Caroline Orr Bueno

Meta's "accidental" suspension of the No Kings Instagram account last weekend was not an anomaly. I found dozens of similar instances of Meta "mistakenly" targeting left-wing activist accounts, often during crucial election windows. My latest. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/meta-keeps...

Even if these dozens of incidents really are just accidents that happened to target the left—so what? Does that make it ok? In every other industry, we hold companies responsible for causing harm by failing to address known design flaws. So why wouldn't we hold tech companies to the same standard?

Meta's "accidental" suspension of the No Kings Instagram account last weekend was not an anomaly. I found dozens of similar instances of Meta "mistakenly" targeting left-wing activist accounts, often during crucial election windows. My latest. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/meta-keeps...

For example, as it was banning anti-racism accounts, Facebook *autogenerated* pages for white supremacist groups like the Aryan Brotherhood. It has also been paying anti-LGBTQ account holders in the lead-up to midterms as part of an invite-only content creators program.

Meta's "accidental" suspension of the No Kings Instagram account last weekend was not an anomaly. I found dozens of similar instances of Meta "mistakenly" targeting left-wing activist accounts, often during crucial election windows. My latest. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/meta-keeps...

In my new piece, I describe Meta's disturbing pattern of "enforcement errors" against left-leaning accounts, including political candidates, BLM groups and anti-racism activists, LGBTQ orgs and businesses, abortion rights advocates, women's health specialists, feminists, and more.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

Churches have historically given Americans a place to find one another beyond the reach of political power. But once entering that space becomes the basis for surveillance & intelligence-gathering, the govt has claimed authority not just over the building, but inside the decision to assemble at all.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

Ultimately, the most consequential effect of this type of authoritarian system occurs before any actual enforcement actions take place. Surveillance shapes behavior in advance, so people begin to self-censor, avoid collective action, and withdraw from institutions that might invite scrutiny.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

The targeted surveillance and infiltration of churches would be a scandal in any presidential administration, but it's particularly outrageous coming from the current administration that claims to be a champion of religious freedom.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

The defense motion in the case⁠ argues that investigators began with the assumption that a vast political conspiracy existed and then used federal surveillance powers to search for evidence supporting that assumption. It's a massive surveillance abuse.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

ICE said it was searching for an organized network providing support to “violent opportunists & agitators” involved in assaults, riots, & attempts to impede law enforcement, but the records depict agents repeatedly surveilling people engaged in constitutionally protected activity — & nothing more.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

There is no indication in the newly filed records that these people were suspected of committing a crime. They had done nothing beyond attending a political meeting inside a church.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

According to the filing, agents working for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) — a division within ICE — infiltrated at least four churches in MN, collecting info such as license plate numbers of attendees and then using that information to identify the vehicle owners.

Despite hailing itself as a champion of religious freedom, the Trump admin has been sending federal agents to infiltrate churches, conduct surveillance, and build "dossiers" on attendees — a modern-day version of the illegal spying program COINTELPRO. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

With Tulsi Gabbard gone, Russia has a new favorite useful idiot: FBI Director Kash Patel. In my latest piece, I look at three weeks of Russian state media coverage focused on Patel and his overtures to Russia. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/kash-patel...

Russian state media is using Patel's overtures to Russia as evidence that Moscow has regained legitimacy, leverage, & access inside Washington. A similar strategy was used with Tulsi Gabbard to imply that support for Ukraine was faltering, that Russia was right about Ukrainian bioweapons labs, etc.

With Tulsi Gabbard gone, Russia has a new favorite useful idiot: FBI Director Kash Patel. In my latest piece, I look at three weeks of Russian state media coverage focused on Patel and his overtures to Russia. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/kash-patel...

Russian propaganda outlets have also highlighted Kash Patel's role as the American official who supposedly exposed the “Russiagate hoax,” saying Russia was right all along and using his words to legitimize the claim.

With Tulsi Gabbard gone, Russia has a new favorite useful idiot: FBI Director Kash Patel. In my latest piece, I look at three weeks of Russian state media coverage focused on Patel and his overtures to Russia. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/kash-patel...

After years of attacking science & public health, Senate Republicans launched a coordinated disinformation campaign yesterday, disingenuously recasting themselves as guardians of scientific integrity. My latest piece looks at the real record behind the disinfo. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

Senate Republicans could have had a legitimate hearing. Instead, they delivered a show trial in which the lawmakers most responsible for degrading public health capacity accused their target of betraying science — effectively laundering their own record through a performance of scientific concern.

After years of attacking science & public health, Senate Republicans launched a coordinated disinformation campaign yesterday, disingenuously recasting themselves as guardians of scientific integrity. My latest piece looks at the real record behind the disinfo. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

Through this narrative attack, Republicans staged a form of epistemic inversion: the lawmakers who had spent years attacking scientific institutions were now recasting themselves as guardians of scientific integrity & placing a public health official on trial for supposedly “ignoring the science.”

After years of attacking science & public health, Senate Republicans launched a coordinated disinformation campaign yesterday, disingenuously recasting themselves as guardians of scientific integrity. My latest piece looks at the real record behind the disinfo. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

We’ve had more measles cases in the US in the past 2 yrs than in the previous 25 yrs *combined*. My latest piece looks at how, instead of restoring American health, RFK Jr. is bringing back diseases that American science & medicine already defeated. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/more-measl...

Vaccines are one of the most important public health advancements by in history, and in many ways they’ve been a victim of their own success — they worked so well that people forgot how horrible these diseases are. Ironically, RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine agenda may be the very thing that reminds us.

We’ve had more measles cases in the US in the past 2 yrs than in the previous 25 yrs *combined*. My latest piece looks at how, instead of restoring American health, RFK Jr. is bringing back diseases that American science & medicine already defeated. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/more-measl...

The public health consequences of RFK Jr’s leadership are obvious, but there’s an economic cost, too. Each case of measles costs $50k-100k, most of which falls on local & state health depts. Last year’s measles cases cost $244 million — and we’ve already exceeded that in the first 7 months of 2026.

We’ve had more measles cases in the US in the past 2 yrs than in the previous 25 yrs *combined*. My latest piece looks at how, instead of restoring American health, RFK Jr. is bringing back diseases that American science & medicine already defeated. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/more-measl...

Vaccine misinformation and associated misconceptions about vaccine safety & effectiveness are significantly associated with vaccine delay and refusal — which is why it matters that the CDC changed the language on its website to call into question the statement that “vaccines do not cause autism.”

We’ve had more measles cases in the US in the past 2 yrs than in the previous 25 yrs *combined*. My latest piece looks at how, instead of restoring American health, RFK Jr. is bringing back diseases that American science & medicine already defeated. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/more-measl...

The CDC has reported 35 measles outbreaks this year, almost all of which were among unvaccinated people. Some cases have also been reported among babies too young to be vaccinated and people with medical conditions who cannot receive the vaccine.

We’ve had more measles cases in the US in the past 2 yrs than in the previous 25 yrs *combined*. My latest piece looks at how, instead of restoring American health, RFK Jr. is bringing back diseases that American science & medicine already defeated. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/more-measl...