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"I dunno, boss. We keep telling them allies are a dumb idea & they should be self-reliant like we are & they just look at each other & laugh & laugh like we told them the best joke ever. Those guys are nuts."

Scoop: Disney sends cease and desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0 The letter includes a slew of examples of infringing Seedance videos that feature Disney's copyrighted characters.

Disney has sent a cease and desist letter to ByteDance over new AI video model Seedance 2.0

“ByteDance’s virtual smash-and-grab of Disney’s IP is willful, pervasive, and totally unacceptable”

Do you have any idea how long it took DHS syaffers to weave the Big Beautiful Blanket from puppy fur?

"…because in a few years you will be busy migrating north, scrambling for resources and cobbling together a subsistence lifestyle."

Page 1 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in Spanish in a cursive script. Translation: “Hello I am Ender and I am 12 years old, I have been at this center  for 2 months. I arrived here for an immigration appointment and I don’t think they should grab immigrants who are innocent, like instead of grabbing criminals because I mean they prefer to lock up children than look for people who really shouldn’t be in the U.S. They told me I could only be here 21 days but I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals, going outside and that the majority of guards never pay attention to people, eating dinner  always the same as the day before, seeing people cry every day for the same reasons, trying to sleep in that horrible uncomfortable bed, going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”

Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in Spanish in a cursive script. Translation: “…going to wait for the bad answers from the judges, hearing the bad news from people who no longer have hope, having to share a room with minimum 3 families, and all that so they send us back to our countries.” Below the text is a drawing in pen of three women, titled “My family” and labeled with “Mama,” “Sister,” and “me” in Spanish.

5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”

From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days

If ICE agents were rounding up the worst of the worst, they'd be detaining each other.

When Local Police Collaborate with ICE, Children Pay the Price I know exactly what message the recent deportation of an Austin mom and her 5-year-old sends to kids. They learn that calling 911 is dangerous.

Last week: "A call for help triggered a chain of events that ended with the deportation of a mother and her U.S. citizen child. This is not public safety. This is a system that punishes families for seeking help."

To say something is not political is to make a political statement...

Not sure where that quotation comes from, but it seems apt.

Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”

This is why we need to be telling our stories.

This is genius!

We all know infections never spill over from one population to another, so discouraging doctors' visits can't ever have unintended public health consequences...right?

Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' is a love letter to Puerto Rico. This professor helped him tell the island's history Released Jan. 5, the record pays homage to the island’s rich rhythms like plena and salsa, and delves into it’s seldom taught history.

These 17 short videos tell stories from across Puerto Rican history, from the lineage of the Puerto Rican flag and early "Americanization" of the archipelago to the roots of reggaetón and more: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

“Ring is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in the last few years by easing police access to footage from millions of homes in the United States … police have used Ring footage to spy on protestors, and obtained footage without a warrant or consent of the user”

@davidenrich.bsky.social I very much hope you, @susannecraignyt.bsky.social & others are busy following the Epstein $$ laundering trail.

If Epstein's partners in crime can't be brought down by their sexual exploitation of minors, maybe the finance angle could result in something like justice?

How dare you weaponize me in the past against me in the present!

‘When did empathy become exceptional?’: what’s behind Sánchez’s plan to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants in Spain As anti-migration policies sweep the continent, the Spanish PM is going against the tide by announcing that half a million undocumented people and asylum seekers will be ‘regularised’

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

How could they be expected to foresee the blindingly obvious consequences of their stupid, feckless cuts?

Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:

1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI

www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...

More than happy to hold her in contempt...

Friedman & Vladeck:
"If federal officers understood that they could and might well be held liable for outrageous conduct, they might think twice before engaging in it."

Gift article...

Please, hold me in contempt...

Perhaps not an all-purpose word, but it's fun to have for special occasions.

Pretty sure WH staff can't be impeached, but whatever legal recourse there is should be followed.

At the very least, Miller should be tried in the court of public opinion & Trump should get so sick of being called #Miller'sPuppet that it undermines Miller's power.

I hope this works as well as when Elon tried to buy a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat.

Yes, money can make a real difference in political campaigns, but at some point, excessive contributions can (and should) become a political liability for candidates being purchased by billionaires...

What to Do if ICE Invades Your Neighborhood With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there’s no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.

With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, we decided to write a guide on what to do if ICE invades your neighborhood. There’s no single right way to approach a dangerous moment, but there are steps you can take to stay safe. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

Even their loyal & xenophobic fanbase can see that Miller/Trump are activating the Big Brother police state that they promised to protect Americans from.

Even their loyal & xenophobic fanbase can see that Miller/Trump are activating the Big Brother police state that they promised to protect Americans from.

I heard @warnock.senate.gov say in an interview recently that it is the nature of evil to go too far.

This may, ironically, be what saves us. Because MAGA can't afford to 'go slow' or admit mistakes (much less apologize for them) & can't moderate their government overreach...

Clearly not enough golden furbelows and doodads...SAD!1!!

Which horse will he choose to replace JD Vance, I wonder?

I'm just hoping we find out in a timely manner & aren't Weekend-at-Berniesed.