Mark Mauer

Saw a strangely perfect copy of a 1978 paperback of Battlestar Galactica on the shelf at Eureka Books today for $5. Literally looked brand new. Even the silver lettering was spotless.

Trump's aid cut risks causing 14 million deaths, report finds The figure from the Lancet, a leading medical journal, includes 700,000 child deaths globally a year.

Never forgive.

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

That Afghan Whigs / Motown logo is so damn cool.

My current listen:

Kids today need to listen to more Galaxie 500.

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter: A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them. Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

That was a saga.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

Kennedy has spent decades advancing dangerous and discredited claims about vaccines — most notoriously, the thoroughly discredited theory that childhood vaccines cause autism. He has promoted misinformation about the HPV vaccine… and has misrepresented the risks of coronavirus vaccines. #GiftArticle

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.

About 556,000 veterans receive disability benefits for eczema, 332,000 for hemorrhoids, 110,000 for benign skin growths, 81,000 for acne and 74,000 for varicose veins...
millions of the claims are for minor or treatable afflictions... such as hair loss, jock itch and toenail fungus. #GiftArticle

Big downstate news!

‘All the trees are dead’: An ancient California forest has been wiped out Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.

Old growth forests across the American West are at risk of disappearing within the next 50 years due to a combination of extensive drought-related tree deaths and high severity fire

A WORLD OF SCIENCE!
AND SUPER SORCERY!

Or something like that. I loved this show.

Bought a cheap telescope from a yard sale and it was kind of worth it.

Beauty of a collection!

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.

Not Herzog’s quote.

Don't sing if you want to live long
They have no use for your song

Oh I’m sorry. What a beauty.

Sean Combs sentenced to over four years in prison for prostitution-related charges Combs had been convicted in July on two counts of transportation for prostitution. During his sentencing hearing he spoke at length for the first time in the trial, addressing the judge at length.

I’m pleased with the sentencing, but even happier with courtroom sketch.

Good.

Fantastic courtroom sketch by Rosenberg too.

Happy #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Films #MoviesSky yeah yeah.

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

Morning after the rain.
Humboldt County, California

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.