From August 4th through the 10th, the FBI flew surveillance aircraft 27 times over various locations across the United States.

They used 15 of the 100 aircraft in the surveillance fleet, compared to 52 aircraft during the last seven day period the North Star Post audited.

This represents either much more limited aerial surveillance activity, or a tightening of the

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Protest social media flyer

It was called an “Emergency Shut Down” protest and despite being publicly called for only a few hours beforehand, at around 6:30pm hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of St. Paul after a brief rally at Hamline Park off of Snelling Avenue. The action was organized jointly by Black Lives Matter Minneapolis and the Black

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August 25th – August 31st

Part I

Part II

Part III

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August 18th – August 24th

Part I

Part II

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August 11th – August 17th

This photo set includes the circular, persistent surveillance flights, and other transitory flight data.

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August 4th – August 10th

These photo sets include only the circular, persistent surveillance flights, other flight data was left out.

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– Frequently airborne surveillance aircraft in Florida registered to non-existent company, the phone number of which rings the desk of an analyst at the Southeast Florida Fusion Center.

– Miami-Dade Police Department is not allowing information requests pursuant to surveillance operations, aerial or otherwise, and at this time has not confirmed or denied that the aircraft in question is operated

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BAE Logo

This is Part I of the North Star Post series on the local military industrial complex.

BAE Systems Inc. an international defense contractor is building what can only be described as future-weapons for the United States military. Components for these advanced weapons platforms are being designed, developed, and manufactured right here in Minneapolis. Just what is being created

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WAPS tech – militarization of surveillance comes home to roost…

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Below is a listing of 100 aircraft registered to shell companies that do not exist. The Federal Bureau of Investigation registered the aircraft in this way to hide the operation from US citizens. At the time of posting, a number of these aircraft are

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