@cdarwin@c.imThere is a push to allow car traffic back on the Santa Barbara
State Street Promenade.
Now is our chance to stop it!
Send in a public comment now!
What do you enjoy most about the Car-Free State Street Promenade
https://www.strongtownssb.org/initiatives/state…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe US is imposing visa restrictions on five Europeans, including Thierry Breton, accusing them of pressuring US tech companies to censor certain US viewpoints (Fatima Hussein/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/state-depart…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe US is imposing visa restrictions on five Europeans, including Thierry Breton, accusing them of pressuring US tech companies to censor certain US viewpoints (Fatima Hussein/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/state-depart…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeI don't know why, given all the important institutions that hackers attack -- hospitals, schools, daycare centers -- but it really bothers me when they do things like this. It seems gratuitous somehow.
Cyberattack on the Dresden State Art Collections
https://artdependence.com/…
@anneroth@systemli.socialThe state department has barred five Europeans from the US, accusing them of leading efforts to pressure tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints
“These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states – in each case targeting American speakers and American companies,” Rubio said in an announcement.
Neben Thierry Breton trifft das u.a. Josephine Ballon und Anna-Lena von Hodenberg von @…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL aims to dismiss Gruden suit, now in state court https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46704016/nfl-seeks-dismissal-jon-gruden-lawsuit-nevada-supreme-court-sends-case-back-state-court
@villavelius@mastodon.onlineEscaping the clutches of the US federal government
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/
@steve@s.yelvington.comTrump continues his war on competency.
https://apnews.com/article/diplomacy-ambassadors-state-department-1a10058998c86e799ce4e5132a99da18
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCurrent State of Dallas Cowboys Summed Up With One-Sentence Description https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/current-state-of-dallas-cowboys-summed-up-with-one-sentence-description
@cdarwin@c.imThe State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans
it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress "American viewpoints".
The Europeans, characterized by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations,
fell afoul of a new visa policy announced in May to restrict the entry of foreigners deemed responsible for censorship of protected speech in the United States. …
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCalifornia becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit (Joseph Choi/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p78#a260123p78
@raiders@darktundra.xyzNFL seeks dismissal of Jon Gruden's lawsuit after Nevada Supreme Court sends it back to state court https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/nfl-seeks-dismissal-of-jon-grudens-lawsuit-after-nevada-supreme-c…
@servelan@newsie.social"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the State Department that will impact how the agency conducts its annual Human Rights Report."
**Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says**
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/11/21/abortion-dei-now-considered-violations-of-human-rights-us-officials-say/
@newsie@darktundra.xyzCyberattack disrupts digital systems at renowned Dresden museum network https://therecord.media/dresden-state-art-collections-cyberattack
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialTRUMP'S PLAN
1. Deport non-white immigrants
2. Make up story to rationalize violent engagement
3. Declare war under false pretenses
4. Enact Alien Enemies Act
5. Deport naturalized Latin citizens
6. Repeat with another non-white race
Next up:
▫️Persians/Middle Easts
▫️Chinese/Asians
▫️Blacks/Afrikans
☑️ How #ICE Turned Venezuelan Migrants …
@Techmeme@techhub.socialChanges to CISA have left some states without support during elections; California said CISA provided little support during the Nov. 4 election on redistricting (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/election-security-…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThis is a strange warning published in a Chinese state outlet. It basically warns that all forms of online shopping are subject to foreign espionage, and vendors should engage in data minimization.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202510/1346444.shtml
@edintone@mastodon.greenResearching inequality – Northampton and the Welfare State https://edintone.com/northampton_1913-24/ Two studies of Northampton in 1913 and 1924 give us a detailed view of working-class life. @…
@relcfp@mastodon.socialCall for Papers: ‘Save State: Ethics, Politics and Poetics of Video Game Preservation’ https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/21/call-for-papers-‘save-state-ethics-politics-a…
@aral@mastodon.ar.al“For the past year, the world has been in a state of chaos. The United States, in the grips of its mad pirate king, has installed tariffs, removed tariffs, made deals, overturned deals, made threats, backed off threats, and all with the randomness of an infant that has not quite achieved object permanence. Nonetheless, a logic is starting to emerge, a logic that explains America’s actions: the logic of the rapist.”
@scott@carfree.city"Declining property values and home prices are understood as a sign of impending doom, rather than a cause for celebration, and so the system aims to keep prices on an upward slope."
Housing can't be a good investment and affordable
https://jewishcurrents.org/zohran-mamd
@ErikUden@mastodon.deAuch wir vom Team Troet.Cafe sprechen unsere ungebrochene Solidarität mit @… aus, dessen Leitung momentan von der U.S. Regierung mit Sanktionen angegriffen wird.
