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Human Rights/Civil Rights Investigator | #OSINT #DFIR | ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

โ€œA DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credibleโ€”and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.โ€

@jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

07.03.2026 00:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2954 ๐Ÿ” 1320 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48 ๐Ÿ“Œ 53

He is not โ€œweakโ€. He is a traitor.

07.03.2026 03:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.

The perfect headline doesnโ€™t exiโ€ฆ

05.03.2026 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 7443 ๐Ÿ” 2157 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 65
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. n.pr/4rUa1zD

05.03.2026 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2739 ๐Ÿ” 1351 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 211 ๐Ÿ“Œ 233
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Opinion | He Didnโ€™t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway.

Sonny Burton is on death row in AL for a murder he didn't commit. He participated in a robbery, left early, & his accomplice killed a man, getting life without parole on appeal. The jury who tried him & the victim's family don't want Burton executed.

But Gov. Kay Ivey never commutes sentences.

05.03.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 141 ๐Ÿ” 88 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

"Alabama ignoring โ€˜incontrovertibleโ€™ DNA test in push to execute innocent man, Innocence Project says": www.al.com/news/montgom...

05.03.2026 15:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Children are generally considered off-limits in politics, even if in practice they aren't. But in the war on immigrants, the administration and the larger GOP apparatus have placed kids squarely in the line of fire. theintercept.com/2025/10/19/c...

04.03.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 100 ๐Ÿ” 56 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Gov. Jared Polis stops releasing prisoners whoโ€™ve spent decades behind bars for youthful crime Coloradoโ€™s governor has not approved any of the programโ€™s graduates for early release since 2023 โ€” an about-face from the prior three years.

As weโ€™ve reported, there are 11 people whoโ€™ve completed a prison program and are eligible to be released *right now*. But Polis, personally, has to approve it, but heโ€™s refused to because he doesnโ€™t want the authority. So theyโ€™re languishing. www.denverpost.com/2026/01/16/c...

04.03.2026 05:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Council bill could allow Ancestry.com to host Philadelphia archives Philadelphia is a step closer to digitizing its rich collection of historical records, after a City Council committee on Tuesday advanced a bill to give the job to Ancestry.com.

I have mixed feelings about Ancestry dot com, but this could be an interesting #OSINT & #genealogy development.
www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...

04.03.2026 04:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More detail here: www.ms.now/news/justice...

04.03.2026 00:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1138 ๐Ÿ” 550 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

This is a bombshell: "the Pentagon wanted the company to allow for the collection and analysis of unclassified, commercial bulk data on Americans, such as geolocation and web browsing data"

This kind of agenda echoes the defunded Total Information Awareness effort, post-9/11

01.03.2026 19:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2321 ๐Ÿ” 1029 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53 ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

I just threw together a website visualizing this ICE contract data! You can browse through the companies and their contracts, and filter them by state micahflee.github.io/ice-contracts/

01.03.2026 20:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 755 ๐Ÿ” 497 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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Supreme Court could greenlight geofence warrants A new case may legalize suspicionless mass surveillance of journalists and whistleblowers

A free press canโ€™t exist in a surveillance state.

Geofence warrants allow the government to collect location data on everyone, including journalists and whistleblowers.

A Supreme Court case could make it worse.

Hereโ€™s how.

01.03.2026 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 94 ๐Ÿ” 68 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

โ€œThe Kansas state government has invalidated the driverโ€™s licenses and birth certificates of transgender residents who changed the gender on those documents, in accordance with a law that took effect on Thursday.โ€

01.03.2026 01:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 117 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Partonโ€™s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working womanโ€™s anthem โ€œ9 to 5,โ€ or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

โ€œDolly Parton Childrenโ€™s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure โ€˜every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.โ€™โ€

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

01.03.2026 02:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 13757 ๐Ÿ” 3022 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 223 ๐Ÿ“Œ 301

Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies โ€” the strikes on Iran being just the latest.

In light of that, itโ€™s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you.

28.02.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1312 ๐Ÿ” 612 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
screenshot of 1421 postings showing nothing new since december

screenshot of 1421 postings showing nothing new since december

LASD has not posted any new deputy disciplinary files to its portal since December so i guess that's it, no more problems in the department everything's good you guys

28.02.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 36 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes For years, employees acknowledged a problem with potential child groomers, but prioritized growth over fixes.

Behind the scenes, โ€œMeta was divided on whether protecting kids should take precedence over user growth and engagement. For years, the company only incrementally rolled out restrictive safety features, even as its own staff detailed the risks its platforms posed to children.โ€

27.02.2026 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 91 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in December

The Guardian obtained the missing 302s. This story destroys the DOJ's excuse that they withheld the last three interviews because they were duplicative. The accuser covered different ground in different interviews.

27.02.2026 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1254 ๐Ÿ” 567 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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Donate to Support A Community Leader's Recovery, organized by Catherine Schetina Hi, my name is Catherine Schetina, and Iโ€™m organizing this fundraiser on behaโ€ฆ Catherine Schetina needs your support for Support A Community Leader's Recovery

Eva Woods is a tireless community leader in Los Angeles who has, for years, spearheaded care for our neighbors in MacArthur Park. She was recently assaulted and needs help to pay for extensive medical bills. If you can support, friends have organized a GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/support-a-...

