ICE Detains High School Theater Director, Israel Strikes WHO Site, and CEOs love Bruce Harrell
Trump Is Afraid of Teachers: Last week, ICE arrested and detained Fernando Rocha, a theater manager at Juanita High School in Kirkland. His lawyer told the Seattle Times that Rocha entered the US on a tourist visa in 2018, and before it expired, he applied for asylum. The case is still pending. Meanwhile, ICE Seattle claimed on Twitter that Rocha was wanted in Brazil for theft, a claim that his family in Brazil called “outlandish.”
Slog AM: ICE Detains High School Theater Director, Israel Strikes WHO Site, and CEOs love Bruce Harrell
The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.Hannah Murphy Winter (The Stranger)
RFK Jr to remove preservative thimerosal from all US vaccines
RFK Jr to remove preservative thimerosal from all US vaccines
Anti-vaccine campaigns have targeted thimerosal for decades despite no evidence of ingredient causing harmJessica Glenza (The Guardian)
Anyone got experience with Ducky keyboards?
For some reason or another, a whole third of all mechanical keyboards in the biggest local computer retailer's online store, are Ducky. Probably because they have ISO and ANSI layouts, a lot of colors, different sizes, and different switches. And they're ordered from abroad when bought, not stocked locally. So loads of choice and no cost showing them as available.
So since my only real options here if I want a full keyboard or TKL with blue switches are a couple of different Ducky models (one 3, Shine 7) in various colors, I'm wondering if anyone has personal experience with Ducky? I've read both praise and hate online, so can't really make heads or tails of the quality.
While They’re Losing the Public, Democrats Are Winning on K Street
While They’re Losing the Public, Democrats Are Winning on K Street
The DCCC raised record levels of lobbyist cash in the first half of the year, per new disclosure.Donald Shaw (Sludge)
This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it.
This EPA research office safeguarded Americans’ health. Trump just eliminated it.
The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from PFAS to pesticides to lead.Zoya Teirstein (Grist)
Gun Violence In This Midwestern City Isn’t Abating. Its Leaders Halted Programs That Could Help.
Fort Wayne Is an Outlier to the Midwest’s Gun Violence Drop
Without government funding, local activists in Fort Wayne say interrupting violence is an uphill battle — especially among young people.Josiah Bates (The Trace)
Colorado attorney general committed to defending in-state tuition program for undocumented students
Colorado attorney general committed to defending in-state tuition program for undocumented students
Texas and other states are grappling with legal challenges against in-state tuition programs for undocumented students. So far, Colorado’s program remains untouched.Jason Gonzales (Chalkbeat)
US Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is
Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is
The U.S. Army asks "Have you ever seen a drone drop a GRENADE?" The answer is yes.Joseph Trevithick (The War Zone)
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Hundreds of Iowa Meatpacking Employee Visas Revoked
Hundreds of Iowa Meatpacking Employee Visas Revoked
200 JBS employees from four countries are losing their U.S. work authorization.Nina B. Elkadi (Sentient)
Rolling Vengeance (1987)
Rolling Vengeance (1987)
Tagline
Always use the right tool for the job.
Cast
- Ned Beatty
- Lawrence Dane
- A.C. Peterson (as Alar Aedma)
- No one else I recognize
Elevator pitch
Convoy meets Death Wish
Summary
Little Joey Rosso's family gets smushed by a big rig cuz of the dickhead sons of Tiny Doyle (Ned Beatty doing his best Alvin Stardust impression). But little do they know what Little Joe has been building in the barn...
If you can make it through the slow first half, things get fun in the second. Surprisingly ungory for an exploitation revenge flick. But still the best movie there is for seeing Confederate-flag-wearing-motherf%$kers getting run down by a monster truck.
Looks like it was filmed where Smallville / Supernatural were, with the colour palette of a wet 2-day old Denny's Grand Slam breakfast.
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How National Cancer Institute funding cuts could affect the fight against the disease
How National Cancer Institute funding cuts could affect the fight against the disease
For decades, the National Cancer Institute has spearheaded breakthrough advancements against the disease.William Brangham (PBS News)
Immigrant Farmworkers Win Housing Rights in Vermont
Immigrant Farmworkers Win Housing Rights in Vermont | Civil Eats
A new state law establishes protections for immigrant families against housing discrimination, aiding farmworkers.Riley Ramirez (Civil Eats)
When Your Power Meter Becomes a Tool of Mass Surveillance
When Your Power Meter Becomes a Tool of Mass Surveillance
Sacramento’s power company and law enforcement agencies have been running an illegal mass surveillance scheme for years, using our power meters as home-mounted spies.Electronic Frontier Foundation
"Sir, why is your usage so high? Are you growing drugs?"
"No, I'm just running my own data center in my basement."
NPR's editor in chief and acting chief content officer Edith Chapin told colleagues Tuesday morning that she has decided to step down.The veteran news leader's announcement comes just days after the Republican-led Congress, driven largely by President Trump's claims of liberal bias at NPR, voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.
