Greg KB

Nice to finally meet NYT Canada correspondent – and a damn fine photographer! – @ianausten.bsky.social in person, after many years of working together online across the border!

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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‘They Need to Suffer’: Inside Trump’s War on Dissent

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump expanded his war on free speech, the left, and ordinary Americans.

It’s going to get worse.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE

Just as I ammmmmm, without one tweet…

Waiting for the rapture

Sign reading “thank you DC Grand Jurors”

This sign wasn’t on my bingo card.

Federal judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against the @nytimes.com, less than four days after it was filed. The ruling calls the lawsuit "improper and impermissible." Trump is allowed to refile a new, shorter complaint if he wants.

Just thinking about the 2005 film “V for Vendetta” today for some reason…

@amtrak.com - love the Quiet Car.

But can you look into a “No Finance Bros Will Talk About Crypto All The Way To NYC” car next, please?

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

Did you also insist on your family and friends calling you Divine Master for like a week or so after graduation?

I mean, that sounds like a totally reasonable thing for totally reasonable people to ask ;)

Is the big red line going down a good thing, or no?

Fascinating new press release from the WH trumpeting "President Trump’s Top 100 Victories for People of Faith."

The list includes: "Keeping Men out of Women's Sports," "Restoring Biological Truth," "Strengthening our Military," "Ending DEI," and "Supporting Israel."

US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges — twice Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.

BREAKING: Federal prosecutors said today they went to a grand jury twice to indict a D.C. woman for assaulting an FBI agent during an arrest by ICE — and were twice rejected.

Notably, she faces the same charge as the District's alleged sandwich thrower.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...

I would read the hell out of an @xkcd.com post about the physics of tossing a submarine sandwich at a federal agent.

Like, from what distance and at what velocity would it be enough to cause serious bodily harm, or death...or would it simply disintegrate. Do condiments add structural integrity?

What DC bar has the best/funniest “federal takeover” drink specials?

Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies The decision cited a Supreme Court order in June granting DOGE analysts sweeping access to other data stored at the Social Security Administration.

Breaking News: A federal appeals court allowed Department of Government Efficiency-affiliated teams access to potentially sensitive data on millions of Americans, overruling a lower court that had blocked that access in February.

"Will the President consider giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Big Balls?" - an actual question that was just asked in the White House Press Briefing Room in the year twenty and twenty-five

Trump "painted a dystopian picture of a capital — including 'bloodthirsty criminals' & 'roving mobs of wild youth'” — NYT 2025

"The program for the reconstruction of the Volk & the Reich is determined by the magnitude of the distress crippling our political, moral & economic life.” - Hitler 1933

So, this is actually happening, huh?

FJ60 Cruiser and drive it into the ground…

Playing around with a Canon R5 MkII and the RF 100-500 L.

Camera tech is sooooo good these days.

ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants

This morning, ICE sent out a memo offering cash bonuses for quick deportations.

The New York Times reached out to DHS about the memo.

It then got cancelled.

Story:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

very cool that the same chuds screaming about “unqualified DEI hires” are giving ignorant 23-year-olds the power to destroy federal agencies

Announcing Grok for Government - a suite of products that make our frontier models available to United States Government customers We are especially excited about two new partnerships for our US Government partners 1) a new contract from the US Department of Defense 2) our products being available to purchase via the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule. This allows every federal government department, agency, or office, to purchase xAI products We're hiring mission driven engineers who want to join the cause

Elon Musk's anti-woke MechaHitler proudly announces a new contract with the Department of Defense

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