here’s an article from the African American Intellectual History Society on #RealID as a vector for racist surveillance:

❝ The Racist Origins of the Real ID Act https://www.aaihs.org/the-racist-origins-of-the-real-id-act/

remember: since slaves were not considered people, plantation owners made it a point to make privacy a luxury; not a right.

for abusers & human traffickers, privacy is only for the authority, the oligarchs, the capitalists, not the e̶n̶s̶l̶a̶v̶e̶d̶ workers.

we need to know how #RealID is used for #ICE #terrorism.

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here’s an article from the African American Intellectual History Society on #RealID as a vector for racist surveillance:

❝ The Racist Origins of the Real ID Act https://www.aaihs.org/the-racist-origins-of-the-real-id-act/

remember: since slaves were not considered people, plantation owners made it a point to make privacy a luxury; not a right.

for abusers & human traffickers, privacy is only for the authority, the oligarchs, the capitalists, not the e̶n̶s̶l̶a̶v̶e̶d̶ workers.

we need to know how #RealID is used for #ICE #terrorism.

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as i have said before, my expertise is “reading” the cultural production of peoples living in dictatorships or theocratic monarchic rule.

i do watch legacy tv for sports and one of the things that i noticed immediately in 2025, was how the Trump regime has NOT changed anything about #RealID. on the contrary, Noem has been pushing hard for it. and by that, i mean by cynically using a Black woman to normalize the surveillance that comes with it:

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/travel/airline-news/2025/05/07/real-id-explained-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-how-to-get-yours/83481285007/

@eff @ProPublica

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PROJECT REQUEST FOR @eff @ProPublica

i have been always opposed to #RealID. i don’t just see it as a tool for surveillance of undocumented people, i see it as a tool for surveillance; period.

#RealID is the brain-child of #MIC related #tech businesses; but it was Facebook and Google jumping on the bandwagon that got my #fascism alarms blaring. VENDORS are being paid billions to track you.

WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE #ICE HAS KIDNAPPED HAD REALIDs.

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as i have said before, my expertise is “reading” the cultural production of peoples living in dictatorships or theocratic monarchic rule.

i do watch legacy tv for sports and one of the things that i noticed immediately in 2025, was how the Trump regime has NOT changed anything about #RealID. on the contrary, Noem has been pushing hard for it. and by that, i mean by cynically using a Black woman to normalize the surveillance that comes with it:

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/travel/airline-news/2025/05/07/real-id-explained-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-how-to-get-yours/83481285007/

@eff @ProPublica

🧵…

PROJECT REQUEST FOR @eff @ProPublica

i have been always opposed to #RealID. i don’t just see it as a tool for surveillance of undocumented people, i see it as a tool for surveillance; period.

#RealID is the brain-child of #MIC related #tech businesses; but it was Facebook and Google jumping on the bandwagon that got my #fascism alarms blaring. VENDORS are being paid billions to track you.

WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE #ICE HAS KIDNAPPED HAD REALIDs.

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I brought all the documents I thought I would need to renew my license and get a #RealID in the process.

Clerk looked at my current license, looked at my passport, and said "All set."

So my wife went to renew and brought her passport only, and had to come get a utility bill.

Somehow this was my fault. 😂

I brought all the documents I thought I would need to renew my license and get a #RealID in the process.

Clerk looked at my current license, looked at my passport, and said "All set."

So my wife went to renew and brought her passport only, and had to come get a utility bill.

Somehow this was my fault. 😂