LM Allen (BoomerNerd)
@lmallen.bsky.social
USAF retired/space ops/computers. Living in a blue dot in Texas. Was @BoomerNerd on Twitter. @[email protected]. Interests: #science, #space, #SciFi, #tech, #computers #birds, #cats, #Democrats💙
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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After a magistrate judge left AG Pam Bondi furious by rejecting a criminal complaint against Lemon on January 18, she tried to get her revenge Friday morning
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
After a magistrate judge left AG Pam Bondi furious by rejecting a criminal complaint against Lemon on January 18, she tried to get her revenge Friday morning
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
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Minneapolis, now in a battle with the federal government, has seen a surge in armed citizens in the past five years.
Alex Pretti Was Part of a Growing Gun Culture in Minneapolis
The blue city, now in a battle with the federal government, has seen a surge in armed citizens in the past several years.
on.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Minneapolis, now in a battle with the federal government, has seen a surge in armed citizens in the past five years.
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PRIMARIES
ARE
GOOD
They test the candidates and show who has skills and appeal.
So what's to worry about in Michigan? Nothing.
And note that only 1 anonymous person is quoted in this article expressing worry over the fact that they're having a spirited primary.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
ARE
GOOD
They test the candidates and show who has skills and appeal.
So what's to worry about in Michigan? Nothing.
And note that only 1 anonymous person is quoted in this article expressing worry over the fact that they're having a spirited primary.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Michigan’s 3-car pileup of a primary has Senate Democrats worried
The race is a crucial test for what the next generation of Democrats will look like — and whether they can prevail in a must-win race for their Senate chances.
www.politico.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
PRIMARIES
ARE
GOOD
They test the candidates and show who has skills and appeal.
So what's to worry about in Michigan? Nothing.
And note that only 1 anonymous person is quoted in this article expressing worry over the fact that they're having a spirited primary.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
ARE
GOOD
They test the candidates and show who has skills and appeal.
So what's to worry about in Michigan? Nothing.
And note that only 1 anonymous person is quoted in this article expressing worry over the fact that they're having a spirited primary.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams tapped into America's current period of struggle on her latest album, a collection of protest songs called "World's Gone Wrong."
Lucinda Williams gives new voice to protest music on 'World's Gone Wrong'
Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams tapped into America's current period of struggle on her latest album, a collection of protest songs called "World's Gone Wrong."
n.pr
January 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams tapped into America's current period of struggle on her latest album, a collection of protest songs called "World's Gone Wrong."
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Now that blood is on the street, we still won’t admit you’ve been right all decade long while we scolded and marginalized you. Instead, we’ll declare it’s just now become right to say such things.
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Now that blood is on the street, we still won’t admit you’ve been right all decade long while we scolded and marginalized you. Instead, we’ll declare it’s just now become right to say such things.
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Let them eat popcorn.
Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?
Let them eat popcorn...
spyglass.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Let them eat popcorn.
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my colleague @sarahjeong.bsky.social did some service journalism www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
my colleague @sarahjeong.bsky.social did some service journalism www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
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New from 404 Media: here is the user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE. A map shows people on a map; ICE clicks them, brings up their dossier. ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target. We obtained it, you can now read the document for yourself: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
New from 404 Media: here is the user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE. A map shows people on a map; ICE clicks them, brings up their dossier. ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target. We obtained it, you can now read the document for yourself: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.
January 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.
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The charges against Don Lemon are ridiculous. He’s a target because he’s black, because he’s media, and because he’s a Trump critic, and because Trump and his minions cannot accept any dissent. It’s deeply pathetic, unamerican, and lawless.
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The charges against Don Lemon are ridiculous. He’s a target because he’s black, because he’s media, and because he’s a Trump critic, and because Trump and his minions cannot accept any dissent. It’s deeply pathetic, unamerican, and lawless.
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The Plaud Note Pro, the followup to the company’s excellent AI-based voice recorder, advances the state of the art for this kind of product. It’s a solid upgrade to the original and a godsend for journalists.
