The village of Chester, NY, is rumored to be eyed for one in an old Pep Boys warehouse:
www.chroniclenewspaper.com/news/local-n...
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The village of Chester, NY, is rumored to be eyed for one in an old Pep Boys warehouse:
www.chroniclenewspaper.com/news/local-n...
Communism, as we all know, is the only system in which women are legally allowed to voice their opinions to notorious losers
28.01.2026 20:52 β π 102 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Blowing up farms? And people will just believe it
28.01.2026 20:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ok so if it was a mistake, why do other ice agents keep using it as a threat when confronted by other observers?
23.01.2026 18:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just imagine if, instead of spending millions on "quantum sensors" we invested in providing everyone healthcare. So many people who become addicts these days do so because of un/undertreated medical issues. But yes, let's continue to waste money on policing instead of actually fixing the root issue
23.01.2026 18:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0While visiting a Tim Hortons in Canada, I lost my wallet. It was part of a long road trip with a friend. Our first big trip away after high school. I was worried the whole rest of the trip. But a nice Canadian stranger mailed it back to my house in New Jersey. Fully intact, including Candian bills
19.01.2026 20:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And if they are not paid, they are exploited or tricked into participating. Because I guess it's easier to believe that than the reality: that people protesting inhumane treatment are using their god-given free will to speak out against what they see as immoral.
19.01.2026 20:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You know what will help affordability? Abolishing ICE.
16.01.2026 18:21 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Quick someone send him all of the holodeck malfunctioning/evil ai episodes.
13.01.2026 21:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The article appears to be partly paywalled and I would encourage anyone who can afford it to subscribe, Slate's got a hell of a sale going right now and subscriptions are how they can afford to pay freelancers for articles like this one
For my fellow brokies, though:
B @BFthoughts β’ 1 hour ago In this video, it seems obvious why an officer could fear she was going to run into him with her vehicle. Wow! I hadn't seen this angle. He had a reason to feel threatened. It is done. :
In case youβre wondering whether the pro-ICE reactions to Renee Nicole Goodβs murder are natural, hereβs a comment that was just left on my video. My video about anti-transgender bias at the BBC. I havenβt made a video about Good yet.
youtu.be/pWm3dK8tPto
ICE officers approached vehicle in manner counter to training, DHS official tells NBC News
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Hey, you gotta stay hydrated, right?
02.01.2026 21:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If they refuse to comment... that is their comment.
22.12.2025 12:51 β π 15 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks! That seems like such an obvious fix! Kicking myself for not thinking of it. I'll just have to remember to put the key back if the IT folks come knocking..
16.12.2025 21:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My work laptop has a copilot button right next the the back arrow. The numerous of times I've hit it intentionally? 0. Number of times by accident...
15.12.2025 21:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I've been waiting to use this still
15.12.2025 21:26 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Now Tuvix, that's another story
15.12.2025 21:26 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I tell this to new journalists/reporters too for stories. And often why I can be heard mumbling in my office to myself
05.12.2025 00:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Those listing weren't always accurate. It listed my house at risk of flood because we had a mostly dried up brook (i assume that's the reason) behind our house.
30.11.2025 17:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The seeming disconnect of prosecuting someone for murder over a killing they didnβt commitβwhatβs known as βfelony murderββhas sparked public outrage and confusion in some cases. Today, forty-eight states permit some version of it.
26.11.2025 18:30 β π 42 π 11 π¬ 1 π 1(Beano stock skyrockets)
25.11.2025 18:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We interviewed some 3rd &4th graders this week about how to cook Thanksgiving dinner. One said just find a dead turkey and cut off its head. A couple said to cook it for a few minutes. So... sorry for screwing up the AI recipes folks! The article was meant to be cute! π€¦πΌ
25.11.2025 18:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Does anyone know what the actual bubble burst effects would be aside from an unemployed tech sector and rich people losing a tiny bit of cash? Housing bubble was regular folk given out loans they couldn't afford, dotcom bubble was everyday folk trying to make something on their own. What is this?
25.11.2025 17:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0There's an even bigger issue with Facebook: many local municipalities, police precincts fire companies, local gov departments, etc., only share their news via Facebook. They don't issue press releases or update .gov websites with breaking news or vital info. Instead it's exclusive to Facebook.
24.11.2025 18:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not since the 90s
20.11.2025 23:44 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βShort bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and youβre undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], βyou hide. And if youβre somebody whoβs not, you go to the street.ββ
17.11.2025 13:44 β π 4956 π 2460 π¬ 13 π 115This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the streetβredirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Seems like Dem leadership strategically requested fellow Dems who were not up for reelection next year to vote yes. In my book, that's means you're all complicit
10.11.2025 17:56 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So Reps, don't want us to ever have affordable Healthcare and Dems want to instead use our suffering as a bargaining chip, like they've been doing with abortion access, and we are not supposed to hate them for that?
10.11.2025 14:34 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0