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AOC will be attending the Munich Security Conference next week, presumably to talk about foreign policy. Gee, I wonder if she's thinking about higher office. I sure hope so. I'd vote for her for president in a second. She's been relentless since the start of the current administration. People like her, in my opinion, are what we need. #Politics #NewYork #Democrats #Democracy #US #USpol https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/aoc-run-for-president-or-senate-2028.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.dwHI.9W9Oa6523cj2&smid=url-share

https://www.nytimes.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage

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@stux@mstdn.social · 2 hours ago

#Trump is truly extremely disgusting in all aspects.

#USPol #US

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https://www.nytimes.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage

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@stux@mstdn.social · 2 days ago

It's incredible how they don't even notice how Jordan makes fun of them on the spot

Unfort these are also the nutjobs who picked a criminal for President..

I wonder what they're high on

#US #USPol #Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_yb21Nps5o

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@stux@mstdn.social · 2 days ago

It's incredible how they don't even notice how Jordan makes fun of them on the spot

Unfort these are also the nutjobs who picked a criminal for President..

I wonder what they're high on

#US #USPol #Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_yb21Nps5o

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@stux@mstdn.social · 3 days ago

The #UK takes action against those affiliated with #Epstein, kicking them out, stripping them of their titles and launch investigations

What does the #US?

It keeps protecting those implied and keeps denying anything ever happened

I am truly disgusted by the US government, what a sad fascist circus

#Trump #USPol

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@stux@mstdn.social · 3 days ago

The #UK takes action against those affiliated with #Epstein, kicking them out, stripping them of their titles and launch investigations

What does the #US?

It keeps protecting those implied and keeps denying anything ever happened

I am truly disgusted by the US government, what a sad fascist circus

#Trump #USPol

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@dalfen@mstdn.social · 3 days ago

Who exactly is paying the expected $200 million cost of renovating the Kennedy Center? 🤔

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https://thehill.com/homenews/5719313-trump-kennedy-center-renovation/

Trump will keep 'structure' of Kennedy Center intact during $200M in renovations
BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 02/02/26 5:15 PM ET — Trump will keep 'structure' of Kennedy Center intact during $200M in renovations BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 02/02/26 5:15 PM ET

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Trump will keep ‘structure’ of Kennedy Center intact during $200M in renovations

President Trump said on Monday he intends to leave the basic structure of the Kennedy Center intact during upcoming renovations which are expected to last two years and cost upwards of $200 million…

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@dalfen@mstdn.social · 3 days ago

Who exactly is paying the expected $200 million cost of renovating the Kennedy Center? 🤔

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https://thehill.com/homenews/5719313-trump-kennedy-center-renovation/

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Trump will keep ‘structure’ of Kennedy Center intact during $200M in renovations

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@dalfen@mstdn.social · 4 days ago

Here is the link (but all screenshots are in the thread 🧵).
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are:

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said~

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

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@dalfen@mstdn.social · 4 days ago

The irony of this photo — A border patrol 'agent' hiding behind a face covering & hat while scanning a commuter's face on the road.

I am taking the time to post this entire article to highlight how #DHS / #ICE uses emerging, #privacy -breeching tech to identify & target regular people– potentially undocumented individuals AND #US citizens exercising their 1st Amendment right to express their grievances about such behavior as they observe & record it.

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Image: A Border Patrol Agent (face and hair totally covered) scanning the face of a driver in Minneapolis this month. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu, via Getty Images

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST — Image: A Border Patrol Agent (face and hair totally covered) scanning the face of a driver in Minneapolis this month. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu, via Getty Images c/o: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST

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@dalfen@mstdn.social · 4 days ago

#ICE is rapidly expanding its use of #privacy -breeching tech after its "influx of cash" last July that increased its annual budget to ~ $28 billion from $8 billion.

