Neo-Nazi vandalism in Manchester. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/16/m... #NewHampshire

Police investigate suspected hate crime at N.H. coffee shop vandalized with racist graffiti - The Boston Globe

“This was more than property damage,” the police chief said. “It was a deliberate act intended to intimidate and instill fear.”

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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Trump minions close the Kennedy Center moments after a judge rules he can't put his name on it. www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...

Kennedy Center board votes to close it, as judge again keeps Trump's name off

The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.

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Trump explicitly vows that reconstruction & renovation of the Kennedy Center won't begin unless & until he gets his name on it.

Republican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war = www.npr.org/2026/09/15/g...

Republican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war

Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over the war in Iran.

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An example of learning from those I don't like: The latest issue of Hillsdale College's Imprimis mentioned that the DSA has called for abolishing the Supreme Court. I hadn't known that before. Naturally, I verified it, and reliable sources confirm it.

Gordon J. MacDonald, the chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, resigned on Tuesday, admitting that he violated the judicial code of conduct in a matter involving a nearly $50,000 payout to one of his senior staffers.

N.H. Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald resigns, admitting misconduct - The Boston Globe

“I believe this is in the best interests of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch,” he wrote in a letter to the governor. “I accept responsibility and accountability for my conduct.”

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The DSA is worse than Trump in some ways. They want to get rid of the presidency, the Senate, and the Supreme Court, leaving an all-powerful unicameral Congress with no checks on its whims. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Judge orders immediate release of immigrant from whom #ICE withheld his blood-pressure medication for a week and for whom it didn't arrange the bond hearing she'd ordered www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-o... #Boston #immigrants

I'd have liked this a lot better if it weren't done in the name of a political party. It should be Americans vs. voter intimidation. www.usnews.com/news/politic...

The name "Alligator Alcatraz" may be misleading, making it sound more humane than it was. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

DHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths

The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector ...

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Watching the selectmen's meeting online. There was a proposal to "resurrect the cemetery committee."

Department of Homeland Security officers may have broken state laws carrying out the Trump administration’s orders to find noncitizens voting illegally in federal elections, Democratic senators alleged Monday following a whistleblower complaint. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls • New Hampshire Bulletin

Department of Homeland Security officers may have broken state laws carrying out the Trump administration’s orders to find noncitizens voting illegally in federal elections, Democratic senators…

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Trump will starve the Kennedy Center into bankruptcy unless it puts his name on it. www.yahoo.com/news/politic... #KennedyCenter

Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show

Leaders of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, installed by President Donald Trump, say the center is on the brink of bankruptcy and argue that putting the president’s name on its faca...

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Every time Apple issues a new OS update, they make an incompatible change to the transfer protocol between Mac and iPhone or iPad, breaking the ability to sync until you update the other. That's not how protocols are supposed to work. #Apple

Three pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong who organized annual vigils for victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are sentenced to prison terms between five and over seven years after being convicted under a national security law

Organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils sentenced to up to 7 years and 3 months in national security case

Hong Kong residents’ freedoms have significantly eroded since Beijing imposed a controversial 2020 national security law, used to jail a number of pro-democracy activists.

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Some people think "Coyote vs. Acme" is a critique of capitalism. Do they think it's a better world when governments provide some with the equipment to kill others?

There's less difference between the MAGAs and DSAs than most people think. Both want government takeovers of large areas of economic activity. Both use populist rhetoric. Both want the govt to hand out far more money than it has.

My experience with ICE watching at the New Hampshire primary: It makes Trumpists nervous. This is good. garymcgath.com/ice-watching... #NewHampshire

ICE watching in New Hampshire

For the second Tuesday in a row, I hung around a polling location with a clip-on camera, in case the Feds tried anything. Except for an ambulance taking someone away, presumably because of a medica…

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ICE moved six masked thugs out of town to undermine standing in a lawsuit against them. Or it least it claimed it did, because it won't name them. reason.com/2026/09/11/a... #ICE

A judge ordered ICE agents to stop retaliating against an Ohio videographer. ICE moved the agents out of town.

After an ICE watcher in Springfield won a temporary injunction against ICE in a First Amendment lawsuit, the agency moved the officers accused of harassing him out of town.

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Court finds sufficiently robust evidence that ICE was systematically harassing and retaliating against a peaceful observer documenting its activities that it grants him a temporary restraining order against the agency [Volokh; Springfield, Ohio]

Manzur: "I plan to congratulate him [Pappas] on his victory and discuss how he can earn our vote." Sounds as if she's going to undermine his campaign unless she gets concessions. nhjournal.com/pappas-power... #NewHampshire

Pappas Powers Past Manzur, but Primary Leaves Dems Divided - NH Journal

New Hampshire - Pappas Powers Past Manzur, but Primary Leaves Dems Divided - NH Journal -

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Spot checking shows that many of my followers follow more than 10,000 accounts. At least one tops 500K. It isn't possible to know who that many people are, much less to keep track of what they're saying. They're probably just hoping for follow-backs.

The first opera to be performed in Italian in the US was Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" on November 29, 1825. Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's librettist, was in the audience. www.nytimes.com/1975/10/17/a... #opera #history

About New York (Published 1975)

Richard F Shepard article on first appearance in NYC of grand opera 150 yrs ago; opera librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte role noted (M)

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The TSA is trying to sell facial-recognition surveillance as convenience. www.boston.com/travel/local...

TSA is rolling out new security technology, but Logan’s timeline is unclear

TSA plans new security technology at Boston Logan, including facial recognition e-gates and 3D scanners. The timing remains unclear.

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You can buy lettuce again. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

CDC: Cyclosporiasis outbreak is over - UPI.com

The cyclosporiasis outbreak has ended according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Can't get to the login page of @dreamwidth.org this morning.

"Leon County, Florida’s mail ballot envelope design placed the words “return service requested” 0.236 inches away from its election office’s return address, when it was supposed to be 0.25, leading the USPS to reject it" newrepublic.com/post/215342/...

USPS Tries Rejecting Entire County’s Ballot Over Spacing Issue

The postal service tried to reject an entire ballot over an issue with the envelope—a dark sign of the chaos that could unfold before November’s elections.

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And this is what happens when people are fed a stream of lies about human trafficking. Its almost always just a way to enforce racism, classism, or xenophobia. "That’s a white girl and you are a man of color. I believe you are buying or trafficking this child" fox40.com/news/nationa...

In 2001 or 2002, bus passengers in New Hampshire were told to submit to a warrantless, suspicionless search of their luggage or be abandoned on the road in mid-route. I can't find a link, but I haven't forgotten. garymcgath.com/25-years-ago...

25 years ago: September 11, 2001

25 years ago, I drove to work in Woburn, Mass. When I got to the building, a crowd was gathered around a TV. All I could immediately gather was that Bush was saying something of great concern, and …

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