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◼️ ‘The Bear’ writer Alex O’Keefe says he was handcuffed & detained by police after “an old white woman” on a train complained about him

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Deadline

O’Keefe, who is Black, says “an old white woman got on the train and immediately pointed at me and told me to correct how I was sitting.” He says he refused and subsequently was “pulled off, handcuffed, and detained” by police.

The article, Instagram post, and video are terrible enough as it is, then you scroll down to the comments… Sitting while black. Wonderful to see that this is where our tax money goes—sending four cops after a guy on a train who didn't break any laws.

🧊 We’re suing ICE for its $2 million spyware contract

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404 Media

On Monday 404 Media filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding the agency publish its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware that can remotely break into mobile phones without the target even clicking a link.

How much do you want to bet they’ve utilized this and targeted people without getting the appropriate warrants? 404 continues to do the work of our lord and savior, Charlie Kirk /s

💉 They pump so much stuff into those beautiful little babies

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McSweeney’s

And I will say there are parts of the world that don’t take Tylenol. I mean, there’s a rumor, and I don’t know if it’s so or not, that Cuba, they don’t have Tylenol, because they don’t have the money to put Tylenol. And they have virtually no autism, okay? Tell me about that one. And there are other parts of the world where they don’t have Tylenol, where they don’t have autism. That tells you a lot.

When a satire website can publish a transcript of your speech—word

👺 California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement

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Guardian

The new law aims to boost public trust in law enforcement and stop people from impersonating officers to commit crimes, supporters said.

Great idea in theory, but has me worried about federal agents purposely disobeying. Not sure what would happen in that situation. And don’t get me wrong, that’s no reason to not do this. Just nervous, is all.

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◼️ ‘The Bear’ writer Alex O’Keefe says he was handcuffed & detained by police after “an old white woman” on a train complained about him

🧊 We’re suing ICE for its $2 million spyware contract

💉 They pump so much stuff into those beautiful little babies

👺 California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement

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