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Fletcher
@drskipper.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
programmer, game maker, agitator
💻 Batbarian, Feeble Force, others

[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@DrSkipper on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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nada.abualrub.98
The Bombs Have Eased a Bit — But the Siege Has Not

The bombs have eased a bit,
after 93% of Gaza is already destroyed.
With still sporadic strikes and constant threats,
Gaza bleeds in silence. They’re still blocking the aid entry

No food.
No water.
No medicine.
No money.
No […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Fletcher
The LAPD charged Dodgers fans on horses last night and beat them.

The people were just quietly standing in line to get into the Short Stop in Echo Park.
November 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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[War, US politics]

I think the elite US consensus is that after the Gaza ceasefire, Trump gets to start a little war with Venezuela as a treat.
October 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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After more layoffs, unionized IGN workers are done picking up the slack

aftermath.site/ign-layoffs-...
August 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Fletcher
Released a new #gamedev tool for #unity !!

Scriptable Object Data Browser - Organize & edit the properties of all your Scriptable Objects, streamlining their use as static data in your project!

Asset Store (free) […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
July 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Released a new #gamedev tool for #unity !!

Scriptable Object Data Browser - Organize & edit the properties of all your Scriptable Objects, streamlining their use as static data in your project!

Asset Store (free) […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
July 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by Fletcher
For nearly 2 years, #israel has accused #hamas of stealing #aid provided by the #unitednations & other international organizations. The government has used that claim as its main rationale for restricting #food from entering #gaza.

But the Israeli military never found proof that the […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
July 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reposted by Fletcher
I’m surprised they’re admitting this; unless it’s because they’re happy w/ how the #ghf has been distributing *aid*

No Proof #hamas Routinely Stole #un #aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

#israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to #gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
July 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
San Francisco nonprofits brace for layoffs after budget cuts

via Mission Local

#sfba #sanfrancisco #immigration #uspol

"An estimated $160 million in cuts are looming...after Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget was approved...last month...with big consequences for nonprofits and those they serve, many […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
July 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Reposted by Fletcher
Think the DHS ICE Gestapo Thugs are bad now... wait until they get the gross amount of money, $29.9 Billion, the POS bill has assigned them www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/press-releas...

Haven't read the reconciliation act yet? HR 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Congress Approves Unprecedented Funding for Mass Deportation
This marks the largest investment in detention and deportation in U.S. history; a policy choice that will sow chaos and tear families apart.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
People detained in LA Ice raids held in deplorable conditions, say lawmakers

via The Guardian

"'They did not have a change of clothes for 10 days, nor a change of underwear and they had the same towel that they had to use over and over again'"

"'We have had laundromats, we have had churches […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
June 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Democratic governors seek to roll back state-funded health care for undocumented immigrants

via NBC News

"The plans...have angered progressives and immigrant advocacy groups, who warn the party risks alienating its base — particularly as protests against Trump's deportation plans break out […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
June 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Glendale ends ‘divisive’ Ice detention contract amid California protests

via The Guardian

"The decision by the Los Angeles county municipality to sever ties with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) comes after three days of protests in other parts of the LA area." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
June 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Gaza's 'Youngest Humanitarian Influencer' Killed in Israeli Strike

via Haaretz

"11-year-old Yaqeen Hammad, a Gazan social media activist and humanitarian volunteer, was killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit her home...one of more than a dozen children killed in recent days

"In one of her […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
May 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reposted by Fletcher
Many people in Gaza have shared what they believed to be their final message yesterday, as Israel's siege intensified following the decision in parliament to take over the entire Gaza strip, as well as demonstrations surrounding May 15th occurring, the Nakba […]

[Original post on mastodon.de]
May 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Mohsen Mahdawi — the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment — speaks

via NPR

"...an interview there would be his final step to becoming a U.S. citizen after 10 years of living and learning in the United States.

Instead, after sitting for a naturalization interview and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
April 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposted by Fletcher
The Trump administration has released very little information about the Venezuelan migrants sent to prison in El Salvador. But internal government documents obtained by
60 Minutes & public records indicate that an overwhelming majority have no apparent criminal convictions or even criminal
charges.
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
www.cbsnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Israeli soldier tells CBS News he was ordered to use Palestinians as human shields in Gaza

via CBS News

"'We've burned down buildings for no reasons, which is violating the international law, of course,' he told CBS News. '…And we used human shields as protection.'"

(Of course everything […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
'A nightmare': Man detained by ICE for more than 2 years claims he's a U.S. citizen

via NBC News

"Mario René López is being held at an ICE facility in Virginia, though he says he obtained citizenship as a minor from his mom, who naturalized in 1998." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM