This was a triumph of organizing. Over two City Council hearings, almost 60 people spoke up against ShotSpotter.
Their testimonies capped off years of tireless advocacy from a broad coalition including The Black Response, Digital Fourth, SURJ Boston, Cambridge for Palestine, and Cambridge DSA.
update:
they did
The Trump administration has been building a system to strip legal permanent residents of their green cards, and now they have a dedicated unit to start pulling the trigger.
Internal data obtained by the New York Times shows this new DHS unit has already reviewed nearly 2,900 cases,
People have gotten defensive when I dare question #Democrats about the #unconstitutional and #fascist over-reach they naively legislate at local, state, and federal levels
These are UNPRECEDENTED times
We have expectations
The tyrants don't pretend to be our allies
You're acting like frenemies
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Cambridge City Council voted tonight to revoke authorization for ShotSpotter real-time audio monitoring of poorer areas for gunfire-like sounds.
We started work on this issue in 2016, shortly after the microphones were installed; the amazing Saul Tannenbaum alerted us to the problem.
what is the fucking point of an opposition party that acts like this