www.declassifieduk.org/sas-drove-prisoners-off-forklifts-for-fun-afghanistan-inquiry-told/

UK- Cheshire Police Conduct First Live Facial Recognition Deployment

https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2026/7/cheshire-police-conduct-first-live-facial-recognition-deployment-under-operation-vigilant/

UK- BIG BROTHER WARNING: Government Wants a Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

https://reason.com/2026/07/16/the-u-k-wants-a-social-media-curfew-for-16-and-17-year-olds/

IRL- BOYLE Sports to use Jumio facial recognition to ID customers

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260713524121/en/International-Gaming-Leader-BOYLE-Sports-Chooses-Jumio-to-Simplify-Player-Onboarding-Across-the-UK-and-Ireland

Japan- Police to use facial recognition CCTV cameras to allegedly find missing people

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3360317/big-brother-or-big-help-japan-trials-ai-facial-recognition-cameras-find-missing-people

Hong Kong- Police raids on independent bookshops reported again in new blow to freedom of expression

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/hong-kong-police-raids-on-independent-bookshops-reported-again-in-new-blow-to-freedom-of-expression/

Vietnam- Government Expands National Digital ID Program

https://en.baochinhphu.vn/govt-approves-resolution-on-development-of-digital-citizenship-11126071409115618.htm

India- Spanish firm Herta Security is among the top suppliers behind facial recognition expansion

https://www.techpolicy.press/european-ai-firms-scale-banned-facial-recognition-systems-in-india/

Lebanon- Government launches biometric passport system in France

https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1541517/lebanese-passports-biometric-fingerprint-system-launched-in-france.html

South Africa to use mobile facial recognition devices to allegedly ID illegal foreign nationals

A picture of Leon Schreiber, a white male (Minister of Home Affairs) says all you need to know about racist facial recognition).

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/government/657608-handheld-mobile-devices-to-scan-for-illegal-foreign-nationals-are-coming-to-south-africa.html

AU- Royal Commission Wants Meta to Censor More Content

https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-royal-commission-presses-meta-to-censor-more-content

Mercosur To Help Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay Create National Digital ID Programs

https://asunciontimes.com/paraguay-news/international-news/paraguay-leads-mercosur-cross-border-digital-id-agreement-at-asuncion-summit/

U.S. News/Police Violence

Joe Cadillic — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:03:20 GMT

NYPD Detectives Union Puts Names And Photos Of ‘Anti-Cop Activists’ In Front Of Their NYC Headquarters

The city’s detectives union put the Civilian Complaint Review Board on blast this week, displaying the names and photos of six “anti-cop activists” at the agency on a truck parked outside the group’s NYC headquarters. The six CCRB investigators at the purportedly unbiased agency previously made negative statements about cops on social media and in other past writings. “We parked this billboard outside the CCRB because New Yorkers deserve to know the truth,” Detectives’ Endowment Association President Scott Munro said. “The CCRB has become a haven for anti-cop activists masquerading as investigators.”

https://nypost.com/2026/07/18/us-news/nyc-detectives-union-calls-police-probers-anti-cop/

BRINC to Put 911 Surveillance Drones on 80,000 Police and Fire Station Roofs

“BRINC, the leader in public safety drone technology, today announced a $125 million financing round led by Motorola Solutions, with participation from Index Ventures and Dylan Field, Figma’s CEO and founder. The investment brings BRINC’s total capital raised to well over a quarter billion dollars and will fuel the company’s mission to deploy 911 response drones at the 80,000 police and fire stations across the United States.”

https://brincdrones.com/news/brinc-raises-125m-to-put-a-911-response-drone-on-every-police-and-fire-station-roof/

Cops Use Flock Safety to Track People, Not Cars

“Much of the world hasn’t quite caught up yet to how much more powerful a surveillance camera is today compared to a few years ago. AI video analytics means that giant oceans of video data can now be searched the same way big text files can be, including for sensitive content such as t-shirts, tattoos, and bumper stickers. Even without face recognition, that’s a significant increase in surveillance capability,” Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst for the American Civil Liberties Union said.

https://archive.ph/JLxyO

Trump Administration Forcing TV Networks to Air 2020 Election Falsehoods

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/16/trump-speech-elections-networks

Two major TV networks say they won’t air Trump’s 2020 election falsehoods

“ABC News and NBC News have confirmed they will not air the president’s remarks live on their broadcasts, which are expected to focus on Trump’s 2020 election lies.”

https://archive.ph/NlbX1

Trump says ABC, NBC licenses should be revoked over refusal to air speech on election integrity
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/16/trump-says-abc-nbc-licenses-should-be-revoked-over-refusal-air-speech-election-integrity/

Trump’s bogus claim that over 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-markwayne-mullin-non-citizens-registered-voters-california-new-jersey-nevada-pennsylvania/

Trump Frames World Cup As A U.S. Victory As He Prepares To Present Trophy To Winning Team

https://apnews.com/article/trump-world-cup-final-ad67ea3f25163bbb1d779d17b04da115

World Cup Fans Rip Trump After First-Ever Halftime Final Show

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/halftime-show-2026-world-cup-madonna-bts-shakira-b3017910.html

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/19/donald-trump-world-cup-final

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/world-cup-fans-cannot-believe-233046960.html

FOX Announcers Ripped For Disrespectful Comments Before World Cup Final

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fox-announcers-ripped-disrespectful-comments-192336856.html

America First, World Cup Soccer Second

“Trump did everything in his power to make the World Cup his own. He coddled FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a Swiss-Italian attorney, in a whirlwind bromance: Infantino appeared with Trump more than any other world leader last year, and Trump reciprocated by treating the Zurich-based nonprofit more kindly than any other international institution he had ever encountered.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/07/19/maga-love-soccer-trump-world-cup-america-first-01002327

Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fastest feed of his posts

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-media-pitched-100000-monthly-fee-fast-feed-us-presidents-posts-ft-reports-2026-07-17/

$21.5 million paid by ABC, Meta, Paramount and X to Trump library goes ‘missing’

https://www.ms.now/news/trump-library-corporate-settlements-democrats-letter

Trump is the Most Corrupt President in History

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/the-most-corrupt-presidency-in-american-history-by-the-numbers/

Nobody Declared Martial Law—Yet America Has Begun Looking Like It Anyway

https://madgewaggy.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-great-normalization-nobody-declared.html

FBI Agrees To Pay $26K in $1.1 Billion Civil War Era Gold Coverup

Dennis Parada said, “We’re going to have to drag the Mint into federal court and get pictures and videos of all the gold that would enter that building $1.1 billion in gold disappeared and nobody’s asking any questions except us. This isn’t right.”

https://wjactv.com/news/local/clearfield-treasure-hunters-reach-26k-settlement-over-fbi-civil-war-gold-dig

FBI Considers Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-2020-election-georgia-fulton-artificial-intelligence-fbi

ICE Is Killing, Blinding & Causing Traumatic Brain Injuries In Protesters And Journalists

Just over half of the misuses of force were directed at demonstrators, while 43 percent were directed at journalists, the report finds. This misuse of force against anti-ICE demonstrators led to 203 documented injuries affecting 119 individuals, including 44 incidents of laceration, 19 traumatic brain injuries, 10 ocular injuries, seven permanent disabilities, and one instance each of amputation and hearing loss. The report adds that the actual number of injuries inflicted upon anti-ICE demonstrators “is likely far greater” given researchers’ limitations in documenting “invisible injuries” such as chronic pain or hearing loss. What is particularly troubling, the report emphasizes, is the number of injuries impacting people’s heads. “The high number of head injuries (19 brain, 10 eye, 1 hearing loss) suggests a pattern of force directed towards the head,” the researchers write. “Whether intentionally or recklessly, this violates virtually all use-of-force guidelines and results in significant harm.”

https://consortiumnews.com/2026/07/15/ice-is-killing-blinding-causing-traumatic-brain-injuries/

https://phr.org/charting-the-crackdown/

Treasury Secretary Shows Off $1 Coin With Trump’s Face On It

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/treasury-secretary-shows-off-1-coin-with-trumps-face-on-it/

Critics Dump On Trump As Treasury Shows Off Trump Coins And Bills

where suspects could be carrying a weapon by sending in the K9-X with its cameras first (it also has night vision). The officers can broadcast a message to the suspect telling them to drop their arms using the robot’s voice command system, before then going in themselves.”

https://archive.is/pITvc

Treasury Department’s $1 Trump Coin Is Illegal

“The law prohibits, currently, on currency, the likeness of any person — not just the president — who is alive,” said Jeremy Paul, a professor and former dean at Northeastern University School of Law who specializes in constitutional law. In March, the Treasury announced that all future paper currency will bear Trump’s signature, another first for a sitting president. It also prepared a $250 bill featuring Trump’s face, though Congressional approval — which is required for the new denomination — does not seem imminent. The 2005 Presidential $1 Coin Act — which authorized a series of coins commemorating past presidents — says a president can only be eligible if they have been deceased for at least two years.

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5897380/trump-coin-face-laws-treasury-250

Trump Threatens to Impose Tariffs on Canada Over Wildfires

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-fumes-canadian-wildfire-smoke-issues-tariff-threat-rcna588122

Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-launches-effort-isolate-international-criminal-court-2026-07-13/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/politics/rubio-dismantle-international-criminal-court

What the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the International Criminal Court Really Means

https://www.justsecurity.org/147012/trump-administration-statement-dismantling-icc/

Trump’s International Criminal Court order violates free speech, advocacy groups say in lawsuit

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trumps-icc-order-violates-free-speech-advocacy-groups-say-lawsuit-2026-07-15/

https://archive.ph/6how1

States must push back against reprehensible Trump campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/reprehensible-us-campaign-dismantle-icc/

Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone

Will Trump use injections to create a master race?

https://www.military.com/hegseth-orders-mandatory-testosterone-screening-optional-trt-troops-30-older

Trump Administration Uses Ebola as Reason to Bar US Citizens From Congo From Returning

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/14/american-ebola-relief-workers-barred-from-returning-home-immediately-00997100

Immigration Makes up Most of U.S. Population Growth

“The U.S. population grew by around 1.8 million people last year and immigrants made up more than 70 percent of that increase. During the first Trump administration, fewer immigrants settled permanently in the country in 2017-2019, causing the share of immigration in population growth to shrink.”

https://www.statista.com/chart/20183/us-population-growth-shares-births-immigration/

Border Patrol Records 14 Straight Months of Zero Releases at Southern Border

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07/16/trump-administration-delivers-14-straight-months-zero-releases-border

Top Homeland Security Democrat Demands Cancellation of Massive DHS Self-Deportation Contract

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/bennie-thompson-demands-cancellation-of-massive-department-homeland-security-ice-self-deportation-contract-salus-worldwide/

Trump administration activates never-before-used ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/18/trump-alien-terrorist-deportation-court-01004184

Rapper Boosie Badazz Paid $600,000 To Get Trump To Pardon Him. It Didn’t End Well

https://www.complex.com/music/a/shawn-setaro/boosie-badazz-paid-pardon-trump-why-what-happened-next

Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working on misinformation, disinformation, fact-checking

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/judge-trump-cant-deport-researchers-just-for-working-in-content-moderation/

DHS Secretary Mullin Threatens State Election Officials With Jail Time

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-dhs-chief-asks-four-states-check-voter-rolls-non-citizens-2026-07-17/

Trump endorses MyPillow founder Mike Lindell in Minnesota governor’s race

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/15/donald-trump-endorses-pillow-man-mike-lindell-for-minnesota-governor

Mike Lindell, Trump’s pick for governor, isn’t registered to vote in Minnesota

https://www.startribune.com/mike-lindell-trumps-pick-for-governor-isnt-registered-to-vote-in-minnesota/601868792

R.Kelly Asks Trump for clemency says DOJ was weaponized against him

https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/15/r-kelly-files-for-clemency/

Speaker Johnson: Pentagon needs $350 billion to help ‘fighting Communism on our own shores’

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5967749-house-republicans-defense-funding-hegseth-pentagon/

Giant Statue Mocking Trump’s War in Iran Draws Attention in D.C.

https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/giant-protest-statue-mocks-trump-iran-war-washington-dc/

Cuba offers Trump luxury island in desperate bid to stop invasion

https://www.aol.com/entertainment/cuba-offers-trump-luxury-island-194639355.html

Hegseth looking at Cuba military options

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-military-options-pentagon/

Calling Cartels ‘Narcoterrorists’ Turns Drug Enforcement Into War Making

“The label matters because it changes the tools available to the U.S. government. A drug trafficker is normally a criminal suspect. A terrorist can be treated as a military target. That shift—from law enforcement to war making—is the central move in Trump’s new drug strategy, though the idea of treating cartels as terrorists has been gaining ground for years.”

https://reason.com/2026/07/19/calling-cartels-narcoterrorists-turns-drug-enforcement-into-war-making/

How the US-Israel Military Merger, Would Thwart American Democracy

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-israel-military-merger

Why Israel and the US Are Merging Their Militaries

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/israel-us-merge-militaries

GOP House Defeats Bid to End Israel Aid

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-defeats-bid-cut-off-israel-aid-vote-dividing-democrats-2026-07-15/

Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x1A.LiTI.rKxmPy-wZ2l4&smid=url-share

Exorcist who Claims to Have Killed a Man, Republicans Want to Make Him Governor of Colorado

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/opinion/victor-marx-colorado-republican.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xVA.oirJ.1FI_xaeVp_6x&smid=url-share

Trump wants a permanent fence around Lafayette park known for White House protests

The U.S. Service and the Executive Office of the President, in concert with the Department of the Interior, say they want to install permanent 8-to-9-foot fencing around Lafayette Park that can be closed during “heightened conditions.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5893465/dc-lafayette-square-park-permanent-fencing-proposal

GEO Group worker arrested in shooting of protester at Colorado ICE facility

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/geo-group-worker-arrested-shooting-protester-colorado-ice-facility-2026-07-18/

Massachusetts bank ends relationship with ICE prison companies after months of protest

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-07-17/citizens-bank-ends-relationship-with-ice-prison-companies-after-months-of-protest

POLICE STATE WARNING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio Hosting “Political Terrorism” Summit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be hosting a big diplomatic summit in Washington on Thursday — not about the Iran war, but about “political terrorism.” Put simply, it’s a more powerful attack on protest, free speech and the Democratic Party than Trump’s designation of “Antifa” as a domestic terrorist group or NSPM-7.

Trump Summons "Poltergeist" to Go After Opponents

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US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says

“President Donald Trump has made countering left-wing groups ⁠a priority. Trump singled out the antifa movement on the campaign trail in 2024, and vowed to take action against left-wing groups he accuses of fomenting violence after the killing of conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk last year.”

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-will-focus-counterterrorism-efforts-left-wing-groups-rubio-says-2026-07-16/

Mark Rubio’s ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’ is Far Left Terrorism

Welcome to the War on FLT, short for “Far-Left Terrorism,” a new acronym appearing in State Department documents about the summit and which I obtained. A three-letter acronym for an imaginary threat that could be radioactive to a politician’s presidential ambitions. Sound familiar? It’s this generation’s Weapons of Mass Destruction. And it’s going to haunt him.

Leak: Rubio’s WMD Scandal Is “Far-Left Terrorism”

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Feds Issue Bombshell Warning on Trump’s Attack on Our Rights

“If I was still working a terrorism investigation and a network started coming together and getting into key positions and they started gathering the information and the materials that they needed to carry out a plot, those are things we would call ‘warnings and indicators,’” a retired and profoundly worried FBI official told the Daily Beast.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-issue-bombshell-warning-on-trumps-attack-on-our-rights/

The Dangers of Florida’s New “Terrorist” Designations (CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Antifa)

As then-FBI Director Christopher Wray testified in 2020, Antifa is “not a group or an organization. It’s a movement or an ideology.” As such, if the Florida Cabinet confirms governor Ron DeSantis’ intended “Antifa” designation, it would not be clear what or who would be designated. DeSantis did not shed much light on the matter during his July 1 press conference, during which he described “Antifa” as “militant leftists” whose “ideas” he doesn’t like but whose “conduct” is the target of the designation. Without an actual organization to designate, the effects of designation threaten to fall on individuals and entities based on their politics or ideology. Because the vagueness of a potential “Antifa” designation carries legal consequences, it risks chilling lawful conduct and sweeping in constitutionally protected speech and association, potentially reaching members or supporters of any group that identifies as anti-fascist regardless of whether they have broken a law.

https://www.justsecurity.org/146537/dangers-florida-new-terrorist-designations/

Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief Challenging DeSantis Order Targeting CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Antifa

https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/civil-rights-and-nonprofit-organizations-file-amicus-brief-defending-cairs-first-amendment-rights/

ICE Camera Crews Are Labeling Themselves ‘Media,’ Filming Anti-ICE Protesters

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/14/ice-camera-crews-are-labeling-themselves-media-filming-anti-ice-protesters/

ICE has murdered at least 17 motorists

https://archive.ph/e3jl8

ICE pauses most vehicle stops as pressure to arrest is blamed for fatal shootings

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-told-stop-pursuing-people-cars-pressure-arrest-blamed-fatal-shooti-rcna587458

Trump rebukes reported ICE traffic stop pause: ‘It won’t happen on my watch’

https://cbs4local.com/news/nation-world/president-donald-trump-rebukes-reported-ice-immigration-agent-traffic-stop-pause-it-wont-happen-on-my-watch-illegal-border-crossing-crime-stats-houston-maine-fatal-shootings-homeland-security

ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras During Traffic Stops

Until Trump orders them not to wear them!

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ice-officers-wear-body-cameras-during-vehicle-stops-border-czar-says-2026-07-19/

Outrage After ICE Agents Tackle Man At Las Vegas Airport

https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-ice-airport-arrest-553273b1f51c5e999396c147de8729fe

ICE makes arrests at NYC immigration court despite court ban

https://www.courthousenews.com/ice-makes-arrests-at-nyc-immigration-court-despite-court-ban/

The use of force has become a ‘default tool’ for ICE officers

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5891834/ice-use-of-force-aclu-report

Senator Wiener Calls for ‘No Kings Act’ after Fatal ICE Shootings

“The No Kings Act restores people’s right to sue ICE and other federal officials for violations of the constitution, including ICE murder. Bringing ICE officers to court for overreach is a critical step to ending the impunity driving this killing spree. “We must pass the No Kings Act in California, in other states, and in Congress as soon as possible to stop the impunity and end the killings.”

https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/senator-wiener-calls-ice-accountability-following-murders-maine-and-texas-these-murders-will

Minnesota county sues over feds stonewalling investigation into ICE arrest

https://www.courthousenews.com/minnesota-county-sues-over-feds-stonewalling-investigation-into-ice-arrest/

Immigrants, DHS agents and traffic stops: Violent outcomes repeat across the US

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/immigrants-dhs-agents-and-traffic-stops-violent-outcomes-repeat-across-us

POLICE STATE WARNING: Appeals Court Allows Trump to Hold Immigrants INDEFINITELY

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a July 2 panel decision requiring bond hearings for immigrants held under the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy. For now, that means many immigration prisoners from all over the country can still be held indefinitely without bond in some of the nation’s largest detention centers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The Trump administration policy requires detention without bond for an immigrant who crossed the border illegally, no matter how long they’ve been here.

https://stateline.org/2026/07/13/appeals-court-reverses-decision-on-immigrant-detention-leaving-no-bond-policy-in-place/

ICE Partnerships with Local Police Discourage Domestic Violence Survivors from Seeking Help

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/13/local-law-enforcement-should-put-domestic-violence-victims-ahead-of-immigration

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn’t supposed to have with Palantir

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5898504/ice-medicaid-palantir-data

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: ICE Is Using Thomson Reuters to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’

When reached for comment, Thomson Reuters spokesperson Kat Hanley tells WIRED that its identification work for ICE may include “vetting the sponsors of children entering the country” to ensure the children’s “welfare and safety.” DHS claims in the document that Thomson Reuters Special Services is “the only contractor” that can provide “continuous monitoring of up to one million individuals and entities” with “event-driven monitoring,” “real-time alerts,” and “model-based risk scoring.” The document did not provide examples of said events or risks. The contract would maintain ICE’s access to several proprietary Thomson Reuters databases, the document says. One of these databases is the Consolidated Lead Evaluation and Reporting (CLEAR), which provides access to public records and “license plate reader data,” which is sourced from on-road surveillance cameras. Since 2017, Thomson Reuters has sourced this data from Vigilant Solutions, an automated license-plate-reader company that is now owned by Motorola.

https://archive.ph/ZyQQ9

Deaths, Neglect in Fort Bliss Immigration Detention

“ICE’s Camp East Montana is a human rights disaster,” said Angélica César, Aryeh Neier Fellow at Human Rights Watch and the ACLU. “The US government should shut it down, conduct independent investigations into all abuses and deaths in custody, and put an end to mass deportations and mandatory immigration detention.” Once at Fort Bliss, people interviewed said they experienced cruel, degrading, and inhumane living conditions that posed serious risks to their physical and mental health. They reported bathrooms covered in feces, flooded housing units, inadequate cleaning, and no access to soap, sanitizer, and other basic hygiene supplies.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/15/us-deaths-neglect-in-fort-bliss-immigration-detention

“You’re Only Getting Out Deported or Dead” Abusive US Immigration Detention at Ft. Bliss

https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/07/15/youre-only-getting-out-deported-or-dead/abusive-us-immigration-detention-at-ft

Detainees at Ft. Bliss were beaten and abused

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/detainees-ice-facility-texas-were-beaten-abused-rights-groups-say-2026-07-16/

Judge denies Berkeley law professor’s request to compel ICE’s deportation and detention data

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-denies-berkeley-law-professors-motion-to-compel-ice-data/

ICE and DHS’s Growing Record of Deception

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/ice-dhs-shootings-deception-lies-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-joan-seastian-guerrero/

Caribbean countries to share biomteric data with DHS/ICE

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07/10/dhs-signs-memorandum-cooperation-strengthening-border-security-and-immigration

POLICE STATE WARNING: Trump’s National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/14/nx-s1-5892498/national-guard-deployment-dc-2029

Trump Justice Department Scrambles as Lawyers Flee in Droves

https://archive.ph/bjGGz

Trump DOJ wants to block the release of ex-special counsel Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-and-doj-spend-130-pages-supporting-judge-cannons-discretion-in-burying-mar-a-lago-secrets-as-rivals-hold-up-mueller-report-as-precedent/

Todd Blanche Was a Driving Force in Trump’s Retribution Campaign

“Todd Blanche oversaw senior Justice Department officials pursuing politically charged investigations, convened recurring meetings of the so-called weaponization working group, and committed departmental resources to advancing President Trump’s efforts targeting political opponents, election administration and other high-profile vendettas,” said Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight.

https://archive.ph/tOfZ7

Todd Blanche is Prosecuting People to Please Trump

In a recent brief seeking dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Trump’s White House ballroom project, Justice Department lawyers, including Blanche, accused the plaintiff of suffering from “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” described the plaintiff as “very bad for our Country,” and extolled Trump’s unique abilities as a real-estate developer. In another recent brief to keep Trump’s name on The Kennedy Center building, a Department lawyer argued that “No one else other than President Trump” could raise the money necessary to repair the building, which is at risk of “total collapse!” That the plaintiff, an ex officio trustee, has been “a troublemaking appointment, from the beginning of her tenure!” And that the Center “will be the envy of the World, something that everyone, including this court, will be proud of.”

https://www.justsecurity.org/147230/audition-attorney-general-blanche-prosecuting-please/

By Blessing Trump’s Corruption, Todd Blanche Has Disqualified Himself From the Job He Wants

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/by-blessing-corruption-todd-blanche-has-disqualified-himself-from-the-job-he-wants/

Todd Blanche Defends Trump’s Blatantly Corrupt IRS ‘Settlement’

https://reason.com/2026/07/15/during-his-confirmation-hearing-todd-blanche-defends-trumps-blatantly-corrupt-irs-settlement/

Todd Blanche’s work as Trump’s defense attorney

Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to Blanche as the man who “kept him out of jail.” Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases, has said the investigation into Trump produced “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump unlawfully attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

https://americanoversight.org/todd-blanche-confirmation-questions-foia-investigation/

Scott MacFarlane Reports

EXCLUSIVE: On Eve of Confirmation Hearing, Senate Democrats Demand Todd Blanche Meet with Epstein Survivors

On the eve of his confirmation hearings, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing a new, formal request to meet with survivors of convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell…

a month ago · 432 likes · 38 comments · Scott MacFarlane

Epstein survivors pan Todd Blanche meeting as dismissive, “demoralizing”

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/17/epstein-survivors-blanche-meeting-reaction

Epstein survivors say Todd Blanche ignored them

https://fortune.com/2026/07/16/epstein-survivors-tillis-blanche-ag-meeting/

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attended another undisclosed event with Jeffrey Epstein

bekah day

Howard Lutnick's Epstein Story Has Another Problem

a month ago · 802 likes · 35 comments · bekah day

BS WARNING: Goldman Sachs senior counsel says she would have reported Epstein if she knew he abused women

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/goldman-sachs-lawyer-ruemmler-face-house-panel-epstein-2026-07-15/

Jay Clayton Won’t Say Who Won The 2020 Election

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps-intelligence-nominee-refuses-to-say-who-won-2020-election

Jay Clayton Won’t Tell Congress Whether Trump Ordered Subpoenas of NYT Journalists

https://archive.ph/xgfIx

Jay Clayton defends handling of New York Times subpoenas

https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/07/trumps-intelligence-pick-pressed-2020-election-defends-handling-new-york-times-subpoenas/414792/

Trump Spy Chief Nominee Jay Clayton’s Refusal to Respond Honestly to Senators Is Disqualifying

https://www.freepress.net/news/trump-nominee-jay-claytons-refusal-respond-honestly-senators-disqualifying

https://www.commondreams.org/news/letter-opposing-clayton

GOP Senator Indulges Trump Claims About Rigged 2020 Election: ‘I Don’t Know’

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cynthia-lummis-i-dont-know-trump-lies-2020-election-ossoff-warnock-fraud_n_6a58aca7e4b0c721b1f82020

Trump Accidentally Busts Own Wild Vandalism Claims About Reflecting Pool

https://archive.ph/p82Re

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116916069165520996

Trump claims the Reflecting Pool’s “damage” is nearly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-reflecting-pool-300-yard-slashes-gash_n_6a5609e5e4b09630fcd7f3d6

Judge Won’t Bar Olympian David Hearn From Reflecting Pool During Trial

https://truthout.org/articles/judge-wont-bar-olympian-david-hearn-from-reflecting-pool-during-trial/

Vandals Are Not To Blame For Reflecting Pool, it has Application Flaws

https://archive.ph/TtDEE

26-year-old Colombian man from Maine murdered in ICE shooting was not subject of arrest warrant

https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-07-13/developing-story-house-speaker-says-ice-involved-shooting-leaves-one-dead-in-biddeford

Community Activism Forced Trump to Abandon Plans for ICE Warehouses

https://truthout.org/articles/community-activism-forced-federal-government-to-abandon-plans-for-ice-warehouses/

United Passenger Forced To Change T-shirt That Said “Bombing Kids Is Not Self Defense”

https://people.com/united-passenger-claims-he-was-nearly-kicked-off-flight-for-offensive-t-shirt-12018663

Border Patrol don’t need reasonable suspicion to search peoples phones: Appeals court

“Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. But law enforcement may not conduct a nonroutine border search without individualized suspicion. Under our precedent, forensic searches of cell phones are nonroutine.”

https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/254239.P.pdf

House Bill Would Use Facial Recognition to ID Everyone Making Sports and Prediction Market Bets

https://gottheimer.house.gov/posts/release-to-protect-children-gottheimer-introduces-new-bipartisan-bill-requiring-facial-recognition-age-verification-for-online-sportsbooks

San Francisco Grocery Outlet stores use facial recognition to ID everyone

The system takes images of customers and runs them against a “watchlist,” a database of people who have previously been identified after “causing harm in some way,” said Chris Ochs, who works at SAFR at RealNetworks, the AI company that created SAFR Guard, the security system being used at Grocery Outlet.

