@escapedexplorer.bsky.social
Formerly DC_Explorer; I wasn't creative with my first username, why change now?
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An AP review of crimes committed by ICE agents shows how their powers can be abused:
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
An AP review of crimes committed by ICE agents shows how their powers can be abused:
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
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The Plot to Enslave America, The Plot to Enslave The World
‘A good way of dealing with overpopulation’: Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism | Article by @ktoussaint.bsky.social for @fastcompany.com: www.fastcompany.com/91490280/eps...
'A good way of dealing with overpopulation': Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism
Jeffrey Epstein and his vast network of elite figures routinely traded in myths that undermine climate progress. Experts say it's not an accident.
www.fastcompany.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 AM
The Plot to Enslave America, The Plot to Enslave The World
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too many kids today have never destroyed the family PC with sketchy downloads
you must learn to fear Computer before you can properly wield Computer
you must learn to fear Computer before you can properly wield Computer
folks today don't know the abject fear of inadvertently downloading, for the first (and only lol) time, a .exe file from kazaa or limewire and it shows
def one of those "it only takes one time to learn" but oooo boy at what cost for that single instance
def one of those "it only takes one time to learn" but oooo boy at what cost for that single instance
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 AM
too many kids today have never destroyed the family PC with sketchy downloads
you must learn to fear Computer before you can properly wield Computer
you must learn to fear Computer before you can properly wield Computer
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Some personal news
Scoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails rev...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Some personal news
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We need to crush this infernal little guild as quickly as possible. They weren't content with their subsidized lifestyle, they supported Trump to get more, and now they should pay the price.
the US coal mining industry employees ~50k people. For some perspective, The Gap has about 82,000 employees
Trump and his “Champion of Coal” award.
February 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
We need to crush this infernal little guild as quickly as possible. They weren't content with their subsidized lifestyle, they supported Trump to get more, and now they should pay the price.
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fucking golden
PASSED: the House just passed the resolution to end Trump's tariffs on Canada.
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
Not many crosses from Republicans, a lot of vulnerable incumbents took a dumb vote here to stick with Trump and GOP leadership. Goes to the Senate, which is likely to pass it.
Will share the vote sheet when I have it!
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
fucking golden
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no Elon, all experts agree the ideal close quarters weapon is a Sig P320, carried in a special holster configuration only used by special forces guys called "reverse appendix carry". If the barrel is pointed into your guts when holstered you're doing it right.
Always keep the chamber loaded.
Always keep the chamber loaded.
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
no Elon, all experts agree the ideal close quarters weapon is a Sig P320, carried in a special holster configuration only used by special forces guys called "reverse appendix carry". If the barrel is pointed into your guts when holstered you're doing it right.
Always keep the chamber loaded.
Always keep the chamber loaded.
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you can just not fund this shit under any circumstances
you don’t have to pretend they need better training, or are doing an important job incorrectly
they’re just racist thugs doing ethnic cleansing and the whole gang should be in jail
you don’t have to pretend they need better training, or are doing an important job incorrectly
they’re just racist thugs doing ethnic cleansing and the whole gang should be in jail
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
you can just not fund this shit under any circumstances
you don’t have to pretend they need better training, or are doing an important job incorrectly
they’re just racist thugs doing ethnic cleansing and the whole gang should be in jail
you don’t have to pretend they need better training, or are doing an important job incorrectly
they’re just racist thugs doing ethnic cleansing and the whole gang should be in jail
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I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
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how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
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We are facing a humanitarian crisis here. Each passing day we learn of new neighbors who haven’t left their homes and have fallen through the cracks. Lots of people aren’t connected to mutual aid networks. Just terrible suffering caused by the federal government.
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We are facing a humanitarian crisis here. Each passing day we learn of new neighbors who haven’t left their homes and have fallen through the cracks. Lots of people aren’t connected to mutual aid networks. Just terrible suffering caused by the federal government.
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This is some genuinely psycho shit...
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is some genuinely psycho shit...
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"Young metoo bitch" really gets to the gist of the last ~10 years huh
Lawrence Krauss being endearing again: "good news btw is that woman on conciliation committee seems like a sweetie.. she is old…. not some young metoo bitch."
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Young metoo bitch" really gets to the gist of the last ~10 years huh
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So Iowa Republicans' position seems to be you need no warrant to kick down someone's door if ICE suspects someone inside might have brown skin, but animal cruelty requires a higher standard?
Am I getting that right?
Am I getting that right?
An Iowa Senate bill that would limit state regulators’ oversight of puppy mills and dog breeders is facing stiff opposition from animal advocacy groups, Clark Kauffman reports.
Senate bill would notify dog breeders before on-site visits, require warrants • Iowa Capital Dispatch
A bill that would limit regulators' oversight of Iowa's puppy mills and dog breeders is facing stiff opposition from animal advocacy groups.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
So Iowa Republicans' position seems to be you need no warrant to kick down someone's door if ICE suspects someone inside might have brown skin, but animal cruelty requires a higher standard?
Am I getting that right?
Am I getting that right?
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for those of you who don’t know, the French team is made up of an emotional abuser and a woman who actively defends her rapist boyfriend
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
France’s extremely talented and extremely controversial ice dancers, explained
The duo is favored to win Olympic gold on Wednesday, amid increasingly dark allegations.
www.vox.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
for those of you who don’t know, the French team is made up of an emotional abuser and a woman who actively defends her rapist boyfriend
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
they are dreadful and nobody should celebrate this medal
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I love most figure skaters but the evil French ice dancers and everyone in the ISU who is enabling and celebrating them by handing them this gold medal can eat shit
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I love most figure skaters but the evil French ice dancers and everyone in the ISU who is enabling and celebrating them by handing them this gold medal can eat shit
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(For the record I support deploying the military against the AI industry for laughs, not because it is a necessity for survival.)
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
(For the record I support deploying the military against the AI industry for laughs, not because it is a necessity for survival.)
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also IF the AI doomerism was correct and we are in the process of building literal Skynet the ONLY ethical way forward would be to deploy lethal military violence against the AI industry and it's researchers worldwide.
If you aren't suggesting that, you don't believe this is end-the-world serious.
If you aren't suggesting that, you don't believe this is end-the-world serious.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
also IF the AI doomerism was correct and we are in the process of building literal Skynet the ONLY ethical way forward would be to deploy lethal military violence against the AI industry and it's researchers worldwide.
If you aren't suggesting that, you don't believe this is end-the-world serious.
If you aren't suggesting that, you don't believe this is end-the-world serious.
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or who felt aggrieved that their friends were caught up in it, because 'he's never been anything but nice to me'
I remember being surprised at how much MeToo took over the minds of certain folks, and I guess I just severely underestimated the number of older men who regarded nonstop predation of younger women as their birthright
Lawrence Krauss being endearing again: "good news btw is that woman on conciliation committee seems like a sweetie.. she is old…. not some young metoo bitch."
February 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
or who felt aggrieved that their friends were caught up in it, because 'he's never been anything but nice to me'
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having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
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BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
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This has to be the most outrageously unprofessional, shameful, censurable, and sickening congressional hearing in history. Pam Bondi is a disgrace and frankly disgusting.
February 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This has to be the most outrageously unprofessional, shameful, censurable, and sickening congressional hearing in history. Pam Bondi is a disgrace and frankly disgusting.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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Inherent Contempt for all these fascists as soon as we take back the House
holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Inherent Contempt for all these fascists as soon as we take back the House