Skip Montanaro
@smontanaro.net
Vintage bike rider, book reader, retired software engineer, disappointed in political developments in the US.
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Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Republicans have a bill to deport immigrants who attack dogs. Goldman moves to have it renamed to: The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act
I trust @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's lawyers will point out that there are public situations where CBP "agents" are happy to dispense with their masks, such as the recent group photo in front of Cloud Gate ("The Bean") in Chicago.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
Trump administration sues to stop California’s law enforcement mask ban | CNN Politics
The Trump administration on Monday challenged in federal court California’s ban on most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations, a move the Department of Justice insisted was nec...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I trust @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's lawyers will point out that there are public situations where CBP "agents" are happy to dispense with their masks, such as the recent group photo in front of Cloud Gate ("The Bean") in Chicago.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
The Chicago Invasion After-Action Report
‘Blitz’ or FUBAR?
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I actually think it's funny they used "Operation Charlotte's Web."
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
Charlotte arrests rising, protesters detained in Border Patrol Day 2. Department of Homeland Security said it’s “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” Border Patrol says 81 people arrested Saturday. (Via Desiree Mathurin & Mary Ramsey) www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol
Live updates: Charlotte arrests rising, protesters detained in Border Patrol Day 2
Homeland Security said it was “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web” but didn’t say how long agents would remain in Charlotte.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I actually think it's funny they used "Operation Charlotte's Web."
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
Scared off by the residents, courts and a dusting of snow in Chicago, #Bovino and his thugs have taken their show on the road to Charlotte. #SCOTUS' requirement of class action for nationwide TROs means the entire legal apparatus must be spun up again.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Charlotte faces DHS crackdown as agents target 'criminal illegal aliens'
Operation "Charlotte's Web" is part of Donald Trump’s attempt to deliver "the largest deportation programme" in US history.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Scared off by the residents, courts and a dusting of snow in Chicago, #Bovino and his thugs have taken their show on the road to Charlotte. #SCOTUS' requirement of class action for nationwide TROs means the entire legal apparatus must be spun up again.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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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?