Don Linn
@donlinn.bsky.social
Books, politics, and things that make me laugh, Never give in.
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WATCH: An ICE agent pushes away a home security camera as she approaches a house.
This is what a police state looks like.
This is what a police state looks like.
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
WATCH: An ICE agent pushes away a home security camera as she approaches a house.
This is what a police state looks like.
This is what a police state looks like.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir and other members of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party wore golden noose-shaped pins to a Knesset National Security Committee meeting to discuss a bill to execute Palestinian detainees.
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir and other members of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party wore golden noose-shaped pins to a Knesset National Security Committee meeting to discuss a bill to execute Palestinian detainees.
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This email exchange could have been a knife fight
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This email exchange could have been a knife fight
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Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid
Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid
Rep. Marc Veasey is set to drop his House bid in a Dallas-area seat and will instead run for Tarrant County Judge, according to a person familiar with the situation granted anonymity.
It’s the latest reshuffle brought on by the Texas GOP’s gerrymander, which could yield the party as many as five additional seats in next year’s midterms. Veasey’s north Texas district was redrawn to favor Republicans.
Veasey had been expected to run for the seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who launched her Senate campaign on Monday after former Rep. Colin Allred dropped out of that race. Punchbowl News first reported Veasey’s decision.
Allred’s decision to bow out of the Senate race and instead run for a seat in the House sets up yet another primary battle between the former NFL linebacker and Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas) in the state’s newly redrawn 33rd congressional district. Johnson succeeded Allred after he left the House for his first Senate bid in 2024.
dlvr.it
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid
Interesting and kind of cool that @crockett.house.gov has announced her entry into the Democratic primary for Texas' Senate seat. Cool because while the current candidates are all solid people, Crockett brings fire and excitement into a race that would be fantastic to flip from R to D. I donated.
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Interesting and kind of cool that @crockett.house.gov has announced her entry into the Democratic primary for Texas' Senate seat. Cool because while the current candidates are all solid people, Crockett brings fire and excitement into a race that would be fantastic to flip from R to D. I donated.
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The news media serve as tools of a repressive regime when they highlight nicknames like “Operation Charlotte’s Web” and “Cornhusker Clink” to help Trump market misery.
Every crackdown on immigrants should not be treated as if it’s a new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Every crackdown on immigrants should not be treated as if it’s a new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The media must stop helping Trump market misery
Journalists don’t have to repeat the regime’s cutesy nicknames for its corrupt campaigns
www.stopthepresses.news
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The news media serve as tools of a repressive regime when they highlight nicknames like “Operation Charlotte’s Web” and “Cornhusker Clink” to help Trump market misery.
Every crackdown on immigrants should not be treated as if it’s a new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Every crackdown on immigrants should not be treated as if it’s a new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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By the way, Trump's tariffs are the reason these farmers need this $12 billion bailout in the first place.
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thehill.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
By the way, Trump's tariffs are the reason these farmers need this $12 billion bailout in the first place.
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Anyone who has participated in or attended a naturalization ceremony knows how meaningful and joyous these ceremonies tend to be. The cruelty of this is heartbreaking and enraging.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Anyone who has participated in or attended a naturalization ceremony knows how meaningful and joyous these ceremonies tend to be. The cruelty of this is heartbreaking and enraging.
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Remember, the first rule of casual conversation such as at a dinner party is to occasionally lunge at someone without actually making physical contact.
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Remember, the first rule of casual conversation such as at a dinner party is to occasionally lunge at someone without actually making physical contact.
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It was only a matter of time…
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It was only a matter of time…
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I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.
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Author PSA
Bsky doesn't have algorithms suppressing links. There's no reason not to put your book link in the top post of any thread, or to merely say 'link in bio'. Nothing bad happens when you put a book link in your post. All that happens is you spare readers this👇!
Bsky doesn't have algorithms suppressing links. There's no reason not to put your book link in the top post of any thread, or to merely say 'link in bio'. Nothing bad happens when you put a book link in your post. All that happens is you spare readers this👇!
Puhlease! Im not hunting it down. Its actually pretty hard to find one particular book out of millions, especially if the title is common (which happens way more than people think) or you have a common name.
WHEN YOU SHARE YOUR BOOK ALWAYS INCLUDE AN ORDER LINK
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Author PSA
Bsky doesn't have algorithms suppressing links. There's no reason not to put your book link in the top post of any thread, or to merely say 'link in bio'. Nothing bad happens when you put a book link in your post. All that happens is you spare readers this👇!
Bsky doesn't have algorithms suppressing links. There's no reason not to put your book link in the top post of any thread, or to merely say 'link in bio'. Nothing bad happens when you put a book link in your post. All that happens is you spare readers this👇!
No jurisdiction should permit these atrocities to exist on land they own or control. There is nothing good that can come of these 'societies'.
Tech elites really are starting their own for-profit cities, supposedly to escape regulation and “failing” democracys.
“While some are aspirational, reliant on their founders securing hard-to-come-by special economic zone status, there are now about 120 “start-up societies” in the works”
“While some are aspirational, reliant on their founders securing hard-to-come-by special economic zone status, there are now about 120 “start-up societies” in the works”
I would say this because I edited it but @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social's piece on tech bros founding their own for-profit cities really is unmissable reading www.ft.com/content/b127...
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
No jurisdiction should permit these atrocities to exist on land they own or control. There is nothing good that can come of these 'societies'.
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Tech elites really are starting their own for-profit cities, supposedly to escape regulation and “failing” democracys.
“While some are aspirational, reliant on their founders securing hard-to-come-by special economic zone status, there are now about 120 “start-up societies” in the works”
“While some are aspirational, reliant on their founders securing hard-to-come-by special economic zone status, there are now about 120 “start-up societies” in the works”
I would say this because I edited it but @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social's piece on tech bros founding their own for-profit cities really is unmissable reading www.ft.com/content/b127...
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Tech elites really are starting their own for-profit cities, supposedly to escape regulation and “failing” democracys.
“While some are aspirational, reliant on their founders securing hard-to-come-by special economic zone status, there are now about 120 “start-up societies” in the works”
“While some are aspirational, reliant on their founders securing hard-to-come-by special economic zone status, there are now about 120 “start-up societies” in the works”
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
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Grant me the serenity to continue my unacceptable behavior.
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Grant me the serenity to continue my unacceptable behavior.
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One exciting thing I learned was that you can make a security line RESERVATION at some terminals at JFK and then you get to pop right to the front of the line for free! Why? I have no idea, but I did it and it worked www.jfkairport.com/announcement...
Aviation
www.jfkairport.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
One exciting thing I learned was that you can make a security line RESERVATION at some terminals at JFK and then you get to pop right to the front of the line for free! Why? I have no idea, but I did it and it worked www.jfkairport.com/announcement...
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Laser focused on the kitchen table issues affecting the American people
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Laser focused on the kitchen table issues affecting the American people
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Trump: "I have a great relationship with Canada"
December 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Trump: "I have a great relationship with Canada"
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Senator Cotton will not stand for this.
Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Senator Cotton will not stand for this.
lmao at Notre Dame not making the playoffs and
opting out of a bowl game.
opting out of a bowl game.
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
lmao at Notre Dame not making the playoffs and
opting out of a bowl game.
opting out of a bowl game.
What a shame about Notre Dame not making the playoffs...
Oh wait. That's not a shame at all. In fact, I'm delighted.
Oh wait. That's not a shame at all. In fact, I'm delighted.
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What a shame about Notre Dame not making the playoffs...
Oh wait. That's not a shame at all. In fact, I'm delighted.
Oh wait. That's not a shame at all. In fact, I'm delighted.
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Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).