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/

Clearview AI’s settlement tossed; Lawyers didn’t represent everyone involved

https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/clearview-biometrics-settlement-tossed-lawyers-didn-t-represent-everyone-involved-judges-say/article_674a89c5-5d98-4e52-a70c-6e57ef2ca8fb.html

CLEAR’s Facial Recognition Propaganda Ploy: Give Airline Passengers a Copy of “X-Men ‘97” Season 2 Comic Books

https://ir.clearme.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/192/your-travel-day-super-hero-has-arrived-clear-teams-up-with

Retrieve Medical Passport to use CLEAR Facial Recognition to ID Patients

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/15/3328000/0/en/retrieve-medical-partners-with-clear-to-enhance-identity-verification-for-the-retrieve-medical-passport.html

Governor Newsom Adds CA Drivers to National ID System

https://reclaimthenet.org/newsom-adds-ca-drivers-to-national-id-system

Joshua Stylman

The Authentication Layer

A friend and I got into it recently. He’s smart, freedom-minded, and totally gets the danger of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Expiring money, programmable control, carbon budgets - he sees most of the expanding tyranny clearly. And yet he dismisses Digital ID as a distraction. When I try to make the case that digital ID is the gateway to the g…

5 months ago · 267 likes · 109 comments · Joshua Stylman

Belgium government says thieves have stolen 10K digital IDs of people simply by taking a picture of their ID

“The authorities are warning that fraudsters now only need to get their hands on a sloppily made photograph of an ID card, which can then allow them to use the image to secure loans, make expensive purchases, or commit offenses under an assumed name. Many digital services and public transport ticket inspectors still accept a smartphone picture of an ID as absolute proof of identity, which the authorities say is a systemic flaw that places a heavy burden on victims.”
https://www.brusselstimes.com/2224197/ai-modified-id-photos-driving-huge-rise-in-identity-fraud-in-belgium

Senator Ed Markey’s AI Bills Could Force Online Age Verification Digital ID

https://reclaimthenet.org/markeys-ai-bills-could-force-online-age-verification-digital-id

Professional cyclist Willie Smit disqualified from a cycling race for wearing Meta smart glasses

https://gizmodo.com/smart-glasses-just-got-a-pro-cyclist-nixed-from-a-race-2000785374

Meta Is Flooding the Market With Smart Glasses. Privacy Advocates Are Up in Arms

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-is-flooding-the-market-with-smartglasses-privacy-advocates-are-up-in-arms-8fb71539

Meta Refuses To Admit That Nametag Stores A Facial Recognition Database

“A researcher who goes by the name Buchodi reviewed the code at WIRED’s request, and was able to use the NameTag system to recognize a photograph of the face of the philosopher Michel Foucault, famed for his writing on surveillance as an instrument of power. Meta also did not answer WIRED’s questions this week about why the company continues to insist, even when no one is saying otherwise, that its face recognition tech does not use a central database.”

https://archive.ph/lyXNq

An Unholy Union of Smart Glasses and Wireless Earbuds Is Upon Us

https://gizmodo.com/an-unholy-union-of-smart-glasses-and-wireless-earbuds-is-upon-us-2000785435

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaljase

BIG BROTHER WARNING: GOP House passes 10 Homeland Security bills

https://homeland.house.gov/2026/07/13/house-passes-10-homeland-security-bills-to-modernize-tsa-reform-ia-combat-terror-threats/

Trump’s Supreme Court Undermines Section 702

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/supreme-court-undermines-section-702

Can the Trump Administration Buy Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment?

https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/after-chatrie-can-the-government-still-buy-its-way-around-the-fourth-amendment

Texas State Police Purchase Four Chevy Tahoes Equipped With Stingray Devices

“Ominous Israeli surveillance tech is now being deployed on American roads. FalcoNet, brought to you by a company called Cognyte (Israel’s Palantir rival), secretly tracks people by intercepting the connection between your phone and the nearest cell tower. As for the FalcoNet system itself, the core principle people are rightfully freaking out about is the fact that it can hoover up private data from unsuspecting people en masse and in secret.”

https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-texas-police-spent-4-5-million-on-four-chevy-tahoes

Orchestra the next step in police CCTV surveillance

“Orchestra turns the world’s CCTV cameras into a live, searchable feed. 110+ live cameras deployed across San Francisco. Millions of real-world events indexed.”

https://orchestraos.com/

Inside the big business of selling AI to the police

“Among the AI products on offer at the conference’s showroom this May were facial-recognition cameras, automated license plate readers, body cameras, chatbots to field non-emergency 911 calls, gunshot detection platforms, drones, and report-writing tools. As the country has reckoned with law enforcement becoming detached from actual, human police presence in neighborhoods, the industry is continuing to embrace automation. ForceMetrics offers police departments a platform called Velocity, which “uses AI to turn overwhelming amounts of public safety data into clear, actionable insights,” according to the company’s website. In police-tech industry-speak, Velocity is what’s known as a real-time crime center, or RTCC.”

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/965066/ai-police-cops

BS WARNING: Flock Safety’s CEO Is Sorry for Calling Privacy Activists ‘Terrorists’

https://archive.ph/TJnTh

How Flock Safety Wrongly Tracked Me for Days Over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After Me

“The Plymouth Police Department had been tracking me for days using Flock license plate cameras, waiting for the right moment to strike, because they thought I’d stolen the Range Rover. And the reason I was ID’d as a dangerous car thief was a simple data error made 2,000 miles away in California, creating an edge case within an edge case that Flock’s AI camera network was unable to handle.”

https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-me-for-days-over-stolen-plates-and-sent-police-after-me

Flock Safety says its cameras don’t track people. Its own training videos disagree

https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/software/flock-safety-says-its-cameras-don-t-track-people-its-own-training-videos-disagree/ar-AA288nEw

LAPD Regularly Pulled Over Innocent People Because Flock Safety Flagged Their Cars As Stolen

https://archive.ph/Muj4H

In Light of Overwhelming Backlash, Flock Safety Cancels Audio Surveillance Feature

“Flock Safety still has thousands of audio devices installed in communities throughout the US, where they often appear without warning at the behest of local law enforcement. First, we should not assume that just because these companies are large and well-funded, that does not ensure that they are complying with local privacy laws before floating new products to customers. Second, companies roll out and police adopt invasive technology under the justification that it will be used to address our society’s very worst crimes.”

https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-surveillance-backlash-audio-distress-screaming-police

YAWN: Flock Safety cameras may be next target after Supreme Court reins in location tracking

https://therecord.media/license-plate-cameras-may-be-next-target-after-supreme-court-reins-in-location-tracking

Police say Flock Safety cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/police-say-flock-cameras-help-solve-crimes-but-critics-call-them-an-invasion-of-privacy

The Fight Against Flock Safety, Axon, and Motorola Solutions License Plate Cameras Is a Struggle for Democracy

https://truthout.org/articles/the-fight-against-surveillance-cameras-is-a-struggle-for-democracy/

Flock Safety Is Helping Trump Build The Digital Police State

https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/while_the_political_circus_distracts_us_flock_builds_the_digital_police_state

It’s Never Been Cooler to Take Down a Flock Safety Camera

https://gizmodo.com/its-never-been-cooler-to-take-down-a-flock-camera-2000786732

BIG BROTHER WARNING: Smart Cities to use SYNDÉO Underground Surveillance Drones

https://syndeocities.com/

California police use surveillance drones to spy on illegal fireworks, offer residents $500 reward

“As for a different approach, the city of Carson said people who report firework use could be eligible for a reward of up to $500. The Los Angeles County city isn’t alone in this endeavor, though. The cities of San Bernardino and Ventura and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department announced monetary rewards regarding illegal fireworks.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/07/01/california-july-4-fireworks-enforcement-america-250/90681802007/

San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance

“There’s a certain trust given to the police to use these things correctly,” says Sam Curry. “When you’re watching a drone feed live, you can look into dozens of different apartments, you can see police zooming in on people, you can see arrests. The fact that all of this was exposed feels like a really big issue from a privacy perspective.” In another, police can be seen talking to homeless people in an alley, what police records describe as a “person with a knife” investigation. In one “auto boost/strip”-related call, the drone follows two young men in their car, at least one of whom is described in police records as having been identified as a “suspicious person in a vehicle.” Then the two men emerge onto a basketball court and start playing, and the drone departs. A drone flight in response to what police records describe as a “person with a gun” investigation seems to fixate on a seemingly intoxicated man stooped on a sidewalk. Another drone, called in response to an alleged “prowler” incident, hovers over a young person wearing headphones and sitting on the roof of a building, zooms in on them, then flies away.

https://archive.ph/dychh

Protesters condemn proposed Minneapolis police surveillance drone contract

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/15/protestors-condemn-proposed-minneapolis-drone-contract-over-surveillance-concerns/

Montgomery police expand drone surveillance program

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/07/15/montgomery-county-revamps-expands-police-drone-program/

Peoria police experimenting with surveillance drones

https://archive.ph/rVeuD

New Orleans Police to use surveillance drones to spy on tourists in the French Quarter

https://www.wdsu.com/article/police-drones-could-soon-respond-to-911-calls-in-french-quarter-before-officers-arrive/71684104

Watertown police want surveillance drones

https://www.watertownmanews.com/2026/07/15/possible-purchase-of-police-drone-and-guidelines-for-use-discussed-by-council-committee/

Berkley police to have access to surveillance drones and helicopters

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/07/15/montgomery-county-revamps-expands-police-drone-program/

OH governor signs police drone law with warrant requirements

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2026/07/dewine-signs-ohio-police-drone-law-with-warrant-requirements.html

New Ohio drone law limits police searches, but critics see “exigent circumstances” loopholes

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/15/ohio-drone-law-limits-police-searches-but-raises-surveillance-fears/90927026007/

John Adams Academy to use Guardian Angel Drones to Taser, Pepper Spray Students

https://www.axios.com/local/douglas/2026/07/16/colorado-school-turns-to-drones-for-active-shooter-defense

Zipline Launches Food Delivery/Surveillance Drones in Austin and Cleveland

“Sendil Palani joins as Chief Financial Officer after 17 years at Tesla, where he most recently served as Vice President of Finance. He joined Tesla when the company produced just one vehicle per day and helped guide its growth, financials and global expansion.”

https://www.zipline.com/newsroom/zipline-accelerates-u-s-growth-with-13x-marketplace-expansion-new-leadership-hires-and-launches-in-austin-and-cleveland

Baycare hospital to use Zipline surveillance drones to spy on Florida residents

https://baycare.org/newsroom/2026/july/baycare-and-zipline-to-launch-drone-delivery-service

US Military Publishes Video of U.S. Drone Boats Bombing Iranian Port

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/07/13/us-military-publishes-video-of-us-drone-boats-bombing-iranian-port-of-bandar-abbas/

Startup Neros Wins $500M U.S. Army Contract for Killer Drones

https://defence-blog.com/from-garage-to-pentagon-neros-wins-500m-u-s-army-drone-deal/

WTF? A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

https://archive.ph/yBJoU

U.S. Marine Corps Launches Robotics Integration Group

https://www.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Press-Release-Display/Article/4538348/tecom-establishes-marine-corps-robotics-integration-group-and-counter-drone-team/

nLIGHT Awarded $627 Million Joint Laser Weapon System Contract

https://investors.nlight.net/news-releases/news-details/2026/nLIGHT-Awarded-627-Million-Joint-Laser-Weapon-System-JLWS-Contract/default.aspx

Hyundai Takes Full Control of General Dynamics Robot Dogs

https://www.engadget.com/2216427/hyundai-reportedly-looking-to-buy-all-of-boston-dynamics-from-softbank/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/hyundai-buy-softbanks-remaining-stake-boston-dynamics-325-mln-newspaper-says-2026-06-19/

Police Violence

Video Shows Texas Cop Ticketing a Preacher for ‘Offensive’ Speech at Pride Event

https://reason.com/2026/07/17/video-shows-fort-worth-cop-ticketing-a-preacher-for-offensive-speech-at-pride-event/

Trump Immediately Fires The New Court-Appointed Top Prosecutor In Seattle

https://apnews.com/article/seattle-us-attorney-fired-trump-8a032be7b44b9b3d927d17e1ccbd1f4a

IRONY: Missouri Prosecutor Accused Of Having Romantic Relationship With Illegal Immigrant

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/missouri-ag-removes-ray-county-prosecutor-camille-johnston

NJ Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision on Reliability of Fingerprint Evidence

“The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that a trial court should have assessed the reliability of fingerprint evidence in a burglary trial based on scientific advancements. The court will appoint a Special Adjudicator to determine whether fingerprint evidence meets current admissibility standards and whether revised jury instructions are warranted.”
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nj-supreme-court-issues-landmark-6710351/

MA Supreme Court tosses gun and drugs as evidence against woman after bodycam video shows Boston police violated her rights

https://www.universalhub.com/2026/hoisted-their-own-bodycam-petards-court-tosses-gun-and-drugs-evidence

How corrections officers stop lawsuits before they start

Under federal law, people in prison must go through the facility’s own grievance process before they can attempt to sue. That gives prison staff a “chokehold over access to the courts,” said Colin Prince, a civil rights attorney and former federal defender who is representing J.M. in his lawsuit. “The guards functionally have power over whether a prisoner can sue them for their own misconduct,” he said. “The entire system is layer upon layer of bureaucratic insulation against accountability. It simply prevents prisoners from getting access to the courts.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5825915/prison-grievance-retaliation-complaints

Corrections Officers Use Fear and Violence to Stifle Complaints

“The grievance system is a joke,” said Jimmy Hodge, who was released from federal prison in early 2025. Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it. “If you’re grieving over abuse, they’re going to harass you, they’re going to assault you, but you’re never going to get relief.”

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/13/california-federal-prison-abuse

Experts dissect ‘us vs them’ correction’s officer culture behind recent fatal beatings in New York

https://www.courthousenews.com/experts-dissect-us-vs-them-prison-culture-behind-recent-fatal-beatings-in-new-york/

NYC Board of Corrections stops using the word ‘inmate’ will now say “person in custody”

https://nypost.com/2026/07/19/us-news/nyc-jail-watchdog-stops-using-word-inmate-because-social-justice-group-say-its-derogatory/

Man imprisoned for 40 years may finally go free after evidence reveals his DNA profile doesn’t match

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07/11/utah-new-dna-profile-could-upend/

Famed police interrogation (Reid) technique led to infamous false confessions in Nebraska. We still use it

https://www.1011now.com/2026/07/09/famed-police-interrogation-technique-led-infamous-false-confessions-nebraska-we-still-use-it/

How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author

Syracuse’s paid expert, a veteran Pace University law professor named Bennett Gershman, filed a report in the civil suit in December 2025 asserting that the city’s prosecutors “did not engage in misconduct” in the Broadwater case. But a little over a year before that, Gershman told me that prosecutors had “manufactured a case” against Broadwater, calling it “the most heinous kind of prosecutorial misconduct — when the prosecutor is creating guilt.” He went on to say, “‘Misconduct’ is kind of glib in this case. … It’s so much worse than plain misconduct. This is tyranny.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/alice-sebold-anthony-broadwater-rape-case-prosecutorial-misconduct-bennett-gershman

Catch the Devil Reveals a Criminal Justice System Caught Up in Its Own Delusions

https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/catch-the-devil-reveals-a-criminal-justice-system-caught-up-in-its-own-delusions

Los Angeles police used to jail people for sleeping on the street. An Appeals court forced them to stop

“You arrest them, prosecute them. Put them in jail,” LAPD Chief William Bratton told the LA Times in a 2005 interview. “And if they do it again, you arrest them, prosecute them, and put them in jail.”

https://thelalocal.org/california/la-homelessness-court-jones-grants-pass

NYPD Inspector fired after arrest for attempted rape of female subordinate

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/14/nypd-inspector-jeremy-scheublin-fired-attempted-rape-female-subordinate/

The NYPD has been auditing lower crime rates for years to make it appear that crime is rising

“Each quarter, the NYPD holds a press conference on the city’s latest crime statistics, which is almost always focused on drops in crime that highlight the department’s success. But a Gothamist review of public NYPD reports found the department’s headline-grabbing crime declines often shrink, and sometimes reverse, after the department audits them in the months that follow.”

https://gothamist.com/news/crime-is-mostly-down-in-nyc-but-the-nypds-audited-stats-often-change-the-picture

NYPD cop pocketed $100K in disability while doing weightlifting competitions

https://nypost.com/2026/07/15/us-news/ex-nypd-musclehead-pocketed-100k-in-disability-while-competing-in-weightlifting-competitions-ag/

NYC seeks to scrap NYPD union challenge to disclosure of officers’ disciplinary records

https://www.courthousenews.com/nyc-seeks-to-scrap-police-union-challenge-to-disclosure-of-officers-disciplinary-records/

Inquest begins into deadly Seattle police shooting of a Black man in 2019

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/inquest-begins-into-deadly-seattle-police-shooting/6WGKWUD6FZASXNMPUK3V6DKKWY

POLICE STATE WARNING: Ohio Supreme Court ruling clerk magistrate signing search warrant for something outside of territorial jurisdiction doesn’t violate the Fourth Amendment

https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/7/2026/2026-Ohio-2604.pdf

POLICE STATE WARNING: Ohio Supreme Court ruling a traffic stop outside the officer’s jurisdiction doesn’t violate the Fourth Amendment

https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/2/2026/2026-Ohio-2636.pdf

L.A. County sheriff’s deputy gets 18 months in prison in extortion case

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/bel-air-iza-extortion-deputy-prison/

Alabama Police Chief Says Mayor Stopped Him From Punishing Officer After Brutal Arrest Video–Now He’s Getting $65K
https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/07/01/mount-vernon-agrees-pay-fired-police-chief-65000-settle-lawsuit/

FL cop who broke the arm of a Black teen resigns, they were looking for a white teen

Police were looking for a 16-year-old described as white and wearing black clothing after his parents expressed concern for his safety. However, officers confronted Judah Everage, who was wearing blue jeans and a white shirt.”

https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-officer-resigns-video-takedown-wrong-teen-broken-arm/71930705

FL cop late for work topped 100 mph in 50 zone before he killed a 6-year-old in a car accident

https://www.fox13news.com/news/temple-terrace-police-officer-plea-crash-killed-girl

Handcuffed Florida woman sues police for attacking her over alleged DUI
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/investigators/2026/07/14/drunk-driver-sues-ormond-beach-after-officer-attacked-her-during-arrest

Boston cop arrested for assaulting family member

https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/07/19/boston-police-officer-facing-charges-after-allegedly-assaulting-family-member/

MA trooper who fought with a fellow officer made $200K last year

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/14/brawling-massachusetts-state-police-trooper-suspended-with-pay/

NC cop arrested for pushing person off a bicycle

https://www.wral.com/news/state/cmpd-officer-arrested-for-pushing-person-off-bike-july-2026/

NC cop arrested after reporting for duty while drunk

https://www.wdtv.com/2026/07/16/police-officer-arrested-after-reporting-duty-while-impaired-department-says/

AL cop arrested for domestic violence

https://www.waff.com/2026/07/13/florence-police-officer-charged-with-domestic-violence-placed-leave/

DISGUSTED: MD cop given 3 years probation in police insurance fraud scheme

https://thebaynet.com/former-anne-arundel-officer-sentenced-in-police-insurance-fraud-scheme/

White House's Pathetic July 4th Celebration Exposed

Joe Cadillic — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:17:48 GMT

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U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News

Joe Cadillic — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:03:43 GMT

Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals of Newborn Babies

“Two members of Congress have called on federal officials to address what they described as “a growing and preventable public health crisis” of families refusing the long-standard vitamin K shot for their newborns, which has led to some of those babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying. The vitamin K shot has been routine in the U.S. since the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended it for all newborns in 1961, but some families in recent years have declined the shot — which is not a vaccine — amid a rising mistrust of medical institutions and false information online.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-cdc-rfk-jr-lawmakers-letter

Microsoft Teams to start tracking employee locations

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3165894/from-this-month-onwards-this-microsoft-programme-will-be-reporting-you-to-your-boss.html

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/configure-auto-detect-work-location

Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs after getting H-1B approvals to hire 2,273 foreign workers

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ceo-under-fire-mass-layoffs-amid-foreign-worker-hiring-spree-now-appointed-feds-task-force-jobs

The pastor who wants to repeal voting rights for women is becoming more mainstream

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited Pastor Doug Wilson to give a sermon at the Pentagon in February as part of Hegseth’s monthly Christian worship service.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/06/nx-s1-5822558/pastor-doug-wilson-interview-pete-hegseth

Do you know where your birth certificate is? Journalist warns of new voting barriers

Journalist Ari Berman describes the president as “obsessed with the mechanics of voting” — “Every time he feels like his party is losing, he tries to mess with the mechanics of the voting in one way or another, either trying to overturn the election or getting his party to gerrymander ahead of time to protect their vulnerable majority or whatever it might be,” he says.

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5884918/scotus-trump-election-barriers-ari-berman

Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine

https://archive.ph/tZXOi

The Military and Elections, Part II: Deploy First, Litigate Later

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-military-and-elections--part-ii--deploy-first--litigate-later

Texas AG Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated State Election Law Six Times

“You must register to vote using the address where you reside,” the attorney general’s guidance stated. Despite his own warnings, Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years, including in May’s runoff that made him the Republican nominee for U.S. senator, according to records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-election-law

Texas AG Ken Paxton caught gallivanting around Europe with his mistress

https://archive.is/kWdRh

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-candidate-ken-paxton-faces-fresh-scandal-amid-divorce-drama/

BS WARNING: Trump’s DOJ threatens criminal charges for state election officials over noncitizen voting

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/doj-warns-criminal-charges-state-election-officials-non-citizen-voting-rcna353433

Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President’s Stolen-Election Fantasy

https://reason.com/2026/07/08/a-trump-appointed-judge-quashes-a-subpoena-aimed-at-validating-the-presidents-stolen-election-fantasy/

DISGUSTED: Florida judge orders four states be given access to citizenship data for voter checks

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-orders-four-states-be-given-access-citizenship-data-voter-checks-2026-07-08/

Bari Weiss Is Filling CBS News With British Right Wing Propagandists

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/09/bari-weiss-is-filling-cbs-news-with-british-right-wing-propagandists/

First Amendment Watchdogs Blast Trump’s FCC Over ‘The View’ Investigation

https://techfreedom.org/50-free-speech-scholars-and-organizations-tell-fcc-to-cease-equal-time-crackdown-on-the-view/

Trump’s FCC Should Stop Meddling in Political Interviews

https://techfreedom.org/fcc-should-stop-meddling-in-political-interviews/

FCC General Counsel Channels Founding Fathers To Falsely Claim First Amendment Allows Banning Porn

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/10/fcc-general-counsel-channels-founding-fathers-to-falsely-claim-first-amendment-allows-banning-porn/

Close to a million investors of the Trump memecoin lost a collective $3.8 billion

https://fortune.com/2026/07/07/donald-trump-meme-coin-world-liberty-financial-finance-politics/

I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks

https://www.theverge.com/tech/963382/trump-mobile-t1-phone-review

Judge pauses union lawsuit against Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-court-pauses-union-lawsuit-against-trump-consumer-watchdog-2026-07-10/

David Oks

Why American ambulance rides are so expensive

In July 2023, a 25-year-old man named Jagdish Whitten was out for a run in San Francisco. As he crossed a busy street, a car hit him; he did, in his words, “a little flip” over the vehicle, landed in the road, and dragged himself to the curb. Those who had seen the accident called an ambulance for him. But Whitten waved them off and called a friend, who…

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Drop Site News

A Third Party Breached The Intercept’s Signal Tip Line and Has Been Soliciting Whistleblowers

The tip line for the news outlet The Intercept was taken over by an unknown actor purporting to work for the publication—an extraordinary breach of operational security that put prospective whistleblowers at significant risk. The third party with control of the tip line on the encrypted mes…

a month ago · 607 likes · 19 comments · Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim

DISGUSTED: Amazon’s Sam Altman film Artificial reveals A.I.’s influence on Hollywood

“Silicon Valley doesn’t just want to add more artificial intelligence to the moviemaking process—it seems to want some control over what Hollywood says about A.I. altogether.”

https://slate.com/technology/2026/07/amazon-sam-altman-ai-movie.html

When AI Companies go to War (Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle and SpaceX)

https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/2026-06/PAX%20PI%20report%20when%20algorithms%20go%20to%20war%202026.pdf

Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/data-centers-native-american-tribes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wVA.O5mu.se8__NGDBLVi&smid=url-share

Class action suit against Musks’s Space XAI over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands

“SpaceXAI was previously known as xAI. The company rebranded this month following its merger with Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5885052/spacexai-stabilityai-deepfake-csam-class-action

Meta’s AI Detector Can’t Detect Images It Generated Itself

https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-ai-image-detector-fails-identify-some-its-own-cropped-ai-images-reuters-2026-07-10/

Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds

https://archive.ph/MSKMf

Meta AI Image Generation Feature Is an Egregious Invasion of User Privacy

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/meta-ai-image-generation-feature-is-an-egregious-invasion-of-user-privacy

Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-discontinues-ai-image-feature-days-after-launch-2026-07-10/

Claude Mythos and the Privacy Risks of AI (Greater Risk of Government Surveillance)

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5792/collateral-damage-claude-mythos-and-privacy-risks-ai

Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/anthropic-outed-for-claude-tracker-that-secretly-monitored-chinese-users/

Amazon is working on a more powerful spying Alexa assistant

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-moonraker-project-alexa-agentic-cost-2026-7

DuckDuckGo’s Free Browser Now Blocks Most YouTube Video Ads

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/duckduckgos-free-browser-now-blocks-most-youtube-video-ads/

NFL accused of secretly collecting, sharing website users’ private data

https://www.courthousenews.com/nfl-accused-of-collecting-sharing-website-users-private-data/

StubHub’s ‘marketplace for fans’ is run by a mass scalper

“CEO Eric Baker runs a side company that resells millions in tickets on StubHub.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/stubhub-marketplace-mass-scalper-sec-filings-9.7265230

State & Local Privacy News

NH- BS WARNING: DA says, no laws were broken by staff at the Sununu Youth Services Center

“Armed state troopers have been stationed inside the youth detention center since June 19 as staffing dropped to critically low levels described as “dangerous” by the state’s Office of the Child Advocate.”

https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/07/07/ag-no-laws-were-broken-by-staff-at-youth-detention-facility-in-recent-months-but-pervasive-dysfunction-exists/

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-07-07/nh-ag-report-chronic-dysfunction-led-to-unsafe-conditions-at-youth-detention-center

MA- ICE detentions rise amid World Cup festivities

“It’s supposed to be a joyous time for families, for children, and we’re still seeing an increase of arrests,” Eloa Celedon, an immigration attorney based in Marlborough, said. “Prior to the World Cup, it had settled down a bit — but since the World Cup started, it has been very sad to see arrests happening.”

