James Sanders
@jamesaltonsanders.com
Senior Analyst at TechInsights covering semiconductor markets, processors, and quantum. Cheerful pessimist. Hype resistant. Accept no substitutes. Ex-journalist. Seattle. (He/Him.) 日本語おK
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Get to know my music taste in 365 songs!
Inspired by @kyleor.land's #365games thread, I'm going to post every day about a song that is meaningful to me. These aren't necessarily the "best" songs, but they're all songs that left an impression in some way, with a loose theme each week.
#365songs
Inspired by @kyleor.land's #365games thread, I'm going to post every day about a song that is meaningful to me. These aren't necessarily the "best" songs, but they're all songs that left an impression in some way, with a loose theme each week.
#365songs
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
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ICE removes rape protection for its victims: prospect.org/2026/01/14/i...
ICE says it's not responsible for ICE staff sexually assaulting their kidnapping victims: www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
ICE says it's not responsible for ICE staff sexually assaulting their kidnapping victims: www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
ICE Deletes Rape Protection for Trans Immigrants - The American Prospect
The agency this month altered more contracts with private prison companies to remove care and protection measures it took advocates years to win.
prospect.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
ICE removes rape protection for its victims: prospect.org/2026/01/14/i...
ICE says it's not responsible for ICE staff sexually assaulting their kidnapping victims: www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
ICE says it's not responsible for ICE staff sexually assaulting their kidnapping victims: www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
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Nara's legendary Amusement CUE is getting rid of its retro games in February, so let's take a look at what we're going to lose.
This place is open until midnight! In Nara, everything shuts down early. Except CUE.
This place is open until midnight! In Nara, everything shuts down early. Except CUE.
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Nara's legendary Amusement CUE is getting rid of its retro games in February, so let's take a look at what we're going to lose.
This place is open until midnight! In Nara, everything shuts down early. Except CUE.
This place is open until midnight! In Nara, everything shuts down early. Except CUE.
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Sharing quick tidbits from the Hill today. I asked Rep. Garbarino, House Homeland Chairman, about reports of the Chinese breach into House committees' email accounts. He said he's "not prepared to talk about that right now."
www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
Chinese hackers targeted email systems of US congressional staff, people familiar say
The incident adds another chapter in a storied history of China’s cyber attempts to nab sensitive data from U.S. government systems.
www.nextgov.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Sharing quick tidbits from the Hill today. I asked Rep. Garbarino, House Homeland Chairman, about reports of the Chinese breach into House committees' email accounts. He said he's "not prepared to talk about that right now."
www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
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This isn't it. Try going 100% in the other direction. Let's put a green thumbtack-shaped buoy in Puget Sound (the "sea tack") to advertise Sea-Tac.
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This isn't it. Try going 100% in the other direction. Let's put a green thumbtack-shaped buoy in Puget Sound (the "sea tack") to advertise Sea-Tac.
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this kind of straightforwardly tyrannical behavior from government officials isn't, of course, unknown in US history, even recently, but it's worth saying again that it fundamentally violates the US's whole system of government, which binds agents of the state and citizens alike to the rule of law
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
this kind of straightforwardly tyrannical behavior from government officials isn't, of course, unknown in US history, even recently, but it's worth saying again that it fundamentally violates the US's whole system of government, which binds agents of the state and citizens alike to the rule of law
I was verified on pre-Elon Twitter (probably the least notable verified profile, honestly) and was fine not being verified here until I learned that a minor tech Substack writer was verified by Bluesky.
Would be nice if there were published standards. @support.bsky.team
Would be nice if there were published standards. @support.bsky.team
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I was verified on pre-Elon Twitter (probably the least notable verified profile, honestly) and was fine not being verified here until I learned that a minor tech Substack writer was verified by Bluesky.
Would be nice if there were published standards. @support.bsky.team
Would be nice if there were published standards. @support.bsky.team
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EXCLUSIVE | Sensitive details of around 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees—including almost 2,000 frontline agents—have allegedly been released by a DHS whistleblower.
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trib.al/AQEJlIa
Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
EXCLUSIVE | Sensitive details of around 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees—including almost 2,000 frontline agents—have allegedly been released by a DHS whistleblower.
trib.al/AQEJlIa
trib.al/AQEJlIa
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preview says 3, as of now the headline is updated to 6
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
preview says 3, as of now the headline is updated to 6
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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They should've released an album of the smooth jazz on Hey Arnold. It was solid.
