Why this matters: Having National Guard troops on the ground over a fake crime emergency is front loading a fake emergency for November’s election. DC residents get involved and don’t accept this occupation as a norm. It isn’t.
Source: cardsagainsthumanity via Instagram.
Across Virginia, more than 3,000 Flock cameras are estimated to line the highways, roads and parking lots in Virginia.
The AI-powered policing tool has won wide adoption from law enforcement agencies seeking to use high-tech tools to reduce crime. But the rapid growth of 24/7 surveillance has set off waves of protests in Virginia’s small towns and sprawling counties.
One Norfolk woman discovered that Flock cameras recorded her minivan’s trips – capturing her license plate, vehicle features, exact time and location – more than 100 times in just three days in February. She now joins other privacy advocates to regularly lobby city council to cancel its Flock contract.
Reporter Kunle Falayi has documented the spread of Flock Safety systems and other automatic license plate readers throughout Virginia. He’s mapped the locations of ALPR cameras across the commonwealth.
Falayi’s stories have sparked citizen concern and protests. Now, some local elected leaders are paying attention.
Read our full coverage here: https://www.whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2026-08-14/flock-surveillance-spreads-virginia-communities-push-back
In case it's not obvious: them accusing her of trying to run them over is them threatening to kill her. Renee Good wasn't the first. They've been doing this for years. See this article, and note the date: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/02/27/283455547/report-criticizes-border-patrols-use-of-force
I want to make this very clear before you read this.
Palantir is the service provider to ICE for this effort. The data is not going to be owned, accessed, or used by the Palantir company - only the tenant, in this case ICE, will have access.
I only say this because so many people will blame Palantir when the focus should ALWAYS be in the agencies hiring Palantir.
Trump is at the Home Depot at 1621 Montana ave NE rn in DC right now to observe an ICE raid