I lucked out: this happened shortly after the train I was on went through there. Honestly, given the timing, it might have been between my train and the next one. Screwed the light rail service up for more than two hours last night. I lucked out. Many passengers didn't.

... can we put ALL the billionaires on that mission?

Now that the light rail is only a quarter mile from the office, I've been testing taking the train to work. $3 each way (vs. about $6 in gas when I drive) Mount TBR has already been reduced in size noticeably. But it means being our half an hour earlier and getting home later, too.

And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated" democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

finally, the invented the most awesome day job ever

20 years ago today, @gamethyme.bsky.social and I decided to sign some paperwork and tie our lives together. Since then we've been through 3 moves, 4 jobs, and the loss of 3 cats; health issues, triumphs, failures, & everything in between. I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else.

I can't wait to find out that this "drug dealer wanted for murder" is actually a kindergarten teacher.

Friends, it's finally happened - I've finished my book and put it up on Royal Road for free! Go, read, share, and (hopefully) enjoy! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1014...

on the upside, ICE agents in the airports seem very uncomfortable since they can’t hide their faces

Given what's been going on, something like this was probably inevitable. I'm honestly surprised it took as long as it did, and this ATC should not shoulder all of the blame for this, even though it sounds like he's trying to.

"hey did you see the guy that's donated over $10,000 to looksmaxxing streamer clavicular? with the pepsi shi-" You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not online. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Rome must burn.

US to Only Allow Iran at World Cup Games If No Dangerous School Children on Team: tinyurl.com/yeyy8u2x

SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.

good news everyone, supreme court justices are beholden to their corporate benefactors over their fascist overlords

Supreme Court absolutely bodies Trump on IEEPA. Just complete groin kicking. They could have said that IEEPA lets him impose tariffs in an emergency but that this didn't qualify as one of those, or he failed to define one. It didn't. It ruled IEEPA doesn't let him impose tariffs at all.

Played Toy Battle 3 times today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com

Played Star Trek Fluxx 2 times today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com

Oh. My. God. I have SUCH THROUGHTS on this. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... Short form? If you want to overpay for a mediocre game, there's a full marketplace out there. If you really want THIS GAME, Noble Knight has it for the same price and doesn't support Skarka.

So if anyone had questions about who's in WA's ACCESS record system for DHS it turns out all you need to do is have some patience with PRA disclosures and some Excel skills. WSP could lock out these users or audit them at their choice.

The charging document for Jake Lang is up. It's a short, funny read, but I want to call out one passage: "A trooper advised Capitol security dispatch to save the video of the incident, and Lang replied that he had great video of the incident." drive.google.com/file/d/1wpoR...

🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US. Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records. Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...

It’s really powerful to hear a series of ordinary citizens reading the bill of rights. 7/?

... now we need to see if they actually turn them on. And if there are consequences for "forgetting" to do so.

Not all heroes wear capes. But if this one does, he'll be very well-dressed.

We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg: It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:

Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept." Astonishing thing for a judge to do.

I don't have enough inventory at Amazon to send something free to everyone who responded to me, so I felt inspired to create a 100% off coupon for a card game for anyone in the world to be able to use: atlas-games.com/news/post?s=...

This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public

People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

If you need whistles in #Spokane stop by Uncle's Games downtown to pick some up. While you're at it, support a worthy local business.

People are nervous about watching video, but this one is not of the murder, it's of the lead up, and people need to see it before the spin takes over.

1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement: She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵

It's a snitch app

WA state pals: there is currently a state bill (HB2641) that will ban certain federal officers (ICE) from employment at any state law enforcement. Read the bill here: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202... Comment here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641 Share and comment!

Phew! Armed Racist Assholes in Bulletproof Vests Just Local Cops: tinyurl.com/53vse4wn

... except for the ones filmed by those same thugs who think it looks good or exonerates them or something and so leak it to a right-wing "news" site for dissemination.

One day after the Federal Government told ICE/CBP agents, "I've got your back," by taking over the investigation (and shutting local investigations out), the agents have apparently learned the implicit lesson.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984

if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now

Friday does very good custom blends, and you have the option to make them more widely available via their Secret Menu. "Pie Dreams" was our custom blend from a few years back, and it's really good. www.fridaytea.com/collections/...

Tired of having to spend all my spare time calling, writing and faxing my elected officials begging them not to pass the War-Crimes And Kicking Puppies With Steel-Toed Boots Act.

Breaking news isn't a reason to skip alt text. Alt text is MORE important in a crisis. Imagine how disorienting this is, now imagine not being able to see what all these viral posts depict.