Alaskan who's been there and done most of that.
"On Thursday, Jan 22 a group of about a dozen Vermont community elders entered the atrium of White Cap Office Park in Williston VT, home of ICE’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center.
For the next 3.5 hours, they sat together in silence, pausing every 90 seconds to read the name of someone killed in ICE custody, followed by a loud whistle blast.
Around 3:15 the Williston Police announced they had determined that the protestors were not breaking the law."
Bitlocker is backdoored. (edit: Or, at least, if you accept Microsoft's recommended practices for key handling, you are backdooring yourself.)
#books #bookstodon #booksbooksbooks #scifi A collection of short stories outlining the history of the Mercenary’s Union. The Union wants you! War is their business, and business is good. Read and find out. https://books2read.com/u/mY8a5Y or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPMWH6FR
#books #bookstodon #Booksbooksbooks Arndis is sent to a dry, desert world to up a security force. Born on a cool world, its a bit much this female warrior. A growing attraction to the male in charge is not good. https://books2read.com/u/3JAGxK or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2SGNFQ4
Teach your children:
These are the bad guys. They're violent. They're dangerous. They can't be trusted. And they should be avoided whenever possible. If you see them, take another route. And above all, do not believe anything they say.
DOGE Shared Social Security Data
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/doge-shared-social-security-data/
"Mark Carney’s speech at Davos yesterday really is worth your time. It made some of the front pages today but the news cycle moves so fast that it’s already yesterday’s news. Part of the challenge of this moment - and I believe the job of journalists - is to focus on the signal, not the noise. And if you have time to take in one thing properly, this week, I’d suggest it’s this."
~ Carole Cadwalladr
RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115933558485031395
And a standing ovation.
Ignore Trump’s blathering. Listen to this and take heart.
If you’re wondering how much damage the #TrumpRegime has done to #Science then these two graphs should help‼️ It may take generations to recover from the assault on academia, #ScientificDisovery and #research. #Republicans hate an educated populace and thus are sabotaging the dept. of education and federally grant funded research. #RepublicansDidThis
FOR THE RECORD:
ICE operates overtly on racial profiling.
ICE does not know, understand, or care that Puerto Ricans are Americans.
ICE detains brown and black US citizens.
ICE disappears Native Americans.
ICE officials think New Mexico license plates are Mexican vehicles.
ICE contests official birth certificates if their "infallible" facial recog system disagrees.
ICE is paid for meeting quotas of detaining people, EVEN IF WRONGLY DETAINED and released later.
ICE is here to TERRORIZE.
In ICE’s Own Words, It’s “Wartime” in America
https://newrepublic.com/post/205122/ice-recruitment-wartime-america-renee-good
ICE just launched a “wartime recruitment” campaign and seeks agents who want to “defend” their “culture.” There will be more Renee Goods.
While they said the #FBI was investigating, #Portland Mayor Keith Wilson & #Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, both Democrats, called for a pause in the federal #immigration crackdown pending a full & #independent investigation.
"There was a time when we could take them at their word," Wilson said of how federal officials had described the #shooting. "That time is long past."
#Trump #law #RightToProtest #DueProcess #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
KYIV POST:
Kyiv Reports Russian Strikes on Black Sea Cargo Ships, Syrian Crew Member Killed
“This is yet another example of Russia deliberately targeting civilian objects, international shipping, and food logistics,” Kuleba said in a statement on Telegram.
December 30, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-30-2025
37 healthcare billionaires cash in as Republicans slash affordable healthcare: Mapping the greed
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/12/29/healthcare-billionaires-republians-cut-aca-medicaid/
@gailwaldby #Medicare #aca
#books On sale $.99 A 5 star read. "This book was recommended to me by a friend because I am a horse lover. When I saw the cover and the initial synopsis sentence, “Two Appaloosa horses, two young people fulling…” I was very motivated to read this. So glad I did."
https://books2read.com/u/3nWG8x or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DDHW7JG
