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For decades, cops have been trained not to shoot at moving vehicles.
Instead, they are taught to do something much safer for everybody involved: Get out of the way. But the federal agents enforcing President Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem to be taking a far more dangerous path.
Instead, they are taught to do something much safer for everybody involved: Get out of the way. But the federal agents enforcing President Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem to be taking a far more dangerous path.
Cops are taught not to shoot into cars. ICE keeps doing it anyway.
Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
For decades, cops have been trained not to shoot at moving vehicles.
Instead, they are taught to do something much safer for everybody involved: Get out of the way. But the federal agents enforcing President Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem to be taking a far more dangerous path.
Instead, they are taught to do something much safer for everybody involved: Get out of the way. But the federal agents enforcing President Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem to be taking a far more dangerous path.
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After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
Anne Arundel County Police dispute ICE’s account of Glen Burnie shooting
A deadly shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Wednesday renewed scrutiny of a violent Christmas Eve incident involving ICE agents in Glen Burnie, with Anne Arundel County ...
www.thebanner.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
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Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace". n.pr/4bpBeVi
Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested
Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace".
n.pr
January 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace". n.pr/4bpBeVi
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ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
January 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
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Streaming with Apache Iceberg: The Operational Problems at Scale | Yuval Yogev www.ryft.io/blog/streami...
Streaming with Apache Iceberg: The Operational Problems at Scale | Yuval Yogev
Streaming into Iceberg creates three operational problems most teams don't see coming: small files pile up faster than you can compact them, storage costs climb because you're paying for data you've…
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December 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Streaming with Apache Iceberg: The Operational Problems at Scale | Yuval Yogev www.ryft.io/blog/streami...
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
"Express yourself with an AI generated..."
Said completely unironically.
Said completely unironically.
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Express yourself with an AI generated..."
Said completely unironically.
Said completely unironically.
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The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned to honor Napoleon in 1806. By the time construction had really begun in earnest, Napoleon had suffered a disastrous military defeat and had been forced into exile.
Trump: We’re building an arc like the Arc de Triomphe. It will be like the one in Paris but it blows it away.
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned to honor Napoleon in 1806. By the time construction had really begun in earnest, Napoleon had suffered a disastrous military defeat and had been forced into exile.
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Had some fun with the @opensearch.org teams at #kubecon NA last month, with our live @fluentbit integration demo session and bug hunt captured for posterity (also made some new friends!) @chronosphereio #cloudnative #observability #opensource #o11y opensearch.org/blog/the-mag...
The magic of open source: Real-time problem solving at the OpenSearch booth
There is something special about the energy at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, with thousands of cloud-native enthusiasts, cutting-edge technology, and the unmistakable buzz of innovation. Yet...
opensearch.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Had some fun with the @opensearch.org teams at #kubecon NA last month, with our live @fluentbit integration demo session and bug hunt captured for posterity (also made some new friends!) @chronosphereio #cloudnative #observability #opensource #o11y opensearch.org/blog/the-mag...
Prediction markets are such fodder for bad headlines.
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Prediction markets are such fodder for bad headlines.
That feeling when your laptop BIOS takes a while to start up after you install a firmware update...
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
That feeling when your laptop BIOS takes a while to start up after you install a firmware update...
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I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover
the annual snowfall required for me to take your city seriously is like 11” minimum. nobody is using 300 days of sun to serve the lord
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover
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Okay so here's a little fun fact: Canadians call these "pencil crayons" because "crayon" is French for "pencil" and all of our packaging for consumer products is bilingual.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Okay so here's a little fun fact: Canadians call these "pencil crayons" because "crayon" is French for "pencil" and all of our packaging for consumer products is bilingual.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Theory: all McKinsey talks are the same talk.
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Theory: all McKinsey talks are the same talk.
Anticipating the AI Engineer Code Summit opening. Already met some good people.
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Anticipating the AI Engineer Code Summit opening. Already met some good people.
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God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created (can you believe I’m *still* single??)
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created (can you believe I’m *still* single??)
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@nizzahon.bsky.social Reading this article of yours: blog.cardkingdom.com/evaluating-t.... Trying to understand how you'd get 5 cards back with Uncle's Musings while only spending 4 mana. Can't see how you get back more than 3 without there being spell tax effects to push up its cost.
Evaluating the Avatar: the Last Airbender Scene Box Cards for Commander - Card Kingdom Blog
Avatar: the Last Airbender releases on November 21st. Alongside the release of typical products like Collector and Play Boosters, Avatar also has two scene boxes. We also saw these released alongside ...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@nizzahon.bsky.social Reading this article of yours: blog.cardkingdom.com/evaluating-t.... Trying to understand how you'd get 5 cards back with Uncle's Musings while only spending 4 mana. Can't see how you get back more than 3 without there being spell tax effects to push up its cost.
I think, if you sat around your local barbershop, and the topic of autism came up, you'd have a better than even chance of a more intelligent and informed discussion.
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I think, if you sat around your local barbershop, and the topic of autism came up, you'd have a better than even chance of a more intelligent and informed discussion.
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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[new blog post]
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
This paper (to appear at SOSP'25) is one of the latest efforts exploring the dream of a one-round commit for geo-replicated databases. TAPI...
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
[new blog post]
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...