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Crime/OC/AI/Tech/Future/(Digital)Violence/GBV. Journalist (Team Recherche/Spiegel/AlgorithmWatch), Mediator, Founder BuzzingCities Lab, OpenCrime, The School of Conflict&Peace. HU Eco Crimes/AI Fellow. Part of Your Stalker`s Playlist
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- Reposted by CrimeWatchOh, it's the guy trying to colonize Puerto Rico with crypto.
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- Reposted by CrimeWatchTrump is once again saying the quiet part out loud.
- Reposted by CrimeWatchHorrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchRadikal wie bisher und Verbindungen zu Extremisten: Die Bundesregierung sieht bei der neuen AfD-Jugend keine Mäßigung. Die „Generation Deutschland“ lieferte sogar bereits Belege für Verfassungsfeindlichkeit der AfD. Das zeigt die Antwort auf eine kleine Anfrage: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchThe National Sheriffs Association refuses to reject right-wing ideology. For example, they do not support a new law in Washington State (that would require sheriffs to have background checks, quell horreur) but say nothing about Swank and his racist rants. davidneiwert.substack.com/p/like-ice-f...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchAt an FTC workshop this week, regulators, tech companies, and civil society examined age-verification tools. But the most notable development was comments from FTC officials on updating COPPA, signaling growing momentum behind a federal push for age verification, writes CJ Larkin.
- Reposted by CrimeWatch📬️ Ab heute im Briefkasten: Die neuen »Blätter«! Mit Texten von: @gildasahebi.bsky.social, @crimewatch.bsky.social, @annanosthoff.bsky.social, @fmaschewski.bsky.social, @kraske.bsky.social, @arminpaasch.bsky.social, @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @georgdiez.bsky.social, @behrmann.bsky.social u.v.m.
- #Iran: Das Wüten eines todgeweihten Regimes @gildasahebi www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2026...
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- Reposted by CrimeWatch10 Schüsse auf einen liegenden Mann, der keine Waffe mehr hat (und sie nie berührt hat) und der in der Gewalt mehrerer bewaffneter Agenten ist. Und eine Regierung, die völlig offen lügt. Die NYT hat mehrere Videos der Tötung von Alex Pretti frame by frame analysiert:
- Reposted by CrimeWatchWIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
- Reposted by CrimeWatchAmericans are unhappy with their government, and corruption and self-dealing at the highest levels are partly to blame. Top pollster Celinda Lake and Daniel Weiner discuss what we can do to combat corruption in the latest episode of The Briefing with Michael Waldman. bit.ly/4r7BjBQ
- Reposted by CrimeWatchHORRIFIC: the Trump admin is reportedly planning to dump hundreds of parents and children arrested in the interior (including Minneapolis) into extraordinarily dangerous Mexican border towns, and make them run a gauntlet of kidnappers if they want kangaroo court hearings.
- Scoop: Trump admin plans to remove ~400 individuals, including children and families, to Mexico in first known restart of controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy during Trump’s 2nd term, sources tell me and Jake Traylor @ms.now They’re set to be removed as early as Tuesday from TX and AZ to Mexico
- #NZ: Mt #Maunganui landslide victims: Long-time friends spent every summer at campsite www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchProtesters clashed with federal agents for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd. 📷️: Jeff Wheeler
- Reposted by CrimeWatchRIP Alex Pretti. The nurse was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis as he wss filming & protesting agents involved in the Trump ICE deportation effort. Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- Reposted by CrimeWatch“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchIf you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
- Reposted by CrimeWatchIf you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent. And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
- Reposted by CrimeWatchThis is what they train for
- Reposted by CrimeWatch“Our children are traumatized. The sense of safety in our community and around our schools is shaken... After our fourth student was taken yesterday, I just thought someone has to hear the story. They’re taking children.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchhow to tell if you need to go to the ER after getting pepper sprayed -- healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/he...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchFor @truthout.org I wrote an analysis of the mass deportation boom during 2025. Amid all the spectacle, the passage of the funding bill in July was an ominous milestone in the history of U.S. immigration policy and the Trump administration's aspiring fascism. truthout.org/articles/tru...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchIt’s me, talking about why resistance is very much *not* futile - and why it’s imperative to push back against the Trumpist assertions of dominance and inevitable authoritarian power.
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View full threadReposted by CrimeWatchI remember how I was asked, live on German television, a mere 48 hours after No Kings II: “Why are there no protests?” And three months later, as the people of Minneapolis are standing in solidarity against the outrageous occupation of their city, I’m still getting that question in most interviews.
- Reposted by CrimeWatch"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls..."
