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Racist anti-immigrant bullshit going on in Los Angeles and all over the USA. Here are things you can to do to stop ICE assholes: https://crimethinc.com/2025/02/11/eight-things-you-can-do-to-stop-ice
Important points from the piece:
❗DO NOT OP…

Eight Things You Can Do to Stop ICE
Defend your community from ICE! A guide and handout to print and distribute.

America being America in America instead of in some foreign country.
What’s that saying about leopards and faces again?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/8/trump-deployed-national-guard-arrives-in-la-to-cr…

Trump-deployed National Guard arrives in LA to crush immigration protests
The move sparks sharp rebuke from California’s Democratic leadership after wave of US immigration raids.

DEFICIT SPENDING IS WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!
UNLESS IT'S FOR SOMETHING ESSENTIAL,
LIKE TAX CUTS FOR MILLIONAIRES

Cometi um conto praticamente inofensivo.
#kindle

Inamigo meu, um conto IVUC – Brogue do Cassano
Cometi um conto. Um retorno a personagens que se tornaram parte da família. Lançado exclusivamente como ebook Amazon Kindle, Inamigo Meu – Um conto IVUC é, antes de tudo, uma festa com brigadeiro e refrigerante. Uma celebração ao que me fez um apaixonado por ficção científica. Não foram os magníficos clássicos do gênero, que mais […]

32 years together, 27 married. She with a thick Arkansan accent, he with a weird Slavic-Penn Dutch combo dialect that at times led to genuinely comic misunderstanding. Language barrier aside, couldn’t have a better partner in life.

‘Wicked: For Good’ Trailer: Ariana Grande Walks Down the Aisle & Dorothy Touches Down in Oz https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/

‘Wicked: For Good’ Trailer: Ariana Grande Walks Down the Aisle & Dorothy Touches Down in Oz
The 'Wicked: For Good" trailer sees Ariana Grande in a wedding gown, Dorothy landing in Oz and more.

A good news story about the great gender preference divide.
After years of declining sex ratios that saw increases in female infanticide and missing girls, it seems there's a change.
'Globally, among babies born in 2000, a staggering 1.6m girls were missing from the number you would expect, given the natural sex ratio at birth. This year that number is likely to be 200,000—and it is still falling.'
Beautiful hope.

The stunning decline of the preference for having boys
Millions of girls were aborted for being girls. Now parents often lean towards them

@… 先日のうまそうなカレーパンじゃがな……
オーブントースターで焼いてカリカリした食感を取り戻し、アツアツのそれをたべたのじゃ……
外はカリカリ、中は本格的なポークビンダルーの旨みが広がっていて、めちゃくちゃうまいのじゃ……
@…

Freedom Flotilla organiser Huwaida Arraf shortly after she and the rest of the ship’s support crew lost contact with the Madleen:
“All those on board have been abducted. They have been taken against their will while they were sailing peacefully and lawfully in international waters…
They were in international waters, sailing towards Palestinian territorial waters, not getting near Israeli waters…
It needs to be made very clear that Israel has absolutely no jurisdiction, no l…

Madleen Gaza flotilla live: Ship, activists being taken to Israel
The Madleen crew is being detained by Israeli forces after their ship was stopped close to 160km (100 miles) from Gaza.

I've read this story a couple of times, though it's been many years. It's maybe not the first King story I'd have thought of making a movie from. And Mark Hamill as the Major? interesting choice.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10374610/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

The Long Walk (2025) | Horror
The Long Walk: Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Garrett Wareing, Mark Hamill, Judy Greer, Charlie Plummer. A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as "The Long Walk," where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.

Blood explosion means time for a new week

Wrestling with the ruler in Word? 📄 Frustrating, yeah? From text spilling off the page to uneven layouts, it can slow you down. ⏱️
But what if you could nail perfect formatting every time? 🎯
Dive into this walkthrough and discover how to effortlessly adjust margins, from quick presets to precise custom settings. I even cover those things like binding and landscape orientations! 🔄
No matter the document, getting those margins right makes all the difference. 😉
🎥

RIP
https://www.wired.com/story/bill-atkinson-apple-engineer-dies/

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.

