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Posts by Alex Amend

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Sources aren’t safe when surveillance is for sale Congress must close the loophole that turns journalists’ and sources’ data into a storehouse for state spying

If the government can buy a map of movements by journalists and suspected leakers, "confidential sources" can’t exist.

Congress should pass the Government Surveillance Reform Act and close the data broker loophole once and for all.

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Trump’s pick for top diplomatic role faces scrutiny over ‘white supremacist’ views Jeremy Carl, assistant secretary of state nominee, has espoused ‘racist, antisemitic’ views, says non-profit leader

“He has written books about a white genocide and how anti-white racism is going to ruin American democracy. He has called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 an ‘anti-white weapon’” plus “an apparent call for the ‘Jewish question’ to be addressed.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Very curious to hear Patrick Healy explain the difference between this scandal, where Jordan Lasker and other racists stole personal information from minors and publicized it, and the time the Times collaborated with Jordan Lasker and other racists to publicize a minor's stolen personal information

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A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

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IREHR Founder Leonard Zeskind at the podium.

IREHR Founder Leonard Zeskind at the podium.

With deep sadness, I have to share the news that IREHR’s founder, Leonard Zeskind, passed away Tues morning at his home in Kansas City.

He was a righteous intellectual/organizer, a role model and mentor, and an anti-fascist way before it was cool. He will be greatly missed.

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Rainier used sticks, tape and graph paper to craft signs with messages saying, “Stop the shortening!” and “We want to read!”

Rainier used sticks, tape and graph paper to craft signs with messages saying, “Stop the shortening!” and “We want to read!”

12-year-old fighting for more books, against "technology education," in part with these incredible handmade picket signs.

"A militant but peaceful protest movement is underway at Carlos Gilbert Elementary School. The movement’s aim? More library time."

www.taosnews.com/news/educati...

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