As usual, Senator Sanders clearly states the problem and suggests a solution.

https://youtube.com/shorts/yKXhLyB6egw?si=XRhoAGyamoa9QD_Q

With an annual budget that is 10 times the size of the agency’s total surveillance spending for the last 13 years, ICE is going on a shopping spree, creating one of the largest, most comprehensive domestic surveillance machines in history. Here’s what they are buying. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/ice-going-surveillance-shopping-spree

In an age of blatant lies shouted by public figures and weaponized disinformation campaigns at scale...

...the role of citizen archivist is incredibly important.

Download everything. Save copies. Share them with each other. Let the records of truth stand the test of time and the attacks of liars.

“‘They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do,’ the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. ‘We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,’ the woman cries.” https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-ice-killed-wife

At Texas A&M "University", the professors have to be careful which Plato they teach. The #Republicans are dragging the state back into the Dark Ages!

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "In December, Texas A&M's Office of the Provost issued a guidance prohibiting faculty from 'requiring or encouraging students to hold certain beliefs, particularly regarding gender or race ideology or sexual orientation, or to feel shame for belonging to certain racial or ethnic groups.'"

#philosophy #ethics

Hola. En Mastodon desde el principio pero esta cuenta es un nuevo comienzo.
Nacido en los 60, fui siempre raro , nunca normal. Altas Capacidades y Autismo.
Mi principal ocupación desde hace casi 40 años es la Medicina Tradicional China y las Artes Marciales.
Soy músico (guitarra, jazz, rock) y escribo. Me gusta la física, tecnología, programación, filosofía, literatura.
Vivo en una pequeña casa de madera con mi esposa, mis tres gatos y mi caniche.
#presentacion #nuevacuenta

This is what The Guardian's reporting has to say:
"Eyewitness videos seem to refute DHS’s argument. The maroon SUV is shown backing away from ICE officers as they approach the car, and attempt to open the driver’s door. One ICE officer that can be seen partially in front of the car as the driver moves forward and then away from the officers. That same ICE officer is seen firing his gun as the car appears to drive by him."

My question is "appears"? Watch the video.

From @josephinelee in our magazine: "I am very interested in fighting for a public option, so that every single Texan, every single American, would have the ability to join Medicare and would have that option of affordable, quality coverage. I think there is public support and bipartisan interest in that kind of policy." https://www.texasobserver.org/james-talarico-big-tent-revival-primary/

#politics #USpol #news #Texas #healthcare #HumanRights #Democrats #midterms #elections

Project 2025 turns turns out to be "how to destroy a 250 year old country in 25 months."

Federal agents shot and killed a community member who was observing an ICE raid in Minneapolis this morning. Reports that she was shot in the face multiple times. On the ground reports that feds refused access for medical assistance and physicians who were otg attempting to administer aid and check her pulse.

In the videos of the shooting circulating social media, it is clear she was attempting to drive away. She posed no threat to agents or anyone else. This was cold blooded murder. DHS is already lying about the murder and attempting to justify their actions.

Abolish ICE

https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/federal-shooting-ice-immigration-south-minneapolis-34th-portland/

How disgusting! MAGA was supposed to be, in part, about "#America first," but Trump is repeating the mistakes of the neocons under G.W. Bush. So far, the #Venezuela operation has been competent, but it is still illegal and accomplished under false pretenses. Vote the #Republicans out of power!

Start considering moving your communities out of Discord now. Don’t wait for the enshittiffication to arrive, the clock is ticking. No one will listen to me, but let’s talk again later. https://www.reuters.com/business/chat-platform-discord-confidentially-file-us-ipo-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-01-06/

This is incredible. An MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade along with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps.

https://wantmymtv.vercel.app/

I do not want Venezuela
I do not want Greenland.
I do not want Cuba.
I do not want Canada.
I do not want Mexico.

I just want healthcare.

Microsoft Office has been replaced by "Microsoft 365 Copilot App" 🙄 (not a joke, see office.com)

Fortunately there are many good alternatives on the Fediverse:

➡️ @libreoffice - Free open source office suite, can be used entirely offline
➡️ @CollaboraOffice - Online fork of LibreOffice, upstream contributor
➡️ @nextcloud - FOSS personal cloud including collaborative office tools
➡️ @CryptPad - FOSS online office suite with maximum privacy

(via @jbz )

“Billionaires will leave if you tax them”:

1. No they won’t
2. They leave even when you don’t tax them
3. Things get better for most people when they leave
4. They say this so you won’t tax them

#billionaires #taxTheRich

So, the United States has attacked #Venezuela, not really due to #drugs or Maduro's #socialism, but for better access to Venezuela's #oil. Why? Because A.I. is driving up #electricity prices in the U.S. What the administration should also do is #tax, tax, tax the companies pouring so much money into A.I. Make them pay the price for that #military intervention and the other things that our #government can't afford for we, the people, like affordable #healthcare.

#silentsunday and your daily reminder:

Cities aren't loud. Cars are.

Very noticeable on snowy Sundays like in #Hamburg today.

(or more specifically anything with a combustion engine)

#BestOf2025: “Texas’ grid is still very fragile. The improvements made so far by the state are inadequate for what’s coming. [The #crypto industry isn’t] interested in investing in alternative #energy. They want a lot of energy, a lot of electricity, right now, which means burning fossil fuels. The industry creates an enormous carbon footprint.” https://www.texasobserver.org/the-crypto-racket/

#OilAndGas #tech #politics #USpol #news #Texas #bitcoin #FossilFuels #pollution #environment #ClimateChange