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-07-07/ice-detentions-rise-in-massachusetts-amid-world-cup-festivities

MA- BS WARNING: Police unions say ShotSpotter could have helped Cambridge shooting victim

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/07/shotspotter-could-have-helped-cambridge-shooting-victim-unions-say/

MA- After Flock Contract’s Ending, Framingham Officials Look to Enact Tough License Plate Reader Regulations

https://www.accessfram.tv/article/after-flock-contracts-ending-framingham-officials-look-to-enact-tough-license-plate-reader-regulations

NY- Lawmaker Pam Hunter pushing to regulate license plate reader surveillance

https://centralcurrent.org/state-lawmaker-pam-hunter-pushing-to-regulate-license-plate-reader-surveillance/

NC- Flock Safety cameras see rapid growth, low oversight in Carteret County

https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_9e0d5d3c-2af2-42bb-8b27-d2a1def7cec5.html

KY- ‘I don’t trust Flock’ | Newport Police & Flock representatives address license plate reader concerns

https://www.wcpo.com/news/northern-kentucky/i-dont-trust-flock-newport-police-flock-representatives-address-license-plate-reader-concerns

OH- Cleveland council moves forward with renewing Flock Safety contract

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07/cleveland-council-moves-forward-with-renewing-flock-contract.html

“Terminate the City of Cleveland’s Flock Safety contract and remove all automated license plate readers (ALPRs) from our streets.”

https://www.flocknocle.com/

OH- Shut down Cleveland’s Flock Safety cameras now that there’s no valid contract

https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2026/07/shut-down-clevelands-flock-cameras-now-that-theres-no-valid-contract.html

MI- Central Michigan University police install 2 Flock Safety cameras on public streets

https://archive.ph/iEaEo

MI- Westland police to remove ten Flock Safety cameras

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/07/10/westland-to-remove-flock-safety-license-plate-cameras-after-privacy-concerns/

IL- Springfield police renew Flock Safety camera contract

https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-springfield-police-councils-flock-requirements-will-work-for-us/

WI- The University of Wisconsin-Madison police forced to remove Flock Safety cameras after public outcry

https://captimes.com/news/education/uw-madison-police-to-remove-contentious-flock-cameras-from-campus/article_150acf6c-c335-45f4-95dd-ab99d7f9b910.html

WI- ACLU Responds to Accusations of Another Milwaukee Cop Misusing Flock Safety Data

https://www.aclu-wi.org/press-releases/aclu-of-wisconsin-responds-to-accusations-of-another-milwaukee-police-officer-misusing-flock-surveillance-technology/

TX- Irmo police ignore Flock Safety camera privacy concerns, decides to triple amount of cameras

https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/irmo-flock-cameras-privacy-data-drone/article_efbebb79-e1a8-4789-b734-3d64d415a65f.html

TX- Q&A with Mayday Health on the Impact of Police Surveillance on Abortion Care

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/we-want-texans-know-their-rights-qa-mayday-health-impact-surveillance-abortion

TX- Wise County Sheriff’s Office data breach

https://dysruptionhub.com/wise-county-sheriff-texas-hack/

WY- Green River Residents Shut Down Flock Safety Camera Project
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/07/08/green-river-people-shut-down-license-plate-reader-camera-project/

ID- POLICE PROPAGANDA WARNING: Twin Falls police release explainer on Flock Safety cameras

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/twin-falls-police-release-explainer-automated-license-plate-readers/277-e20b8589-cc32-4e3f-9649-c9ae3fdadb14

ID- Are Meridian police installing Flock surveillance cameras?

https://boisedev.com/news/2026/07/07/you-asked-has-meridian-been-installing-flock-surveillance-cameras/

CO- Boulder police should halt use of Flock Safety – and all other automatic license plate readers

https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/07/09/boulder-police-flock-automatic-license-plate-readers-privacy-rights-ice-immigration/

CA- Did the DMV Director lie to the legislature about uploading all drivers license info. to SPEXS national ID database?

https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/07/01/did-californias-dmv-director-lie-to-the-legislature/

CA- Pleasonton police admits ICE had access to Flock Safety license plate data

https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/police/2026/07/10/pleasanton-pd-admits-feds-previously-had-access-to-license-plate-reader-data/

CA- Lawmakers advance law to limit predatory privacy lawsuits

https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/392804-recent-rulings-narrow-reach-of-cipa-but-broader-privacy-fight-continues

WA- Renton City Council delays vote on Flock Safety cameras

https://www.rentonreporter.com/2026/07/09/renton-council-delays-vote-on-turning-on-alpr-flock-cameras/

World Privacy News

Amnesty Calls for War Crimes Probe After Israel ‘Obliterated Entire Families’ in Lebanon

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/lebanon-israeli-attacks-killing-children-wiping-out-families-must-be-investigated-as-war-crimes/

Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports

“An Israeli soldier’s photo of a Palestinian man from Gaza stripped to his underwear, blindfolded and bound face-down to an iron rod corroborates extensive reporting on Israeli torture of Palestinians in detention and itself may constitute a war crime, rights groups have said.“

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/photo-palestinian-prisoner-corroborates-israeli-torture-claims

Israeli Military Investigating After Photo of Stripped and Bound Palestinian Detainee Is Shared

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/world/middleeast/photo-detainee-bound.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wlA.jgfM.Pmv9umKFPHe0&smid=url-share

9 months into a ceasefire, Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5887357/israel-gaza-war-trump-ceasefire-military-control

BIG BROTHER WARNING: Chat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament — through the back door

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/10/chat-control-10-passed-the-european-parliament-through-the-back-door

BIG BROTHER WARNING: Advanced Driver Distraction Warning Systems Now Mandatory Across All New Vehicles

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/advanced-driver-distraction-warning-systems-071000637.html

https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-mandates-driver-facing-cameras-in-new-cars-from-today

Advanced Driver Distraction Warning Systems

https://seeingmachines.com/understanding-advanced-driver-distraction-warning-addw-systems/

The EU’s secretive border management partnerships with Libya, Egypt and others

https://statewatch.org/research/outsourcing-borders-bulletin-18/

Europe’s New Facial Recognition Entry/Exit System Is a Mess, and It’s Not Going Away

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/travel/ees-europe-airports-security.html

Greek Airports Chief Calls for Overhaul of the EU’s Facial Recognition Entry/Exit System

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/09/eu-unpleasant-and-dangerous-border-checks-need-overhaul-says-greek-airports-boss

Port of Dover faces ‘utter chaos’ under struggling EU facial recognition entry/entry system, MPs say

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/08/port-of-dover-faces-utter-chaos-under-struggling-eu-entry-system-mps-warn

World Bank’s roadmap to expand digital IDs

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/fb70b8f4-da1a-4a6a-8480-812da7d1d558/content

UN to use BixeLab facial recognition to ID people applying for pension funds

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bixelab_biometrics-digitalidentity-presentationattackdetection-activity-7478236015233495040-3lJw

European Parliament to Debate NSO Group Spyware After ‘Brazen Targeting’ of EU Lawmaker Who Probed Pegasus

https://www.commondreams.org/news/pegasus-spyware

Greek victims file lawsuit against Intellexa over Predator spyware

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1308862/eight-surveillance-victims-seek-e1000000-in-damages-from-spyware-firm-intellexa-13-others

Drop Palantir from NHS, MPs tell minister

https://www.politico.eu/article/drop-palantir-from-nhs-mps-tell-minister/

EU court draws line between journalism and paid criminal record databases

https://www.courthousenews.com/eu-court-draws-line-between-journalism-and-paid-criminal-record-databases/

EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/eu-threatens-meta-with-fines-over-addictive-features-on-facebook-and-instagram/

Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway

https://archive.ph/TmjWp

https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-brings-back-chat-surveillance-even-as-more-meps-vote-no

Europe’s conservatives revive zombie bill on child abuse scanning

https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-conservatives-revive-zombie-bill-child-abuse-scanning/

Google says it’s protecting our privacy. The EU thinks it’s guarding a monopoly

https://www.politico.eu/article/google-says-its-protecting-our-privacy-the-eu-thinks-its-guarding-its-monopoly/

Switzerland- Scandit Launches Facial Recognition Self-Checkout For Retail Stores

https://www.scandit.com/blog/scandit-launches-automated-age-verified-self-checkout/

Germany- Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/08/germany-government-curbing-freedom-of-information-act

Italy- Data protection authority fined Character AI for age check failures

https://www.reuters.com/business/italy-privacy-watchdog-fines-characterai-owner-over-age-check-failures-2026-07-09/

UK- Alarm over retail store facial recognition that INSTANTLY alerts cops

Sarah Lasoye, the pre-crime program manager at Open Rights Group, said the technology was “entrenching a climate of surveillance across public life”. “Fundamentally, it’s an infringement of data and privacy rights,” she said. “People’s faces being scanned without consent and being added to lists is worrying enough, but the speed which Facewatch technology now makes it possible for someone to encounter the police force in the middle of their daily shop is a really dangerous escalation.”

https://archive.ph/jIrK5

UK- Cop threatens to arrest a man for peacefully filming in public, because his presence “might” wind people up”

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UK- Activist cleared of violent disorder charge in Palestine Action raid

https://www.declassifieduk.org/activist-cleared-of-violent-disorder-in-palestine-action-raid/

UK- 274 company’s provide digital IDs to government’s around the globe

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-identity-sectoral-analysis-report-2026

UK- DISGUSTED: Former privacy chief preparing legal action against woman who reported him

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/08/former-uk-information-commissioner-john-edwards-legal-action-woman-conduct-claims

Vietnam- Government’s National digital ID program surpasses 102M people

https://en.sggp.org.vn/vneid-app-surpasses-1021-million-digital-identity-records-post127625.html

India- Government is Building Mass Surveillance Infrastructure on Broken Data and Bad Policing

https://www.techpolicy.press/india-is-building-surveillance-infrastructure-on-broken-data-and-bad-policing/

Turkey- Conviction of peaceful environmental activist Esra Işık, “a devastating blow”

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/turkiye-conviction-of-peaceful-environmental-activist-esra-isik-a-devastating-blow/

Qatar- Hamad International Airport and Qata Airways use facial recognition to ID passengers

https://www.sita.aero/about-us/pressroom/news-releases/hamad-international-airport-rolls-out-biometric-travel-across-more-than-700-touchpoints-one-of-the-largest-rollouts-of-its-kind-globally/

AU- Australian privacy commisioner says it was never consulted on police facial recognition

https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2026-07/oic_media_release_wapol_olfr_pilot_09072026.pdf

U.S. is creating a Dystopian South American biometric border system (facial recognition, Iris scanning and fingerprint database)

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202607/washingtons-biometric-border-moves-south

U.S. News/Police Violence

Joe Cadillic — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:03:06 GMT

Trump Fires Election Assistance Commission Members Ahead Of Midterms

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-terminates-election-assistance-commission-members-2026-07-10/

‘A Pathetic Power Grab’: Trump Fires Bipartisan Election Assistance Commission

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-election-assistance-commission

Trump officials sought ways to sidestep Election Assistance Commission before firings

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-officials-sought-ways-sidestep-election-agency-before-firings-sources-say-2026-07-11/

Trump Says Pro-Democracy Resolution Would Destroy GOP

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-rigging-elections

40 Epstein-Tied Billionaires Have Injected $1.6B Into US Elections

“Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund reveals in a new report Thursday that 40 billionaires and billionaire families with ties to Epstein have injected over $1.57 billion into U.S. elections since 2010. According to the group’s analysis, 84 percent of this spending, or over $1.3 billion, went toward Republicans or conservative causes.”

https://truthout.org/articles/40-epstein-tied-billionaires-have-injected-1-6b-into-us-elections-report-finds/

Are We Already Living in Trump’s Police State?

Germany didn’t become a police state in a day, and there was never an announcement. A police state is a nation where the police answer to the leader rather than to the law, and where nobody outside the leader’s circle is permitted to hold them accountable. It’s a nation where they can arrest, beat, torture, imprison, and even kill with both anonymity and impunity. A police state imprisons its dissidents, and it makes the sentences spectacular so everyone else gets the message. A police state rewrites the past, because people who remember accurate history make poor subjects. As George Orwell wrote of fascism, “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.”

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-police-state

Democratic AG candidate calls for review of Elon Musk $110 Million Starlink grant

https://archive.ph/Hw5Wh

U.S. Retains Spot as World’s Top Oil Producer

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2026/07/12/the-us-is-both-the-worlds-top-oil-producer-and-top-consumer/
ACLU Launches Historic “Firewall for Freedom” Campaign to Protect Ballot Rights

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-launches-campaign-to-protect-rights-up-and-down-ballot

Trump approves $846M disaster aid to six red states, denies disaster aid to four blue states
https://truthout.org/articles/dems-decry-disaster-aid-denials-as-trump-approves-846-million-to-gop-states/

DHS Requires States to Follow New Election Security Measures Before Receiving FEMA Grant

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07/10/dhs-requires-states-adopt-common-sense-election-security-measures-receiving-federal

Trump administration targeting states’ DHS grants to force voting changes, House Dems say

https://journalrecord.com/2026/07/10/house-democrats-trump-administration-dhs-grants-voting-changes/

Democratic Governors Who Sent National Guard Troops to D.C. Allowed Trump to Deputize Them

The number of troops in the city has doubled to more than 5,100 over the past month, as federal officials announced a “summer surge” of law enforcement help. The deployment now costs upwards of $3 million per day, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Democratic governors who have sent troops have insisted that their guard members are not part of that law enforcement mission, although the D.C. Joint Task Force lists them on its public-facing website, albeit with a denotation that they are in town for America 250. All state National Guard troops on that list have been deputized as special police by the U.S. Marshals Service and issued a firearm, according to the Joint Task Force.

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5887666/national-guard-dc-trump-michigan-minnesota

There’s Now a National Holiday Opposing Flock Safety Cameras
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/theres-now-national-holiday-opposing-160400038.html

“National Week of Action Against ALPRs”
https://www.noalprs.com/

Trump’s U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts

https://fortune.com/2026/07/10/us-treasury-borrowed-155-billion-every-month-fiscal-year-24-billion-a-week-interest-debt/

Trump considering plan to fence off Pennsylvania Ave. to allegedly bolster security

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-considering-plan-to-add-fencing-nearby-to-bolster-security/

The Declaration of Independence Details “Repeated Injuries” Inflicted by British Monarchy, Trump Has Executed a Similar Playbook

https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/the-declaration-of-independence-details-repeated-injuries-inflicted-by-british-monarchy-trump-has-executed-a-similar-playbook

Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff Called Gaza Palestinians ‘Two Million Nazis’

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/429922

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/smotrich-says-witkoff-called-gazas-people-two-million-nazis-0

Photo of a Black DC woman surrounded by masked members of Patriot Front went viral. Her family says she’s more than a symbol

https://archive.ph/65nSS

With the white nationalist group Patriot Front, what you see is not what you get

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5888571/patriot-front-washington-dc

Trump-Appointed Judge Reluctantly Grants Dismissal of Proud Boys Case

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/judge-proud-boys-sedition-dismissal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.5usR.qyHVR4uaYoVt&smid=url-share

Trump claims he should receive Nobel Peace Prize because he settled eight wars

A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?

DTTM Operations, the private company that manages Trump’s intellectual property, filed three applications in February, for “DJT,” “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” and “Donald J. Trump International Airport.” As of this week, all are pending approval. The three trademark applications list a wide variety of goods that would bear the airport’s name, including: watches, jewelry, collectible coins, cuff links, purses, backpacks, suitcases, umbrellas, tote bags, clothing, robes, neckties, belts and “plastic slippers used in the airport environment when going through security to keep feet and socks clean.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5825868/trump-airport-florida-pbi-trademark

Trump’s Son Wipes $600M From Family Fortune With Disastrous Bet Over Renaming Florida Airport

https://archive.ph/WI0bH

Trump invokes communism 81 times in two weeks as aides test midterms message

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-team-tests-anti-communist-message-midterms-rhetoric-intensifies-2026-07-08/

Judge Orders Trump to Pay Jean Carroll $6M For Sex Abuse And Defamation

Trump’s lawyers said that money should not be released unless and until the Supreme Court rejects the president’s long-shot bid for reconsideration of his petition that the high court take his appeal of that verdict. A spokesman for Trump’s legal team, in a statement on the order, said, “The American People stand with President Trump as they demand an immediate end to all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded travesty of the Carroll Hoaxes. President Trump will keep winning against Liberal Lawfare, as he continues to focus on his mission to Make America Great Again.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/trump-e-jean-carroll-supreme-court-sex-abuse.html

Crews Are Draining The Green Algae Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Again
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-reflecting-pool-draining_n_6a5143fae4b0aaa374272c87

Workers put up black mesh to block public from viewing green algae in Lincoln Memorial pool

https://archive.ph/55wGI

Appeals court says Trump’s name must stay off Kennedy Center
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-court-says-trump-name-must-stay-off-kennedy-center-during-appeal-2026-07-08/

Trump Made $1.5M From Branded Bible

“President Trump wraps himself in Christianity, wraps the Constitution inside a Bible, and is persuading supporters to finance his political brand while enriching himself to the tune of more than $1.5 million,”said Freedom From Religion Foundation co-president Anna Laurie Gaylor

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/trump-news/2026/07/08/trump-bible-profits

Trump Greenlights Patriot Missile Production In Ukraine, Praises Deep Strikes Into Russia

https://ua.news/en/world/video-tramp-zaiaviv-pro-tisk-na-putina-i-anonsuvav-novu-rozmovu-z-nim

Trump at NATO Summit: “Greenland Should Be Controlled by the United States, Not by Denmark”

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-says-greenland-should-be-controlled-by-us-not-denmark-2026-07-07/

Trump attacks Spain calling it a ‘wasted cause’ and orders trade to stop

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/08/trump-again-attacks-spain-calls-it-a-lost-cause-and-urges-cutting-trade

US officials compiling ‘menu’ of Spanish goods, as Trump weighs embargo

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/08/trump-spanish-exports-trade-embargo-00990123

Trump posts new image of $100 bill with his signature

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/politics/trump-100-dollar-bill-signature

DOJ Tries to Hide Todd Blanche’s Communications From Epstein Files Lawsuit
https://newrepublic.com/post/212773/justice-department-todd-blanche-communications-epstein-files-lawsuit

DC Court Allows Trump’s DOJ to Conceal Todd Blanche Records Before Senate Confirmation
https://americanoversight.org/todd-blanche-pi-ruling-denial-statement-07102026/

Ghislaine Maxwell causes prison lockdown after throwing a fit over missing sweater amid ‘special treatment’ behind bars

https://okmagazine.com/p/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-lockdown-throwing-fit-missing-sweater/

White House launches 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations in this region

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/07/white-house-announces-freedom-fuel-gas-stations/90838506007/

Trump Used 250th Planning to Hide Corruption

https://truthout.org/articles/report-from-house-dems-trump-used-250th-planning-to-hide-corruption/

Judge tosses Trump Media’s $3.8 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/media/trump-media-washington-post-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed

Wisconsin judge spared prison in Trump immigration case, fined $5K

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-wisconsin-judge-be-sentenced-obstructing-immigration-arrest-2026-07-08/

Big Oil Takeover ‘Now Complete,’ Watchdog Warns as Exxon Lawyer Joins Trump DOJ

https://www.commondreams.org/news/big-oil-takeover-now-complete-watchdog-warns-as-exxon-lawyer-joins-trump-doj

Trump draws outrage for World Cup meddling, calling FIFA boss who gave him made-up peace prize

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/sport/video/ebof-tom-foreman-trump-gianni-infantino-relationship

Southern Poverty Law Center Pleads Not Guilty In Trump’s Fraud Case

https://apnews.com/article/alabama-southern-poverty-law-center-kkk-e9fdab91c6f872ca1812336fea6f4a70

Trump’s DOJ Subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One story

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.GyV6.G19WxBcrB2zN&smid=url-share

ACLU sues after Florida Governor DeSantis designates CAIR a terrorist organization

https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2026-07-06/aclu-sues-after-desantis-designates-cair-terrorist-organization

Trump administration abruptly cancels grants for teen pregnancy prevention

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5885054/teen-pregnancy-prevention-trump-hhs

POLICE STATE WARNING: DHS Uses State Troopers To Allegedly Target Illegal Truck Drivers At Weigh Stations

“We’ve got a lot of people we’re looking for,” Border czar Tom Homan said. “Actually, some states we’re actually working weigh stations with the troopers, trying to get these people as they’re coming through.” “We’re working very closely with many states,” Homan said, adding that DHS is coordinating with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy while the Department of Justice pursues legal action against jurisdictions that refuse to share driver information.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/federal-agents-target-illegal-truck-drivers-at-weigh-stations

DHS Is Spending $1.5 Billion to Block ICE Oversight

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/dhs-corecivic-california-oversight-otay-mesa/

Trump’s DOJ sues Maryland, alleges state policies interfere with immigration crackdown

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/doj-sues-maryland-alleges-state-policies-interfere-with-immigration-crackdown-2026-07-10/

CoreCivic sells two of California’s largest immigrant detention centers to ICE

https://www.kqed.org/news/12089974/private-prison-company-sells-two-of-californias-immigrant-detention-centers-to-the-federal-government

Afghan Special Forces Veteran Died in ICE Custody After Officers Denied Him an Inhaler

https://reason.com/2026/07/07/afghan-special-forces-veteran-died-in-ice-custody-after-officers-denied-him-an-inhaler/

ACLU sues federal officials for refusing to let woman who mocked Vice President JD Vance

https://www.aclumaine.org/news/our-latest-claw-suit-to-purr-tect-the-first-amendment/

Trump Administration Trying to Deport Witnesses Who Contradicted ICE Claims About Fatal Shooting

https://newrepublic.com/article/212900/texas-ice-killing-darkens-rep-says-witnesses-pressured-self-deport

Mexican Government files charges against ICE for murder

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/mexico-to-seek-criminal-charges-over-deaths-linked-to-ice-after-fatal-shooting-of-houston-man

The Bulwark

He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.

LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES thirty-five years ago—a few years too late to benefit from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, popularly known as the “Reagan amnesty.” He worked in construct…

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ICE agents who murdered Lorenzo Araujo claim they did not have bodycams

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/ice-shooting-salgado-araujo-bodycam-22339746.php

Federal officials refusing to release name of ICE officer who fatally shot Lorenzo Araujo

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-officials-refusing-to-release-name-of-ice-officer-who-fatally-shot-lorenzo-salgado-araujo

District Attorney investigating deadly ICE shooting says he is being refused access to Lorenzo Araujo’s van

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/us/video/ebof-sean-teare-district-attorney-ice-shooting

She Came to the U.S. at 4 Months Old. She Had To Self-Deport—Because She Came Here Legally

https://reason.com/2026/07/10/she-came-to-the-u-s-at-4-months-old-she-had-to-self-deport-because-she-came-here-legally/

MA Sheriff Torches ICE Over ‘Bullying’ Mugshot Blast

https://hoodline.com/2026/07/bristol-sheriff-torches-ice-over-bullying-mugshot-blast/

ICE Sent Officers To A Man’s Home Over An Email. Now He’s Suing

https://www.courthousenews.com/new-york-man-sues-feds-over-house-visits-surveillance-after-anti-ice-email/

Judge says health inspectors must be admitted into Washington ICE lockup

“A judge, whose previous ruling in favor of GEO Group was vacated by the Ninth Circuit, concluded that the state’s health and safety requirements don’t discriminate against the federal contractor.”

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-says-health-inspectors-must-be-admitted-into-washington-ice-lockup/

ACLU video facing backlash after advising protestors how to protect, hide info on phone

https://nebraska.tv/news/nation-world/aclu-video-facing-backlash-after-advising-protestors-how-to-protect-hide-info-on-phones-government-privacy-livestream-ice-department-justice

Officials join hundreds of protesters at ‘No ICE’ rally in Newburgh

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/officials-join-hundreds-protesters-no-183952790.html

ICE’s Internal Watchdog “The Office of Professional Responsibility” Is Now Investigating Online Critics

The Office of Professional Responsibility is supposed to act as an internal watchdog. It’s responsible for inspecting detention facilities, investigating allegations of employee and contractor misconduct, and processing security checks for new applicants. On its site, it says it also protects against “external threats” by managing badge access to buildings and maintaining the agency’s network security. But lately, court documents indicate, it appears to be pursuing more civilians like Gonyea for what they say online.

https://archive.ph/ymHqv

FBI Raided Texas Activist’s House — Then Offered Her $200,000 to Become Antifa Informant

https://archive.ph/iJTq9

ICE points finger at protesters over recent arrests at NYC immigration courts

https://www.courthousenews.com/ice-points-finger-at-protesters-over-recent-arrests-at-nyc-immigration-courts/

ICE Finds New Justification for Immigration Courthouse Arrests, Despite Court Orders

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/08/ice-new-justification-federal-plaza-court-arrests/

LDF Calls for Transparency in National Guard Killing of a Black TN Man

https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-calls-for-transparency-in-national-guard-killing-of-tyrin-johnson/

Dissent Is Not Disloyalty: The Right and Duty to Criticize the Government

“In Trump’s America, the president is free to call other nations bad actors, label his opponents dangerous, and treat disagreement as betrayal. But dare to criticize Trump, his administration, ICE, the police state, the war machine, the surveillance state, or the government’s steady assault on the Constitution, and you may find yourself treated as the threat. This is the hypocrisy of the moment: those in power claim an unlimited right to criticize everyone else, while increasingly denying the people the right to criticize them. Criticize the government, question the police state, object to ICE raids, oppose war, challenge corruption, reject propaganda, refuse to salute the party line, or insist that public officials obey the Constitution, and you may find yourself accused of being anti-American, extremist, subversive, ungrateful, communist, terrorist-adjacent or worse.”

https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/dissent_is_not_disloyalty_the_right_and_duty_to_criticize_the_government

How to avoid getting a passport with Trump’s picture on it

“NPR did learn that there’s a trick if you are applying in person in Washington and do not want a passport with Trump’s image: Choose extra pages.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/g-s1-132497/passports-trump-image

Appeals Court Allows Border Patrol to Scroll Through People’s Cellphones

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/OpinionsWeb/processWebInputExternal.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2026/D07-06/C:25-1891:J:St__Eve:aut:T:fnOp:N:3568148:S:0

Clearview GovCloud Achieves FedRAMP “In Process” Designation at the High Impact Level

“The designation positions Clearview GovCloud to serve federal law enforcement, national security, and defense agencies that require the highest levels of cloud security assurance. Clearview AI’s platform draws on a database of 70+ billion publicly available images to help investigators identify unknown individuals in support of counterterrorism, criminal investigations, disaster relief, and national security missions.”

https://www.clearview.ai/press-room/clearview-ais-clearview-govcloud-achieves-fedramp-in-process-designation-at-the-high-impact-level

Judge orders disclosure of Clearview facial recognition’s role in DC Metro police arrest of suspect

https://dcwitness.org/judge-orders-information-on-new-ai-facial-recognition-used-to-identify-shooting-defendant/

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: Madison Square Garden Has a Risk Database of Gay Celebrities

Fat Joe is a superfan, both of the New York Knicks and their controversial owner, Jim Dolan. Within Dolan’s organization, however, some have a different view of Fat Joe. An internal Madison Square Garden database of VIPs labels Joe a “medium risk,” one of roughly 400 celebrities given a risk score. Many of those celebs are courtside fixtures at Knicks games: Edie Falco, Mark Ronson, John Turturro, and Tracy Morgan, to name a few. That makes the 400-ish entries unusual. The vast majority of the 39,539 entries in the so-called “talent” database—which tracks boldfaced names in business, technology, politics, media, and sports, along with their guests—are not marked with a risk score at all. Madison Square Garden security cast a wide net in its search for anything remotely negative that someone posts online, the source says. “It doesn’t have to be that serious. You could just be critical of the team or the place itself,” the source notes. “You could post that you had a hard time getting in and you really didn’t like the way you were treated at one of the gates. Which is really nothing, right?”

https://archive.ph/fEVKk

Tesla to use facial recognition to ID drivers using Full Self-Driving

https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4383/tesla-to-use-cabin-camera-for-fsd-authentication

Tesla’s Self-Driving Facial Recognition Fooled By $20 Doll Heads

https://electrek.co/2026/06/15/chinese-drivers-plastic-heads-fool-tesla-autopilot-camera/

Meta Thinks It Can Convince You That Smart Glasses Need Facial Recognition

https://gizmodo.com/meta-thinks-it-can-convince-you-that-smart-glasses-need-facial-recognition-2000784081

BS WARNING: Meta says it will disable the camera on its glasses if you tamper with the recording LED

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/962514/meta-privacy-light-tampering-smart-glasses-update

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: Meta Is Toying With the Idea of Smart Glasses That Record Everything, All the Time

https://gizmodo.com/meta-is-toying-with-the-idea-of-smart-glasses-that-record-everything-all-the-time-2000782893

New York bans Meta smart glasses from courthouses

https://www.govtech.com/policy/new-york-will-ban-smart-glasses-from-all-courthouses

Senator Markey Introduces the “The Stop Spying Bosses Act” (Facial Recognition in Workplaces)

https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-markey-schatz-introduce-legislation-to-halt-automating-workplace-decisions-worker-surveillance

https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/stop_spying_bosses_act.pdf

Government’s Can Protect Children Online Without Surveillance or Age Bans

https://www.techpolicy.press/europe-can-protect-children-online-without-surveillance-or-age-bans/

Laughable: Judge approves $46M payout for 23andMe data breach victims

https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-approves-4675-million-payout-23andme-data-breach-victims-2026-07-07/

The Supreme Court’s ‘Reasonable Expectation of Privacy’ Test Defies Expectations

https://reason.com/2026/07/08/the-supreme-courts-reasonable-expectation-of-privacy-test-defies-expectations/

Disabled veterans cannot refuse in-home inspections by Veteran’s Affairs officers

“Contrary to the Benjamin Lathams’ argument, the statute’s “may include” language gives discretion to the VA; it does not empower PCAFC beneficiaries to opt out of home visits

https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/25-1540.OPINION.6-16-2026_2710259.pdf

Local Police Fusion Centers Echo Trump’s “Terrorist Org” Attacks on Antifa

https://archive.ph/G01Is

Southeast Florida Fusion Center Situational Awareness Bulletin on Antifa

“In the past few years, Antifa has been very active, their most prevalent presence during the George Floyd riots and recently during the anti-ICE protests. When they are not active in the streets, they continue their revolt by doxing their opposition, recruiting and training new members, attending events of the opposition, and targeting cities where their active, smaller-scale actions are tolerated by the local government.”

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28422595-southeast-florida-fusion-center-situational-awareness-bulletin-on-antifa/

The Price of Palantir’s Politics

https://archive.is/iVMxH

World Cup Propels Police Surveillance To New Heights

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/09/world-cup-propels-surveillance-to-new-heights/

Police Claim Surveillance Cameras in Seattle’s Stadium District Shut Off After FIFA World Cup

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/surveillance-cameras-seattles-stadium-district-shut-off-after-fifa-world-cup

Maine judge rolls back rulings after evidence of secret police surveillance discovered in drug case

Westbrook Police arrested Willie Banks after monitoring him through his neighbor’s camera for 3 years. “At best, we have an untimely disclosure resulting from negligence or miscommunication between the government and its investigative partners that can be adequately cured by reopening suppression proceedings,” District Judge Lance Walker wrote in his new order. “At worst, we have a serious disclosure transgression resulting from law enforcement’s active concealment of the truth from the defense, the court, and perhaps even the government — misconduct for which a greater sanction may be required.”

https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/06/judge-rolls-back-rulings-after-evidence-of-police-surveillance-discovered-in-westbrooks-man-case/

POLICE STATE WARNING: Waymo reports teen riders for bad behavior and delivers them to the police

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-07-07/waymo-reports-teen-riders-for-bad-behavior-delivers-them-to-police

Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5886113/waymo-police-privacy-driverless-autonomous-vehicles

Waymo will soon go fully autonomous in four more cities

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/waymo-starts-driverless-rides-in-san-diego-las-vegas-tampa-denver.html

IRONY: Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/feds-demand-autonomous-vehicle-companies-stop-interfering-with-first-responders/

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/av-developers-automated-vehicle-that-cannot-safely-interact-first-responders-danger

Your Ring camera isn’t stopping crime. But it might be making you paranoid

https://www.vox.com/advice/493994/ring-simplisafe-nest-doorbell-cameras-paranoia

Ohio Police Say Public Shouldn’t Be Worried About Geofencing, Worry About Flock Safety Cameras Being Banned

“I don’t believe my cell number being found in a particular location is particularly troublesome to me if I haven’t committed any crimes,” Ohio Fraternal Order of Police President Jay McDonald said.

