This is just the beginning. The “Big Beautiful Bill” in Congress RIGHT NOW would ban ALL states from regulating facial recognition & AI for 10 YEARS.
Call your reps about Title IV, Subtitle C, Part 2c in the budget bill
The New Orleans Police Department is the first known police department in the U.S. to rely on a network of real-time face recognition cameras to track and arrest people as they're going about their daily lives.
New Orleans must end this dangerous surveillance program immediately.
@aclu.org what am I missing here? Why isn’t this getting more attention?
Sometimes life imitates art.
The Hidden AI Ban in the “Big Beautiful Bill” paves the way for mass surveillance, predictive policing, and real time tracking of ALL U.S. Citizens - and it’s not getting enough attention. #BigBeautfulBill #DataRights
Today it’s immigrants being tracked. History shows surveillance systems rarely stay limited to their original targets.
This isn’t a partisan issue. This changes the foundation of democracy. Please share this information.
#PrivacyMatters #DigitalRights
STEP 5: Limiting Court Challenges (May 2025)
Supreme Court may restrict nationwide injunctions, making it harder to stop unconstitutional surveillance. Individual victims would have to sue separately instead of one court stopping harmful programs.
STEP 4: Blocking State Protections (May 2025)
The “Big Beautiful Bill” would ban states from regulating AI for 10 YEARS. Erases existing protections against harmful AI use, including laws on discriminatory algorithms and deepfakes.
STEP 3: Empowering Predictive Policing (April 2025)
Law enforcement order provides military surveillance tech to local police with fewer restrictions. AI can now label you as a “threat” before any crime occurs.
STEP 2: Building a Super-Tracker (April 2025)
$30M contract to Palantir for “ImmigrationOS” - a system connecting databases to track people in real-time. Currently targets immigrants, but the infrastructure works for tracking anyone.
STEP 1: Breaking Down Data Walls (March 2025)
Executive order eliminated privacy barriers between government agencies. Your tax, health, and personal info can now be freely shared across federal databases with minimal oversight.
Hidden in the “Big Beautiful Bill”: a 10-year ban on state AI regulation that completes the foundation for mass surveillance.
When combined with 4 other recent policy changes, we’re facing unprecedented power to track and control Americans.
🧵 Here’s how:
I like democracy. Even a flawed democracy is better than the alternative
You don’t know who we just disappeared to El Salvador. Think about that.
The US Director of National Intelligence reposting a Russian propagandist in Malaysia posting lies that track Kremlin propaganda about an organization that has been a beacon of light to people around the world since 1942. We are entering a very dark place.
This. Touch grass. Take a few deep breaths. Stream “The Wild Robot” and have a piece of pie. Watch Planet Earth.
We fight again tomorrow. Non-violently. Don’t play yourself.
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