Yeah I can see how that would be an issue

I feel like I missed something big. I always enjoyed your work stories but when the job becomes toxic, it’s time to leave. Hope something amazing is around the corner for you.

I. Background On June 9, 2025, DHS published a final rule for the protection of federal property (90 FR 24217) (June 2025 rule). That rule implements regulations to protect property and prescribe reasonable penalties for misconduct. Specifically, the June 2025 rule makes the following changes: • Codifies the full scope of DHS’s statutory authority to protect all federal buildings that fall within the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), rather than only GSA properties; • Permits the charging of criminal activity occurring off federal property in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 1315 authority; • Modifies the list of prohibited conduct to include, among other things, impersonation of security personnel, trespassing into closed areas, the wearing of masks when committing crimes, and tampering with computer systems; • Updates definitions to account for evolving technologies and emerging threats such as unmanned aircraft and new tobacco products; and • Clarifies and specifies in more detail the definition of “disorderly conduct.”

DHS set the effective date for the June 2025 rule at January 1, 2026. DHS included that effective date in the regulatory text. See 90 FR 24217, 24218 (Setting forth effective date in 6 CFR 139.5(e)). As DHS explained in the June 2025 rule, the time was necessary to make preparations such as training officers and publishing new signage. II. Discussion This final rule moves up the effective date of the June 2025 rule and then amends 6 CFR part 139 to reflect the new effective date. The June 2025 rule set the effective date at January 1, 2026. This final rule amends that effective date to Nov. 5, 2025. Thus, through this final rule, the effective date for the regulations under part 139 is Nov. 5, 2025. Finally, DHS, through this final rule, is also changing 6 CFR 139.5(e)—which originally marked January 1, 2026 as the effective date for the regulations published under part 139 of chapter 1 of title 6 of the Code of Federal Regulations—to now reflect the updated effective date as set forth by this final rule.

Looking at the Federal Register this morning, DHS is moving up the effective date on a June rule that expanded its authority to charge people for certain criminal conduct around federal buildings. It was originally set to go into effect on January 1. It will now go into effect TOMORROW.

a trans girl in vermont was kicked off her swimming team and committed suicide and at the very same time, the discourse in d.c. today is about whether the democratic party should’ve abandoned her sooner in order to win votes

a day in an american life

They need to lie and spin like this because when people rally AGAINST Trump, they are peaceful and considerate (see, e.g., today), but when they rally FOR Trump they are violent and smear their feces on walls (see, e.g., Jan 6).

So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.

Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.

Cause we all know how good the Cheeto menace is at paying money owed.

There must have been sale on audacity cause damn…

Oh goodie! I need a good distraction.

Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up.

Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.

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This, all of this. Times 100. And doing it doesn’t stop their lives from sucking. It just makes everyone else as miserable as they are.

screenshot of a Facebook post by Corey Robin, which says: "By the way, did you all notice how Zohran made affordability a central issue of his campaign without selling out trans kids or shitting on immigrants? Might be some lessons there. Just a thought."

he's right and he's right to say it

much more on that.... www.them.us/story/op-ed-...

It’s all your Lego content.

U.S. NEWS Ohio police find raccoon holding meth pipe during traffic stop When an officer took the pipe away, the raccoon pulled out another.

READ. THE. SUBHEAD.

This is a really important win. They did everything they could to steal that court seat.

Weird for her to center herself in a public environment. What makes her so special that we all need to accommodate her when she has no intention of accommodating anyone else??

My Weekend Take: What's at Stake in Kilmar's Case America must reject Trump's attempt to normalize cruelty

My weekend take on Kilmar’s case: Do Americans believe in cruelty? Are we cruel? Do we want our children to be cruel? Forget about the politics of Kilmar. This is a question about whether we are going to make Trump‘s cruelty our own. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

We've got Bill Kristol saying abolish ICE and standing up for trans people, David Brooks quoting the communist manifesto, and Sen. Van Hollen forcing a dictator to give proof of life of a hostage in a death camp.

Meanwhile, Dems like Newsom are doing podcasts with fascists.

Make it make sense.

CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.

3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).

Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.

NEW: Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance.

The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.

It's #TransDayOfVisibility and trans kids are under attack.

Here's a new ripper from me & @ryancassata.bsky.social asking bigots wtf is wrong with them.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2QK...

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also treaming on your fave surveillance app

I hope Gates enjoys his AI colonoscopy!

The amount of energy you would need to power that much AI is unsustainable.

A friend of my compared gutting of federal agencies to a wrecking a car: if you remove 30% of the parts of the car, it does not go 30% slower. It stops working.

That is vile.

Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…

A snow-covered boulder blocking one lane of a snowy highway.

Elizabeth Warren for Senate Minority Leader.

Mazie Hirono for Senate Minority Leader.

Markey, Merkley or Welch for Senate Minority Leader.

Fuck it, Large Boulder The Size Of A Small Boulder for Senate Minority Leader. At least when it falls into a position it can be trusted to fucking stay there.

Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."

It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.