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"I find the prospect of predicting the #future incredibly ...

2026-10-27T20:44:33Z

"I find the prospect of predicting the #future incredibly dismal – even offensive. A predictable future is set in stone, immune to human agency. A predictable future runs on rails, and we're the prisoners of #history, tied to the tracks...

My intention isn't to demoralize you into tying yourself to history's tracks – I'm here to show you how to grab the wheel and steer off the rails altogether."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/27/tied-to-the-tracks/

#SFF #SciFi #Books #Writing #Tech #Politics #News #World

At first glance, I saw that as, "But one year after joining ...

2026-10-25T15:15:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…5yl7
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At first glance, I saw that as, "But one year after joining ICE’s 287(g) pogram"

Actually pogram seems more accurate, don't you think?

Pogram: an act of organized cruel behaviour or killing that is done to a large group of people because of their race or religion
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pogrom

#Trump #GOP #ICE #Politics #Immigration #Immigrants #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

"Despite massive investments & widespread hype around ...

2026-10-25T14:50:23Z

"Despite massive investments & widespread hype around #ArtificialIntelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech...

there are still no signs of AI boosting productivity growth... With no impact on the bottom line, mainstream corporate America is pulling back & starting to view token spending not as a source of growth but as a cost center that weighs on margins."
https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/no-signs-of-ai-payoff-outside-the-tech-sector

ht: Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

#Tech #AI #Business #News #US #USA

"When America Has Your Back" by KAL / Kevin Kallaugher, ...

2026-10-15T02:12:40Z

"When America Has Your Back"
by KAL / Kevin Kallaugher, The Economist

#Trump #Betrayal #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #Russia #War #RussiaUkraineWar #Politics #PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Cartoon #Humor #US #USA #UnitedStates #America #World

[Not a joke. Though one has to wonder about parents who name ...

2026-10-09T17:04:59Z

[Not a joke. Though one has to wonder about parents who name their child Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores.]

"Voters in the Peruvian town of Queropalca have chosen their new mayor: Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores.

The unusually named candidate for the center-left Ahora Nación party won 34% of the vote. According to local media, the top three candidates were separated by just 42 votes."
https://www.politico.eu/article/hitler-mussolini-wins-local-election-peru/

#Weird #Politics #Peru #News #World

👉 "The future isn't something that happens to us. The ...

2026-10-03T13:30:23Z

👉 "The future isn't something that happens to us. The future is something that *we* make.👈 And despite the horrible death toll that's locked in by waves of climate shocks - presided over by the dying, fumbling "drink bleach" guy - it's conceivable that the future we get will be a *good* one, if not an easy one."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/03/full-employment/#make-sarsaparilla

#Future #People #Politics #Quote #Quotes #World

"But just because #privacy doesn't fit well into a ...

2026-09-29T10:12:36Z

"But just because #privacy doesn't fit well into a property rights framework, it doesn't follow that there's no way to do privacy well. We have lots of other rights frameworks besides property...

Imagine if our privacy regime was modeled on the #HumanRights system...

If we apply a consent regime (not a property regime) to privacy rights, then the entire commercial surveillance industry would cease to exist."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/28/cost-of-everything/#value-of-nothing

#Tech #SocialMedia #Internet #News #World

"He definitely isn't fluent, and I doubt he'll ever ...

2026-09-27T13:19:46Z

"He definitely isn't fluent, and I doubt he'll ever get there, but he's truly come a long way from being unable to pronounce a single word intelligibly."
- Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump's English Has Improved Since Last Visit
source: https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-skeets-and-giggles-92626

🤣

[Actually, if anything, Trump's grasp of the English language has gotten worse over the years.]

#DonaldTrump #Trump #Humor #TheOnion #XiJinping #Politics #China #US #Language

"Heidi Overton, Trump’s nominee to be #FDA Commissioner, ...

2026-09-25T04:10:03Z

"Heidi Overton, Trump’s nominee to be #FDA Commissioner, had her #Senate confirmation hearing today:...

Sen. Hasan: “Is it possible for #Trump to be wrong about something?
Overton: I’ve had robust discussions with the president —
Hasan: It is possible for him to be wrong? Overton:...

Hasan: The American people need a leader at the FDA who is able to say the president is wrong when he is - especially when it comes to medicine to kids.”
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-466-92426

#Health #Politics #News #US #USA

"In June, McConnell was found unconscious in his ...

2026-09-24T01:43:39Z

"In June, McConnell was found unconscious in his #WashingtonDC home & rushed to the hospital. His office spent weeks refusing to explain his extended hospitalization... Since returning, #McConnell has not appeared lucid or aware, & has remained eerily silent to the public. When the #Republican finally did break his silence, he voted incorrectly on a #Senate bill & had to be instructed on how to vote."
https://newrepublic.com/post/215759/mitch-mcconnell-nonverbal-freeze-up-new-video

#MitchMcConnell #Congress #GOP #Republicans #Politics #News #US #USA

The source Trump found objectionable enough to ban Politico over ...

2026-09-24T00:19:25Z

The source Trump found objectionable enough to ban Politico over was his own VP.

#Trump #JDVance #News #Media #Press #Journalism #Politics

"“The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in ...

2026-09-20T22:10:00Z

"“The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in #Austin this morning,” Rep. Greg Casar, who represents the area in #Congress, said in a statement. “I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any #ICE officer who broke the law.”

This is the second Texas ICE shooting in recent months"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/us/ice-shooting-austin-texas.html

#Trump #GOP #Republicans #Politics #Immigration #CBP #DHS #News #Texas #USA #US #UnitedStates

"He [Ed Sheeran] wrote that he tries to use his music to ...

2026-09-16T17:47:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…rh4c
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"He [Ed Sheeran] wrote that he tries to use his music to “bring people from all backgrounds and cultures together” and that while he has personal views about “this devastating conflict,” he chooses not to speak publicly because people who come to his shows “do not expect a political forum.” He added: “I am not complicit.”"
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ed-sheeran-tour-acts-drop-out-macklemore-solidarity/6548049/

What was it Elie Wiesel said about "neutrality"?

#EdSheeran #Macklemore #Music #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

And why is the Trump regime so friendly with the Saudis? (Yeah. I ...

2026-09-10T15:49:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…c50w
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And why is the Trump regime so friendly with the Saudis?

(Yeah. I know. It's the money/bribes/potential blackmail.)

A "report on some clever #research into how a monopolist ...

2026-09-08T06:08:02Z

A "report on some clever #research into how a monopolist could raise prices, lower quality, anger its customers, & still dominate its market"

"This is something we can all feel. We experience it in our daily lives, through "shrinkflation" & "junk fees" & a million other gross & petty scams. But it's rare that 👉we actually catch executives explicitly admitting that their job is to find ways to take you hostage & squeeze you."👀🤬
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/06/hotels-california/#the-eagles-were-optimists

#Business #Economy #News

"This is pure #enshittification. Of all the ... ways that ...

2026-09-05T04:32:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…5hcz
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"This is pure #enshittification. Of all the ... ways that #Amazon came up with to make money, the most successful is a #scam that makes everything you buy more expensive even as it reduces the profits of the companies you're buying from. It's another example of #corruption: a system of concentrated gains and diffuse losses – and once again, it's the most profitable thing Amazon does.

And then…Amazon made it worse."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/04/cheating-at-fraud/#absentee-rentier

#Business #Economy #News #US #World

"When you search Amazon, the top results do not represent ...

2026-09-05T04:26:12Z

"When you search Amazon, the top results do not represent Amazon's best guess about what product will best match your query: rather, Amazon *auctions off* those top results to its platform sellers. Amazon's search results reflect who paid the biggest bribe, not who has the best product."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/04/cheating-at-fraud/#absentee-rentier

#Amazon #Enshittification #Business #Economy #Money #JeffBezos #Oligarchy #Plutocracy #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #World #WorldNews

"When the state’s new fiscal year begins on Tuesday, #Texas ...

2026-09-02T01:47:31Z

"When the state’s new fiscal year begins on Tuesday, #Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in #Medicaid funding.

The shortfall is the result of a decision by the #Trump admn...

Four million low-income Texans are enrolled in Medicaid, most of them #children.

“It is impossible for a hospital to take a huge loss... and not have that impact services across the board, regardless of what type of insurance a patient has”
https://apnews.com/article/texas-hospitals-medicaid-funding-5afed45e582827f95fd2d7d90a09e044

#Health #Healthcare #Politics #News #US

[Please read this first person account of the floods in Nepal ...

2026-08-28T21:34:41Z

[Please read this first person account of the floods in Nepal caused by the melting glacier. It's heartbreaking.]

"I began calling them, one by one. In a place like Sole, everyone is kin to everyone else, one way or another... Everyone belonged to me, and I belonged to everyone. Slowly, the videos and photographs started arriving on my phone. Nothing had prepared me for what they showed."
https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-3/2026/08/27/i-watched-my-village-disappear-in-an-instant

#Nepal #Flood #Glacier #News #Press #Media #World

"Six percent of Texas’s voters—over 1.2 million ...

2026-08-27T20:16:21Z

"Six percent of Texas’s voters—over 1.2 million people—have had their voter registrations suspended, and many might not even know about it...

Voters have until October 5 to update their registrations and can check their status on the #Texas secretary of state’s website [https://goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/#/login ], at a county election office, or by mail. But with a number as high as 1.2 million people, the message may not reach many voters in time"
https://newrepublic.com/post/214832/texas-suspended-1-million-voters-ahead-senate-race

#Voting #Elections #News #US #USA

"A reporter asked a reasonable question. Why wasn’t the ...

2026-08-26T21:16:20Z

"A reporter asked a reasonable question. Why wasn’t the White House moving immediately against Iran’s largest trading partners? In other words, if this was D-Day, why the hedge? Bessent, who is really terrible at this, promptly undercut Trump’s six-day buildup by arguing that such a move would cause too much global economic chaos."
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/operation-economic-outcast-limps

#DonaldTrump #Trump #Iran #War #IranWar #Economy #News #US #USA #World

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117152629568889571 And what has ...

2026-08-25T22:20:24Z

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117152629568889571

And what has Canada gotten from bowing down to US tech oligarchs and passing the horribly unfair and rightfully despised Copyright Modernization Act?

Nothing.

Worse than nothing.

Canadians are having to deal with more and more enshittification of the US-based tech they are forced to use because of these laws that protect US tech oligarchs' power, and prevent anyone from making better, non-US-made, tech.

#Tech #Technology #Law #News #US #Canada #World

quoting
note1csx…x8l2

That's right: in 2012, Canada passed a law that lets *American* companies use *Canada's* courts to destroy *Canadian* companies that help *Canadian* technology users get more out of *their own property*. This law - the Copyright Modernization Act - was wildly unpopular from the start. A federal consultation drew over 6,000 opposing comments, and only *53* comments in support of the bill.

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"Those who invested money watched their returns grow and ...

2026-08-25T21:05:34Z

"Those who invested money watched their returns grow and grow.

In reality, the incredible returns were nothing but a high number on a screen.

The money had never been invested. It was gone. Stolen.

This is the story of a sophisticated fraud network that has deceived people around the world. And the hunt for the ones who make it possible."
https://www.nrk.no/dokumentar/xl/the-scam-hunt-1.17997585

ht: BrianKrebs (npub1vc3…axsh)

#Tech #Technology #Finance #Scam #Fraud #SocialMedia #Money #Hacking #News #Press #Norway #Nigeria #World

"The senator & his speechwriters clearly understand that ...

2026-08-22T15:29:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…3jym
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"The senator & his speechwriters clearly understand that powerful words do more than assert or indict: They create imagery.

#Ossoff painted a picture of #Trump flying in comfortable, Middle Eastern-supplied #luxury, oblivious to the problems around him, his every need & indulgence fulfilled like some oleaginous sultan. That image contrasts sharply with his #MAGA cult supporters’ rally flags depicting Trump as a bandana-wearing Rambo delivering rough justice"
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/natalie-harp-trump-ossoff

#News #US

"Harp is apparently so obsessed with Trump she’s happy to ...

