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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
@Nonilex@masto.ai

backs on aggressive raids

The US again backed Trump's hardline approach toward immigration on Monday, letting federal agents proceed with in Southern targeting people for based on their or .


reuters.com/world/us/us-suprem

    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
    @Nonilex@masto.ai

    granted a request to put on hold a federal judge's order temporarily barring agents from stopping or detaining people without "reasonable suspicion" they are in the country illegally, by relying on or , or if they speak or English with an , among other factors.

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
      @Nonilex@masto.ai

      ’ 3 liberal justices publicly dissented.

      Los Angeles-based U.S. District Judge Maame Frimpong had issued the order on July 11. Frimpong found that the admin's actions likely violated the 's protection against unreasonable searches & seizures. The judge's order applied to her court's jurisdiction covering much of Southern .

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
        @Nonilex@masto.ai

        …A group of people caught up in the , including some who are US , mounted a proposed class action lawsuit against admin officials in Los Angeles federal court in July.

        The lawsuit alleged a pattern of "roving" patrols by masked & heavily armed agents conducting interrogations & detentions based on that resemble "brazen, midday kidnappings."

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          One plaintiff, Jason Gavidia, claimed that agents roughed him up after disbelieving his statements to them that he is a , demanding to know the name of the hospital where he was born.

          "Individuals with skin are approached or pulled aside by unidentified federal agents, suddenly & with a show of force, & made to answer questions about who they are & where they are from," the lawsuit stated.

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            Frimpong issued the temporary restraining order [] halting agents from using race or , , presence at a particular such as a car wash or tow yard, or type of , to carry out stops or arrests, as none of those factors alone can establish "reasonable suspicion" of illegality.

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              The San Francisco-based Court of Appeals on Aug. 1 denied the administration's request to lift Frimpong's order.

              But apparently doesn’t give a shit about the US .

                [?]Wokebloke for Democracy » 🌐
                @dougiec3@libretooth.gr

                Illegitimate Supreme Court Justice says an end to abortion is what most Americans want and other bullshit as SCOTUS hacks away at the US Constitution.
                theguardian.com/us-news/2025/s
                &Epstein

                  [?]Ham on Wry » 🌐
                  @HamonWry@mastodon.world

                  McConnell needs to STFU. He was instrumental in creating the Tangerine Trumpenstein monster that is destroying every single corner stone of American democracy.

                  For years, McConnell was also responsible for creating the right wing disgrace we laughing call the Supreme Court. The same institution that dismantled abortion rights.

                  In image of Mitch McConnell.

                  Alt...In image of Mitch McConnell.

                    Roknrol boosted

                    [?]Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧 » 🌐
                    @f800gecko@mastodon.online

                    How long until Trump goes to the Supreme Court to have Congress itself neutered and dissolved for acting 'unconstitutionally'?

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                      [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                      @octade@soc.octade.net

                      SMUD - an appropriate name for the electric company conducting surveillance for the police.

                      The $94 Million Smart Meter Surveillance Scheme Exposed

                      https://youtu.be/onYWQJsWFpk

                      Sacramento residents discovered their utility company has been secretly feeding their private energy data to police without warrants, leading to a massive surveillance operation that generated $94 million in fines. This explosive investigation reveals how SMUD transformed smart meters into government spy devices, monitoring when you shower, sleep, or use appliances.

                      Innocent homeowners faced armed police raids for using electricity to power medical equipment or mine cryptocurrency. One resident was forced outside in his underwear at gunpoint, while another disabled veteran was threatened with arrest for refusing warrantless entry. The surveillance threshold dropped dramatically from 7,000 to just 2,800 kilowatt hours per month, making air conditioning use suspicious in Sacramento's brutal heat.

                      Internal documents expose how SMUD analysts actively mined customer data for police, checking over 10,000 homes in a single month. Despite California law explicitly prohibiting utilities from sharing precise meter data without warrants, SMUD violated these protections daily for a decade.

                      The Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit could reshape smart meter privacy nationwide. With the October 2025 court decision approaching, every American with a smart meter needs to understand how their utility company might be spying on them right now.

                      @privacy@a.gup.pe @infosec@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe

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