Houston Do'ug
@petabites.bsky.social
X-free since 2022/11/02
* the profile pic is from my background photo ... which is from some fifty year old album art (that I can't name one song from)
* the profile pic is from my background photo ... which is from some fifty year old album art (that I can't name one song from)
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"Formed in 2003, during the embarrassing and disastrous national excesses of the post-9/11 era – when the nation launched two ill-fated forever wars, and demonized Muslim immigrants – ICE’s mandate was overwrought and ill-considered."
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray
It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 AM
"Formed in 2003, during the embarrassing and disastrous national excesses of the post-9/11 era – when the nation launched two ill-fated forever wars, and demonized Muslim immigrants – ICE’s mandate was overwrought and ill-considered."
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Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino marches through Minneapolis surrounded by federal agents, shouting at American citizens.
This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
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This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
ht: @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino marches through Minneapolis surrounded by federal agents, shouting at American citizens.
This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
ht: @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
ht: @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
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There’s no way a party that has masked government agents in major cities rounding up anyone who looks Latino or African and throwing them in prison camps while shooting people who get in their way can win free and fair elections.
Malfeasance is their only option. We should expect shenanigans.
Malfeasance is their only option. We should expect shenanigans.
January 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM
There’s no way a party that has masked government agents in major cities rounding up anyone who looks Latino or African and throwing them in prison camps while shooting people who get in their way can win free and fair elections.
Malfeasance is their only option. We should expect shenanigans.
Malfeasance is their only option. We should expect shenanigans.
"Worthy is the LAMB."
Revelation 5:12
"Jordan is the GOAT."
No revelation, 23
Revelation 5:12
"Jordan is the GOAT."
No revelation, 23
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"Worthy is the LAMB."
Revelation 5:12
"Jordan is the GOAT."
No revelation, 23
Revelation 5:12
"Jordan is the GOAT."
No revelation, 23
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ICE Agents Told Not To Stand In Front Of Cars After Renee Good’s Killing
ICE Agents Told Not To Stand In Front Of Cars After Renee Good’s Killing: Source
“Not standing in front of vehicles, especially when the driver is still there, is common sense,” one agent told HuffPost.
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 AM
ICE Agents Told Not To Stand In Front Of Cars After Renee Good’s Killing
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America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
Trump Plan Would Let Americans Use 401(k)s for Down Payments on Homes, Official Says
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
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This man speaks for all of us.
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This man speaks for all of us.
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We've learned that for the All Lives Matter crowd, no lives matter.
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
We've learned that for the All Lives Matter crowd, no lives matter.
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Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
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The AI boom has caused memory prices to rise and less investment in graphics chips for PC gamers as chip manufacturers focus on making AI chips. This is expected to impact PC sales this year.
Apple is now facing similar challenges as TSMC is prioritizing making AI chips for Nvidia over iPhone chips
Apple is now facing similar challenges as TSMC is prioritizing making AI chips for Nvidia over iPhone chips
Apple is Fighting for TSMC Capacity as Nvidia Takes Center Stage
[Exclusive] A 15-year relationship helped TSMC grow and Apple leap ahead of rivals. Nvidia is stealing the spotlight, but Apple's importance is not over.
www.culpium.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The AI boom has caused memory prices to rise and less investment in graphics chips for PC gamers as chip manufacturers focus on making AI chips. This is expected to impact PC sales this year.
Apple is now facing similar challenges as TSMC is prioritizing making AI chips for Nvidia over iPhone chips
Apple is now facing similar challenges as TSMC is prioritizing making AI chips for Nvidia over iPhone chips
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Dear Free World: please boycott the World Cup matches here in the U.S.
This is now a rogue, extra-legal, xenophobic, unreliable, gratuitously violent, militaristic anti-foreigner government.
Stay safe.
This is now a rogue, extra-legal, xenophobic, unreliable, gratuitously violent, militaristic anti-foreigner government.
Stay safe.
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Dear Free World: please boycott the World Cup matches here in the U.S.
This is now a rogue, extra-legal, xenophobic, unreliable, gratuitously violent, militaristic anti-foreigner government.
Stay safe.
This is now a rogue, extra-legal, xenophobic, unreliable, gratuitously violent, militaristic anti-foreigner government.
Stay safe.
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“If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design”
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
January 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
“If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design”
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
(Source: mastodon.social/@heliographe...)
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So CBS gave Trump essentially 3/4 of the Evening News tonight, airing an interview that would be right at home on Fox News (dayside, not primetime.) Not a single question about Justice Dept resignations or Epstein Files. Not a single Trump lie corrected. youtu.be/5WkrKoxFghE?...
1/13: CBS Evening News
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 3:54 AM
So CBS gave Trump essentially 3/4 of the Evening News tonight, airing an interview that would be right at home on Fox News (dayside, not primetime.) Not a single question about Justice Dept resignations or Epstein Files. Not a single Trump lie corrected. youtu.be/5WkrKoxFghE?...
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House Democrats just DEFEATED a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education."
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
House Democrats just DEFEATED a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education."
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
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These names should have been public record anyway. A name without some correlating info like an SSN or birthdate or address isn't even considered PII. Yes, there are exceptions, but they're intended for stuff like CIA undercover operatives, not to enable domestic terrorism like this.
Oopsies
"A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department."
"A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department."
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
These names should have been public record anyway. A name without some correlating info like an SSN or birthdate or address isn't even considered PII. Yes, there are exceptions, but they're intended for stuff like CIA undercover operatives, not to enable domestic terrorism like this.
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*looks around for the environmental activists who didn’t think the 2nd-ever presidential endorsee of Scientific American in 179 yrs was worth backing after the 1st-ever endorsee won in 2020, & together they passed the largest climate bill in U.S. history* www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote...
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
*looks around for the environmental activists who didn’t think the 2nd-ever presidential endorsee of Scientific American in 179 yrs was worth backing after the 1st-ever endorsee won in 2020, & together they passed the largest climate bill in U.S. history* www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote...
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Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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Trump's DOJ is going after Renee Good, her wife & possibly their neighbors...and three prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office -including the number 2 person- quit because of it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Trump's DOJ is going after Renee Good, her wife & possibly their neighbors...and three prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office -including the number 2 person- quit because of it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Noticing even in work meetings that, while most people might end the meeting with "Have a good one" or "See you soon," people in Minneapolis reflexively stay, "Stay safe"
January 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Noticing even in work meetings that, while most people might end the meeting with "Have a good one" or "See you soon," people in Minneapolis reflexively stay, "Stay safe"
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This administration doesn’t want you to see the abject cruelty that ICE is committing. That’s why they’re arresting and shooting legal observers. That’s why they hide their faces with masks.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This administration doesn’t want you to see the abject cruelty that ICE is committing. That’s why they’re arresting and shooting legal observers. That’s why they hide their faces with masks.
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This is rather bleak. The top paid app in the Chinese app store is "Are You Dead?"
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
‘Are You Dead?’ is now the top paid App Store app in China - 9to5Mac
It may sound morbid, but China’s new top paid App Store app—Are You Dead?—is spiking in popularity among iPhone users who live alone.
9to5mac.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is rather bleak. The top paid app in the Chinese app store is "Are You Dead?"
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
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Kind of fascinated by these things. Can be heard a mile and a half away!
Milwaukee Train Horn M18 - Boss Series
Milwaukee Train Horn Boss Series is the loudest air horn compatible with Milwaukee M18 batteries. Works with trigger button and remote control. In stock!
bosshorn.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Kind of fascinated by these things. Can be heard a mile and a half away!