2026-08-22T15:24:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…209k
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"Harp is apparently so obsessed with Trump she’s happy to serve as his emotional support companion.

In 2023, Harp 👉 twice dodged presidential #security protocols👈 & wary Trump staffers to get close to #Trump — once, by securing a maid’s room at Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, and then by sneaking into an SUV trunk in Trump’s motorcade. She behaves like a rock band groupie, not a presidential adviser."
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/natalie-harp-trump-ossoff

#DonaldTrump #NatalieHarp #GOP #Politics #News #US #USA

"In just four sentences, Ossoff’s carefully crafted ...

2026-08-22T15:19:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…2p80
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"In just four sentences, Ossoff’s carefully crafted language shattered Trump’s curated image as a tough, tireless, troop-loving, America First warrior. The #Georgia senator indicted Trump’s #military misadventures and octogenarian stamina. He highlighted Trump’s sloth and #greed. Ossoff depicted #Trump as a detached, spoiled, soft, and vainglorious brat who could make Charli XCX blush.

But the kicker was these three words: “travel with Natalie.”"
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/natalie-harp-trump-ossoff

#Politics #News #US

“While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he ...

2026-08-22T15:15:45Z

“While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and #oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks,” said Ossoff, of #Trump. “See, he doesn’t want to do the #job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of #Qatar.”
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/natalie-harp-trump-ossoff

#DonaldTrump #NatalieHarp #GOP #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #JonOssoff #Democrats #Georgia

"Trump is trying to take away the American Bar ...

2026-08-22T14:03:59Z

"Trump is trying to take away the American Bar Association’s ability to accredit #law schools due to its being too woke...

The right has railed against both the #ABA and higher #education in general for some time now... Accreditation is just another tool in this #culture war—#Trump even called it his “secret weapon.” It’s also worth pondering why the most #corrupt president in #history would want to cripple the law school education apparatus."

#DonaldTrump #Corruption #Politics #News #US #USA

"Let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence." ...

2026-08-17T09:46:17Z

"Let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence."

#Cartoon #PoliticalCartoon #Humor #Mansplaining

"As the pioneering cybernetician Stafford Beer famously ...

2026-08-10T22:23:17Z

"As the pioneering cybernetician Stafford Beer famously wrote, "the purpose of a system is what it does." If your bureaucracy is more concerned with fighting fraud than delivering service, then it isn't a service delivery system at all – it's a service denial system.

...how this ends – in a war of giant robots in which we are all collateral damage."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/10/deep-state-wopr/

#Government #Tech #Technology #AI #Cybernetics #Politics #Fraud #News #Press #US #USA #World

Always read the footnotes: "If I was somehow CEO at a ...

2026-08-01T13:28:25Z

Always read the footnotes:

"If I was somehow CEO at a hospital or civil engineering firm, I would not for a second think it's my place to start mandating specific procedures or building techniques w/out explicit agreement from the professionals on staff –how fucking clueless are the non-technicians who have attended a few talks & are now making mandates about how their extremely expensive professionals are doing their jobs?"
https://hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decisionmaking

ht: Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

#AI #Tech #Business #News

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117020281069955469 ...

2026-08-01T12:54:30Z

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117020281069955469

"Employees who voiced honest, informed objections to AI in the workplace were passed over for promotions or targeted for layoffs.

This has created a situation in which *everyone* - "boards, executives, employees, vendors, consultants" - has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

#AI #Tech #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #Business #Jobs #US #World

quoting
note1hvn…2ve9

This has created a situation in which *everyone* - "boards, executives, employees, vendors, consultants" - has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies. Suresh says he's seen announcements from publicly traded companies about their AI triumphs that he knows for a fact never took place.

Suresh says he's *never* seen a successful enterprise AI project: "Every single one – we have seen 0% success in a year and a half."

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"Ok, so that’s the problem. Where’s the fix? ... ...

2026-07-27T08:37:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…hmea
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"Ok, so that’s the problem. Where’s the fix? ... #Congress can pass a #law saying that forced arbitration doesn’t apply to #CivilRights, antitrust, employment, or consumer rights cases, unless both parties choose after the dispute occurs. You might not think that’s possible, but such a law actually passed the #House of Representatives 2022... It didn’t, however, get through the #Senate."
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-how-to-stop-the

#Enshittification #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates

"The #eggs in question have the potential to be contaminated ...

2026-07-24T01:39:48Z

"The #eggs in question have the potential to be contaminated with #Salmonella enteritidis...

The salmonella scare comes after an explosive diarrhea outbreak ... On top of that, the New World #screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has infested cattle in #Texas & spread to other states, causing an estimated $1 billion in damages.

The #Trump admn has cut a lot of the programs that prevented these types of outbreaks in the past"
https://newrepublic.com/post/213473/rfk-jr-salmonella-outbreak-eggs-recall

#DonaldTrump #DOGE #Politics #News #US #USA

"Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal." - Mayor Zohran ...

2026-07-23T02:43:07Z

"Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal."
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani
https://bsky.app/profile/mayor.nyc.gov/post/3mr722e77z22z

The International Criminal Court declared that Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, but as far as I know, Mayor Mamdani is the only US politician brave enough to state it in clear unequivocal terms.

Please watch his whole video.

#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #War #WarCrimes #ICC #Netanyahu #BenjaminNetanyahu #Politics #USPol #News #Mamdani #ZohranMamdani #NYC #NewYork #USA #US #UnitedStates

"The #Trump admn announced that it’s pausing $1 billion in ...

2026-07-21T22:55:46Z

"The #Trump admn announced that it’s pausing $1 billion in #Medicare & #Medicaid payments to California & Minnesota [two states that strongly resisted Trump's #ICE attacks], accusing the states of widespread fraud...

states have appealed these cuts in court and won. #Minnesota & #California will likely sue to get their funding back, and they’ll have plenty of evidence that the #WhiteHouse is targeting them for vindictive reasons."
https://newrepublic.com/post/213335/rfk-jr-halts-medicaid-funds-california-minnesota-no-proof-fraud

#DonaldTrump #Politics #News #US #USA

Does Trump still NOT understand that Americans are the ones who ...

