Center for Media and Democracy

exposedbycmd.bsky.social

20 October 2026 13:04

NEW: In the leadup to a bankruptcy that wiped out ordinary investors, IronNet, a controversial cybersecurity tech startup financed by a board member with alleged ties to a Russian oligarch, paid former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers nearly $725K, filings reviewed by the Center for Media & Democracy indicate.

Brandon Friedman

brandonfriedman.bsky.social

17 October 2026 18:55

Apparently at around 1:30 PM ET, the main accounts for the No Kings coalition on Instagram were frozen and pulled down. Admins have lost access to the account and are unable to log in. This happened at the peak of the organization's national day of action. Instagram, of course, is owned by Meta.

The Trace

thetrace.org

15 October 2026 17:06

On October 9, the Trump administration officially suspended major portions of the 1934 National Firearms Act to allow for the sale of silencers, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns without federal authorization. The change marks an end to 90 years of regulation under the law.

404 Media

404media.co

14 October 2026 12:43

Body cam footage we obtained reveals the first Flock camera searches ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and highlights how the system has turned otherwise mundane traffic stops into interrogations for drivers. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMXh...

Jonathan Cohn

jonathancohn.bsky.social

14 October 2026 12:26

“It looks dangerously like the construction of an internal spying agency,” said Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. prospect.org/2026/10/14/i...