American Stasi 0
Rick Strom reports on the fellow who boasted that he called ICE on a local business, resulting in legal immigrants being detained in ICE concentration camps. At the very end, Rick expresses his thoughts as to the fellow’s motivation, and, frankly (I do everything frankly), I think he nailed it.
And, in more news to the American Stasi . . . .
Smile! You’re on Candid Camera 0
The EFF takes a deep dive into how police are using Flock traffic cameras to surveil demonstrators exercising their right to protest. A snippet:
What’s in a Name? 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy looks at the Trump maladministration’s military attacks on Venezuelan fishing boats and offers a suggestion:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Bawl of Yarns 0
Seth takes a closer look at Trump’s lies of the week, starting with is flippity-flops about the Epstein files.
American Stasi 0
More mean for the sake of mean, and then he boasted about it.
Recommended Listening 0
Kimberley Johnson’s interview with Jared Yates Sexton.
Methinks Sexton makes some really good points about today’s dystopian politics.
(Okay, yeah, so I’m behind on some of my podcast listening.)
The Rule of Lawless 0
In Trump world, expecting military personnel to obey the law and rules of warfare is considered treason.
(snip)
As the video went viral on social media, Trump repeatedly condemned the six Democrats on Thursday.
“This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country,” Trump said of the video in a post on Truth Social. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???”
Details at the link.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
Ring of Fire’s Jerrod Zisser reacts to Donald Trump’s welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman into the Oval Office.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.”
Another loaded gun left improperly (or un-) stored.
Thus passeth another life in Gun Nut Garden of Eden.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Mendacious? At the Detroit Free Press, Randy Essex makes a strong case that he caught Elon Musk’s Grok in, if not a lie, a clear case of skewing the facts to support a–er–questionable conclusion.
No excerpt or summary can do his narrative justice. Just go read it and watch the story unfold.
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice points out that incompetence exacts its toll. Here’s how he opens his article:
Of course, that does not matter to her bosses, who are working tirelessly to impose the rule of lawless.