We know why they didnโt turn on the cameras. Abolish the police. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-fired-24-shots-handcuffed-man-why-didn-t-they-n1264887
NBC News
Police fired 24 shots at a handcuffed man. Why didnโt they turn on their body cameras?
The case of Ariane McCree illustrates the patchwork nature of police body camera policies around the country.
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Biden team may partner with private firms to surveil suspected domestic terrorists online
โThe plan being discussed inside DHS, according to multiple sources, would, in effect, allow the department to circumvent those limits. A source familiar with the effort said it is not about decrypting data but rather using outside entities who can legally access these private groups to gather large amounts of information that could help DHS identify key narratives as they emerge.
By partnering with research firms who have more visibility in this space, the DHS could produce information that would likely be beneficial to both it and the FBI, which can't monitor US citizens in this way without first getting a warrant or having the pretext of an ongoing investigation. The CIA and NSA are also limited on collecting intelligence domestically.
It would, however, involve empowering a unit at DHS that is already under fierce scrutiny for its bungled handling of the Portland riots last summer, an episode that included collecting intelligence reports on journalists and unmasking private citizens, according to a source familiar with a recent internal report on the matter.โ
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/politics/dhs-partner-private-firms-surveil-suspected-domestic-terrorists
โThe plan being discussed inside DHS, according to multiple sources, would, in effect, allow the department to circumvent those limits. A source familiar with the effort said it is not about decrypting data but rather using outside entities who can legally access these private groups to gather large amounts of information that could help DHS identify key narratives as they emerge.
By partnering with research firms who have more visibility in this space, the DHS could produce information that would likely be beneficial to both it and the FBI, which can't monitor US citizens in this way without first getting a warrant or having the pretext of an ongoing investigation. The CIA and NSA are also limited on collecting intelligence domestically.
It would, however, involve empowering a unit at DHS that is already under fierce scrutiny for its bungled handling of the Portland riots last summer, an episode that included collecting intelligence reports on journalists and unmasking private citizens, according to a source familiar with a recent internal report on the matter.โ
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/politics/dhs-partner-private-firms-surveil-suspected-domestic-terrorists
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โEverywhere, the pandemic has intensified disparities in wealth, power, and access to the means of survival, while serving as an excuse for increasing state repression. In learning from and extending solidarity to those who face state and paramilitary violence in Latin Americaโmuch of which is supported and directed by the United States and other governments and capitalist institutionsโwe are confronting the same global forces that threaten our own freedom and well-being.โ
https://crimethinc.com/2021/05/05/colombia-has-lost-its-fear-a-nationwide-uprising-continues-in-the-face-of-state-violence
https://crimethinc.com/2021/05/05/colombia-has-lost-its-fear-a-nationwide-uprising-continues-in-the-face-of-state-violence
CrimethInc.
Colombia Has Lost Its Fear
From the end of April into early May, a nationwide general strike and uprising continues in Colombia in the face of intense state violence.
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signs left in the window of a dollar general in Maine, USA after multiple employees walk out over low pay and poor working conditions, calling for a #generalstrike source: https://twitter.com/Berndt_LVS/status/1389351842400845826?s=20