Interesting News, Articles & Stuff

[Flotsam]

All of tRump's FASCISM is not working for anyone! Raiding California's agricultural facilites might feel good to the Orange SHiTstain but all it does is raise prices even for the Brain-Dead MAGA faithful.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-farm-worker-dies-injuries-sustained-ice-raid/story?id=123690867

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/us/immigration-raids-judge-injunction.html

Notice this is ALL in California not in Texas which has an even bigger population of migrants. Texas doesn't use U-verify for its hiring of farm workers. But tRump will never go after a Red State Governor

Federal judge issues temporary restraining order curtailing Trump's immigration enforcement in California

A federal judge Judge blocked ICE stops in California without "reasonable suspicion" and banned profiling by race, language, job or location while requiring detailed records.

www.foxnews.com

 

[CANtalk]

Leaked emails, texts reveal DOJ’s plans to fabricate evidence against Abrego Garcia​

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Leaked emails, texts reveal DOJ’s plans to fabricate evidence against Abrego Garcia

Messages reveal the DOJ told those working on the case they would need to “say fuck you to the courts” that got in the way of Trump’s immigration enforcement plan.

www.beltway.news

MAGA's mad at the Gunn & the new Superman movie

James Gunn, Nathan Fillion and More on MAGA Outrage Over Director Saying Superman Is an Immigrant: ‘I Don’t Have Anything to Say to Anybody’ Spreading Hate

James Gunn is responding to the backlash surrounding his comments about Superman being an immigrant.

variety.com

Flooded Texas County Turned Down Funds for Warning System From Biden Admin in 2021: 'We Don't Want to Be Bought'​

Flooded Texas County Turned Down Funds for Warning System From Biden Admin in 2021: 'We Don't Want to Be Bought'

Kerr County officials rejected federal aid in 2021 that could have funded flood sirens, citing political objections.

www.latintimes.com

Sen. Ted Cruz Stripped Weather Forecasting Funds From Trump’s Megabill. Then the Floods Came.​

Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.

Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.

www.motherjones.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/texas/comments/1lsdxgx

Can we safely deploy AGI if we can't stop MechaHitler?​

We need to see this as a canary in the coal mine​

Can we safely deploy AGI if we can't stop MechaHitler?

We need to see this as a canary in the coal mine

peterwildeford.substack.com

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified​

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified

There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death.

www.wired.com

 

[Bazinga]

Socialism must work for someone as if not it would not be a thing.

I'm surprised with you. May I assume you're joking? If not, could we not say that Despotism must work for someone as if not it wouldn't be a thing?

 

[Flotsam]

I'm surprised with you. May I assume you're joking? If not, could we not say that Despotism must work for someone as if not it wouldn't be a thing?

LOL why not ask a typical Russian how Despotism is working for them. They just drown their sorrows in more Vodka!
Vladimir has taught his American protege Donnie well about how to snatch up people and make them "Disappear". Unfortunately my Republican party has NO values to speak of these days.

Is Social Security in the United States "socialism" in your mind? Many right wingers do.

How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come.

theconversation.com

Meanwhile Donnie continues to demonstrate his DEMENTIA which is getting bad

Donald Trump Threatens To Revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship; She Calls Him “A Danger To The Nation” In Response — Update

Donald Trump posted on Saturday that he is giving “serious consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship. The president posted on Truth Social, “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away...

www.yahoo.com

Rosie is born in NY state,
In May, Trump called for a “major investigation” of Bruce Springsteen, alleging that Kamala Harris paid for his endorsement during her 2024 campaign. Her campaign has denied that claim. Springsteen has been critical of Trump while on a European tour, calling the president’s administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous.”