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Going to start a thread of Things Americans are Doing to Fight Back, when it comes to the Trump administration. I want to show people outside the US that some people ARE resisting. Sometimes in court, sometimes protests, sometimes by other means. Here we go:
Tangential: UK roads are basically extended car parks nowadays. I don't understand how the car-brained Facebook commenters don't see it. My very short commute is elongated only for the one-way systems created by cars parked on main roads. But heaven forbid cyclists hold up a car for a few seconds.
This is quite amusing: Business owner bills Lime £7,600 over parking row, after seizing e-bikes left on his property and taking operator to court. But also makes me think of all the "lost revenue" that councils could collect from cars parked on pavements.
road.cc/content/news...
road.cc/content/news...
Business owner bills Lime £7,600 over parking row, after seizing e-bikes left on his property and taking operator to court
Boss of London building firm charges Lime £10 removal fee and £10 daily storage charge for every bike left on his company's property
road.cc
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Tangential: UK roads are basically extended car parks nowadays. I don't understand how the car-brained Facebook commenters don't see it. My very short commute is elongated only for the one-way systems created by cars parked on main roads. But heaven forbid cyclists hold up a car for a few seconds.
Imagine if Blanche were saying this about the Epstein files...
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Imagine if Blanche were saying this about the Epstein files...
Infuriating.
Obscene that the government can so badly fail its own citizens.
Not to mention - as a small aside - the astronomical waste of taxpayer dollars to move anyone in detention for 24 days to no less than 5 different facilities.
Who is making money from all this nonsense?
Obscene that the government can so badly fail its own citizens.
Not to mention - as a small aside - the astronomical waste of taxpayer dollars to move anyone in detention for 24 days to no less than 5 different facilities.
Who is making money from all this nonsense?
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Infuriating.
Obscene that the government can so badly fail its own citizens.
Not to mention - as a small aside - the astronomical waste of taxpayer dollars to move anyone in detention for 24 days to no less than 5 different facilities.
Who is making money from all this nonsense?
Obscene that the government can so badly fail its own citizens.
Not to mention - as a small aside - the astronomical waste of taxpayer dollars to move anyone in detention for 24 days to no less than 5 different facilities.
Who is making money from all this nonsense?
ICE using a facial recognition app for immigration that doesn't even work is par for the course.
From @404media.co,
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
ICE using a facial recognition app for immigration that doesn't even work is par for the course.
Beijing watching a completely mentally unstable U.S. President reorient all U.S. foreign policy to coerce Brussels:
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 PM
UNN News Agency in UA has responded saying this is false. Doesn't negate that US has already been deemed not trustworthy in last several months.
Did Ukraine allegedly provide the US with "distorted intelligence"? The GUR rejected fakes from Kremlin bot farms | unn.ua/en/news/did-...
Did Ukraine allegedly provide the US with "distorted intelligence"? The GUR rejected fakes from Kremlin bot farms | unn.ua/en/news/did-...
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
UNN News Agency in UA has responded saying this is false. Doesn't negate that US has already been deemed not trustworthy in last several months.
Did Ukraine allegedly provide the US with "distorted intelligence"? The GUR rejected fakes from Kremlin bot farms | unn.ua/en/news/did-...
Did Ukraine allegedly provide the US with "distorted intelligence"? The GUR rejected fakes from Kremlin bot farms | unn.ua/en/news/did-...
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(And when I write "cannot be trusted" I mean this quite literally, as in cannot be trusted with intelligence. The below is an underreported story IMHO. Given that the Dutch cooperate with Sweden, France, Germany & Denmark in the Maximator intel alliance, this is larger than just the Netherlands.)+
Dutch intelligence services cut back on sharing information with U.S
The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD have reduced the amount of information they share with their American counterparts, citing political developments in the United States under President Don...
nltimes.nl
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
(And when I write "cannot be trusted" I mean this quite literally, as in cannot be trusted with intelligence. The below is an underreported story IMHO. Given that the Dutch cooperate with Sweden, France, Germany & Denmark in the Maximator intel alliance, this is larger than just the Netherlands.)+
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It is particularly urgent that Europe now develop its own offensive cyber capabilities, given that we can no longer count on the Americans. The current US administration can not be trusted, does not have the desire to fight this war & no longer has the capabilities to do so.+
Hegseth orders suspension of Pentagon's offensive cyberoperations against Russia
The U.S. Cyber Command is pausing its offensive operations against Russia. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the decision, which was confirmed Monday by a U.S. official speaking on condition of anon...