2026-07-21T02:04:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…974g
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Does Trump still NOT understand that Americans are the ones who pay the tariffs?

A tariff is a tax on imported goods that is paid by the American person/company buying the imported product.

A US tariff on Canada means that Americans buying Canadian products are paying that tax, NOT Canada.

How has no one been able to explain this to Trump? Is he really that stupid? Or does he think Americans are that stupid?

Appreciate the reference to "The Ones Who Walk Away From ...

2026-07-10T11:29:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…lkz0
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Appreciate the reference to "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas".

For those who aren't familiar with it, it's a short story written by Ursula K. Le Guin that "depicts a summer festival in the utopian city of Omelas, whose prosperity depends on the perpetual misery of a single child."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas

You can read the entire story (it's only 4 pages long) here:
https://files.libcom.org/files/ursula-k-le-guin-the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas.pdf

It's worth reading.

#Reading #Literature #ShortStories #SFF #SciFi

"What is more important: human rights or property ...

2026-07-09T17:23:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…x62e
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"What is more important: human rights or property rights?"

This made me think of #CitizensUnited and that even more egregious recent #SCOTUS ruling that both declared that spending money = free speech (which would only work if EVERYONE had the SAME amount of money to spend).

It seems like another version of property rights vs. human rights, where SCOTUS supports property rights over #HumanRights.

#EndCitizensUnited #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #Inequality #TaxTheRich #EatTheRich

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: ...

2026-07-09T13:25:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…ghzr
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“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:

There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind,
alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

There is nothing more or else to it,
and there never has been."

~Frank Wilhoit, composer
https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288

#Meme #Memes #Quote #Quotes #WilhoitsLaw

"Six days earlier, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don ...

2026-07-08T08:01:15Z

In reply to nevent1q…plat
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"Six days earlier, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines as Texas Comptroller... Huffines is the man who owns #JeffreyEpstein ’s Zorro Ranch. He’s now going to run the finances of the state of #Texas.

This is what #Republican policy, masquerading as #child safety policy, looks like... Total surveillance of what children can read, watch, and download. Total silence on the pedophiles and child traffickers."
https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/abbott-appointed-comptroller-owns

#GOP #Politics #Children #Privacy #Law #News #US #USA

" #Texas can now require age verification & parental ...

2026-07-08T07:55:14Z

" #Texas can now require age verification & parental consent at the #app store level...

“A minor #child who downloads a software application from an app store agrees to contractual terms of service, including whether the child’s location will be tracked, whether the child’s #privacy will be protected, whether information from the child’s phone can be sold by the developer, and whether the child waives the right to sue”"
https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/abbott-appointed-comptroller-owns

#Politics #SCOTUS #Law #Children #News #US #USA

"a jury already found, unanimously, that he sexually ...

2026-06-30T01:14:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…9nd6
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"a jury already found, unanimously, that he sexually assaulted her....

I want everyone to sit with this for a second, because it gets lost in the daily chaos.

👉 The man currently occupying the Oval Office is an adjudicated sexual predator.👈

...That alone should be disqualifying. We shouldn’t need to repeat it, but apparently we do... because the #news cycle moves so fast that something this damning barely makes a dent."
https://www.meidasplus.com/i/204147740/major-supreme-court-decisions-and-more-to-come

#DonaldTrump #Trump #Politics #Press #US #USA

"The #SupremeCourt declined to hear Trump’s appeal of the ...

2026-06-29T23:44:37Z

"The #SupremeCourt declined to hear Trump’s appeal of the $5 million verdict won by E. Jean Carroll. This means #Trump has officially run out of appeals. There is no more legal path forward for him on this. We can now say, with full and final certainty, that #DonaldTrump has been adjudicated a sexual abuser and found civilly liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll. Pay up, Donald."
https://www.meidasplus.com/i/204147740/major-supreme-court-decisions-and-more-to-come

#EJeanCarroll #SCOTUS #Law #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates

"Graph of #StraitOfHormuz crossings since June 2025. See that ...

2026-06-22T16:30:16Z

"Graph of #StraitOfHormuz crossings since June 2025. See that little spike all the way on the right? The one that's much lower than the leftward 2/3 of the graph, and immediately crashes back down?

That's what the US #government and quite a bit of US #media tell us is fully open, with normal traffic."
-Nicholas Grossman

#Iran #War #DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP #Politics #Oil #Shipping #News #Press #US #USA #World

The deadline for removing Trump's name from the Kennedy ...

2026-06-13T01:02:49Z

The deadline for removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center is midnight tonight.

Here are a couple of live streams showing the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center:

from WUSA9:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UksLjGZCvLU

from MSNow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg

The first has a slightly better angle for viewing.

#KennedyCenter #LiveStream #Video #DonaldTrump #Trump #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: ...

2026-06-11T17:40:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…rvpt
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“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:

There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind,
alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

There is nothing more or else to it,
and there never has been."

~Frank Wilhoit, composer
https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288

#Conservative #Conservatism #Politics #Quote #Quotes #Meme #Memes

"“It feels like a #war on consumers,” said Sally ...

2026-06-11T17:33:02Z

"“It feels like a #war on consumers,” said Sally Greenberg, the executive director of the National Consumers League, a 125-year-old consumer advocacy group. Households are being hit by “a tsunami of fees and hidden charges and tricks and traps”, she said.

...consumers “are starting to realize that a lot of the cool #data and #technology is being used against them”."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/us-consumer-rage-prices-economy

ht: Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

#Economy #Business #Tech #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

"the #church teaches that once a perpetrator is forgiven, ...

2026-06-04T17:46:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…95lr
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"the #church teaches that once a perpetrator is forgiven, anyone who speaks about the wrongdoing — including the victim — can be accused of harboring an unforgiving heart.... this means the burden of sin shifts from the person who committed the act to the... Sexual abuse survivors ... victims must bear their pain alone or risk going to hell. In some families, sexual abuse stretches across generations"
- ProPublica (npub1qmg…s6k5)

https://www.propublica.org/article/old-apostolic-lutheran-church-generational-sexual-abuse

#Christian #Religion #Crime #News #US #USA #America

Funny you should use this example. One of my cats recently ...

