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Americaโ€™s Biggest Mall Owner Is Sharing AI Surveillance Feeds Directly With Cops Simon Property has granted police access to its AI car surveillance feeds via startup Flock Safety, monitoring vehicles visiting its malls, public records requests reveal.

This would i6many if not most, of your favorite mall properties...

'Car surveillance startup Flock Safety creates "fingerprints" of cars and feeds the information to police, as do its customers, including Simon Property Group.'
ourcommunitynow.com/P/americas-b...

11.08.2025 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.

Two more businesses to avoid...

'โ€œWhat we're learning is that two of the country's most popular home improvement stores are contributing to the massive surveillance dragnet coordinated by Flock Safety..."'
www.404media.co/home-depot-a...

11.08.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Loweโ€™s and Home Depot are sharing customer data with law enforcement The stores use Flock cameras to collect license plate data from cars entering parking lots. Law enforcement is tapping the data as a source for their growing surveillance systems. Jason Koebler forโ€ฆ

'Maybe this doesnโ€™t affect you directly now, but on our current path, it will eventually.'
flowingdata.com/2025/08/08/l...

11.08.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trump Is Turning America Into Mar-a-Lago
YouTube video by The Keith Boykin Channel Trump Is Turning America Into Mar-a-Lago

The maralagofication of America... #TruthMatters

youtu.be/ZDzM7GpV19c?...

10.08.2025 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
From LBJ to Trump: How Republicans Went from Voting Rights to Voter Suppression
YouTube video by The Keith Boykin Channel From LBJ to Trump: How Republicans Went from Voting Rights to Voter Suppression

Here's what's REALLY going on today...
#HistoryMatters #TruthMatters

youtu.be/TcWbHgoUApE?...

09.08.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance? We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.

'Trained historians and teachers are now the โ€œtraditionalists,โ€ defenders of an honored practice, believing in evidence and research, against a barbaric effort to dissolve the institutional and moral foundations of those two important values.'
newrepublic.com/article/1983...

08.08.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ICE is hiring!

US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team.

Open positions include:
Senior Goon
Racism Enforcement Office
Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time)

Experience with children a plus

usajobs.gov

ICE is hiring! US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team. Open positions include: Senior Goon Racism Enforcement Office Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time) Experience with children a plus usajobs.gov

From this month's edition of The Onion.

07.08.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28079    ๐Ÿ” 6235    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 697    ๐Ÿ“Œ 309
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9 deadโ€‘simple openโ€‘source tools that replace the entire Adobe suite I ditched Adobe Creative Cloud for these free, beginner-friendly alternatives - and never looked back

'In my search for Adobe alternatives, Iโ€™ve discovered an entirely new world of free and privacy-focused tools that are just as capable (if not more so).'
www.xda-developers.com/simple-open-...

07.08.2025 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Local man charged with terrorism after cache of weapons and explosives found in home SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man is facing multiple felony charges, including terrorism, after a joint law enforcement operation uncovered weapons, explosive mat

'The tip also referenced a homemade detonator and threatening statements targeting people based on race, religion, and government affiliation.'
news4sanantonio.com/news/local/l...

07.08.2025 13:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chinaโ€™s Exports Surged Again in July, but Not to America

'Chinaโ€™s overall exports were up 7.2 percent in July from the same month last year, while imports were up 4.1 percent. Its exports to Southeast Asia and Africa, key regions for reshipment to the United States, rose more than twice as fast...' www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...

07.08.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Battle of Hayes Pond Occurs *The Battle of Hayes Pond occurred on this date in 1958. Also called the Maxton Riot, it was an armed confrontation between members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Lumbee Native Americans at a Klan rally ...

'Cole led the South Carolina-based Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1957, Cole began a campaign of harassment designed to intimidate the Lumbee Tribe.'
aaregistry.org/story/the-ba...

07.08.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Battle at Hayes Pond #shortvideo #rememberinghistory #youtubeshorts #americanhistory #history #kkkk
YouTube video by Ashley B Battle at Hayes Pond #shortvideo #rememberinghistory #youtubeshorts #americanhistory #history #kkkk

"We didn't come to talk..."
#HistoryMatters #TruthMatters
youtube.com/shorts/52Pe-...

07.08.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Scrotum faced, ๐Ÿ˜† LOL...

06.08.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Limpopo pig farm murders: South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs At the start of a murder trial, a farm supervisor says his boss ordered him to dispose of two women's bodies.

A story from South Africa that one must assume totally missed the attention of the American tyrant in chief!

'Ms Makgato and Ms Ndlovu were searching for soon-to-expire dairy products which had been left for pigs when they were killed.'
www.bbc.com/news/article...

06.08.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Airs Personal Financial Grievances Ahead of โ€˜Debankingโ€™ Crackdown

Banks don't discriminate against MONEY. They discriminate against RISK, ๐Ÿ˜† LOL...