People also ask . . .

It is the fight Trump had been dreaming about,
a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his political agenda.
In bypassing the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a Democrat,
to call in the National Guard to quell protests in the Los Angeles area over his administration’s efforts to deport more migrants,
Trump is now pushing the boundaries of presidential authority and stoking criticism that he is inflaming the situation…

Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Confrontation in California Over Immigration
The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda.

Sammy Stein - Whatever You Wonder About Jazz
A #BookReview of "The Wonder of Jazz – Music That Changed the World "
https://muz4now.com/2022/sammy-stein-w

Sammy Stein - Whatever You Wonder About Jazz
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Live updates – Madleen Gaza flotilla: Ship, activists being taken to Israel
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/4/madleen-gaza-flotilla-live-greta-thunberg-activists-to-arrive-on-june-7

Madleen Gaza flotilla live: Ship, activists being taken to Israel
The Madleen crew is being detained by Israeli forces after their ship was stopped close to 160km (100 miles) from Gaza.

“If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel.”
– Greta Thunberg
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/08/middleeast/freedom-f…

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists
Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists and is escorting the boat to Israel, the foreign ministry said early Monday.

It was obvious, if you thought about it, that the second Trump administration would be hostile to science and intellectual endeavor in general.
After all, look at some key elements of the MAGA coalition.
Fossil fuel interests don’t want anyone studying climate change.
Conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones make much of their money selling quack medical remedies, which makes them hostile to conventional medicine.
(And partisan orientation became a key factor determinin…

Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition
But it’s here, and will destroy American science

Power equipment! Power tools! Car repairs! Computer repairs! It's all here!
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/stumped/

Stumped – Bob Mueller
I got to play with power equipment this week, and I still have all of my fingers and toes! Plus good news/bad news.

Exploring Each DreamState Deeply
#dreams #inspiration
https://muz4now.com/2023/exploring-eac

Exploring Each DreamState Deeply
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Anyone participating in protests in Los Angeles or anywhere else, please cover up and be careful (see https://crimethinc.com/2008/10/11/fashion-tips-for-the-brave).
Also check this 'activist checklist' site for digital security and more while protes…

Fashion Tips for the Brave
Nowadays, entirely apart from the question of whether you’re engaging in illegal activity, it can be important to protect your privacy while participating in public protests. Local and federal law ...

“I’m usually fine with surveillance capitalism but this is too much, even for me.”
#surveillance #capitalism #BigTech

Filippo Valsorda :go: (@filippo@abyssdomain.expert)
Attached: 1 image I usually get where big tech is coming from, but this is just malicious tracking. If you're an engineer and you're asked to implement something like this, it's time to whistleblow. I hope the IE DPA will look into it. Anyway, Local Network Access (https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/local-network-access) can't come soon enough. https://localmess.github.io

#sundaymorning still life
#guitar #recording

Head Start for the tiniest learners at risk as Trump’s budget takes shape
The federal preschool program also supports infants up to age three
in home-based child-care centers.
Funding levels are still in flux under the Trump’s administration’s proposed year one budget.

Inside Chicago homes, Head Start for the tiniest learners at risk as Trump’s budget takes shape
The federal preschool program also supports infants up to age three in home-based child-care centers. Funding levels are still in flux under the Trump’s administration’s proposed year one budget.

Catastrophizing in Tinnitus and Balance Disorders
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sound-mind/202506/catastrophizing-in-tinnitus-and-balance-disorders?utm_source=fli…

Catastrophizing in Tinnitus and Balance Disorders
Catastrophizing links disordered sensory processing to the emotional and functional burden of tinnitus and dizziness.

