Christopher
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Bit of a parable here.
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Bit of a parable here.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Paging @shawnmicallef.bsky.social - the National Library of Kosovo in Pristina.
January 10, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Paging @shawnmicallef.bsky.social - the National Library of Kosovo in Pristina.
Some language is just universal, even in different script. Snowy Belgrade.
January 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Some language is just universal, even in different script. Snowy Belgrade.
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Mamdani has been mayor for one day and crime is already down in NYC
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Mamdani has been mayor for one day and crime is already down in NYC
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this is just insane. I don’t have any other words for it
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
this is just insane. I don’t have any other words for it
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Everything is so stupid.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Everything is so stupid.
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Uh
*TRUMP SAYS US WILL 'RUN' VENEZUELA UNTIL TRANSITION POSSIBLE
*TRUMP SAYS US WILL 'RUN' VENEZUELA UNTIL TRANSITION POSSIBLE
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Uh
*TRUMP SAYS US WILL 'RUN' VENEZUELA UNTIL TRANSITION POSSIBLE
*TRUMP SAYS US WILL 'RUN' VENEZUELA UNTIL TRANSITION POSSIBLE
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I don’t think Machado realizes that engineering an installation by Trump without a democratic process is going to sink her legitimacy and credibility and turn a good share of the non-Chavista Venezuelan people against her pretty fast. It’s the ultimate Faustian bargain
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I don’t think Machado realizes that engineering an installation by Trump without a democratic process is going to sink her legitimacy and credibility and turn a good share of the non-Chavista Venezuelan people against her pretty fast. It’s the ultimate Faustian bargain
So many 2003 vibes…
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
So many 2003 vibes…
Getting post-invasion summer of 2003 celebratory vibes coming out of the administration right now. If Maduro is the head of a criminal organization, then the infighting between criminal groups begins in Venezuela…
January 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Getting post-invasion summer of 2003 celebratory vibes coming out of the administration right now. If Maduro is the head of a criminal organization, then the infighting between criminal groups begins in Venezuela…
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Probably they were never able
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Probably they were never able
Remember that you do NOT need to feel sorry for Maduro - he is about as horrible a person as you can get.
This is still fucked up.
This is still fucked up.
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Remember that you do NOT need to feel sorry for Maduro - he is about as horrible a person as you can get.
This is still fucked up.
This is still fucked up.
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Now you can pay to have Elon Musk’s CSAM machine at the office
xAI launches Grok Business, priced at $30 per seat/month, for SMBs, and Grok Enterprise, whose price is not listed publicly, for larger organizations (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Now you can pay to have Elon Musk’s CSAM machine at the office
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The Republican platform is simple: they want to sexually abuse children. And they want you to pay for it.
Dunno what else there is to say about pedocon theory when X, the global far right's most important social media megaphone, is on track to rapidly become the world's largest CSAM manufacturer and distributor.
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The Republican platform is simple: they want to sexually abuse children. And they want you to pay for it.
Such a horrible company.
And we already know that Meta signed off on sexualised chats with children without seemingly anyone internally stopping to think that might be a bad thing www.reuters.com/investigates...
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Such a horrible company.
It still amazes me how much hassle we still have to put up with (Wise card, eSIMs, etc) just to avoid exorbitant travel fees.
December 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It still amazes me how much hassle we still have to put up with (Wise card, eSIMs, etc) just to avoid exorbitant travel fees.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/u...
Oklahoma man who was doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas Day is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch blocks away as she held a child in her arms.
Oklahoma man who was doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas Day is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch blocks away as she held a child in her arms.
Oklahoma woman shot and killed on Christmas Day by a man doing target practice in his backyard blocks away, authorities say | CNN
An Oklahoma man who was doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas Day is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch several blocks away ...
www.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/u...
Oklahoma man who was doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas Day is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch blocks away as she held a child in her arms.
Oklahoma man who was doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas Day is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch blocks away as she held a child in her arms.
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Speech has never been freer! Not performing for the president is now illegal.
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Speech has never been freer! Not performing for the president is now illegal.
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Every major tech development is monetized through a single tantalizing path to riches. Ads.
The modern browsable internet? Ads.
Search? Ads.
Social media? Oh brother you better bet it's ads.
AI? Here come the ads!
The modern browsable internet? Ads.
Search? Ads.
Social media? Oh brother you better bet it's ads.
AI? Here come the ads!
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Every major tech development is monetized through a single tantalizing path to riches. Ads.
The modern browsable internet? Ads.
Search? Ads.
Social media? Oh brother you better bet it's ads.
AI? Here come the ads!
The modern browsable internet? Ads.
Search? Ads.
Social media? Oh brother you better bet it's ads.
AI? Here come the ads!