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The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.

There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.

A friend went to see the new Wuthering Heights movie this weekend & reported that all the characters were horrible.

Me: Well that part's like the book then.

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I'm glad you're ok.

I think California allows that & now they have a slew of physicians who'll write vaccination exception letters to anyone who pays them. People suck.

Thanks for reporting back on your surgery. I'll need it myself later this year & it's helpful to hear other people's experiences to know what to expect. I'm glad your recovery has gone well!

Harriet I was looking for a place to host some resources for the Tubman teach-in and decided to put it here temporarily. Here are two readings to prepare for our discussion: Harriet Tubman, Called Moses of…

I've read every Tubman biography at this point. For those interested, the materials from teach-ins I've facilitated about her over the years are here: radicalblackwomen.com/harriet/

China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia China executes 11 members of the Ming family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.

China recently executed a dozen criminals accused of operating Myanmar scam camps. The UN estimates that over 100k people from around the world have been trafficked to the camps, lured with the promise of well paid work in Thailand. AI generated fake ads on social media are used to reel in victims.

Release date announced for eagerly-anticipated Madfabulous movie David Owens A release date has been announced for the hugely-anticipated feature film Madfabulous – inspired by the flamboyant life of the eccentric fifth Marquess of Anglesey. The film stars Callum S...

Madfabulous release date June 5, 2026

ESCRS25-FP-2631, ‘Immediate Vs. Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: Visual And Refractive Outcomes In Mono- Vs. Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation’, by Gabriele Gallo Afflitto et al, presented in the session: Advanced monofocal and EDF IOLs, pag.virtual-meeting.org/escrs/escrs2...

ESCRS25-ESONT-2746, ‘Recovery Of Self-Sufficiency And Need For Assistance After Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery’, by Mia Vestergaard Bendixen et al, ESONT Presented Poster, 11.30 hrs CEST, Saturday 13 September, pag.virtual-meeting.org/escrs/escrs2...

Article paywalled.

ESCRS:Cataract surgery on both eyes can be carried out safely and effectively in one go ESCRS seeks to promote and support research in the field of intraocular lens implantation and refractive surgery and the dissemination of the useful results thereof. ESCRS has over 7,000 members from ...

Correcting myself. The study wasn't by NHS Wales. News article at nation.cymru mentioned 2 studies presented at a European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons conference

www.escrs.org/channels/new...

I realized recently that most of the time when I go out, I've been going to book events (because they're free) but music is what I really love, so I'm trying to remember to regularly check concert calendars at some of my favorite venues.

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says DHS is expanding its use of administrative subpoenas, which don't come from judges.

I think it was @tressiemcphd.bsky.social who was insistent that we decouple our online work lives from our online personal lives and here's data point one million supporting that theory. A lot of people can't ditch google for work functionality, but separating out personal accounts gives you options

The New School Cancelled Their Class on Global Soccer and World Politics. We Are Going To Teach it Anyway. When institutions abandon critical thinking, we build our own classrooms.

NEW:

One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.

They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."

We are going to teach it anyway.

karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...

American hero

A river otter emerges from Puget Sound onto a rocky shore carrying what appears to be a flounder or other such flat fish.

A river otter emerges from Puget Sound onto a rocky shore carrying what appears to be a flounder or other such flat fish.

A river otter runs across rocky beach carrying what appears to be a flounder or other such flat fish.

A river otter runs across rocky beach carrying what appears to be a flounder or other such flat fish.

Pretty lucky when a large river otter walks out of Puget Sound while you happen to have a camera pointed that direction. Very unexpected find at Lincoln Park in #Seattle today.

#photography #wildlife #mammals #mustelids

White banner hanging off building railing with words: Target Break Up With ICE! Support Your Workers & Customers

Seattle neighbors sent a message at the Northgate Target store today. Large group went in the store & delivered letter with demands to manager. Target Corporation Stop Supporting ICE. #ICEOUTMN #ABOLISHICE #BOYCOTTTARGET

Makes overcast & damp not seem so bad after all.

Spouse says "They're asking the wrong Americans."

He doesn't want to spend 5 figures on a car, plus 4 figures every year on car insurance when he only needs to get 7 miles to work & back, but he's getting too old to be able to do the ride on his regular bike & transit would take too long where he lives. An ebike would be perfect!

Showed off my ebike to a friend after the concert tonight. We're gonna find a time for me to visit so he can test ride it. He was really excited because he says they've got a car on its last legs & he was wondering about replacing it with an ebike.

I might start out asking my new City Councilperson's office.

Almost hit a pedestrian in LQA after a Kraken game because he was looking for 1-way car traffic & I was coming from the other way in the 2-way bike lane

This kind of thing is another reason why I dislike 2-way bike lanes on the same side of the street, especially when car traffic is 1-way. Pedestrians are conditioned to only look for car traffic, not bike traffic.

TIL

ON ALGORITHMIC WAGE DISCRIMINATION - Columbia Law Review INTRODUCTION Over the past two decades, technological developments have ushered in extreme levels of workplace monitoring and surveillance across many sectors. These automated systems record and quant...

(10/11) Dubal’s research showed that dynamic rates are coming for wages too, with Uber drivers with identical workloads and performance getting different pay based on the lowest amount the algorithm calculated they’d accept. www.columbialawreview.org/content/on-a...

Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.

(3/11) A December 2025 Consumer Reports investigation found that Instacart prices for identical items varied by as much as 23% between different users. Instacart characterizes these discrepancies as routine ‘A/B testing’. www.consumerreports.org/money/questi...

Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)

Cannot recommend this thread enough if you value privacy/security in your digital tools