Do you know what surveillance technologies are in use in your community?
Technology that tracks personal information, including one’s location, interests, and online behaviors, has become commonplace. It’s as ubiquitous as the GPS in a car or a home security camera. But......
Milwaukee is one of those places where an officer used Flock cameras to stalk a romantic partner— but efforts to cut ties with Flock have hit a wall:
A big deal: a federal court has BLOCKED Alabama from using nitrogen gas to execute. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
My colleague Lauren Gill has done essential work witnessing what nitrogen gas does, and writing about this torturous method of execution in Alabama specifically. Revisit:
A federal judge ruled that Alabama’s executions by nitrogen gas are cruel & unusual punishment. My colleague @laurengill.bsky.social shed light on the Alabama’s initial experiments with the gruesome method of capital punishment
I really appreciate how @thomaszimmer.bsky.social kindly mentions & discusses Bolts' reporting on racism & voting rights in West Tennessee: thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/america-is...
Especially since this is the same article that the NYT decided to lift & rewrite with no acknowledgment or citation.
Alabama said Alan Miller’s execution by lethal gas would be “more humane.” He writhed and gasped for air in his final moments.
Alabama said Alan Miller’s execution by lethal gas would be “more humane.” He writhed and gasped for air in his final moments.
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The sheriff in Wisconsin’s capital county will stop using dozens of AI surveillance cameras posted up across Madison and surrounding towns, after the Dane County Board of Supervisors pulled funding......
Some really crazy cases in here
- cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times
- cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason
- cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired
Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people
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There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
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Good list of groups doing great work on surveillance tech. boltsmag.org/everything-e...
Many states require that mail ballots be postmarked by a specific day. But due to a USPS rule announced late last year, voters may need to put their ballot in a mailbox days in advance.
Here is the article @taniel.bsky.social refers to. It is exactly the type of reporting and analysis we need, clarifying the stakes and how the struggle for Black political representation is not just about Congress, but affects the lives of people in very concrete ways on the local level:
www.npr.org/2026/06/10/n...
Letter sent to members of Congress in April, acknowledged ICE gives itself wide latitude to collect information on individuals suspected of potential violations of law, including interference with ICE operations, and maintains records on people who were never arrested.
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A legal expert on digital surveillance answers questions from Bolts readers about how police track your personal data, and what public officials could be doing to restrict it.
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
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In a previously unpublicized letter to Congress, the newly-departed head of ICE said the agency collects data on people suspected of potentially unlawful activity, which could include protesters.
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
I really appreciate how @thomaszimmer.bsky.social kindly mentions & discusses Bolts' reporting on racism & voting rights in West Tennessee: thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/america-is...
Especially since this is the same article that the NYT decided to lift & rewrite with no acknowledgment or citation.
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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson
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The Times of San Diego reports on a man who was sent to jail after a Flock camera mistakenly linked him to the site of a shooting.
A San Diego man spent one month in jail for a crime he didn't commit, after San Diego Police misinterpreted a hit from a license plate reader.