2026-06-02T15:30:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…sd9s
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Funny you should use this example. One of my cats recently figured out how to slam the bedroom door shut. The first time it happened it scared the dickens out of me. Even now, when I know it's the cat slamming the door, it still provokes a little frisson of fear. I suppose I'll eventually get used to it, but... yeah... "eerie".

That is awesome!

2026-05-17T20:07:21Z

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That is awesome!

Long, but worth reading:👀 "Our current globalised #tech ...

2026-05-16T19:34:37Z

Long, but worth reading:👀

"Our current globalised #tech industry can only exist because of the protectionism and policy uniformity imposed by the #UnitedStates on its hegemony. That billions of people across dozens of countries work and interact on unified platforms whose laws and regulations are, for all practical purposes, basically that of the #US... is an artifact of US dominance."
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-old-world-of-tech-is-dying/

ht: Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

#Technology #Enshittification #Law #World #News #Press #USA

"Your employer buys EyeMed vision coverage... EyeMed directs ...

2026-05-15T20:19:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…zv49
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"Your employer buys EyeMed vision coverage...

EyeMed directs you to "in-network" providers... Every single one is owned by Luxottica.

You walk into one of those stores and select frames... All manufactured by Luxottica.

Luxottica collects the insurance premium. The retail margin. And the manufacturing profit. Three separate revenue streams from the same transaction."
https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-glasses-got-worse-on-purpose

#Capitalism #Corruption #Healthcare #Health #Insurance #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

"They own LensCrafters. They own Sunglass Hut... Pearle ...

2026-05-15T20:05:37Z

"They own LensCrafters. They own Sunglass Hut... Pearle Vision. They run Target Optical...

And they own EyeMed Vision Care, the 2nd-largest vision insurance company in the #UnitedStates...

One company manufactures the product, owns the brands, controls the retail, and provides the insurance that pays for it. A columnist on 60 Minutes called it "an optical illusion." Fake competition. Dozens of brands on the wall, one company behind all of them."
https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-glasses-got-worse-on-purpose

#Capitalism #News #US

“AI is the asbestos we are shovelling into the walls of our ...

2026-05-15T19:31:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…dkwk
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“AI is the asbestos we are shovelling into the walls of our society, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”
- Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

#AI #Tech #Technology #CoryDoctorow #Quote #Quotes #Meme #Memes

The above article makes me think of the quote from Cory Doctorow ...

2026-05-13T18:59:47Z

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The above article makes me think of the quote from Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) :

“AI is the asbestos we are shovelling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Quote #CoryDoctorow #Meme #Memes #Quotes #Tech #Technology

"Developers talk not just about how the #AI output is often ...

2026-05-13T18:26:13Z

"Developers talk not just about how the #AI output is often flawed, but that using AI to get the #job done is often a more time consuming, harder, and more frustrating experience because they have to go through the output and fix its mistakes. More concerning, developers who use AI at work report that they feel like they are de-skilling themselves and losing their ability to do their #jobs as well as they used to."
- 404 Media (npub1psa…j5uh)

https://www.404media.co/software-developers-say-ai-is-rotting-their-brains/

#Tech #Technology #News #Press #US #USA

Republicans do not care about their children and whether they ...

2026-05-06T13:20:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…gd0u
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Republicans do not care about their children and whether they live or die. If they live, fine. If they die, also fine.

I can understand men being indifferent -- they didn't give birth to the child -- but there are Republican women who also don't seem to care if their children live or die.

They'd rather "own the libs" than take care of their own children.

Depraved indifference.

Cory Doctorow @npub1fdr…lvhs with another brilliant article: ...

2026-05-05T11:38:47Z

Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) with another brilliant article:

"Comrade Trump continues his unbroken streak of destroying the American empire's grip on the world, hastening the renewables transition, de-dollarizing global trade, and killing the world's suicidal habit of entrusting its digital life to America's defective, enshittified tech exports"
https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/02/denazification/#no-more-mx-nice-lib

#Enshittification #US #Trump #Tech #News #Press #World #Green #energy

"The #Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a ...

2026-03-24T22:15:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…lkz3
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"The #Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a disclaimer of opinion on the U.S. government’s FY 2025 financial statements — the 29th consecutive year it has been unable to determine whether the statements are fairly presented. This is primarily due to serious, ongoing financial management problems at the 👉 Dept of Defense👈 [which failed EVERY audit ever given it] and weaknesses in accounting for interagency transactions"
https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix/

#Trump #Politics #Military #News #US #USA

"Importantly, the $47.78 trillion in reported liabilities ...

2026-03-24T22:09:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…qmj7
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"Importantly, the $47.78 trillion in reported liabilities does not include the unfunded obligations of social insurance programs like Social Security & Medicare...

The government’s consolidated balance sheet position... deteriorated by nearly $2.07 trillion between FY 2024 & FY 2025, reaching a staggering negative $41.72 trillion. Total liabilities are now nearly eight times the value of reported assets."
https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix/

#DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP #Politics #Economics #News #US #USA

"The U.S. #government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole ...

2026-03-24T22:03:40Z

"The U.S. #government is insolvent. That’s not hyperbole — it’s the conclusion drawn directly from the #Treasury Department’s own consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025, released last week to near-total #media silence. The numbers: $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in total liabilities as of September 30, 2025."
https://fortune.com/2026/03/23/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix/

#DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #Finance #Economics #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America #Debt #deficit

"Even though courts have found time and time again that you ...

2026-03-20T16:52:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…239c
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"Even though courts have found time and time again that you can’t force someone to undergo medical treatment — even if it could save someone else’s life — the video underscored for me how pregnant #women are the rare exception...

#abortion restrictions can lead to pregnant women being denied lifesaving care. Experts worry that the opposite problem, forced treatment, could also become more common"
- ProPublica (npub1qmg…s6k5)

https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section

#Health #Healthcare #Politics #News #Florida #USA #US

What could possibly go wrong? Oh... right... 😱

2026-03-20T12:54:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…3rng
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What could possibly go wrong?

Oh... right... 😱

For those unfamiliar with the evils of company towns, here's ...