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/08/are-flock-cameras-next-supreme-court-rules-against-police-using-sprawling-cell-phone-location-data/

SCOTUS Ruling Could Be Bad News for Flock Safety — But Won’t Stop Mass Surveillance

https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-ruling-could-be-bad-news-for-flock-but-wont-stop-mass-surveillance/

Air Force Engineer Accused of Cutting Down 13 Flock Safety Cameras Says They’re Unconstitutional
https://www.military.com/air-force-engineer-accused-of-cutting-down-13-police-cameras-says-they-are-unconstitutional

Armageddon Prose

The People vs. Flock (+ Redpill Real Talk)

Does it get more quintessentially American than illegally knocking off Flock cameras that enable the government to conduct illegal mass surveillance of the “citizens” whom it doesn’t actually view as citizens at all but rather as cattle…

a month ago · 5 likes · 1 comment · Benjamin Bartee

5 Georgia cops used Flock Safety cameras for personal searches

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/07/08/flock-cameras-used-for-personal-reasons-by-five-albany-cops-gbi-says/90844996007/

Milwaukee detective charged with misusing Flock Safety cameras

https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-police-officer-flock-misuse-chapman-charges

Florida Cop used Flock Safety Camera Database to Stalk a Woman He Met On Apple TV+ Set

https://archive.ph/3GFP6

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/deputy-used-police-databases-plate-174706376.html

How Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked Me for Days Over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After Me

https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-me-for-days-over-stolen-plates-and-sent-police-after-me

More Flock cameras cut down in Houston amid some privacy concerns

https://abc13.com/post/more-flock-cameras-cut-down-houston-amid-privacy-concerns/19471780/

Flock Safety Credibility Lost as it Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police Departments, and the Public

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/flock-safety-credibility-lost-as-it-repeatedly-lies-to-city-councils-police-departments-and-public-across-the-country

IRONY: Pentagon seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/us-seeks-cheaper-hunter-killer-drones-after-iran-destroys-1b-worth-of-reapers/

The New Orleans Police Department changes policy on weaponized surveillance drones

“The New Orleans Police Department recently changed course on a proposed policy that would have potentially allowed the use of weapons on drones deployed in the French Quarter. The change came after local organizations pushed back against the policy. The NOPD has been using drones to assist with law enforcement citywide since 2024. When it began using the technology, the department’s policy stated that it would not equip the drones with weapons. But in June 2026, the NOPD proposed a revision to that policy, saying that drones could be equipped with weapons if given written permission by the Superintendent of Police. The NOPD said in a statement to Verite News that the June language was a revision to be reviewed, but file name for the draft has a June 21, 2026 effective date.”

https://veritenews.org/2026/07/10/nopd-drones-french-quarter-weapons/

UN Secretary General Calls for Global Ban On ‘Killer Drones And Robots’

https://gizmodo.com/un-secretary-general-calls-for-global-ban-on-ai-killer-robots-2000782542

Carolina Sheriff Unveils Humanoid Robot ALLEGEDLY for Hostage Negotiation Purposes

https://www.wxii12.com/article/forsyth-county-sheriff-showcases-humanoid-robot-with-advanced-capabilities/71816535

Hartford police use surveillance drones to allegedly ID people on illegal ATV’s and dirt bikes

https://www.courant.com/2026/07/09/ct-city-launches-drone-program-aimed-at-cracking-down-on-illegal-atv-dirt-bikes-riding/

Anaheim police used surveillance drones to arrest a person lighting off fireworks

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/drones-anaheim-illegal-fireworks/3914390/

Increased drone surveillance of illegal July 4th fireworks led to $100K fine

The resulting $100,000 fine came from counting the number of fireworks and possibly other factors. Sacramento County assigns fines for illegal fireworks starting at $1,000 per device and as high as $10,000 per device used near sensitive areas such as schools or parks. But felony criminal charges punishable by imprisonment are also possible if illegal fireworks cause a fire that leads to property damage or bodily injury.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/on-americas-250th-more-cities-used-drone-surveillance-to-spot-illegal-fireworks/

New York to spend $100M on law enforcement surveillance tech (gunshot detection systems, drones)
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-100-million-state-investment-law-enforcement-technology-and

Rochester, MN police used surveillance drones 1,000 times without a warrant last year

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/rochester-police-used-drones-more-171800249.html

Rochester Mayor’s Police Drone Propaganda Video

Bloomington Police say drones are an eye in the sky, not a surveillance state

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-07-07/bloomington-police-say-drones-are-an-eye-in-the-sky-not-a-surveillance-state

Minneapolis police surveillance drone debate draws packed crowds concerned about privacy

https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/ap/ap_national_news/minneapolis-police-drone-debate-draws-packed-crowds-concerned-about-privacy/article_bf222cd4-dcc6-51e9-93d0-31c245c17f66.html

https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/07/09/minneapolis-police-drone-trial-pushback/

Southborough police purchase surveillance drone

The $105,000 expenditure will cover the cost of the drone and other costs, such as storage. in addition, the Fay School, a private day school for students in grades K-9, is donating $40,000 – $20,000 now and another $20,000 in October.

https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/local/2026/07/09/southborough-ma-select-board-authorizes-police-department-to-get-drone/90851871007/

Redmond police spend $410K on 6 surveillance drones

https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/redmond/redmond-police-new-drones-400000/article_ef8df42d-f3d7-4a7a-a783-67d3ccb66ac7.html

Berkeley police hope to seek bids soon for surveillance drones, Flock Safety cameras

https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/01/community/berkeley-police-seek-bids-drones-cameras/

PRIVACY NIGHTMARE: Drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/autonomous-drone-delivery-startup-manna-plots-major-u-s-expansion/

Inside the race for drone delivery dominance

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/inside-us-race-drone-delivery-dominance-2026-07-10/

Police Propaganda Warning: The DOJ, DHS and the FCC work together to enforce the Safer Skies Act

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13609/counter-uas-authority-for-state-local-tribal-and-territorial-law-enforcement-and-correctional

Police Violence

CA police chief made $1.2M last year but didn’t work a single day

https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2026/07/08/ex-redlands-deputy-police-chief-was-californias-highest-city-earner-in-2025-but-didnt-work-a-day/

NYPD cop accused of raping a child relative over a span of 5 years

https://nypost.com/2026/07/09/us-news/nypd-officer-accused-of-raping-child-relative-in-incidents-dating-back-5-years-cops-sources/

Congressman Landsman Wants to Ban Supreme Court Justices, Others from Participating in Prediction Markets and Stock Trading

“Many Court employees – justices, law clerks, judicial assistants and other staff – have inside information on critical Supreme Court decisions and operations, whether case-based or personnel-based. Recent leaks at the Court have raised additional concerns about individuals with insider information attempting to use that information to ensure the result of a case or expose what they believe to be an irregular course of action… With public trust in all three branches of the federal government at an all-time low, I believe it is within the Court’s interest to proactively inform the public that the justices and Court employees are not currently participating in prediction markets, and are forbidden from participating in them during the entirety of their employment.”

https://landsman.house.gov/posts/landsman-leads-effort-to-ban-scotus-others-from-participating-in-prediction-markets-and-stock-trading

https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/landsman.house.gov/uploads/2026/07/FINAL-2026.06.29_Letter-to-SCOTUS-on-Prediction-Markets.pdf

Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal how their books add to their income

“In addition to their salaries, much of the justices’ reported income came from their book deals. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson led the pack earning more than $1.1 million last year for a total of roughly $4 million since her memoir, Lovely One, was published in 2024.”

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5886170/supreme-court-financial-disclosures-books-gifts-income

Vermont prosecutor’s DUI case heading to court diversion, allowing him to avoid a criminal conviction

https://vtdigger.org/2026/07/07/grand-isle-prosecutors-dui-case-heading-to-court-diversion-court-records-state/

US judiciary to hike PACER fees to fund accelerated system upgrade

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judiciary-hike-pacer-fees-fund-accelerated-system-upgrade-2026-06-26/

DC Appeals Court Rules Cops Can Search People Without A Warrant For Running Away

“Within two or three seconds, right as the officers stepped onto the walkway, D.W. and one of the other men in the group saw the approaching officers and took off running. The officers chased D.W. for about a minute, following him through a parking lot, down an alley, and through a nearby home’s rear and side yard to a tall chain-link fence that D.W. scaled. The initially pursuing officers gave up the chase at that point, but a different officer jumped the fence after D.W. and managed to grab his leg as he was trying to hop over a second tall fence.”

https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/2026-07/D.W.%20v.%20United%20States%2C%2019-CF-0143.pdf

Why the DOJ is investigating Philadelphia after police stripped gun permits from Black Panthers‑inspired group

https://theconversation.com/why-the-doj-is-investigating-philadelphia-after-police-stripped-gun-permits-from-black-panthers-inspired-group-285674

IL State Police Used a Truck Inspection To Search for Drugs. An Appeals Court Said the Fourth Amendment Forbids It

https://reason.com/2026/07/09/police-used-a-truck-inspection-to-search-for-drugs-the-7th-circuit-said-the-fourth-amendment-forbids-it/

Chicago Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted to get $9M (Cops Lied Three Different Times)

“After being convicted in 2005 and sentenced to 90 years in prison, an appeals court tossed out Daniel Ochoa’s conviction, finding that , Chicago Police Detective Jose Lopez and another detective improperly testified about how they identified Ochoa as a suspect in the murder. Ochoa was tried again, and convicted again in 2013, records show. An appeals court vacated that second conviction, saying that Chicago police detectives again improperly testified about how they identified Ochoa.”

https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/09/pay-9m-man-who-spent-17-years-prison-after-being-wrongfully-convicted-city-lawyers

DISGUSTED: MA Man Whose Three-Decade-Old Murder Conviction Was Overturned Still Fighting to Be Released from Custody

https://massdump.ghost.io/brian-peixoto-bail-denied/

Black Man Exonerated After 38 Years Says NYPD Framed Him for Murder

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/08/brian-kendall-nypd-murder-exonerated-lawsuit/

NYPD precinct boss who told underling he wanted to ‘make biracial babies’ arrested on attempted rape charge

https://nypost.com/2026/07/10/us-news/nypd-precinct-boss-who-allegedly-told-underling-he-wants-to-make-biracial-babies-with-you-arrested-on-attempted-rape-charge/

NYPD’s top psychologist forced to quit in retaliation after reporting unethical practices
https://nypost.com/2026/07/11/us-news/nypds-former-top-shrink-claims-he-was-forced-to-quit/

The Long Battle to Keep the NYPD Out of Mental Health Emergencies

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/07/nypd-mental-health-emergency-mamdani-new-york/

PA Man Was Arrested for Unpaid Court Fees. He Was Dead 48 Hours Later

https://theappeal.org/unpaid-court-fees-jail-death-york-pennsylvania/

GA cop who killed a suspect who was lying on the ground out on bail

https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/07/dekalb-officer-charged-after-fatally-shooting-teen-during-arrest-gbi-says/

Retired NJ cop charged with sex assault of underage girl

https://6abc.com/post/retired-police-officer-charged-sex-assault-underage-girl-new-jersey/19481315/

Man claims NH police chief choked him prior to arrest

https://www.wmur.com/article/berlin-man-gorham-police-chief-complaint-71026/71901002

NJ cop arrested for turning off body camera and pistol-whipping a suspect

https://dailyvoice.com/article/saddle-brook-officer-attilio-dente-arrested/

FL cop arrested on battery charges after drunk bar fight with couple

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/07/07/idiotic-behavior-volusia-sergeant-arrested-on-battery-charges-after-drunk-bar-fight-with-couple-sheriff-says

NJ cop in charge of K-9 unit charged after leaving two police dogs to die in hot car

https://www.nj.com/salem/2026/07/2-sheriffs-k-9s-died-after-their-handler-left-them-in-a-hot-suv-all-day-prosecutor-says.html

Las Vegas cop arrested for domestic violence

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/07/09/arrest-report-las-vegas-police-officer-arrested-following-family-gathering-4th-july/

Maricopa County lieutenant demands backpay for overtime

“The Arizona county says officers in administrative roles like lieutenant are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act because their main duty is not law enforcement.”

https://www.courthousenews.com/maricopa-county-lieutenant-demands-backpay-for-overtime/

U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News

Joe Cadillic — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:02:44 GMT

Scientists find no link between Tylenol and autism, again, after Trump warning
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/trump-and-rfk-jr-still-wrong-about-tylenol-and-autism-another-study-finds/

Trump Wants Your Medical Data for His Drug War

“The Trump administration’s new drug strategy does more than escalate the war on fentanyl. It sketches the architecture for a national surveillance system built from some of Americans’ most personal data: prescriptions, toxicology results, wastewater, electronic health records, license plate scans, and law enforcement intelligence. The plans are laid out in the 2026 National Drug Control Strategy, a 195-page blueprint released in early May. The strategy describes a surveillance architecture but never addresses how it may or may not be used. Nowhere does the strategy mention HIPAA. Nowhere does it say how patient privacy would be protected. Nowhere does it explain what limits would prevent a system built for fentanyl from being used to monitor abortion, pregnancy, gender transition, methadone treatment, protest activity, or any other behavior a future administration decides to target.”

Zeteo

Trump Wants YOUR Medical Data for His Drug War

The Trump administration’s new drug strategy does more than escalate the war on fentanyl. It sketches the architecture for a national surveillance system built from some of Americans’ most person…

2 months ago · 300 likes · 22 comments · Dr. Céline Gounder

Senator Warren Introduces Bill to Ban Sale of Americans’ Health and Location Data

https://scanlon.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2033

Supreme Court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-endorses-grace-periods-mail-in-ballots-2026-06-29/

MAGA Melts Down at Trump Justice for Vetoing Election Ploy

https://archive.ph/oywwt

Courts Keep Blocking Trump’s Push to Federalize Elections

https://www.cato.org/blog/court-rules-against-usps-rulemaking-latest-judicial-defeat-trumps-no-good-very-bad-two-week

A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-5859333/voter-roll-purge-supreme-court

Supreme Court to hear Republican bid to revive Arizona voter restrictions

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-hear-republican-bid-revive-arizona-voter-restrictions-2026-06-29/

Supreme Court strikes down limits on political party spending

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5827039/supreme-court-campaign-finance

Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates

https://theconversation.com/political-parties-can-now-spend-unlimited-money-supporting-candidates-after-supreme-court-overturns-decades-of-precedent-280664

Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/musks-x-poses-serious-risk-to-americans-privacy-advocates-warn-ftc/

Trump administration refuses to do DOGE after-action report

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2026/07/vought-trump-admin-wont-do-doge-after-action-report/

Former Chinese Billionaire and Steve Bannon Associate Is Sentenced for Fraud

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/chinese-billionaire-30-years-prison-fraud-00981076

The Onion relaunches InfoWars, Alex Jones’ right-wing conspiracy website, this week

https://www.wbez.org/media/2026/06/29/the-onion-relaunches-infowars-alex-jones-right-wing-conspiracy-website-this-week

Onion Parody’s Alex Jones on New Infowar’s Website

https://archive.ph/BXm1A

Report Describes how Trump Destroyed the Department of Education

“The Education Department lost about 40% of its staff from the day Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025 through March 31, 2025, but certain sub-departments were hit harder, according to the report released last week. The Office of English Language Acquisition, which served immigrant students, was gutted, leaving one employee, according to the report. The department also terminated contracts and grants totaling roughly $2 billion.”

https://www.the74million.org/article/trump-wanted-to-cut-ed-department-into-irrelevancy-new-report-shows-how-he-did-it/

Federal civil rights data holds schools accountable. Under Trump, it’s 6 months late

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/02/nx-s1-5859422/civil-rights-data-students-education

Trump’s EEOC Votes to Rescind Affirmative Action Guidelines

https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-votes-rescind-affirmative-action-interpretive-guidelines-and-related-compliance

Trump’s EEOC Rescinds Guidance on Workplace Harassment (January 2026)

https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-commission-votes-rescind-2024-harassment-guidance

Days After Monsanto Ruling, Trump EPA Approves More Forever Chemical Pesticides

https://www.commondreams.org/news/maha-trump-pesticide-dispute

Virginia County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’

“Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.”

https://archive.ph/Wr0m2

Supreme Court sides with GOP states on anti-trans sports ban

https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-sides-with-gop-states-on-anti-trans-sports-ban/

Meta loses bid to dismiss states’ claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/meta-loses-bid-dismiss-us-states-claims-that-facebook-instagram-addict-children-2026-06-30/

Apple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses

https://archive.ph/mCbBw

Tesla starts testing Cybercab without pedals or a steering wheel in Austin

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/tesla-starts-testing-cybercab-without-pedals-or-a-steering-wheel-in-austin/

More companies are rehiring workers they replaced with AI after automation fails to deliver

https://www.techspot.com/news/112960-more-companies-rehiring-workers-they-replaced-ai-after.html

Scientists Asked AI to Impersonate 112 Public Figures. What Happened Next Is a ‘Dire’ Warning

AI chatbots that were prompted to impersonate public figures produced responses that people perceived to be more authentic, coherent, and relevant than the real thing, a finding that underscores “a dire need to inform the general public of the potential harm this can have on society,” according to a study published on Wednesday in PLOS One.

https://www.404media.co/untitled-28/

UN launches ‘AI for Good’ Commission—Full of Big Tech Executives

https://archive.ph/Obf7q

https://www.commondreams.org/news/united-nations-ai

Lawmaker warns of Trump administration’s ‘fetishization’ of Silicon Valley startups

https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/06/lawmaker-warns-administrations-fetishization-silicon-valley-startups/414516

A Judicial Wake-Up Call on Government by AI

https://www.techpolicy.press/a-judicial-wakeup-call-on-government-by-ai/

How Grindr’s C.E.O. Adopted AI: ‘I Just Imposed It’

https://archive.ph/jIxaX

The DisInformation Chronicle

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower Documents Highlight Serious Safety Concerns for NIH Virus Lab in Montana

9 minute read…

2 months ago · 79 likes · 5 comments · Paul D. Thacker

HHS says no decision on $1.24 billion Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine contracts

https://sharylattkisson.com/2026/06/hhs-says-no-decision-on-1-24-billion-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-contracts-questions-persist/

New law forces tech companies to become government actors under the guise of child sexual abuse

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/law-changes-social-media-platforms-222638068.html

Tech Companies as Government Agents and the Future of the Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse

https://www.californialawreview.org/print/internetgov-tech-companies-as-government-agents-and-the-future-of-the-fight-against-child-sexual-abuse

Patrick Crotty on the Return of Forced Arbitration Clauses In Bank of America Contracts

https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/patrick-crotty-on-the-return-of-forced-arbitration-clauses-in-bank-of-america-contracts/

Big Brother Warning: Texas town unveils self-service pet chip kiosks

https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/temple-self-service-microchip-scanning-station-helping-reunite-lost-pets-families/500-2378c977-ba9c-41cb-ad59-66f799cd784e

State Privacy News

Missouri and Kansas police use cameras to track license plates, but residents resist surveillance

https://www.kcur.org/news/2026-06-29/automated-license-plate-readers-alpr-kansas-city-lenexa-weston-police

VT- Lawmakers tried to curb Flock Safety surveillance. Police found a way around it

https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/28/vermont-lawmakers-tried-to-curb-license-plate-surveillance-police-found-a-way-around-it/

MA- Governor to Extend Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases With DNA Evidence

https://www.propublica.org/article/rape-statute-limitations-dna-evidence-massachusetts

CT- Town of Killingworth to end Flock Safety contract

https://insideinvestigator.org/killingworth-to-end-flock-contract/

NY- Audit finds domestic violence hotline missing calls, lacking oversight

https://www.wbng.com/2026/07/02/audit-finds-ny-domestic-violence-hotline-missing-calls-lacking-oversight

NJ- State Legislature Passes Grocery Surveillance Pricing Ban

https://www.supermarketnews.com/grocery-technology/new-jersey-becomes-second-state-to-ban-surveillance-pricing

W. VA- Monongalia County officials defend Flock Safety cameras despite privacy concerns

https://www.wvnews.com/morgantownnews/news/local/monongalia-county-commission-approves-routine-business-as-flock-camera-debate-dominates-public/article_c605cab3-6f7d-448a-8a5e-1f8bca0521a8.html

https://wajr.com/2026/07/01/flock-cameras-raise-public-concern-in-mon-county/

NC- Brevard City Council to consider privacy concerns around Flock Safety cameras

https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/news/license-plate-reading-camera-policy-on-the-table/article_1dd6fe86-923d-48b2-927d-b2cffde391d5.html

LA- Privacy concerns grow as Metro Police keep Flock camera locations a secret

https://www.wdrb.com/news/privacy-concerns-grow-as-louisville-keeps-flock-camera-locations-secret/article_054d9b3a-cd7f-46c3-961b-5cadb2c62cf0.html

IN- ACLU: Get Flock Out of Indiana

https://www.aclu-in.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-flock-out-of-indiana/

OH- City of Cleveland Voted to Kill Its Flock Camera Network But Police Refuse to Stop Using Them

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/cleveland-voted-kill-flock-camera-183155042.html

WI- Stoughton residents voice concerns about police Flock cameras

https://www.stoughtonnews.com/news/government/residents-voice-concerns-about-flock-cameras/article_5ac9fbfe-d929-41f8-b0f0-cba67293b664.html

WI- Ashland police to remove Flock cameras from city

https://www.fox21online.com/news/political/ashland-police-department-to-remove-flock-cameras-from-city/article_794afeda-e1e4-4762-84c0-3952d291204c.html

IL- Springfield City Council claims Flock Safety cameras reduce crime

https://www.illinoistimes.com/watch-public-meetings/springfieldcitycouncil/springfield-weighs-crime-reduction-against-surveillance-concerns/

IA- Des Moines police to extend use of Motorola license plate readers

https://www.kcci.com/article/des-moines-police-to-extend-use-of-license-plate-recognition-software/71787501

IA- AG accuses Temu of collecting private consumer data

https://www.courthousenews.com/iowa-accuses-temu-of-collecting-private-consumer-data/

OK- Oklahoma City to consider renewing Flock Safety camera contract

https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2026-07-01/surveillance-or-safety-okc-city-council-to-consider-automated-license-plate-reader-contract-renewal

ND- BS WARNING: Fargo Police unveil flock camera safety transparency portal

https://www.am1100theflag.com/news/fargo-police-unveil-flock-camera-safety-transparency-portal/

NM- Law limiting license plate reader data being shared goes into effect

https://www.krqe.com/news/politics-government/law-limiting-license-plate-reader-data-being-shared-goes-into-effect-in-new-mexico/

CO- Las Animas County sheriff’s install flock safety cameras along major highways in Las Animas County

https://worldjournalnewspaper.com/flock-cameras-appear-intrinidad-area-corridors/

CA- Police Propaganda: Grand jury claims Placer sheriff who blocked Flock Safety alerts to Auburn cops ‘increased risks to public safety’

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article316345291.html

CA- Alameda County approves $2.4M Flock Safety surveillance camera contract

https://oaklandside.org/2026/07/01/2-4-million-surveillance-contract-with-flock-approved-by-alameda-county/

WA- Wenatchee police to reactivate Flock Safety cameras soon

https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/wenatchee-police-will-reactive-flock-cameras-soon/281-6abe99bd-83b6-4110-a83c-2ba3eca7f1c2

WA- Community of Appleton removes spying Flock cameras

https://www.nbc26.com/appleton/flock-cameras-go-offline-in-appleton

World Privacy News

European Parliament member who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/politician-who-investigated-spyware-abuses-had-his-phone-hacked-with-pegasus-spyware/

https://www.euractiv.com/news/spyware-used-to-hack-pegasus-committee-mep-analysis-finds/

Albanian police fire water cannons on Trump resort protesters

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/02/albanian-police-fire-water-cannon-as-protests-against-trump-linked-luxury-resort-continue

Trump’s “Board of Peace” Is Planning to Concentrate Gazans in “Hamas-Free” Enclaves

https://truthout.org/articles/the-board-of-peace-is-planning-to-concentrate-gazans-in-hamas-free-enclaves/

Israel OKs 13 New Settlements to ‘Fracture’ West Bank and Create ‘Irreversible Status Quo’

https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-approves-13-west-bank-settlements

US human rights lawyer detained at Liverpool airport for opposing Israeli genocide

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/06/30/human-rights-dan-kovalik/

How Israel used Tinder in the Propaganda Battle for South Lebanon

https://www.mintpressnews.com/tinders-secret-war-how-israel-used-the-dating-app-in-the-propaganda-battle-for-south-lebanon/291026/

IRONY: Airlines and Airports Ask EU to Suspend Biometric Border Checks

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/01/call-to-suspend-eu-border-system-peak-holiday-period-europe-travel-airport-queues

https://www.aci-europe.org/media-room/610-open-letter-to-president-of-the-european-commission-on-the-schengen-entry-exit-system-ees.html

Herta is the first European company prepared to use facial recognition to spy on people public spaces

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/herta-artificialintelligence-facialrecognition-ugcPost-7473317191069700096-UcH3

Internet gaming websites use Facephi facial recognition to ID customers

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/facephi-reinforces-presence-regulated-gaming-153800377.html

Vadzo introduces facial and gesture recognition retail self-service kiosks

https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/electronics-and-engineering/vadzo-imaging-launches-ar0521-usb-camera-for-interactive-digital-signag-1178608

Top EU court upholds Google Android antitrust fine

https://www.politico.eu/article/top-eu-court-upholds-google-android-fine-in-landmark-antitrust-case/

Georgia- Police use Russian facial recognition to suppress civil rights

https://algorithmwatch.org/en/russian-surveillance-face-recognition-georgia/

Switzerland- Government delays national digital ID program over security concerns

https://www.bj.admin.ch/de/newnsb/4ZNYpSk3J1-U

UK- Documents Reveal Intelligence Operation Targeting Russia, Iran, Gaza and Beyond

https://www.mintpressnews.com/leaked-documents-reveal-uk-intelligence-operation-targeting-russia-iran-gaza-and-beyond/291009/

UK- Police are buying facial recognition ‘without understanding it’: Police Professional

https://policeprofessional.com/news/police-buying-biometric-technology-without-understanding-it/

UK- Met Police to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/23/met-to-expand-live-facial-recognition-central-london

UK- Met Police To Extend Use Of Live Facial Recognition, Drones

https://www.barrons.com/news/london-police-to-extend-use-of-live-facial-recognition-drones-b4879779

UK- 200 Sainsbury stores to use facial recognition to ID everyone

Silkie Carlo, of the campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: “Innocent shoppers should not have to submit to Orwellian identity checks just to buy a loaf of bread or pick up nappies.

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/sainsbury-deploy-facial-recognition-software-093517333.html

UK- Only allow customers with a digital ID can purchase alcohol in pubs and stores

https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/post-office/news/post-office-welcomes-government-announcement-on-acceptance-of-digital-proof-of-age-511057

IRL- British intelligence instigated riots in Catholic and Protestant communities with twisted ploys

https://thegrayzone.com/2026/06/24/british-intel-occupied-ireland-leaks/

IRL- ‘Unprecedented’ jump in AI complaints to the Data Protection Commission

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0630/1581060-data-watchdog-complaints/

South Korea- Government To Use Facial Recognition ID Everyone Who Owns A Cell Phone

https://m.ajupress.com/amp/20260630110870445

Somalia- Government forces people applying for passport to have a national digital ID card

https://www.ftlsomalia.com/somalia-enhances-internal-security-with-mandatory-biometric-checks-for-domestic-travelers/

Cameroon- Government launches digital ID program for taxi drivers

https://www.wearetech.africa/en/fils-uk/news/tech/cameroon-launches-digital-id-system-for-yaounde-taxis

AU- Catholic charity avoids paying millions to sex abuse victims by selling properties to each other for $1

“Church property records obtained by Guardian Australia show the Christian Brothers has spent the past decade transferring vast wealth – including holdings of land, school buildings and multimillion-dollar homes – to another Catholic entity, Edmund Rice Education Australia, for $1 each.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/01/like-being-stabbed-in-the-back-abuse-survivors-left-without-trials-after-christian-brothers-unprecedented-legal-tactic-ntwnfb

Canada- Ottawa police use IDEMIA facial recognition bodycams to ID everyone

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-police-ai-facial-recognition

Mexico- Government extends deadline for facial recognition CURP registration (facial recognition registration for cell phones)

https://www.gob.mx/crt/prensa/crt-anuncia-calendario-y-fechas-limite-para-registro-de-lineas

U.S. News/Police Violence

Joe Cadillic — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:04:19 GMT

Poll names Trump as worst American in history, Republicans say he’s greatest

https://www.newsweek.com/poll-trump-worst-american-history-republicans-greatest-12154854

Trump Jokes About ‘Threesome’ Involving Him, His Sons And Medal of Honor

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/01/trump-medal-of-honor-joke-sons/90775525007/

Trump’s commemorative Social Security card comes with the ‘Freedom 250’ logo

https://www.fastcompany.com/91568826/trump-commemorative-social-security-card-freedom-250

House Democrats accuse Trump of ‘hijacking’ America’s 250th birthday for his own gain

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/02/nx-s1-5879162/freedom-250-report-house-democrats-controversy

White House Brutally Mocked for Trying to Make Trump a Pop Star

“As fans across the world wait to see whether Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce actually get married in New York City on July 4th weekend, the White House posted a graphic of President Donald Trump in the style of the pop star’s Eras Tour poster.”

https://archive.ph/QGlJA

Trump puts himself center stage for Independence Day

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-seeks-to-put-himself-center-stage-for-us-independence-day/ar-AA27c9ks

Israel Plotted to Assassinate Top Iranian Negotiators to Derail Peace Talks

https://archive.ph/fcM6l

Air Force major arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/air-force-major-jason-watson-arrested-capitol-trump-impeachment-rcna352827

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/07/02/air-force-major-arrested-on-capitol-steps-during-protest-calling-for-trump-impeachment/

Former Olympian indicted by a grand jury for reaching into reflecting pool

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/politics/former-olympic-rower-indicted-for-felony-related-to-reflecting-pool

Jeanine Pirro Torched By Critics Over ‘Total Bullshit’ Reflecting Pool Indictment

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanine-pirro-torched-by-critics-over-reflecting-pool-indictment_n_6a4722dde4b03060a8500ca9

Trump’s Dystopia Takes Over the National Mall

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/video-trump-national-mall-reflecting-pool-great-american-state-fair/

DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified” Says ACLU Suffers From “Trump Derangement Syndrome”

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson dismissed the ACLU’s findings as “partisan talking points” from an organization that she said “suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.” She also defended the administration’s approach. “President Trump is a champion for our great law enforcement officers and has encouraged them to arrest criminals and enforce the law — unlike the Biden Administration,” Jackson said.

https://www.propublica.org/article/aclu-trump-police-reform-doj-minneapolis-louisville-phoenix-memphis

Supreme Court Lets $5M Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand

https://archive.ph/t8pow

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-supreme-court

Judge cautions Melania Trump against trying to sanction journalist Michael Wolff

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-cautions-melania-trump-against-trying-to-sanction-journalist-michael-wolff/

Trump’s made $1.4 billion in crypto earnings last year

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/financial-disclosure-1-billion-cryptocurrency-earnings-meme-coins-rcna352497

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/trump-financial-disclosure-released.html

Trump Defends $1.4 Billion Crypto Income, Says “Everybody is Profiting”

Trump gifted a lavishly encrusted ring from Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belgian-diamond-group-gifts-trump-ring/

More Perfect Union

Abbott Laboratories was investigated for poisoning babies. After a $500,000 donation, Trump let them off the hook.

