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THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.” @vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/

Update on the Norse vegvisir and "The Others" patches officers were wearing during the federal law enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Tuesday. "The Others" patch was not authorized. www.twincities.com/2025/06/06/i...

LAPD shot him with a stun grenade made by Defense Technology LLC, a subsidiary of Cadre Holdings aka Safariland. Cadre Holdings munitions are also used by the Israeli military against Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza. Their CEO is multimillionaire Warren Kanders of Greenwich, CT.

jesus christ lmao

live from the huge spontaneous anti-ICE protest after the agency used military-style tactics during a series of raids in Los Angeles today.

Republicans really stickin' it to their supposed enemies in "big tech"

In case anyone forgot Ro Khanna was the one vote needed to subpoena Elon months ago and he dodged the vote

"Don't murder Greta Thunberg and half a dozen other people in cold blood with US made weapons" gets a whopping 11 signatures in the House

So they know where the guy is but no one has bothered to arrest him?

reminder to bystanders to focus on getting plate numbers and clear as possible photos of faces/tattoos

#BREAKING: #SCOTUS *also* grants the Trump administration's request to pause discovery in CREW's effort to challenge the structure (and identify the leadership) of DOGE, again over public dissents from the three Democratic appointees: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

“Flock has been broadening its product offering for police to include drones, gunshot detection and a new software suite called Nova, which draws in information from police databases to make connections between suspects, properties or any other notable aspect of an investigation.”

This is a lolsuit. Four Bivens claims that are nothing like Bivens, and a malicious prosecution claim that isn't viable because they were actually convicted

Kinda torn about Ukraine possibly losing Starlink.

Still hear the 8 track click over, absolutely abused in the car by my parents with this. Need to bring up Bread in therapy www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0KX...

here's the thing: if you're going to pundit on what is and is not meaningful politically, you should put forward a theory of political change that guides your analysis. if you aren't punditing, report the news and let people decide what matters.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJLI...

Almost no one makes it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Ax...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewg1...

Yes, there's a lot of concern abt street fighters like Proud Boys in ICE ranks. And a lot of unhelpful rumors swirling. That is why it doesn't help when you concoct claims like "Minnesota ICE agent believed to be PB" based on a receipt-free screen of someone saying they're prob a KKK member. (Cont)

NEW: On Thursday, Comptroller Brad Lander joined the court-watchers at 290 Broadway, one of the city's three federal immigration court buildings, and walked with immigrants away from their court appearances in order to deter ICE agents from abducting them. hellgatenyc.com/lander-accom...

I specialize in male toxicity. All of these men - RFK Jr, Hawley, Makary - are more dangerous to women than mifepristone.

meanwhile, in Tokyo

This is so funny. Chris Murphy is a SENATOR. You FUCKING KEEP TELLING PEOPLE YOU CANNOT STOP THIS BILL. Shut the hell up. If people lose their health care, it has more to do your useless asses than a *made for Twitter* fight. Loser.

Don't BE DISTRACTED they scream at regular people. DISTRACTED FROM WHAT, SENATOR? What's the CONCRETE PLAN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS OFFERED TO STOP PEOPLE FROM LOSING THEIR HEALTHCARE?

i’ve been sent this footage of an MPD officer on east lake st during the federal action on 6/3 turning around and shoving a person who was filming him