Kasreal Sonin

Federal immigration crackdown begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, spreading fear and prompting some businesses to shutter | CNN Charlotte (AP) — Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city has begun, as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations.

It is about time! I cant tell you how often I wanted to go to Charlotte but was afraid to because of all those violent criminal illegal aliens that are on every corner! D.C., L.A., Portland, Memphis, and Chicago have enough to make me favor the federal invasions, but Charlotte is the WORST!

Sam drank too much.

No, we dont.

Those of us further to the left than the Democrats have no options in terms of people to vote for that havent been bought and sold.

What message do we get to send?

Unless someone is looking through the write in candidates, our message isn't as loud as those that don't vote at all.

Not a 'great question' -- it's been asked and answered for the latter decidedly; they are simply making "the richest people on Earth even richer and more powerful".

A more useful question would be is there a way we can stop AI and robotics (in the image of their creators) to fight against us.

Problem w depression in movies is theres always a cause. When i was a kid i used to tell people my parents were dead, hoping thatd either shut them up or get them to stop asking me why im always so sad.

Because the movies taught us theres always a cause. So i didnt have a right to be sad.

And it gets even weirder.

"If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!”

So terrorist thugs attacking CHERISHED Christians is sweet too.

"If we attack it will be fast, vicious, and sweet" -- did he really say sweet? Yes he did. Not a typo.

What's it gonna take to bring you over here or at least start transitioning out of billionaire oligarch's 'public' spaces? Pictures of Sam? Ok.

If these are all true, why did the majority of American voters choose Donald Trump? Serious question I'm seriously asking. I genuinely can't make heads or tales of it.

US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.

Interesting facts to put this in context; Eisenhower in his first term let over 150,000 federal workers go. Bill Clinton oversaw a loss over his term of over 400,000 federal employees, which was around 20% of the total (mic check mic check)...

This is great; Trump's own personal bankruptcy ran to about 8 billion. Which wasn't enough for him. Seems the only way to make the people foot an even larger bill is to become President.

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Don't forget Gandhi's quixotic side today:

"the Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher’s knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs.....It would have aroused the world and the people of Germany.... As it is they succumbed anyway in their millions."

Government shutdown live updates as up to 750,000 federal workers face furlough The first government shutdown in nearly seven years is underway as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over 2025 funding. Follow live updates here.

'When elepants fight, it's the ants that suffer.'

Law firm to occupy Albany’s first new office tower in two decades A prestigious Upstate law firm will be the main tenant in Albany’s first new office tower in 20 years.

Far downtown, Albany inexorably declines as a result of business weekday working hour buildings abandoned for bedroom suburbs, leaving dilapidated habitable, recreational, and cultural towers as eyesores. Solution? Giving $100m+ grants to rich corrupt crony builders for even more newer empty towers.

Perhaps he doesnt want to taint the kind of awards that dont even come close to the awards he granted to Rush Limbaugh and will soon grant to Rudy Giuliani.

Keith's genuinely ironic quote of the day;

"Together, we are sending a clear and unequivocal message: those who exploit our workforce, undermine our economy, and violate federal laws will be held accountable.” - Department of Homeland Security

I wonder if instead of intentionally creating ironic paradoxes and co-opting language Trump has hearing issues;

"Don, you're mounting an invasion force into Venezeula" hears "Venezeula is invading us!"

"You gotta eat less McDonalds! It's household pet meat!" to "Theyre eating the cats and dogs!"

As always, my labor day message/reminder;

In the US we celebrate Labor Day in September as opposed to May Day when it is celebrated internationally.

Why?

May Day is a holiday originating IN THE US where the 1886 Chicago Police riot and subsequent State Murders of 8 men not responsible occurred.

I saw them for the first time 2003 upstairs at Valentines. One of the best most intense shows ive ever seen.

Souls arent born. Souls are made through suffering -- suffering and NOT responding how you want to. Every injustice you swallow -- thats your soul. Until it's so big it cant get out of bed. Thats what human is.

The first one is very raw and metaphysical; like the toy family exists outside of space and time. The second one having been put in a sort of context makes more intense use of chiaroscuoro (not to mention browns and beiges), putting it in a league with the 17th century Dutch painters.

""hold accountable all those aiding and abetting sanctioned conduct."

Now THAT'S irony. No wait, it's just a fellow failed coup leader commiserating and supporting his counterpart in Brazil. Why don't we have charges over conspiring with allies to violently overturn an election loss in the US?

"to the case as a "witch hunt" and called it grounds for a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods taking effect on Wednesday.
The U.S. State Department condemned the house arrest order, saying Moraes was using Brazilian institutions to silence opposition and threaten democracy, adding the U.S. would...

Love this. Continued in comments b/c for some reason Blue Sky insists on being old school twitter.

"Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges he conspired with allies to violently overturn his 2022 electoral loss to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Trump has referred...

He's your man.

The first self titled track on their first self titled album... daeyenu.

Fun fact; it is mastercard and visa's policy that after a fraudulent charge has been made they cancel your card and give you a new card and number. However, instead of blocking the vendor that made the charge or advising them in any way, they PROVIDE SAID VENDOR with your new card number. America.

I thought this app/site was a genuinely ethical or at least less evil place for social media.

In my experience though it's just a place where ppl that want to post on every social media site possible repost from facebook, instagram, etc.

I got tired of the meta hypocrisy. Am i here all alone?