Stumped
Good news! The car is fixed! I got my computer back! There's always some bad news though. But I got to play with power equipment this week.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/stumped/

Stumped – Bob Mueller
I got to play with power equipment this week, and I still have all of my fingers and toes! Plus good news/bad news.

Sen. Mike Lee is trying to shoehorn a provision into Trump’s Tax Bill that would bring back large-scale federal public land sales for hundreds of thousands of acres.
If passed, this bill would give radicals in the Trump administration the power to declare our land “excess” 
and sell it to private developers and fossil fuel interests.
Public Lands Warriors is trying to bring attention to Mike Lee and his billionaire buddies trying to sneak this crap into the Senate bill.

Let Congress know you OPPOSE the MAGA land grab »

Are gray skies trying to bring us down? #inspiration https://muz4now.com/2024/are-gray-skies-trying-to-bring-us-down-inspiration/

Are gray skies trying to bring us down? #inspiration
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Israeli military ordered to block aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg
The Freedom Flotilla ship is carrying rice, flour, medical supplies, and baby formula to Gaza.
Rashida Tlaib Pens Plea to Trump Admin to Protect Gaza Freedom Flotilla
https://www.politico.eu…

Israeli military ordered to block aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says it is on a mission aimed at delivering supplies to the Gaza Strip.

Music Meditation - musical sounds for meditative practice
#MellowMusic #MeditationMusic
https://…

Music Meditation - musical sounds for meditative practice
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

New survey data out Friday shows that Republicans are wrong if they remain unconcerned about public sentiment as it relates to the evisceration of Medicaid or healthcare support systems that would result from passage of their colossal legislation now making its way through Congress
— a bill that, if passed, would see coverage stripped from an estimated 11-16 million people in the coming years.

Poll Shows GOP Senators Who Vote to Cut Medicaid Could Face Political Peril
A KFF Health Tracking Poll shows anxiety is high about looming Medicaid cuts among voters across the political spectrum.

"Finding Flow"
8 instrumental compositions that helped me find my way back to F-L-O-W
#NowPlaying
https://muz4now.com/2020/finding-flow-nowplaying/…

Finding Flow #NowPlaying
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

With fewer than 900 American students in China at a time of unprecedented bilateral tensions,
Chinese classmates continually ask her to explain President Donald Trump’s decisions,
while American friends and family ask her to translate the intricacies of Chinese politics.
https://www.

American students in China face a barrage of questions about Trump
The number of U.S. students in China has plummeted, but those who are there now say it’s more important than ever for Americans to understand the country.

ICYMI #muz4now said: Release, release, release https://muz4now.com/2025/release-relea

Release, release, release
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Not enough dead Palestinian children for you, asshole? https://chaos.social/@e_es/114648448797778490

National Guard gathers in L.A.;
Mayor Bass calls deployment ‘posturing’ by Trump administration
National Guard troops arrived in L.A. on Sunday morning at the request of the Trump administration after confrontations between protesters and immigration agents carrying out raids of local businesses.

National Guard to be sent to L.A. amid clashes; Newsom calls Hegseth's threat of Marines 'deranged'
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

Blue sky #blues - or how to embrace changes
#BeBetter #BeTheChange

Blue sky #blues - or how to embrace changes
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
The arrest of David Huerta, president of SEIU-USWW and SEIU California,
by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday
is going to have a major impact on the coming months as deportations continue.
Unions in California are different from those in other places.
More than any state in our troubled country, their ranks are filled with people of color and immigrants.
Whi…

ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
Unions in California are different from many in the U.S. because they are predominately people of color and immigrants. The arrest of a union president in L.A. will likely activate these unions to become powerful forces of nonviolent protest.