By Lucy Dean Stockton, More Perfect Union…

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The Kennedy Center was supposed to close this weekend. Instead, it’s selling a $25K Trump July 4 package
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-kennedy-center-was-supposed-to-close-this-weekend-instead-it-s-selling-a-25k-presidential-july-4-package/ar-AA26ZrZp

OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake

https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-proposes-handing-trump-administration-5-stake-ft-reports-2026-07-02/

FBI Director Kash Patel’s Late Stock Disclosure Raises STOCK Act Questions

https://www.notus.org/money/kash-patel-stock-act

Ex-Trump Attorney Calls Trump’s $1.4 Billion The ‘Greatest Onslaught Of Corruption In The History Of Mankind’

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ex-trump-attorney-ty-cobb-onslaught-of-corruption_n_6a44e751e4b07b95cff2ed95

As Trump reports $2.2 billion in 2025 income, ethics experts raise alarms

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-07-01/trumps-reported-2-2-billion-in-2025-income-sets-off-ethics-alarms

IRS Removes Gift Tax Burdens For Trump Account Contributions Only

“The relief granted will reduce the potential burden placed on friends and family who want to put money into a Trump account,” IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/irs-trump-account-contributions-will-not-trigger-gift-tax-reporting.html

Plan to ease rules on mailing guns could help company Trump Jr. has stake in

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/02/trump-jr-plays-key-role-grabagun-company-hoping-boost-internet-gun-sales/

Trump likely to pardon Sean “Diddy” Combs

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-weighs-pardons-for-sean-diddy-combs-others/

Trump pardons six people convicted of tampering with vehicle emissions controls

“It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for ‘fixing their car,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding, “While I know this sounds ridiculous, it is nevertheless a fact, and part of the Weaponization and Stupidity that our Country had to endure during four long years of Sleepy Joe Biden. I AM SETTING THEM ALL FREE, RIGHT NOW!”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/13/clean-air-act-diesel-pardon-trump-00960608

Judges Strike Down Trump’s Loan Forgiveness Limits for Workers at Activist Groups
https://archive.ph/0xw7r

The Office of Management and Budget wants to use AI to flag grants that don’t align with Trump’s agenda

The White House is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to identify grants that aren’t in sync with Trump administration priorities. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, asked Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing Tuesday if OMB is building an AI tool to “flag grants that are misaligned with the administration’s agenda.” Vought acknowledged that OMB is “definitely working on technology, including AI, to be able to have a wider-angle lens about what is going on with the federal government.”

https://fedscoop.com/white-house-ai-tool-grants-trump-agenda-russell-vought/

Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing 2020 Election Denier Tina Peters

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/politics/colorado-governor-fires-members-clemency-board-tina-peters

FBI Directing Resources Into Trump’s Bogus 2020 Presidential Election Probe

https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-directing-hundreds-of-analysts-to-dig-into-subjects-of-ga-election-probe-sources-say

‘Not Even Trying to Hide Their Brazen Corruption’: Trump Sons Set to Profit From Tungsten Mining Deal

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-sons-tungsten-mining

Stephen Miller threatens to ‘take a hard look’ at banning pregnant women entering America

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/stephen-miller-vows-immigration-clampdown-after-scotus-rulings/gm-GM954727D5

Trump Ally Calls For ‘Sterilization Of All Foreign Visitors’

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/insight/federalist-ceo-urges-sterilization-of-foreign-visitors-after-court-defeat/gm-GM39B9382B

Trump deporting immigrants to the Central African Republic

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/29/central-african-republic-latest-third-country-for-us-deportees

US Supreme Court supercharges its ‘shadow docket’ to support Trump

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-supercharges-its-shadow-docket-dividing-justices-2026-07-02/

‘Going Out of Its Way to Enable Trump,’ Supreme Court Has Used Secretive Shadow Docket Like Never Before

https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-shadow-docket

The Supreme Court can no longer explain itself

https://www.vox.com/politics/494282/supreme-court-illegible

1st Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to reinstall dozens of slavery exhibits at National Parks

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-can-avoid-reinstalling-exhibits-slavery-climate-parks-us-2026-07-02/

As America turns 250, museums and parks fight against Trump to preserve our country’s troubled history

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/america-turns-250-museums-parks-fight-preserve-countrys-troubled-history-2026-07-03/

ICE Finds a New Way to Dodge Congress About a Secret Protester Database

John Cooper, assistant director of ICE’s Office of Congressional Relations letter went on to cite a “whole-of-government process,” administered by the FBI, in which nominations to the Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) are reviewed and approved “based on federal criteria derived from statutory definitions of terrorism.” Notably, President Donald Trump designated “antifa”—which is not a single group and is generally defined as anyone who is against fascism—as a domestic terrorist organization in September. And in May, as my colleague Sophie Hurwitz reported, the White House released a new counterterrorism playbook that “prioritize[s] the rapid identification and neutralization of violent secular political groups whose ideology is anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist.” “ICE’s shifting and carefully worded responses prevent Congress and the public from determining the extent of ICE’s surveillance activities,” Senator Markey and Frost write. They pressed Mullin and Venturella on whether “DHS, ICE, or any component agency of DHS” is “maintaining their own database, list, or record of individuals engaged in protest activity, outside of the TSDS” or creating any “record of individuals identified as threats to officer or facility safety, including those who have not been accused of any crime.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/ice-domestic-terrorists-database-ed-markey-letter/

450 Years in Prison for Saying “Anti-Fascist"

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Can’t punish reporting it? Punish transporting it

https://freedom.press/issues/cant-punish-reporting-it-punish-transporting-it/

Kyle Shideler, Director of Counterterrorism Research at the right-wing think tank Center for Security Policy

https://inthesetimes.com/article/prairieland-antifa-trial-protest-repression-fbi

“Since 2017 several people with ties to the CSP have joined the Trump administration, including Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway in 2017, chief of staff for the National Security Council Fred Fleitz in 2018 and Deputy National Security Advisor Charles Kupperman in 2019.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Security_Policy

“The Center for Security Policy began peddling anti-Muslim rhetoric after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The group, for example, warns that Islamic law poses a threat to American democracy and that Muslims are trying to overthrow the U.S. government from within.”
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/trumps-acting-national-security-adviser-once-tied-group-known-anti-muslim-stance/

Minnesota Activists Prepare to Defend Anti-ICE Protesters From Federal Charges

https://truthout.org/articles/minnesota-activists-prepare-to-defend-anti-ice-protesters-from-federal-charges/

RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now

https://archive.ph/JAMH6

Supreme Court Hands Trump Full Power Over The Executive Branch

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5945676-trump-presidential-power-supreme-court/

Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone

Todd Blanche, Pete Hegseth, and Stephen Miller Humiliated as Pro-Trump Speeches Are Drowned Out

https://archive.ph/JIYrw

Epstein victim and Trump accuser living in fear of retaliation

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/alleged-epstein-victim-trump-accuser

Beauty Queen Says Epstein Used Trump Pageants to Recruit Women

https://archive.ph/KjND9

Trump’s DOJ defends decision not to release, unredact more Epstein files
https://archive.ph/IvGcr

Judge blocks blue state’s (VA) law prohibiting ICE agents from wearing masks on the job

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-blue-states-law-prohibiting-ice-agents-wearing-masks-job

Judge halts Philadelphia’s ‘ICE Out’ ban on masked federal law enforcement agents

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-halts-philadelphias-ice-out-ban-masked-federal-law-enforcement-agents-2026-07-02/

Trump’s ‘Freedom Trucks’ celebrate US 250th anniversary with ‘gift from God’ message

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-freedom-trucks-celebrate-us-250th-anniversary-with-gift-god-message-2026-06-30/

House Panel Advances Annual Defense Bill With SAVE America Act Attached

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5947533-ndaa-save-america-act-house-vote/

Supreme Court Gives Trump ‘King-Like’ Power to Purge Independent Agencies

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v-slaughter

Confederate flag controversy overshadows Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

https://www.blackenterprise.com/confederate-flag-trump-great-american-state-fair/

Amid Freedom 250’s patriotic theme, a surge in political spending

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/06/amid-freedom-250s-patriotic-theme-a-surge-in-political-spending

Trump’s Reflecting Pool contractor used a toxic liner

https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/safety-sheet-reflecting-pool-material-192225506.html

Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom
https://archive.ph/dyLsx

A Guided Tour of Trump’s Renovated Washington, DC

https://archive.ph/ULnbb

Online prediction market traders make millions betting on U.S. military operations

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prediction-market-traders-make-millions-betting-on-us-military-operations-60-minutes-transcript-2026-06-28/

Boston judge orders ICE to reimburse lawyer for wrongly imprisoned immigrant

https://www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-orders-ice-reimburse-lawyer-wrongly-imprisoned-immigrant

In latest attempt to charge March 11 ICE protesters, Vermont state police identify man accused of smashing police van window

https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/30/in-latest-attempt-to-charge-march-11-ice-protesters-state-police-identify-man-accused-of-smashing-police-van-window/

ICE’s arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash

https://archive.ph/Drzoh

Owner of Friendship market in Maine arrested by ICE

https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/30/owner-of-friendship-market-detained-by-ice/

Judge slams feds for distorting Nebraska ICE arrest, but still sentences suspect to 14 months

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-slams-feds-for-distorting-nebraska-ice-arrest-but-still-sentences-suspect-to-14-months/

ICE Ignores Judges Ruling to Stop Arresting Immigrants at New York Courts

https://archive.ph/k119D

ICE Arrests 10K Immigrants In 5 Days

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/immigrant-arrests-surge-to-10000-in-5-days-as-ice-clamps-down/

Why do some airports have private security, but others use TSA?

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5829930/us-airports-tsa-private-security-companies

Committee advances bills to upgrade Homeland Security (TSA) surveillance

https://homeland.house.gov/2026/06/24/committee-advances-19-bills-in-bipartisan-votes-to-modernize-tsa-refocus-ia-enhance-border-security-prepare-for-emerging-threats/

Discord Trials Incode Facial Recognition to Verify Government IDs

https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/discord-tests-wallet-card-age-154201737.html

Walmart files emotion surveillance camera patent to spy on shoppers

https://cybernews.com/tech/what-to-know-emotional-recognition-tech-walmart/

California legislature uploads driver’s licenses to national database

https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/06/27/california-legislature-agrees-to-upload-drivers-licenses-to-national-database/

Democrats Pick Up the Global Digital ID Agenda in Project 2029

https://reclaimthenet.org/democrats-global-digital-id-agenda-project-2029

Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over Online Age Verification Provisions as House Passes KIDS Act

https://www.commondreams.org/news/did-the-kids-act-pass

The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/kids-act-would-require-age-checks-get-online

House passes kids’ online safety bill, but Senate approval unlikely

https://therecord.media/house-passes-kids-online-safety-bill-senate-unlikely

ATF cancels Penlink phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concerns

https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/atf-cancels-phone-tracking-contract-after-lawmakers-raise-134243292

Supreme Court Rules Geofence Warrants Are a ‘Search’ Under 4th Amendment

https://gizmodo.com/in-a-win-for-privacy-supreme-court-rules-geofence-warrants-are-a-search-under-4th-amendment-2000778986

Supreme Court delivers ‘major win’ for tech privacy in Chatrie ruling

https://cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-geofence-warrant-ruling-phone-privacy-chatrie/

Amazon Web Services to use CLEAR facial recognition to ID callers

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clear-to-strengthen-caller-verification-in-contact-centers-with-aws-302812367.html

Meta adds rate limits to smart glasses

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/959899/meta-ai-glasses-paywall-rate-limit

Apple Wants to put Surveillance Cameras in AirPods

https://archive.is/JLygH

Palantir Acquires Pentagon For $800 Billion: The Onion

https://theonion.com/palantir-acquires-pentagon-for-800-billion

Palantir CEO Suffers a Bit of a Meltdown During Live Interview

https://futurism.com/future-society/meltdown-alex-karp-palantir-cnbc-interview

Hegseth’s Dept. of War Launches Investment Intelligence Center Website

https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4525699/department-of-war-launches-interactive-investment-intelligence-center-tracking/

World Cup propels police surveillance to new heights (CCTV cameras, drones robot dogs)

https://theconversation.com/world-cup-propels-surveillance-to-new-heights-284712

Why the NYPD’s ‘Precision Policing’ Raises Civil Rights Concerns
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/27/new-york-police-patrol-civil-rights

Police department’s across the country are implemting the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System security standards

https://www.govtech.com/security/police-agencies-move-ahead-on-cjis-compliance

As Maryland counties build Real-Time Information Center surveillance hubs, experts warn of unchecked power

Howard County Police Department’s new Real-Time Information Center is based at the Southern District station in Laurel — and it’s part of a wave of similar hubs being established by law enforcement agencies nationwide. But Howard’s center is only in its “foundational” stage, police say — body-worn camera footage, drone video and the computer-aided 911 dispatch system are all slated for integration in coming months. While police tout the center for its effectiveness in proactive policing, finding missing people and searching for suspects, experts warn the technology — fed into six monitors lining the center’s walls — could invade residents’ privacy and lead to misuse without proper oversight. “When you have a surveillance system that’s watching everything and recording everything, it certainly makes investigations easier, but it also rearranges a power balance between citizens and the government,” said Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, a George Washington University law professor. “It is a concentration of power that we just haven’t seen before in terms of connecting all of the different policing tools.”

https://archive.ph/OTsku

Surveillance, Profits, and the Police (Flock Safety, Axon and Motorola)

Why the corporatization of police departments is happening. Video data also pours in from dashcams, drones, fixed surveillance cameras, and license plate readers (which are starting to collect video along with time/place/plate data). Private parties such as businesses and doorbell camera owners also sometimes submit video to police departments. And of course, video is just one source of digital data flowing into police departments today. Perhaps one of the most significant is commercial data that law enforcement agencies buy from private-sector data brokers. Flock, for example, is planning to plug its system into commercial data brokers that offer services such as “people lookup.”

https://www.aclu.org/documents/surveillance-profits-and-the-police

Public backlash explodes against mass surveillance cameras (Flock Safety)

In May, the FBI put out a solicitation for a contractor that can enable the bureau’s access to the nation’s entire network of surveillance cameras, the vast majority of which are operated by Flock Safety but include a handful of other camera companies. The bureau cited a “crucial need for accessible [License Plate Readers] to provide a diverse and reliable range of collections across the United States,” according to the contract proposal.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/2/flock-public-backlash-explodes-mass-surveillance-cameras/

Police surveillance cameras are on Hilton Head beach. Why are they there?

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/article316270046.html

Police Department’s use the Pentagon’s Mesh Network to Spy on Americans

The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program, which aims to field more than 200,000 small UAS by 2027 through competitive Gauntlet evaluations and fixed-price contracts, is accelerating the domestic manufacturing base for exactly the kind of low-cost, supply-chain-secure platforms that public safety agencies are increasingly evaluating for DFR operations.

https://www.police1.com/drones/why-mesh-communications-are-becoming-essential-to-public-safety-drone-programs

Pentagon uses Elon Musk’s Space X Mesh Network

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/pentagon-may-put-spacex-at-the-center-of-a-sensor-to-shooter-targeting-network/

National Guard buys FPV drones to teach cops counter-tactics

https://defence-blog.com/national-guard-buys-fpv-drones-to-teach-cops-counter-tactics/

Police Propaganda: Longbranch police ban kites and drones on July 4th.

https://www.facebook.com/LongBranchPolice/posts/no-drones-or-kites-will-be-permitted-after-5pm-on-july-4th-2026/1335693892068744/

The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Launches National Draganfly Drone Program

https://draganfly.com/press-release/international-association-of-campus-law-enforcement-administrators-launches-national-campus-drone-readiness-program-selecting-draganfly-to-provide-drone-systems-services-and-training-in-alignment-wi/

Nassua County police unveil ‘Robocop’-esque fleet of 70 spying drones as first responders

https://www.liherald.com/stories/nassau-county-introduces-drone-as-first-responder-program,223418

https://nypost.com/2026/06/30/us-news/nassau-county-unveils-drone-first-responders-to-aid-cops-in-real-time/

Stockton police purchase new military armored vehicles and surveillance drones

https://stocktonia.org/news/public-safety/2026/07/01/stockton-council-approves-new-armored-vehicles-and-drones-for-police-department/

Berkley police want $2.4M to purchase surveillance drones and CCTV cameras and Flock Safety cameras

https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/01/community/berkeley-police-seek-bids-drones-cameras/

Redmond Police to spend $410,000 on surveillance drones

https://bendbulletin.com/2026/07/01/redmond-police-to-spend-410000-on-new-drones/

Riverside police to use surveillance drones to look for illegal July 4th fireworks

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2026/06/30/riverside-police-will-again-deploy-drones-to-spot-illegal-july-4th-fireworks/

Manteca police to use surveillance drones to look for illegal July 4th fireworks

https://www.kcra.com/article/manteca-police-deploy-drones-enforce-illegal-fireworks-ban/71814046

O’Fallon police launch surveillance drones as first responder program

https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/06/25/ofallon-mo-police-department-launches-drone-first-responder-program/

Virginia Beach Police launch surveillance drones as first responder program

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/vbpd-launches-new-drone-program-at-oceanfront/

Lawmakers Must Act Now to Prevent Armed Police Drones

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/lawmakers-must-act-now-prevent-armed-police-drones

I Found Jesus at a Drone Show in Texas

https://archive.ph/Aaceg

Police Violence

Sotomayor Trashes SCOTUS Majority For Cherry-Picking Qualified Immunity Cases To Reverse

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/02/sotomayor-trashes-scotus-majority-for-cherry-picking-qualified-immunity-cases-to-reverse/

“It’s blood money”: Family of exonerated man in Texas yogurt shop murders speaks out after settlement

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-yogurt-shop-murders-settlement-maurice-pierce-family

Minnesota attorney general shuts unit reviewing wrongful convictions, cites Trump funding cut

How about firing DA’s and cops responsible for wrongful convictions!

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minnesota-attorney-general-shuts-unit-reviewing-wrongful-convictions-cites-trump-2026-07-01/

Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty

https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-death-penalty-executions-ron-desantis

Why NYC mayor Mamdani canceled a plan to expand the NYPD

https://gothamist.com/news/why-mamdani-canceled-a-plan-to-expand-the-nypd

Parents allege excessive police force in death of ex-NFL running back Doug Martin

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49180059/parents-allege-excessive-force-death-ex-nfl-player-martin

Alice Sebold, the Wrong Black Man and Syracuse’s Buried Rape Crisis

https://www.propublica.org/article/alice-sebold-anthony-broadwater-rape-exoneration-syracuse

Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Bite Mark Evidence “Scientifically Indefensible”

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-death-row-prisoner-freed-jimmie-duncan

Judge Says Illinois Crime Lab ‘Recklessly’ Violated Court Order In Murder Trial Of Accused Romeo Nance Accomplice

Judge Jessica Colon-Sayre found Wednesday that the Joliet crime lab “recklessly” violated her court order that a forensic expert be present for any DNA testing on the gun used in the crimes—an instruction that was not followed, Colon-Sayre said. The DNA evidence was then destroyed in early June, Hansen’s attorney Jeff Tomczak said.

https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/judge-says-crime-lab-recklessly-violated-court-order-murder-trial-accused-romeo

Cook County Has Been Called the Wrongful Conviction Capital of the U.S.

https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/23/cook-county-has-been-called-wrongful-conviction-capital-us-new-book-explores-why

Trump Has Already Launched More Death Penalty Prosecutions Than in His Entire First Term

https://archive.ph/4tBX8

Family of Vermont man killed by State Police files lawsuit

https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/30/family-of-putney-man-killed-by-police-sues-the-state/

MA State Police sergeant, former lieutenant under criminal investigation for coverup of fatal crash

https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/06/30/state-police-sergeant-former-lieutenant-under-criminal-investigation-for-alleged-coverup-in-wake-of-fatal-crash-court-documents-reveal/

NH woman raped 106 times in the state’s Saddleback Mountain Retreat (group home) awarded $16M

https://indepthnh.org/2026/06/30/jury-awards-saddleback-victim-16-million-for-106-rapes/

IL corrections administrator stole $200K in cash from jail kiosks

https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local-news/2026-06-30/court-documents-glossip-diverted-cash-from-inmate-commissary-kiosks

CA cop arrested in investigation involving juvenile in Explorer Program

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/garden-grove-officer-arrested-in-investigation-involving-juvenile-in-explorer-program/3912415/

Former LA cop arrested on domestic abuse charges

https://www.wafb.com/2026/06/29/former-volunteer-police-officer-arrested-domestic-abuse-charges/

VA cop arrested for assault

https://www.foxnews.com/us/virginia-officer-placed-administrative-leave-malicious-wounding-charge-tied-duty-incident

FL cop charged with creating fake traffic citation for ex-girlfriend

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-police-officer-charged-with-creating-fake-traffic-citation-for-ex-girlfriend/3646138/

U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News

Joe Cadillic — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:02:40 GMT

Redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

“The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites.”

https://archive.ph/QDu7o

Trump app auto-downloads to government phones, cannot be uninstalled

Under the Social section of the app, users can see posts from the White House X account, Trump’s own Truth Social posts, and videos shared on official TikTok and Instagram accounts, among other platforms. The News section of the app includes White House press releases, briefings, and fact sheets, as well as selected articles from Fox, Breitbart, Reuters, The New York Post, and other outlets, all of which paint a positive picture of the administration’s policies or attack Democrats. “It’s shooting pure unadulterated propaganda into our veins,” says another government employee. “Maybe Fox’s editorial standards are too high.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/white-house-app-auto-downloads-to-government-phones-cant-be-uninstalled/

FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr’s messages with DOGE and Elon Musk

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/fcc-accused-of-hiding-chairman-carrs-messages-with-doge-and-musk/

Trump’s FCC plans to require ID for prepaid (burner) phones would harm people fleeing abuse

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/fcc-plans-id-mandate-that-could-block-anonymous-use-of-prepaid-burner-phones/

FCC may kill $2B program that connects schools and libraries to Internet

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/fcc-may-kill-2b-program-that-connects-schools-and-libraries-to-internet/

Advocacy groups call FCC’s E-Rate review an ‘attack’ on schools and libraries

https://statescoop.com/fcc-erate-review-school-library-broadband/

Democrats Move to Impeach Linda McMahon Over ‘Willful Intent’ to Close Education Dept.
https://www.the74million.org/article/democrats-move-to-impeach-linda-mcmahon-over-willful-intent-to-close-ed-dept/

Trump’s Postmaster General David Steiner Admits USPS Won’t Mail Absentee Ballots

https://archive.ph/NR12o

Postmaster general’s remarks on mail ballots stoke fears among voting rights advocates

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5943390-usps-mail-ballots-trump-order-voter-data/

Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/22/nx-s1-5863532/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-private-right-arkansas

With Nebraska’s voting records in the DOJ’s hands, state Supreme Court declares a challenge moot

https://www.courthousenews.com/with-nebraskas-voting-records-in-doj-hands-state-supreme-court-declares-a-challenge-moot/

YAWN: Elon Musk ordered to testify in election $1 million-a-day lottery cases

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/elon-musk-ordered-testify-election-lottery-cases-one-lawsuit-may-be-narrowed-2026-06-25/

Trump to use homeland security funds to pressure states into election changes

“Under new rules governing several homeland security grant programs, states must take a number of steps, including phasing out certain electronic voting systems and moving to hand-marked paper ballots. They must also run their voter rolls through a controversial Department of Homeland Security citizenship verification database. If not, states would lose out on some funding from DHS. These grants, expected to total more than $1 billion in the current fiscal year, are one of Washington’s main vehicles for helping state and local governments prevent terrorism, protect infrastructure and prepare for major disasters.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/politics/homeland-security-grants-election-changes

Trump ‘trampled’ voter privacy by feeding info into Homeland Security system

https://stateline.org/2026/06/22/repub/trump-trampled-voter-privacy-by-feeding-info-into-homeland-security-system-judge-says/

Judge blocks Trump’s use of revamped immigration database for voter checks

https://www.reuters.com/world/judge-blocks-trumps-use-revamped-immigration-database-voter-checks-2026-06-22/

Court rules SAVE voter database illegal, orders it dismantled

https://cyberscoop.com/court-rules-save-database-illegal-orders-dismantling/

North Carolina Republicans override vetoes, pass DEI, immigration measures into law

https://www.courthousenews.com/north-carolina-republicans-override-vetoes-pass-dei-immigration-measures-into-law/

Israel has allocated more than $40M to influence right-wing Christian Republicans
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-06-18/ty-article/bleeding-support-in-u-s-over-failed-iran-war-israel-triples-its-influence-efforts-there/0000019e-db73-d2be-abbf-fbffca7b0000

Trump son set for Kalshi windfall after prediction platform gave him stake

https://archive.is/vS33F
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trumps-sons-critical-minerals-tungsten-kazakhstan-nyt/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html

Trump Administration Eyes White House Aide Heidi Overton for Top FDA Post

https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/white-house-aide-heidi-overton-203248997.html

Trump says work on East Potomac public golf course to begin in September

“It was determined that, on this fantastic site, with water and unparalleled views of D.C.’s Monuments, we will build one of the Greatest Golf Courses anywhere in the World... The Course is virtually unplayable! Work on the new Course, which will go quickly, will begin on September 1st,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-reflecting-pool-full-use-public-golf-course-building-will-begin-2026-06-28/

Naming Your Kid ‘Donald’ Has Never Been So Unpopular

https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/donald-baby-name-popularity

Amazon, Goodreads restrict negative reviews of JD Vance book

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/amazon-and-goodreads-restrict-reviews-of-jd-vance-memoir-after-backlash/gm-GM7281B28B

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1

Bayer’s stock jumps after Supreme Court sides with Roundup weedkiller manufacturer

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260625152/bayers-stock-jumps-after-supreme-court-sides-with-roundup-weedkiller-manufacturer

Does DeleteMe Actually Get Your Info off the Internet?

https://archive.ph/E5lhX

Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to unique email address

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/netflix-now-requires-every-user-profile-to-be-tied-to-unique-email-address/

Tech industry grapples with Trump’s AI about-faces

One senior executive at an AI company, granted anonymity to avoid retaliation, was bluntly critical of the hurdles the administration has put in the way of new models. “This seems like a de facto European-style licensing regime,” the executive said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/27/tech-trump-ai-silicon-valley-00978862

Smart self-driving toilet will follow you around the house and can be summoned

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/smart-self-driving-toilet-follow-37345532

Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/tesla-pushes-back-on-autopilot-narrative-after-fatal-texas-crash/

Trump Administration Wants to Make Brake Pedals Optional in Autonomous Vehicles

https://gizmodo.com/trump-admin-wants-to-make-brake-pedals-optional-in-autonomous-vehicles-2000777770

One First

234. DOJ's Alarming Arguments in the xAI Case

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The most popular Elon Musks’s Grok feature is generating actual porn

https://archive.ph/dB8VU

Meta pauses an AI training program that tracks employees’ keystrokes after an internal leak
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-training-data-leak-exposed-employee-activity-across-company-2026-6

Mr. Wonderful Admits He Has No Evidence China Is Behind Data Center Protests

https://www.abc4.com/news/northern-utah/kevin-o-leary-reverse-claims-china-data-center/

CA Gas Stations Sued For Using AI to Hike Gas Prices
https://www.reuters.com/business/bp-marathon-7-eleven-walmart-sued-allegedly-using-ai-boost-california-gas-prices-2026-06-22/

More people are turning to AI chatbots as dating coaches

https://apnews.com/article/ai-chatbot-dating-chatgpt-claude-ded4fdb67b81e689681ebb486cfa4495

Five Eyes agencies sound alarm about AI’s threat to cybersecurity

https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/news/five-eyes-cyber-security-agencies-statement

Anthropic’s Mythos AI Hacked the NSA’s Most Sensitive Systems ‘in Hours’

https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-mythos-ai-classified-systems-vulnerabilities-testing-3e8762c0527c4d8ed657cbe48c84a718

Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/

Three ways Trump could get a stake in AI firms for the US

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/three-ways-trump-could-get-stake-ai-firms-us-2026-06-22/

Trump Jr. Met Indian Billionaire Adani Before The DOJ Dropped Fraud Charges Against Him

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-jr-reportedly-met-indian-113908335.html

Google’s New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand

https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-captcha-hand-gesture-camera-privacy-fears/