2026-03-12T12:28:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…apr9
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For those unfamiliar with the evils of company towns, here's an illustrated explainer:

You’re Lucky You Have a House, Peasant!
https://thenib.com/company-towns-history/

Gotta love the dissent: "The Court’s 101-word unexplained ...

2026-03-02T23:33:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…zdtd
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Gotta love the dissent:
"The Court’s 101-word unexplained order can be summarized in just 7: “Rules for thee, but not for me.” Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts have limited jurisdiction... that federal courts should not meddle with state election laws ahead of an election. Today, the Court says: except for this one, except for this one, and except for this one.”
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a914_1p24.pdf
(page 5)

#SCOTUS #Corruption #Law #News #US

This is a long, detailed (and disturbing) article. Here's a ...

2026-03-02T22:17:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…dj73
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This is a long, detailed (and disturbing) article. Here's a #GiftArticle #GiftLink so that you can read it for yourself, even if you do not have a subscription:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeffrey-epstein-doctors.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QFA.jNJ0.L-Mz35Bxv8Yu&smid=url-share

Here's an #archive version you can also access without a subscription:
https://archive.is/xpJEb

#JeffreyEpstein #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Health #Healthcare #Corruption #Politics #Trump #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

"Epstein rewarded his preferred doctors with hefty payments, ...

2026-03-02T22:12:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…laqg
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"Epstein rewarded his preferred doctors with hefty payments, Apple Watches, introductions to celebrities and vacations on his private island and his #NewMexico ranch. One cash-strapped dermatologist asked the sexual predator to co-sign his car lease."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeffrey-epstein-doctors.html

#JeffreyEpstein #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Health #Healthcare #Corruption #Politics #Trump #News #Press #Florida #USA #US #UnitedStates #America

"He directed women to get pelvic exams, liposuction & ...

2026-03-02T22:09:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…y7ra
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"He directed women to get pelvic exams, liposuction & mole removals...

some of his #doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.

One sent Epstein’s sexual partners elsewhere for gonorrhea treatment so that when their cases were reported to #PublicHealth authorities, they wouldn’t be tied to #Epstein. Some doctors shared patients’ private #health information with him"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeffrey-epstein-doctors.html

#Healthcare #Corruption #EpsteinFiles #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates

"A plastic surgeon... closed a young woman’s head wound ...

2026-03-02T22:00:30Z

"A plastic surgeon... closed a young woman’s head wound with 35 stitches on #JeffreyEpstein ’s dining room table.

An internist... ordered a blood test... then reported the abnormal results back to Epstein.

A dentist... asked Epstein how much work he wanted done on a “girl”...

These providers were part of a small stable of loyal #medical specialists cultivated and rewarded by #Epstein, the convicted sex offender"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeffrey-epstein-doctors.html

#Health #EpsteinFiles #Pedophiles #Corruption #News #US

"A record 129 #journalists and media workers were killed in ...

2026-03-02T18:54:53Z

"A record 129 #journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by #Israeli forces...

It was the second consecutive year in which killings of members of the press reached unprecedented levels, and the second year running in which #Israel was responsible for roughly two-thirds of the total"
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/25/record-number-journalists-killed-2025-israel-gaza-war

#Netanyahu #War #Journalism #WarCrimes #News #Press #Media

"And so the state of Trump is that he is stuck. He is failing ...

2026-02-25T15:28:53Z

"And so the state of Trump is that he is stuck. He is failing at fascism. He can break things, but he cannot make things. He can bluster, but he cannot triumph. He is tired, and every day is harder than the day before, and there are rivals in the wings, and elections coming."
- Timothy Snyder

https://snyder.substack.com/p/fascist-failure

#DonaldTrump #Trump #Fail #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America #Resist #Resistance

The student protest in Quakertown, #Pennsylvania was peaceful ...

2026-02-22T13:22:50Z

The student protest in Quakertown, #Pennsylvania was peaceful until the #police showed up -- Including the police chief in plain clothes -- and started grabbing students and tackling them to the ground. The chief put a young girl in a choke hold.

#video:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:clrz2dor4orqkvvqr3qwrary/post/3mffhwg4ztk2w

Weasel-worded local news article that performed stenography for the police (though the photographs and video are useful):
https://centralbucksnews.com/news/2026/feb/20/lockdown-at-quakertown-schools-friday-afternoon-after-canceled-walkout-leads-to-confrontation/

#ACAB #ICE #Protest #FirstAmendment #News #USA #US #UnitedStates

"You know what's better than refusing to use a ...

2026-02-20T10:23:01Z

"You know what's better than refusing to use a #technology because you hate its creators? Seizing that technology and making it your own. Don't like the fact that a convicted monopolist has a death-grip on networking? Steal its protocol, release a free #software version of it, and leave it in your dust...

That's how we make good #tech... by liberating the technology from its monstrous forebears and making free and open versions of it:"
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/19/now-we-are-six/

#News #World

"Purchasing and converting these warehouse detention camps ...

2026-02-10T02:08:49Z

"Purchasing and converting these warehouse detention camps will cost the US #government billions of dollars. So far ICE has purchased at least half a dozen warehouses at a cost of $70-$110 million each. It'll cost billions more to refit them into detention camps, and hire staff....

The real #profit will come with the private #prison companies and contractors hired to refurbish and staff these facilities."
https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3megzp3phmk2a

#DHS #ICE Corruption #Trump #GOP #Politics #News #US #USA

MAGA MAN attacks high school GIRL PROTESTING ICE and INSTANTLY ...

2026-02-04T20:24:58Z

MAGA MAN attacks high school GIRL PROTESTING ICE and INSTANTLY REGRETS IT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzkh8WsdZio

45 yr old Chad Michael Watts of Kyle, TX got out of his truck to attack a teenage girl protesting ICE in front of her high school.

[What kind of man attacks a teenage girl half his size?
A MAGA man.]

The other students worked together to drag Watts off of the female student, punching and kicking him until he gave up and left.

The kids know: We are stronger together.

#Texas #Protest #News #US

"The #politics of careful positioning and poll-tested ...

