With the Trump regime incarcerating unprecedented numbers of children in its ICE terror raids, the odds are extremely high that it is violating the Flores Agreement. Expect to see more reporting on this as attorneys responsible for monitoring compliance gather more information. These attorneys […]

why has my laptop (2025 MacBook Air) suddenly started constantly/briefly dropping connection to my otherwise stable wifi network (Ubiquiti) over the last 24 hours? First correct answer gets a like; first correct answer with a solution gets a RT

Grok's flood of nonconsensual fake sexualized images of real people wasn't an accident -- Musk encouraged it: "The interest in Grok’s image-editing abilities exploded on Dec. 31, when Mr. Musk shared ... a SpaceX rocket with a woman’s undressed body superimposed on top."

Oh... I'm starting to see how we get out of this mess....🤞

Minnesota gears up for a mass anti-immigration enforcement protest despite the dangerous cold. @AssociatedPress reports: "A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against […]

According to a memo seen by @AssociatedPress, U.S. immigration officers are being told they can use force to enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, which goes against Fourth Amendment protections. https://flip.it/mCkywk #news #usnews #usimmigration #ice

Seven more countries have agreed to join President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," @BBCNews reports. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Israel join a list that includes the UAE, Belarus and Hungary. Trump confirmed that Russia has been invited, but Vladimir Putin says he is still studying the […]

President Trump now says the U.S. won't use military force to acquire Greenland, but claims the "enormous unsecured island is actually part of North America." @AssociatedPress has a live blog on his rambling speech at Davos: https://flip.it/F_93u2 #greenland #trump #news #davos #eu #nato

This was fairly predictable 🙄 #ai #artificialintelligence AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-failing-boost-productivity

International health authorities are meeting in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. While the semantics over whether the West Texas outbreak ended in 2025 or simply moved to other states, experts agree: the U.S. has a measles problem. Read more from […]

"This is sell America." The U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets. CNBC reports on the global economic impact of President Trump's latest tariff threats: https://flip.it/ZzoT3Z #trump #tariffs #news #economy #greenland #politics

"When I was a very small child, I had a sense, whereof I know not, that William the Conqueror was the first king of England and that history began in 1066. When I was a slightly less small child, I was delighted to learn that this wasn’t so..." Regarding a surprisingly complicated question

Die #eu ist merkwürdigerweise schnell und effizient, wenn es um den den Schutz der Verbraucher*innen vor billigen chinesischen Auto geht. Wenn die #ukraine angegriffen, Grönland bedroht wird und der amerikanische Dummpöbler pöbelt, sind die Diskussionen endlos... #europaischeunion #vonderleyen

Oh Yes! #scifi #blakes7 Beloved '70s sci-fi series confirmed for reboot with Doctor Who director | Radio Times https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/blakes-7-reboot-peter-hoar-newsupdate/

Hands up if you're surprised! No one? A new study shows that the vast majority (96%) of the cost of Trump's tariffs is borne by American consumers and importers. Here's more from @WSJ [gift link]. https://flip.it/3K4rk6#USNews #uspolitics #trumpadministration #tariffs #europe

"Trump's letter to Norway should be the final straw," writes Anne Applebaum for @TheAtlantic. She breaks down the bizarre document, and what it means: "Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now […]

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@LeftistLawyer/115917164733179002 Translate this to foreign policy: when the child is in a tantrum, neither rational negotiation nor offering solutions will work. Attempting either simply rewards the tantrum.

#RejoinRegister I just wanted to share this - it's the Rejoin Register for people who want the UK back in the EU. Takes 30 seconds to sign: https://www.rejoinregister.org/?recruiter_id=5350 Thanks! #RejoinEU

Judge rules that federal officers involved in the Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities. @AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/Q0PtpH #news #ice #minneapolis #reneegood #usnews #usa

Where would you rather live?

Does this look like a tshirt which requires police involvement? Someone on Pierre Poilievre’s team thinks so: “ Cowichan businesswoman Kristi Koons said she’s alarmed and concerned over the fact that she and another two women were asked to leave a town hall […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

“Just as human history is often divided into the eras B.C. and A.D., it's not unreasonable to imagine the Internet's story split between B.W. and A.W. — the "W" denoting Wikipedia.” I’m reminded of John Lennon & Jesus. Wikipedia at 25: Of collective knowledge and its fault lines From utopian […]

President Trump on Saturday threatened eight European countries with a 10% tariff for opposing his plan for a U.S. takeover of Greenland. Moments later, news broke about the EU and Mercosur bloc of nations signing a free trade agreement. @AssociatedPress reports on both stories in each of the […]

One more time: Tylenol (Acetaminophen) used as directed in pregnancy does not increase a child’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disabilities. @NBCNews has more on the major review published Friday: https://flip.it/JMuac5 #news #health #autism #trump RFKJr