- If anyone has any information on the identity of the "advocacy group tyring to overturn election results in certain states” and who were secretly in contact with DOGE, my Signal is DavidGilbert.01 www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchHundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during the violent crackdown on protests in Iran have been leaked to BBC Verify. The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchDie Video-Plattform ist dabei, ihr US-Geschäft abzuspalten. Beruhigend ist das nicht. Die Auswirkungen könnten bis nach Europa reichen.
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- Reposted by CrimeWatchNachdem @janboehm.bsky.social und wir @zeit.de über den rechten YouTuber #Clownswelt berichteten, gab es viel Gegenwind. Wir wurden gedoxxt, diffamiert, verklagt und mit Morddrohungen überzogen. Am schlimmsten für mich war die Lüge, wir hätten nicht sauber gearbeitet. Das wurde nun geprüft: 🧵
- Reposted by CrimeWatchI read the Venezuela OLC memo so you don’t have to. Hoooooo boy. open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
- Global database with 1,300+ #TikTok accounts of news providers (print, digital, TV) and journalists tiktokjournalism.com
- Souveränitätswashing: #Cloud Anbieter #Amazon Web Services startet "Cloud für Europa", dazu sollen auch Rechenzentren in Brandenburg entstehen – IT-Experten sehen möglichen Einfluss der USA www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/b...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchIf senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, “the officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command”—and “such an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues.
- Reposted by CrimeWatch*From “Who Goes Nazi?” by Dorothy Thompson, Harper’s, 1941 (read it, it will blow your mind) harpers.org/archive/1941...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchcount your blessings - mattiel open.spotify.com/track/3HcnAk...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchInternal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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- Reposted by CrimeWatchCalls for people to film events in Minnesota reflect good intentions, but intention without process produces unusable evidence. Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
- Reposted by CrimeWatchJeff Isaac’s inspirational piece is exactly what we need in this moment of public brutality. Peaceful and smart resistance does not mean responding in kind. A must read for our times jeffreycisaacdesign.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/r...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchI wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchDas Regime spricht von 5000 Toten, iranische Ärzte von rund 16.500 Toten und 330.000 Verletzten - das ist vermutlich das schrecklichste und größte Massaker an Demonstrierenden, das es jemals auf der Welt gegeben hat. Was macht die Bundesregierung? www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...
- Reposted by CrimeWatch"Shock and awe: How did U.S. immigration enforcement get so radical, so fast? Austin Kocher on Trump’s refitting of a system his predecessors built." My conversation with Gustav Jönsson at The Signal. www.thesgnl.com/2026/01/trum...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchAt least a quarter of the entire population of Greenland’s capital marched in protest, waving their national flag 🇬🇱 and chanting “Greenland is not for sale” And we know how a Trump administration would treat those protesters if allowed. www.theguardian.com/...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchDie #Polizeischüsse auf ein taubes Mädchen in #Bochum waren kein Einzelfall, sagt Christine Tschuschner-Cucu. Die Gründerin von Gebärdenfunken kritisiert den #Audismus von Behörden und erklärt, was sich ändern muss: www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1196...
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- Reposted by CrimeWatchDonald Trump has invited various heads of government to join a new Board of Peace—but the price of a permanent position on the board is steep, Paul Beckett and Isabel Ruehl report.
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- Reposted by CrimeWatchDie broligarchen wüten in Grönland, einige seit 2022 - und bei allem was man hier ständig ab geopolitischer Analyse liest, braucht es jetzt noch mehr Hintergründe was wirtschaftliche Interessen angeht. Trumps USA Ist BROLigarchen Imperialismus www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySiC...
- „Eine Welt, in der wir uns nicht angehen, ist nicht lebenswert“ @jagodamarinic.com jagodamarinic.substack.com/p/its-2016-i...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchPeople in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
- Reposted by CrimeWatchIm Antwerpen wurden 300 Hafenarbeiter suspendiert, weil sie durch ein Drogenscreening geflogen sind. Antwerpen will so den Kokainhandel bekämpfen. Menschen mit offensichtlichem Kontakt ins Milieu sollen nicht mehr an sicherheitsrelevanten Stellen arbeiten: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/de/20...
- Reposted by CrimeWatchDie US-Einwanderungsbehörde ICE nutzt für ihre Massenfestnahmen zunehmend digitale Überwachungstechnologie. Ein berüchtigter Konzern liefert dafür das „ImmigrationOS“. Doch es gibt Ideen für eine Kampagne, die sich gegen diese Beihilfe zur Menschenjagd richtet. netzpolitik.org/2026/us-einw...
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- Reposted by CrimeWatchICE Agents enter Target with no warrant and violently tackle two American citizen employees, evidently because they didn't "look American" enough. (DHS refused to explain their rationale, so we have to guess.) The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
