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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS:
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Coaster Enthusiast, Pinball Competitor, Data Center Technician, Podcast host...... Not a member of the red or blue parties.

WV/NoVA
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timdickinson.bsky.social
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
"Launching a constellation of a million satellites that operate as orbital data centers is a first step toward becoming a Kardashev II-level situation"

THIS IS IN AN FCC FILING NOT A SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK I'M DEAD
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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free-press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
After months of TOIL and hard work, Orange Bob suddenly regretted buying the extra large TV!

Saturday night in #Caturday
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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stux.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
And also a LOOOT more useful
Night sky with stars and a crescent moon, overlaid with the text "WinRAR is more profitable than OpenAI."
January 31, 2026 at 5:52 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
[ICE abuse]

There is now credible evidence that ICE agents are seriously abusing people. This man was taken to the hospital with fractures in his skull reportedly from him running into a wall but a half dozen medical professionals say that's inconsistent. Additionally an agent standing by his […]
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techhub.social
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
List of planned locations for ICE mega-concentration-camps. 2/2
Cities Identified by ICE These 23 locales were named in plans for warehouse-based jails Facility City Hutchins, Texas Social Circle, Georgia Socorro Clint, Texas (El Paso) Byhalia, Mississippi Salt Lake City, Utah* Tremont, Pennsylvania Kansas City, Missouri Hagerstown, Maryland Ashland, Virginia Flowery Branch, Georgia Orlando, Florida Surprise, Arizona Chester, New York Roxbury, New Jersey Hamburg, Pennsylvania Oklahoma City, Oklahoma* San Antonio, Texas Shakopee, Minnesota Port Allen, Louisiana Merrimack, New Hampshire McAllen, Texas Romulus, Michigan Merrillville, Indiana Source: Bloomberg reporting
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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ricci.discuss.systems.ap.brid.gy
The hardest problem in Computer Science is doing your job while your neighbors are being abucted by masked thugs and executed in the street
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
So what Democrats are demanding are requirements that ICE follow the laws that they already aren't following?

The democrat party and especially Chuck Schumer are going to continue to have blood on their hands. These theatrics for constituents are shameful […]

[Original post on techhub.social]
Senate Democrats want any bill to fund DHS to restrict the tactics that ICE uses in the field, specifically calling for them to stop wearing masks and carrying out searches and arrests without a judge's warrant. In a memo made public earlier this month, ICE authorised its agents to make warrantless searches.
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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troy.opencoaster.net
Okay orange man, I dare you, decertify all of the CRJs. DO IT. Lets see how fast you cave when the US airlines have to cancel thousands of flights.
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Minneapolis Brownie troop having a hard time selling cookies in person. You can help them by ordering from their web portal […]
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mastodon.social
January 29, 2026 at 3:06 AM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
This frightens me.... While I like that I won't be forced to fix unimportant things the fact that cars around me may not have fully working brakes or lights is not comforting. It was bad enough when we went from annual to biannual inspections […]
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techhub.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
So Nicki Minaj likes Trump now because she is rich enough to pay him off?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp87l604nx8o

#USpol #trumpgoldcard #nickiminaj
Nicki Minaj calls herself Trump's 'number one fan' and shows off gold card visa
The Trinidadian-American rapper held hands on stage with the US President, amid ICE protests.
www.bbc.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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witewulf.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy
It's great to see all this anti-ICE, pro-Minnesota #music coming out.

If you haven't been playing along at home:

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w

Billy Bragg - City of Heroes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW2ZikGW8

NOFX - Minnesota […]
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cyberplace.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy
When someone puts in their dmv.community signup request:

"I will probably say bad things about Trump."
January 29, 2026 at 12:12 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
There are subtle little hints that we still have at least some democratic functionality.

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“It is clear that the Secretary’s vacatur actions were not actually grounded in substantive policy considerations or genuine differences with respect to the prior administration’s TPS procedures, but […]
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techhub.social
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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parkermolloy.com
Proud to have been one of the 9,200 people who submitted that name to the contest. Lol blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show
Anti-ICE sentiments made up nearly 80 percent of submissions. Voting for the top six names opens Sunday and runs through Feb. 14.
blockclubchicago.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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ragingwolfbob.opencoaster.net.ap.brid.gy
They grow up so fast

#kennywood #snow #amusementparks
A post from Kennywood with an image showing a snow pile in front of the entrance to Thunderbolt that reaches the height requirement sign. Text of the post says "They grow up so fast: the snow pile is finally tall enough to ride the Thunderbolt"
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
Alligator Alcatraz is still a disaster and additional human rights violations apparently came out in a hearing today.

https://www.wtae.com/article/alligator-alcatraz-access-to-counsel/70174155

#aligatoralcatraz #USpol
Florida Everglades detention center accused of punishing detainees seeking legal help
Former detainees testify about conditions at a Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"
www.wtae.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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volpeon.at.icy.wyvern.rip
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December 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
CEOs are completely out of touch.

Starbuck's CEO had a $250k cap on his travel expenses on the company jet but apparently that's not enough so now he just doesn't have a cap.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20gy48571po

#nobillionaires #starbucks #ceo
Starbucks scraps $250,000 cap on boss's use of company jet
The coffee chain changes Brian Niccol's travel budget due to media attention and "credible threat actors".
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://mstdn.social/@Bellingcat/115973448636678324

Bellingcat has done additional analysis on the videos of the murder of Alex Pretti and have identified the first shots fired.

#USpol #alexpretti #cbp #ice
mstdn.social
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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bmac.jawns.club.ap.brid.gy
Happy Large Boulder the Size of a Small Boulder Day to all who celebrate!
A screenshot of a social media post from the San Miguel Sheriff dated January 27, 2020. Text reads: "Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 mm78 at Silverpick Rd. Please use caution and watch for emergency vehicles in the area." The accompanying photograph shows a snowy road winding through mountain peaks. The sky is heavily overcast and snow is falling. There is a snow-covered boulder in the center of the image, about the size of a refrigerator on its side, blocking the right lane of the road. In the foreground is a parked SUV with Sheriff department markings.
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy
2025 mood continuing in 2026.
An image of Captain Picard with caption: How it feels waking up every morning in 2026 DAMAGE REPORT
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
TikTok might be censoring content critical of Trump? I'm shocked.... Just shocked. /s

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgjedpn8p8o

#tiktok #California #censorship
TikTok US denies claims it is censoring content
Thousands of people claim political content is being suppressed after the US operation was spun off.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
bobkmertz.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy
Let's be clear... Agents leaving Minnesota isn't enough. The practice of "administrative" warrants needs to end, deportations without hearings needs to end, and immigrants who are here doing the right things to be here (despite court backlogs) need to be allowed to stay.

There is a systemic […]
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techhub.social
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM