Scott Johnson

So where are the new ICE offices in Carmel, Indiana ?

501 Pennsylvania pkwy, Carmel, in 46280

Council president: ICE to open office in Carmel City Council President Matthew Snyder confirmed the ICE office was coming to the city, but he could not say when it's opening or why.

If you think that ICE can't come to your city, think again. This is about 5 miles from me.

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My Valentine's Day present to myself is The Regicide Report! As somebody who read The Laundry Files back when I carried a Palm Pilot, I'm delighted to see Bob back.

Recommended.

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Why Vampires Live Forever | Machiel Reyneke The modern longevity movement's obsession with blood transfusions makes perfect sense — if you accept that Peter Thiel and Bryan Johnson are vampires.

Sigh. It isn't even the craziest thing I've heard in 2026 America. 🤯

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Ireland rolls out pioneering basic income scheme for artists Ireland rolled out a permanent basic income scheme for the arts on Tuesday, pledging to pay 2,000 creative workers 325 euros ($387) per week following a trial that participants said eased financial st...

The only thing that can truly hurt American Oligarchs are progressive social policies like UBI. America can't afford a trillion dollar defense budget and massive tax cuts for the rich and also UBI. So seeing Ireland show America the way forward, well, 😀

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All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.

Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.

Trump, Weinstein, Glen Dubin, Prince Andrew, Joe Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, Alan Dershowitz, Bill Clinton, Howard Lutnick, William Barr.

SAY THEIR NAMES.

One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.

So France just ripped out every American tech platform from their entire government. Microsoft Teams? Gone. Zoom? Fuck off. Gmail? Au revoir, dickhead.

That's 2.5 million French workers no longer using American software.

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The SAVE Act is a literal poll tax for married women who changed their last name.

Just saw a fucking YouTube ad for Horizon, a company that promised to convert your home equity into Bitcoin, which has dropped nearly 50% in value since October. I know the world is crazy fucked but i just cannot believe this shit is legal

Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here’s What’s at Stake Attorney general Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.

"Just as the world watched courtrooms hold Big Tobacco and Big Pharma accountable, we will, for the first time, see Big Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg take the stand."

How in the f$$k did we choose a leader who sides with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Viktor Orbán? Could this sh$t be any more f$$ked up?

Vote EVERY Republican out in 2026.

At this point I now understand why people say burn it all down. It is all corrupt.

Not confirmed for Indiana but at least credible.

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YES!

Hey, Propaganda Barbie:

We aren’t moving on from people trafficking 10-year-old children and this administration covering it up.

Ever.

Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison

Congressmen Jamie Raskin said today that. Trump is mentioned in the totality of the Epstein files 1 million times - not a typo

One of my oldest friends lives in the Philly area and she is furious about this issue. People in Philly feel this deeply.

Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress

No. It's not remarkable. All the lawmakers did was state the truth. There was no crime.

"The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes."

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

Europe's $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard A 130-million-user payment system backed by 16 major banks just launched to challenge Visa/mastercard

Even as an American, I think the idea of Europe separating its finances from the American duopoly of Visa / MasterCard is good. America is NOT a trusted ally of anyone in the world anymore.

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Cory Doctorow gets it right once again.

"I think Dems should start a Nuremberg Caucus, named for the Nazi war-crimes trials. It could have a public website where it assembled and organized the evidence for the trials that the Democrats could promise to bring after the Trump regime falls. "

TO RECAP:
- The president will grant the most notorious living sex trafficker on the planet clemency, if she testifies that he’s innocent
- They don’t want you to believe the thousands of women who were victims of Epstein
- But they do expect you to believe ONE woman, Ghislaine Maxwell

The fire and fury about TrumpRX made me wonder about anxiety meds - TrumpRX DOES NOT HAVE Xanax or Alprazolam (generic name). Nor does Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs but GoodRX has it ($29) as does Costco ($10). Fuck TrumpRX. Go GoodRX. Go CostCo!!!

How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.

More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.

Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.

A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.

How is this not a HIPPA violation? If they get away with this then shouldn't every medical record become public?

It is a common truth in software dev that the last 10% can be as hard as the 1st 90%.

Let's say that self driving cars started with the 2004 Darpa grand challenge. That was 22 years ago and let's say that we are now at 90%.

That means that we should have self driving by 2026 + 22 or 2048.