Semper Vigilis

Notice of Zoning Violation on official City of Portland letterhead

I dunno if I'm the last one to hear about this? But the reason the president is sending the *National Guard* to Portland is because the city mailed the government's landlord...a zoning violation notice?

They are sending in the troops to avoid "a monthly code enforcement fee"??

I like the Governor of Maine! All #Democratic governors should do the same. Contact your governors offices and let them know how you feel.

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It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

Drugs are not weapons of war. They are drugs.

The president’s word on who is or is not a drug dealer is not trustworthy. He and his administration have been caught lying about that multiple times.

Even if blowing up random boats were legal under the laws of armed combat, it’d be stupid strategy.

Bondi refuses to answer questions about allegations Trump's border czar Tom Homan took $50K in cash in exchange for his promise to funnel government contracts to "businessmen" who turned out to be FBI agents in 2024. After Bondi became AG, the investigation was terminated.

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

Gandhi never gets old:
- “What Do You Think of Western Civilization?”
- “I Think It Would Be a Good Idea.”

Unfortunately, videos of Latinos being beaten and kidnapped in broad daylight aren't having the same impact today

That was a big part of the success of the civil rights protests. Seeing the protestors sprayed with fire hoses and bitten police dogs made the Movement much more real and sympathetic to more people.

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

🚗⛽️ Kilometer-long queues at the gas station in Feodosiya against the backdrop of black smoke from the oil depot, which has been burning for the second day.

Just some light reading for today... www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

@citizensforethics.org

we’re hosting a mini book drive to send more books to our neighbors who are incarcerated on rikers! our wishlist is full of specifically requested books—purchase any title and it’ll be sent directly to us to pass along. tinyurl.com/fallbookdrive For info about donating gently used books (only the titles & authors on this list) or any other questions, email therollinglibrary@gmail.com

Free shipping on @bookshop.org today AND No Borders/The Rolling Library just launched our mini book drive to send books to people who are incarcerated at Rikers. these are all titles/authors they requested, and most under $15. you can purchase directly via our wishlist: bookshop.org/wishlists/7a...

🚀 Neptune missile
🦅 Peklo cruise drone, and
🚤 Magura V7 naval drone armed with R-73 air-to-air missiles

John Oliver: "If ICE can bother some guys at a roofing job, bystanders can bother ICE at their state-sanctioned kidnapping job."

‼️ Security has been tightened at a Russian nuclear test site in the Arctic amid fears of a “drone attack” similar to the one that occurred during Operation Spiderweb.

Rresearchers at The Barents Observer have discovered anti-drone nets installed on satellite images of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

there is no need to take tactical social movement advice from former fbi agents posting on social media

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Pam Bondi's shameless stonewalling of the Senate Judiciary Committee today is of course a total negation of Congressional oversight. "Oversight" is impossible if they won't let you see anything.

Released on this day in 1983, "Temple of Love" was the fifth single by #TheSistersOfMercy. It topped the #UKIndieChart a week after release, and the 1992 re-release went to No.3 on the #UKSinglesChart. It remains an anthem for #gothclub dancefloors the world over!
youtu.be/2xYq76KniPg?...

Money is not everything. Or if it is, you have sold your soul.

Was just reminded that DARPA is still flush with research cash and it is clearly the establishment's hope that physical scientists will just turn to research that is functionally an investment in killing people

I'm here to remind us:
Scientists, you have a choice about what you are in the world 🧪

Carney thinks that flattering an autocrat will get Canada what it needs. It may, in the short term. But in the long it will be like Germany’s reliance on Russian energy. A dubious bargain.

Fight to save democracy and liberty. Without those, healthcare means little, because life is nasty, brutish, and short.

Day 7 of the Republican Shutdown.

House Republicans are off on vacation.

House Democrats are fighting to save health care.