Der Präsident des Internationalen Strafgerichtshof erhielt auch eine Sanktion dieser Art, für ihn hieß das: Einreiseverbot, Schließung seiner Bankkonten, Schließu…
@vosje62@mastodon.nlEen toeslag van minstens 2 euro per pakketje? De Raad van State maant het kabinet niet te overhaasten | de Volkskrant
https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/een-toeslag-van-minstens-2-euro-per-pakketje-de-raad-van-state-maant-het-kabinet-niet-te-overhaasten~b448c2b6/#Echobox=1766409932
Ahh ... De RvS vraagt niets meer of minder dan zorgvuldig beleid. Kennelijk ontbreekt er een stuk onderbouwing... 🙈
De vorm waarin de toeslag gegoten is, vind ik wel een slimme. Het komt mooi overeen met de stijging in kosten (lees: tijd) die de douane maakt om een zending te controleren. Die heeft immers maar weinig met de waarde te maken.
@cdarwin@c.imThe college dreams of 80,000 undocumented California students threatened by Trump suit
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-22/trump-suit-threatens-in-state-college-tuition-for-undocumented-cal…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comAmerican 'State Capitalism' Is Destined for Failure (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-24/american-state-capitalism-is-destined-for-failure
http://www.memeorandum.com/251024/p36#a251024p36
@lilmikesf@c.im#Oakland CA #PublicSchool District Claims It Has Halved A $100M Budget Deficit But Skeptics Worry Details On Cut$ Are Scant.
Just this past June, the district exited state oversight after more than 20 years of fiscal supervision from the state and
@holger_moller@bildung.socialDas #Fediverse wird vielleicht viel schneller viel wichtiger als wir uns vorstellen können.
#HateAid #Sanktionen
@UP8@mastodon.social☿️ Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/01/victoria-may-ban-unnecessary-surgery-intersex-children
@erikdelareguera@mastodon.nuFantastiskt detta. ”It is not our peace plan”.
”Rubio told senators that the Russians gave the plan to Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, which the US then relayed to the Ukrainians in its role as an intermediary.” https://on.ft.com/4ihwUsM
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
C Powers:
🎵 I Will Not Live In a Facist State
#CPowers
https://cpowers.bandcamp.com/track/i-will-not-live-in-a-fascist-state
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dAwrNVrxgtrL2ZbxAmHF1
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energySo former Dutch Minister and @… leader Sigrid Kaag is not part of Trump's "Board of Peace", but of his closely related "Gaza Executive Board", which has 4 members in common with the founding Executive Board of Trump's "Board of Peace": Witkoff, Kushner, Blair, Rowan
@stefan@gardenstate.social🎉🎉🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉🎉🎉
Three years ago today gardenstate.social launched to the fediverse. Since then we have registered over 700 accounts with an average 80 active at a time.
Today we operate with 9 community members contributing $44 of our operating costs and an amazing hosting service from @…
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@brian_gettler@mas.toI find it useful to remind myself that bloodless bureaucratic language serves not only to reflect some actually existing state of things, but also to create new realities that are anathema to many in terms that seem unassailable. But that's the thing about human-made systems - they have been, can currently, and always will be changed.
@ruari@velocipederider.comMorning all. Looks like it is time to wake up.
#WristCheck #Ternary
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialAt least Rubio says what it is...
"US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’"
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-peace-plan-security-confernece-halifax-senators-6041a181…
@JorgeStolfi@mas.toThe only way I can see for the US to get back to a functioning state is for the GOP and its supporting societies and individuals to be recognized as a criminal organization, like the Mafia in the 1930s -- devoted to the government of criminals, by criminals, for the criminals.
As a consequence, all elections won by GOP candidates since 2016 would be nullified for having been won by criminals. In particular, it would be established that there was no 45th President, nor a 47th.
@servelan@newsie.socialGavin Newsom adds California to WHO's Global Outbreak Alert group
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/
@grifferz@social.bitfolk.comCurrent state of mind: accidentally put hoodie on backwards so the hjood would lift up over my face and for 3 long seconds seriously considered just living with it.
And that was AFTER getting back from the gym
@markhburton@mstdn.socialRubio on Ukraine:
“It’s not our war. It’s a war on another continent,”
Meanwhile USA bombs Syria.
Schrödinger's foreign policy.
Five key takeaways from US State Secretary Rubio’s year-end briefing | Politics News | Al Jazeera
https://www.
@x_cli@infosec.exchangeYet another gotcha when implementing a #Terraform resource with a WriteOnly attribute: since there is no state kept between runs, you cannot require replacement of the resource if the configured value changes because there is nothing to compare it to 🙃
In my case, the WriteOnly attribute contains a file content, so the WriteOnly attribute value is hashed and the hash is stored as part o…
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoMy #HamRadio #POTA fun today was activating US-1904 Myakka River State Park on 20m and 17m, with 5W CW, on my new edition o…
@relcfp@mastodon.socialCall for Papers: ‘Save State: Ethics, Politics and Poetics of Video Game Preservation’ https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/21/call-for-papers-‘save-state-ethics-politics-a…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries C, Episode 05 - The Harvest of Kairos
AVON: Would you reproach me for that?
ZEN: Please state the condition.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/305/422 B7B2
@Dragofix@veganism.socialMethyl bromide pesticide still widely used in California, raising health concerns #California
@mlawton@mstdn.socialIt’s not supposed to start snowing until Saturday morning but the bucket trucks are queuing up already.
Most are from out of state, here on emergency assistance. That they assemble in advance like buzzards, tells you how crap our grid is and how lucrative these storms will be.
@rperezrosario@mastodon.socialEmpire State Building is lit up in red, black and green tonight to commemorate Martin Luther King Day.
Happy Martin Luther King Day everyone!
#us
@lpryszcz@genomic.socialClick Here: Erased: Silencing a kindergarten
Episode webpage: https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_8376_f7cbcbf4-bf50-49a6-856d-3daf4ba10d91&uf=https://publicfeeds.net/f/8376/clickhere
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Maribou State feat. Khruangbin:
🎵 Turnmills
#NowPlaying #MaribouState #Khruangbin
https://mariboustate.bandcamp.com/track/turnmills-club-mix-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/1GNvthYF2Ml5iflBVWjld7
@memeorandum@universeodon.comState attorneys general sue Trump administration over efforts to shutter CFPB (Aiden Reiter/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/state-attorneys-general-sue-trump-administration-over-efforts-to-shutter-cfpb-00703163
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p95#a251222p95
@cdarwin@c.imMayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles announced a flash flood warning for the region beginning on Tuesday
and is urging people to use caution while traveling for the upcoming holiday.
The city is also deploying staff with the Los Angeles homeless services authority (Lahsa) to get supplies and hotel vouchers to those living outside.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at the state of independent media in Myanmar, which lost US and Swedish funding this year and where subscriptions aren't a dependable source of revenue (Lorcan Lovett/Nieman Reports)
https://niemanreports.org/myanmar-independent-media-innova…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
C Powers:
🎵 I Will Not Live in a Fascist State
#CPowers
https://cpowers.bandcamp.com/track/i-will-not-live-in-a-fascist-state
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dAwrNVrxgtrL2ZbxAmHF1
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRaiders welcome HBCU Classic to Allegiant Stadium https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-welcome-hbcu-classic-to-allegiant-stadium-3517675/
@scott@carfree.cityIncredible comment on an article about the Marina Safeway: "The City needs to fight state mandates for putting condo towers in residential neighborhoods." Is it therefore better to put condo towers in NON-residential neighborhoods? Would doing so not make them... residential neighborhoods?
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyChilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15. Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames in scorching heat: temperatures up to 38°C (100F)
https://www.thegu…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzMel Kiper Jr. predicts Cowboys to get Ohio State superstar in NFL Draft https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/mel-kiper-jr-predicts-cowboys-get-ohio-state-superstar-nfl-draft/762c9ae…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzTrespassing charge vs. Vikings' Addison dropped https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47672675/state-drops-trespassing-charge-vikings-jordan-addison
@cdarwin@c.imAn older adult with underlying health conditions is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu,
but Washington state health officials said on Friday the risk to the public is low.
The person – from Grays Harbor county, about 78 miles (125km) south-west of Seattle – had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds.
The person was treated for the H5N5 bird flu strain after becoming seemingly the first known human infected…
@brian_gettler@mas.toEverywhere I turn, I stumble over stories - different in details, but similar in implications - of society in decay. These include rapid growth in student food bank use, spiking anxiety among kids, random acts of aggression on public transit, rejection of expertise during crises of health, homelessness, democracy, etc, and on and on. These stories are always accompanied by hand-wringing over cause and remedy, but somehow state provision of financial resources only rarely comes up. Funny that…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comAt least 6 among victims of Mexican Navy plane crash off the coast of Texas (Max Rego/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5660629-coast-guard-investigates-crash-galveston-mexican-navy/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251223/p100#a251223p100
@UP8@mastodon.socialLeaves of small beech trees add a yellow accent to this scene in Shindagin Hollow State Forest
#photo #photography #forest
@villavelius@mastodon.onlineBelligerence is a feature of evolution; peace is an unstable state of living matter.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: the White House has put on hold a draft executive order that would seek to preempt state AI laws, following bipartisan backlash (Karen Freifeld/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-pauses-execut…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeA rare report in a Chinese state publication of a cyberattack on a Chinese internet platform.