2026-02-04T00:27:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…ydas
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"The #politics of careful positioning and poll-tested moderation have been tested, and on their own, they have failed to deliver the victories needed to protect democracy. The choice now is to transform the party’s strategy to meet the scale of the threat, or to fail.

👉 In this contest, failure is not just an electoral defeat; it may be the end of democratic self-governance."👈

https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/

#Trump #Authoritarian #USPol #Democrats #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America #Democracy

"Every #democracy facing this challenge has learned you ...

2026-02-03T23:45:41Z

"Every #democracy facing this challenge has learned you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their #corruption.

#History won’t judge #Democrats on whether they were moderate enough. It will judge them on whether they fought hard enough, and smart enough, when democracy was threatened."
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/

#Trump #Authoritarianism #Politics #News #US #USA #America

"Every social theory undergirding #Trumpism has been broken ...

2026-01-28T02:07:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…32rk
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"Every social theory undergirding #Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in #Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until #Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs.

The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8L893jn-xkg4gA0ahaD_Ltw&utm

#Minnesota #USA #News #ICE #AbolishICE #Trump #MAGA #Politics #US #UnitedStates #America

"The federal surge into #Minneapolis reflects a series of ...

2026-01-28T02:01:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…cfzg
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"The federal surge into #Minneapolis reflects a series of mistaken MAGA assumptions. The first is the belief that diverse communities aren’t possible...

A second #MAGA assumption is that the left is insincere in its values...

But... millions of ordinary Americans ...have poured into the streets in #protest, spoken out against the administration, and, in #Minnesota, resisted armed men in masks at the cost of their own life."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8L893jn-xkg4gA0ahaD_Ltw&utm

#Resist #ICE #Trump #Fascism #News #US #USA

"Bovino’s departure seemed an admission that Minnesotans ...

2026-01-28T01:55:26Z

"Bovino’s departure seemed an admission that Minnesotans aren’t the only Americans who won’t tolerate more deaths at the hands of federal agents. The people of #Minnesota have forced the #Trump administration into a strategic retreat—one inflicted not as rioters or insurgents, but as neighbors."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8L893jn-xkg4gA0ahaD_Ltw&utm

#ICE #CBP #DHS #Trump #StephenMiller #GregBovino #News #Minneapolis #USA #US #UnitedStates #America

In another interview, when asked about #AlexPretti, Trump repeats ...

2026-01-28T00:04:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…fzzz
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In another interview, when asked about #AlexPretti, Trump repeats that "He shouldn’t have been carrying a gun.... I don’t like that he had a gun."

https://www.threads.com/@vincedmonroy/post/DUBze4Hj8JM

Will any of his followers push back against Trump suggesting that Americans shouldn't carry guns?

#DonaldTrump #Trump #Guns #2ndAmendment #SecondAmendment #News #Press #Media #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

When asked about his chief of staff's description of ...

2026-01-27T23:36:03Z

When asked about his chief of staff's description of #AlexPretti as an "assassin," #DonaldTrump responded, "No." Then after a pause, says, "With that being said, you can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns. You just can’t. You can’t walk in with guns. You can’t do that."
Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUBs5BOj0ss/

It will be interesting to see how all the #2ndAmendment zealots respond to Trump's statement.

#Trump #Guns #ICE #Minneapolis #Minnesota #USA #News #Media #Press #US #UnitedStates

"Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the ...

2026-01-26T16:01:28Z

"Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the #Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
...

“United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. #UnitedStates citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong,” Madel said."
https://archive.is/BJft9#selection-337.0-337.113

#ICE #CBP #DHS #Republicans #GOP #Politics #News #US

Oh, FFS. How many people are going to die because of this idiocy?

2026-01-26T15:37:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…79q0
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Oh, FFS.

How many people are going to die because of this idiocy?

"A 51-year-old man shot Saturday by federal #immigration ...

2026-01-24T17:36:49Z

"A 51-year-old man shot Saturday by federal #immigration officers in #Minneapolis has died...

The details surrounding the shooting weren’t immediately clear....

The shooting happened amid widespread daily #protests in the Twin Cities since the Jan. 7 shooting of 37-year-old #ReneeGood, who was killed when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fired into her vehicle."
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-4d1499fc5962ab880f3816259e04bdbf

#ICE #Violence #Murder #Trump #StephenMiller #Fascism #News #Minnesota #USA #US #UnitedStates

"Minneapolis was home to a landmark #GeneralStrike nearly 100 ...

2026-01-23T14:33:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…vkgm
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"Minneapolis was home to a landmark #GeneralStrike nearly 100 years ago...

The #strike caused #Minneapolis’ industrial area... to shut down.

#police shot 67 picketing workers — most of them were shot in the back — and 2 were killed. 100,000 people attended the funeral procession for one of the strikers. The governor dispatched the #NationalGuard, and the [business owners] eventually agreed to the union’s demands, making the general strike a success.
https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2026-01-22/fridays-ice-out-of-minnesota-day-is-a-general-strike-heres-what-that-means

#Minnesota #USA

"A #GeneralStrike is a work stoppage across multiple ...

2026-01-23T14:22:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…c78y
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"A #GeneralStrike is a work stoppage across multiple industries. The overall goal is to pause #economic activity to compel change. General strikes are uncommon in modern #America but were once a staple of #protest politics and are still frequently employed in #Europe.

Citing the killing of #ReneeGood by federal agent Jonathan Ross, the “ICE Out” day organizers say the general strike is intended to be a day of nonviolent reflection."
https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2026-01-22/fridays-ice-out-of-minnesota-day-is-a-general-strike-heres-what-that-means

#ICE #Protest #Strike #News #US #USA

"Friday may be the largest worker action in the state’s ...

2026-01-23T14:11:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…77eq
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"Friday may be the largest worker action in the state’s history, said Christa Sarrack, president of a labor union... Ms. Sarrack said some of the #union members’ employers had decided to close for the day, while others were allowing employees to not come to work.

“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue,” Ms. Sarrack said. “We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/minnesota-businesses-protest-ice.html

#GeneralStrike #Strike #Protest #Resist #ICE #GOP #News #Press #Minnesota #US #USA

"Charles Booker, a #Democratic candidate for the US Senate in ...

