by Kris Hermes / Agency On the night of June 1, amidst mass uprisings against police violence and structural racism, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) deployed it’s most advanced spy plane, equipped with sophisticated long-range video cameras that can capture footage day or night, see through haze, and provide infrared thermal imaging, in order […]
Category Archives: Surveillance
Mapping the State’s Strategy of Repression Against the Rebellion
from It’s Going Down While the recent rebellion against the police and white supremacy has been historical, it has also been coupled by an attempt by the State to drown the uprising in a sea of tear-gas and rubber bullets. While demonstrations and actions continue, the State is now gearing up for a more long-term […]
In Mourning, in Solidarity, and in Rage
by EF!J Editors Mazzie and Raven Photo by Fibonacci Blue on Flickr As vigils are planned nationwide, we would like to acknowledge some of the additional people who have been killed by cops over the past few weeks during the protests for the murder of George Floyd. Those people are David McAtee, Chris Beaty, Italia […]
Today Marks the 30th Anniversary of the Bombing of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney
from It’s Going Down The 30th anniversary of the bombing of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney is May 24, 2020. Usually, Judi’s comrades in the Bay Area commemorate that event every year by going to the place where the bomb exploded under Judi’s car seat as she drove through Oakland, to mark the moment, […]
LEAKED: Internal Customs and Border Protection Pandemic Document
Republished from ‘An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers’ by Ken Klippenstein A leaked Customs and Border Protection directive allows the agency to actively surveil and detain individuals suspected of carrying the illness—indefinitely. Aside from detention, the document also describes the forms of surveillance and intelligence gathering CBP is authorized to […]