Yikes.
No big stock downturn...yet. LAO describes how past big stock market downturns have affected #CABudget revenues. open.substack.com/pub/jasonsis...
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Frog was standing near Toad's bed. “Wake up, Toad,” he said.
At some point you wonder not just if insiders using information to place bets, but maybe also reshaping their advice to make those bets profitable.
BREAKING: Israel has launched a “preventative” attack against Iran, as witnesses say they have heard explosions in Iran’s capital, Tehran, according to the Reuters news agency.
Toad found some rope in the cellar. “I will pull Frog out of the hole with this,” said Toad.
It’s Pub Day!
My first book, The Science of Second Chances, hits shelves today. I can’t wait to hear what y’all think.
I hope it fills you with hope and optimism about what is possible in the public safety space. ✨
Wayback Machine director Mark Graham pushes back on unfounded claims from media organizations that the Wayback Machine is a backdoor for AI scraping.
Read more via @techdirt.com 🔗 www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/p...
proceed accordingly
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
"Loving Our Immigrant Neighbors". A presentation on local immigration concerns by
Dr. Jody Aguis Vallejo, Camino Immigration Services, CLUE, FSD, OCCCO. Hosted by the UU Congregation in Fullerton &
First Christian Church of Fullerton
109 East Wilshire
Feb. 22 1:30 PM
Fundraising lunch at 12:30 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think.
Toad thought about giant sunflowers. He thought about tall oak trees. He thought about high mountains covered with snow.
"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
American conservatives will look you right in the eye with a straight face and tell you that complete and utter subservience to masked federal police is patriotism, anything else deserves being executed in the street, and tax dollars for healthcare is tyranny.
It's not that ICE isn't about immigration; it's that immigration enforcement is about policing, which is violent and oppressive and hates protesters.
This is one of my favorite law review articles of all time. You should read it, if you haven't yet. stanfordlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
2025 FIFA Peace Prize Winner
I want to help make a government that isn’t evil and works so well that you don’t really think about it
ICE is gross. In a lawsuit over inhumane detention conditions on floor 6 of ICE building in San Francisco resulted in a preliminary injunction. So ICE moved detainees to floor 5, claiming that skirts the injunction. Judge says, no way.
www.courthousenews.com/judge-rips-t...
Under a new California law, all official reports by state law enforcement agencies prepared with the help of AI now require a statement explicitly saying so—and require an audit trail.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNa... cc: @profferguson.bsky.social
This is the first time Pantone has chosen a shade of white. The company says it's "a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection."
According to the Federal Reserve, the richest 1% of Americans are now worth $52 TRILLION.
And most of us can't afford gas, groceries, rent, or healthcare.
“Trickle-down economics” is the greatest trick the wealthy and powerful have ever pulled.
This is basically permitting reform: reducing administrative burdens for businesses and individuals. See also Pennsylvania: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/permitting...
