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DSA-LA
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The democratic socialist bloc of Los Angeles City Council led on two important votes during council meetings on Tuesday. Following the recent negative publicity around Flock surveillance cameras, LAPD has been seeking to begin a new $235 million contract with Flock competitor Axon.

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JustmeAnybody
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Sadly so does the DSA. They want to stop israeli genocide but not russian. They agree with Trump - and Putin. They say "russia had its reasons" to target and kill civilians like israel for 4 1/2 years. And demand Ukraine not be armed to defend against or stop it. Why? bsky.app/profile/kate...

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

In Kharkiv today, murderhappy Russians struck a medical facility, injuring 5 people. ​Trump wants us to stop striking russian oil refineries and let them keep destroying our homes, hospitals, schools, and kindergartens with impunity. He blames us for fighting back against pure terrorism.

JustmeAnybody
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Not a fun fact Republicans cutting USAID cost 700,000 lives - of poor people mostly kids You know who supports that? The DSA They believe in eliminating it and all foreign aid Tell me they're for the poor again bsky.app/profile/thel...

The Last Mile with USAID@thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com

No speech, title, or presidential ambition can scrub that death toll from Rubio’s legacy. In this upcoming election, from local races to national contests, voting against anyone running as a Republican reminds the entire party that its power has limits.

irishtimes.comUp to 700,000 people estimated to have died due to USAid cuts, Minister to sayNeale Richmond to tell EU ministers that cuts to international development cost lives
DSA-LA
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Axon is known for its AI-powered platform that connects surveillance cameras, CCTV footage, and drones to create an invisible and unaccountable surveillance network. The LAPD was unable to explain how these cameras would be audited and how citizens data would be protected.

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"Oversight and policy needs to be put first," said Soto-Martinez, "and then the vendor should be able to meet that - or we find another vendor."

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At a Public Safety Committee meeting later in the afternoon, Soto-Martinez and Nithya Raman successfully held up a harmful proposal to massively expand 41.18, the city law that is used to criminally punish homeless people.