“Short-video platform Kuaishou was hit by a wave of sexually explicit livestreams that temporarily overwhelmed its content moderation systems on Monday evening”
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/2025…
@servelan@newsie.socialState conviction, no jurisdiction.
Trump calls for disgraced election official linked to his ‘Big Lie’ to be freed – as Colorado officials dig their heels in | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-colorado-tina-peters-2020-b2870926.html
@cdarwin@c.im100 clergy members arrested at Minneapolis airport amid protests over ICE immigration surge – live
Labor unions and progressive organizations have called on workers across the state to stay home in an ‘economic blackout
We’re getting an update that 100 clergy members were arrested while protesting federal immigration enforcement outside Minneapolis-St Paul international airport today.
They were arrested by members of the airport staff and local law enforcement, according t…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comBig changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/election-security-cisa-2026-secretaries-state-midterms-6d18799c6c5fdd1bc001544b2dca12bf
http://www.memeorandum.com/251123/p21#a251123p21
@cdarwin@c.imTrump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors
The Trump administration has recalled more than two dozen
career diplomats from ambassador positions and other senior posts around the world
as it works to enforce adherence with Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
The directive has infuriated State Department personnel
who say it will leave key embassies without critical leadership
and may effectively end the careers of many ambass…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSouth Korean prosecutors allege China's CXMT mass-produced 10nm-class DRAM using leaked Samsung tech, indicting 10 employees who previously worked for Samsung (Heo Kyungjun/아시아 ...)
https://cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2025122311034625685
@NFL@darktundra.xyzArizona State's Jordyn Tyson, USC's Makai Lemon declare for 2026 NFL Draft https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6905202/2025/12/19/jordan-tyson-arizona-state-nfl-draft-makai-lemon/
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeIran’s state TV hacked with ‘do not point your weapons at the people’ message
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/iran-state-tv-hacked-crown-prince-b2903087.html
@servelan@newsie.socialAnother red-state invertebrate just sold out his people to Trump - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/ohio-2674824385/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Grab's planned acquisition of GoTo has hit a snag over Indonesian carrier Telkomsel's unwillingness to sell its ~2% stake in GoTo at current valuations (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump admin recalling around 30 ambassadors as part of State Dept realignment, official confirms (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-recalling-around-30-ambassadors-part-state-dept-realignment
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p60#a251222p60
@servelan@newsie.socialArizona AG suggests state's self-defense laws allow residents to shoot masked ICE agents
https://krcrtv.com/news/nation-world/arizona-ag-suggests-states-self-defense-laws-allow-residents-to-shoot-ice-agents-kris-mayes-minnesota-immigration-lethal-force
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe EU warns of possible action after the US imposes travel bans on five Europeans, saying it will defend its "regulatory autonomy against unjustified measures" (Lorne Cook/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/europe-bret
@NFL@darktundra.xyzChiefs announce plans to move to Kansas and build domed stadium https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911787/2025/12/22/chiefs-kansas-move-new-stadium-arrowhead/
@cdarwin@c.imThe Justice Department sued California in federal court on Thursday,
claiming that providing in-state college tuition to unauthorized students is illegal
and discriminates against Americans from out of state who pay higher rates.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California,
is the latest action by the Trump administration against California.
It is the third lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against the state in a…
@servelan@newsie.socialFerguson backs income tax on WA residents earning over $1M • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/23/ferguson-backs-income-tax-on-wa-residents-earning-over-1m/
@servelan@newsie.socialAnticipating early 2026 opening, Oregon seeks to block potential Newport ICE facility • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/22/repub/anticipating-early-2026-opening-oregon-seeks-to-block-potential-newport-ice-facility/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comLawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/a32aa172-cfb1-4929-9841-e3aa6ee8c67d
http://www.memeorandum.com/251123/p28#a251123p28
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA draft EO shows President Trump plans to grant the federal government sole power to regulate AI and create an "AI Litigation Task Force" overseen by the AG (Tina Nguyen/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/82…
@cdarwin@c.imBritish anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department
– Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford are among five Europeans hit with visa bans
over claims they wish to
‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose'
http…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comMinnesotans strike to protest ICE surge in state: 'No work, no school, no shopping' (Michael Sainato/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice-protests
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p42#a260123p42
@servelan@newsie.socialState election officials ask if they were 'misled' by Trump administration - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/state-voter-rolls/?u=4a62dc4696c8b502adcf685229f4b216116b8811f49a25ead5941d682f61c8b1&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nov.20.2025_12.48pm
@cdarwin@c.imThe White House has put on hold
a draft executive order that would
seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence
through lawsuits and by withholding federal funds,
two sources said on Friday.
