Skip Montanaro
@smontanaro.net
Vintage bike rider, book reader, retired software engineer, disappointed in political developments in the US.
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Knowing what the Chicago area has just been thru makes me fear for the people of Charlotte.
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Knowing what the Chicago area has just been thru makes me fear for the people of Charlotte.
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Goons go masks off.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Goons go masks off.
"ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage.... The review found that the news network repeatedly provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland."
Trump believes Faux News, but doesn't think to ask his advisors to check it out?
www.propublica.org/article/port...
Trump believes Faux News, but doesn't think to ask his advisors to check it out?
www.propublica.org/article/port...
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage.... The review found that the news network repeatedly provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland."
Trump believes Faux News, but doesn't think to ask his advisors to check it out?
www.propublica.org/article/port...
Trump believes Faux News, but doesn't think to ask his advisors to check it out?
www.propublica.org/article/port...
In the same way we have lawyers and law firms which offer pro bono legal representation, shouldn't financial firms offer pro bono financial services for people wrongfully imprisoned who receive financial settlements?
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
What happens to survivors of police torture after the big payout?
For some survivors of police misconduct, even multimillion-dollar settlements can't buy justice.
www.wbez.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In the same way we have lawyers and law firms which offer pro bono legal representation, shouldn't financial firms offer pro bono financial services for people wrongfully imprisoned who receive financial settlements?
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Really? You're gonna make me do this one?
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Really? You're gonna make me do this one?
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
@marcelias.bsky.social Is anybody suing over the administration's interpretation of the 100-mile distance in which CBP operates? I live in Evanston. CBP has been brutal, but I guess that's allowed within 100 miles of the border. As the crow flies, it seems to be about 250 to the border in Detroit.
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
@marcelias.bsky.social Is anybody suing over the administration's interpretation of the 100-mile distance in which CBP operates? I live in Evanston. CBP has been brutal, but I guess that's allowed within 100 miles of the border. As the crow flies, it seems to be about 250 to the border in Detroit.
From the @nytimes.com:
"President Trump said he doubted the United States would go to war with Venezuela in an interview aired on Sunday..."
Of course, he also said his big beautiful ballroom would leave the East Wing of the White House unscathed. Make of that what you will.
"President Trump said he doubted the United States would go to war with Venezuela in an interview aired on Sunday..."
Of course, he also said his big beautiful ballroom would leave the East Wing of the White House unscathed. Make of that what you will.
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
From the @nytimes.com:
"President Trump said he doubted the United States would go to war with Venezuela in an interview aired on Sunday..."
Of course, he also said his big beautiful ballroom would leave the East Wing of the White House unscathed. Make of that what you will.
"President Trump said he doubted the United States would go to war with Venezuela in an interview aired on Sunday..."
Of course, he also said his big beautiful ballroom would leave the East Wing of the White House unscathed. Make of that what you will.
I sense the presence of a budding data scientist. 😉
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I sense the presence of a budding data scientist. 😉
"Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, said on Thursday that the operation would not be temporarily halted [for Halloween]."
About what you'd expect from someone who would shoot her own dog. I live in Evanston. Yesterday was a CBP/ICE shit show.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
About what you'd expect from someone who would shoot her own dog. I live in Evanston. Yesterday was a CBP/ICE shit show.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Immigration Agents Clash With Chicago-Area Residents on Halloween
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, said on Thursday that the operation would not be temporarily halted [for Halloween]."
About what you'd expect from someone who would shoot her own dog. I live in Evanston. Yesterday was a CBP/ICE shit show.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
About what you'd expect from someone who would shoot her own dog. I live in Evanston. Yesterday was a CBP/ICE shit show.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
If the Hindu religion Usha adheres to is anything like that espoused by Narendra Modi (I sure hope not), I'm not sure there's much practical distance between it and JD's brand of Catholicism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
Vance Says He Hopes His Wife Embraces Christianity, Setting Off Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
If the Hindu religion Usha adheres to is anything like that espoused by Narendra Modi (I sure hope not), I'm not sure there's much practical distance between it and JD's brand of Catholicism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
I use the Brave browser on both my phone and laptop. Like many other companies Brave makes money displaying ads. You've got to wonder about some of their advertisers. Tiring Eric Trump's keynote certainly wouldn't get me to this conference.
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I use the Brave browser on both my phone and laptop. Like many other companies Brave makes money displaying ads. You've got to wonder about some of their advertisers. Tiring Eric Trump's keynote certainly wouldn't get me to this conference.
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John Dickerson, Anchor and Correspondent, to Leave CBS News
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Fucking ICE thugs.
October 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Fucking ICE thugs.
Also, they have questions about his "drug war" but not about the deleterious effects of Trump's "policies" on American citizens?
Whatever this is, don't call it a "war." @nytimes.com, consult with a constitutional scholar—might I suggest a recently fired JAG lawyer?—to come up with a more correct term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Also, they have questions about his "drug war" but not about the deleterious effects of Trump's "policies" on American citizens?
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🌊 The Arctic is melting fast. A cargo ship just sailed from China to the UK via the Arctic for the first time, taking half the usual time.
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Climate change clears northern route for first container ...
The melting ice sheet has opened up a north-east passage – which brings fresh political and environmental dangers along with it
observer.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌊 The Arctic is melting fast. A cargo ship just sailed from China to the UK via the Arctic for the first time, taking half the usual time.
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Whatever this is, don't call it a "war." @nytimes.com, consult with a constitutional scholar—might I suggest a recently fired JAG lawyer?—to come up with a more correct term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Whatever this is, don't call it a "war." @nytimes.com, consult with a constitutional scholar—might I suggest a recently fired JAG lawyer?—to come up with a more correct term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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And Epstein files dodger.
Release The Files‼️
Release The Files‼️
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
And Epstein files dodger.
Release The Files‼️
Release The Files‼️
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Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
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