Cowtown Coder
cowtowncoder.bsky.social
Cowtown Coder
@cowtowncoder.bsky.social
Coder, OSS Author (Jackson, Woodstox, java-uuid-generator etc); father; hiker; immigrant; worker. Born in Finland, lives nowadays in the magnificent US Pacific Northwest.
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NEW: Easily one of the most important interviews I've done. This is bigger than the intel that led to Trump's first impeachment, and Tulsi Gabbard, Susie Wiles, & seemingly Trump himself are feverishly trying to cover it up. You can watch the interview here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-tulsi-...
NEW: Tulsi Gabbard is Covering Up a Call About someone Close to the White House
This is an impeachable offense. I sat down with the whistleblower's attorney for an in-depth, 45-minute interview. You don't want to miss it.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Your Ring camera can scam passing dogs and compare them to databases of missing dogs and that’s heartwarming and there are absolutely no sinister implications that’s why the guy in the button-down and Dockers is soothing
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Like everyone else has pointed out, true turbo boost from coding agents -- when they work -- is going through backlog of issues one never had time to tackle and... well, tackle them. So this almost-12-year-old Jackson issue: github.com/FasterXML/ja... ...
Cannot use property annotations on `StackTraceElement` to configure deserialization · Issue #429 · FasterXML/jackson-databind
I am working on Apache Log4j 2.0 (in beta) with Jackson 2.3.2 and I must override the stock deserializer to read JSON StackTraceElements that look like this: {"class":"package.SomeClass","method":"...
github.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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As a totally anecdotal measure of how normies are fed up: I’m on a peloton Super Bowl ride right now where 80 people are riding with #AbolishICE as their leaderboard tag
February 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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What's most amazing about this is the fact that the WSJ needed a “study” to figure it out.
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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I’ve been thinking more about this nonsense and what it means. I don’t think it’s a flex — a performative expression of power and intimidation — like the advertisements for ICE positions. Too obscure and lacking in flair. Instead I think it likely reflects real internal problems.
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JOIN THE LEAGUE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE LAW!
February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Moving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process.

The study found New Zealand could, through fully exploiting modern technologies, lower electricity use at the busiest times by up to 25%.

www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-a...
EECA flexible electricity report
Moving more electricity use off-peak could save the country up to $3 billion and transform the energy system in the process, according to new research from EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Aut...
www.eeca.govt.nz
February 1, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Abolish ICE and fire all agents is the moderate position.
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Ok its now -25C over here. But locals say it gets actually cold tomorrow… 😬
January 31, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Homeland Security sent a memo to Congress to explain the moments leading to Alex Pretti's death.

In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.

How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.

In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years.

BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.

Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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You can’t just say “Abolish ICE”. You also have to say “Abolish ICE and throw every person working in the agency into federal prison for crimes against humanity”.
January 27, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Has anyone been able to identify the “if you raise your voice, I erase your voice” agent?

Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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WOW
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Jackson 3.1.0-rc1 (the first and likely only Release Candidate for 3.1.0) is now out. TONS of changes, mostly fixes, see github.com/FasterXML/ja... . Help with testing much appreciated to resolve issues before 3.1.0 GA #jackson #json etc
Jackson Release 3.1
Main Portal page for the Jackson project. Contribute to FasterXML/jackson development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.

This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.

These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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It’s a good day for a clot
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Whoa. Saw the first Greenland flag attached to a wall in our neighborhood. Next up: Minnesota state flags?
Solidarity!
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM