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raw_anon_1111yesterday at 12:52 PM2 repliesview on HN

Is this really political? While the right “Backs the Blue” (and ICE), they are just as concerned about the surveillance state as the left. Their threat model is just different as far as why. The right never trusted federal law enforcement.


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jkestneryesterday at 2:16 PM

At least for conservatives who still value those principles when their party is in office, true. Sedona’s successful anti-Flock effort was led by Trump voters.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/flock-haters-cro...

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mikkupikkuyesterday at 5:18 PM

It was interesting to watch liberal progressives learn in real time that federal agents are allowed to just murder people. Right wing conspiracy theorists have known this since Ruby Ridge.

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