The Free America Walkout will take place on Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. local time. Organized in part by the Women's March, this encourages individuals and groups to walk out of work, school and other activities, withholding labor as a protest against the government. Events have been organized in cities […]

According to @CBSNews, the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, alleging a conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents. https://flip.it/-4dlhy #usnews #uspolitics #departmentofjustice #uslaw #minnesota #minneapolis […]

After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally, the U.S. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump about Greenland. From @TheAtlantic: https://flip.it/pVQ_AT #greenland #denmark #trump #politics #news

MINNESOTA MOM DEAD BY TRUMP! 'The beautiful light of our family' | Renee Good's parents, siblings release public statement, photos "Nae-Nae gave everything she had to take care of her friends and family, and indeed people she never met," her family said. The […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to "put an end" to protests in Minneapolis. @AssociatedPress reports: "The president’s threat comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man who had attacked the officer with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting […]

Two GoFundMes for a Detroit Ford worker who was suspended after yelling at U.S. President Donald Trump have raised more than $500,000, and counting. Referring to the president's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, TJ Sabula shouted "pedophile protector" as Trump toured the Dearborn Truck Plant […]

Life-threatening maneuvers like carotid restraints and chokeholds. Taking and dumping a teenager's phone. This @ProPublica story is a difficult, necessary read about the out-of-control actions of U.S. immigration agents. https://flip.it/wa7sp2 #usnews #uspolitics #trumpadministration […]

Polish President Nawrocki: We in Poland, we don't know a different Russia than an aggressive Russia. Never mind Tsarist Russia, White Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or today's Putin's Russia - it is always the threat for Poland, for Europe, for East-Central Europe […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

The United States experienced negative net migration for the first time in 50 years in 2025, mostly due to a drop in entries. "We estimate net flows of -295,000 to -10,000 for the year," a study by the Brookings Institution states, going on to say that continued negative net migration is likely […]

AI Metaphors. I think we've moved on from "Sparkling Autocarrot". > If you can substitute "hungry ghost trapped in a jar" for "AI" in a sentence, it's probably a valid use case for AI. > Take "I have a bunch of hungry ghosts in jars, they mainly write SQL queries for me". Sure. Reasonable use […]

With thousands of protesters reported dead, will the U.S. or Israel strike Iran? @euronews explains why an attack might only cause a more brutal clampdown in the country. https://flip.it/geWy0X #iran #israel #protest #uprising #middleeast

Sure London has its problems, but I’m not even rly willing to entertain that conversation since it’s in the face of such an onslaught of racist lies about the place. London is the proof that integrated, diverse communities thrive living side by side. They HATE that. #r4today

The problem is not Trump. The problem is Murica

Death toll rises to at least 538, activists say, as Iran’s nationwide crackdown on protesters intensifies. Read more from @AssociatedPress: https://flip.it/d4IMab #news #iran #iranprotests #usa #europe #israel

Like three people I know narrowly avoided getting diesel in their cars the other day because Sinclair accidentally filled gasoline tanker trucks with diesel and it got distributed to gas stations https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/09/diesel-distributed-colorado-gas-pumps/

“We don’t want to be Americans.” Greenland party leaders reject President Trump’s calls for U.S. control. @AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/Gz22ph #news #greenland #trump #worldnews #europe

#reneenicolegood #ice #jonathanross #dhs #Minneapolis #kristinoem #norepublicanseveragain #USpol

Video analysis shows how fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded, from @USAToday. Bystanders recorded at least three videos of the shooting of Renee Good: https://flip.it/yG2KLK #minneapolis #ice #reneegood #news #immigration

I remember a history teacher saying, “when Iowa housewives turned against the Vietnam War, then it was inevitable we would end it.” This feels like a 1970 Kent State Univ. massacre moment. When enough white Americans turn against government authoritarianism/fascism, then things start to shift.

All bills for December are paid♥️ Servers, media storage and emails send ✅ Just a little reminder that the #Fediverse is run by volunteers and hardware is mostly paid with donations from our amazing community :cat_hug_triangle: https://paypal.me/stuxOS https://patreon.com/mstdn […]

Protesting in the U.S. can be dangerous — not only physically, but for your digital information. Here's @WIRED's guide to protecting your privacy. https://flip.it/K.2FRD #protesting #usnews #uspolitics #privacy #infosec

Feeling heavy and drained simply by existing in the USA? Garrett Graff says it could be the weight of the shift from "zero to non-zero." "There are so many aspects of our daily life that we’d never had to weigh before; so many new possible horrors that we have to carry in our minds each day." […]

The President of the United States considers the majority of Americans to be The Enemy. This cannot stand. #trumpkillsamerica #trumpmustgo #republicansdidthis #norepublicanseveragain #USpol