𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜
@flambo.bsky.social
Usually in Denver, arranging my desk, and looking out the window.
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This whole heap is gonna go public soon. So he made twitter investors whole with AI venture money and soon he’ll make the AI investors whole with public equity market money, on the back of an enterprise the US government won’t allow to fail.
A memo just went out to employees at two of Musk's companies: SpaceX has acquired xAI.
February 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This whole heap is gonna go public soon. So he made twitter investors whole with AI venture money and soon he’ll make the AI investors whole with public equity market money, on the back of an enterprise the US government won’t allow to fail.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that prevented members of Congress from making unannounced oversight visits at ICE facilities. Colorado’s Joe Neguse and Jason Crow are among House members who sued over the policy.
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
Judge blocks DHS policy to keep House Dems from visiting detention facilities unannounced | Colorado Newsline
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that prevented unannounced congressional visits to ICE facilities.
coloradonewsline.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that prevented members of Congress from making unannounced oversight visits at ICE facilities. Colorado’s Joe Neguse and Jason Crow are among House members who sued over the policy.
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
By @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
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It's become fashionable to talk about how a warming planet will see more cold-air outbreaks because of changes to the "polar vortex".
But here's the thing: It's not actually happening.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/fact-check...
But here's the thing: It's not actually happening.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/fact-check...
Fact check: Climate change is not making extreme cold more common
Sometimes it just gets cold
www.theclimatebrink.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
It's become fashionable to talk about how a warming planet will see more cold-air outbreaks because of changes to the "polar vortex".
But here's the thing: It's not actually happening.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/fact-check...
But here's the thing: It's not actually happening.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/fact-check...
Camus: Quand une guerre éclate, les gens disent : « Ça ne durera pas, c’est trop bête. » Et sans doute une guerre est certainement trop bête, mais cela ne l’empêche pas de durer. La bêtise insiste toujours, on s’en apercevrait si l’on ne pensait pas toujours à soi.
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Camus: Quand une guerre éclate, les gens disent : « Ça ne durera pas, c’est trop bête. » Et sans doute une guerre est certainement trop bête, mais cela ne l’empêche pas de durer. La bêtise insiste toujours, on s’en apercevrait si l’on ne pensait pas toujours à soi.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Do we really have to go through some mandatory period where we all pretend that Homan is ANY better than Bovino? The man’s a scumbag, literally the architect of the family separation policy that abducted 5 year old Liam Ramos from his community in MN and put him in a concentration camp in TX.
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Do we really have to go through some mandatory period where we all pretend that Homan is ANY better than Bovino? The man’s a scumbag, literally the architect of the family separation policy that abducted 5 year old Liam Ramos from his community in MN and put him in a concentration camp in TX.
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Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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“The two were held for almost a week in a hotel 80 miles from their home, without access to a lawyer or a hearing before a judge, before being deported.”
We’ve been following the story of Génesis at @thebarbedwire.com — glad @theguardian.com reported this.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
We’ve been following the story of Génesis at @thebarbedwire.com — glad @theguardian.com reported this.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“The two were held for almost a week in a hotel 80 miles from their home, without access to a lawyer or a hearing before a judge, before being deported.”
We’ve been following the story of Génesis at @thebarbedwire.com — glad @theguardian.com reported this.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
We’ve been following the story of Génesis at @thebarbedwire.com — glad @theguardian.com reported this.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.
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By my friend, the amazing cartoonist @mikedawson.bsky.social
Part of a longer story. You need to follow him.
Part of a longer story. You need to follow him.
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 PM
By my friend, the amazing cartoonist @mikedawson.bsky.social
Part of a longer story. You need to follow him.
Part of a longer story. You need to follow him.
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So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
"The cards are similar to those left by some American troops on the bodies of Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War."
www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...
www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...
ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Immigration agents operating near Vail left branded ace of spades playing cards in cars left behind after immigrants’ arrests this week, an advocacy group alleged. ICE is investigating.
www.denverpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:51 AM
"The cards are similar to those left by some American troops on the bodies of Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War."
www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...
www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...