Gift link:
Gift link:
Why the Plaud Note Pro outperforms phone-based recording tools
Recording interviews used to mean hours of rewinding tapes and pounding out transcripts. With devices like the Plaud Note Pro, that drudgery is largely gone.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The Plaud Note Pro, the followup to the company’s excellent AI-based voice recorder, advances the state of the art for this kind of product. It’s a solid upgrade to the original and a godsend for journalists.
Gift link:
Gift link:
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Karoline Leavitt lies shamelessly: "Under Joe Biden, murders were up. Violent crime was up." (Biden brought crime dramatically down from where it was in 2020, the last year of Trump's first term)
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Karoline Leavitt lies shamelessly: "Under Joe Biden, murders were up. Violent crime was up." (Biden brought crime dramatically down from where it was in 2020, the last year of Trump's first term)
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It's not that the truth doesn't matter to them. It's that the lies are essential to their survival.
Karoline Leavitt lies shamelessly: "Under Joe Biden, murders were up. Violent crime was up." (Biden brought crime dramatically down from where it was in 2020, the last year of Trump's first term)
February 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It's not that the truth doesn't matter to them. It's that the lies are essential to their survival.
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This time Trump presumably intends to have at his disposal a Pete Hegseth–directed military “sophisticated” enough to ensure he or his chosen successor doesn't lose an election. Enter ICE.
Defang ICE → Save the Midterms
The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This time Trump presumably intends to have at his disposal a Pete Hegseth–directed military “sophisticated” enough to ensure he or his chosen successor doesn't lose an election. Enter ICE.
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Oh, look! The guy in charge of deporting people for being antisemitic is antisemitic himself. Is that where self-deportation kicks in?
So shocking that the tiny dude with the Nazi haircut and Nazi coat who likes to harass people in the streets is an actual Nazi.
So shocking that the tiny dude with the Nazi haircut and Nazi coat who likes to harass people in the streets is an actual Nazi.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Oh, look! The guy in charge of deporting people for being antisemitic is antisemitic himself. Is that where self-deportation kicks in?
So shocking that the tiny dude with the Nazi haircut and Nazi coat who likes to harass people in the streets is an actual Nazi.
So shocking that the tiny dude with the Nazi haircut and Nazi coat who likes to harass people in the streets is an actual Nazi.
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“I’m observing!”
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“I’m observing!”
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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In any professional, legitimate law enforcement agency, this would be ground for immediate termination, and in a proper government, would be criminal charges.
ICE is not a legitimate law enforcement agency.
ICE is not a legitimate law enforcement agency.
DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
January 31, 2026 at 7:15 PM
In any professional, legitimate law enforcement agency, this would be ground for immediate termination, and in a proper government, would be criminal charges.
ICE is not a legitimate law enforcement agency.
ICE is not a legitimate law enforcement agency.
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It’s far from the most important thing going on, but groceries are getting insanely expensive as that orange bastard continues to lay waste to the formerly healthy US economy.
January 31, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It’s far from the most important thing going on, but groceries are getting insanely expensive as that orange bastard continues to lay waste to the formerly healthy US economy.
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DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
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Looking forward to Joe never bringing up this if he ever decides to let Elon hand-wave away how Elon begged for a trip to Epstein Island.
I need everyone to remember it was Elon Musk who told everyone why we're not getting Epstein Files
YouTube video by L O L G O P
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Looking forward to Joe never bringing up this if he ever decides to let Elon hand-wave away how Elon begged for a trip to Epstein Island.
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The rush to abandon civil liberties must be for a good reason, right? Heh.
MAGA’s ‘Omelet’ Excuse for DHS Thuggishness
They admit that mass deportation is impossible without egregious abuses—but want it to go ahead anyway.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The rush to abandon civil liberties must be for a good reason, right? Heh.
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The French were willing to learn from children dying.
This Is the Vaccine Story RFK Jr. Doesn’t Want You to Hear
The Trump administration says we should learn from other countries. Maybe they should have looked someplace besides Denmark.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The French were willing to learn from children dying.