'โ€œThe banks discriminated against me very badly,โ€ Mr. Trump said.' www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/b...

06.08.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts

โ€œBy issuing this wildly incorrect statement, the secretary is demonstrating his commitment to his long-held goal of sowing doubts about all vaccines,โ€ said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...

06.08.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Saw this today:

If 20 white women said a black man sexually assaulted them, that black man would never be President.

05.08.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 460    ๐Ÿ” 103    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Without question!๐Ÿ˜

05.08.2025 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ava DuVernay (@avaduvernay) If you havenโ€™t seen this passionate appeal from Mandy Patinkin and his family, itโ€™s worth your time. The last line is particularly chilling. I hope his call to the global Jewish community reaches the ...

#TruthMatters
substack.com/@avaduvernay...

05.08.2025 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This Texas Man Gave a Brutal Speech About Trump's Future Plans
YouTube video by TrueBlueViews This Texas Man Gave a Brutal Speech About Trump's Future Plans

Not EVERYONE in Texas is a butt licking Simpleton...
youtube.com/shorts/IeFlG...

04.08.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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10 Incredible 35mm Film Cameras Worth Buying in 2025 Film photography is experiencing an unprecedented renaissance, and choosing the right 35mm camera can make your analog journey all the more enjoyable. Whether you're a seasoned photographer returning ...

I'm proud to say I still own a functioning Olympus OM-1...

'The Olympus OM-1 revolutionized SLR design when it debuted in 1972, proving that professional-quality cameras didn't need to be massive, heavy burdens that required dedicated camera bags.'
fstoppers.com/gear/10-incr...

02.08.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Her Family Were Racists. She Reveals What They Were So Afraid Of
YouTube video by David Hoffman Her Family Were Racists. She Reveals What They Were So Afraid Of

The 'fear' is of coming face to face with the evils they have committed and the lies they've told themselves for centuries, because when one is wholly accustomed to and invested in privilege, equality and justice for ALL can seem like oppression!
youtu.be/BhQIC4n6wB8?...

02.08.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TikTok hires former Israeli instructor Erica Mindel as hate speech policy chief amid rising antisemitism scrutiny TikTok has a new Public Policy Manager for Hate Speech. Erica Mindel, a former Israeli military instructor, takes on the role. This happens as TikTok faces criticism for antisemitic content. Lawmakers...

In a social media landscape where opposition to genocide is increasingly equated to antisemitism, this is truly a rich move by TikTok that doesn't bode well for free speech on the platform!
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

02.08.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black Unemployment Soars Under Trump
YouTube video by The Keith Boykin Channel Black Unemployment Soars Under Trump

This was ALWAYS his racist intent, just as in the case of immigration...
youtu.be/z7rA8uC1CK4?...

02.08.2025 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s mental decline is undeniable โ€” so what now? hemselves, that there is a problem, just as Bidenโ€™s supporters did for him.ย  ย  Donald Trump is showing all the signs of suffering from dementia. If this were a neighbor, a parent, or a family frienโ€ฆ

He's not a rational actor, even ABSENT dementia...

'Whateverย dementia issues Joe Biden may have, there is no denying that his staff was superb at managing them and protecting bothย Bidenย and the country. Trump, however, doesnโ€™t have those guardrails.'
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

02.08.2025 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Maine police department says officer arrested by ICE provided required documents before hiring
YouTube video by CBS 13 News Maine police department says officer arrested by ICE provided required documents before hiring

Cut the BS... It's about RACE, not IMMIGRATION...
youtu.be/3WE6_lZhv7Y?...

01.08.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than previously reported in May and June. .

'The current situation is a sharp reversal from the hiring boom of just three years ago when desperate employers were handing out signing bonuses and introducing perks such as Fridays off, fertility benefits and even pet insurance to recruit and keep workers.'
apnews.com/article/jobs...

01.08.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Richland County hate crime suspect gets $1M bond Jonathan Felkel is accused of shooting at a Black jogger in Richland County, becoming the first person charged under the new local hate crime ordinance.

This is what the racist clown you voted for has unleashed...

'"he was by himself, so I was really going to do something at first and then."
"I was going to shoot at him. I was. I was going to shoot at him," Felkel replied.'
www.wltx.com/article/news...

01.08.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jul. 28, 1916 | Louisville Police Arrest Three Black People for Interracial Relationships Learn more about our history of racial injustice

Intellectual superiority at play...

'Unwilling to accept Ms. Shumakerโ€™s own racial self-identification, the local jailor forced her to submit to a blood test โ€œto determine whether or notโ€ she was Black.'
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

29.07.2025 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Convicted Murderer Released by Trump From Venezuelan Prison Is Free in U.S.

COMING TO AMERICA: Only the 'worst of the worst'...

'When the Americans put Mr. Hanid Ortiz on a plane on Friday back to the United States, at least some people in the Trump administration knew of his criminal past, according to a third person.' www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

27.07.2025 10:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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