David Ciani
@davidciani.com
🇺🇸🏳️🌈 Thinker, Liberal, Technology Oriented. Data-driven research and analysis. Hailing from Monterey County, California. I speak for the trees, for myself, and no one else.
#HeHim
#HeHim
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It’s shocking how few people know about the I-9 process, despite filling one out at every legitimate job you’ve ever had.
Add that to the list of things that the average American doesn’t know about our broken immigration system.
Add that to the list of things that the average American doesn’t know about our broken immigration system.
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 AM
It’s shocking how few people know about the I-9 process, despite filling one out at every legitimate job you’ve ever had.
Add that to the list of things that the average American doesn’t know about our broken immigration system.
Add that to the list of things that the average American doesn’t know about our broken immigration system.
This business might have never experienced this before, but this is the “normal” way that unauthorized employment is supposed to be investigated. I-9s have always been subject to administrative inspection by the feds.
Granted, it should be more like a tax audit than a SWAT raid.
Granted, it should be more like a tax audit than a SWAT raid.
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This business might have never experienced this before, but this is the “normal” way that unauthorized employment is supposed to be investigated. I-9s have always been subject to administrative inspection by the feds.
Granted, it should be more like a tax audit than a SWAT raid.
Granted, it should be more like a tax audit than a SWAT raid.
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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.
How many ICE officers’ marriages do you think are falling apart right now?
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
How many ICE officers’ marriages do you think are falling apart right now?
Yup. Here we are folks: A CBS News article has been labeled as “Firinge Media & Disinfo” by @skywatch.blue
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Yup. Here we are folks: A CBS News article has been labeled as “Firinge Media & Disinfo” by @skywatch.blue
I just can't come up with a scenario where having a gun would help me survive a situation.
A lot of the performative gun nuts who carry seem to ignore the fact the only legal use of deadly force is to protect human life. You can't use it threaten people, and you can't use it to protect property.
A lot of the performative gun nuts who carry seem to ignore the fact the only legal use of deadly force is to protect human life. You can't use it threaten people, and you can't use it to protect property.
as a small person who has spent a ton of time traveling alone without ever feeling the need to carry a gun, I also think about this a lot
As a small woman I think it’s pathetic to feel the need to carry a gun everywhere to feel safe. If I don’t feel the need how tf do these men that think they’re so big and tough.
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I just can't come up with a scenario where having a gun would help me survive a situation.
A lot of the performative gun nuts who carry seem to ignore the fact the only legal use of deadly force is to protect human life. You can't use it threaten people, and you can't use it to protect property.
A lot of the performative gun nuts who carry seem to ignore the fact the only legal use of deadly force is to protect human life. You can't use it threaten people, and you can't use it to protect property.
Ugh… being sick is no fun.
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Ugh… being sick is no fun.
Isn’t a bruise technically “internal bleeding”?
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Isn’t a bruise technically “internal bleeding”?
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Like every other Trump scandal that's too vulgar to meet daytime TV standards, I bet a lot of people won't even see this one.
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Like every other Trump scandal that's too vulgar to meet daytime TV standards, I bet a lot of people won't even see this one.
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
A sitting president saying "fuck you" and flipping off an autoworker would've been considered a scandal in the pre-Trump era.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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Not to mention that MREs are obscenely expensive for garrison use.
TL;DR: DOGE screwed up our missile defense and now we'll pay more to fix it than DOGE saved in the first place.
TL;DR: DOGE screwed up our missile defense and now we'll pay more to fix it than DOGE saved in the first place.
January 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Not to mention that MREs are obscenely expensive for garrison use.
TL;DR: DOGE screwed up our missile defense and now we'll pay more to fix it than DOGE saved in the first place.
TL;DR: DOGE screwed up our missile defense and now we'll pay more to fix it than DOGE saved in the first place.
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As Trump ramps up his cruel deportation machine, it's more important than ever to know your rights if ICE comes to your door.
Spread the word.
Spread the word.
What to Do If ICE Shows Up: Know Your Rights
Here are five guidelines for how to respond if US federal immigration agents stop, approach you, or knock at your door.
zeteo.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
As Trump ramps up his cruel deportation machine, it's more important than ever to know your rights if ICE comes to your door.
Spread the word.
Spread the word.
Ugh… now the algorithm is going to think I am shopping for retirement homes.
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Ugh… now the algorithm is going to think I am shopping for retirement homes.
It's time for a #Cat #TimelineCleanse!
January 12, 2026 at 5:21 AM
It's time for a #Cat #TimelineCleanse!
We all had to spend a year thinking about Game Stop because of these jokers… don't discount their importance.
r/WallStreetBets post about Jerome Powell's response now top of /r/all feed, indicating it is the top performing post across all of Reddit right now, with more than three times the activity of the r/news post & r/politics posts about the response
It has reached #28 of WSB's top/year posts, <2 hours
It has reached #28 of WSB's top/year posts, <2 hours
The WallStreetBets subreddit has exploded tonight in the wake of the announcement of the extortion of Jerome Powell
Full on "F--- Trump voters" meltdown
Full on "F--- Trump voters" meltdown
January 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM
We all had to spend a year thinking about Game Stop because of these jokers… don't discount their importance.
Wow. Statements by central bank officials are the most workshoped and careful communications known to humans. They know that each word, and even the tone used for paticular words, can cause major economic and market swings.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Wow. Statements by central bank officials are the most workshoped and careful communications known to humans. They know that each word, and even the tone used for paticular words, can cause major economic and market swings.
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"He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands."
January 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
"He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands."
Spotify seems to call one of my tastes of music "Goblincore".
January 12, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Spotify seems to call one of my tastes of music "Goblincore".
I’ve spent way too much time at the hospital this past month.
January 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I’ve spent way too much time at the hospital this past month.
When they just disappear…
January 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
When they just disappear…
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Have you ever heard of the black-white mortality crossover?
Before about 82, black men have higher age-specific probabilities of dying than white men.
Between roughly 82–86, the gap closes.
After 86, the pattern actually reverses: white men become more likely to die at each age than black men.
Before about 82, black men have higher age-specific probabilities of dying than white men.
Between roughly 82–86, the gap closes.
After 86, the pattern actually reverses: white men become more likely to die at each age than black men.
January 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Have you ever heard of the black-white mortality crossover?
Before about 82, black men have higher age-specific probabilities of dying than white men.
Between roughly 82–86, the gap closes.
After 86, the pattern actually reverses: white men become more likely to die at each age than black men.
Before about 82, black men have higher age-specific probabilities of dying than white men.
Between roughly 82–86, the gap closes.
After 86, the pattern actually reverses: white men become more likely to die at each age than black men.
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Dug this one up as it seems relevant again
January 11, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Dug this one up as it seems relevant again
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When NIMBYs say that California is full and their cities can’t accommodate more housing, they are saying that queer people trying to get out of red states are on their own.
New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
January 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
When NIMBYs say that California is full and their cities can’t accommodate more housing, they are saying that queer people trying to get out of red states are on their own.
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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 11:01 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
The urban vs rural thing is weird, only a very small number of US states have a majority rural population: Mississippi, West Virginia, Maine, and Vermont. No states are less than 1/3rd urban, and 21 states (plus DC and Puerto Rico) have over 75% of their population living in urban areas.
January 10, 2026 at 5:46 AM
The urban vs rural thing is weird, only a very small number of US states have a majority rural population: Mississippi, West Virginia, Maine, and Vermont. No states are less than 1/3rd urban, and 21 states (plus DC and Puerto Rico) have over 75% of their population living in urban areas.