mctsonic
@mctsonic.bsky.social
“M-cee-tee sonique, you're wonderful, in a loathsome sort of way." Loud music & drums takes/sci-fi/InfoSec & Sysadmin takes. Feminist, Pro-LGBTQ+ rights, Anti-fascist. Pro-science.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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The newly unsealed allegations against Meta are devastating. Our kids deserve better. Social media companies must make commonsense changes to protect children’s health, safety, and privacy. time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The newly unsealed allegations against Meta are devastating. Our kids deserve better. Social media companies must make commonsense changes to protect children’s health, safety, and privacy. time.com/7336204/meta...
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When the hospital leaves town www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/wh...
When the hospital leaves town
There are two kinds of Americans: those who live 12 minutes from an emergency department and those who live 72. | In large swaths of rural America, the basic expectation that an ambulance will reach a...
www.fiercehealthcare.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
When the hospital leaves town www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/wh...
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
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RT @MLB: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was letting them fly at Eladio's Saucegiving Home Run Derby! 😮💨
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
RT @MLB: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was letting them fly at Eladio's Saucegiving Home Run Derby! 😮💨
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1947: The “Hollywood Ten” is held in contempt of Congress by the House of Representatives. The writers, directors and producers had refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in its hearings to root out communism in the film industry. /1
Today in history, 1947: The “Hollywood Ten” is held in contempt of Congress by the House of Representatives. The writers, directors and producers had refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in its hearings to root out communism in the film industry. /1
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1947: The “Hollywood Ten” is held in contempt of Congress by the House of Representatives. The writers, directors and producers had refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in its hearings to root out communism in the film industry. /1
Today in history, 1947: The “Hollywood Ten” is held in contempt of Congress by the House of Representatives. The writers, directors and producers had refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in its hearings to root out communism in the film industry. /1
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Melkbelly Live at Empty Bottle 2017-02-25 https://archive.org/details/ajc01967_melkbelly-2017-02-25
Melkbelly Live at Empty Bottle 2017-02-25 : Melkbelly : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
MelkbellyEmpty BottleChicago, ILFebruary 25th, 2017Recording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive.Mastering: .WAV > iZotope RX7 [fades,...
archive.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Melkbelly Live at Empty Bottle 2017-02-25 https://archive.org/details/ajc01967_melkbelly-2017-02-25
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JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
JUST IN: Judge Chutkan orders expedited processing of a FOIA request for files related to DOJ's handling of the Epstein files. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company’s next Starliner flight and instead perform a trial run with cargo to prove its safety.
https://to.pbs.org/4822YNT
https://to.pbs.org/4822YNT
Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule won't carry astronauts on next launch to space station
Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company's next Starliner flight. Instead, Boeing will perform a trial run with cargo to the International Space Station to prove the capsule's safety.
www.pbs.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company’s next Starliner flight and instead perform a trial run with cargo to prove its safety.
https://to.pbs.org/4822YNT
https://to.pbs.org/4822YNT
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So we are currently at multiple threatened military operations, attorneys being rejected for improper appointments, suburbanites chasing the armed agents of the state cursing their names, a two vote margin in the house, and consumer sentiment worse than 2008/2009. It’s been less than a year.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
So we are currently at multiple threatened military operations, attorneys being rejected for improper appointments, suburbanites chasing the armed agents of the state cursing their names, a two vote margin in the house, and consumer sentiment worse than 2008/2009. It’s been less than a year.
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You went into a coma in 2017.
You just woke up today.
You saw this headline.
You say, “That was a good night’s sleep.”
You just woke up today.
You saw this headline.
You say, “That was a good night’s sleep.”
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You went into a coma in 2017.
You just woke up today.
You saw this headline.
You say, “That was a good night’s sleep.”
You just woke up today.
You saw this headline.
You say, “That was a good night’s sleep.”
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DOJ settles with RealPage over its software’s alleged rent price fixing
DOJ settles with RealPage over its software’s alleged rent price fixing
RealPage can’t “nudge” rent prices up.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
DOJ settles with RealPage over its software’s alleged rent price fixing
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New: per Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes' order, Chicago's fed court has released videos, incl. body cam footage, Fuentes said contributed to his dismissal of the assault case against 70 y/o Dana Briggs. Briggs' case stemmed from a 9/27 protest at the Broadview ICE facility.
Here's the BWC video:
Here's the BWC video:
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
New: per Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes' order, Chicago's fed court has released videos, incl. body cam footage, Fuentes said contributed to his dismissal of the assault case against 70 y/o Dana Briggs. Briggs' case stemmed from a 9/27 protest at the Broadview ICE facility.
Here's the BWC video:
Here's the BWC video:
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Amazon unveiled Autonomous Threat Analysis, developed from a 2024 internal hackathon, which uses specialized AI agents to detect software weaknesses, perform variant analysis across platforms and propose remediations, with technical details to be published Monday.
Amazon Is Using Specialized AI Agents for Deep Bug Hunting
Born out of an internal hackathon, Amazon’s Autonomous Threat Analysis system uses a variety of specialized AI agents to detect weaknesses and propose fixes to the company’s platforms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Amazon unveiled Autonomous Threat Analysis, developed from a 2024 internal hackathon, which uses specialized AI agents to detect software weaknesses, perform variant analysis across platforms and propose remediations, with technical details to be published Monday.
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My Star Wars ranking is that Star Trek is superior entertainment.
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My Star Wars ranking is that Star Trek is superior entertainment.
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Donald Trump and Russ Vought already sidelined the financial cop on the beat protecting you from scams.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
Consumer Bureau’s Bank Examiners Criticize New ‘Humility Pledge’
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Donald Trump and Russ Vought already sidelined the financial cop on the beat protecting you from scams.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
Now they want CFPB staff to recite a “humility” pledge to kiss up to the big banks.
Donald Trump is Wall Street first.
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"Google needs to be able to deliver this increase in capability, compute, and storage networking 'for essentially the same cost and increasingly, the same power, the same energy level,' he told employees during the meeting."
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"Google needs to be able to deliver this increase in capability, compute, and storage networking 'for essentially the same cost and increasingly, the same power, the same energy level,' he told employees during the meeting."
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Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups
President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups
President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Trump begins process of designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups
President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
President signed executive order for Rubio and Bessent to submit report on chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Did you know that some MLB owners take out loans against future season ticket sales and then use that money to buy themselves mansions/yachts etc? With the added bonus of being able to whine to fans that the team is actually carrying a lot of debt?
Last dodger owners did this!
Last dodger owners did this!
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Did you know that some MLB owners take out loans against future season ticket sales and then use that money to buy themselves mansions/yachts etc? With the added bonus of being able to whine to fans that the team is actually carrying a lot of debt?
Last dodger owners did this!
Last dodger owners did this!
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I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.