I don’t know, asshole, was 1947 worth it? Was close to 80 years of settler colonialism and apartheid worth it? Is the current genocide of the Palestinian people being committed by israel worth it? https://ravenation.club/@welkin7/114652095075122736

Revealed: the 6 greatest decades in classical music history | Classical Music #ClassicalMusic

Revealed: the 6 greatest decades in classical music history | Classical Music
The story of classical music is filled with magical eras, when a sense of discovery filled the air. Here are music's 6 most seminal decades

Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska,
has publicly accused President Trump of treating Russia with “velvet gloves,”
criticized him for gutting AmeriCorps
and questioned his power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
He has described Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to share sensitive military operations as “unacceptable.”
And he was the sole House Republican to vote “no” on a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of…

Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won’t Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’
The Nebraska Republican’s dissent makes him one of a disappearing breed in the G.O.P. — and suggests he may head for the exit.

"Our Home"
Each #PianoImprov in this suite is named after the room that inspired it.
#NowPlaying
https://

Our Home - #PianoImprov #NowPlaying
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Thank goodness opposing genocide doesn’t mean you’re antisemitic otherwise it would be the moral duty of any person of conscience to be antisemitic.

Once Champions of Fringe Causes, Now in a ‘Trap of Their Own Making’
Top leaders at the Justice Department and the F.B.I. are struggling to fulfill Trump campaign promises often rooted in misinformation and conspiracy theories.
h…

Law Enforcement Officials Struggle to Fulfill Trump Promises Rooted in Conspiracy Theories
Top leaders at the Justice Department and the F.B.I. are struggling to fulfill Trump campaign promises often rooted in misinformation and conspiracy theories.

My Music Release List
#MusicRelease #Listen
https://muz4now.com/stan-stewarts-musi

Music Release List
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard is
“completely unnecessary,”
after Trump said late Saturday that 2,000 members of the guard would be deployed.
“Our city has experienced massive civil unrest before,”
she said in an interview with a Fox local affiliate,
referring to riots that took place in L.A. in 1992, when more than 50 people were killed and thousands arrested.
“If you want to see it happen again, then you h…

Trump threatened to deploy National Guard in L.A. amid protests over immigration raids
Trump signed a memo to federalize 2,000 National Guardsmen, arguing the deployment is necessary to combat the “lawlessness” in Los Angeles.

“The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) confirms that its civilian ship, Madleen, carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, has been attacked/forcibly intercepted by the Israeli military at 3:02 am CET in international waters at 31.95236° N, 32.38880° E. The ship was unlawfully boarded, its unarmed civilian crew abducted, and its life-saving cargo—including baby formula, food and medical supplies—confiscated.”

Trump took extraordinary action on Saturday by calling up 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in California,
making rare use of federal powers and bypassing the authority of the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom.
It is the first time since 1965 that a president has activated a state’s National Guard force without a request from that state’s governor

Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law
President Trump bypassed the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom to call up 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests.

Top Ocean Experts Sound the Alarm Over Growing Marine Crisis Due To Climate Change https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04062025/one-ocean-science-congress…

Top Ocean Experts Sound the Alarm Over Growing Marine Crisis Due To Climate Change - Inside Climate News
On the opening day of a global science conference, French fishery scientist Clea Abello presented research showing that marine protected areas could protect commercially valuable fisheries.

The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses
Governor Newsom calls Pete Hegseth’s threat of calling up the Marines ⭐️ ‘deranged’
https://www.…

National Guard to be sent to L.A. amid clashes; Newsom calls Hegseth's threat of Marines 'deranged'
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

Everyday Beauty - Finding Music Everywhere
#inspiration #beauty
https://muz4now.com/2022/e…

Everyday Beauty - Finding Music Everywhere
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Leaders We Deserve
invests in candidates who reflect our generation and its values
matching them with the resources they need to run strong campaigns,
win, and change the face of power.
Think EMILYs List for young, progressive courageous candidates.
Leaders We Deserve invests in young people, knocks down these barriers, and elects more young people to office.

