Sharif Torpis
@storpis.bsky.social
"The first rule of any game is to know that you're in one."
- Sandy Lerner, co-founder, Cisco Systems
- Sandy Lerner, co-founder, Cisco Systems
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The Hennepin County Jail already provides legally required information to ICE.
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
February 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The Hennepin County Jail already provides legally required information to ICE.
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Using local taxpayer resources to further assist the federal government in civil immigration enforcement is inappropriate.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
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That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
In 2009, this was the mask of a UK SAS character in “Call of Duty.” By 2015 it was de rigeur among Iraqi government commandos and Shiite militiamen. In 2018, in “Sicario 2,” it was what CIA surrogate characters wore to disguise themselves as cartel gunmen.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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Critic Dave Thompson of AllMusic praised #SimpleMinds’ 1982 debut single “Promised You A Miracle” for its “funky bass line, bright melody & splashy keyboard hook” & Smash Hits mag called it “a top tier track”- Starckers loved it as well & it was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
YouTube video by SimpleMindsVEVO
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February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Critic Dave Thompson of AllMusic praised #SimpleMinds’ 1982 debut single “Promised You A Miracle” for its “funky bass line, bright melody & splashy keyboard hook” & Smash Hits mag called it “a top tier track”- Starckers loved it as well & it was an early Starck fave
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
#80sMusic
youtu.be/tX55HEX0hb0
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Oklahoma receives $18 billion more in federal funds than it gives with 12.2 percent from California. Nearly half of Oklahoma's government revenue is from federal funding. Just say thank you and be on your way, asshole.
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Oklahoma receives $18 billion more in federal funds than it gives with 12.2 percent from California. Nearly half of Oklahoma's government revenue is from federal funding. Just say thank you and be on your way, asshole.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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Important for people to realize that like 30% of all the bad stuff in society is already explicitly illegal it's just not enforced.
Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement - Streetsblog New York City
A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Important for people to realize that like 30% of all the bad stuff in society is already explicitly illegal it's just not enforced.
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Hardware (1990) Richard Stanley
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Hardware (1990) Richard Stanley
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The Trump administration will urge the 7th Circuit to overturn a judge's ruling requiring it to release hundreds of people from ICE detention centers who immigration rights advocates say were arrested without warrants or probable cause.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The Trump administration will urge the 7th Circuit to overturn a judge's ruling requiring it to release hundreds of people from ICE detention centers who immigration rights advocates say were arrested without warrants or probable cause.
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there. https://to.pbs.org/4ruDeAC
Gabbard says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center
The letter marked Gabbard's first explanation for her unusual presence at an FBI search during which agents seized hundreds of boxes containing ballots and other documents related to the 2020 election...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there. https://to.pbs.org/4ruDeAC
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The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning. n.pr/3ZhlKvr
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images
The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning.
n.pr
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The prosecutors raided the offices of X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They also summoned owner Elon Musk for questioning. n.pr/3ZhlKvr
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"In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home."
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home."
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Another government shutdown, another delay in key economic data.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b... #NumbersDay #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b... #NumbersDay #EconSky
Jobs Report Delayed Because of Partial Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Another government shutdown, another delay in key economic data.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b... #NumbersDay #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b... #NumbersDay #EconSky
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Secretaries of State are scrambling to replace cybersecurity services once provided by CISA and other federal agencies.
via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/cisa-electio...
via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/cisa-electio...
As feds pull back, states look inward for election security support
Secretaries of State are scrambling to replace cybersecurity services once provided by CISA and other federal agencies.
cyberscoop.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Secretaries of State are scrambling to replace cybersecurity services once provided by CISA and other federal agencies.
via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/cisa-electio...
via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/cisa-electio...
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Columbia administration looking especially craven and incompetent about now.
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Columbia administration looking especially craven and incompetent about now.
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A federal judge on Monday blocked a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigrant detention facilities.
US judge again blocks Trump ban on lawmakers' surprise visits to detention centers
A federal judge on Monday blocked a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigrant detention facilities.
reut.rs
February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A federal judge on Monday blocked a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigrant detention facilities.
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Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Internal emails show Department of Energy's debunked climate science report was reviewed by scientists internally, who found it "biased," "misleading," and "hypocritical." Contrarian authors tailored their work to ensure it focused on weakening climate regulations. www.eenews.net/articles/doe...
DOE scientists blasted climate report ordered up by boss
Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five climate contrarians to write about global warming. Department experts pushed back on the findings.
www.eenews.net
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Internal emails show Department of Energy's debunked climate science report was reviewed by scientists internally, who found it "biased," "misleading," and "hypocritical." Contrarian authors tailored their work to ensure it focused on weakening climate regulations. www.eenews.net/articles/doe...
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BREAKING: The Department of Justice left multiple unredacted photos of fully nude women or girls exposed as part of Friday’s dump of more than 3.5 million pages of files related to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell.
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Justice left multiple unredacted photos of fully nude women or girls exposed as part of Friday’s dump of more than 3.5 million pages of files related to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell.
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This kicker from @nikobowie.bsky.social: “If the public were aware of how much of the deliberations affecting millions of people are made by 27-year-olds after happy hour, they'd be shocked.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This kicker from @nikobowie.bsky.social: “If the public were aware of how much of the deliberations affecting millions of people are made by 27-year-olds after happy hour, they'd be shocked.”
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This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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Take a look at this insane image the Illinois College Republicans posted and then read their statement about how they're not trying to excuse or glorify violence.
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Take a look at this insane image the Illinois College Republicans posted and then read their statement about how they're not trying to excuse or glorify violence.