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Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.

An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...

It is sort of mind boggling how the science news of the last few years or so has been software engineers saying “we’ve upgraded the torment nexus that might tear apart society to be 10% more efficient” while bio/chem has been “we’re about to cure this disease that has threatened to kill millions

Every single college and university should be taking care of its students in this way. Proud of my alma mater Bard College.

With $3 billion you could easily 10x transit service for the 1 million+ people in Santa Clara County

I'm beginning to suspect that the Trump administration wants a major increase in homelessness because they believe the resulting horrors will all be blamed on big city mayors.

So many of their recent actions on food support, housing support, and healthcare all point this way.

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors

Exactly what I'd expect from hippies like... [checks notes] former military leaders...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pyongyang on the Potomac

I will admit, the Ernst Röhm comment made me snort.

Also, resemblance?

Putin Finds a Growing Embrace on the Global Stage

The combo of legit speculation on the health of Trump and this weird kumbaya makes for quite a dangerous situation for the USA:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...

Wow imagine that

ridicule as praxis circled in book

Academic books are notorious for boring endings, but @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social hit it out of the park! The last chapter of #TheAICon is full of actionable (pro-labor!) steps for standing up to Big Tech's hype.
Fight silliness with silliness!

“Please listen to government sources and not these fools on Facebook.”

Officials in NL have had it with the disinformation spreading on social media about wildfires, which has now resulted in people harassing public servants. It’s hard to blame them. These platforms are a menace.

Hammer on nail... this man is going viral.

The Cowardice of Senate Democrats Made Emil Bove’s Confirmation Possible Senate Democrats could have confirmed Biden nominee Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit last year. They caved to a disgraceful right-wing smear campaign instead.

Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.

Just to be clear: The Trump administration had offered limited immunity to a convicted sex trafficker who also—and this is important—participated in the abuse herself, including of minors—and who may be offered a pardon so as to (attempt to) inoculate Trump himself.

From today’s hike - above Emerald Bay, South Lake Tahoe

Richard Feynman “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom: An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics”

calteches.library.caltech.edu/1976/1/1960B...

while professors often begin a nanotech class referencing it, it wasn’t well known until 1990s per Wiki

#science #nanotech #historyofscience #feynman

dozens of countries that are poorer and have more lax immigration standards have lower violent crime rates than the US, an important thing to point out on a regular basis

“Everything from social media posts to metadata about phone calls to the purchase information collected by data brokers to location data showing every step taken is available to law enforcement… without a warrant.”

ALERT: The High-Tech Tools Police Use to Surveil Protesters

@themarshallproject.org

Curb is available across the U.S.! Thank you for the reminder!!

It's probably been a decade since i came across a stat that blew my mind: that there were more people who worked at Arby's than worked in coal mines.

Haven't tracked the fate of Arby's but...he's running industrial policy of a different century

Maybe he should first figure out what the agency does before holding an all hands. 🤦‍♀️

Great job by @margbrennan pushing Lutnick on the questions, despite his going back to irrelevant talking points.

Bingo

Does anyone know the unemployment rate for Veterans ? If 30 percent of the federal workforce is Vets, the number could get ugly quickly.

Any data out there ?

CARTOON OF THE DAY #2 🇺🇸

(From @adamzyglis.bsky.social )

ALIEN ENEMIES ACT: ALIEN ENEMY VALIDATION GUIDE In the case of: ________________________________ A-File No:__________________ 1. The person named above is fourteen years or older: 2. The person named above is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States: 3. The person named above is a citizen of Venezuela: If any of these three requirements are not satisfied, the person named above shall not be ordered removed under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). In such a case, you should consult your supervisor and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and, where applicable, initiate removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 4. The person named above is validated as a member of Tren de Aragua (TDA), as determined by reference to the following evaluation form: Instructions: Complete the following validation evaluation form for each suspected alien targeted for removal under the AEA, or, following apprehension, for each alien potentially subject to an AEA removal. After accounting for the two comments below, aliens scoring 8 points and higher are validated as members of TDA; you should proceed with issuing Form AEA-21B, titled, “Notice and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal under the Alien Enemies Act.” Aliens scoring 6 or 7 points may be validated as members of TDA; you should consult with a supervisor and OPLA, reviewing the totality of the facts, before making that determination; if you determine an alien should not be validated at this time as a member of TDA, when available, you should initiate removal proceedings under the INA. Alien scoring 5 points or less should not be validated at this time as member of TDA; when available, you should initiate removal proceedings under the INA.

The following alt-text is excerpted of a larger checklist, as the whole page doesn't fit within alt-text character limits. Comment 2: For purposes of validating an alien as a member of TDA, at least one scoring category must involve conduct occurring, or information received, within the past five years. Valuation Explanation Category Definition Explanation Points Judicial Outcomes and Official Documents a. Subject has been convicted of violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 521 or any other federal or state law criminalizing or imposing civil penalties for activity related to TDA 10 b. Court records (e.g., indictments, criminal complaints, sentencing memorandums) identifying the subject as a member of TDA, describing specific activity of TDA 5 Self-Admission a. Subject self-identifies as a member or associate of TDA verbally or in writing to law enforcement officer, even if that self identification to a law enforcement officer is unwitting, e.g., through lawful interception of communications. 10 Criminal Conduct and Information a. Subject participates in criminal activity (e.g., narcotics trafficking, human smuggling, etc.) with other members of TDA, including preparatory meetings and significant incidents directly attributed to TDA 6 b. Law enforcement or intelligence reporting identifying subject as a member of TDA, to include Bureau of Prisons validations and reliable foreign partner information. 4 c. Credible testimonies/statements from victims, community members, or informants that affirm the subject’s membership in or allegiance to TDA. 3 d. Detailed open-source media (e.g., newspapers, investigative journalism reports) that describe arrest, prosecution, or operations of a subject as a member of TDA 2 e. Subject conducts and/or facilitates business with TDA (e.g., money laundering, mule, service provider) 2 Documents and Communications

Final page: Association a. Surveillance documentation that a subject is frequently observed closely associating with known leaders and members of TDA 2 b. Subject part of group photos with two or more known members of TDA 2 c. Subject presently resides with known members of TDA 2 Total Points VALIDATION DETERMINATION Note: If any of the four requirements are not satisfied, do not complete this validation determination. Based on the validation guide and instructions above, including Comments 1 and 2, I find that the person named above, _______________________________________________: 1. Is fourteen years or older; 2. Is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; 3. Is a citizen of Venezuela; and 4. Is a member of Tren de Aragua. Accordingly, the above-named person is validated as an Alien Enemy. _____________________ _________________________ __________________ Name of Agent/officer Signature of agent/officer Date completing the form completing the form ______________________ _________________________ ____________________ Name of Supervisor Signature of Supervisor Date

NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.

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So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!

and they want to do it ...

... in *a few months*

I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...

... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here

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Chemical company considers action against Louisiana over potential misuse of products in execution Airgas, a nitrogen and oxygen supplier, is considering action against Louisiana over potential misuse of its products during Jessie Hoffman's execution

The fight to end the #deathpenalty needs more business engagement. Airgas should be applauded for standing up against the misuse of its products in executions: www.nola.com/gambit/news/...

#BizVsDP