Colin Dean
@cad.cx
Scholar, bon vivant, champion of the oppressed. Software engineer. Community builder. Dogfather. My words are mine. https://cad.cx | https://mastodon.social/@colindean
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The hardest part of growing up is watching your parents grow old.
January 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The hardest part of growing up is watching your parents grow old.
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The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
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ok but they won't
ICE officers won't follow orders they don't ideologically like
And elected Dems have not yet shown evidence of any spine to do what is necessary: punish these people.
ICE officers won't follow orders they don't ideologically like
And elected Dems have not yet shown evidence of any spine to do what is necessary: punish these people.
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
ok but they won't
ICE officers won't follow orders they don't ideologically like
And elected Dems have not yet shown evidence of any spine to do what is necessary: punish these people.
ICE officers won't follow orders they don't ideologically like
And elected Dems have not yet shown evidence of any spine to do what is necessary: punish these people.
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Diminish a band
Nine Centimetre Nails
Nine Centimetre Nails
Diminish a band
Grumble About the Machine
Grumble About the Machine
diminish a band
Panic at the Day Spa
Panic at the Day Spa
January 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Diminish a band
Nine Centimetre Nails
Nine Centimetre Nails
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Thanks to a FOIAed spreadsheet from @jasonleopold.bsky.social at www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet..., I have updated the DOGE Tracker with a lot more info on who was getting paid.
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025
The IRS hired 1,313 employees in January 2025. Over the next two months the agency laid off 11,000 workers, or about 11% of its workforce. Additionally, the data identifies employees tied to DOGE.
www.bloomberg.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Thanks to a FOIAed spreadsheet from @jasonleopold.bsky.social at www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet..., I have updated the DOGE Tracker with a lot more info on who was getting paid.
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
dogetrack.info/people/paid-...
The myth of everybody working for free is a lie. Many were appointed GS-15 max salary
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soldiers are mostly young people who want to do something else with most of their life. They generally don't want to live the rest of their lives with the knowledge that they executed an unarmed mom
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
Civilians in combat zones become combatants in combat zones when you murder their family.
January 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
soldiers are mostly young people who want to do something else with most of their life. They generally don't want to live the rest of their lives with the knowledge that they executed an unarmed mom
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
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Shadyside. South Aiken Ave. Caller said that a ghost just felt him up. Caller wants to meet with PD to talk about options.
January 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Shadyside. South Aiken Ave. Caller said that a ghost just felt him up. Caller wants to meet with PD to talk about options.
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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there is no positive route forward for the United States without mass arrests and trials for DHS employees
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
there is no positive route forward for the United States without mass arrests and trials for DHS employees
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Rock and roll is free
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Rock and roll is free
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
She said
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Rock and roll is free
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Rock and roll is free
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Rock and roll is free
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Rock and roll is free
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
She said
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Rock and roll is free
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Rock and roll is free
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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really tired of seeing claims that our illegal kidnapping of the Venezuelan president is to "distract" us from the Epstein files. Trump and the men around him have wanted this for a long time. this is a bad thing in its own right, not some attempt to hide from accountability
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
really tired of seeing claims that our illegal kidnapping of the Venezuelan president is to "distract" us from the Epstein files. Trump and the men around him have wanted this for a long time. this is a bad thing in its own right, not some attempt to hide from accountability
Already against the next war
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Already against the next war
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A man who is unable to staff the United States government claims to be able to run the Venezuelan government.
Time for another cognitive test.
Time for another cognitive test.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." This is regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A man who is unable to staff the United States government claims to be able to run the Venezuelan government.
Time for another cognitive test.
Time for another cognitive test.
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"We didn't tell Congress cuz they would leak it" is a hell of a statement
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"We didn't tell Congress cuz they would leak it" is a hell of a statement
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What do you call it when an octogenarian can't focus?
You say they have 80-D!
You say they have 80-D!
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 AM
What do you call it when an octogenarian can't focus?
You say they have 80-D!
You say they have 80-D!
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a small thing, but apparently my choices for the first day of constitutional law next week include shrugging, silence, or dryly explaining that the class is now purely theoretical
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
a small thing, but apparently my choices for the first day of constitutional law next week include shrugging, silence, or dryly explaining that the class is now purely theoretical
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I'm trying to move my desktop _primarily_ from Windows 10 to Bluefin by the end of the weekend.
…I closed around 78 Firefox tabs today, dating as far back as May 2023. I'm actually really proud that my session lasted that long without getting blown away.
…I closed around 78 Firefox tabs today, dating as far back as May 2023. I'm actually really proud that my session lasted that long without getting blown away.
January 2, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I'm trying to move my desktop _primarily_ from Windows 10 to Bluefin by the end of the weekend.
…I closed around 78 Firefox tabs today, dating as far back as May 2023. I'm actually really proud that my session lasted that long without getting blown away.
…I closed around 78 Firefox tabs today, dating as far back as May 2023. I'm actually really proud that my session lasted that long without getting blown away.
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CORRECTED POST: :)
MPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: If you are trans at a convention I am at and someone gives you shit about it, let me know and I will come throw a fucking chair at them.
This service is complimentary.
Also, I have to start proofreading my posts!
MPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: If you are trans at a convention I am at and someone gives you shit about it, let me know and I will come throw a fucking chair at them.
This service is complimentary.
Also, I have to start proofreading my posts!
January 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
CORRECTED POST: :)
MPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: If you are trans at a convention I am at and someone gives you shit about it, let me know and I will come throw a fucking chair at them.
This service is complimentary.
Also, I have to start proofreading my posts!
MPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: If you are trans at a convention I am at and someone gives you shit about it, let me know and I will come throw a fucking chair at them.
This service is complimentary.
Also, I have to start proofreading my posts!
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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