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It is particularly urgent that Europe now develop its own offensive cyber capabilities, given that we can no longer count on the Americans. The current US administration can not be trusted, does not have the desire to fight this war & no longer has the capabilities to do so.+
The US could've had this leader.
New: Sen. Elizabeth Warren lays out vision for a 'big tent,' telling Democrats not to cater to wealthy donors
In an unusual move, she calls out figures in the party she considers part of the problem — including the DSCC, Kyrsten Sinema and Reid Hoffman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
In an unusual move, she calls out figures in the party she considers part of the problem — including the DSCC, Kyrsten Sinema and Reid Hoffman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren lays out vision for a 'big tent,' telling Democrats not to cater to wealthy donors
The former presidential candidate called out a "tepid, nibble-around-the-edges approach" to economic policy and criticized specific figures in the party by name as part of the problem.
www.nbcnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The US could've had this leader.
UK has X/Twitter but not Imgur 🙃
Barely anyone is going to see this, but if you’ve ever asked why X isn’t banned in the UK yet despite creating CSAM, it’s because the US government has enforced a worldwide policy of blackmail protecting the American tech oligarchy. It’s why TikTok can be banned but X cannot.
“Why can’t we have any regulations for US tech in Britain?”
Because the US trade rep has gone to every country including Britain and said if we regulate tech in a way that favours our people, industries and national interests, the US will bury us in tariffs and ruin our economy.
Because the US trade rep has gone to every country including Britain and said if we regulate tech in a way that favours our people, industries and national interests, the US will bury us in tariffs and ruin our economy.
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
UK has X/Twitter but not Imgur 🙃
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we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
Amazon's AI subtitles are horrendous. Watching 'Death Comes to Pemberley' and at one point the young son has subtitles words of "I like to eat sh*t"
This is a BBC production, for Pete's sake.
This is a BBC production, for Pete's sake.
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Amazon's AI subtitles are horrendous. Watching 'Death Comes to Pemberley' and at one point the young son has subtitles words of "I like to eat sh*t"
This is a BBC production, for Pete's sake.
This is a BBC production, for Pete's sake.
The idea of Cascadia is looking really good right about now.
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The idea of Cascadia is looking really good right about now.
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The whole of the UK finding out the ICE murderer is called Jonathan Ross.
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Also: Turns out the Trump administration accidentally misunderstood a Venezuelan slang term ("cartel de los Soles," slang for drug corruption in the military) to be an *actual* cartel, and then declared that this fake cartel was a terrorist organization led by Maduro
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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So in the incidence in June 2025, the ICE agent used a taser. But in January 2026, when it wasn't even the person they were trying to get, a passerby in their way that they have to go arojnd, a person who wasn't a criminal in any way, the agent uses a gun.
Star Tribune has identified the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good as JONATHAN ROSS after DHS head Kristi Noem exposed details about a separate incident he was involved in during today’s press conference in NYC
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
So in the incidence in June 2025, the ICE agent used a taser. But in January 2026, when it wasn't even the person they were trying to get, a passerby in their way that they have to go arojnd, a person who wasn't a criminal in any way, the agent uses a gun.
Except Machado wasn't elected and Gonzalez was.
Machado's party and candidate had international recognition as winners of the 2024 election and the party should have support from the international community now.
But kidnapping a head of state doesn't remove the system. Venezuela is not free. Yet.
Machado's party and candidate had international recognition as winners of the 2024 election and the party should have support from the international community now.
But kidnapping a head of state doesn't remove the system. Venezuela is not free. Yet.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Except Machado wasn't elected and Gonzalez was.
Machado's party and candidate had international recognition as winners of the 2024 election and the party should have support from the international community now.
But kidnapping a head of state doesn't remove the system. Venezuela is not free. Yet.
Machado's party and candidate had international recognition as winners of the 2024 election and the party should have support from the international community now.
