🦄 Police, Protest & Direct Action, Tech

DHS Facial Recognition Software Used Against Minnesota 15

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has deployed an aggressive facial recognition apparatus for monitoring and tracking domestic political dissidents, raising questions about why an agency created after 9/11 to fight the global war on terrorism is now maintaining centralized dossiers on ordinary American protesters.

🦄 Police, Racism & Far-Right

Hennepin County Drops Charges Against Jake Lang, Citing Communication with Police

Minneapolis, MN — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty will not press felony riot charges against white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang for his latest hate rally in Minneapolis, citing “extensive evidence of communication and logistical coordination between the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and Lang’s…