2026-01-23T14:01:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…ewnc
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"Charles Booker, a #Democratic candidate for the US Senate in #Kentucky, praised the organizations for showing solidarity in the face of a crackdown by federal agents.

“This is what it takes,” he wrote in a social media post. “It is time for the people to stand and take back our power. We need a general strike! Love and solidarity to our family in Minneapolis who are refusing to go along with a status quo... More of this!”"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/minneapolis-ice-general-strike

#Protest #Resist #Strike #News #US #USA

"More than 50 #Minnesota labor unions, nonprofits, and other ...

2026-01-23T13:53:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…nyqr
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"More than 50 #Minnesota labor unions, nonprofits, and other #community organizations have signed onto a January 23 Day of Action, which calls for a complete “economic blackout” in the state. “No work. No school. No shopping,” its posters declare.

... This would be the first #GeneralStrike in Minnesota since 1934, when the Teamsters set off a months-long work stoppage in the state."
https://truthout.org/articles/with-twin-cities-under-siege-by-ice-minnesota-moves-toward-a-general-strike/

#Protest #Resist #Resistance #Trump #ICE #Fascism #News #Minneapolis #USA #US #Economy

"Tomorrow, tens of thousands of workers in #Minneapolis are ...

2026-01-23T13:33:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…vl6g
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"Tomorrow, tens of thousands of workers in #Minneapolis are expected to take to the streets in a mass #GeneralStrike. The “Day of Truth and Freedom” has been endorsed by all the major #labor organizations in #Minnesota. Every major #school & cultural institution, as well as hundreds of restaurants & small businesses, are expected to close.

... Minneapolis shows other cities how to fight back when #ICE comes to occupy their cities."
https://paydayreport.com/minnesota-labor-leaders-talk-organizing-lessons-as-strike-movement-goes-national/

#Strike #Protest #Resist #News #US

"growing #strike movement across the country against ...

2026-01-23T13:23:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…k5z9
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"growing #strike movement across the country against ICE's occupation of #Minneapolis. So far... there are Minneapolis #GeneralStrike solidarity actions in at least 215 cities across the #UnitedStates.

... Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, the Minnesota AFL-CIO, and several large #labor federations around #Minnesota have called for a “Day of Truth of Freedom" as workers intend to strike and walk out on Friday"
https://paydayreport.com/minneap/

#Protest #Resist #ICE #News #US #USA #UnitedStates

"the action has been endorsed by some #Minnesota labor ...

2026-01-23T13:17:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…gzdr
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"the action has been endorsed by some #Minnesota labor unions, including the #Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, St. Paul Federation of Educators, Unite Here Local 17, SEIU Local 26, Unidos MN, and ATU transit union. Additionally, the Minnesota Nurses Association backed the event in an announcement on Jan. 17.

Around the Twin Cities, a growing number of businesses have begun to announce plans to close in solidarity with the Day of Truth and Freedom."
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/growing-number-of-minnesota-businesses-announce-plans-to-close-for-jan-23-strike

#Resist #ICE

‼️ Anti-ICE strike‼️ "Last week, #Minnesota -based ...

2026-01-23T13:13:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…mk4j
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‼️ Anti-ICE strike‼️

"Last week, #Minnesota -based faith leaders, unions, and other #community groups called for a #strike and economic #blackout on Jan. 23 in response to the #Trump administration's [attack on #Minneapolis]

That operation has led to ... the death of #ReneeGood, who was shot and killed by Jonathan Ross, an #ICE agent"
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/growing-number-of-minnesota-businesses-announce-plans-to-close-for-jan-23-strike

#Protest #Resist #Resistance #DonaldTrump #Fascism #Politics #News #US #USA #UnitedStates

"Right now feels impossible, and unfortunately there's a ...

2026-01-23T12:17:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…pq3p
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"Right now feels impossible, and unfortunately there's a lot of impossible still to come. There's no fast fix, no one easy trick to defeating #fascism.

But.

But honestly I've never felt more hopeful that we actually have what it takes. That we can do the impossible, even when it seems insurmountable.

Because what it takes is us."

https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

#Protest #Resist #ICE #CBP #DHS #Trump #Resistance #Minneapolis #Minnesota #USA #US #UnitedStates #America

"The time to organize for that is right now. Talk to friends, ...

2026-01-23T12:03:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…emeh
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"The time to organize for that is right now. Talk to friends, talk to family, have a plan.

But beyond that: There are people in your community, today, doing the work that needs to be done. Reach out to the immigrant rights organizations that exist in your town... Find out how you can help. Find the food banks and pantries in your area, ask what you can do... Find the mutual aid groups... These groups, these people, they all exist, near you, right now."
https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

#Resist #ICE #US

"They have come to the Twin Cities with 2000, 3000 troops ...

2026-01-23T11:54:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…s5h7
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"They have come to the Twin Cities with 2000, 3000 troops & the people of #Minneapolis St Paul have answered back with tens of thousands more. The call for help goes out, and it gets answered by so many... Everywhere you look there are people—regular-ass people like you, like me—standing up to literal troops, everyone knowing full well how it could go and doing it anyway.

Nobody should have to do this.

But we do it."
https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

#Protest #Resist #ICE #Fascism #News #Minnesota #US

"Every single of one them has had abductions happen on their ...

2026-01-23T11:39:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…wu80
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"Every single of one them has had abductions happen on their block, to their neighbors, right in front of them. Their kids have seen their classrooms empty out, remote school instituted like there's another plague. They all know the smell of tear gas, the burn of pepper in the air. One described the number of abandoned cars, windows smashed. Another described a neighbor screaming out. All of them talk of helicopters, the endless helicopters."
https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-01-21-all-we-have/

#ICE #Minnesota #USA #News

"The collapse of the #AI bubble is going to be ugly. Seven AI ...

2026-01-23T11:23:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…aakc
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"The collapse of the #AI bubble is going to be ugly. Seven AI companies currently account for more than a third of the #StockMarket, and they endlessly pass around the same $100bn IOU.

AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a #finance sector and #tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
- Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur

#Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #Business #Economy #News #World