Sloth or entropy
@ludditerobot.bsky.social
Writer, movie-watcher, jazz-listener, fascism-loather. Dad.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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The waiter: And what would you like today young man?
My two year old:
My two year old:
the two types of vehicle are cars and trucks, with every vehicle being a subclass of one of those two. a jeep is a truck. a motorcycle is obviously a car. a boat is a truck. an airplane is a car and a helicopter is a truck. trucks are cars, interestingly enough, and cars are a specific type of chair
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The waiter: And what would you like today young man?
My two year old:
My two year old:
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DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
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Besides being a transphobic ass who hates the homeless, he was married to Kim Guilfoyle! You don't think the Rs have every piece of oppo they'll ever need to sink this slimy fuck? She knows where all the bodies are buried. You are straight stupid if you run this asshole for the big job
i think most (not all) of the "you must vote for Newsom" people are just Newsom supporters who want him to win because they like him and his policies, not because they have high minded ideas about harm reduction.
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Besides being a transphobic ass who hates the homeless, he was married to Kim Guilfoyle! You don't think the Rs have every piece of oppo they'll ever need to sink this slimy fuck? She knows where all the bodies are buried. You are straight stupid if you run this asshole for the big job
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for better or worse, this will probably be the most successful and compelling argument by communities against ICE concentration camps being built:
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
for better or worse, this will probably be the most successful and compelling argument by communities against ICE concentration camps being built:
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
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Be careful, folks. ICE is still out there, circling the schools this morning. Even if this withdrawal is happening over the next week, some of the agents want to get their last bit of being shitheads in.
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Be careful, folks. ICE is still out there, circling the schools this morning. Even if this withdrawal is happening over the next week, some of the agents want to get their last bit of being shitheads in.
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NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
February 13, 2026 at 5:56 AM
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
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Jazz OTD: Albert Ayler recorded two tracks (including "Zion Hill") and two outtakes for his remarkable album "Love Cry" on February 13, 1968. It was evidently the last one he recorded with his brother Donald, whose subsequent emotional breakdown had a devastating impact on Albert himself. #jazzsky
Zion Hill
YouTube video by Albert Ayler - Topic
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February 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Jazz OTD: Albert Ayler recorded two tracks (including "Zion Hill") and two outtakes for his remarkable album "Love Cry" on February 13, 1968. It was evidently the last one he recorded with his brother Donald, whose subsequent emotional breakdown had a devastating impact on Albert himself. #jazzsky
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Jazz OTD: On February 13, 1964, the wonderful saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded "Desert Winds," a laid-back, thoroughly enjoyable album with Tommy Flanagan (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Wille Rodriguez (perc.), Ray Lucas (d), and the great Kenny Burrell (g) getting a deserved co-credit. #jazzsky
Canadian Sunset
YouTube video by Illinois Jacquet - Topic
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February 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Jazz OTD: On February 13, 1964, the wonderful saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded "Desert Winds," a laid-back, thoroughly enjoyable album with Tommy Flanagan (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Wille Rodriguez (perc.), Ray Lucas (d), and the great Kenny Burrell (g) getting a deserved co-credit. #jazzsky
Happy birthday Wardell Gray!
Don Bagley - Bass
Chico Hamilton - Drums
Bobby Tucker - Piano
Dexter Gordon - Tenor Saxophone
Wardell Gray - Tenor Saxophone
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Year: 1952
Label: Decca
#jazzsky
Don Bagley - Bass
Chico Hamilton - Drums
Bobby Tucker - Piano
Dexter Gordon - Tenor Saxophone
Wardell Gray - Tenor Saxophone
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Year: 1952
Label: Decca
#jazzsky
The Chase (Live)
YouTube video by Wardell Gray - Topic
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February 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Happy birthday Wardell Gray!
Don Bagley - Bass
Chico Hamilton - Drums
Bobby Tucker - Piano
Dexter Gordon - Tenor Saxophone
Wardell Gray - Tenor Saxophone
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Year: 1952
Label: Decca
#jazzsky
Don Bagley - Bass
Chico Hamilton - Drums
Bobby Tucker - Piano
Dexter Gordon - Tenor Saxophone
Wardell Gray - Tenor Saxophone
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Year: 1952
Label: Decca
#jazzsky
Happy birthday Buck Hill!
Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron – piano
Buster Williams – bass
Billy Hart – drums
Released - 1979
Recorded - July 8, 1979
New York City
Label - SteepleChase
Producer - Nils Winther
#jazzsky
Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron – piano
Buster Williams – bass
Billy Hart – drums
Released - 1979
Recorded - July 8, 1979
New York City
Label - SteepleChase
Producer - Nils Winther
#jazzsky
Scope
YouTube video by Buck Hill - Topic
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February 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Happy birthday Buck Hill!
Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron – piano
Buster Williams – bass
Billy Hart – drums
Released - 1979
Recorded - July 8, 1979
New York City
Label - SteepleChase
Producer - Nils Winther
#jazzsky
Buck Hill – tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron – piano
Buster Williams – bass
Billy Hart – drums
Released - 1979
Recorded - July 8, 1979
New York City
Label - SteepleChase
Producer - Nils Winther
#jazzsky
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now.
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
No crypto in Canton: Town blocks data centers and crypto mining operations
Canton’s makeshift town hall in a tiny trailer was bursting at the seams Wednesday night with citizens united against data centers and cryptocurrency mining.
www.themountaineer.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now.
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
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honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Edible purchased from a dispensary that looks like an Apple Store: this is nice. I can go to work tomorrow.
Edible made by your scumbag roommate: I’m concerned that I am going to die at this showing of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Edible made by your scumbag roommate: I’m concerned that I am going to die at this showing of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
February 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Edible purchased from a dispensary that looks like an Apple Store: this is nice. I can go to work tomorrow.
Edible made by your scumbag roommate: I’m concerned that I am going to die at this showing of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Edible made by your scumbag roommate: I’m concerned that I am going to die at this showing of Pirates of the Caribbean 3
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“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
BREAKING: Judge Nancy Brasel, a Trump appointee, has issued a TRO in the Minnesota access-to-counsel case about treatment at Whipple.
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
February 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
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Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
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Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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UPDATE: He was just released. This shows that just indiscriminately took someone because they were Latino. Their illegal tactics continue so we still need neighbors to patrol, observe, and support our immigrant community.
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
UPDATE: He was just released. This shows that just indiscriminately took someone because they were Latino. Their illegal tactics continue so we still need neighbors to patrol, observe, and support our immigrant community.
Good news (for the time being)
Haitians in Ohio can stay for now, as judge denies administration’s TPS appeal
A federal judge in Washington on Thursday rejected the Trump administration's request to pause her ruling that, at least for now, keeps temporary protective status in place for 45,000 Haitians in Ohio...
www.cleveland.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Good news (for the time being)
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.