About Us | Leaders We Deserve
Young Progressive candidates face systemic barriers. At every level of government, the average politician is older than the average American. Our political system is stacked against young people – in favor of those who are older, …

Meditations on Pushing a Creative Project Too Far
- When I broke my ankle last year, I had no idea how much it would affect me -
#creativity #inspiration

Meditations on Pushing a Creative Project Too Far
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Not everyone can treat patients in the field.
But everyone can do something.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/msf-operations-gaza

MSF operations in Gaza
Last updated on May 14, 2025Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working in Gaza for decades and our teams have been providing lifesaving medical aid throughout the devastating war. With both local Palestinian staff and international teams operating throughout Gaza, MSF is providing medical care and humanitarian relief at a time of unimaginable suffering.

NBC News reports that top Trump adviser ❌Stephen Miller ❌recently eruptedin anger over what he sees as woefully lagging deportation numbers,
privately threatening to fire senior Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials over it.
He demanded the detention of 3,000 migrants each day, sources told NBC

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump's focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement
In mid-May, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, frustrated over what he saw as numbers of arrests and deportations of unauthorized immigrants that were too low, berated and threatened to fire senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials if they did not begin detaining 3,000 migrants a day, according to two sources who spoke to attendees.

On Friday, Trump’s border czar,
Tom Homan, said he plans to send the National Guard to Los Angeles
to combat protests against ICE that began this weekend following immigration raids in the city.
“We are making Los Angeles safer. Mayor Bass should be thanking us. She says they are going to mobilize—guess what?
We are already mobilizing.
We are going to bring the National Guard in tonight,”
Homan told Fox News.
California Governor Gavin Newsom respo…

LA protests live: National Guard to arrive within 24 hours after being deployed by Trump over immigration demos
Demonstrators clash with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in hours-long stand-off

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Because ...

Hi, it's Representative Jasmine Crockett.
I really hope you read this -- not for me, but for my friend.
People are scared, frustrated & downright mad about all that is being taken away from us.
Some people are just sitting around and letting it happen,
but not Esther.
Esther Kim Varet is running to take back one of the most competitive congressional seats in the country -- from a MAGA Republican.
We need more people like her to provide REAL repre…

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“The easiest way to save money in our Budget,
Billions and Billions of Dollars,
is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,”
Trump posted on Truth Social.
“I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!”
On Saturday, he said that the move was still on the table:
“I’d be allowed to do that,” he said, “but I have, I haven’t given it any thought.”
Trump also suggested that it was Musk who was reeling from the toxic breakup.
“I thin…

Trump Issues Jaw-Dropping Authoritarian Threat to Elon Musk
As President Donald Trump works through the seven stages of grief that come with a big breakup, he’s embracing anger—and directing it at his former ally Elon...

Border Czar Tom Homan
threatened to arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom
and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
if they interfere with federal immigration enforcement
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-border-czar-t…

Trump Border Czar Threatens to Arrest Newsom and LA Mayor
Tom Homan also warned that if violent “rhetoric against ICE” continues, “someone’s going to lose their life.”

By midday, hundreds had gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles,
where people were detained after earlier immigration raids.
Protesters directed chants of “shame” and “go home”
at members of the National Guard, who stood shoulder to shoulder, carrying long guns and riot shields.
After some protesters closely approached the guard members,
another set of uniformed officers advanced on the group, shooting smoke-filled canisters in…

National Guard troops arrive in LA to quell protests against ICE
National Guard troops faced off with protesters in Los Angeles as tear gas was fired at a growing crowd outside a federal complex hours after the federal troops arrived in the city on President Donald Trump’s orders. The confrontation broke out Sunday in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles as a group of demonstrators shouted insults at members of the guard lined shoulder to shoulder behind plastic riot shields. Around 300 National Guard troops had arrived early …

 
A climate of fear is perceptible in the United States today,
and it must be resisted no matter what,
CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley says.
“People are silencing themselves for fear that the government will retaliate against them,
and that’s not the America that we all love,”
Pelley told Anderson Cooper in an exclusive interview after CNN’s Saturday telecast of
“Good Night, and Good Luck.”
The Broadway play, which recounts CBS newsman Edwar…

‘If you fall silent, the country is doomed’: CBS News’ Scott Pelley stresses courage as network faces pressure campaign
A climate of fear is perceptible in the United States today, and it must be resisted no matter what, CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley says.