"Staff are acting more like prison guards than advocates since the nonprofit took over."
denverite.com/2026/01/14/u...
denverite.com/2026/01/14/u...
Denver homeless shelter revokes room keys for all residents: 'It’s like I’m in jail'
The move undermines a promise made by Mayor Mike Johnston.
denverite.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"Staff are acting more like prison guards than advocates since the nonprofit took over."
denverite.com/2026/01/14/u...
denverite.com/2026/01/14/u...
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"We have a nice little database. Now you're considered a domestic terrorist." www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
From the Maine community on Reddit: ICE tells legal observer she is a domestic terrorist for peacefully filming
Explore this post and more from the Maine community
www.reddit.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
"We have a nice little database. Now you're considered a domestic terrorist." www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
Cory Doctorow is so good at explaining how tech bro bullshit works.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Cory Doctorow is so good at explaining how tech bro bullshit works.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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In case you missed it: One of the ICE observers was pulled out of her car by CBP, who used facial recognition on her.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
This ICE observer had her TSA-Pre-check revoked.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047...
"Three days after the interaction, on January 13th, I received an email notice that my Global Entry/TSA-Pre Check privilege for passing through airport security had been revoked."
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047...
"Three days after the interaction, on January 13th, I received an email notice that my Global Entry/TSA-Pre Check privilege for passing through airport security had been revoked."
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM
In case you missed it: One of the ICE observers was pulled out of her car by CBP, who used facial recognition on her.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
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“It was a simpler time then, back when all people wanted to talk about was the leader of the country molesting underage girls,” said Denver resident Scott Munoz
Nation Yearns For Relative Calm Of ‘President A Giant Pedophile’ News Cycle
WASHINGTON—Expressing deep fondness for those long-gone halcyon days, the U.S. population collectively yearned Tuesday for the relative calm of the “president is a giant pedophile” news cycle. “It was...
theonion.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“It was a simpler time then, back when all people wanted to talk about was the leader of the country molesting underage girls,” said Denver resident Scott Munoz
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure helps billionaire's limosine avoid unsightly outdoor peasants. www.denverpost.com/2026/01/22/d...
Denver officials say controversial Alameda Avenue changes will get demonstration before design finalized
“What scares me most is that this is setting a precedent of the loudest, most powerful people continuing to influence our decisions, and the people who are in the most danger not being in the room.…
www.denverpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure helps billionaire's limosine avoid unsightly outdoor peasants. www.denverpost.com/2026/01/22/d...
"A single AI-focused hyperscale data center consumes enough energy to power 100,000 households, according to Pew Research Center."
"Colorado is one of only fourteen states that do not offer tax incentives for data centers...."
www.westword.com/news/colorad...
"Colorado is one of only fourteen states that do not offer tax incentives for data centers...."
www.westword.com/news/colorad...
Colorado Legislators Once Again Seek Tax Break for AI Data Centers
Lawmakers say data centers bring jobs and tax revenue to communities, but critics warn of potential environmental and financial harm.
www.westword.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"A single AI-focused hyperscale data center consumes enough energy to power 100,000 households, according to Pew Research Center."
"Colorado is one of only fourteen states that do not offer tax incentives for data centers...."
www.westword.com/news/colorad...
"Colorado is one of only fourteen states that do not offer tax incentives for data centers...."
www.westword.com/news/colorad...
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WTF happened to the Epstein files? Full release was required December 19 by federal law. Today, 99% are still undisclosed. Initially, there were rolling releases. Now, nothing in weeks.
REMEMBER: The DOJ said the review of these documents was complete in JULY.
REMEMBER: The DOJ said the review of these documents was complete in JULY.
DOJ admits it has still not released 99% of Epstein files, violating law
The DOJ said it is still reviewing millions of Epstein files, after previously claiming it completed the review in July
popular.info
January 22, 2026 at 5:41 PM
WTF happened to the Epstein files? Full release was required December 19 by federal law. Today, 99% are still undisclosed. Initially, there were rolling releases. Now, nothing in weeks.
REMEMBER: The DOJ said the review of these documents was complete in JULY.
REMEMBER: The DOJ said the review of these documents was complete in JULY.
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Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...