Also known as “random acts of fuckery”

Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier.

If your RED ALERT bells aren't going off now, you need to replace your batteries STAT.

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Sounds legit

So same as everywhere else?

Almost like a croissant

He’s well aware

Reminder: In Virginia, you can register to vote on Election Day through same-day voter registration. This lets you register in person and cast a provisional ballot if you missed the regular registration deadline. Your vote will be counted once eligibility is confirmed, so don’t sit this one out!

Is it a little lighter on the war criming than The Poppy War books?

In other news, fire is hot, water is wet.

And all the other maneuvers Trump has taken that were in direct defiance of US law, like firing Inspectors General.

Surely we passed that threshold a while ago, given the distain that’s been shown for court orders.

Yeah that’s the opposite of a “uniform” (except for small groups of violent nutjobs)

The way Wired has stepped up is one of the few bright spots in a dark, dark year. Thanks for your reporting, and to your editors for supporting it.

But at least you’re not an invertebrate one

The “you” was intended in a broader sense, but good.

Further evidence that you should not take the word of masked armed men that they are legitimate authorities taking you into lawful custody

Whether it’s climate change or something else, I disagree with the proposition that ignorance is a superpower because what you don’t know won’t hurt you.

I can’t replace a federal grant but tell your people to set up on patreon or something and I’ll pitch in.

Some people wear both belts and suspenders

I’m not sure comments about Mandy’s as are even appropriate

Does that help? DM me if you need more.

PRA is only for Executive Office of the President. Agencies are governed by Federal Records Act. Rules and procedures are different, but in both cases cases social media posts from an official account or directly related to official duties (regardless of account) are records and must be preserved.

Does the calliope count?

Thou shalt not tear gas trick-or-treaters. (One of the Obvious Commandments, not previously written down because duh)

Is that followed by “REALLY FINAL FINAL version”?

Institutions, and by extension expertise. If you don’t trust the institutions you don’t trust the claims of experts recognized by them - and you quickly find yourself in a wilderness where nothing is true except what you were already predisposed to believe.

Pretty sure “don’t tear-gas trick-or-treaters” would have been the first commandment but everyone thought it was self-evident

A photo of two mallard ducks (one male and one female) in flight, with out-of-focus trees in the background. There is nothing in the photo to suggest that these ducks have violated the logic of the universe.

A paradox.

Ahem.

A pair of ducks.

(But you can't prove they haven't traveled back in time and killed their grandparents before their parents were born.)

#birds #TwoForTuesday #nature #wildlife

Please tell me that Buckaroo Banzaii is on the list

Clearly we need more turtles