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πŸ“Los Angeles Engineer, Linguist, Polyglot. Outdoorsy and bird nerd. Do-rageh. #WLF

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RIP to hundreds of Iranians and one American vacation

02.03.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5245    πŸ” 852    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 18
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As someone with roots in Iran, so tired of the armchair pundits stuck in their ideological silos (whether right or left) who are all of a sudden experts in what they think the people of Iran want/need.

Amplify and listen to Iranian voices. That’s all you need to do.

01.03.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is the FBI raiding LAUSD?

25.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop trying to make like there's some kind of grand strategy or secret plan at work. It's not that. Truly. It's the simplest thing you can possibly imagine.

Don't think "four-dimensional chess"

Think "toddler + cheerios"

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/b...

23.02.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5563    πŸ” 1739    πŸ’¬ 281    πŸ“Œ 104

Warren Buffett an extreme outlier. Everyone else is less than 5% of net worth, and most are under 2%.

16.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What is up with MAGA adults going to high school walkouts, filming children, and getting into altercations with them. I don’t care what kind of pushback an grief they are (probably rightfully) giving you, you don’t put your hands on minors. I mean, you woke up and made a choice. Gross.

16.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow: Meta has been working on plans to add facial recognition technology to its AI smart glasses. nyti.ms/3Os1oxf

And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:

13.02.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 763    πŸ” 362    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 53
Verge headline: ICE moves out to the suburbs
by Gaby Del Valle

Photo: Queen Anne Courts mobile home park where there ICE activity has been reported in Lakeville, MN on February 5th, 2026. Lots of snow but no people around.

Verge headline: ICE moves out to the suburbs by Gaby Del Valle Photo: Queen Anne Courts mobile home park where there ICE activity has been reported in Lakeville, MN on February 5th, 2026. Lots of snow but no people around.

The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns.

Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: buff.ly/LRrOesS

13.02.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Well fancy that! Why ever could that be πŸ€”

13.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Some of the documented Flock Safety cameras in eastern Iowa, SE Minnesota and western Wisconsin from website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

Some of the documented Flock Safety cameras in eastern Iowa, SE Minnesota and western Wisconsin from website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

Documented Flock Safety cameras in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio from the website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

Documented Flock Safety cameras in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio from the website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

Some of the documented Flock Safety cameras in northern Wisconsin and western Upper Peninsula of Michigan per the website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

Some of the documented Flock Safety cameras in northern Wisconsin and western Upper Peninsula of Michigan per the website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

Some of the documented Flock Safety cameras in northeast Colorado, western Nebraska, western South Dakota, and western North Dakota per the website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

Some of the documented Flock Safety cameras in northeast Colorado, western Nebraska, western South Dakota, and western North Dakota per the website https://banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera-map/

3/3. Do not be fooled into thinking that these Flock cameras are only in large metro areas. Below are a few screen shots that show where they have been documented in rural areas. Check the ALT for descriptions on where the screen shot is focused on.

13.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Flock Camera Map - Banish Big Brother Explore the map below provided by DeFlock.me, a project focused on exposing the widespread use of Automated License Plate Readers across the country. This map displays known locations of these surveil...

2/3 For information about Flock Safety in your own community, this website will take you to an interactive map. You can focus down to the actual property level, showing details as to where the camera is located in a parking lot or an intersection.

banishbigbrother.com/flock-camera...

13.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash Flock off

Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

12.02.2026 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5518    πŸ” 1230    πŸ’¬ 225    πŸ“Œ 646

Pam Bondi going after Becca Balint, a Jew, in a very personally targeted antisemitic claim is pure Nazi playbook BS. A tried and true piece of Nazi ideology in which they inverted the roles of victim and perpetrator, claiming Jews incited hatred against themselves.

13.02.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Iran’s Dead Loved and Fought For A young woman’s online diaries about cinema and literature have become her epitaph.

Many killed by the Iranian regime have left behind social-media presences that β€œopen windows, however narrow, onto their lives, their aspirations, and why and for what they risked their lives,” Arash Azizi writes.

06.02.2026 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of tweet by @DHSgov dated Feb. 2. The text reads: Homesick? Take advantage of the historic CBP Home deal we are offering TODAY: a $2,600 exit bonus and a FREE flight to your home country. Illegal immigrants can leave safely and travel normally if they self-deport now. The post image shows a custom DHS plane ticket that says "$2,600 Exit Bonus," "Free Flight," and "CBP Home."

Screenshot of tweet by @DHSgov dated Feb. 2. The text reads: Homesick? Take advantage of the historic CBP Home deal we are offering TODAY: a $2,600 exit bonus and a FREE flight to your home country. Illegal immigrants can leave safely and travel normally if they self-deport now. The post image shows a custom DHS plane ticket that says "$2,600 Exit Bonus," "Free Flight," and "CBP Home."

DHS keeps touting a program that offers free plane tickets and β€œexit bonuses” to immigrants who self-deport.

But last fall, we spoke to a dozen immigrants who said they followed Trump's instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.

