They’re kind of vague about it but it sounds to me like you’d have to have some stuff posted online under your real name for it to find and match to. So if you’ve only ever posted things under various pseudonyms in social media, etc. it could match those up to each other, but not to your real identity.

Yeah, I almost typed “(rhetorical question)” there but I figured it was obvious.

Shah Alam had been in the Erie county holding center for the past year, after being arrested by Buffalo police in 2025 on charges of assault, trespassing and possession of a weapon. The arrest stemmed from an incident in which Shah Alam got lost while on a walk and ended up on the porch of a woman’s home. He had been using a curtain rod as a walking stick, according to his attorney. The woman called the police, and when Shah Alam did not follow police commands to drop his curtain rod, they tasered and beat him, his attorney said. He was released on bail, and then transferred to border patrol custody. Border patrol agents then dropped him off at a Tim Hortons about five miles from his home. Neither his attorney nor his family were notified of his release.

Holy shit! Will there be any kind of accountability for this at all?!

charges of assault, trespassing and possession of a weapon.

Sounds bad? Translation: Assault = cops beat him for being disabled/unable to follow instructions; Trespassing = Finding his way to someone’s porch after getting lost and needing help; Possession of a “weapon” = holding a curtain rod he was using as a navigation cane.

As long as his mother doesn’t turn him in he’s safe.

Wish Mastodon had like a default “what’s hot” or “Discover” feed. Really helps find people to follow as well.

You mean like Mastodon’s “Trending” and “Discover” feeds?

In reverse chronological order:

• The Good Place.
• The Sopranos
• Seinfeld (maybe not the character depth, but the writing)
• Shogun (6-episode miniseries, does that count?)
• The original Bob Newhart show, the one with Suzanne Pleshette.

The suggested 9.5 percent increase would affect more than three million single-family homes, co-ops and condos and over 100,000 commercial buildings, Mr. Mamdani said as he delivered his preliminary spending plan.

The mayor acknowledged that his proposal would not merely force the wealthy to pay more taxes, but would also be a “tax on working- and middle-class New Yorkers,” and stressed that this was not his first choice.

Welp.

Because they want it covered up as much as the US government does.

Go to an ophthalmologist if you haven’t yet, they are a real medical doctor eye specialist. Optometrists only deal with a few basics and while they screen for eye diseases, they mainly just measure and prescribe corrective lenses, they don’t give a diagnosis or prognosis.

BTW my eyes used to get more and more nearsighted over time until I got bifocals. They have a different prescription in the bottom part so when I read or do close up work my eyes aren’t fighting against a far vision Rx. If you read a lot or do a lot of close up stuff you might want to ask about that.

Agreed, everyone should read it all and watch the videos. Warning: prepare yourself first.

Maybe that’s why they usually have the detention center in the same building as the training center. Human shields.

Yeah but the owner already got the message from protestors and the fact that the City passed an ordinance to prohibit non-municipal detention facilities the very same day they found out ICE was looking at buying it. The owner succumbed to the pressure and withdrew from the sale, saying they weren’t aware who the buyer was (and there’s a decent chance they didn’t know until it became news since DHS has been sneaky about covering their tracks). A realtor in the area that had been helping them look for properties has also gotten huge backlash, but I haven’t heard whether they dropped them as client. (I live not far from KC so I’ve been aware of the news on this)

She did it for nothing, the warehouse owner had already backed out of the deal by then.

edit after watching video: not the sharpest tool in the shed, lighter fluid squirted on concrete, metal, and glass. Then squirting a stream fluid from the bottle in her hand to the flames, not too bright. But the usual and well-known effective technique would probably also be futile. From what I’ve read the place is completely empty, probably nothing but concrete floors in there.

Let’s go!

Best alternative for what purpose? Can’t answer unless you tell us that. To make calls and texts? A feature phone. To use android apps? A tablet, I guess.

Accidentally dabbed.

Save the Oxford Comma!

Well, maybe not a surprise party, he might not react well to surprises.

Wyden “wants answers”? Here’s your answer: Are you still sailing down De river Nial? Look into the Don’s pig-like eyes. He is the captain now, in control of the government and supported by the majority political party, his own private army, and the corrupt SCOTUS majority he set up in his first term.

Haven’t you noticed, Wyden? Anyone who ever opposed him, ever made fun of him, or isn’t going along with him is either being “investigated” or arrested and charged with made up crimes (if a lib) or ousted from their positions of power and threatened with worse (if a repub), not to mention getting mentioned in mean tweets that mobilize his minions to go after them. It’s Pay to Play now (in gold is always a nice touch).

The last shreds of the Constitution were thrown out on January 20th, 2025. There are no rules, laws are decreed by the Boss, subject to change at a whim, and only the rest of us are required to follow them.

Choose your Side. Whining is not a strategy. If that’s all you can do, get out and make room for someone with a spine.

The idea is to slow or stop economic activity, so it’s most effective when it’s those who work in business or industry. Jobs helping the community are … helping the community, which is also a value to uphold. So yeah not spending any money is still contributing to the goal.