Scott
@smadin.net
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Scott
@smadin.net
· Nov 6
herewith:
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Pretty confident the slope of their argument will go:
1. No, we’re only tracking illegal immigrants, because crime.
2. Well, some U.S. did end up being tracked as well. But again, because crime.
3. Of course there’s a database of U.S citizens, that’s how we keep you safe. You know, from crime.
1. No, we’re only tracking illegal immigrants, because crime.
2. Well, some U.S. did end up being tracked as well. But again, because crime.
3. Of course there’s a database of U.S citizens, that’s how we keep you safe. You know, from crime.
Asked about the Maine ICE agent who told a protester that her info would be entered into a "nice little database," Lyons said there is no such database.
"There is no database that’s tracking U.S. citizens."
"There is no database that’s tracking U.S. citizens."
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Pretty confident the slope of their argument will go:
1. No, we’re only tracking illegal immigrants, because crime.
2. Well, some U.S. did end up being tracked as well. But again, because crime.
3. Of course there’s a database of U.S citizens, that’s how we keep you safe. You know, from crime.
1. No, we’re only tracking illegal immigrants, because crime.
2. Well, some U.S. did end up being tracked as well. But again, because crime.
3. Of course there’s a database of U.S citizens, that’s how we keep you safe. You know, from crime.
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So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
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"While I have been thinking of these horrible things, though, I also glimpsed a fleeting moment of true joy: I watched the delivery driver who’d just dropped a package off at my front door absolutely gallop across the street to join a couple of neighborhood kids in a snowball fight."
Today for @theflytrapmedia.com I wrote about the (techno)fascist push to grant personhood to anything except people
Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely
Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"While I have been thinking of these horrible things, though, I also glimpsed a fleeting moment of true joy: I watched the delivery driver who’d just dropped a package off at my front door absolutely gallop across the street to join a couple of neighborhood kids in a snowball fight."
that's an exciting number!
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
that's an exciting number!
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Mothership now has 2,000 paid subscribers!!! To say we're thrilled is an understatement. We're proud to say we've been able to significantly increase our freelance budget thanks to this support. Keep on pitching, writers! 💜✨
February 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Mothership now has 2,000 paid subscribers!!! To say we're thrilled is an understatement. We're proud to say we've been able to significantly increase our freelance budget thanks to this support. Keep on pitching, writers! 💜✨
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???
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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We will be rebuilding our destroyed society from whatever we can piece together from cassette tapes, Betamax tapes, and scraps of old books and zines
making a list of american institutions that are meeting this moment, and so far I've got burning man and paleontology down here... guess we're rebuilding society around the study of dinosaur bones and doing drugs in the desert
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We will be rebuilding our destroyed society from whatever we can piece together from cassette tapes, Betamax tapes, and scraps of old books and zines
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in the 90s this movie would already be in production
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
in the 90s this movie would already be in production
(one big reason the doxxing they claim to be so worried about hasn't happened is that there's no such thing as doxxing a public servant)
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
(one big reason the doxxing they claim to be so worried about hasn't happened is that there's no such thing as doxxing a public servant)
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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"A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all. Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s [view], American citizens could be subject to the same treatment. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution."
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all. Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s [view], American citizens could be subject to the same treatment. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution."
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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The inability to see public posts without being logged in is perhaps the worst internet development in recent years imo. It started with tiktok of course.
Notably, only a small sample of a Twitter account’s posts are now available if you don’t login or download the app, and replies are completely inaccessible.
This judge is effectively asserting that the personal information you have to provide Twitter to have an account does not have value.
This judge is effectively asserting that the personal information you have to provide Twitter to have an account does not have value.
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The inability to see public posts without being logged in is perhaps the worst internet development in recent years imo. It started with tiktok of course.
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Today for @theflytrapmedia.com I wrote about the (techno)fascist push to grant personhood to anything except people
Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely
Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Today for @theflytrapmedia.com I wrote about the (techno)fascist push to grant personhood to anything except people
If there's anyone who can be deprived of due process, then _anyone_ can be deprived of due process.
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
If there's anyone who can be deprived of due process, then _anyone_ can be deprived of due process.
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This is a GWB-appointed judge, and a federal prosecutor, pleading with the American people to understand the power and the beauty of the due process clause, and why it's the bedrock of our constitutional rights.
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This is a GWB-appointed judge, and a federal prosecutor, pleading with the American people to understand the power and the beauty of the due process clause, and why it's the bedrock of our constitutional rights.
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This is very funny, but it also made me have a serious thought, which is how fucked up it is that a whole lot of parents consider it easier to tell a kid about death than about my existence
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 AM
This is very funny, but it also made me have a serious thought, which is how fucked up it is that a whole lot of parents consider it easier to tell a kid about death than about my existence
he's just using the current right-wing definition of "pornography", which includes the presence or depiction of queer people in any way, and definitely includes a one-second shot of two fully-clothed men dancing suggestively.
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
he's just using the current right-wing definition of "pornography", which includes the presence or depiction of queer people in any way, and definitely includes a one-second shot of two fully-clothed men dancing suggestively.
Disappointed in the Dropkicks tbh, that is not normally how they treat nazi-tattoo guys
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Disappointed in the Dropkicks tbh, that is not normally how they treat nazi-tattoo guys
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This morning Cathy Wurzer mentioned in passing that today is the 90th anniversary of the Gestapo Law
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This morning Cathy Wurzer mentioned in passing that today is the 90th anniversary of the Gestapo Law
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This councilman in the San Diego area has been a Republican for 50 years and changed his party affiliation to Democratic over ICE today.
Longtime El Cajon City Councilman renounces Republican Party, becomes Democrat
The long-time El Cajon politician changed his party registration during a news conference outside city hall on Monday morning.
www.nbcsandiego.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
This councilman in the San Diego area has been a Republican for 50 years and changed his party affiliation to Democratic over ICE today.
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It’s crazy the sheer number of supposedly rational people who were like “ok but it’s good at health stuff” early on.
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:01 AM
It’s crazy the sheer number of supposedly rational people who were like “ok but it’s good at health stuff” early on.
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Rümeysa Öztürk's attorneys say the immigration court found on Jan. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t proved that she should be removed from the U.S and the court terminated her removal proceedings.
U.S. immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, her attorneys say
Rümeysa Öztürk's attorneys say the immigration court found on Jan. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t proved that she should be removed from the U.S and the court terminated her remova...
www.wbur.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk's attorneys say the immigration court found on Jan. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t proved that she should be removed from the U.S and the court terminated her removal proceedings.