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@regret.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:23 PM

For those following this story—while we were able to identify the ICE agent in the high-viz vest brandishing a rifle as Brenden Cuni, DHS still hasn't confirmed who the shooter is. Cuni has worked for DHS in various roles for nearly a decade and is currently in a supervisory position.

CAndrew Couts@couts.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:54 AM

NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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@waterslicer.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:58 PMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

Huge story here from @dmehro.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social, and @awinston.bsky.social.

A must-read.

DDhruv Mehrotra@dmehro.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:51 AM

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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@gillianbrockell.comOct 9, 2026, 12:24 PMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol.

A shooter.914 post showing a blue handgun and Reign energy drinkThe console of a car with an energy drink and handgun in the cup holders. In the foreground, shooter.914’s wrist with a fancy watch in it. Background: Two assault rifles and a Monster energy drink A screenshot of his whole account showing more of the same
DDhruv Mehrotra@dmehro.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:51 AM

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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@dmehro.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:51 AMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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@timmarchman.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:50 AMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

NEW: The ICE agent seen wearing a hi-vis vest and waving around an AR-style rifle at the scene of the shooting in New York was a supervisor named Brenden Cuni, who has a history of alleged violence and lying in court. @dmehro.bsky.social,
@awinston.bsky.social, and @regret.bsky.social report:

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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@awinston.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:23 AMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

The ICE agent seen brandishing an AR-15 at the scene of yesterday’s shooting in NYC’s Marble Hill has a record of lying, excessive force & getting caught by judges. He also goes by “Shooter Cuni” on social media, & posts the same gun he had on him today

W/@dmehro.bsky.social @regret.bsky.social

@regret.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 3:37 PM

NEW: Come for the 5-minute videos the Pentagon is hoping will speed up "kill chain" AI buys, stay for the historical tensions between Silicon Valley & the military and how the government accidentally consolidated a market to its detriment www.wired.com/story/the-pe...

wired.comThe Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute VideosThe US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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@regret.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 11:34 PM

Would love to chat if you or other folks you know were affected by this—the filing made it seem like this was not isolated to Maine. I’m in signal at mvarner.01.

@timmarchman.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 7:55 PMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

NEW: Partially unsealed court filings show that ICE has been putting photos of people observing their activities into a Palantir-built database as well as tracking and intimidating them. @regret.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social have the details:

wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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@dmehro.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:07 PMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings.

w/ @regret.bsky.social

wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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@regret.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM

NEW: A recently unsealed court filing that heavily cites government-produced documents + DHS agent depositions alleges that yes, there *is* a DHS database that's filled with protesters, called ICM. It's built by Palantir. www.wired.com/story/ice-ha...

wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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@peard33.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 12:09 AMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/how-is...

@regret.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:44 PM

Almost immediately after, the FTC confirmed it was doing some? sort of investigation? into several AI companies? but hasn't actually taken the initial steps needed for that yet? (whatever happened to the OpenAI one that was reportedly opened in 2023?) www.youtube.com/watch?si=rWT...

@regret.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:44 PM

More updates from the AI regulations trenches: a bunch of AI companies signed some voluntary agreements that are maybe similar to some other voluntary agreements they all previously signed.

wired.comTrump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-SwearSix major AI companies signed a voluntary agreement with the White House this week vowing to implement safeguards. It’s unclear how much that matters.
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@couts.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 2:19 PMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

NEW: A major joint investigation by the Palestine Reporting Lab, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, @lighthousereports.com, and @wired.com mapped all 925 checkpoints that are effectively shutting down life for Palestinians in the West Bank: www.wired.com/story/how-is...

@regret.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 10:50 PM

Very lucky to have received a ribbon from the New York State Fair this year!! 🥰 All hand dyed—mostly with onion skins and pomegranate

@charlesornstein.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 10:01 AMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

Step by step, the Trump administration is dismantling transparency. The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move @joeljacobs.bsky.social

@regret.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 9:46 PM

he saw my shirt im sure of it

@davidingram.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 6:04 PMReposted by @regret.bsky.social

New from me: I tested the emergency phone number for companies developing AVs in Texas, and five of 17 didn't work.

NBC News article excerpt: Self-driving cars or trucks operating in Texas are supposed to have emergency phone numbers to call in case they go haywire. But in NBC News tests, some were unstaffed, disconnected or listed incorrectly.

Five of 17 companies that are working on self-driving cars or trucks in the state provided emergency numbers in their published “first responder interaction plans” that, when they were tested in late August, seemingly wouldn’t allow companies to immediately respond in emergencies.NBC News article excerpt: The five emergency lines failed in various ways. Two went to voicemail. A third rang without ever going to voicemail or anyone picking up. A fourth rang several times before a recorded message took over, saying: “I’m sorry, the person you are trying to reach has a voicemail box that has not been set up yet. Please try your call again later. Goodbye.” And on the fifth, a recorded message said: “Your call cannot be completed as dialed.”
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