Chris Andersen
@bodhidrop.bsky.social
Music (Punk, Jazz, Garage, Funk n Soul, Psych, Folk, Blues). Dad. Husband. Commie. History (Paleo, European, Revolutionary movements). Optimistic Curmudgeon. Fumbling Buddhist. Living in Hamilton, Canada.
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To qualify for DHS security grants, Jewish institutions now have to agree to cooperate with ICE: "Some groups have been reluctant to apply because applicants must affirm cooperation with federal immigration enforcement."
Democratic leader says GOP-led Congress boosted ICE funding while Jewish security is underfunded
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Congress for prioritizing ICE funding over Jewish security grants as antisemitism rises.
forward.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:16 AM
To qualify for DHS security grants, Jewish institutions now have to agree to cooperate with ICE: "Some groups have been reluctant to apply because applicants must affirm cooperation with federal immigration enforcement."
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And if you MUST KNOW, Hootsuite competitor Meltwater boasts about selling all these services to a bunch of other police forces and every ministry of the Ontario government!
Is your cop shop listed? Maybe time for an FOI request?
Is your cop shop listed? Maybe time for an FOI request?
January 31, 2026 at 7:33 PM
And if you MUST KNOW, Hootsuite competitor Meltwater boasts about selling all these services to a bunch of other police forces and every ministry of the Ontario government!
Is your cop shop listed? Maybe time for an FOI request?
Is your cop shop listed? Maybe time for an FOI request?
Some good journalism here
And for the keeners here’s the story that preceded that one — before I found indications of AI-based facial recognition in these Hootsuite services or got ahold of the hard contracts from Calgary police.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Calgary police is monitoring social media of citizens
As Chief Mark Neufeld announces his resignation, a ten-month investigation by Drug Data Decoded reveals extensive social media monitoring by his media relations unit that could violate privacy regulat...
drugdatadecoded.ca
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Some good journalism here
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@hamiltonpolice.bsky.social and, more importantly, for #hamont to know, be aware, and oppose: what're you doing with Meltwater's services?
And if you MUST KNOW, Hootsuite competitor Meltwater boasts about selling all these services to a bunch of other police forces and every ministry of the Ontario government!
Is your cop shop listed? Maybe time for an FOI request?
Is your cop shop listed? Maybe time for an FOI request?
January 31, 2026 at 10:23 PM
@hamiltonpolice.bsky.social and, more importantly, for #hamont to know, be aware, and oppose: what're you doing with Meltwater's services?
More severe cold on the way for southern Ontario (Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa....)
🟡 Cold warning in effect for #HamOnt at 6:20pm EST (high confidence) https://www.hamontalerts.com/d/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.124.2157669142.2026
February 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
More severe cold on the way for southern Ontario (Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa....)
Try getting a bit older and hanging out with arty folk who show you Bergman for the first time, after having memorized this bit of genius years earlier from many, many viewings. SCTV, Catherine O'Hara Eugene Levy Andrea Martin www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMVr...
SCTV Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Whispers of the Wolf
YouTube video by The Second City
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Try getting a bit older and hanging out with arty folk who show you Bergman for the first time, after having memorized this bit of genius years earlier from many, many viewings. SCTV, Catherine O'Hara Eugene Levy Andrea Martin www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMVr...
Catherine O'Hara on SCTV. I've been watching this stuff for decades and it's still funny. Gratitude...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOt...
The Dusty Towne Sexy Holiday Special
YouTube video by SCTV
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Catherine O'Hara on SCTV. I've been watching this stuff for decades and it's still funny. Gratitude...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liOt...
Remembering Catherine O'Hara
Later, and thank you...
Later, and thank you...
DAMN, I wasn't prepared to be sad today. RIP Catherine O'Hara, a legend who was great every time we saw her.
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Remembering Catherine O'Hara
Later, and thank you...
Later, and thank you...
Interesting take "Why don't Americans fight", Imperialism, Communism, class war, radical movements, Civil Rights, Latin America, Liberalism, Imagined history, Che Guevara...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H5m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H5m...
Why Don't Americans Fight?
YouTube video by BadEmpanada Live
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Interesting take "Why don't Americans fight", Imperialism, Communism, class war, radical movements, Civil Rights, Latin America, Liberalism, Imagined history, Che Guevara...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H5m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H5m...
The obvious reason... class war and we're losing ?
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The obvious reason... class war and we're losing ?
Why is there such dislike for mini HBs? I love them (I know the Firebird pu is a bit different, but that sounds killer). I've played a reissue of of this guitar and it's really good and affordable. Bright, a bit chimey ("strat-y"?) and loud.
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Why is there such dislike for mini HBs? I love them (I know the Firebird pu is a bit different, but that sounds killer). I've played a reissue of of this guitar and it's really good and affordable. Bright, a bit chimey ("strat-y"?) and loud.
Without qualification, I'll reaffirm my fondness for this record. I quietly sing this one to myself sometimes. Doing the voice and everything. NRPS, Lonesome L.A. Cowboy. Never did make it to the Troubadour last time I was down that way. It's gone now.😥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuQI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuQI...