#CoWoS, or Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate,
is one of TSMC’s most advanced ways of packaging chips.
It allows several chips to work closely together as one,
making the whole system faster and more efficient while using less energy.

Why this key chip technology is crucial to the AI race between the US and China
In the largest single foreign investment in US history, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s “most powerful company” according to US President Donald Trump, unveiled a $100 billion investment, drawing global attention and prompting concern in Taiwan.

Musk tried and failed to enact systemic change across the entire government.
Many tech executives and investors who support Trump have narrower goals that focus on creating a regulatory climate favorable to themselves.
While Trump and Musk traded barbs on their respective social networks,
a cryptocurrency company whose business had been hamstrung by the Biden administration went public on the New York Stock Exchange,
its share price popping 200 percent.
An art…

Musk and Trump are over. Silicon Valley is just getting started.
The Tech-Trump alliance has always had tensions. But its lucrative nature has outweighed the ideological differences.

🧪👩‍🔬🧠 I attended my 25th college reunion at Harvard this weekend.
It was the biggest reunion attendance ever recorded. 💪
President Alan Garber got standing ovations from the 9000 of us in the crowd before even being introduced.
So proud of my alma mater, and wearing my Harvard swag proudly!
ht…

Martha Bhattacharya (@marthabhattacharya.bsky.social)
🧪👩‍🔬🧠 I attended my 25th college reunion at Harvard this weekend. It was the biggest reunion attendance ever recorded. 💪 President Alan Garber got standing ovations from the 9000 of us in the crowd before even being introduced. So proud of my alma mater, and wearing my Harvard swag proudly!

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.
https://www.wired.com/story/bill-atkinson-apple-engineer-dies/

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.

The Trump administration’s spending cuts and restrictions on foreign students are triggering a brain drain — and American scientists are panicking.
U.S. researchers' fears are coming true.
America’s science pipeline is drying up,
and countries like China are seizing the opportunity to surge ahead.

“This is such a race for being the science powerhouse that you never fully recover,”
says Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The great poaching: America's brain drain begins
China and Europe are recruiting heavily from U.S. labs.

Errol Musk, the father of U.S. billionaire Elon Musk,
has arrived in Moscow to attend the Forum of the Future 2050,
a pro-Kremlin event scheduled for June 9-10,  the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on June 8.
https://kyivindepend…

Elon Musk's father to attend pro-Kremlin event in Russia hosted by far-right ideologue
Among the forum's panels are sessions titled "Russian Space: The Race for Mars" and "The Battle for Hearts and Minds: The Ideology of Sovereign Russia."

Elon Musk’s goons at the Department of Government Efficiency
transmitted a large amount of data
—all of it undetected
—using a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal they installed on top of the White House, according to a new report.
Starlink is a satellite Wi-Fi service owned and operated by Musk’s SpaceX.
The DOGE goons installed it in mid-March with the sign-off of Donald Trump’s administration,
but against concerns raised by security officials, according to The Washing…

Musk’s DOGE Goons Surreptitiously Transmitted Reams of White House Data
Musk’s team installed a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal on top of the White House, allowing them to bypass data-tracking security measures.

Find alternatives to calling the #SantaBarbara Police Department.
The resources included here are limited to those that offer immediate assistance through emergency or crisis services.
These resources may be obligated to call police in the case of an immediate risk of harm to the caller or another, child abuse, or abuse of a vulnerable adult

Santa Barbara, CA - Don't Call The Police
Don't Call The Police - Community-based alternatives to calling the Santa Barbara Police Dept. or 911 in Santa Barbara, CA

The Trump administration’s
“border czar” warned that
immigration enforcement will continue
“every day” in Los Angeles,
hinting that even elected officials
could face arrest
if they interfere with agents on the ground.
Tom Homan appeared undeterred
by the volatile protests
against federal agents
in Los Angeles
who were carrying out
immigration raids.
Enforcement will be daily,
he said late Saturday
in an …

