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The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens. The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

Holy crap this is long but such an informative and sobering perspective.

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Pre-disclosure: Upcoming coordinated security fix for all Matrix server implementations Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

Oof, seems like Matrix servers have a monster of a patch coming up. Can't wait to see the details on these CVEs.

matrix.org/blog/2025...

This is your regular reminder that if you are the smartest person in the room, go find another room. You are not going to run out of people or rooms.

The expanse books are really good. Not sure how they are on audiobooks.

The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.

I always say I love my country the way Anthony Bourdain did, not as a benevolent state or one founded in innocence but as vast, beautiful place full of discrete people and cultures such as has rarely been attempted and worth fighting for.

The uv build backend is now stable, and considered ready for production use.

An alternative to setuptools, hatchling, etc. for pure Python projects, with a focus on good defaults, user-friendly error messages, and performance.

When used with uv, it's 10-35x faster.

Several people on BlueSky asked me how to begin reading Hannah Arendt’s works.

This coming from a guy that probably thinks opening email is a difficult task. /sarcasm Yeah we just sit behind a computer doing super easy stuff.

I still am in shock that we're at a point where those coming into the US have to be worried about being deported for thought crimes. And it's not even questionable thought crimes. The snowflakes will deport you over a meme. Please keep yourself safe coming here.

"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past."

A green hummingbird dips its pollen covered beak into an orange-yellow flower

Timeline cleanse 🪶📷

And if you aren’t using Signal you should!

You should be able to point to the bridge adapter IP on the host.

Multiple reports of police radio describing crossfire between rival gangs, the LAPD and the LASD:

Cannot stress enough that the protest in DTLA was completely nonviolent until the local police departments showed up

Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately

“You want riots?
Wear your riot gear
You want violence?
Then shoot some tear gas in the air.” @fiveironfrenzy.bsky.social Ringing ever more true. Stay safe friends.

PSA for everyone going to protests

Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

I mean rage against the machine is an easy one too. Had someone do a Sunday sermon on one of the songs in seventh grade and it fundamentally changed how I look at music and the world.

@melbuer.bsky.social posting for Sean as the situation has deteriorated rapidly. Lines of mounted police surged the crowd and began firing riot munitions directly into people. One person appeared to be trampled by the horses, another detained. Multiple videos incoming

To be clear, I saw no signs of violence or anything that would warrant teargas. They brought in horses and then we heard a bunch of loud pops before the crowds started running.

PPE is not a crime. Fuck the police.

Picture of poster in Philadelphia with the official symbol of the No Kings protest. Crown with an X through it and the words “No Kings”

No Kings

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On the left:

June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.

On the right:

June 13: See for yourself.

Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.

CDC Table: Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2025

Better save a copy of this now