#DHS "also spent nearly $10 million acquiring at least three social media monitoring tools & services that allow it to delve into people's cellphones..." 😳

#ICE is also actively seeking to advertising #data & buy big tech #data (e.g., phone identifiers, contacts). 🚨

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

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The technology visible in the photographs was Mobile Fortify. The app was built on technology that had been created for Customs and Border Protection, the current and former Homeland Security officials said.
A department spokeswoman said
Mobile Fortify was a "lawful law enforcement tool" and "lawfully used nationwide in accordance with all applicable legal authorities."
In a 2024 agency report, the Homeland Security Department said it used a facial recognition tool from Clearview Al for child exploitation investigations.
But in a $3.75 million contract with the company in September, the agency said the tool would also be used to investigate attacks on law enforcement.
A Clearview AI spokeswoman said the focus of its contract with the department was supporting investigations into child exploitation and cybercrimes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST — The technology visible in the photographs was Mobile Fortify. The app was built on technology that had been created for Customs and Border Protection, the current and former Homeland Security officials said. A department spokeswoman said Mobile Fortify was a "lawful law enforcement tool" and "lawfully used nationwide in accordance with all applicable legal authorities." In a 2024 agency report, the Homeland Security Department said it used a facial recognition tool from Clearview Al for child exploitation investigations. But in a $3.75 million contract with the company in September, the agency said the tool would also be used to investigate attacks on law enforcement. A Clearview AI spokeswoman said the focus of its contract with the department was supporting investigations into child exploitation and cybercrimes. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST

ICE is continuing to seek more technology. Last week, the agency published a request for information for ways to better acquire and integrate so-called big data and advertising tech into its operations, saying it was
"working with increasing volumes of criminal, civil and regulatory administrative documentation from numerous internal and external sources."
The questionnaire asked vendors to describe the types of data they could provide on "people, businesses, devices, locations, transactions, public records." It also asked vendors how their systems could help "identify subjects, entities or locations of interest" and whether people could be searched by identifiers including
"name, phone, device, account, location."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST — ICE is continuing to seek more technology. Last week, the agency published a request for information for ways to better acquire and integrate so-called big data and advertising tech into its operations, saying it was "working with increasing volumes of criminal, civil and regulatory administrative documentation from numerous internal and external sources." The questionnaire asked vendors to describe the types of data they could provide on "people, businesses, devices, locations, transactions, public records." It also asked vendors how their systems could help "identify subjects, entities or locations of interest" and whether people could be searched by identifiers including "name, phone, device, account, location." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST

Justin Sherman, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy and Technology, said the request showed ICE was "doubling down" on buying sensitive data.
Ms. Cleland, the Richfield resident, said that three days after the encounter with the ICE agent, she received an email from the Department of Homeland Security saying her Global Entry and Transportation Security
Administration travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST — Justin Sherman, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy and Technology, said the request showed ICE was "doubling down" on buying sensitive data. Ms. Cleland, the Richfield resident, said that three days after the encounter with the ICE agent, she received an email from the Department of Homeland Security saying her Global Entry and Transportation Security Administration travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST

Ms. Cleland said she had swung from anger to fear. "I don't know how far-reaching ICE can be," she said. "I'm struggling to figure out what I can do, without putting myself at greater risk or putting other people at risk." Last week, Ms. Cleland signed a declaration joining a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department in U.S. District Court in Minnesota. The lawsuit challenges ICE's treatment of observers. In her declaration, Ms. Cleland asked why her traveler status had been revoked.
"I am a totally average American, and I cannot abide by what is happening right now," she said.
Daniel Wood and Kashmir Hill contributed reporting.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST — Ms. Cleland said she had swung from anger to fear. "I don't know how far-reaching ICE can be," she said. "I'm struggling to figure out what I can do, without putting myself at greater risk or putting other people at risk." Last week, Ms. Cleland signed a declaration joining a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department in U.S. District Court in Minnesota. The lawsuit challenges ICE's treatment of observers. In her declaration, Ms. Cleland asked why her traveler status had been revoked. "I am a totally average American, and I cannot abide by what is happening right now," she said. Daniel Wood and Kashmir Hill contributed reporting. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html Accessed: 2 Feb 2026 at 1226 PST

https://www.nytimes.com

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

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@dalfen@mstdn.social replied · 4 days ago

Here is the link (but all screenshots are in the thread 🧵).
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are:

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said~

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html

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