Trump's border czar threatens arrest for immigration interference, warns Newsom and Bass not to 'cross that line'
LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration’s “border czar” warned that immigration enforcement will continue “every day” in Los Angeles, hinting that even elected officials could face arrest if they interfere with agents on the ground

We are the revolution, apparently, so dangerous only a seasoned military can stop us.
The only problem, of course, is that Los Angeles is not in chaos on this particular sunny Sunday
and the vast majority of Angelenos are just trying to enjoy the weekend without becoming a federal prisoner.

The insurrection that wasn't, and other Trump fantasies
President Trump has sent the National Guard into Los Angeles, claiming the city is in chaos and rioters have taken over. Meanwhile, Angelenos continue to brunch.

For now the federalized troops appeared to have limited authority.
They will be able to protect ICE agents and federal buildings against attacks by protesters
but not to carry out immigration raids or police the city’s streets in general.
https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/156-f…

156. Federalizing the California National Guard
President Trump's Saturday night "memorandum" federalizing 2000 California National Guard troops is a tentative step toward abusing authorities for domestic use of the military, but a dangerous one.

If you feel comfortable doing so, please register for this event at https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/788033/.
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NO KINGS Santa Barbara · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies. 🚨**On Saturday, June 14, we’re takin…

White House security staff warned Musk’s Starlink is a security risk
Those who were managing White House communications systems were not informed in advance
when DOGE representatives went to the roof of the adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building in February
to install a terminal connecting users in the complex to Starlink satellites,
which are owned by Musk’s private SpaceX rocket company.

The people said those managing the systems weren’t able to monit…

White House security staff warned Musk’s Starlink is a security risk
The U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year, three people said.

Gov. Newsom asks Trump to rescind ‘unlawful deployment’ of California National Guard
Blocks from Los Angeles City Hall, protesters have started to hide behind city benches
as police work to clear streets using pepper balls and stun grenades.
https://www.wa…

Live updates: Gov. Newsom asks Trump to rescind ‘unlawful deployment’ of California National Guard
The president said he is sending 2,000 soldiers to Los Angeles County after immigration sweeps led to tense confrontations.

Federal officials prevented two members of Congress on Sunday from entering an immigration detention facility in Manhattan
where the representatives were seeking to investigate reports of overcrowding, stifling heat and migrants sleeping on bathroom floors.
The representatives,
Adriano Espaillat and
Nydia Velšzquez, both Democrats from New York,
said officials at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building had denied them access to the 10th-floor detention area because…

2 New York Representatives Are Denied Access to ICE Facility
Representatives Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velázquez were turned away when seeking to inspect a migrant detention area inside a Manhattan federal building.

What is the purpose of news?
Air pollution kills 10 million people each year and causes untold additional illness and suffering.
It kills at least 100,000 people in the United States alone annually
— about five times the number of police-reported homicides.
But it rarely features in daily news stories.
Police and prosecutors ignore pollution, much of which is criminal,
and so do most journalists.
For example, federal prosecutors charged 23 people…

Media Panics About “Crime Waves” — But Downplays Crime Committed by Corporations
The news emphasizes low-level theft instead of corporate crime, pollution, and other predatory behavior.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang
said he’s reached out to Elon Musk
in hopes of collaborating on the creation of a new political party,
Yang, along with mutual friends, believes the Tesla CEO has what it takes to form a new faction that propels America’s strongest leaders. ($$$$)
When asked if Musk has responded to his inquiry, Yang told the outlet “Not yet, but I assume he’s been very busy.”

Andrew Yang reaches out to Musk to collaborate on new political party
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said he’s reached out to Elon Musk in hopes of collaborating on the creation of a new political party...

