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Uncomfortably Numb

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Husband, father, grandparent, care provider, dog lover, militant pedestrian, computer engineer, frisbee thrower, transit lover, gardener, handyman, atheist, skeptic, and dot matrix generation guy pissed off about everything.

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He didn’t redefine the Unit, did he? That would require me to recalibrate my existence.

02.03.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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California approved hidden cameras that let Border Patrol track you 40+ hidden cameras on California border roads log every license plate and feed the data into federal databases.

California approved hidden cameras that let Border Patrol track you.
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02.03.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember who we are fighting for!
10:42 AM β€’ Feb 28, 2026 β€’ 2,893 Views

GribblesGoBag @GribblesGoBag Follow .β€’β€’ Smascbyjeffchastair Remember who we are fighting for! 10:42 AM β€’ Feb 28, 2026 β€’ 2,893 Views

it’s probably fine that this meme is one of the top posts on every military Reddit sub right now

01.03.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5300    πŸ” 1407    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 39

Maybe they should hire policy and legislative wonks for their staff instead of their election team. Completely different missions.

28.02.2026 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True, I both like and dislike sports.

27.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Businesses that pull this shit don’t deserve anyone’s business.

27.02.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Treason on the part of national Scouting.

And councils, districts, and troops/packs should simply refuse to comply.

This is evil, and an abominable betrayal of scouting principles.

27.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a type of ICE "ruse," and is a tactic the agency has deployed for decades.

In 2015, ICE went to my former client's house posing as cops and convinced his 16-year-old US citizen niece to call him home from work with a fake story (the "identity theft ruse" explained below), then arrested him.

27.02.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1341    πŸ” 667    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 35

This is also one day at an Ultimate tournament.

27.02.2026 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Depends on how fast I have to run. I can walk the 10 miles while eating tacos.

27.02.2026 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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California Attorney General Warns Paramount That Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition is β€˜Not a Done Deal’ Rob Bonta, California's attorney general, is promising to conduct a 'vigorous' review of Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

β€œParamount/Warner Bros is not a done deal,” says California @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov. β€œThese two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny β€” the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review.” variety.com/2026/digital...

27.02.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 10
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Your Trump-handpicked Commerce Secretary, everybody.

Not sure who the guy on the left is.

They appear to be on some sort of island.

In the full photo you see a bunch of dudes standing around. Weird how there are no "wives" or "nannies" or "children" anywhere to be seen.

Huh.

27.02.2026 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1928    πŸ” 731    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 30

Absolutely terrifying how much of a death cult the US is trapped in right now:

- The ethnic cleansing of immigrants by ICE/DHS.
- The anti-trans genocide.
- The rejection of vaccines and medical science.
- The promotion of fossil fuels and climate change denial.
- The elite sex trafficking.

26.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Come on, they seriously thought they could revitalize β€œgunboat diplomacy.”

Ha. Ha. Ha.

26.02.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More Texans decided to stand up and do something simple like registering and VOTING.

More everywhere, please.

26.02.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jason Mamoa screeching to a halt in a van with Matt Smith, Pedro Pascal, Morgan Freeman and Jon Hamm.

β€œDenzel! Get in the van, no time to explain!”

26.02.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally the only scenario that made sense.

They probably bribed the wrong people to look the other way when they approached.

26.02.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The message DHS sends to the public is clear: β€œLaw enforcement lies, don’t trust what they say.”

26.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bader dents food truck with his first home run as a Giant. I interpret this as a good omen.

26.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Statement from the Cuban Ministry of the Interior of the event:

"Note from the Ministry of the Interior:

On the morning of February 25, 2026, a violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters. The vessel, registered in Florida, United States..."

25.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1059    πŸ” 451    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 150

He’d fit right in at the Hoover Institution.

25.02.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My answers in a Mexican newsletter to questions about evolution Not long ago I was asked by Jason Flores-Williams to contribute to his online/free paper newsletter Alma Asfalto, a Mexican publication (translation: β€œasphalt soul”) that has English tr…

Jerry Coyne’s answers in a Mexican newsletter to questions about evolution.
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25.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just do it before she destroys it.

24.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Cannon claims that she *strains* to find an example where a special counsel released a report after in indictment that did not result in a finding of guilt. Here’s one off the top of my head: Sussman, who was charged and acquitted, is mentioned 311 times in Durham’s final report.

23.02.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4080    πŸ” 1406    πŸ’¬ 214    πŸ“Œ 39

This is why the β€œeight second delay” existed, to allow inappropriate content to be scrubbed by humans from live feeds.

AI could automatically scrub the offending audio, OR it could provide subtitle context explaining what happened.

This is the USEFUL shit AI could do but there’s no profit.

24.02.2026 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We mock the would-be β€œpolitical journos” around here, too.

24.02.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the kind of fucked up parts of the ICE occupation here is that a lot of folks want to believe it’s over, and the media seems to tell us it’s over, but folks on the ground are still seeing tons of activity and vulnerable people are still (rightfully) terrified to go outside. We can’t stop yet.

23.02.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3233    πŸ” 1050    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 33

47% of all acquired 50 caliber rounds in Mexico trace back to a single munitions plant on the far end of the KC metro. A single plant with scandals because of its massive environmental impact and the local over reliance on its business for employment.

By itself, 47% of all 50cal bullets in Mexico.

23.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 374    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

As the guy who wrote the book on zoning abolition, I'd like to go on record as saying: if you can use zoning to stop the concentration camps, fucking go for it.

23.02.2026 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6290    πŸ” 1370    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 24
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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.

What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?

Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards

My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

22.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8085    πŸ” 4388    πŸ’¬ 338    πŸ“Œ 376