Planned Parenthood Sued Over Sharing Patient Data With Google

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/416081/planned-parenthood-hit-with-privacy-suit-over-anal.html

‘Republicans Created This Crisis on Purpose’: Federal Data Shows Affordable Care Act Enrollment Plunging

https://www.commondreams.org/news/aca-enrollment-trump

Corewell Health accused of collecting ‘fake’ medical debt in class-action lawsuit

https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/06/corewell-health-accused-of-collecting-fake-medical-debt-in-class-action-lawsuit.htm

DOJ Stopped From Requiring Apple and Google to Hand Over the Data of 100K People

https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2026/06/23/court-stops-doj-from-forcing-apple-google-to-hand-over-100000-peoples-information/

State & Local Privacy News

State Data Broker Laws Comparison Chart

https://staussfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Data-Broker-Comparison-Chart.pdf

VT- Lawmakers tried to curb Flock Safety camera surveillance. Police found a way around it

https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/28/vermont-lawmakers-tried-to-curb-license-plate-surveillance-police-found-a-way-around-it/

MA- Agawam City Council question police about Flock cameras

https://thereminder.com/local-news/agawam-city-council-questions-flock-cameras-in-agawam/

MA- Framingham police will not renew Flock Safety contract after months of resident opposition

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/06/25/framingham-police-will-not-renew-flock-safety-contract-after-months-of-resident-opposition

NY- Westchester County Police Defend Flock Safety Cameras

https://www.theexaminernews.com/westchester-defends-license-plate-reader-system-says-lawsuit-contains-legal-and-factual-errors/

NY- Tompkins County legislators mull future surveillance policy after Flock Safety fight

https://ithacavoice.org/2026/06/county-legislators-mull-future-surveillance-policy-after-flock-fight/

MD- The Howard County Police Unveil New Real-Time Spying Crime Center

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/06/22/howard-police-information-center/

Inside Eastern Carolina’s expanding license plate reader network

https://wcti12.com/news/news-12-investigates/news-12-investigates-inside-eastern-carolinas-expanding-license-plate-reader-network

VA- BS WARNING: Christiansburg police chief addresses Flock Safety camera misconceptions

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2026/06/24/christiansburg-flock-cam-day-2/

VA- Roanoke police remove 30 ShotSpotters placed in wrong area

https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/roanoke-city-to-remove-30-gunshot-detectors-placed-at-incorrect-locations/

FL- Judge Says State’s Social Media Law Is “Literally Impossible” To Obey: Supreme Court OK’s It

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/25/judge-says-floridas-social-media-law-is-literally-impossible-to-obey-thanks-to-the-supreme-court-it-gets-a-trial-anyway/

OH- As 1,700 Flock Safety cameras blanket Cuyahoga County, judge sees Supreme Court fight ahead

https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2026/06/as-1700-license-plate-cameras-blanket-cuyahoga-county-federal-judge-sees-supreme-court-fight-ahead.html

OH- Keystone Local Schools, LaGrange to install Flock Safety cameras on campuses and throughout village

https://www.cleveland.com/lorain-county/2026/06/keystone-local-schools-lagrange-to-install-flock-safety-cameras-on-campuses-and-throughout-village.html

OH- Athens police use Flock Safety cameras amid public concern

https://athensindependent.com/athens-flock-alpr/

OH- Toledo residents can weigh in on Flock license plate cameras at public hearing

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/toledo-flock-camera-public-hearing-license-plate-readers/512-1241d3f3-d21d-4918-802d-0d5dd0e50daa

OH- More Ohio Valley communities add Flock cameras to poles and intersections

https://wtov9.com/news/local/more-ohio-valley-communities-add-license-plate-readers-at-poles-and-intersections-license-plate-readers-ohio-valley-st-clairsville-flock-privacy-advocates-data-sharing-dayton-public-safety

MI- Warren City Council postpones vote on Flock cameras

https://www.macombdaily.com/2026/06/24/warren-city-council-postpones-vote-on-flock-cameras/

MN- St. Paul reopens debate on use of Flock Safety cameras

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/st-paul-reopens-debate-on-use-of-flock-safety-cameras/

IL- Judge denies Meta summary judgment in privacy class action over unauthorized voiceprint collection

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-denies-meta-summary-judgment-in-privacy-class-action-over-unauthorized-voiceprint-collection/

IL- Cook County Sheriff Wants a Chicago Transit Authority Police Department

https://abc7chicago.com/post/cta-safety-cook-county-sheriff-says-dedicated-ctapolice-force-may-needed-chicagos-public-transit-train-system/19383036/

IL- Fulton Police Department’s 5 Flock cameras under scrutiny

https://www.clintonherald.com/news/local_news/flock-cameras-in-fulton-under-scrutiny/article_85c47f8a-4e83-46fa-9c2c-ffa236e931d5.html

IL- Bloomington residents voice concerns about police Flock cameras

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-06-25/b-n-residents-voice-concerns-about-flock-cameras-in-policing-to-the-man-who-leads-bloomingtons-program

IL- DeKalb police could contract with Flock Safety

https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2026/06/21/dekalb-police-could-contract-with-flock-safety-for-updates-to-license-plate-reader-cameras/

IN- Indianapolis police use recent violence to justify more CCTV surveillance cameras

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2026/06/22/heightened-police-surveillance-comes-to-downtown-indy/90641470007

WI- Dane County Board reinstates $80K to sheriff’s budget for new license plate reader company

https://www.hngnews.com/tribune_enterprise/news/local/dane-county-board-reinstates-80k-to-sheriffs-budget-for-new-alpr-provider/article_55243621-2cf6-4ebc-9860-2607cbdf7733.html

IA- Lake Mills police install 7 Flock cameras

https://www.hngnews.com/leader_independent/news/local/lake-mills-installs-flock-camera-technology/article_6e24ba37-b0be-492f-8313-a499182fad37.html

TX- Flock Safety license plate reader debate continues

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/06/19/automated-license-plate-reader-debate-continues-in-texas

TX- Addison city council approves Flock Safety camera contract

https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7852819/texas/dallas-county/addison/addison-council-approves-equipment-purchases-hotel-registration-changes-and-lpr-expansion-denies-contested-airport-ground-lease

TX- Public School Students May Soon Be Required to Read the Bible

https://archive.ph/rEoPJ
TX- Board of Education approves reading list requiring students to study Bible stories

https://www.courthousenews.com/texas-board-of-education-approves-reading-list-requiring-students-to-study-bible-stories/

NM- BS WARNING: Santa Fe police claim $350K Shotspotter is yielding results

https://archive.ph/Y81j6

AZ- Governor Hobbs vetoes bill to end REAL-ID compliance

https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/06/24/arizona-governor-vetoes-bill-to-end-real-id-compliance/

CO- City of Fort Collins drops Flock Safety surveillance contract

https://www.kunc.org/news/2026-06-19/fort-collins-drops-flock-surveillance-directs-data-collection-to-stop-and-cameras-to-be-removed

CA- State legislature removes REAL-ID compliance from Governor’s budget

https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/06/15/california-legislature-removes-real-id-compliance-from-governors-budget/

CA- Court Rules Law Prohibiting Anyone from Sharing Information About Sealed Arrest Records Illegal

https://www.fire.org/news/victory-fire-press-freedom-advocates-win-settlement-over-california-law-prohibiting-anyone

CA- Public Records Bill Would Make Them The ‘Most Secretive’ State In The US

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/public-records-bill-would-make-california-the-most-secretive-state-in-the-us/

OR- City of Woodburn confirms removal of Flock license plate reader cameras

https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/06/oregons-most-latino-city-removes-flock-cameras-after-audit-confirms-immigration-agencies-accessed-data.html

World Privacy News

Palantir and the UN World Food Program: The egregious partnership at the heart of the world´s largest humanitarian supply chain

https://techforbad.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/The-World-Food-Programme-and-Palantir-Tech-for-Bad-Research-Report-16-June-2026.pdf

EU’s New Social Media Press Passes Come With a Loyalty Test

It will be up to member countries to decide which YouTubers and TikTokers should attend, but the guidance from the Council says they should not pick anyone who has “published views against EU values,” said the guidance.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-wants-influencers-to-cover-its-summits-but-only-if-they-love-the-bloc/

30% of Those Killed in Gaza Genocide Were Children, Many From ‘Deliberate’ Targeting

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167790

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session62/a-hrc-62-crp-2.pdf

Israel’s systematic sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners

https://thecradle.co/articles/israels-systematic-sexual-torture-of-palestinian-prisoners

How lawyers documenting Israeli abuse pay a price

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/19/a-world-on-trial-how-lawyers-documenting-israeli-abuse-pay-a-price

Israeli troops deployed to Somaliland in covert mission

https://thecradle.co/articles/israeli-troops-deployed-to-somaliland-in-covert-mission-report

Israeli Forces in Southwest Syria Harass, Detain Civilians

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/06/25/israeli-forces-in-southwest-syria-harass-detain-civilians/

Israel sets ‘conditions’ for ending occupation of south Lebanon
https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-sets-conditions-for-ending-occupation-of-south-lebanon-report#google_vignette

EU biometric wallet: When the law of technology lags behind

https://epicenter.works/content/eu-wallet-wenn-das-recht-der-technik-hinterherhinkt

Europol to use AI, European Commission doubles its budget to $3 billion

Civil society coalition Protect Not Surveil warned on Wednesday that the Europol reforms “dangerously erode privacy, automate surveillance, and sideline oversight.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-technology-police-agency-europol/

UNICEF accepting bids on biometric registration of Tanzania children and youth aged 17 and below

https://www2.fundsforngos.org/community-development-2/call-for-eois-strengthening-birth-registration-and-digital-id-access-tanzania/amp/

Russia- Government Breaks Into Human Rights Activist’s Phone With Cellebrite

https://citizenlab.ca/research/russia-breaks-into-human-rights-activists-phone-with-cellebrite/

Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used its tools anyway

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/cellebrite-said-it-cut-off-russia-but-russia-used-is-tools-anyway/

Czechia- Air Bank uses Innovatrics facial recognition to ID customers

https://www.innovatrics.com/references/air-bank-supports-psd2-with-biometric-verification/

Germany- Parliament member Martin Reichardt faces scrutiny after photo appears to show Nazi salute

https://www.politico.eu/article/martin-reichardt-far-right-afd-german-lawmaker-faces-scrutiny-after-photo-nazi-salute/

Austria- Secret scoring: Join the Credit Bureau Reporting And Business Information class action lawsuit now

the Credit Bureau Reporting And Business Information (CRIF) is one of the largest credit reference agencies in Austria. It has built up a largely unknown “shadow registry” containing the names, dates of birth and addresses of almost all adults in Austria. CRIF uses this data to assign people a score. For 90% of those affected, this score is based primarily on address, gender and age.

https://noyb.eu/en/secret-scoring-join-crif-class-action-now

Italy- airports threaten to suspend new EU biometric passport system to avoid summer ‘disaster’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/25/rome-airports-threaten-to-suspend-new-eu-passport-system-to-avoid-summer-disaster

UK- Palestine Action lawyer faces renewed contempt proceedings

https://www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-action-lawyer-faces-renewed-contempt-proceedings/

UK- Palestine activist jailed as ‘terrorist’ speaks out

https://www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-activist-jailed-as-terrorist-speaks-out/

UK- Critics of Israeli influence are like Nazis, politicians claim

https://www.declassifieduk.org/critics-of-israeli-influence-are-like-nazis-politicians-claim/

UK- Government’s Asylum by Algorithm Will Have Huge Consequences

https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/asylum-by-algorithm/

UK- Met Police to Expand CCTV Facial Recognition Cameras Across London’s West End

https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-commissioner-to-announce-plans-to-introduce-lfr-into-crime-hotspots-across-the-west-end-510675

UK- Under-16 social media ban will be used to shut down political dissenters

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Starmer will not tell you about the downsides of social media bans

This morning, Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK Prime Minister. Though his government is not the first to restrict citizens’ speech in Britain, one of his darker legacies is the intensification of Britain’s censorship regime. Indeed, his parting gift, just a week prior to his resignation, was the announcement of a plan to ban under-16s fr…

2 months ago · 10 likes · David Thunder

IRL- Garda facial recognition bill lacks legal clarity and threatens fundamental rights

https://www.iccl.ie/news/garda-ai-bill-iccl-trinity/

China- More Than 700 Leaked Directives Offer Rare Look at Government’s Internet Censorship Regime

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/25/china-social-media-films-censored-around-pride-month

https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/features/leaked-documents-show-success-of-chinas-vpn-crackdown

Hong Kong- Police Arrest Booksellers on Suspicion of Selling Seditious Publications

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-06-24/hong-kong-police-arrest-sellers-on-suspicion-of-selling-seditious-books

South Korea- Government will train 500,000 ‘drone warriors’ to counter North Korea

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-expand-drone-forces-train-500000-operators-ministry-says-2026-06-26/

India- Police arrest facial recognition contractor in an NEET medical entrance impersonation racket

https://www.newsdrum.in/national/bihar-cops-arrest-24-in-neet-re-exam-solver-gang-biometric-staff-under-scanner-12060981

Pakistan- Government Rolls Out Pensioner Proof-of-Life Facial Recognition Checks

https://www.nation.com.pk/21-Nov-2025/nadra-launches-facial-recognition-app-streamline-pension-payments

Turkey- Government Bans Protests Across Many Provinces Ahead Of Major NATO Summit

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rights-group-criticise-turkey-protest-ban-ahead-nato-summit

Kenya- Government to Link CCTV Cameras With National ID Facial Recognition Records

https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/124537-interior-ministry-link-cctvs-national-id-database-crime-crackdown-murkomen-reveals

AU- Western Australia Police to Trial Live Facial Recognition

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/live-facial-recognition-technology-to-be-used-by-wa-police/106817264

Tasmania- Government removes 500K driver’s license photos from national facial recognition database

https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/tasmania-pulls-468000-licence-photos-from-facial-recognition-database/

NZ- The National Party Cites Eating Disorders And Self-Harm To Justify National Digital ID

https://centrist.nz/national-cites-eating-disorders-and-self-harm-to-justify-digital-id-and-total-online-surveillance/

Canada- Supreme Court orders disclosure of expunged police misconduct records

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/insight/supreme-court-orders-disclosure-of-expunged-police-misconduct-records/gm-GM4F506343

Canada- Government Is Forging Ahead with Its Dangerous Decryption Surveillance Bill

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/canada-forging-ahead-its-dangerous-surveillance-bill

Canada- A New Surveillance Bill Would Threaten All Privacy

https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/in-canada-a-new-surveillance-regime-would-threaten-all-privacy

Paraguay- EFF, TEDIC and CEJIL Challenge Secrecy Around Police Facial Recognition

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-tedic-and-cejil-challenge-secrecy-use-face-recognition-paraguay

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Joe Cadillic — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:02:47 GMT

Trump Approval Rating At All-time Low

A total of 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 66% say they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. In May, 31% of Americans approved of the way Trump was handling his job and 64% disapproved.

https://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/

World Cup visa denials put the Trump’s nightmarish immigration policies front and center

https://www.theverge.com/report/957948/world-cup-us-visa-policies-trump

Trump reveals new images of passport with his portrait to mark America’s 250th

https://archive.ph/ErNR7

Trump’s New ‘Tin Pot Dictator’ Passport Has 1 Very Awkward Phrase

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-passport-welcome-phrase_n_6a41fd6ee4b0f4826b46172

Senate Democrats seek investigation of Trump $250 bill
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/23/trump-250-bill-senate-democrats

Trump posts “painting” of him next to George Washington and Musk’s Space-X and Tesla robot on Truth Social

https://archive.ph/Mm10y

https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/donald-trump-truth-social-ai-painting-george-washington-robot

https://archive.ph/Mm10y

https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/donald-trump-truth-social-ai-painting-george-washington-robot

Trump DOJ asserts presidential privilege over drug boat drone strikes memo

https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-doj-asserts-presidential-privilege-over-drug-boat-drone-strikes-memo/

Supreme Court Justice Kagan Puts Trump’s Most Inflammatory Remarks About Haitians Into Record

https://www.reuters.com/world/supreme-court-lets-trump-end-deportation-protections-syrians-haitians-2026-06-25/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kagan-dissent-supreme-court-haitians_n_6a3d3e97e4b0bbe315016634?origin=home-latest-news-unit

DISGUSTED: Supreme Court Sides With Trump, Says Border Guards Can Block Asylum Seekers By Force

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-asylum-processing-case-2026-06-25/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-al-otro-lado-asylum-border_n_6a035a62e4b040d76f62c466

Mark Rubio Approved Arrest of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/25/marco-rubio-personally-authorized-detention-of-an-immigrant-who-criticized-a-politician-trump-likes/

Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump on 2 immigration cases

https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-06-25-2026

There’s No Doubt: The Supreme Court Is Part of Trump’s Anti-Democracy Movement

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/supreme-court-anti-democracy

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to endorse no-bond immigration detention policy

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/26/trump-ice-detention-supreme-court-00978482

Trump wants the US military to be worldwide rent-a-cops

https://www.vox.com/politics/493329/trump-military-iran-guardians-hormuz

The Kucinich Report

The NDAA Proposed Merger of the U.S. and Israeli Military is Strategically Unwise and Inherently Unconstitutional

This article is Part 2 in a three part series on the proposed merger of U.S and Israeli intelligence, military and biotechnology. Read Part 1 here…

2 months ago · 113 likes · 3 comments · Dennis Kucinich and Elizabeth Kucinich

Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza working to ‘crush’ Palestinian statehood

“Internal Documents Show Trump’s “Board of Peace“ Moving to Crush Palestinian Self-Determination Gaza proposals obtained by Drop Site show Trump’s board attempting to force a Palestinian surrender that Israel could not achieve in war.”

https://thecradle.co/articles/trumps-board-of-peace-for-gaza-working-to-crush-palestinian-statehood-report

We’re releasing a documentary about Trump’s crimes before the midterms

https://www.prweb.com/releases/sequel-to-acclaimed-2020-anti-trump-documentary-set-for-fall-2026-release-ahead-of-medterm-elections-302810361.html

Senator Murphy’s Trump corruption speech hits 1 million views

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/insight/murphy-s-trump-corruption-speech-hits-1-million-views/gm-GM7577550D

Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Provides Alarming New Report

The Department of Justice on June 26 released the Religious Liberty Commission’s draft report following a series of hearings in which commissioners and witnesses raised concerns about topics including antisemitism, religious freedom in public education and a perceived weaponization of the law against Christians under former administrations.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/26/trump-religious-liberty-commission-report/90372087007/

Heritage Foundation Brags That Trump Has Implemented More Than Half of Project 2025

“That is a big deal,” the group wrote. “But in this special 250th anniversary year, we must work to implement all of Heritage’s policy recommendations to ensure another 250 years of American greatness.”

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/over-half-of-project-2025-now-in-place-heritage-foundation-says

Trump’s Empty ‘Great State Fair’ Exposed in Damning Photos

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-empty-great-state-fair-exposed-in-damning-photos/

What’s the Difference Between Freedom 250 and America250?

https://americanoversight.org/america250-freedom-250-corruption/

Freedom 250’s Corporate Sponsors Push Trump’s Agenda While Making Him Rich

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/06/amid-freedom-250s-patriotic-theme-a-surge-in-political-spending

Kash Patel’s girlfriend to perform at Trump’s Freedom 250 concert

https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-girlfriend-alexis-wilkins-freedom-250

In a first since Trump deployed the guard to D.C., Democrats are sending troops

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871231/democrats-national-guard-dc

Congress directs Trump to remove forces from Iran war, defiant Trump says “I will get it done, one way or the other”

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5868599/senate-iran-war-powers-resolution

Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-reject-war-powers-resolution-after-trump-berates-them-at-capitol-meeting

U.S. strikes Iranian military sites

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/26/us-strikes-iranian-military-sites-after-ship-was-hit-strait-hormuz/

Trump’s Supreme Court Is Building Its Own Massive Police Force

The U.S. Marshals Service recently transitioned out of its role in providing residential security for the justices, completing its transfer to Supreme Court Police just last month. Asked if that freed up personnel for other activities, the Marshals Service spokesperson called protecting the federal judicial process, including personnel and court buildings, “a core” duty, adding, “As our missions dictate, we ensure the right amount of deputies are in the right locations doing the missions that are required.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/06/28/supreme-court-justices-security-police-00969784

Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit against Cisco Systems for helping China torture people

Members of the Falun Gong religious movement say Cisco Systems contracted with the Communist Party to create the “Golden Shield,” a multitiered surveillance system used to target, detain and torture religious minorities. They argued the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act create a legal pathway to address such injustices when American companies participate in violations of international law

https://www.courthousenews.com/justices-slam-court-doors-on-foreign-torture-claims/

FIFA Confirms Trump Will Get Chance To Make World Cup Final All About Himself

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fifa-confirms-donald-trump-world-cup_n_6a3b72fbe4b058c5d1c62a55

The investigations stem from the “National Security Presidential Memorandum-7,” which President Donald Trump issued after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September. The memo defined antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization” and directed the Justice Department to “investigate and disrupt networks, entities and organizations that foment political violence.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Smith argued at trial that the defendants, led by Song, plotted the attack by arming themselves, wearing all-black clothing known as “black bloc” to conceal their identities and hiding their phones in bags to prevent police from tracking them — all “antifa tactics,” he said.

https://archive.ph/Ore81

UN demands investigation into 18 ICE custody deaths

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/06/us-turk-alarmed-deaths-ice-custody-calls-urgent-preventive-action
Appeals Court likely to toss $6M award to Miami man wrongfully accused of terrorism

“A Florida federal judge ruled the government was liable for maliciously prosecuting Irfan Khan, who was held for nearly a year in solitary confinement and repeatedly strip searched before the charges against him were dropped.”

https://www.courthousenews.com/11th-circuit-likely-to-toss-6m-award-to-miami-man-wrongfully-accused-of-terrorism/

The Intercept Sues Trump Administration Over Refusal to Release ‘Secret List of Activists’

https://archive.ph/P3VHc

‘Nihilistic Violent Extremism’ Isn’t a Thing, and I’m Tired of Pretending It Is

If Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) were actually nihilists, from where would they derive the “political, social, or religious goals” they would need to qualify as “violent extremists”? Maintaining a worldview that assumes violent action can cause favorable political or social change almost certainly requires a belief in some system of values, a worldview that assumes, at some level, that meaningful social or political changes are possible, or at the very least that there is some purpose to existing. This is why most historical nihilists—despite their radical rejection of societal structures—have been extreme political quietists. Some groups defined as NVEs are not violent extremists. For instance, there is (at best) limited evidence suggesting that participants in 764—the group that has been most frequently categorized by the United States as NVEs—are acting “in furtherance of political, social, or religious goals” or due to their “hatred of society as a whole.” More importantly, the counterterrorism community must stop labeling 764 and other online extortionist groups as “violent extremists” of any type. Not every physical threat actor—even ones engaged in practices as horrific and damaging as 764 and its counterparts—is a violent extremist threat actor. Evidence from the past year of 764-related prosecutions clearly shows that the network’s goals and motivations, TTPs, and tradecraft are fundamentally dissimilar from those of violent extremists.

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/nihilistic-violent-extremism--isn-t-a-thing--and-i-m-tired-of-pretending-it-is

Trump’s DOJ Ramp Up Their Attacks on Demonstrators and the Left

https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-federal-lawyers-ramp-up-their-attacks-on-demonstrators-and-the-left/

Trump Ignores Far-Right Extremists, Paints ICE Protesters As Threat To U.S.

According to data collected by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the far right was by far the deadliest terrorist threat to the United States between 2016 and 2025. More concerningly, the memo continues the administration’s push to turn rhetoric about “violent left-wing extremists” into actual strategy, despite the absence of a clear left-wing threat. “We will use all the tools constitutionally available to us to map them at home, identify their membership, map their ties to international organizations like Antifa, and use law enforcement tools to cripple them operationally before they can maim or kill the innocent. We will do the same with the state sponsors of such groups and those governments undertaking lethal plots on U.S. soil or against Americans anywhere.”

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/at-a-mosque-in-san-diego--trump-s-counterterrorism-strategy-falls-flat

Federal agents track down NY woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06/federal-agents-track-down-syracuse-woman-demand-she-remove-instagram-post-about-ice.html

ICE Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges

“Protesters who dressed all in black hit with maximum sentences.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/prairieland-antifa-activists-sentenced-to-decades-in-prison-on-terrorism-charges

https://archive.ph/pvyx8

Antifa as an indicator is absurd. At protests I’ve covered over the past couple of years, when I asked people what they thought of Antifa, the answer I heard again and again — from moms, from grandpas — was “I’m Antifa!” Some of the protestors were being playful, some were being defiant. But what they didn’t mean was that they were part of some organization as Washington imagines it. When I asked them why Antifa, the answer was universal. They are anti-fascist, which in non-national security terms is what they thought the word simply meant.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/prairieland-ice-trial

Minnesota “Antifa” Terrorists Charged

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2 months ago · 461 likes · 27 comments · Ken Klippenstein

Fifty labor, religious and other groups decry federal indictment of 15 anti-ICE protesters

“Human Rights Watch’s report lists a series of steps all levels of government should take: hold accountable those responsible for abuses, remedy the harms of the operation, and make sweeping changes in DHS.”

https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/labor-and-faith-groups-decry-federal-indictment-of-15-anti-ice-protesters/

‘Criminalizing Dissent’: Alarm Grows Over Extreme Prison Terms for Texas ICE Protesters

“Any American can be targeted that way now. It does not require ties to antifa or to any domestic terrorist organization,” Sufia Khalid, deputy director of the National Security Criminal Defense Center at the Muslim Legal Fund of America said. “That’s a dangerous precedent, and what allowed them to stack these charges so high on Tuesday.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/prairieland-backlash

Public Records Show FBI Secretly Extracted Data From ICE Protesters’ Phones

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/cellebrite-phone-protest-ice-dhs-spokane-fbi-conspiracy-surveillance-privacy/

Man arrested for playing Imperial March to National Guard troops in wins “substantial” settlement

“The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed, but the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents demonstrator Sam O’Hara in the case, said in a press release that he was receiving compensation. The group did not immediately respond to a request for more details. Ohio National Guard Sgt. Devon Beck, however, was not amused by the satire. He threatened to call MPD if Mr. O’Hara didn’t stop his protest. When Mr. O’Hara persisted, Sgt. Beck recruited MPD officers to the scene, and the officers proceeded to detain and handcuff Mr. O’Hara, ending his demonstration.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/dc-settles-man-played-darth-vaders-theme-song-national-guard-rcna351945

The Quiet Erosion of Protests Under Digital Surveillance

“This monitoring does not consist of isolated acts of surveillance, but rather represents the establishment of a permanent, interconnected, remote and invisible surveillance ecosystem. It combines spyware, location tracking, data scraping, SIM cloning, cyber patrolling, among other practices, which, in many cases, are followed by offline actions. Perhaps most troubling was hearing from civil society actors in nearly every region of the world that they now operate under the assumption that they are being surveilled.”
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-quiet-erosion-of-collective-action-under-digital-surveillance/

Evidencing digital surveillance chilling effects and the erosion of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-freedom-of-assembly-and-association/pushed-shadows

Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent is Targeting Signal—and Zines

https://www.techpolicy.press/trumps-crackdown-on-dissent-is-targeting-signal-and-zines/

Trump’s DOJ sues New York over law barring ICE agents from wearing masks
https://nypost.com/2026/06/22/us-news/doj-sues-new-york-over-law-barring-federal-agents-from-wearing-masks/

YAWN: Judge rules ICE can’t make arrests at immigration courthouses

https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-rules-ice-cant-make-arrests-at-immigration-courthouses/

Trump’s New 50-State Homeland Security Task Force Targets Americans

The top of the Homeland Security Task Force website says in big letters: “We don’t negotiate. We dismantle.” Below that, there is a picture of law enforcement officials looking like storm troopers, all decked out in army fatigues and riot gear and carrying big guns. Under the picture it says: “The threat doesn’t respect borders. The response has to match it.”

https://reason.com/2026/06/23/trump-says-his-task-force-is-fighting-a-foreign-invasion-its-busting-americans-for-drugs-instead/

New Trump plan would hike US citizenship fees by 80%

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/23/us-citizenship-fee-increase-green-card/90656742007/

Homeland Security’s New Task Force Website Sanitizes Trump’s Deportation Agenda

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/homeland-security-task-force-new-website-sanitizes-trump-deportations-ai-big-balls/

Trump administration can expand fast-track deportation process, appeals court rules

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-can-expand-fast-track-deportation-process-us-appeals-court-2026-06-23/

Trump’s supreme court won’t review role of race in police stops

https://www.courthousenews.com/scotus-wont-review-role-of-race-in-police-stops/

SHAMEFUL: 1st Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump doesn’t need to reinstall dozens of slavery exhibits that it removed from national parks

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/court-lifts-250th-anniversary-deadline-trump-administration-reinstall-us-park-2026-06-23/

Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5867415/resistance-rangers-trump-history

White nationalist groups are recruiting girls

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-nationalist-groups-recruiting-girls-youth/

Locked Up, Locked Out The Racialized Cycle of Criminalization and Homelessness

“Nationwide, police arrest Black people for vagrancy at more than twice the rate of white people, relative to their share of the U.S. population.”

https://tminstituteldf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-04-12-Locked-Up-Locked-Out-6.pdf

Trump is pushing to institutionalize homeless people. That may include veterans

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/25/nx-s1-5866754/trump-institutionalize-homeless-veterans

New House Oversight task force will create policy recommendations for the Republican conference

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/06/a-new-house-task-force-is-taking-aim-at-everything-from-free-speech-to-federal-programs/

Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Files Case

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871292/john-bolton-national-security-classified-documents

Documents Obtained By Judiciary Democrats Reveal Trump Stole Classified Documents to Advance His Business Interests

https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/damning-new-documents-obtained-by-judiciary-democrats-reveal-trump-stole-classified-documents-to-advance-his-business-interests

If There’s $1.776 Billion for January 6 Rioters, Why Not for Broken Indian Treaties?

https://nativenewsonline.net/opinion/if-theres-1-776-billion-for-january-6-rioters-why-not-for-broken-indian-treaties/

Judge says lawsuit against Trump DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund will proceed

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/trump-doj-fund-lawsuit-blanche.html

Epstein Ex-Secretary Says She Set Up Phone Calls Between Trump And Epstein For Years

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ex-epstein-secretary-says-she-set-up-phone-calls-between-trump-and-epstein-for-years_n_6a3b0640e4b058c5d1c5f127

Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/todd-blanche-conceded-epstein-files-00977481

Billionaire Leon Black walks out of Epstein investigation hearing

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn948lwyl3jo
Epstein abused them. Trump’s Justice Department exposed them. Now they’re under attack by haters

https://www.reuters.com/investigations/epstein-abused-them-justice-department-exposed-them-now-theyre-under-attack-by-2026-06-08/

The secret NDA settlements protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s friends

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/secret-settlements-jeffrey-epstein-friends-00975274

Are The Epstein Survivors Being Exploited Yet Again?

