Ryne Weiss
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@RynoWeiss
Director of Research @TheFIREorg. Views expressed are my own.
🚨🚨 @FoxNews: 1 BILLION identity records exposed in ID verification data leak — INCLUDING +203 MILLION America records Governments requiring Digital ID w/ "age verification" mandates create MASSIVE security risks The threat is NOT hypothetical. Another unfortunate example:
The Department of War has no interest in using AI to conduct mass surveillance of Americans (which is illegal) nor do we want to use AI to develop autonomous weapons that operate without human involvement. This narrative is fake and being peddled by leftists in the media. Here's what we're asking: Allow the Pentagon to use Anthropic's model for all lawful purposes. This is a simple, common-sense request that will prevent Anthropic from jeopardizing critical military operations and potentially putting our warfighters at risk. We will not let ANY company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions. They have until 5:01 PM ET on Friday to decide. Otherwise, we will terminate our partnership with Anthropic and deem them a supply chain risk for DOW.
Former President Obama confirms that aliens are real. Via @briantylercohen
On Meta's plans to add facial recognition technology to its smartglasses: nytimes.com/2026/02/13/tec… from me, @MikeIsaac and @KalleyHuang
The @UofIllinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus is “reviewing” the Illini Republicans student group’s social media post in support of ICE. The post states, in part, “Traitors such as Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good had voided their liberties the moment they decided they were above the law and the popular opinion.” The group says a graphic originally included in the post depicting a masked agent holding a gun to the head of a stumbling man was intended to show support for immigration law enforcement and does not target any group. While administrators condemned the post for expression that "appears to glorify violence," such statements are protected political speech under the First Amendment. UIUC itself has acknowledged that registered student organizations are independent and that their social media accounts reflect their own views, not the university’s. As a public university, UIUC may not investigate or punish student groups for their protected expression, even when others view it as controversial or offensive. Disagreement should be met with conversation and debate, not punishment.
Free speech cuts both ways. We’ve seen universities scrutinize pro-ICE expression on campus, and now we’re seeing opposing speech face the same treatment. Campus police at Pennsylvania State University are investigating an anti-ICE poster that appeared on campus, depicting an ICE official hanging from a noose with the words “DEAD ICE AGENTS CAN’T KILL.” Images of the poster have also been circulating online alongside calls to identify and punish those responsible. Penn State has publicly condemned the imagery, but the poster is protected speech that does not constitute a true threat. As the Supreme Court notes: “The language of the political arena… is often vituperative, abusive, and inexact.” As a public university, Penn State may not investigate or punish students for protected expression, including general endorsements of violence or incitement, even if others view it as offensive.
The Border Patrol’s killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota sends a message that “masked federal agents can murder you in cold blood, simply because an American citizen exercising their Second Amendment rights scares them,” @Tyler_A_Harper argues: theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…
Imagine a world where there is no video evidence. Most people would naively believe what the government tells them…
New video shows what appears to be the start of the interaction between the ICE observer and Border Patrol that resulted in the agents killing him. He does not approach with a gun. He approached with a phone in his hand. If he has a gun, it's not "brandished" in any manner
“The files on Öztürk … indicate further that the government relied solely on the inferences made from an op-ed she wrote for the student newspaper to carry out the revocation of her visa, her arrest, and her detention.” They had nothing, and they knew they had nothing.
SCOOP: Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, for impeding federal immigration agents, sources told @camiloreports @SarahNLynch and me. @CBSNews cbsnews.com/news/justice-d…
