A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

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There is a large coronal hole facing Earth right now that is currently sending fast solar wind towers Earth! We may feel the first effects as early as August 17 or 18. It’s possible we see G1 or even G2-level storming and mid-latitude aurora. The moon will be less bright, too. Who’s ready?

Stop. Trying. To. Make. Smart. Fridges. Happen. I was writing/commissioning/editing pieces about smart fridges at the 2016 CES and even before that. Nobody wants smart fridges that need their firmware updating, stop getting security patches after two years and do voice recognition.

Samsung’s fridges now recognize family members by voice

The Trump administration is rushing to bring the first group of white South Africans classified as refugees to the U.S. early next week. Meanwhile, they’re trying to deport other refugees already here. Make it make sense. Oh wait, Elon’s homeland. Got it.

Sharing this very important message made possible by some of the kindest, bravest, and most amazing people I know. #Resist #DOGE #ElonMusk

Why are tech billionaires plotting to build a new city on Greenland? The answer is weirder and scarier than you think. And — for some strange reason — the mainstream press just won't talk about it. www.thenerdreich.com/tech-billion...

In spite of icy rain and high winds, thousands of people came out to the Albany, NY HANDS OFF demonstration, one of hundreds across the country to fight back against this fascist administration. #NoKings #FuckTrump #NoOligarchs

HANDS OFF protest in Albany, NY

PLEASE HELP! Does anyone have a home for these two cats who need to be adopted together? Toby (male) and Piper (female) are both 4 years old, healthy and vaccinated. Their current owner is in a bad situation and can't have cats where she's moving. DM me for details. Thank you!

Been thinking about this Zappa quote a lot lately.

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

Ziggy up, Simon down!

Because I can handle nothing else today, here is Basil making himself VERRRY LOONNGGGG.

Some useful info for those new to BlueSky (myself included).

Conscience of Congress Removed: Al Green Walked Out: Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, Maxine Dexter, Andrea Salinas, LaMonica McIver, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and several others Refused to Attend: AOC, Chris Murphy, Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer History will honor these names 🔝

Another day, Another WTF...

This is disgusting. It’s happening across government agencies, but there’s something viscerally horrible about seeing such hateful language underneath the NASA logo.

Hey, everyone. I'm here on BlueSky now! Expect a lot of cats and artwork.