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Watch as Flock takes over southern Wisconsin

Sadly it’s really only been about less than a year or two since these have started popping up in southern Wisconsin ( and all around America ) just in the lower southern region alone there is over 130,000 flock cameras. Pathetic and downright disgusting to any Americans rights.

I don’t believe flock is there to protect us at all.. nor do I think these data centers are really going towards things like chat gpt etc.. I think there’s a good reason as to why these flock cameras got installed around the same time most of the “ai data centers” were going up.. our government and local law enforcement is obviously spying on our everyday lives, and keeping “data” on its citizens .. Sad as it is.. it’s probably true.

For the last two years I’ve watched corrupt police officers ( from Racine & Milwaukee ) abuse their power and use these flock cameras to spy on their ex girlfriends, let’s not mention how recently a man was tracked into Michigan and pulled over ( for mostly no reason ) but it was justified because they found ( something not legal in Wisconsin ) in his vehicle.. my question is where was the cite to pull him over in the first place.. it’s blatantly clear they tracked him and pulled him over with the exact motive to find what they were looking for.

Let’s not forget that most of these cameras are located in low income communities, children schools & playgrounds and strangely enough I’ve found a lot are aimed at Home Depot 💀 .. nothing to do with ICE right

To any average American this is an obvious infringement on the American rights.

Assuming we all know our rights and what they mean
( to save you all from reading 8 paragraphs on the subject ) it specifically goes against the 4th amendment ( unreasonable search & seizure ) the 2nd amendment ( freedom of association & assembly ) the 14th amendment ( due process & equal protection )

not to mention it also violates the privacy of average Americans.. I suspect unless the people of this country demand and push for change this will only continue to grow, around the nation.

u/BuckyBernieBango — 2 days ago
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Racine Art Museum went with an apparent AI slop company for their big rebrand

For RAM's rebranding they went with the company [PhireGroup](https://phiregroup.com) , which looking at their page for all of 2 seconds tells you they're not a good fit for an art museum. They start off right on their home page with how you NEED AI and it gets worse when you go to their 'about me' style article and it looks to be pure AI written slop. Update: They scrubbed that page, here is it archived: https://imgur.com/8MsBMOI

I honestly do not know how this company was picked and how they weren't rejected within seconds. This is a failure on every level by every member of RAM who had anything to do with this decision.

As someone who loves RAM, is a member and regularly takes courses there this is truly disappointing.

Elevate local designers, not some apparent AI hacks. Truly disappointing and I'm afraid to hear how much membership money they wasted on this.

u/SkellyCards — 2 days ago
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Car door repair shop recommendations

I have 2 small dings on my rear door and need them repaired. Any recommendations in Racine County? I am in Mount Pleasant. Thanks!

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u/poohdoggy — 3 days ago
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What is there to do in the Racine area tonight?

Hi, first post here. I’m a 25m currently going through a divorce. I don’t have my kids tonight and was wondering if anyone knows of anything to do tonight? Moved to the area a few years ago, haven’t been out much and no friends in the area :(

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u/TennesseeWhiskey01 — 5 days ago
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Hwy 20 East and Westbound through Mt. Pleasant...

I'm not sure why this is, but when I have to travel to our office in Racine there are ALWAYS drivers occupying both lanes going less than the speed limit next to one another holding up traffic behind them. I'm just boggled by why this happens. Mainly it's going westbound between 3:30-5:00pm. Can anyone else confirm I'm witnessing this or am I nuts?

On a positive note about the city. I honestly believe the food scene is the best in SE Wisconsin without a doubt. The only thing missing is a spot to get a decent Pho!

Have a great weekend!

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u/BleedCheese — 6 days ago
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A look at Racine's 32 Flock cameras, local misuse disclosures, and how we can demand action at Common Council.

Have you noticed those sleek, black solar-powered cameras mounted on utility poles around Racine lately?

