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A curious senior, retired veteran (USAF) male liberal atheist and pluviophile. I thought life became more understandable as one ages, but boy was I wrong! I BLOCK unsolicited DMs, porn, solicitations, NO BIOs and those who accept no replies!
Bad enough Trump is spending $900M on White House vanity projects, with taxpayers funding a huge chunk of the bill. But remember that big corporations are also chipping in, and some have since received govt contracts or had federal regulatory actions against them dropped. Everything is for sale.
Police have used Flock cameras to stalk their exes, track abortion patients, and spy on protesters—among other abuses. www.commondreams.org/news/police-...
New Database Documents Over 100 Cases of Cops Abusing Flock Surveillance Cameras | Common Dreams
Police have used Flock cameras to stalk their exes, track abortion patients, and spy on protesters—among other abuses.
commondreams.org
What is the point of a press secretary anymore? All of Trump’s have been shameless liars. We really need to ignore them.
I call bullsh!t! Just yesterday the Navy basically told the crew to just suck it up. For weeks, the Navy has been attempting to get the Lincoln to a port — visits that can occur monthly on a typical carrier deployment — but concerns about threats in the region have delayed that
USS Lincoln to be replaced amid poor conditions for troops deployed to Middle East
The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East.
nbcdfw.com
A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday accuses Gomez, her mother and their Wondermind mental health startup co-founder of misrepresenting the financial health of the company to investors as it “collapsed around them.”
Selena Gomez And Wondermind Startup Sued For Allegedly Defrauding Investors
A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday accuses Gomez, her mother and their Wondermind mental health startup co-founder of misrepresenting the financial health of the company to investors as it “collapsed around them.”
forbes.com
Tate Brothers Hearing Postponed As They Fight Extradition #HuffingtonPost
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Judge Postpones Hearing Over Whether Tate Brothers Should Stay In Custody As They Fight Extradition
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Almost half of Americans between the ages of 18-34 also had at least somewhat favorable views on socialism, a new poll found.
Young Americans Don’t Trust Billionaire AI Leaders, New Poll Finds
Almost half of Americans between the ages of 18-34 also had at least somewhat favorable views on socialism, a new poll found.
forbes.com
"It's unclear if [the group] has immigration lawyers on its staff, although its website says it offers 'legal support to help prosecute offenders.'" Sounds like the perfect group to defend minors. That's why drumpf awarded them a no-bid contract. www.npr.org/2026/08/12/n... #V4v #dv1 #Democracy
Controversial group wins $158M-contract to represent unaccompanied immigrant children
Utah-based Our Rescue was founded by activist Tim Ballard. It was previously known as Operation Underground Railroad and it says it helps law enforcement perform sting operations and rescues human trafficking survivors.
npr.org
More than 150 Mainers gathered outside Sen. Susan Collins’ Biddeford office Tuesday to protest her vote to give immigration enforcement agencies another $70 billion, demanding she take responsibility as ICE operations continue to spread fear through Maine communities.
‘Stop funding fear and death’: Mainers protest Collins’ support for ICE - Maine Beacon
Standing outside Sen. Susan Collins’ Biddeford office Tuesday, Fernanda McLaughlin had a message for the Republican senator who voted to give immigration enforcement agencies another $70 billion. “Ple...
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There is always a reason things don't get released. I have a strange feeling that the rest of the files would blow the doors off of this enormous conspiracy. #USDemocracy
AW Sylwester@aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 5h ago
“Prosecutors must follow the facts and the law wherever they lead, rather than select a target and work backwards to build a case.” - Harry Jacobs, former chief of the MN US Attorney's Office criminal justice section. I suspect we won't see much of that from Todd Blanche's DOJ.
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
nytimes.com
U.S. intelligence officials were skeptical of an Iranian assassination threat against Trump that was relayed by Israel. Analysts didn't view the intelligence as compelling & conveyed that skepticism to administration officials. So, did Chicken Trump override them to save his ass?