Lonesome L.A. Cowboy
YouTube video by New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Without qualification, I'll reaffirm my fondness for this record. I quietly sing this one to myself sometimes. Doing the voice and everything. NRPS, Lonesome L.A. Cowboy. Never did make it to the Troubadour last time I was down that way. It's gone now.😥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuQI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuQI...
Mustachioed fuzzy fun from Australia. Drunk Mums
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JVR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JVR...
Jameson Live Steam ~ Drunk Mums
YouTube video by Holy Pavlova
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Mustachioed fuzzy fun from Australia. Drunk Mums
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JVR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JVR...
The wrong Amazon is on fire. People think Marx is dated and irrelevant, he actually wrote about these matters at some length in "of it's time" language (NFTs too!)
doctorow.medium.com/how-amazon-m...
doctorow.medium.com/how-amazon-m...
How Amazon makes everything you buy more expensive, no matter where you buy it
Most Favored Nation is my least favorite scam.
doctorow.medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:01 AM
The wrong Amazon is on fire. People think Marx is dated and irrelevant, he actually wrote about these matters at some length in "of it's time" language (NFTs too!)
doctorow.medium.com/how-amazon-m...
doctorow.medium.com/how-amazon-m...
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Meta:
✅ Sexual chat bots for children
❌ Website unmasking ICE gestapo agents who kidnap children
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
✅ Sexual chat bots for children
❌ Website unmasking ICE gestapo agents who kidnap children
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Meta:
✅ Sexual chat bots for children
❌ Website unmasking ICE gestapo agents who kidnap children
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
✅ Sexual chat bots for children
❌ Website unmasking ICE gestapo agents who kidnap children
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
I was trying to explain Yarvin and Thiel to my parents the other weekend and they sincerely thought I was having them on. Wish that were so. They're in their 80s, and they can't fathom this. I have trouble at 50.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDK...
Peter Thiel and Praxis: The Billionaire Plan to Create the Fourth Reich
YouTube video by Epoch Philosophy
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I was trying to explain Yarvin and Thiel to my parents the other weekend and they sincerely thought I was having them on. Wish that were so. They're in their 80s, and they can't fathom this. I have trouble at 50.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDK...
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*Unions in Minnesota and across the country have spent the days after an immigration officer murdered Alex Pretti discussing how to escalate, including toward a national general strike*
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@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social l
January 27, 2026
prospect.org/2026/01/27/i...
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@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social l
January 27, 2026
prospect.org/2026/01/27/i...
Organized Labor Escalates Against ICE Summary Executions - The American Prospect
Unions in Minnesota and across the country have spent the days after an immigration officer murdered Alex Pretti discussing how to escalate, including toward a national general strike.
prospect.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 AM
*Unions in Minnesota and across the country have spent the days after an immigration officer murdered Alex Pretti discussing how to escalate, including toward a national general strike*
by
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social l
January 27, 2026
prospect.org/2026/01/27/i...
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@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social l
January 27, 2026
prospect.org/2026/01/27/i...
Agree with poster 100% This thing is heavy, beautiful, terrifying and so satisfying all at the same time. First among equals of Funkadelic's (early 70s) output
Maggot Brain is an essential record from an essential band
Only one verse and an amazing vocal and painful storytelling. My uncle also told me a “1 and 1” was two lines.
“You've lost the fight and the winner is fear”
“You've lost the fight and the winner is fear”
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Agree with poster 100% This thing is heavy, beautiful, terrifying and so satisfying all at the same time. First among equals of Funkadelic's (early 70s) output
Will there be video game and an action figure line tie in?
January 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Will there be video game and an action figure line tie in?
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Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
Maine Solidarity Fund
When Our Neighbors are Under Attack, We Stand TogetherRight now, immigrant and Trans Mainers are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, dignity, and basic rights. Families are afraid to leave t...
www.zeffy.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
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Boom ! - A Film About The Sonics (2018 - VOSTFR)
YouTube video by MrNoonification
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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wait, so Visa, Mastercard et. al can go after video game storefronts for six fucking months for having porn games but the moment X/Grok starts generating ACTUAL CHILD PORN they CHANGE THEIR POLICIES? dawg,
wrote about an apparent policy change in the payments industry www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it
“The industry is no longer willing to self-regulate.”
www.theverge.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
wait, so Visa, Mastercard et. al can go after video game storefronts for six fucking months for having porn games but the moment X/Grok starts generating ACTUAL CHILD PORN they CHANGE THEIR POLICIES? dawg,
Remembering Sly Dunbar
Later, thanks man...
Later, thanks man...
Here's the Jamaica Oberver's initial story:
www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/26/l...
www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/26/l...
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Remembering Sly Dunbar
Later, thanks man...
Later, thanks man...
Greetings. I'm curious, would you commit to leading a rewrite of the part constitution? To return the concept of Socialism to the foundational document?
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Greetings. I'm curious, would you commit to leading a rewrite of the part constitution? To return the concept of Socialism to the foundational document?