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"It is a visually rich yet ingeniously simple production that manages to both entertain audiences and convey the solemn backstory of its origins." @melissakchan on how "Death Strikes" intersects with modernist opera "Der Kaiser von Atlantis": lareviewofbooks.org/article/comics…

Automated license plate readers at the US-Mexico border come in a variety of shapes, sizes and disguises. Here's our guide to identifying them. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

@InoperableSink Email me source docs?

As if there’s not enough cameras, cop chat group considers lying about having even more upon learning of the existence of the deflockme website #FOIAFriday

LISTEN: EFF’s @Maassive joins @kpfaradio’s @LawAndDis to discuss our finding that Axon Draft One – AI that writes police reports based on audio from officers’ body-worn cameras – seems deliberately designed to avoid transparency and accountability. kpfa.org/episode/law-di…

@Newsforachange I love that art. Reminds me of some of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs.

@maassive I'm still kicking around the idea of turning my research on domestic military drones into a graphic novel. Other things got in the way... youtu.be/C1lCDPoI87E

We're bringing OPERA to San Diego Comic-Con! Come check out the panel about our graphic novel, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, which will include live performances from the opera that the book is based on. Friday, July 25 at 5pm. comiccon2025.sched.com/event/26zCt/de…

@Newsforachange I don't think so!

@maassive Whoa! Congrats. Will the video be available later?

We chased the paper trail left by Axon's Draft One software and came back with some tips for getting records on how police use AI to generate incident reports. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

After months of investigation EFF is prepared to say: Axon’s AI police report writing tool is even worse for transparency and accountability than we initially thought. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

Hello #NAHJ25! Don't miss EFF's popup: Mapping the Virtual Wall—we're exposing surveillance tech at the U.S.-Mexico border. Find the map in the Expo Hall in the lower level of the Hilton!

Hey FOIA Punks! Want to see what AI-generated police reports and their paper trails look like? We posted a lot of examples online as well as tips for filing public records requests when Axon Draft One comes to your city eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

EFF’s @Maassive told @TheIntercept he'd expected Trump’s budget bill "to quadruple-down on wasteful surveillance technology at the border, but I was not expecting language that appears to grant an exclusive license to Anduril to install AI-powered towers.”theintercept.com/2025/07/09/tru…

@CBP That's Del Rio Sector, no?

This next #CBP24in2024 was last month when the Big Bend Sector Border Patrol added two additional Autonomous Surveillance Towers to the existing 52. Migrant encounters in that sector are down 58.4% for FY24 partly due to use of ASTs. Read More ➡️ go.dhs.gov/UmX

Featuring images and costumes pulled directly from @Maassive and Patrick Lay's Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, the @LouOrch performed an original production of "Der Kaiser von Atlantis." More about the book: bit.ly/46MM41I With Berger Books (@KarenpBerger)

From opera to comics to opera again! Check out this stunning highlight video from @LouOrch's performance of Der Kaiser von Atlantis, featuring costumes and sets pulled right from the pages of our graphic novel, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis. youtube.com/watch?v=e6NQPZ…

California law enforcement misused access to sensitive information stored in a state criminal justice system more than 7000 times in 2023, largely driven by @LASDHQ improperly using it during concealed carry background checks. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

Explore the creative process behind the illustrations and story of Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis with @maassive and Patrick Lay on Jan 24 from 5-5:30 PM at @KMACMuseum. More: bit.ly/4gZMnwh The special event precedes @LouOrch's upcoming performance of Der Kaiser Von Atlantis.

This year, EFF visited the California, Arizona, and Texas borders with Mexico to expose the surveillance technology used by both the U.S. and Mexican governments. eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

The so-called “virtual wall" at the U.S.-Mexico border is an abstract concept to many people living in the interior of the country. Here is a gallery of images from this year that illustrate the shadow that surveillance casts over the borderlands. eff.org/deeplinks/2024…

I can finally share the news: the Louisville Orchestra will be using illustrations from our graphic novel, Death Strikes, as the projected backdrop for its production of the opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis next month! louisvilleorchestra.org/der-kaiser-von…