Talos Principal 2 seems heavier than the first, but it may just be due to current events

Lotta people with debts they can't wait for repayment on. Perhaps why they were so adamantly against student loan forgiveness. Huge market of free labor for the debtor's prison.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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❗️A U.S. Marine Corps Ah-1Z "Viper" helicopter, armed with HYDRA missiles, flies between the skyscrapers of 🇺🇸Los Angeles.

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water Glyphosate, an herbicide linked to cancer, is also abundant in the United States.

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”

"Let cash registers ring!"

Dreamt that the world got so hot we couldn't live. Plants died, human brains cooked. it was a horrible way to go.

Meanwhile, in #Gaza ...
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What day is Trump planning his huge ego-wank parade? Because it would be hilarious if Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift collaborated on a free concert in the same town on that day...

Trump is giving you cancer so he can give millionaires yachts and hookers.

Far Right Federal Judge Rules Gay And Trans People Can Be Discriminated Against In Workplaces Judge Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled on the EEOC's treatment of Title VII employment discrimination claims on gay and trans people.

Link

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

Destroy the country then give yourself a vacation. What a gig.

USDA yanks $11.3M to buy Iowa meat, dairy, fruits, veggies for schools, day cares, more USDA cuts $11.3 million in purchases from Iowa farmers for schools, day care centers, food banks. The impact is 'potentially devastating'.

"winning"

Why is Al Green not the US president?
If your representative is not matching your energy, they are not representing you. Drive them out and replace them. #3E #SOTU

Treasury ends enforcement of business ownership database meant to stop shell company formation Treasury officials had said the regulatory burden would be small, costing about $85 per business, but would offer benefits to law enforcement officials seeking to track down money launderers and other...

Of course they did

i think it's great that the nazi zoomers are systematically — and again, illegally — destroying our ability to do anything useful

2/27 Not a single crumb left behind. Thank you Senator Bisignano TikTok video by LizFromIowa

And they essentially, legallizely said "stfu". I am so done with Iowa.

Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic Mozilla says it deleted promise because “sale of data” is defined broadly.

Or is it a canary, like Google removing "don't be evil"?

Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan Legal experts said that unwinding a civil rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.

worth saying again that this was a bait and switch. if trump had openly announced he was running on allowing companies to discriminate against women and minorities he would not have won wapo.st/43aVQg1

They do their own pr

NOAA begins firing hundreds of staffers The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began the process of firing hundreds of probationary workers Thursday, the latest mass job cuts within federal agencies, multiple sources …

Madness

This is one of the symbols of the end of a democracy — insulate leaders from accountability.

Do not be surprised if an emergency declaration (based on nothing) suspends the 2026 midterms.

I say that as a historian. We have seen the playbook.

Ron Wyden asks for rules about whether you own your digital purchases When you buy a digital copy of something, you’re usually just buying a license.

After what Diablo IV turned out to be, I'm fully for this
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Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again

Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Information was shared illegally. A career employee at the Social Security Administration provided unauthorized access to data to Elon Musk’s staffers. This employee, Leland Dudek, a data analyst, was recently promoted to acting commissioner by Trump.