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The surveillance center funding is buried in Asheville city council's consent agenda (it's item d) and phrased to obscure what it is.
Those are both common tactics they use to hide unpopular measures like this.
The next meeting starts at 5 p.m., April 14, in city hall. #avlgov #avlnews
The latest move comes as even plenty of local governments, under pressure due to ICE's frequent use of local poloce surveillance networks, are actually canceling contracts with the same creepy companies used here, like Flock.
But not Asheville city hall. #avlnews #avlgov
This was quickly used to just target the poor and anyone the cops didn't like. APD's notorious drone program was used to pursue the homeless and surveil @firestorm.coop's new location opening. Vegan treats and queer sci-fi were clearly such public threats. #avlgov #avlnews
Using dollars secured by far-right Rep. Chuck Edwards, the center will be a "centralized hub for technology-driven intelligence gathering, analysis, and investigative support."
So, way more spying on the public. Something the APD has escalated since losing 40%+ of their force post-2020... #avlnews
Buried in Asheville city council's agenda for April 14 meeting is $1.1 million from the feds to massively ramp up APD surveillance of the public with a "real time intelligence center."
At a time when even plenty of local governments are scaling back surveillance, #avlgov is escalating... 🧵 #avlnews
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"In Asheville major corporations get a sizable discount the more water they pump" is one of those indisputably true facts that just crumbles people's illusions about this place.
"Progressive" local governments, y'all. #avlgov #avlnews
Why is Asheville a highly de facto segregated city? Because local governments do things like this, again and again #avlgov #avlnews
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