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The Overton Window has shifted all the way to ban all non-white people from coming to America. It was never about illegal immigration.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.

derek guy made a point of taking a very public stand on twitter that is directly causing the vice president to try to send the secret police to put him in a gulag and when i name search him currently here people are trying to milkshake duck him for saying that greencards are helpful

What a disturbingly intricate scam: Immigrants end up paying thousands of dollars and attending fake virtual immigration hearings over many months—all the while jeopardizing their real immigration cases by missing the real hearings.

The idea that they have evidence that he conspired to do anything is absurd. But note this other bit: "I currently supervise the CyberFinancial investigations group at the HSI Los Angeles office." The head of a cyber financial investigation group has been pulled off duty to arrest migrant workers.

Gavin Wax’s private chat, folks.

At every protest I have ever been on, I was typing on my phone. In almost every case, I was tweeting about something else, replying to emails or playing a game. This is super dumb.

SEIU California President David Huerta has apparently been charged with a federal crime--conspiracy to impede an officer. This is a felony that carries a sentence of six years in federal prison.

Just in from DC Bar - labor attorney Diane Seltzer defeats securities attorney Brad Bondi in a closely watched race with record turnout.

He was quickly reminded that his businesses survive on $38 billion in government contracts and subsidies

Great timing, governor

gaming is one of the cheapest hobbies around, what are they even talking about

This is true. But the appeal of microblogging was the low barrier to entry. Podcasts take time, editing, production, equipment, promotion... short video needs all of this too, plus physical attractiveness is a major driver of success.

I use the Hebrew version of 'sir', "Adoni", when addressing men I don't know, often when I'm miffed at them. Then I heard my 3yo kid talking about an Adoni. I asked him what he meant. He told me an Adoni is a man who drives in front of us in a silly way.

There's a "legal" reason Stephen Miller and all are emphasizing the Mexican flags. The language in Friday's order lays the groundwork for sedition charges against protestors. They're going to use the flags to say this was an assault on the lawful power of US.

Braid is art. I play Fallen London, a text-based browser game, and a lot of the writing is art.

Mind blown at this one. O micron and O Mega.

She is a good distance from the protest and you can see the officer explicitly target her. This happens when there is rampant impunity and little chance of accountability

The french dip sandwich was invented downtown. The cheeseburger was invented in Pasadena. The Cobb salad was invented in Hollywood. The Chinese chicken salad was invented in Santa Monica with an assist from Cary Grant.

It was probably like two guys who set the Waymos on fire but suddenly the striking image from the LA protests is anti-AI vandalism, not mass opposition to cruel ICE raids against families.

for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle

it doesn't work on jellyfish stings either so at some point you have to conclude there was just a very successful fetishist with a public health column

Yes. I have heard this from both liberal and conservative people with sources inside the agency. It’s not just the pushback, it’s also that many officers want to believe they’re targeting the “bad guys” and this admin is telling them “screw you, grab families.” Genuinely, morale is way down.

How now-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem felt about a president potentially federalizing the National Guard one year ago:

it's really funny that any news anchor in america can say that biden was mentally incompetent but you can't say trump is mean without getting in big trouble

We (lawyers, former govt officials, former military) were engaged in role playing exercises prior to 2nd Trump inauguration of exactly this situation in California. This was so predictable, if not actually expected/planned. The Trump Administration is most dangerous we have seen in our history.