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
They should've released an album of the smooth jazz on Hey Arnold. It was solid.
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JUST IN: Minnesota sues Trump administration to block surge of federal immigration agents reut.rs/4sIahTg
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
JUST IN: Minnesota sues Trump administration to block surge of federal immigration agents reut.rs/4sIahTg
I'm surprised blimps aren't used more in advertising—there are about 25 airships left, and Goodyear owns three. It'd be great to see Samsung operate a blimp, but I'm not sure the world is ready for an OLED Zeppelin.
There's a lot of tech companies that purchased the naming rights to sporting arenas, like the Intuit Dome in California or the Lenovo Center in North Carolina.
I'm surprised that Microsoft hasn't followed this trend, but I'm also not sure the world is ready for LinkedIn Park.
I'm surprised that Microsoft hasn't followed this trend, but I'm also not sure the world is ready for LinkedIn Park.
January 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I'm surprised blimps aren't used more in advertising—there are about 25 airships left, and Goodyear owns three. It'd be great to see Samsung operate a blimp, but I'm not sure the world is ready for an OLED Zeppelin.
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Talked about how MAGA continues to embrace the abuser's lament: "if you don't shut up about me hitting you, I'll be forced to hit you again, so it's all your fault."
Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You
The murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross has certainly created quite the divide between the reality-based majority of the population who doesn’t want masked…
The murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross has certainly created quite the divide between the reality-based majority of the population who doesn’t want masked…
Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You
The murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross has certainly created quite the divide between the reality-based majority of the population who doesn’t want masked unaccountable federal law enforcement goons invading cities they have no business being in and shooting people for saying “dude, I’m not mad at you” and trying to drive away… and the fantasy-land MAGA folks who are bending over backwards to justify the murder.
www.techdirt.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Talked about how MAGA continues to embrace the abuser's lament: "if you don't shut up about me hitting you, I'll be forced to hit you again, so it's all your fault."
Not going to miss the "let's open software and sell it as new" store.
January 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Not going to miss the "let's open software and sell it as new" store.
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I have been out here using the em dash for like fifteen goddamn years and I will be damned if I let AI take it away from me
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I have been out here using the em dash for like fifteen goddamn years and I will be damned if I let AI take it away from me
Well, this is how I learned the Federal Reserve is on Bluesky.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Well, this is how I learned the Federal Reserve is on Bluesky.
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I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
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Remember, when Vance was caught spewing racist lies that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets, he admitted that "if I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going to do."
Proudly, openly a liar.
Proudly, openly a liar.
January 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Remember, when Vance was caught spewing racist lies that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets, he admitted that "if I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going to do."
Proudly, openly a liar.
Proudly, openly a liar.
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She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
i have watched the shooter's video. it's going to make you way the fuck madder.
I have watched the video. I think you probably do not need to watch the video. it shows what you think it's gonna show in terms of lack of justification.
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
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A suburban mom with stuffed animals in the glove box and her dog in the back seat was executed in broad daylight and they're calling her a domestic terrorist. Murderers.
January 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A suburban mom with stuffed animals in the glove box and her dog in the back seat was executed in broad daylight and they're calling her a domestic terrorist. Murderers.
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Absolutely incredible that there exists a human with the bullseye perfect expertise for this moment and they are already here and posting. We have the juice.
I have written on this tactic for over a decade. I hold a research grant on vehicle ramming attacks, and I curate what I believe is the largest database of these incidents, over 500 cases worldwide since 1987. 2/7
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Absolutely incredible that there exists a human with the bullseye perfect expertise for this moment and they are already here and posting. We have the juice.
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Names aren't classified, publishing a government higher-up's name is not "doxxing," and journalists are entitled to publish news, even if it is classified, as long as they don't break the law to get it.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Names aren't classified, publishing a government higher-up's name is not "doxxing," and journalists are entitled to publish news, even if it is classified, as long as they don't break the law to get it.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
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BREAKING: Renee Good, just slandered by VP Vance as a "deranged leftist" turns out to have just dropped off her child at the school a block away and was not involved in the protest - per Minnesota Public Radio News
Trump's Terrorist ICE murdered her.
Trump's Terrorist ICE murdered her.
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
BREAKING: Renee Good, just slandered by VP Vance as a "deranged leftist" turns out to have just dropped off her child at the school a block away and was not involved in the protest - per Minnesota Public Radio News
Trump's Terrorist ICE murdered her.
Trump's Terrorist ICE murdered her.