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/are-epstein-survivors-being-exploited-yet-again

Trump Calls New York Times Iran Story ‘Treasonous,’ Vows to Add to Lawsuit

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-calls-new-york-times-iran-story-treasonous-vows-add-lawsuit-12101843

Trump Asks Congress for Additional $87.6 Billion, Mainly for Iran War

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/06/24/trump-asks-congress-for-additional-87-6-billion-mainly-for-iran-war/

DOJ issued subpoenas to force Post, WSJ reporters to testify before grand jury

https://archive.ph/uxHkA

Trump DOJ’s Use of Subpoenas Against Journalists Is ‘Straight Out of the Dictator’s Playbook’

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-doj-journalist-subpoenas

They want to jail journalists. We will not let them.

The Trump administration appears to have attempted (and quietly abandoned) an attempt to force journalists to reveal their sources. Don’t expect them to give up the effort. It’s about to get worse…

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Trump Says Vandals Destroyed Reflecting Pool With Box Cutter, Despite Saying You Couldn’t Cut it With Knife Last Month

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-says-vandals-destroyed-reflecting-pool-with-box-cutter-despite-saying-you-couldnt-cut-it-with-knife-last-month/

Trump’s Latest Reflecting Pool Claim Is His Strangest Yet: “Criminally Made Algae”

“The Reflecting Pool is now in full use after suffering great damage from Criminal, Radical Left Vandals, people that truly hate our Country,” Trump said.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-criminally-made-algae_n_6a41d83ce4b0d6c25f51489c

Trump installs AI surveillance cameras at reflecting pool

https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/23/ai-security-cameras-installed-at-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/23/trump-security-cameras-national-guard-reflecting-pool/

Trump Says He’ll Sue ABC Over Its Reporting On The Reflecting Pool: “I Like Their Money”

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116796512818935902

White House Melts Down Over Reporter Jim Acosta’s Reflecting Pool Slime Video

https://archive.ph/FYeS2

Trump used tax dollars for White House pathway renovations he claimed he paid for

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/06/national-parks-trump-white-house-renovations/687700

Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland

“Trump appointee Tom Dans pitched Greenland as a way to refill Red Lobster’s all you can eat shrimp.”

https://archive.ph/bkLFa

‘Blatantly unlawful’: Judge blocks DOJ subpoenas aimed at MN governor Walz

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/trump-justice-department-tim-walz-minnesota-subpoenas-00969849

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-rejects-subpoenas-of-minnesota-officials-rebukes-trump-administrations-coercive-actions/

Judge dismisses Trump administration’s lawsuit against LA over ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-dismisses-trump-administrations-lawsuit-against-la-over-sanctuary-city-ordinance/

VT judge orders an ICE detainee with mental illness released, finding her six-month detention unconstitutional

https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/23/a-federal-judge-orders-an-ice-detainee-with-mental-illness-released-finding-her-six-month-detention-unconstitutional/

People fired over Charlie Kirk posts get big payouts for First Amendment retaliation

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/nx-s1-5856300/charlie-kirk-assassination-jobs-social-media-payouts-fired-first-amendment-settlements

ICE gets $70B to create MASSIVE Biometric database

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202606/congress-opens-69-5-billion-pipeline-for-border-tech-biometric-expansion

Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants to Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/trump-hijacks-police-grants

Trump Nominates Former Oklahoma State Trooper As ICE Director

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5873485/trump-nominates-lance-schroyer-ice-director

Trump’s Next Director of ICE: A Trooper Poised to Turn Local Cops Into Deportation Agents

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trumps-next-ice-pick-oklahoma-287g-lance-schroyer/

ICE pepper-sprays Father’s Day protest after woman is run over

https://www.nj.com/essex/2026/06/protester-hit-by-car-at-ices-delaney-hall-as-families-demand-free-the-dads-on-fathers-day.html

ICE Conducts Father’s Day Raids on Santa Barbara, Arrests ‘Mariachi Band’, Bear-Sprayed Activist in Car

“A few blocks away, by San Pascual and Sola streets, a woman who belonged to one of the organizations monitoring ICE actions was reportedly bear-sprayed by an ICE agent who took advantage of an open rear window in her car. One of the spokespeople specified that bear spray had been deployed, not pepper spray.”

https://www.independent.com/2026/06/22/ice-conducts-fathers-day-raids-on-santa-barbaras-westside-and-eastside/

ICE Tried to Deport an Asylum-Seeker. Now He’s Being Denied Care for a Growing Tumor

https://archive.ph/RIjQY

ICE Says Only 51 People Died in Custody Under Trump. Experts Say That’s an Undercount

https://truthout.org/articles/ice-says-51-people-died-in-custody-under-trump-experts-say-thats-an-undercount/

Pennsylvania coroners refuse to release autopsy reports – and that hinders research on deaths in ICE custody
https://theconversation.com/pennsylvania-coroners-refuse-to-release-autopsy-reports-and-that-hinders-research-on-deaths-in-custody-281976

Florida Shuts Down Alligator Alcatraz After a Year of Lawsuits and Brutality

https://truthout.org/articles/florida-shuts-down-alligator-alcatraz-after-a-year-of-lawsuits-and-brutality/

‘We should be worried’: report sheds light on ICE’s booming arsenal of hi-tech surveillance tools

The report highlights how ICE is directing these taxpayer funds towards multimillion-dollar federal contracts for a diverse group of tools and services. They include money for data brokers, analytics software, social media scrapers, facial recognition technologies, hacking devices and spyware to break into phones, external contractors that the study’s authors characterize as “bounty hunters” and “autonomous” border towers and drones. DHS has publicly disclosed that it uses more than 10 AI-enabled facial recognition tools. This kind of street-level surveillance raises questions about consent and whether a warrant was obtained. How many times have we seen ICE and CBP agents snapping pictures of us and downloading it into some kind of system? It seems as though DHS is creating a database of people who object to their actions.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/ice-tech-surveillance-arsenal

The Tech Behind ICE Oligarchs Immigration Enforcement And The Threat To Democracy

https://notechforice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tech-Behind-ICE-Oligarchs-Immigration-Enforcement-and-the-Threat-to-Democracy.pdf

Homeland Security Secretary Mullin says ICE no longer using Navy contract for detention services

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2026/06/mullin-says-ice-no-longer-using-navy-contract-for-detention-services/

Trump’s DOJ Issues 3rd Request For Facial Recognition Companies

“The notice, labeled the third in the series, invites industry to submit information on possible biometric-matching solutions across a defined set of areas. Those include the biometric algorithm itself, response times and accuracy, scalability, the proposed transition approach, software maintenance, licensing, company ownership and structure, and a secure build and compilation facility. As market research, the request carries no commitment to buy, but it signals that the bureau is methodically mapping the field before any future move.“

https://sam.gov/opp/45fbc0a08dcf414693a1f48b0941ecb3/view

New Jersey Supreme Court Requires Police To Disclose Facial Recognition Use

https://www.aclu-nj.org/press-releases/aclu-nj-responds-to-njsc-ruling-applying-constitutional-safeguards-to-use-of-facial-recognition-in-criminal-investigations/

Kansas City Public Transit Wants to use Facial Recognition to ID ‘Banned Passengers and Missing Persons’

“The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) plans to add AI-powered security cameras to some of its buses to help strengthen security and more quickly detect banned riders. The KCATA originally planned to install the AI facial recognition cameras on five buses ahead of the World Cup. The agency had hoped to use the technology to help identify missing persons throughout the tournament, which has been known to increase the threat of human trafficking. But the money that was supposed to fund the cameras — part of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice — was stalled due to the partial government shutdown that began in February.”

https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2026-06-25/kansas-city-kcata-ai-facial-recognition-buses

But Jay Stanley with the ACLU warned that it’s nearly impossible to limit the scope of a surveillance project when artificial intelligence is involved. “It may be used for a very narrow watch list today, but there are very good reasons to think it’ll expand over time,” he said.

https://www.kctv5.com/2026/06/18/kansas-citys-push-facial-recognition-public-buses-ignites-debate-over-security-privacy/

Madison Square Garden Hit With Class Action Over Facial Recognition/ Threat Assessment Data Breach

https://frontofficesports.com/madison-square-garden-hit-with-class-action-after-apparent-data-breach/

San Francisco Gay Bars Are Scanning Patrons’ Faces and Collecting Their Data

https://gomag.com/article/san-francisco-gay-bars-are-scanning-patrons-faces-and-collecting-their-data/

Avoid San Francisco Gay Bars Using Facial Recognition This Pride Weekend

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-06-25-safety-advisory-sfpride-gaybarsusingfacialrec/

Proposed law would require Monroe County, NY businesses to tell customers if they use facial recognition

https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2026-06-22/proposed-law-would-require-monroe-county-businesses-to-tell-customers-if-they-use-facial-recognition

Private Biometrics Are Building the Digital ID Prison

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/06/22/private-biometrics-are-building-the-digital-id-prison-no-new-laws-required/

Facial Recognition Technology in Public Places: Key Questions Before You Start

https://www.biometricsinstitute.org/facial-recognition-technology-frt-in-public-places-key-questions-before-you-start/

Chinese Government Worried About Smart Glasses Destroying Privacy

https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3358459/china-keeps-eye-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-concerns-come-focus

US government urging Meta to share its AI models

https://www.engadget.com/2200490/us-government-reportedly-urging-meta-to-share-its-ai-models/

Meta launches cheaper range of facial recognition smart glasses starting at $299

https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-announces-new-range-smart-glasses-starting-299-2026-06-23/

Meta Thinks ‘Social Learning’ Can Fix Smart Glasses’ Privacy Problems

https://gizmodo.com/meta-thinks-social-learning-can-fix-smart-glasses-privacy-problems-2000776162

The KIDS Act: A Bipartisan Mass Surveillance Megabill

https://reclaimthenet.org/the-kids-act-a-bipartisan-mass-surveillance-megabill

BS WARNING: Xprize founder says ‘humans behave better when they’re being watched’

“Xprize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis, Larry Ellison, and Will Marshall, the CEO of Planet are not wrong that much of this tech is here and spreading. It’s becoming increasingly hard for people to make it through their day without being photographed by home security systems like Ring, camera-laden cars like Tesla makes, or automated license plate readers from Flock. Even if they can, they are surveilled through their phones by ad networks and data brokers.”

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/xprize-founder-says-humans-behave-better-when-theyre-being-watched/

Flock Safety reps defend technology in the city of Neenah

https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/flock-safety-reps-defend-technology-in-neenah/

How and Why You Should Resist Flock Safety Cameras that are Destroying Our Privacy

https://prepareforchange.net/2026/06/22/get-the-flock-out-how-and-why-you-should-resist-the-ai-powered-cameras-that-are-destroying-our-privacy/

Flock Safety Cameras Track People Without Warrants

https://letsdatascience.com/news/license-plate-cameras-track-people-without-warrants-9a80588e

Two more Cherokee deputies charged with Flock Safety camera misuse

https://archive.ph/raMuJ

Cops Are Using Flock Safety License Plate Readers to Stalk Their Crushes, and It Keeps Happening

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/cops-using-license-plate-readers-161200228.html

The (Flock Safety) ALPR Abuse Library

https://library.kansas.watch/

Cleveland City Council revives Flock contract despite initial ‘no’ vote; prosecutor, judge now pushing for it

https://archive.ph/s28mc

AirSight and Flock create police surveillance drone network

“The integration delivers real-time drone-tracking data from AirGuard into FlockOS. Airspace detections, including operator location when available, now appear alongside the License Plate Reader alerts, video, and live intelligence agencies already use every day. The result is a single operating picture that helps teams move from detection to response with greater speed and coordination.”

https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/airsight-and-flock-bring-airspace-intelligence-into-one-operating-picture

BRINC and Nova Turn Police Drones Into Advanced Mapping and Thermal Intelligence Surveillance Drones

“Public safety agencies already deploying BRINC Responder can begin using the integration today. Using BRINC LiveOps, crews can set up a mapping mission, capture aerial footage, and upload data directly to Nova for processing, no new hardware required. The result is a professional-grade operational picture, combining mapping, data analysis, and real-time intelligence that enables faster coordination, clearer situational awareness, and better-informed decisions in the field.”

https://brincdrones.com/news/brinc-drones-and-nova-software-company-partner-to-deliver-advanced-aerial-mapping-for-public-safety-agencies/

BIG BROTHER WARNING: Oceanside police add two drones to military-grade inventory

https://thecoastnews.com/oceanside-police-add-two-drones-to-military-grade-inventory/

Police video shows drone removing knife from motionless suspect

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/police-tout-using-drone-to-disarm-incapacitated-person-in-nationwide-first/

Boynton Beach police purchase 3 surveillance drones and 10 license plate readers

https://archive.ph/VwU7N

Orlando police launch surveillance drones as first responder

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/06/24/pictures-orlando-police-debuts-drone-as-a-first-responder-program/

Conroe police launch surveillance drones as first responder

https://hellowoodlands.com/conroe-police-department-drone-first-responder-program/

Cedar Rapids Spying Real-Time Crime Center to use Surveillance Drones

https://www.kcrg.com/2026/06/24/drones-could-reach-cedar-rapids-911-calls-before-officers-under-new-14-million-technology-upgrade/

Oakland Police Discuss Plans To Expand Surveillance Drone Usage

https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/oakland-police-discuss-plans-to-expand-drone-22320749.php

Marion County purchase indoor and outdoor surveillance drones

https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/06/24/marion-county-board-approves-drone-purchase/

Police Violence

‘Deeply disturbed’: Mayor seeks to remove police chief indicted on 70 sex abuse charges tied to his time as teacher

https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/06/22/deeply-disturbed-mayor-seeks-remove-police-chief-indicted-70-sex-abuse-charges-tied-his-time-teacher/

NYPD Manhattan chief swept up in bribery probe submits retirement papers

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/27/nypd-manhattan-chief-targeted-in-fbi-federal-bribery-probe-retires-adams-nyc/

https://archive.ph/ZveCI

Vermont AG will not prosecute state trooper who fatally shot unarmed man

https://vtdigger.org/2026/06/24/vermont-attorney-general-will-not-prosecute-state-trooper-who-fatally-shot-unarmed-putney-man/

Amusing: CA cop accidentally shot by fellow cop in ‘horseplay’ incident

https://abc7.com/post/pasadena-police-officer-accidentally-shot-fellow-cop-video-shows/19274381

DEA allowed staggering amounts of fentanyl to hit the streets

“We poisoned our community to make cases,” DEA Special Agent David Howell told AP in a series of interviews in New Mexico. “Through our own willful blindness, we get to say, ‘We don’t really know what happened to the drugs.’ But we 100% got people killed.”

https://apnews.com/article/dea-fentanyl-unseized-drugs-new-mexico-8f5b546e668e5007c64078da74b90903

Supreme Court Rules Inmates Cannot Sue Prison Guards for Religious Liberty Violations

“Yet in a 6–3 decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that prison guards employed by the Louisiana Department of Corrections, which accepts federal funds and is therefore bound by the RLUIPA, may not be sued for damages by an inmate whose religious liberty was seemingly violated.”

https://reason.com/2026/06/23/supreme-court-limits-the-ability-to-sue-prison-guards-for-religious-liberty-violations/

Judges Jockey for Potential Trump Supreme Court Appointment

“Solicitor General John Sauer and Judge Andrew Oldham of the Fifth Circuit have been discussed as potential candidates for the Supreme Court, said people familiar with those conversations, some of whom spoke on condition of anonymity as to candidly discuss the topic. US District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida has been backed by Mike Davis, a conservative lawyer aligned with Trump, after she dismissed criminal charges against the then-former president who was charged with retaining classified documents after leaving office. Davis declined to comment for this story. Other names floated include Judge James Ho on the Fifth Circuit, Judges Neomi Rao and Gregory Katsas on the DC Circuit, Judge Patrick Bumatay on the Ninth Circuit, Judge Steven Menashi on the Second Circuit, and Judge Amul Thapar on the Sixth Circuit.”

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judges-jockey-for-potential-trump-supreme-court-appointment

Senate panel advances bills allowing cameras in US Supreme Court, lower courts

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-panel-advances-bills-allowing-cameras-us-supreme-court-lower-courts-2026-06-18/

Judges fight cameras in courthouses, cite deepfakes

https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal-judiciary-raises-concerns-over-deepfakes-when-opposing-courtroom-cameras

Lawsuit chronicles MDC Brooklyn prisoner’s desperate pleas for care as cancer ravaged his body

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/27/lawsuit-chronicles-mdc-brooklyn-prisoners-desperate-pleas-for-care-as-cancer-ravaged-his-body/

The Price of NY Prison Abuse: $25.7 Million in Settlements

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/29/new-york-prison-abuse-lawsuits-cancer-testicle/

Housing Not Handcuffs Warns of Growing Criminalization of Homelessness by Oregon Police

https://housingnothandcuffs.org/2026/06/24/06242026blog/

“Disturbing Pattern” of Violations at Arizona’s Largest Sheriff’s Office

“U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow, who is overseeing the settlement, appointed Robert Warshaw as the monitor in 2014 to track compliance with mandated reforms. Among other things, Warshaw said the sheriff’s office leadership tried to pressure the bureau’s commander to reopen closed investigations into two deputies who had been disciplined and placed on the Brady list, a public database of officer misconduct. The monitor also claimed that top leadership attempted to interfere in the disciplinary process to protect employees accused of wrongdoing. When the commander resisted, he was placed on leave, investigated by an outside agency and temporarily transferred out of the bureau.”

https://azluminaria.org/2026/06/25/court-inquiry-denounces-disturbing-pattern-of-violations-at-arizonas-largest-sheriffs-office/

Minnesota sheriff conceals bodycam footage by calling officers ‘undercover’

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/25/hennepin-county-sheriff-conceals-bodycam-footage-by-calling-officers-undercover/

After Wrongly Raiding Woman’s Home, Prosecutor’s Response Only Raises More Questions

https://ij.org/press-release/after-wrongly-raiding-womans-home-governments-response-only-raises-more-questions/

D.C. Court Refuses to Disqualify Pirro, Blanche From Cole Allen Case

https://verdict.news/legal/d-c-court-refuses-to-disqualify-pirro-blanche-from-allen-case-019ef1dc

Former CIA officer and Virginia governor highlights prison safety reforms

https://www.courthousenews.com/virginia-governor-highlights-prison-safety-reforms/

Flint, MI police install self-service kiosk to report their neighbors, still no justice for polluted drinking water

https://www.wnem.com/2026/06/18/new-self-service-kiosks-available-flint-pd/

Former Colorado crime lab scientist accused of misreporting DNA pleads guilty to REDUCED charges

https://www.courthousenews.com/former-colorado-crime-lab-scientist-accused-of-misreporting-dna-pleads-guilty-to-reduced-charges/

Years of Warnings Ignored as DNA Analyst at Colorado Crime Lab Allegedly Cut Corners, Her Misconduct Casts Doubt on Thousands of Cases

https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2024/sep/1/years-warnings-ignored-dna-analyst-colorado-crime-lab-allegedly-cut-corners-her-misconduct-casts-doubt-thousands-cases/

FL sheriff claims Black woman found hanging from tree was a suicide

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/naacp-to-speak-on-death-of-michigan-woman-found-in-miami-park/3826214

TX cop indicted for sexual assault of a child

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2026/06/25/555567/houston-police-officer-indicted-child-sexual-assault-charge/?amp=1

Colorado State Patrol fires trooper alleging falsification of taser records, excessive force

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/taser-trooper-fired-colorado-state-patrol

Louisiana sheriff resigns after attacking critic at a bar

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/northshore/st-tammany-parish-sheriff-randy-smith-retires-pleads-guilty-to-second-degree-battery-after-arrest-over-restaurant-attack/289-2e8ca463-e517-46f9-b5b3-24dc2fad3db1

DISGUSTED: New York law doesn’t permit filming in NYPD precinct lobbies, appeals court rules

“New York’s high court on Tuesday allowed NYPD precincts to bar citizens from filming in its public lobbies, despite city and state laws protecting the recording of public police activity.“

https://www.courthousenews.com/new-york-law-doesnt-permit-filming-in-nypd-precinct-lobbies-court-rules/

DISGUSTED: 7 New York cops admitted to misconduct and agreed to quit — but only after their pensions kicked in

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/investigations/suffolk-police-misconduct-settlement-pension-hzt1ub05

Current and Former Police Officials Targeted in Raids by NYPD and Feds

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/24/nypd-officers-raided-tisch-maddrey/

Police reformers call on Mamdani to rein in NYPD’s quality of life crackdown

https://gothamist.com/news/police-reformers-call-on-mamdani-to-rein-in-nypds-quality-of-life-crackdown

NYPD cop at center of deaf worker’s sex-harass suit charged in gun rap

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/23/nypd-officer-denies-pointing-gun-subordinate-sexual-harassment-plea-deal/

NYPD Community Affairs Bureau official fired for misusing department vehicle and submitting hundreds of unworked hours for pay

https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/us-news/civilian-official-in-nypds-community-affairs-bureau-ousted-after-alleged-misdeeds-source/

More racist texts from ex-Mass state trooper Michael Proctor unveiled in murder case

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/06/24/more-racist-texts-from-ex-mass-state-police-trooper-michael-proctor-unveiled-in-murder-case/

MA state trooper relieved of duty following bar brawl

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/06/27/massachusetts-state-police-trooper-relieved-of-duty-following-quincy-bar-brawl/

Rachael Rollins calls MA state police ‘the most dysfunctional State Police Department in the country’

“I wish I had 2 more hands so I could give (four thumbs down),” she added. “Objectively, we have the most dysfunctional State Police Department in the country. Can MSP be put into RECEIVERSHIP?! Where do these Troopers work? Who vetted & hired them?” Suffolk DA candidate Rachael Rollins said.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/06/28/fallout-of-mass-state-police-troopers-brawling-rachael-rollins-calls-msp-the-most-dysfunctional-state-police-department-in-the-country/

Brookline, MA cops make $400K a year

Brookline, MA Police officials made up the top 25 spots on the town’s payroll last year, with some patrol officers working enough hours of overtime to bring their earnings to nearly $400,000, according to town payroll records.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/06/brookline-payroll-2025-towns-highest-paid-employees-neared-400k.html

NV cop arrested on domestic violence charges

https://www.14news.com/video/2026/06/21/las-vegas-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/

Man seeks justice after dog shot and killed by CA deputy

https://ktla.com/news/california/man-seeks-justice-after-dog-shot-and-killed-by-deputy-in-san-bernardino/

U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News

Joe Cadillic — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:02:13 GMT

Judges Bear the Responsibility to Apply Heightened Scrutiny to Trump’s Seizures of Election Records

https://www.justsecurity.org/141602/magistrate-judges-federal-election-records/

Sen. Rand Paul releases timeline of Dr. Fauci’s extensive contacts with intelligence community

https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/nation-world/sen-rand-paul-releases-documents-about-covid-19-origins-and-dr-fauci-role-in-messaging-pandemic

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Fauci-Intel-Release-2026.06.11.pdf

Trump DOJ Killed Criminal Probe of Sen. Jim Justice’s Coal Companies

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-jim-justice-doj-southern-coal-investigation-west-virginia

Trump’s Lawyers Insist There Is ‘No Evidence’ of ‘Collusion or Fraud’ in His ‘Settlement With Myself’

https://reason.com/2026/06/15/trumps-lawyers-insist-there-is-no-evidence-of-collusion-or-fraud-in-his-settlement-with-myself/

Trump Showed Elon Musk Texts of Tech Execs Kissing the Ring
https://archive.ph/wwk3o

76-year-old grandmother dies after Tesla on autopilot crashes into home

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/woman-76-killed-after-tesla-crashes-into-home-texas-sheriff/

Fraud-focused bills passed by House follow ‘DOGE playbook,’ privacy experts warn

https://fedscoop.com/house-bills-treasury-fraud-prevention-privacy-issues/

Trump Has Used Taxpayer Money To Purchase Stakes in Dozens of Companies. Congress Is About to Make It Easier

https://reason.com/2026/06/18/trump-has-used-taxpayer-money-to-purchase-stakes-in-dozens-of-companies-congress-is-about-to-make-it-easier/

Trump Says Illegal Immigration Increased Car Insurance Premiums. Experts Say Otherwise

https://www.newsday.com/business/fact-check-trump-car-insurance-premiums-immigrants-w09480

JD Vance Roasted Over Claims About Trump Being a Man of Faith

“The comments arrive as JD Vance tried to sell Fox News viewers on his new book detailing his “personal journey” back to Catholicism, a book that embarrassingly features a United Methodist church on its cover.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-trump-person-faith-deep-questions_n_6a3125dde4b07679090f9595

ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker (Thundercut Technology)

https://archive.ph/HRZwb

CNN Resident Fact Checker Disappeared From Air As Company Waited For Trump Merger Approval

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/17/cnn-resident-fact-checker-disappeared-from-air-as-company-waited-for-trump-merger-approval/

Trump DOJ Bypassed Antitrust Staff to Approve Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

https://www.commondreams.org/news/justice-department-paramount-merger

Paramount+ blocks FPF ad about Trump-Ellison censorship threat

“Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) revealed today that Paramount+ rejected an ad calling attention to President Donald Trump’s crooked meddling in media transactions to extract favorable coverage. The ad would have run on the platform during the same time as the UFC Freedom 250 event, broadcast live from the White House on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.”

https://freedom.press/issues/paramount-blocks-fpf-ad-about-trump-ellison-censorship-threat/

Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department

https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-rights-special-education-3483478a51ea8001fcc70e8a77d08d9a

BIG BROTHER WARNING: Appeals Court Allows Ohio To Restrict Children’s Use Of Social Media

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-rules-ohio-can-restrict-childrens-use-social-media-2026-06-18/

What If Everyone Saw Your Whole Digital Life

https://archive.ph/pWC08

Reporters Pry for Answers About Jimmy Kimmel at the FCC as Skeptics Push Back

A burst of late-April Freedom of Information Act requests saw multiple news organizations converging on the same question: when the Federal Communications Commission initiated an early review of Disney’s ABC station licenses shortly after comedian Jimmy Kimmel joked about First Lady Melania Trump, was the agency undertaking routine broadcast oversight, or were regulators pursuing a political agenda?

https://lawstreetmedia.com/insights/reporters-pry-for-answers-at-the-fcc-as-skeptics-push-back/

Murdoch Family’s Fox Corp. to buy Roku for $22 Billion

https://apnews.com/article/fox-roku-tubi-streaming-824089dbe16631fade634becdb164c94

Privacy Nightmare: Fox Corp’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/foxs-22b-roku-acquisition-aims-to-expand-its-reach-into-smart-tvs-advertising/

Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/sundar-pichai-faces-boos-walkout-at-stanford-graduation-ceremony-over-googles-israel-ice-ties/

Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/11/1138794/google-deepmind-is-worried-about-what-happens-when-millions-of-agents-start-to-interact/

HOLY CRAP: Major Privacy Issues Concerning AI Coding Tools

https://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5784/bad-vibes-ai-coding-tools-and-privacy-issues

Leaked financial documents show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/leaked-financial-docs-show-openai-is-losing-billions-of-dollars-a-year/

Judge dismisses Musk’s xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-wins-dismissal-trade-secret-lawsuit-by-musks-xai-2026-06-15/

The White House Was Ready to Go After Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Long Before Fable 5 Was Released

https://archive.ph/ajd7E

The Real Reason Anthropic’s Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/apparently-the-real-reason-anthropics-models-are-offline-a-six-year-old-trump-grudge/

Anthropic launches $15M cyber defense program for state, local and tribal governments

https://statescoop.com/anthropic-launches-15m-cyber-defense-program-for-state-local-tribal-and-territorial-governments/

“Dangerous” AI models are coming no matter what

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/dangerous-ai-models-are-coming-no-matter-what/

DHS finalizes first Cumulus cloud contract with Amazon Web Services

https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2026/06/dhs-finalizes-first-cumulus-cloud-contract-aws/414197

Amazon investigating employees who spoke out against building more AI data centers

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/amazon-engineers-ai-data-center-opposition.html

Amazon Won’t Release Movie it Made About Sam Altman and ChatGPT That Makes All The Tech Billionaires Look Bad

https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/06/19/jeff-bezoss-amazon-studios-wont-release-movie-it-made-about-sam-altman-and-chatgpt-that-makes-all-the-tech-billionaires-look-bad

SHAMEFUL: Judge returns $7B Roundup settlement to state court

https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/06/17/judge-sends-bayer-roundup-settlement-back-to-state-court/

Trump’s Transportation Department Rescinds ‘Disparate Impact’ Civil Rights Regulation

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-transportation-agency-rescinds-disparate-impact-civil-rights-regulation-2026-06-10/

Dallas and 11 Other Cites Are Using Spying IKE Smart City Kiosks

“The following features offered by a Kiosk are interactive: (a) 311; (b) Get Around; (c) Photo Booth; and (d) Survey Says. To access these interactive features, the Kiosk will prompt you to scan a QR code with your mobile device. The QR code will anonymously link your mobile device to the applications. If your mobile device is not capable of accessing the applications by scanning the QR code, you may access these features by providing the information requested by the Kiosk, some of which may personally identify you. The Kiosk will collect information on each user’s interactions with the Kiosk, such as which features, services and information are most often used and how they are used, so we can improve the Kiosk platform and your experience with the Kiosks. We may share this information without restriction with the city where the Kiosk is located. The following interactive features of the Kiosk platform are operated or provided by, incorporate the API(s) of, or otherwise require communication or coordination with third parties (a “Third Party Partner”), and in choosing to engage these features, you agree that we can provide the information you give to a Kiosk, including any information that may personally identify you, to that Third Party Partner: (a) 311; (b) Get Around; and (c) Photo Booth.”

https://statescoop.com/dallas-deploys-new-digital-kiosks-as-fifa-world-cup-kicks-off/

https://www.ikesmartcity.com/documents/en/privacy-policy.html

Big Brother Warning: 3 Florida hospitals scan newborn infants feet using Certascan

https://southfloridahospitalnews.com/three-palm-beach-health-network-hospitals-implement-baby-footprint-safety-system/

Kalshi sued over data sharing with Google and LinkedIn

https://predictionnews.com/story/kalshi-sued-for-allegedly-sharing-user-activity-with-google-and-linkedin

DISGUSTED: Paypal’s HoneyBrowser defeats another privacy lawsuit

Given that the very purpose of the extension plaintiffs downloaded was to track their browsing, the conduct alleged here involved the kind of ‘routine commercial behavior’ that does not constitute ‘a highly offensive intrusion of privacy.’”

