Sound of the Police

a blog on the police use of sound

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[soundofthepolice]

Conscious rap material, not presidential material

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UK diplomatic cables shed light on Cuba 'sonic attacks' scare

FoI release shows how embassy and FCO staff sought to make sense of mystery illnesses

[black-culture]

[qoldnglass]

Wasn’t this bitch in they house?!?!?

[trillassthugga-deactivated20201]

^^^ literally America

[god-sent-gender-bent]

That’s the point of this image. White people calling the cops on black people. See the barbeque, the beach ball, and the “kid” selling water? All things black people have had the cops called on them for.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

About Face: EFF's new campaign to end government use of face surveillance

Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation launched About Face, a new national campaign to end governmental use of facial recognition technology for surveillance at all levels – city, state and federal.

As the project says, the real problem with facial surveillance isn’t that facial recognition is worse at recognizing Black faces than it is at recognizing white faces. Even if this was fixed, it would still put people at risk from state surveillance, overpolicing, and other traditional civil liberties concerns.

There’s a sign up form that will connect you with other people in your area working to stop facial surveillance, an organizers’ toolkit with literature, media guides, and model legislation; and a list of bans, bills and moratoria already in place across America.

https://boingboing.net/2019/11/22/face-off-2.html

[lightresist]

Aegis Falcon | Bot Patrol BT 741

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Eric B gets probation over police chase 19 years ago

‘I’m glad it’s over,’ says DJ famous for partnership with Rakim, who was arrested after returning to US from Canada

[tonightweredrinkingfromthebong]

[aaantlion]

Police Vehicle: *exists*

Me: *extreme, nearly paralyzing fear mixed with thoughts if i will ever see my girlfriend at all tomorrow despite knowing i have no weapons*

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Move D / Thomas Meinecke - On The Map

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of On The Map on Discogs.

[soundofthepolice]

There must be a hundred records with voice-overs asking, "What is house?" The answer is always some greeting card bullshit about "life, love, happiness...." … House is not universal. House is hyper-specific … The contexts from which the deep house sound emerged are forgotten: sexual and gender crises, transgendered sex work, black market hormones, drug and alcohol addiction, loneliness, racism, HIV, ACT-UP, Tompkins Square Park, police brutality, queer-bashing, underpayment, unemployment and censorship—all at 120 beats per minute.

“Midtown 120 intro” Terre Thaemlitz

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In Fire-Scarred California, ‘If You’re Told to Go, You Go’

As wildfires raged across the state this week, tens of thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate their homes out of an abundance of ca

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John Mulaney Stand-Up Monologue - SNL

Host John Mulaney does stand-up about his wife seeing Woody Allen while pushing their dog in a stroller, subway announcements and emergency siren sounds. #SN...

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Black Jeopardy with Chadwick Boseman - SNL

Shanice (Leslie Jones), Rashad (Chris Redd) and T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) compete on Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson). #SNL #SNL43 ...

[fordarkmornings]

Details from Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909. 

Herbert James Draper (British, 1863-1920)

Oil on canvas

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Florida city constantly plays Baby Shark to deter homeless from civic building

Official praises ‘effective temporary measure’ using looped children’s song to drive away people from banqueting venue

This is neither funny nor uncommon. All people have the the right to the sonic good life in public space, especially those who are forced to make it their home.