Keep the pressure on the very few republicans who know none of this is okay
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The coming hours and days will be incredibly consequential.
As this military response unfolds, we must stay focused on the limited authorization for military action which Trump unleashed today.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-national-guard-in…

Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation as Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass” boomed from the sound system.
He watched martial artists slug it out behind a chain-link fence.
A female champion let the US president try on her gold belt.
It was a night of machismo, spectacle and violence.
Shortly before he joined an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday night,
Trump had signed an order deploying 2,000 national guard troop…

Bernie Sanders warned of the US’s slide into authoritarianism
following Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the national guard to Los Angeles over the city’s protests against federal immigration raids.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

They're doing this because the Insurrection Act sounds cool and edgy but they can't actually justify using the Insurrection Act.
It's a silly action by an insecure administration desperately to seem manly and powerful.
It should be criticized relentlessly, but it should also be laughed at.
https://…

I am not sure the Trump Administration realizes that while they want us to forget that he pardoned insurrectionists that attacked police officers,
we remember J6.
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This isn’t meant as a dunk, or a sarcastic tagging.
Seriously, @jaketapper.bsky.social, how do you not make the clear mental unfitness of the CURRENT president, the guy who CURRENTLY controls the ppl w the guns, your focus going forward?
https://bsky.app/profile/johnpfaff.bsk

Citywide protests continue in Los Angeles after series of immigration operations
Zach Boetto reports from Paramount, where demonstrators were still gathered late Saturday evening in response to the ongoing immigration operations taking place across Los Angeles.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Threatens Mobilization of Active-Duty Marines Against Protesters in Los Angeles

Such language is unprecedented in response to immigration protests.
The escalation comes just three days after the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre,
when Chinese troops crushed a pro-democracy movement with tanks and live ammunition
—a grim reminder of what can happen when a government turns its military on its own people.

Germany is drawing up plans to rapidly expand its network of bomb-proof bunkers and shelters,
the government’s most senior civilian protection official has said,
warning the state needs to be prepared for an attack from Russia within the next four years.
Ralph Tiesler, the head of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK),
said Europe’s largest economy needed to wake up to the reality of conflict,
and that in its current state Germany w…

If you want to show solidarity with Los Angeles, the best thing to do is organize protests against ICE tonight/tomorrow in your own cities.
Search the web for ICE rapid response networks in your own city / state and sign up. Help your neighbors.
https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsk

Immigration protests last overnight in Los Angeles following surprise ICE detainments
Protests lasted through the night in Los Angeles after ICE conducted surprise immigration operations on Friday.
https://www.cbsnews.com/los…

The sort of people who support Trump will be absolutely thrilled about violence against Angelinos and Californians, whether immigrants or not
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The Trump administration will deploy the #national #guard to
immigration protests in Los Angeles,
border czar Tom Homan said on Saturday,
as an #immigration crackdown in the area erupted into
mass

Researchers have discovered a breakthrough link between
organ failure and long Covid
after overcoming contentious Covid-era autopsy regulations
and one of the medical profession’s most high-profile legal disputes.
https://archive.md/TrZ32

As many as 44 people were detained on Friday throughout Los Angeles during chaotic, protest-inducing raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials,
and a local congressman claims raids by federal officials are being conducted “outside the bounds of the law.” 
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) said that he and his federal counterparts are being barred from entering the downtown Los Angeles facility in which people who were detained are believed to be held.
Rep. Gom…

Communications lost with
Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen
after Israeli navy tells it to change course
Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching Gaza

In Nature Human Behaviour, Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and willing to do so to speak out publicly against the Trump administration’s attack on science,
and argues that although dissent carries risks, it is riskier to stay silent.
http://go.nature.com/3FIV7cC

Millions of non-producing oil and gas wells around the world are leaking methane and other contaminants,
contributing to increased greenhouse gas emissions and polluting our water, soil, and air.
The total annual methane emissions from non-producing wells in Canada is 7 times higher than estimated in Canada’s National Inventory Report
The U.S. no longer even estimates it's methane emissions

ICE seen in Santa Barbara
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