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/415887/honey-browser-extension-defeats-privacy-claim.html

PayPal Secures Another Victory in Consolidated Honey Browser Extension Cases (2025)

https://www.orrick.com/en/News/2025/12/PayPal-Secures-Another-Victory-in-Consolidated-Honey-Browser-Extension-Cases

What Happens After Your Smart Fridge Stops Getting Software Updates?

“What’s the big deal? Won’t my smart fridge just turn into a regular cooler?” Not so fast, strawman. Unfortunately, discontinued smart fridges won’t necessarily last as long as their analog counterparts. Because IoT refrigerators contain complex systems of circuit boards, sensors, cameras, and electronic components, they possess more points of failure that often require costly maintenance. Moreover, some smart fridges may depend on software and cloud connectivity to execute basic functions like temperature regulation, ice making, and cooling. As such, you might not just have an expensive chrome brick on your hands, but one in need of constant repairs.

https://www.engadget.com/2196515/smart-fridge-updates-support-ends/

Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed construction zones

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/waymo-recall-over-3800-robotaxis-over-risk-entering-closed-construction-zones-2026-06-18/

State & Local Privacy News

VT- Data Privacy Bill Signed into Law

https://www.insideprivacy.com/state-privacy/vermont-data-privacy-bill-signed-into-law/

ME- State closes data breach portal to the public after fake reports

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318420/20260615/data-breach-portal-shut-down-after-fake-filings-expose-unverified-auto-publish-flaw.htm

ME- Flock Cameras to be Removed from South Portland Amid Privacy Concerns

https://www.themainewire.com/2026/06/controversial-flock-cameras-to-be-removed-from-south-portland-amid-privacy-concerns-and-republican-push-to-ban-them-statewide/

ME- Idexx Laboratories removes Flock Safety cameras from properties in Westbrook and Scarborough

https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/15/idexx-removes-plate-reading-cameras-after-press-herald-investigation/

NH- Courts to review wage records for defendants who seek a court-appointed attorney
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-06-17/nh-courts-criminal-justice-public-defender

MA- DA’s office accused of lying about income tax cut question

“Justices on the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the attorney general’s office erred in its summary of the question, rendering the measure ineligible to appear before voters in November. The summary’s contrary statement is not a minor imprecision. It is significantly misleading and likely to influence voters,” Georges wrote, concluding that the AG’s office therefore did not provide a sufficiently “fair” summary.

https://commonwealthbeacon.org/ballot-questions/massachusetts-court-blocks-high-stakes-income-tax-cut-question-from-the-november-ballot/

MA- Agawam police defend Flock Safety cameras, while others fear Big Brother watching

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/agawam-pd-defends-license-plate-154635562.html

MA- Senate Reviews Bill to Install Automated Traffic Cameras Across Cities, Towns

https://wror.com/2026/06/16/massachusetts-senate-reviews-bill-to-install-automated-traffic-cameras-across-cities-towns/

SteveAhlquist.news

A private citizen is funding Tiverton's Flock Cameras? Residents demand answers and removal

Residents of Tiverton are calling for the immediate cancellation of the town’s contract with Flock Safety and the removal of all surveillance cameras. The demand follows the discovery that the Tiverton Police Department’s automated license plate reader contract…

2 months ago · 27 likes · 2 comments · Steve Ahlquist

NY- Cheektowaga residents debate adding more Flock Safety cameras

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/privacy-vs-public-safety-cheektowaga-residents-debate-adding-more-license-plate-reader-cameras

NJ- Nonprofit Hospitals Entitled to Liability Cap But Not Immunity

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2026/06/11/873388.htm

https://www.casemine.com/commentary/us/federally-qualified-health-centers-are-organized-exclusively-for-hospital-purposes-under-the-charitable-immunity-act-and-are-limited-to-the-%24250%2C000-cap/view

VA- Dumfries Town Council Approves Flock Safety License Plate Reader Policy

https://www.potomaclocal.com/2026/06/17/dumfries-town-council-approves-flock-safety-license-plate-reader-policy/

NC- Senate considers bill to make highway Flock Safety camera program permanent

https://wlos.com/news/local/camera-license-plate-readers-asheville-police-house-bill-206-highway-security-privacy-crime-north-carolina-governor-josh-stein-government-program-permanent-deadline

NC- Transit leaders claim adding more cops and surveillance cameras to buses and trains reduced crimes

https://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2026/06/06/local-state/charlotte-transit-leaders-buses-and-trains-are-more-secure/

AL- State loses $3 billion annually from abortion restrictions

https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/16/report-alabama-loses-3-billion-annually-from-abortion-restrictions

LA- National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Anti-Homeless Law as Echo of Jim Crow
https://homelesslaw.org/statement06152026/

MO- Judge Rules State Abortion Laws Violate Voter-Approved Constitutional Amendment

https://apnews.com/article/missouri-abortion-court-ruling-medication-46212c0b44939d042e6a242aeb75fc83

MO- GOOD NEWS: Missouri State University deletes Bias Response Team to settle free speech lawsuit

https://www.thecollegefix.com/missouri-state-u-permanently-deletes-bias-response-team-to-settle-free-speech-lawsuit/

https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/msu-bias-response-policy-lawsuit/

OH- Appeals court rules government can restrict children’s use of social media

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-rules-ohio-can-restrict-childrens-use-social-media-2026-06-18/

OH- Cleveland council committee rejects $250,000 Flock surveillance contract renewal

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/06/cleveland-council-committee-rejects-250000-flock-surveillance-contract-renewal-amid-privacy-concerns.html

WI- City of Oshkosh accepting bids from license plate reader vendors

https://fox11online.com/news/local/oshkosh-looking-into-new-license-plate-reader-cameras-alternative-to-flock-alpr-license-plate-readers-safety-surveillance

IL- Flock Safety cameras on Gaines Hwy. creating a buzz on social media

https://www.sooleader.com/local-news/license-plate-reader-on-gaines-hwy-creating-a-buzz-on-social-media-12292531

CO- City of Fort Collins votes to end Flock cameras, will replace them with Axon cameras

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2026/06/16/fort-collins-to-immediately-end-contract-with-flock-safety/90584281007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/flock-camera-contract-cancelled-northern-colorado-fort-collins/

AZ- Chandler City Council says recent Flock camera installations were approved in February

https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2026-06-17/chandler-city-council-says-recent-flock-camera-installations-were-approved-in-february

WY- DEA License Plate Readers At Entrances To Wind River Reservation Spark Controversy

“The license plate readers are put up by DEA through an agreement with the tribe, said U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs spokesman Joshua Barnett in a Thursday email. Barnett added that the BIA is “not part of that agreement.”

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/18/license-plate-readers-at-entrances-to-wind-river-reservation-spark-controversy/

WY- Jackson town council amends Flock Safety contract

https://buckrail.com/flock-safety-surveillance-camera-contract-amended/

CA- San Francisco police suspend Flock camera network access following ‘improper queries’

https://www.kalw.org/bay-area-news/2026-06-18/san-francisco-police-suspend-flock-camera-network-access-following-improper-queries

CA- Costa Mesa residents, immigrant advocates urge city hall to get rid of Flock

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2026-06-18/residents-immigrant-advocates-urge-get-flock-out-of-costa-mesa

WA- Supreme Court upholds $35M campaign finance fine against Meta

https://www.courthousenews.com/washington-supreme-court-upholds-35-million-penalty-against-meta/

WA- College Place police to reactivate Flock license plate cameras

https://elkhornmediagroup.com/college-place-police-to-reactivate-license-plate-cameras-under-strict-new-wa-law/

OR- What did the Flock Safety suspension cost Albany? Not much

https://archive.ph/7DJzx

World Privacy News

UN: Hate speech is ‘first step down the path of dehumanization’

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167745

UK cop used AI to create fake evidence

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o

UK regulator suspends ICC prosecutor who issued Netanyahu war crimes warrant

https://www.courthousenews.com/uk-regulator-suspends-icc-prosecutor-who-issued-netanyahu-war-crimes-warrant/

Israel’s National Security Minister says all of Lebanon must burn

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/israels-national-security-minister-says-all-of-lebanon-must-burn-piers-morgan-jake-tapper-ceasefire-donald-trump-jd-vance

Israel has killed over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza during ceasefire

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/g-s1-128734/over-1-000-people-killed-during-gaza-ceasefire-palestinian-authorities-say

Israeli Troops Raid Southwest Syria Villages, Interrogate Shepherds, Arrest Farm Worker

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/06/22/israeli-troops-raid-southwest-syria-villages-interrogate-shepherds-detain-farm-worker/

Fatalities From Israel’s Gaza Genocide Deliberately Undercounted By U.S. Media

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/gaza-genocide-death-toll-undercount

Israel Hits Lebanon With Drone Strikes Hours After Trump and Iran Sign Interim Peace Deal

https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-lebanon-iran-deal

Israel Escalating Home Demolitions, Evictions of Palestinian Residents in the Silwan District

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/17/east-jerusalem-israel-escalating-home-demolitions-evictions

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s strategic goal is to install facial recognition everywhere

https://wttc.org/news/wttc-announces-the-global-priorities-approved-by-its-executive-council-to-unlock-growth

EU’s facial recognition asylum database Eurodoc malfunctions on migration pact launch day

https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-asylum-database-malfunctions-migration-pact-launch-day-2026-06-12/

New Eurodac enters into operation

https://www.eulisa.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/new-eurodac-enters-operation

Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Netherlands and Austria use facial recognition and fingerprints to ID everyone

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/jeytavchx6cg/

Nearly a million EU passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet

https://www.theverge.com/tech/947157/passports-data-breach-cannabis-club-systems-nefos-puffpal

Bulgaria- Government approved surveillance exports to foreign spy agencies

https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-surveillance-exports-spy-agencies-leaked-licenses-circles-bg/

France- Police use fines to harass Black and Arab teens

“French police issue on-the-spot fines for alleged public disturbance offenses to harass boys and young men perceived as Black, Arab, or North African and evict them from public space in their own neighborhoods.”

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/17/france-discriminatory-police-fines-trap-youth-in-debt

France- The OpenID Foundation says digital ID tests at La Ciotat Event brings them closer to nationwide use

https://openid.net/oidf-conformance-tests-deliver-results-in-la-ciotat/

France- The General Directorate for Internal Security drops Palantir

https://www.politico.eu/article/french-spy-service-drops-palantir/

Armenia- Government Completes Biometric Passport Design

https://arka.am/en/news/politics/design-of-armenia-s-biometric-passports-is-ready-and-they-are-expected-to-be-issued-in-the-fall-mini/

UK- Terrorist watchdog says migration should be treated as a national security issue

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/insight/terror-watchdog-urges-national-security-rethink-on-migration/gm-GME07D57A2

UK- Government To Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

https://archive.ph/MQgSq

UK- 60+ Groups Urging the Government to Halt Face Estimation at the Border

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/joins-60-groups-urging-uk-halt-face-estimation-border

UK- The Government’s Discriminatory Facial Recognition Experiment on Child Refugees
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/19/the-uks-discriminatory-ai-experiment-on-child-refugees

UK- Police facial recognition growing rapidly

https://statewatch.org/news/2026/june/england-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-growing-rapidly/

UK- Facewatch uses AI governance certification to put facial recognition in more retail stores

https://www.facewatch.co.uk/facewatch-claims-world-first-with-ai-governance-certification-for-uk-retail-crime-prevention-under-new-global-standard/

UK- Appeals court upholds designation of Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ group

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/15/what-a-uk-courts-backing-of-the-palestine-action-terror-ban-means

UK- Jury refuses to convict four Palestine activists accused of arms firm raid

https://www.declassifieduk.org/jury-fails-to-convict-four-palestine-activists-accused-of-arms-firm-raid/

UK- Government To Force Social Media Giants To Boost BBC Propaganda

https://archive.ph/6OLV9

UK- Government denies seeking carve-out to Anthropic AI restrictions

https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-uk-anthropic-ai-export-controls-denial/

Hong Kong- Court of Final Appeal upholds law banning election boycott advocacy

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3357403/hong-kongs-top-court-rejects-challenge-law-banning-calls-election-boycotts

Vietnam- Government says 100% of airports will use facial recognition to ID passengers by the end of year

https://www.vietnam.vn/en/se-thi-diem-san-bay-an-ninh-thong-minh-tai-3-cang-hang-khong-quoc-te

Malaysia- Government Adds Facial Recognition to MyDigital ID Kiosks

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/06/12/facial-biometric-verification-to-strengthen-mydigital-id-kiosk-registration-says-nsc

NZ- Failed biometrics border project wasted tens of millions in public funds

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/598316/immigration-officials-deliberately-withheld-information-on-failed-technology-upgrade

Canada- Rights groups calls for privacy legislation regulating political parties

https://ccla.org/press-release/civil-society-calls-on-federal-political-leaders-to-bring-their-parties-under-privacy-law/

Bahamas- Government to create national digital ID program

https://ewnews.com/government-advances-digital-economy-push-with-national-id-ai-law-and-skills-drive/

U.S. News/Police Violence

Joe Cadillic — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:02:58 GMT

Texas cop who gave a homeless person a literal shit sandwich promoted to police chief

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/timeline-how-matthew-luckhurst-went-from-sapds-poop-sandwich-scandal-to-police-chief

Trump Celebrates ‘Brutal’ Comparison to Hitler and Stalin

https://archive.ph/6hWsZ

Book claiming Trump is more powerful than Hitler and Stalin was written by Gary Player’s long-time golf caddy

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/new-book-reveals-how-trump-compared-himself-to-mao-stalin-atilla-the-hun

Number of Americans viewing Trump as “dangerous dictator” surges

https://www.newsweek.com/number-of-americans-viewing-trump-as-dangerous-dictator-surges-poll-12086982

Trump’s DOJ links public safety money to immigration enforcement
“The Justice Department is offering nearly $1 billion in federal public safety grants for cities and police departments across the country. But the grants, announced this month, come with a catch: Local officials have to be willing to work with federal immigration officers.”
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5854955/the-doj-is-doling-out-local-police-grants-with-a-catch

Staggering images show extent of Trump’s destruction of Washington DC

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/gallery/donald-trump-white-house-gallery-1897273

Scientists aren’t surprised by green algae in Reflecting Pool

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/19/nx-s1-5863044/dc-reflecting-pool-algae-green-trump

Olympian arrested for touching remnants of decaying Reflecting Pool

“David Hearn had just finished a loop around Hains Point on Friday as part of a 52-mile bike ride when he swung by the Lincoln Memorial to see the refurbished Reflecting Pool for himself. Noticing a piece of the new “American flag blue” liner that was partially detached from the pool bottom, Hearn said he reached into the water to see what it felt like. Moments later, as the Bethesda man prepared to leave, U.S. Park Police officers arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/20/cyclist-arrested-reflecting-pool-denies-trump-vandalism-claims/

Park Police, U.S. Marshals and sheriff’s deputies arrest 11 people accusing them of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool

https://archive.ph/uVHKo

Trump Deploys National Guard To Reflecting Pool

https://www.newsweek.com/cyclist-arrested-handcuffed-reflecting-pool-national-guard-12098916

How Trump’s ‘Operation Epic Disaster’ turned the world against America
https://archive.ph/xJVmG

Israeli foreign agent took over The Charlie Kirk Show days after his killing

https://thegrayzone.com/2026/06/18/israeli-foreign-agent-charlie-kirk-show/

Brad Parscale registers as Israeli foreign agent

https://thehill.com/policy/international/5528458-brad-parscale-israel-foreign-agent/

BS WARNING: Trump’s DHS Secretary Mullin Says One Suspected Terrorist Is Arrested At Canadian Border ‘Almost Weekly’

https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-canada-border-security-fireside-chat-sec-markwayne-mullin-and-hon-gary-anandasangaree

‘Trump Manufactured a Crisis in Minnesota’: Human Rights Watch

“The second Trump administration has violated rights on an entirely new scale. As part of its immigration enforcement campaign, it has deployed Department of Homeland Security officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection to US cities and towns. Operation Metro Surge was the largest such deployment of immigration agents since Trump took office, but the federal government has deployed agents to streets across the United States to rapidly expand detention and deportation while flagrantly disregarding human rights and the rule of law.”

https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/06/18/a-manufactured-crisis/minnesota-communities-terrorized-by-the-federal-government

DEFIANCE.News

Trump wanted the power to make arrests without providing a reason. That's beyond "scary."

Last year, the White House considered a proposal that could’ve enabled the president to arrest anyone, without a stated reason…

2 months ago · 338 likes · 14 comments · Miles Taylor

DISGUSTED: Appeals Court Allows National Park Service to Replace Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia

“We cannot and WILL not rest until the full story of American history – including the existence of Slavery at the President’s House here in Philadelphia – is told, for our Nation and the World to see,” Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said.

https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-presidents-house-court-ruling-replace-exhibit-trump/

Trump Resurrected the Statue of a Slave Owner. Its Pedestal Cost Taxpayers $527K

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-resurrected-the-statue-of-a-slave-owner-its-pedestal-cost-taxpayers-527k/

MAGA-Aligned Freedom 250 Releases Biographies of 250 White American Heroes

“It’s more than just trying to erase Black history,” said Bryan Stevenson, the co-founder and executive director at the Equal Justice Initiative. “It’s trying to alter American history.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-admin-rewrite-black-history_n_6a32d2ade4b057a50ce923a4

https://media.artcall.org/31395/uploads/files/31395_a48f1e.pdf

41 Energy Tycoons Saw Fortunes Grow by $23.5 Billion Since Trump Launched Iran War

“Between March 1 and May 18, owners of the largest oil and energy companies in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, and the UK were adding $300 million on average per day to their collective wealth, Oxfam found through an analysis of Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaire List.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/g7-billionaires-iran-profits

Pentagon used Musk’s Grok AI to fire 2,000 missiles at Iran

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-grok-ai-iran-missiles-pentagon-b2997321.html

Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/pentagon-boasts-of-using-ai-to-write-reports-mandated-by-congress/

DOJ Lawyers Argue That Elon Musk’s xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security
https://archive.ph/qwHgy

Trump’s Justice Department Backs Elon Musk in Data Center Lawsuit

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-departement-justice-elon-musk-xai-grok-naacp-data-center-pollution-lawsuit-mississippi/

AI Pioneer Yann LeCun Calls Musk’s xAI a ‘Failure’

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/yann-lecun-elon-musk-xai-failure-ai-labs-bubble-risk.html

IRONY: Republican’s bill would track terrorist organization’s use of AI

https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/6/sen-rick-scott-introduces-legislation-to-track-terrorist-organizations-who-use-artificial-intelligence

Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes in Musk’s Space X

“A businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors was among the overseas investors who acquired stakes in SpaceX while it was still a private company. An entity linked to the Qatari royal family also took a stake.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-elon-musk-ipo-foreign-investors-china

Trump Administration Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-state-department-africa-uganda-aid-medical-data-privacy

Trump App to be auto-installed on Homeland Security staff’s devices

https://www.engadget.com/2196077/white-house-app-auto-installed-homeland-security-devices/

DISGUSTED: FBI Investigating Governor Newsom And His Wife

https://archive.ph/BTwn2

Kash Patel Accused of Using ‘Slush Fund’ to Pay Out ‘MAGA Henchmen’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-hit-with-claim-from-jamie-raskin-of-secret-fbi-bonus-scheme/

‘Broadview Six’ attorneys want special counsel to investigate alleged misconduct by US Attorney’s Office

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/17/broadview-six-special-counsel-wrongdoing-prosecutors/

DOJ’s New ICE Protest Indictment Is Its Most Absurd Yet

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/minneapolis-protest-doj-ice-indictment-antifa-nspm-dhs/

“The use of encrypted Signal chats to communicate protest plans is cited again and again in the indictment.”

https://archive.ph/rBzzv

DOJ faces pushback from legal experts for conspiracy charges against Minnesotans

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-face-pushback-from-legal-experts-for-conspiracy-charges-against-minnesotans/

Todd Blanche Is Targeting the D.C. Bar to Remove Ethical Guardrails for the DOJ

https://www.justsecurity.org/141962/blanche-weaponizing-weaponization-against-bar/

Trump demands impeachment of Sen. Reed over Iran deal remarks

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5925180-trump-calls-for-reed-impeachment/

New Mexico Epstein probe subpoenas US Attorneys’ offices

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/new-mexico-epstein-probe-subpoenas-us-attorneys-offices-2026-06-18/

What’s missing from the Epstein files? Questions persist about unexplained redactions, missing documents, email gaps

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein-files-whats-missing/

Fired DOJ immigration judges granted rare full-court appellate hearing

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/06/fired-doj-immigration-judges-granted-rare-full-court-appellate-hearing/

Former Milwaukee judge loses last-chance appeal of ICE obstruction conviction

https://www.courthousenews.com/former-milwaukee-judge-loses-last-chance-appeal-of-ice-obstruction-conviction/

SHAMEFUL: DC Appeals Court Keeps Sanctions on U.N’s Francesca Albanese in Force

https://unwatch.org/appeals-court-keeps-sanctions-on-francesca-albanese-in-force-signals-major-weakness-in-her-case/

U.S. issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza (2025)

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/10/g-s1-76915/u-s-sanctions-united-nations-investigator-abuses-gaza

Here Are the Adversaries Trump Has Threatened and Prosecuted

“More than four dozen people have found themselves in the president’s crosshairs since he returned to office for a second term. While most of the threats Trump has made on social media and in public comments haven’t led to prosecutions, some have translated into criminal cases or investigations. So far these efforts have resulted in almost no convictions.”

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-prosecutions-visual-guide-ef488d01

DEFIANCE.News

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump has now threatened or investigated 20 authors who've written books critical of him.

Donald Trump claimed he’d “end the weaponization” of government. Instead he’s gone after twenty authors who’ve written books critical of him, a DEFIANCE News analysis finds…

2 months ago · 537 likes · 33 comments · Miles Taylor

Trump DOJ wants to stop Evanston, IL Black ‘reparations’ payments

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5927763-justice-department-evanston-reparations-housing-discrimination/

Evidence Proves DHS Lied About Its Actions When Terminating TPS for Haitians

https://law.ucla.edu/news/scotus-prepares-rule-new-evidence-confirms-dhs-lied-about-its-actions-when-terminating-tps-haitians

Trump Is Telling Us He Will Steal the Midterms

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-steal-2026-elections

DHS (Markwayne Mullin) could be a threat to midterm elections this year
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/16/nx-s1-5702491/trump-voting-threat-midterm-election-dhs

Trump administration tasks ICE with tracking ‘false’ voters

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-digs-into-voter-files-ahead-of-midterms/

Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society Meeting In Ireland

https://archive.ph/rwWv6

Anti-Trump UFC Star Sean Strickland Escorted Out Of White House

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/06/15/why-was-ufc-fighter-removed-from-white-house-sean-strickland/90555441007/

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Trump Turns July 4 Party Into Celebration of Himself

“On July 4th, at The Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, in beautiful and safe Washington D.C., we are going to host the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all, a ‘TRIBUTE TO AMERICA.’” Trump wrote on X.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-says-july-4-national-mall-celebration-will-double-trump-rally-2026-06-15/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-july-4-party-into-celebration-of-himself/

Judge blasts Trump’s ‘censorship’ of national parks and museums

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-blasts-trumps-censorship-of-national-parks-and-museums/

Ghislaine Maxwell forms ‘highly secretive’ prison crew that includes a crooked doctor, a bookkeeper thief, and a CFO who embezzled $9m

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15901705/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-posse-bryan-texas.html

Police Drone Organization Forces Kids At Smithsonian To Take Surveillance Drone Oath

“The DRONERESPONDERS table drew continuous crowds throughout the day, eager to participate in the experience. Parents captured photos and videos as their children engaged with the program, creating lasting memories tied to innovation and public safety. A highlight of the day was the ceremonial “swearing-in” of children as Junior DRONERESPONDER Remote Pilots. Each participant took part in an interactive oath ceremony and received an official DRONERESPONDERS badge. The impact was immediate, kids proudly wore their badges throughout the event, creating a visible sense of excitement and belonging.”

https://www.droneresponders.org/post/droneresponders-inspires-the-next-generation-at-smithsonian-innovations-in-flight

Big Brother Surveillance Masquerading as Illegal Trash Deterrent: 24/7 Aerbits Surveillance Drones

“Your public works department already has a backlog of existing reports — complaints from residents, internal inspections, tickets that take weeks to verify. Aerbits provides daily aerial ground truth to validate, correct, and close the information gap. No overwhelming crews with more sources of reporting. Enterprise drones equipped with high-resolution cameras fly systematic routes covering your entire city — every neighborhood, every street. Daily coverage ensures nothing goes unnoticed.”

https://sfstandard.com/2026/06/17/oakland-sf-drones-cameras-illegal-dumping
https://aerbits.ai/

Death rate in ICE immigrant detention centers more than doubles under Trump

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/death-rate-ice-immigrant-detention-centers-more-than-doubles-under-trump-reuters-2026-06-17/

60 Lawsuits Detail Alleged Medical Neglect at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/17/medical-care-neglect-delaney-hall-ice-lawsuits/

ICE Agent Shoots at Fleeing Car During Arrest Attempt in NJ

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-agent-opens-fire-in-manahawkin-new-jersey-after-person-flees/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/new-jersey-ice-shooting

Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrest

https://archive.ph/B6o2m

FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Delaney Hall Protesters Into Informants

https://archive.ph/kzUtL

Reporting on NJ immigration detention center, protests may cost you a hospital visit

https://www.fire.org/news/outside-new-jersey-immigration-detention-center-reporting-protests-may-cost-you-hospital-visit

ICE’s New Immigration Detention Center Guidelines Make Them Even More Dangerous

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-ice-guidelines-dangerous

NJ judge who threatened to ‘personally have ICE’ deport families during truancy hearings, should be removed
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/06/15/nj-judge-threatened-deport-truant-students/

ICE Allegedly Abandons Plan To Turn Warehouses Into Migrant Detention Centers

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/ice-warehouses-immigration.html

DHS scraps plans to turn Georgia warehouse into mega detention center

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/us/social-circle-dhs-warehouse

Trump’s DHS Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens With “Less-Lethal” Weapons

https://truthout.org/articles/us-is-terrorizing-its-own-citizens-with-less-lethal-weapons-victim-says/

Republicans give DHS $6 billion in discretionary funding

https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/committee-approves-fy27-homeland-security-appropriations-act

Former ICE leader lands new job consulting on national security and defense

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/15/nx-s1-5859429/todd-lyons-ice-detention

Republican Governor Tells Texas Landowners to Allow Border Wall or Lose Right to Property

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/texas-big-bend-border-wall-property-rights-eminent-domain/

CIA-linked private intel firm resold Clearview AI licenses to U.S. Special Forces

The Virginia Beach-based commercial intelligence firm Octaris Technologies was the intermediary for a previously announced sale in March of five licenses of the internationally banned American facial recognition firm Clearview AI to the parent organizat…

2 months ago · 29 likes · Jack Poulson