➑️ Read their stories: https://propub.li/3Zeb4xF

05.02.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 696    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 28
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Opinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance

Good to see attention to the possible ethnic cleansing of Springfield, Ohio, and the people who are coming together to fight against it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...

05.02.2026 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1532    πŸ” 413    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 6

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05.02.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

01.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 35213    πŸ” 17413    πŸ’¬ 2299    πŸ“Œ 2251
DHS: Want affordable housing? Help report illegal aliens in your area. Call 866-DHS-2-ICE.

If you are an illegal alien, you can take control of your departure using DHS.GOV/CBPHOME.

DHS: Want affordable housing? Help report illegal aliens in your area. Call 866-DHS-2-ICE. If you are an illegal alien, you can take control of your departure using DHS.GOV/CBPHOME.

straight up Gestapo shit

31.01.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 32602    πŸ” 10218    πŸ’¬ 1944    πŸ“Œ 1290
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DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it.

The US Department of Homeland Security is using AI video generators from Google and Adobe to make and edit content shared with the public

31.01.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation

β€œBringing to Milan a militia which distinguished itself β€” this is not my opinion β€” with criminal acts, which kills, which enters in the homes of American citizens without authorization, I do not think that that is a good idea.”

29.01.2026 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.

The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."

24.01.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21836    πŸ” 8292    πŸ’¬ 962    πŸ“Œ 648

An ICE whistleblower revealed an illegal Trump DHS memo authorizing Trump regime forces to break into civilian homes, this is in violation of the following federal criminal codes:

18 U.S.C. Β§ 241
18 U.S.C. Β§ 242
18 U.S.C. Β§ 371
18 U.S.C. Β§ 2236
18 U.S.C. Β§ 2234

#3E #GoodvsEvil

25.01.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1375    πŸ” 511    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 13
18 U.S.C. Β§ 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law (enhanced penalties if death results).
18 U.S.C. Β§ 241 - Conspiracy against rights (coordinated effort to deprive constitutional rights).
18 U.S.C. Β§ 371 - Conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States.
18 U.S.C. Β§ 1001 - Knowingly false statements in official matters.
18 U.S.C. Β§ 1512 / Β§ 1519 - Obstruction of justice; falsification or concealment to impede investigations.
18 U.S.C. Β§ 1503 - Obstruction of judicial proceedings.
18 U.S.C. Β§ 4- Misprision of felony (concealment of a known felony; limited scope).

18 U.S.C. Β§ 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law (enhanced penalties if death results). 18 U.S.C. Β§ 241 - Conspiracy against rights (coordinated effort to deprive constitutional rights). 18 U.S.C. Β§ 371 - Conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. 18 U.S.C. Β§ 1001 - Knowingly false statements in official matters. 18 U.S.C. Β§ 1512 / Β§ 1519 - Obstruction of justice; falsification or concealment to impede investigations. 18 U.S.C. Β§ 1503 - Obstruction of judicial proceedings. 18 U.S.C. Β§ 4- Misprision of felony (concealment of a known felony; limited scope).

Intentional false statements used to justify a killing or conceal it, breaks the following US criminal codes:

18 U.S.C. Β§ 242
18 U.S.C. Β§ 241
18 U.S.C. Β§ 371
18 U.S.C. Β§ 1001
18 U.S.C. Β§ 1512 / Β§ 1519
18 U.S.C. Β§ 1503
18 U.S.C. Β§ 4

#3E #GoodvsEvil

25.01.2026 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 862    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 23
Kristi Noem: β€œIt was an act of domestic terrorism.”

Kristi Noem: β€œIt was an act of domestic terrorism.”

Stephen Miller: β€œA would-be assassin tried to murder federal law enforcement and the official Democrat account sides with the terrorists.”

Stephen Miller: β€œA would-be assassin tried to murder federal law enforcement and the official Democrat account sides with the terrorists.”

Greg Bovino: β€œThis looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”

Greg Bovino: β€œThis looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”

JD Vance: β€œI can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that it’s a tragedy of her own making.”

JD Vance: β€œI can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that it’s a tragedy of her own making.”

Noem, Miller, Bovino, Trump, and Vance intentionally made false or misleading claims about Renee Good and/or Alex Pretti, labeling them criminals or terrorists; misrepresenting the circumstances of their deaths to justify, and aid in, the crime of murder. #3E #GoodvsEvil

25.01.2026 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2138    πŸ” 738    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 54

Here is the letter from Bondi to Walz, via the NYT

I have to say, this reads to me like it’s laying the groundwork for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act soon

25.01.2026 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 661    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 20

To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:

1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account

Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this

24.01.2026 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5972    πŸ” 5991    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 81
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

21.01.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11998    πŸ” 7005    πŸ’¬ 1314    πŸ“Œ 1925
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people.com/nj-girl-foun...

"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."

19.01.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 16687    πŸ” 7528    πŸ’¬ 812    πŸ“Œ 511
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ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to

ICE surveillance sweeps up activists, organizers, journalists, family members, and entire communities. When the government buys access to location data and online histories, everyone’s rights are at risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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