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Last night, the U.S. House approved CORCA, a bill that would dramatically expand DHS power, authorizing sweeping access to personal data without meaningful safeguards, adequate oversight, or accountability mechanisms.

13/5/26, 2:25 pm80 reposts199 likes

Vera Institute of Justice

@vera.org

13 May

"All Americans want safety, accountability, and effective response to crime. The question is why Congress would consider deepening DHS involvement in local policing and expanding surveillance authorities without meaningful safeguards or accountability..."

Vera Institute of Justice

@vera.org

13 May

"...especially at a time when the agency has shown it cannot be trusted to use those powers responsibly." -Aiden Cotter, Vera Institute Director of Federal Advocacy told @politico.com.

politico.comIran dominates POLITICO’s Security SummitThere’s no escaping Iran if you’re talking about security in Washington.

Tomaz

@maskedtai.bsky.social

14 May

What in the hell is all this nonsense @adamsmith.house.gov?? Giving more to DHS at a time like this? Or ever? DHS should be eliminated, not bolstered!

Kaw! 🍉

@kawotter.bsky.social

15 May

yeah real mysterious why the fascist police state would move to expand its authoritarian powers

SJones

@sjoneswastaken.bsky.social

14 May

144 House Democrats joined 203 Republicans to pass CORCA. You can check out the vote count here: clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026157

clerk.house.govRoll Call 157 Roll Call 157, Bill Number: H. R. 2853, 119th Congress, 2nd SessionVOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, DESCRIPTION: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, VOTE TYPE: 2/3 Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed

Adam Vann

@adamvann.bsky.social

14 May

I like and support what you all do, but I'm looking at the bill now and not seeing anything of the sort. Can you give me the specific cite?

Pulp Man of the Year

@anotherzubat.bsky.social

14 May

@debbiedingell.house.gov This you?

rurabbit.bsky.social

@rurabbit.bsky.social

14 May

I hate every single democratic that claims to be "the left" when in reality they have more in common with McConnell than with the rest of us.

comrademuppet.bsky.social

@comrademuppet.bsky.social

14 May

List of the dems?

Resist!

@resist77.bsky.social

14 May

“But ma freedom!” MAGA Republican lawmakers just green lit your data being used for surveillance and political persecution. Our founders weep.

Everonn

@fresh12.bsky.social

14 May

MAGA Republican lawmakers And 144 House Democrats.

Maga democrats

@kemet2000.bsky.social

15 May

144 So called democrats.

bain8renn

@bain8renn.bsky.social

21 May

i get you have good intentions with this reply, but make no mistake, this IS the democratic party. It is devolving further and further right-wing, to try and impress imaginary anti-trump republicans

Michael Oberg

@michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social

15 May

Do you have a cite to the actual legislation? I feel like I need to read the relevant sections. I don’t disbelieve you, but I need to know my powder is dry when I argue with the right.

Lil' G-WOT

@feralmeme.bsky.social

15 May

There is no opposition party in this country. There is just the nazi party and the nazi collaborator party.

⚞ Drúin Ardenn of the Pathway ⚟

@ndm-raven.bsky.social

15 May

No, with respect, no. I've read the text. This is not a dramatic increase, and it does nothing at all to personal data that wasn't already happening. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... Gift cards have been a crime vector for DECADES. This is *actually a good thing*. What am I missing here?

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