But kidnapping a head of state doesn't remove the system. Venezuela is not free. Yet.
Interesting/hopeful statement from Maria Corina Machado.
Venezuelas Opposition nach Sturz Maduros: "Zeit der Freiheit gekommen"
Venezuelas Opposition nach Sturz Maduros: "Zeit der Freiheit gekommen"
María Corina Machado verkündet, dass "die Zeit der Freiheit" für Venezuela gekommen ist. Sie erklärt, dass Nicolás Maduro wegen seiner Verbrechen vor ein internationales Gericht gestellt wird und dass die USA nach seiner Weigerung, zu verhandeln, versprochen haben, das Gesetz durchzusetzen.
l.euronews.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Interesting/hopeful statement from Maria Corina Machado.
Tehran and Moscow (rightly) condemning this attack while Ukraine is *right there* is [insert stronger words than peak hypocrisy].
This on the same week Trump said Ukraine attacking Putin's residence was "not good" (even if later shown to be Russian fake news).
This on the same week Trump said Ukraine attacking Putin's residence was "not good" (even if later shown to be Russian fake news).
US strikes Venezuela and says Maduro 'captured'
US strikes Venezuela and says Maduro 'captured'
In a surprise attack overnight on Saturday, the United States launched strikes against Venezuelan capital Caracas and other cities. US President Donald Trump stated that Nicolas Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the country". Follow for live updates.
l.euronews.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Tehran and Moscow (rightly) condemning this attack while Ukraine is *right there* is [insert stronger words than peak hypocrisy].
This on the same week Trump said Ukraine attacking Putin's residence was "not good" (even if later shown to be Russian fake news).
This on the same week Trump said Ukraine attacking Putin's residence was "not good" (even if later shown to be Russian fake news).
Time to ban fireworks except for professionals.
Fireworks on NYE are bad for
Health
Safety
The environment
Pets and other animals and people!
Fireworks on NYE are bad for
Health
Safety
The environment
Pets and other animals and people!
Tote und Brände: "Beispiellose" Silvestergewalt in den Niederlanden
Unterdessen wurden in Belgien ähnliche Vorfälle gemeldet, bei denen die Polizei mit Feuerwerkskörpern angegriffen wurde, und in Deutschland starben zwei Jugendliche bei einem Unfall mit selbstgebastelten Sprengkörpern.
Unterdessen wurden in Belgien ähnliche Vorfälle gemeldet, bei denen die Polizei mit Feuerwerkskörpern angegriffen wurde, und in Deutschland starben zwei Jugendliche bei einem Unfall mit selbstgebastelten Sprengkörpern.
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Time to ban fireworks except for professionals.
Fireworks on NYE are bad for
Health
Safety
The environment
Pets and other animals and people!
Fireworks on NYE are bad for
Health
Safety
The environment
Pets and other animals and people!
But Biden was too old 🙄
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
But Biden was too old 🙄
The moral depravity of the current US government:
The US Department of Homeland Security has taken its holiday-themed campaign for mass deportations to a whole new low with an AI-generated video that turns Santa Claus into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/oFQz
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/oFQz
December 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The moral depravity of the current US government:
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Big corporations are booming on AI and record profits—but small businesses face tariffs, rising costs, and job cuts, widening America’s economic divide.
The Economic Divide Between Big and Small Companies Is Growing
The economic fortunes of low- and high-income Americans are diverging. The same pattern is happening with companies.
on.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Big corporations are booming on AI and record profits—but small businesses face tariffs, rising costs, and job cuts, widening America’s economic divide.
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If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists
A free country must have an absolute wall of protection for those who record government actions.
www.cato.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
Love Vancouver. Love the West End.
Vancouver’s West End is the densest neighbourhood in Canada. Its mix of housing includes lots of apartment towers.
I highly recommend anyone who thinks tall buildings ruin neighbourhoods to visit. It really is a nice experience.
I highly recommend anyone who thinks tall buildings ruin neighbourhoods to visit. It really is a nice experience.
As a resident of Canada's Greatest Neighbourhood, I am often thinking about ways it could be better
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Love Vancouver. Love the West End.