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Bizarrely, there's been almost no discussion about the real medical debate underlying the COVID hullabaloo at the bar in Western Massachusetts. Stated plainly: some researchers made extraordinary claims about the sequelae of mild respiratory infections from SARS-CoV-2, which ...

Also in North Carolina Flock news: Sheriff suspends Flock program after detective uses it to “track the every movement of a single private citizen.” heraldsun.com/news/local/cri…

NC sheriff suspends Flock program after detective uses it to “track the every movement of a single private citizen.” heraldsun.com/news/local/cri…

A city worker caught doing an epically bad curb-painting job in Laramie’s downtown district has locals saying they’re “embarrassed," and the city apologizing for botching the job. “The employee obviously doesn’t give a (crap),” said a local resident. tinyurl.com/2ctts5z7

A security researcher’s map revealed more locations of Flock devices than any other. Flock is trying to take it down. theintercept.com/2026/09/24/…

In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts. propublica.org/article/debun…

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"To test how difficult it is to avoid the cameras, Channel 2 Action News used FlockHopper, an application designed to help drivers route around known license plate readers. A typical 15-minute commute was projected to pass roughly 30 cameras." wsbtv.com/news/local/flock-c…

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"manilla folders and small paper cups"

These papers are amazing. This is “The Master Equation," and it makes less sense every second you spend looking at it

Lindsey is a hero for standing up and telling her story on a national stage. ALPR abuse has real life consequences.

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Automated license plate readers (#ALPRs) were sold to American communities as a targeted tool for catching car thieves and finding missing people. What they actually purchased has grown into something far broader and more frightening: an AI-powered network of cameras that photograph and log the movement of every driver who passes, whether or not they are suspected of any crime. IJ has identified hundreds of incidents of ALPR abuse, including stalking, wrongful stops and detentions, non-law enforcement use, and other types of misconduct. ij.org/the-ij-database-of-al…

5 officers in Indianapolis were just charged with misuse of Flock cameras. "Most of the allegations against the five officers involve a romantic partner or spouse being tracked illegally." fox59.com/news/indycrime/imp…

South Carolina police chief threatened to arrest a resident for saying a swear word in a Facebook comment critical of Flock wrdw.com/2026/09/23/ridge-sp…

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Facing Congressional scrutiny, Flock details new search guardrails. New from me: wsj.com/us-news/facing-congr…

Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe’s managing editor said it was “by far our best performing story of the year,” and appears to be “on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records.”