The draft order, which Reuters reported on earlier this week,
would have likely faced significant pushback from states.
But its consideration shows how far Trump is willing to go to help AI companies overcome a patchwork of laws they say stifle innovati…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comAttorney General Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Defendants for Violations of Antitrust Laws (State of Michigan)
https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2026/01/23/attorney-general-nessel-files-lawsuit-against-fossil-fuel-defendants
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p84#a260123p84
@cdarwin@c.imNew York must redraw its congressional map, a state judge ruled on Wednesday,
handing Democrats another key opportunity to pick up another US House seat before this fall’s midterm elections.
The ruling from Jeffrey Pearlman,
a New York state supreme court justice,
comes after a Democratic-aligned law firm challenged the boundaries of New York’s 11th congressional district,
which includes the borough of Staten Island and portions of south Brooklyn.
The dis…
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration faced a string of four significant legal defeats this week
as federal and state courts pushed back on a range of initiatives spanning immigration enforcement,
deportation authority,
voting policy,
and the use of the National Guard.
The rulings, delivered in quick succession, highlight the extent to which judges across multiple jurisdictions are scrutinizing the administration’s procedural compliance,
statutory interpretations,
@memeorandum@universeodon.comNewsom administration alleges State Department pressure in Davos cancellation (Jeremy B. White/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/newsom-administration-alleges-state-department-pressure-in-davos-cancellation-00738966
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p75#a260121p75
@cdarwin@c.imSenator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted on board a plane Tuesday, leaving Texas, ahead of a severe winter storm expected to hit the state over the weekend.
It was a repeat of his "cut and run" in 2011
https://myfox8.com/news/politics/us/te
@cdarwin@c.imCafé KITP
The Physics of intelligence
Tuesday
February 17, 2026
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
6:00-7:00PM
Doors open at 5PM
1221 State Street #205
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
@cdarwin@c.imAs US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wreak havoc on American communities,
big tech companies have been making themselves indispensable to the increasingly tyrannical state.
Among them is Amazon subsidiary Ring,
the company behind those AI doorbell cameras that have exploded in popularity over the last few years.
Back in October, Ring announced that its devices would soon be looped into a network of Flock AI surveillance cameras.
That network, an inv…
@cdarwin@c.imFive people were arrested following hundreds of investigative hours following 💥 the shooting of Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, in Lafayette Indiana
on Jan. 18.
Both victims were in a stable condition following the attack,
which happened around 2:17 p.m.
The judge was injured on an arm, his wife on her hip.
Raylen Ferguson, 38, from Lexington, Kentucky;
Thomas Moss, 43, from Lafayette
and Blake Smith, 32, from Lafayette,
were all ar…
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump is trying to
take revenge
on financial institutions
that dropped him
after the January 6, 2021
Capitol insurrection.
The president filed a lawsuit
against JPMorgan Chase
and its CEO Jamie Dimon
Thursday in Florida state court,
seeking $5 billion in damages
and accusing the bank of ending its business with him
for political reasons.
The lawsuit claims that Trump,
his family, and different busin…
@cdarwin@c.imMinnesota’s coalition is demanding:
1: ICE must leave Minnesota now.
2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable.
3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.
“These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”
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@cdarwin@c.imA prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church
have been arrested, Trump administration officials said Thursday,
even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.
The developments unfolded as Vice President JD Vance arrived in the state.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post on X.
On …
@cdarwin@c.imWaymo already operates in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Austin, and Phoenix.
But maps published by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles showed that the company can now test and deploy its autonomous vehicles across a much larger area in both the Bay Area and Southern California.
In the Bay Area, Waymo’s approved areas of operation now include most of the East Bay and North Bay (including Napa/Wine Country), as well as Sacramento.
In Southern Cal…
@cdarwin@c.imThe state department is proposing to suspend 38 universities including Harvard and Yale
from a federal research partnership program because they engage in diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices,
according to an internal memo and spreadsheet obtained by the Guardian.
The memo, dated 17 November, recommends excluding institutions from
the Diplomacy Lab – a program that pairs university researchers with state department policy offices
– if they “openly en…
