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Hanging at Hacker Feud @ WWHF

I’m doing well enough all things considered. Between jobs but making do. How about you?

Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

I vehemently agree with you. My only hope is that we find as gentle a path through what's coming as possible.

two panel meme. top panel shows a person wearing goggles and a mask which conceals their entire face. a caption reads "hey friend listen, I know the world is scary right now but. bottom panel shows a closeup of the aforementioned person staring directly into the camera. caption reads "it's gonna get way worse"

It was a terrible year. Subsequent years just happen to have been progressively worse. That's why this has been my favorite meme for the last decade.

the whole thread

Yeah, so... The epilogue of my trip is... After @defcon.bsky.social I came back to Denver and I've been here ever since. I'm still looking for work, but I'm doing my damnedest to stay in the 303 for the long term.

i am meant to love

I made it to Denver Thursday evening, meet up with friends, and has a great time. Yesterday, a friend and I went to an animal sanctuary. Today, I’m resting. Then, I get on the road to Vegas with a caravan of friends.

I left Reno last night. I’ve been on this bus for the last 21 hours through Salt Lake City and Cheyenne on my way to Denver. I’m almost there.

I got into Reno a few hours ago. Since I have a several hours long layover here, I went to the National Automobile Museum. They have a great collection of cars. Including some vehicles that belonged to Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, creator of Rat Fink.

I’ve got a layover in Reno for a few hours. Any suggestions on where to eat or a patio I can sit on for a while?

Good morning! I made it to Sacramento. I’m now on a bus heading to Reno. I saw some beautiful Northern California scenery. Like Shasta Lake.

Photograph of Columbia River. View framed by pine trees on either side. In the mode of the river is a small island sparsely covered with trees

Mountain with step like cliffs and pine trees at the top and in front

I’m in Portland waiting on a bus to Sacramento. Have a couple pictures of the Columbia River Gorge.

I’m currently boarding a Greyhound bus to head to #HackerSummerCamp. I’ll be staying in Denver Thursday to Saturday before heading on to Vegas. If anyone wants hang out in either city, let me know. @defcon.bsky.social @bsideslv.org

I will be at hacker summer camp this year, attending @bsideslv.org and @defcon.bsky.social. Anyone wanna hang out?

I need this sticker

Asexual Possum 🖤🩶🤍💜

New MIT study with young adults (mostly college students) finds a clear "cognitive cost" of using ChatGPT to write essays: less satisfaction, less inclination to think critically, and lower levels of brain connectivity (based on EEG analysis) as compared with those who wrote without AI: is.gd/R9t7XS

Stay safe and stay sharp gang.

Protect Trans kids!! 🏳️‍⚧️🩵🩷🤍✨

Lunch sketch.

Rainbow Possum for Pride 🏳️‍🌈✨

Kudos to the bird that managed to shit an image of itself onto this bloke's car.

reminder, bsky has a clever way to display pronouns that's built in!

but you only see them if you yourself opt in, so please feel free to here by subscribing and then choosing which applies!!

@pronouns.diy

Crows and baby crows are enjoying a tea party. There are delicious-looking desserts and black tea. The surroundings are decorated with ribbons and roses. The atmosphere is sparkly, peaceful, and happy.

🪶 Tea party crows 🐦‍⬛

4 new words added to the script. I want my lawyer. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday

I used to make extensive use of lists over on the other place. Feeds look fun but I'm not ready to mess with them yet. Gonna start casually building some lists here.

Support the USPS Fairness Act For over a decade, the United States Postal Service has been plagued with the onerous burden of prefunding its retiree health care benefits as mandated by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act...

Thing is, the USPS was self-sustaining until 2013 when Republicans passed a law requiring it to prefund its retiree health care benefits 75 years in advance, paying for retirement health care for individuals who haven’t been born yet, let alone enter the workforce.

apwu.org/usps-fairnes...