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Mike Katz-Lacabe

@mlacabe.bsky.social

Director of Research at Oakland Privacy focused on law enforcement surveillance technologies (ALPR, StingRay, etc) and public records requests. Parent. Spouse. Card-carrying Antifa member.

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this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025

05.08.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3802    πŸ” 1712    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 53
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All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip. For the first time in its 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.

04.08.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12227    πŸ” 3320    πŸ’¬ 170    πŸ“Œ 357

My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good

17.04.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3312    πŸ” 523    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 282

BREAKING: We're suing ICE for unlawfully targeting and arresting people who show up to court for their immigration hearings.

01.08.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 37711    πŸ” 8061    πŸ’¬ 858    πŸ“Œ 411

He definitely did not collapse from fentanyl exposure. Do some journalism, please.

01.08.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly The United States Military Academy abruptly ended the appointment of Jen Easterly to a high-profile academic position in West Point’s Department of Social Sciences, according to a memorandum issued We...

In another episode of β€œwe live in the stupidest timeline,” Jen Easterly, a woman I have (1) never met and (2) did not work for, had her appointment at West Point terminated because Laura Loomer lied about both of us in a tweet.

cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly...

30.07.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2825    πŸ” 986    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 54
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just went to immigration court in Lower Manhattan to see with my own eyes how masked and armed federal agents are apprehending people in the hallways as they walk out of their scheduled hearings.

29.07.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1992    πŸ” 969    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 70
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Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face β€˜embarrassing’ dismissals

NEW: Border patrol made false claims about Los Angeles protesters it jailed, misrepresenting basic facts of events that were filmed. I obtained records of officers acknowledging + "apologizing" for errors

The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli

28.07.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 836    πŸ” 384    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 30
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The FBI took her $40,000 without explaining why. She fought backβ€”and lost. There is little accountability in civil forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize assets without charging the owner with a crime.

This story is wild. The FBI violated a warrant & took an innocent woman’s life savings. They never said whyβ€”because they don’t have to.

She sued to stop that. Her case was thrown out last week. So the feds can keep seizing people’s stuff without charges or explanation. reason.com/2025/07/28/t...

28.07.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 839    πŸ” 439    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 33
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When you strip away humanity

26.07.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 19126    πŸ” 8024    πŸ’¬ 548    πŸ“Œ 956

β€œStarting today, subscribers to my OnlyFins account will get access to all the breaches they can handle for only 10 chinook salmon a month."

26.07.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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WU-TANG FOREVER πŸ‘πŸ½

24.07.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 24607    πŸ” 4887    πŸ’¬ 523    πŸ“Œ 1192
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Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.

They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.

Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.

#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.

24.07.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8572    πŸ” 3261    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 557
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Glad he got away from those clowns. πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½

24.07.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1619    πŸ” 473    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 121
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ACLU Calls on Vallejo City Council to Authorize Independent Investigation of City Attorney’s Office in Wake of Serious Misconduct Allegations | ACLU of Northern CA

Along with Vallejo residents, we’re calling on the City Council to authorize an independent investigation into the City Attorney’s office over growing allegations that it has conspired to conceal police misconduct.

24.07.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I speak for all former Gawker Media employees when I say, "bye bitch" to Hulk Hogan.

24.07.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 568    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

Couldn't agree more! And it's not just SOC analysts. I have the same concerns for entry-level developers and any entry-level positions that will be "replaced" by AI.

23.07.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're Envisioning A Better Future From people soaring through the sky, to space cats, geometric unicorns, and (so many) mechasβ€”our team is always imagining what the future could look like when we get things right. We're determined to ...

Our team is obsessed with what the future looks like when we get things right. We're determined to build a better future and with your help, we're not backing down.

23.07.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Forensics Fraud? Experts say this video shows a doctor manufacturing evidence. So why is a man still on death row?

Currently in Monroe, Louisiana for Chris Duncan's bail hearing. After 27 years on death row, he's asking a judge to let him out. 16 years ago I reported on a video showing forensic charlatan Michael West using a mold of Duncan's teeth to create bite marks on the corpse of a young girl.

22.07.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 642    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 7
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Trump had promised to focus on rounding up immigrants with criminal records during his 2024 election campaign. Government data shows that actual ICE arrests skew heavily towards immigrants without criminal convictions.
www.ft.com/content/bba4...

22.07.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1716    πŸ” 684    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 34
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New study: State medical examiners wrongly excused homicides committed by Maryland police officers After the Derek Chauvin trial, the state ordered an audit of autopsies done on people who had died in police custody. The results are disturbing.

