u/blkatcdomvet

South Carolina wasn't Lindsey bad enough?

It's July 4th. It's early in the morning, and I'm exhausted. My neighbors decided they wanted to set off fireworks for most of last night.

I know I'm not the only one affected by this. There are people with young kids, animals, and other disabled veterans who are under an incredible amount of stress right now, much like I am. My physical conditions have flared up, including seizures and stomach issues that I don't need to go into.

And it's not because of the jump scares. It's largely because of the overwhelming feeling of dread and the awareness of the continued erosion of our constitutional rights. I'm depressed because it feels like too few people are standing up against the tyranny that's on display. So many flag-flying Americans swore up and down that they would resist a tyrannical government. Now many openly support it, pouring money into a billionaire who couldn't care less whether they live or die.

The stress is made even worse knowing it's the beginning of the month, the energy bills keep climbing, and I'm losing the ability to move forward with anything—let alone accomplish the basics. I feel like my legs have been cut out from under me by this administration, just like so many other Americans who are paying attention.

My anger has long since boiled away. Everything has evaporated as I watch people claim the title of "patriot" despite never having done anything selfless for their communities, let alone their country. And you don't have to serve in the military to earn that title. You just have to be you—a citizen, or someone striving to become one—going through your daily life and choosing to be better than the example our current administration sets. That's what it takes to be a patriot. That's what it takes to be an American: helping your neighbor, no matter who they are.

As far as I'm concerned, any celebration should wait until after the midterm elections—if enough of you show up and begin to set this country back on a better course.

Trump is STILL in the Epstein files!

What was relevant during the anti Vietnam war protests circa 1960s still applies today…

Video credit: PhD student Thomas Kennedy filmed and shared his speech over on Instagram.

Source article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/101-year-old-veteran-blasts-trump_n_6a442e9ce4b039eff60646f5

Stated Facts: Trump Administration Says 70% of ICE Detainees Do Not Have Criminal Convictions: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-record-detainment-convictions-immigration-trump-admin-2121912

Flock Safety automated license plate readers scan passing vehicles and record plate numbers, exact locations, and timestamps in real time. Police departments search these records to identify and follow specific vehicles across camera networks without needing warrants for initial capture.

Hot lists allow officers to flag individual plates for automatic alerts on future scans. Routine driving then generates persistent, attributable profiles that link a person’s vehicle to repeated movements and times across multiple days and locations.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department operates Flock systems through contracts that store data in cloud platforms with limited public visibility. Search justifications, data sharing with other agencies, and full retention policies remain internal, making independent audits nearly impossible for vehicle owners.

Denying individuals access to their own scan records lets agencies maintain detailed movement histories while blocking verification or correction. Citizens face major barriers to understanding who searched their data, how long it persists, or whether it reaches third parties, which creates permanent power imbalances favoring law enforcement over personal privacy.

Sources

Vegas police are big users of license plate readers. Public has little input because it's a gift

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/vegas-police-are-big-users-of-license-plate-readers-public-has-little-input-because-its-a-gift

Details LVMPD Flock contracts, data practices, and lack of public oversight on license plate tracking.

Flock Evidence Policy

https://www.flocksafety.com/legal/flock-evidence-policy

Explains Flock’s standard 30-day data retention and deletion process for license plate records.

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department's Use of Flock's Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers

Outlines risks of Flock ALPR data sharing, retention, and lack of individual access controls.

License plate reader cameras abound but Nevada has no laws to regulate them

https://www.borderreport.com/news/license-plate-reader-cameras-abound-but-nevada-has-no-laws-to-regulate-them/

Covers widespread ALPR deployment in Nevada and absence of state-level privacy or transparency rules.

Flock Safety Privacy Policy

https://www.flocksafety.com/legal/privacy-policy

Describes how customer agencies control license plate data access and sharing rules.