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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 29m

Pirro is now going to look for tax and bank fraud. Maybe see if their hedge is taller than allowed by the home owner association.

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 4h

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."

The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 39m

Just going to leave this here, in case any other senior officers are thinking about resigning over these strikes

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 2d

These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons:
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 56m

Jeanine Pirro’s office tried three times to indict a woman on bogus felony charges of assaulting an ICE agent. A DC grand jury turned her down each time. So Pirro brought a misdemeanor charge instead. And now a trial jury has acquitted her of that. www.huffpost.com/entry/sidney...

Jeanine Pirro Strikes Out Yet Again In Federal Court

Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro failed to secure a felony indictment against the woman three times, then lost a jury trial on a misdemeanor charge. Ouch.

www.huffpost.com

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 52m

To the extent anyone cares, the legality of tapping into tariff money is identical to the legality of tapping into federal income tax money, because they are both taxes that accrue to the treasury. Appropriations are still needed to spend it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 46m

Sounds like it was pretty clear.

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1h

"It was unclear why Adm. Holsey is leaving now, less than a year into his tenure....But one of the U.S. officials...said that Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1h

“Um, I thought you might be worried … about the security … of your shit.”

Chad Feldheimer on the phone with Archibald Cox in Burn After Reading (2008)

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 6h

Trinidadians may have been amongst the unidentified supposed "narcoterrorists" killed by the Trump administration in the latest strike in the Caribbean.

www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Did a new U.S. drone strike off Venezuela kill 2 Trinidadians? What family says

What to know about the strike.

www.miamiherald.com

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 7h

To @DaveWeigel.bsky.social’s point, it’s never once been “no,” and everyone in Trump’s government is refusing to answer what happened to the $50,000 in taxpayer money that Homan never denied taking inside a paper bag.

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 6h

If they won’t tell us what happened to those 50,000 dollars, we don’t really know what’s happening with the other six trillion spent this year either.

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 6h

Anyone else receiving usgs alerts in triplicate?

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 7h

Might build my next computer around Linux or Apple‘s 1988-era System 6.

www.guidepointsecurity.com/blog/prompt-...

Prompt Injection: The AI Vulnerability We Still Can’t Fix

Discover the risks of prompt injection attacks on AI, their critical impact, expert strategies to protect systems, and how to build resilient AI security.

www.guidepointsecurity.com

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 7h

More Trump politicization of civil service hiring: "while there’s a hiring freeze for regular competitive service positions, political appointees at each agency can hire people who are ideologically in line with Donald Trump’s political agenda.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

As Trump’s Federal Hiring Freeze Expires, He Puts New Restrictions in Place

www.nytimes.com

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 7h

Nigerian princes will be offering your computer freedom and millions of dollars while you sleep.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 10h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14h

Last night, Russia launched a 6th massive attack on Ukraine gas infrastructure since Oct 1, Naftogaz CEO tells me.

Direct missile + drone hits

Several important facilities suspended

Gas production knocked out, forcing more imports

Naftogaz asking "everyone to use gas as sparingly as possible."

Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 6d

Explosions in Kyiv as Ukraine’s capital and its energy facilities come under “massive” Russian missile and drone attack, according to Ministry of Energy. Mayor Klitschko reported power and outages. I briefly lost power in city center. As I type this, Ukraine’s air defenses are countering drones…

Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 7d

A series of massive Russian air strikes in the past week have disabled nearly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, raising fears of winter shortages.

"We need billions of cubic meters of gas more during the heating season."

Our interviews with CEOs of Naftogaz and DTEK:
on.ft.com/439o4qs

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🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 1d

Orobanche cooperi is another holoparasitic Orobanchaceae from southwestern North America. Isn’t it fantastic? A bad-ass beauty! #parasite #Orobanchaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Photo of a pair of small, conical, dense inflorescences emerging from the soil. The bracts are dark purple; the tubular flowers are purple with yellow throats. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 15h

is this even plausibly consistent with U.S. international law obligations on the protection of refugees? i don't think so. but does american reporting ever really grapple with the fact that we are bound to global rules *that we helped develop*?

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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GoughWhitlam'sGhost™️ @vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social · 16h

It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable.
The Conversation Australia.

The 5, who were/are known as the Balibo 5, were murdered by the Indonesian military. No one has been found to face the charges of murder.
theconversation.com/its-been-50-...

It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable

The five journalists, including two Australians, died while doing their jobs. Despite half a century of evidence and lobbying, justice remains elusive.

theconversation.com

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cosmicrami.com · 15h

I got the shots I wanted!

JBB with the famous charts that changed astrophysics!

Pulsar!

LGM = “little green men” 😂

Jocelyn Bell Burnell in the front of a lecture room giving a talk and showing a chart of the pulsar discovery

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 15h

phase 2 is going well …

Andrew Gregory @andrewgregory.com · 16h

Many of the 90 bodies of Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israeli authorities under the ceasefire deal showed signs of torture and execution, including blindfolds, cuffed hands and bullet wounds in the head, according to doctors’ accounts.

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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The Transmetropolitan Review (Unofficial) @transmetropolitanr.bsky.social · 1d

'Korol appeared in federal court in Portland Wednesday afternoon after spending three nights in the Clark County Jail. The courtroom was filled with her supporters. Federal prosecutor Katherine Ryyken called Korol’s alleged actions “violent.”'

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 2d

Layoff notices at JPL are going out today.

About 11% of the Lab, or 550 people, are being let go.

I'm thinking of my friends and colleagues there, some of whom will still be employed after today and some of whom won't.

I'm sorry you're having to deal with this.

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Andrew Parsonson @andrewparsonson.bsky.social · 16h

ESA has awarded a contract to Ingegneria Dei Sistemi to design a reusable rocket stage recovery vessel as part of Avio’s €40 million reusable upper stage project.
europeanspaceflight.com/esa-awards-c...

ESA Awards Contract for Reusable Rocket Stage Recovery Vessel - European Spaceflight

ESA has awarded a contract to Ingegneria Dei Sistemi to design a reusable rocket stage recovery vessel as part of Avio’s €40 million reusable upper stage project.

europeanspaceflight.com

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 16h

A new study published today in The Lancet by UNRWA and partners reinforces the confirmation by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) of famine in Gaza City and adds the clearest evidence yet of how child malnutrition has evolved during the war.

www.unrwa.org/newsroom/new...

www.unrwa.org

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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