Jon Ossoff just said the quiet part LOUD: They lied about the nuclear threat. They lied us into war…and American troops paid the price. U.S. service members are not pawns in Trump’s political games. Hold them accountable. 🇺🇸 #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
It’s amazing how many political argument still used today originated with The West Wing.
MadGreek 🧿@madgreek2024.bsky.social · 2h agoIn this iconic scene from The West Wing, the argument isn't simply about religion, it's about selective morality. Who decides which biblical laws are still moral — and which ones we leave behind? Any fans of the show? I am starting to appreciate this show more now than ever.
America has never been weaker than it is right now. Trump and Republicans have run this country into the ground.
Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners & others. Flock's CEO is delivering a mea culp & says he’s changed his mind on what responsibility Flock bears for how law enforcement uses it. Gift link => archive.ph/LDfGA
Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’
Garrett Langley has changed his mind on the company’s policy approach.
theverge.com
Kid learns consequences are real. This happens also because todays parents have absolutely no discipline, the kid rules and owns them. They are tired to even try. Well, then you suffer a broken TV and possibly much more
Nice work kids! "High school, uni, teachers too, Pauline Hanson, we're coming for you" "Racist, sexist, anti-queer, Pauline Hanson not welcome here". "The media have gone crazy over the fact that high schoolers are walking out of school. This is what democracy looks like."
Students walk out of school around the country to protest One Nation
Thousands of students around the country have walked out of school to join protests held in capital cities against One Nation and Pauline Hanson.
abc.net.au
WE'RE BACK: Epstein / Phang / DOJ hearing before Judge Emmet Sullivan. JUDGE DISCUSSES CONTEMPT JUDGE: Thanks to the DOJ. I did a review of your binder, and thank you for that. The court is going to request a proposed order from the plaintiff for an in camera review of the handwritten notes 1/
Whether the assassination attempt was genuine or not, does not matter. What matters is that Trump, as usual, didn’t give a fuck about anyone else.
Police arrested a suspect wanted for menacing another with a knife after he had run from officers & broke into a lower-level apartment of a house on NW Overton Street Wed. afternoon. Police also investigating potential use force involving a police car involved. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Northwest Portland shelter-in-place order lifted; suspect in custody
The suspect was seen with a knife, officials said.
oregonlive.com
"If you were surprised by people using Meta’s smart glasses to harass and covertly film women on the street, then you quite simply haven’t been paying attention. This kind of tech-enabled abuse is commonplace, and it is predominantly aimed at women." www.irishtimes.com/technology/2...
Women continue to bear the brunt of bad tech decisions
Meta’s smart glasses are just the latest example of technology being used in ways developers should have anticipated
irishtimes.com
Hopping on the Blanche Epstein Files hearing in the @katiephang.bsky.social case which is set to begin in about 10 minutes. I'll do my best to live-post it here. I doubt they'll send Blanche himself. Likely to be Stanley Woodward or Andrew Block. Block just joined the case *yesterday*. 1/
Two Black mayors took cities that the country loves to write off and made them measurably safer. That’s not a fluke. That’s a blueprint. Chicago and Baltimore just posted numbers that should be front-page news. They’re not. We need to talk about why. 🧵 www.theroot.com/opinion-blac...
The SAVE Act will never pass the Senate. Republicans can try as many times as they want – we will keep blocking this blatant voter suppression bill.
DOJ lawyer Andrew Block, who was just added to the Phang Epstein case *yesterday*, erred when he told the court there were no handwritten notes released.
Kristy Greenberg@kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 3h agoDOJ’s statement isn’t true. FBI 302 reports and corresponding handwritten notes were produced in the Epstein files. Below is one example. So why did DOJ produce handwritten notes for certain 302s and not others - like the victim who made accusations against Trump?
The Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board just voted to put Trump’s name back on the building’s facade and partially close the iconic arts center for up to two years for renovations.
