Ivy Manning

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

This is absolutely what happened.

NEWS: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week's advance notice. That policy change led to three MN Dems being blocked from accessing an ICE facility today. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Boop!

Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62 Tributes paid to ‘culinary visionary’ who was early celebrity proponent of using local and seasonal ingredients Tributes have been paid to the pioneering chef and restaurant proprietor Skye Gyngell, who has died aged 62. The Australian was an early celebrity proponent of using local and seasonal ingredients and built a garden restaurant from scratch, the Petersham Nurseries Cafe in Richmond, south-west London, which went on to win a Michelin star. Continue reading...

Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62

Not true, per Walgreens:
"The following vaccine(s) require a prescription in the patient's state. Please contact the patient's healthcare provider to obtain the prescription(s) prior to their vaccine appointment.

COVID-19"

Polka Dot Matrix Mon Aug 18 with DJ Starość on Freeform Portland Polka Dot Matrix is the place to hear Polka mixed with Disco, Techno, Jazz and Soul. Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun.

Straight outta Portland, fresh music for your restless soul from my pal @DJStorsc @KFFP-LP spinitron.com/KFFP/pl/2110...

What the hell is wrong with their faces? They're all inhuman looking.

Trump and his NFP hold a news conference The autocrat in chief announces his takeover of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department

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The Police State - Nazi control and dictatorship 1933-1939 - Edexcel - GCSE History Revision - Edexcel - BBC Bitesize Learn about and revise Nazi control and dictatorship between 1933 and 1939 with this BBC Bitesize History (Edexcel) study guide.

If you know history, Trump's takeover of DC police has a familiar ring. Read this and brush up. #trump #fascist #letsgotaco
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gui...

The GOP reps in Oregon did this same thing during spending bill legislation because they were outnumbered and couldn't get their way and called themselves "heroes." Now the GOP want to arrest Dem lawmakers who use the same tactics to defend democracy. Memo: The grand ol party are elephant turds.

U.S. jobs numbers: Why are there revisions to economic data The jobs revisions are not political.

www.axios.com/2024/10/04/u...

If the economy buckles under this crew...don’t buy the ‘oops’ narrative.
They profit from volatility...chaos...and pain.
And if you can’t afford rent or food...remember...it wasn’t an accident.

U.S. jobs numbers: Why are there revisions to economic data The jobs revisions are not political.

www.axios.com/2024/10/04/u...

Revisions are so common that they go without saying. It's actually part of the statisticians' jobs.

In other news, the sky is blue. Now, pay me $5k for my punditry.

Good point from @wyden.senate.gov: Trump's corrupt BLS firing is now on congressional Republicans. Dems need to hang this around their necks mercilessly.

Well poop. It just keeps getting worse, doesn't it? Go outside. Walk the dog. Take a break. Doom will be here when you get back. Promise.

Snap, Crackle, and Pop discover ecstasy.

Toxic truth? The cookware craze redefining ‘ceramic’ and ‘nontoxic’ Designer brands such as Always Pan and Caraway are booming – but safety experts are raising questions

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You win Bluesky today 🌟

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This was not a full-page ad I was expecting to see in the Sunday NYTimes today

No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likely, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

"What Trump just did in recklessly and violently trying to eliminate an unproven threat may ensure the proven danger of a nuclear-armed world grows ever-more real."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church

When a government starts disappearing people with no due process it's only a matter of time until they come for whatever group you are part of. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church

If you drink wine (or have a soul), read what OUR government is doing in OUR names:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We are no longer free. But we can win our freedom back To meet this moment in US history, we need to revisit the rich – and successful – tradition of nonviolent disruption

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Brunette dressed as Liberty statue holding "no kings" sign

Whippets cuddling on gray couch

Still cuddling, what?
#sighthounds #rescuedog #whippets