TIL there is an NBA all stars game

you know they are. remember ring is owned by amazon and bezos has no problem with collaborating with the nazis

it's starting to look like being in the epstein files is a requirement for serving in the trump administration

so basically a perfect representative of the trump administration

I am out in the boonies about equal distance from Millenial Women, Star Trek Fans, and a cluster that doesn't even get a name but seems to have a lot of Minneapolis people in it

Not sure what this says about me

I think that's how I fell so hard into reading Diane Duane and Tanya Huff because so much of the sci fi was written by creeps for creeps

ACAB

As an aside, it seems like every area of human endeavour has its cherished role model who is also a sexual harasser. See, for example, open source software. I won't name names because the perp is still alive and I don't want to be sued.

Asimov's actions, and the tolerance-up-to-celebration of it, absolutely drove women out of field and out of fandom, and made it easier for others in the field, writers, editors and fans, to follow his lead for decades. Asimov pinching asses was not about his work. It kept women and their work out.

Trump is trying to prove that the 2020 election was stolen from him because he believes that proof of this would justify him getting a third term as "compensation" for the term that was "stolen" from him

The original purpose of this toolset was to detect immigration applications using fictitious or altered photographs. Fraud of this nature is sadly quite common. The tool has, however, since morphed to be used for purposes long outside its original design parameters.

I want to point out that misuse of biometric data is illegal in Illinois and while DHS itself is immunized, any misuse of biometric data gathered by DHS in Illinois would not be so immune and would create civil and criminal liability enforceable in the courts of the State of Illinois

Of course ICE doesn't care if the data is good, as long as it can be used to justify brutality and violence

“I cast the deciding GOP votes to protect President Trump and his allies in multiple high-profile enforcement matters…Time & again, along with my GOP colleagues, I blocked partisan witch-hunts aimed directly at Donald Trump,” Trainor said in his statement about the endorsement, “loyalty matters.”

It's almost a guarantee that the students will be punished for this. Governor Abbott is actively threatening consequences for the school if they aren't.

It's past time to flip Texas. Put a Democrat back in Ann Richards' office already.