David Ciani
@davidciani.com
🇺🇸🏳️🌈 Thinker, Liberal, Technology Oriented. Data-driven research and analysis. Hailing from Monterey County, California. I speak for the trees, for myself, and no one else.
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The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...
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Can people please stop posting random unsupported claims made to law enforcement found in the Epstein docs as if they're proof of anything? The only thing they're proof of is that law enforcement gets a ton of nonsense complaints, especially about high profile people.
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Can people please stop posting random unsupported claims made to law enforcement found in the Epstein docs as if they're proof of anything? The only thing they're proof of is that law enforcement gets a ton of nonsense complaints, especially about high profile people.
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The two Border Patrol agents who killed Alex Pretti were from Texas. I was curious where the other agents in Minneapolis were from, so I looked it up.
Turns out, it's a secret. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
Turns out, it's a secret. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
Where are ICE and Border Patrol agents coming from?
The duty stations of nearly every ICE and CBP officer is redacted in OPM data.
www.pbump.net
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The two Border Patrol agents who killed Alex Pretti were from Texas. I was curious where the other agents in Minneapolis were from, so I looked it up.
Turns out, it's a secret. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
Turns out, it's a secret. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
Ok. I think I just saw the most obnoxious thing I’ve ever seen in person: a Tesla Cybertruck making farting noises at a lady getting into her car next to it.
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Ok. I think I just saw the most obnoxious thing I’ve ever seen in person: a Tesla Cybertruck making farting noises at a lady getting into her car next to it.
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This is such a good illustration of how the ACA enhanced subsidies worked.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This is such a good illustration of how the ACA enhanced subsidies worked.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
On police overtime:
They need truck driver-style hours of service limits. No more than 14 hours on duty at a time, 10 hours between shifts, and 60 hours max per week.
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 AM
On police overtime:
Oh yuck. 🤮
Nathan and Jeffrey appear to have shared a long-term interest in the scientific basis of sexual appetite in women, including options such as rabies; the search for a "female viagra"; and a study trying to find the "horny virus" that makes college girls want to have more sexual partners
January 31, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Oh yuck. 🤮
Because we still can’t figure out electronic bank transfers in the US, it’s crazy that the fastest way to move money between your own accounts at different banks is to write yourself a check and mobile deposit it.
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Because we still can’t figure out electronic bank transfers in the US, it’s crazy that the fastest way to move money between your own accounts at different banks is to write yourself a check and mobile deposit it.
I guess this topic isn’t as much of a third rail up in Washington.
Existing Washington law *forces cities to cut their budgets* every year because revenue doesn’t even keep pace with inflation.
It’s insane that this hasn’t yet been rectified.
Please send your legislators a note in support of fixing the arbitrary *FORCED BUDGET CUT* which is embedded in state law.
It’s insane that this hasn’t yet been rectified.
Please send your legislators a note in support of fixing the arbitrary *FORCED BUDGET CUT* which is embedded in state law.
Cutoff is next week and there has been no progress at all in #waleg on legislation to lift the arbitrary 1% annual cap on levy increases.
If nothing is done, local governments’ structural deficits will continue.
If nothing is done, local governments’ structural deficits will continue.
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I guess this topic isn’t as much of a third rail up in Washington.
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Security theater undermining activism is a real thing that happens all the time. People need to sit down and actually learn how to think through threat models.
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Security theater undermining activism is a real thing that happens all the time. People need to sit down and actually learn how to think through threat models.
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Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Oliver Bullough
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Oliver Bullough
The long read: Innocent people are being frozen out of basic banking services – and it all traces back to reforms rushed through after 9/11
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Access denied: why Muslims worldwide are being ‘debanked’ | Oliver Bullough
Juxtastat
Test your knowledge of geography and statistics! New quiz every day
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January 27, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM
During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
Uncharacteristically, the Trump Administration didn't actually enshitify the new data.opm.gov, where federal employment data is published. It's actually better in some respects than the previous version, which published everything as these OLAP cubes that were hard to work with.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Uncharacteristically, the Trump Administration didn't actually enshitify the new data.opm.gov, where federal employment data is published. It's actually better in some respects than the previous version, which published everything as these OLAP cubes that were hard to work with.
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We even have laws on the books that quite explicitly address all of this madness. 18 USC § 241 and 242, "Conspiracy Against Rights" and "Deprivation of Right Under Color of Law".
In terms of how serious those laws are: if kidnapping, sexual abuse, or death results, they are capital crimes.
In terms of how serious those laws are: if kidnapping, sexual abuse, or death results, they are capital crimes.
January 24, 2026 at 4:48 AM
We even have laws on the books that quite explicitly address all of this madness. 18 USC § 241 and 242, "Conspiracy Against Rights" and "Deprivation of Right Under Color of Law".
In terms of how serious those laws are: if kidnapping, sexual abuse, or death results, they are capital crimes.
In terms of how serious those laws are: if kidnapping, sexual abuse, or death results, they are capital crimes.
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Aerial footage shows the anti-ICE "ICE OUT" protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Aerial footage shows the anti-ICE "ICE OUT" protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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“The US model with more referenda”
that’s literally just California lmao
that’s literally just California lmao
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
“The US model with more referenda”
that’s literally just California lmao
that’s literally just California lmao
It’s always “next year” with that guy…
Tesla will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly dependent on humanoid machines.
Tesla to Sell Optimus Robots to Public Next Year, Musk Says
Tesla Inc. will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly dependent on humanoid machines.
bloom.bg
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It’s always “next year” with that guy…
Juxtastat
Test your knowledge of geography and statistics! New quiz every day
juxtastat.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I was involved in the administration of one of those point-in-time counts a while back… Only observed homeless people are counted, meaning it's likely an undercount. More importantly, the process is documented and repeatable, so numbers should be comparable from year to year.
Spoke with my @politico.com buds about whether Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is really turning the tide on homelessness. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Is Gavin Newsom really turning the corner on homelessness?
POLITICO reporters dig into the latest California’s homelessness estimates that Gavin Newsom is pointing to as evidence of progress on a longstanding problem.
www.politico.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I was involved in the administration of one of those point-in-time counts a while back… Only observed homeless people are counted, meaning it's likely an undercount. More importantly, the process is documented and repeatable, so numbers should be comparable from year to year.
This is the most government self own imaginable.
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM
This is the most government self own imaginable.
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The state should indict members of that secret police force for their crimes; let's find out if they actually have immunity, and what the limits of that immunity are.
I don't think* they have the kind of blanket immunity the Regime claims
*I explain here patreon.com/posts/147687764/
I don't think* they have the kind of blanket immunity the Regime claims
*I explain here patreon.com/posts/147687764/
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 22, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The state should indict members of that secret police force for their crimes; let's find out if they actually have immunity, and what the limits of that immunity are.
I don't think* they have the kind of blanket immunity the Regime claims
*I explain here patreon.com/posts/147687764/
I don't think* they have the kind of blanket immunity the Regime claims
*I explain here patreon.com/posts/147687764/
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ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
Warm fuzzies when I see a nurse with a pro-Union button.
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Warm fuzzies when I see a nurse with a pro-Union button.
This kind of screening on an outbound flight is quite normal. It’s frequently CBP, but ICE does it too when they are looking for someone. They’ve been doing it forever.
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 21, 2026 at 12:37 AM
This kind of screening on an outbound flight is quite normal. It’s frequently CBP, but ICE does it too when they are looking for someone. They’ve been doing it forever.