New at The Watch:

An audit found 36 deaths in police custody that should have been classified as homicides, but that Maryland medical examiners classified as something else. Their failure to call the deaths homicides precluded any further investigation of the officers involved.

21.07.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 413    πŸ” 176    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 15
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A Startup is Selling Data Hacked from Peoples’ Computers to Debt Collectors Infostealer data can include passwords, email and billing addresses, and the embarrassing websites you use. Farnsworth Intelligence is selling to to divorce lawyers and other industries.

New from 404 Media: a startup is selling data hacked from peoples' computers to debt collectors, divorce lawyers, more. People already hacked, now being re-vicitmized by startup. I used the tool, found peoples' personal addresses.

β€œThis is so gross and predatory.”

www.404media.co/a-startup-is...

21.07.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 778    πŸ” 373    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 31
The Sheriff’s Office would like to purchase 100 pieces of monitoring devices and technology that monitors the health of the County's most at-risk incarcerated individuals. The OverWatch system is a smart safety bracelet that uses wearable sensors to monitor critical vital signs such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, and skin temperature. This technology aims to provide real-time data to personnel and potentially reduce liability and improve incarcerated individuals’ care. When individual biometric
readings indicate a potential concern, the system sends real-time notifications to designated staff, thus providing a timely response to prevent a medical emergency. 4Sight Labs OverWatch system is
integrated with Guardian RFID's Spartan devices, which is a base-wide system used at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) to systematically and efficiently track pertinent information related to incarcerated individuals,
security and observation checks, and the tracking of programs, recreation, and other out-of-cell time/activities.

The Sheriff’s Office would like to purchase 100 pieces of monitoring devices and technology that monitors the health of the County's most at-risk incarcerated individuals. The OverWatch system is a smart safety bracelet that uses wearable sensors to monitor critical vital signs such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, and skin temperature. This technology aims to provide real-time data to personnel and potentially reduce liability and improve incarcerated individuals’ care. When individual biometric readings indicate a potential concern, the system sends real-time notifications to designated staff, thus providing a timely response to prevent a medical emergency. 4Sight Labs OverWatch system is integrated with Guardian RFID's Spartan devices, which is a base-wide system used at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) to systematically and efficiently track pertinent information related to incarcerated individuals, security and observation checks, and the tracking of programs, recreation, and other out-of-cell time/activities.

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Wearables for health monitoring by the government are coming first to those incarcerated, here by the Alameda Co. Sheriff. $747,000 for 100 Overwatch devices over three years.

www.acgov.org/board/bos_ca...

20.07.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this woman sits on the board of @financialtimes.com and feels comfortable sharing that she discusses economy policy with America's leading fascist curtis yarvin like it's nbd

19.07.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 230    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
Justin Jones removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Nashville
YouTube video by Associated Press Justin Jones removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Nashville

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones was removed from the news conference of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday before the secretary arrived. Jones said he had come to ask Noem what happened to his constituents who were arrested by Immigration and customs.
youtube.com/watch?v=kvzm...

19.07.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 398    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 20

The Trump admin has consistently claimed that it had no control over the fate of the Venezuelan men it was paying El Salvador to imprison without trial.

Today's prisoner swap shows that was a lie. The United States, as El Salvador told the UN, has always maintained custody.

18.07.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 538    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6

That was the best performance at the correspondents dinner. It was a masterful, smart, poignant and amazing.

18.07.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
White House aide on skipping full budget: It β€˜wasn’t in our interest’ OMB chief Russell Vought expressed excitement that Congress appeared to be on the verge of codifying into law roughly $9 billion in cuts.

Unprecedented and illegal: Russ Vought refuses to release White House budget as required by law. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

18.07.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4828    πŸ” 2187    πŸ’¬ 243    πŸ“Œ 144
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Amazon's Ring goes full founder mode, taking the company back to its crime-fighting roots Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has returned to the Amazon doorbell business and is reinstating its crime-fighting mission while emphasizing AI efficiency

Amazon Ring is re-pivoting back to surveillance, including introducing a new tool to let police request footage from Ring users again.

The reason they pivoted away was like...4 years of horrendously bad press, atrocious brand recognition, and hard pressure by activists around the country!

17.07.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 281    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 58
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DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, after offering assurances it would be spared from cuts.

SCOOP: DOGE moved to kill Direct File, the IRS's popular free tax filing tool, days after meeting with private tax filing software lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...

17.07.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4259    πŸ” 1879    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 208

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