27.02.2026 19:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 352 ๐Ÿ” 147 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

26.02.2026 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 9581 ๐Ÿ” 3151 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 524 ๐Ÿ“Œ 116

I think @normative.bsky.social made this point yesterday, but once you get beyond the outrage of the brutality of the original โ€œarrestโ€ here, you also have to confront the fact that a D.A. CHOSE TO PROSECUTE THIS and a judge SENTENCED HIM TO A YEAR IN JAIL. Total system fail. WTF

27.02.2026 02:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1920 ๐Ÿ” 678 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 65 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
On February 20, officials at the โ€œCentral Officeโ€ ordered FCI Butnerโ€™s medical director to
terminate Ms. Pinsonโ€™s hormone treatment. Declaration of Grace Pinson ยถ 4 (Feb. 24, 2024)
(hereinafter โ€œFeb. 24 Pinson Decl.โ€). In the days that followed, prison officials made Ms. Pinson
strip naked and subjected her to a demeaning visual cavity search in front of multiple male guards;
they rifled through her personal and sensitive papers, including legal documents, and tossed them
into a cell covered in feces, and extended her detention her in a segregation unit after she was
supposed to return to general population. Id. ยถยถ 5-8. One of the officials who engaged in this
conduct, Lt. Teague, told Ms. Pinson that if โ€œyou want to make it home alive, you need to stop
sending stuff to that fucking judge.โ€ Id. ยถ 6. Lt. Teague told Elmer Moreno, another incarcerated
person who conferred with class counsel about this litigation, that Mr. Moreno was being held in
solitary confinement because he had โ€œbeen talking to [Ms. Pinsonโ€™s] lawyers.โ€ Id. ยถ 9.
Summarizing his management philosophy, Lt. Teague informed Ms. Pinson: โ€œIโ€™ve told you before,
and Iโ€™ll tell you again, I donโ€™t give a fuck what that judge says, I do what I want.โ€ Id. ยถ

On February 20, officials at the โ€œCentral Officeโ€ ordered FCI Butnerโ€™s medical director to terminate Ms. Pinsonโ€™s hormone treatment. Declaration of Grace Pinson ยถ 4 (Feb. 24, 2024) (hereinafter โ€œFeb. 24 Pinson Decl.โ€). In the days that followed, prison officials made Ms. Pinson strip naked and subjected her to a demeaning visual cavity search in front of multiple male guards; they rifled through her personal and sensitive papers, including legal documents, and tossed them into a cell covered in feces, and extended her detention her in a segregation unit after she was supposed to return to general population. Id. ยถยถ 5-8. One of the officials who engaged in this conduct, Lt. Teague, told Ms. Pinson that if โ€œyou want to make it home alive, you need to stop sending stuff to that fucking judge.โ€ Id. ยถ 6. Lt. Teague told Elmer Moreno, another incarcerated person who conferred with class counsel about this litigation, that Mr. Moreno was being held in solitary confinement because he had โ€œbeen talking to [Ms. Pinsonโ€™s] lawyers.โ€ Id. ยถ 9. Summarizing his management philosophy, Lt. Teague informed Ms. Pinson: โ€œIโ€™ve told you before, and Iโ€™ll tell you again, I donโ€™t give a fuck what that judge says, I do what I want.โ€ Id. ยถ

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26.02.2026 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 83 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

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26.02.2026 19:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Texas Primary Day is Tuesday, March 3rd.

Low turnout hands the mic to the wrong people. VOTE

25.02.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3734 ๐Ÿ” 1267 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 244 ๐Ÿ“Œ 108
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Supreme Court Says You Canโ€™t File Tort Suits Against Postal Carriers Who Wonโ€™t Deliver Mail to Black People According to Clarence Thomas, mail that your mail carrier steals from you is really just โ€œlost,โ€ if you think about it.

You can't sue the government if postal workers accidentally drop the glassware you ordered or lose a letter from your pen pal

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that this means you also can't sue if postal workers refuse to deliver your mail because you're Black

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/posta...

25.02.2026 14:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2438 ๐Ÿ” 1106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 193 ๐Ÿ“Œ 194
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SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group's attempt at avoiding accountability A long-delayed lawsuit challenging GEO Group's treatment of people in immigration detention can proceed again. A unanimous decision that matters โ€” especially now.

NEW: SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group's attempt at avoiding accountability.

A long-delayed lawsuit challenging GEO Group's treatment of people in immigration detention can proceed again. A unanimous decision that matters โ€” especially now.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

26.02.2026 04:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 969 ๐Ÿ” 328 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governorโ€™s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of powerโ€”to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformityโ€”is terrifying and it will not stop here.

26.02.2026 02:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3059 ๐Ÿ” 1307 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 59

Maybe they don't want you all to see the women Ghislaine harmed?

26.02.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 514 ๐Ÿ” 108 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1