@jmbooyah
It's pronounced Boo-Yah. Senior tech reporter/editor at The Guardian US covering surveillance of marginalized groups. Tips: Johana.Bhuiyan@theguardian.com & 4156303604 https://www.theguardian.com/profile/johana-bhuiyan
Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead
www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...
Blasting this alarm on phones all over NYC during baby + toddler bed time? Criminal.
Across the US, people fed up with Flock cameras surveilling their communities, and with local governments that are often unwilling to listen to concerns over privacy violations and ICE data sharing practices, are taking matters into their own hands—and tearing them down.
I’m glad people spent so much time arguing over the dictionary definition of fascism.
Since we're re-litigating Ring's sins: How did they grow so fast?
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
By the way, after EFF worked with the LA Times & @jmbooyah.bsky.social to launch this story, the LAPD said it would investigate its officer's historic relationship with Ring, but I'm not sure anything ever came of it, which seems shocking considering the emails.
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"The nurses said they do not know what happened to the woman after she left the hospital with her baby."
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As @attackerman.bsky.social points out today we shouldn’t lose sight of the way Democratic administrations allowed for the present crisis.
www.forever-wars.com/i-guess-were...
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
School superintendent says the child was 'essentially' used 'as bait' to apprehend his father, who is seeking asylum.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
If it wasn’t already clear how “smart” infrastructure would be used for far more in the USA than surveillance capitalism & optimizing public transit & home automation, ICE’s location-aware smartwatches make it crystal clear in December 2025.
"NPR captured video of agents approaching people of color charging their electric cars and asking each one to provide proof of legal residency."
BREAKING: Feds confirm immigration agent shot, wounded man in north Minneapolis
The incident comes exactly a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good in south Minneapolis.
sahanjournal.com/public-safet...
New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
"[ICE] is asking themselves what they can get away with in terms of violating civil liberties for these patients...that’s the true pilot program: how far can they overreach?"
https://bit.ly/3KS43z1
NEW: The FBI has launched "domestic terrorism" investigations into anti-ICE activity across the US. Some cases are under Trump's NSPM-7 order to crackdown on "anti-fascism" and "anti-Americanism."
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org + shared w/ Guardian include FBI map of cases in 30+ states:
“…the feature helps Ring determine who is visiting your house based on their apparel, actions, and what they are holding, and responds accordingly.”
Doorbells with dress codes now. 🤷🏿♂️
NEW STORY: Three nursing home residents died because employees of UnitedHealth Group helped delay or deny them critical hospital care, 2 pending lawsuits and a complaint to state authorities have alleged
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
For months, I've been talking to providers and researchers across the country to understand how the Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting reproductive health. The story is out today in @rewirenewsgroup.com. I hope you'll give it a read:
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Among those murdered in Sydney is Rabbi Eli Schlanger.
Earlier this year, Rabbi Schlanger’s son Nossen became bar mitzvah, reading from a Torah that tied his family back generations, both to devastating loss and to Jewish resilience. www.australianjewishnews.com/an-incredibl...
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Mass shooting targeting attendees at a Jewish cultural event in AUS. 11 known deaths. “Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Jewish festival...” www.npr.org/2025/12/14/g...
“All three women encountered by the Colorado hospital staff were reluctant to take their monitors off, fearing that doing so would trigger an alert to ICE or BI Inc, the staff said, even if removing the device was deemed medically necessary.”
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New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"They’re asking themselves what they can get away with in terms of violating civil liberties for these patients,” the employee said. “That’s the true pilot program: how far can they overreach?” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