They aren't just taking photos of speeders. Manufactured by third-party vendor Flock Safety, they log a continuous, searchable record of everyone's daily movements, recording license plates, vehicle colors, and exact timestamps across 32 locations in city limits and surrounding county corridors.

From internal police misuse investigations in Racine to high-risk false alerts in Waukesha, the risks of this mass surveillance network are becoming impossible to ignore. Other Wisconsin communities are already ending their contracts. It's time for Racine to do the same.

Read the full investigation and find out how to contact your local alderperson, mayor, and county board: https://samwunderle.substack.com/p/racine-we-have-a-flocking-problem?r=58m1j&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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u/Additional-Quit261 — 9 days ago
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Need HVAC recommendations

My ac and gas furnace are toast.

I need a new, not fancy system, for a 900 sq ft house w a smoker. Any recommendations for fair prices and honest? Or if you replaced a system recently how much? Thx.

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u/pryviteeyes — 7 days ago
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a flower never picks itself 🌻☀️

i used crochet and sunshine as inspiration for this loooookkk

u/Muted-Foot140 — 12 days ago
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Stop signs at stop lights. Can we plz take those down? The storm is over and power is back.

Specifically on Rapids drive and im sure other places. Its just confusing. City hasn't removed emergency stop signs despite the now (for days) working stop lights, there's stop signs at the intersections.

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u/Pleasant_Job_7683 — 8 days ago
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Old St Mary's hospital

Anyone have any insight on when the demo will be completed? I live on the same street as old st Mary's hospital and every day my house violently shakes all day long.

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u/beginagain_ — 10 days ago
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Is anyone in Racine /surrounding area interested in buying a pc?

(Specs below) Honestly there’s nothing wrong with my pc I’m just in school and have no time to be on it and it’s taking up space in my small room. Big monitor has a small sharpie mark in the bottom right and the second smaller monitor isn’t screwed in but both work perfectly!. Im able to play games like Bf6, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch, modded Sims 4, Baldurs Gate 3 etc with no issues. I’m in school and have no time to be on it, and I need the whole thing out of my way so I can use my desk as a study desk. Any questions feel free to ask!

$1100💲

$1100 FOR EVERYTHING! (1 prebuilt pc, 2 Monitors, 1 wireless headset, 1 wireless mouse, 1 mouse pad, 1 wireless keyboard) ONLY SELLING ALL IN 1 NOT SELLING SEPARATELY ! I need everything gone !!!!

Specs

CPU (Processor):
• AMD Ryzen 7 8700G with Radeon 780M Graphics
• 8 Cores / 16 Threads
• Base Clock: 4.20 GHz

Graphics Card (Dedicated GPU):
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
• 8 GB VRAM

Integrated Graphics:
• AMD Radeon 780M

Memory (RAM):
• 16 GB DDR5
• Speed: 6000 MT/s
• Configuration: 1 × 16 GB stick
• Empty RAM Slots: 3

Storage:
• MSI M450 NVMe SSD
• Capacity: 2 TB

u/BillStock2965 — 9 days ago
▲ 18 r/Racine+2 crossposts

Enter The Pit @ The Port of Kenosha

Mark your calendars, Kenosha!

My band, Strain, is once again headlining in our beloved hometown on August 22nd at The Port alongside with I Rose from the Dead and Voiceless Summit!

Come throw down with us if you love deathcore, metalcore and all kinds of heavy shit.

We hope to see you there!

21+ Event

No Entry Fee

Cash only for purchases in the venue. ATM at the premises.

Here is the Facebook event link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1808727717155783/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

Band Links:

Strain - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0mbO0NXJBM0Du0IsuIJWkf?si=HBMcFbV0QFKGX7R3G30r9g

I Rose from the Dead - https://open.spotify.com/artist/770b1RmlAFCm3LWFMy8pBI?si=DYZaKnBKQTOlFUEFD5tNeA

Voiceless Summit - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DFA5BEgd5bdoBtkfdxDSP?si=gGm92hZ5S3WSOwWw8DI9ew

u/LittlePeru69 — 11 days ago