Once again, for those in the cheap seats: If you want to know why journalism -- real journalism -- is perceived as having a liberal slant, it's because our fucking job is to question everything.
Journalism is not toeing the party line. It's not holding back on investigations because someone in power might get pissed off.
That's the job.
Memphis leaders say being called ‘dumbasses’ by a state lawmaker is part of a bigger problem
Memphis school leaders say being called ‘dumbasses’ by a legislator is a symptom of bigger problem
Two Republicans want to create a state-led Memphis-Shelby County district. But local advocates are pushing back on what they call misleading and offensive claims.Bri Hatch (Chalkbeat)
Winning play is home school.
The new strategy to restrict abortion nationwide — without saying ‘ban’
The new strategy to restrict abortion nationwide — without saying 'ban'
Trump won’t back a national abortion ban, but anti-abortion groups have other ideas on how to severely limit access to the procedure even in states where it is legal.Shefali Luthra (19th News)
Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second time
>"President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO – which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said.
UNESCO was one of several international bodies Trump withdrew from during his first term, along with the World Health Organization, the Paris Agreement global climate change accord and the U.N. Human Rights Council. During his second term, he has largely reinstated those steps.
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-pulls-us-out-un-cultural-agency-unesco-second-time-2025-07-22/
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is a specialized agency dedicated to strengthening our shared humanity through the promotion of education, science, culture, and communication.We set standards, produce tools and develop knowledge to create solutions to some of the greatest challenges of our time, and foster a world of greater equality and peace.
Protecting biodiversity, responding to artificial intelligence, advancing quality education, safeguarding heritage, and ensuring access to reliable information are some examples of the work that UNESCO does with its 194 Member States across the globe.
Yup, the U.S. does not (currently) align with any of that.
Jeep maker Stellantis says it will lose $2.7 billion due partly to tariffs
Jeep maker Stellantis says it will lose $2.7 billion due partly to tariffs
Sales in North America plummeted by 25% in the second quarter, Stellantis said.Max Zahn (ABC News)
The Trump Regime Targets California’s Sanctuary Status at the Expense of the American Creed
The Trump Regime Targets California’s Sanctuary Status at the Expense of the American Creed
A commentary piece on how the federal government’s immigration sweeps appear to go well beyond contempt for local 'sanctuary' policies and demonstrate that they respect no protection in the very things they purport to be guarding: the law, the Consti…KQED
As America Floods and Burns, It’s Foreigners to the Rescue
As America Floods and Burns, It’s Foreigners to the Rescue | The Tyee
To paint Canada and Mexico as the enemy, Trump must hide their friendship.Chris Cannon (The Tyee)
Ex-officer sentenced to nearly three years for role in Breonna Taylor’s killing
Ex-officer sentenced to nearly three years for role in Breonna Taylor’s killing
Federal judge rejects justice department recommendation that Brett Hankison be give no prison timeCecilia Nowell (The Guardian)
Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid but didn’t hit anyone, was the only officer on the scene charged in the Black woman’s death.
WTF is this? A token sacrifice while the killer walks free? Fuck that.
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Argon ONE UP is modular laptop powered by a Raspberry Pi CM5
The makers of the Argon ONE line of accessories for Raspberry Pi computers have built a business around designing cases that add or change some key functions of the little computers by, for example, moving all of the ports to one side.
But the upcoming Argon ONE UP takes things to the next level. It’s a laptop computer that uses a Raspberry Pi 5 Compute Module for brains, which makes it a […]
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Seattle's Primary Season Is Upon Us, Trump Wants Sports to Be Racist Again, and Scientists Figured Out How Snakes Eat Bones
Free Gui: Guilherme “Gui” Silva, a Brazilian immigrant, lawyer, and muralist, was detained by ICE earlier this month on San Juan Island in Washington state. Silva was a lawyer in Brazil, and moved to the US about eight years ago to pursue his art. He has a four-year-old daughter with his now ex-wife, and is expecting a child in just a few months with his wife Rachel Leidig. Two Fridays ago, masked ICE agents followed Silva from his home in unmarked vehicles, pulled him from his car, confiscated his cellphone, and detained him. When he asked to see an arrest warrant, they refused. Silva is married to an American citizen and is currently in legal proceedings to apply for a green card. The only blemish on his record that the Seattle Times was able to find was a $100 speeding ticket. The Department of Homeland Security said they detained him because he overstayed his tourist visa, which, let’s say it again together: is a civil violation.
Cool to see The Stranger is still doing its thing (thinks back to 29-cent wing night at Wingdome).
But really, I'm just here to say "Moopsy!"
Texas Lawmakers Largely Ignored Recommendations Aimed at Helping Rural Areas Like Kerr County Prepare for Flooding
Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Take Action on Flooding
Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.ProPublica
MCU boss Kevin Feige reveals Marvel Rivals finally made his son a fan of Marvel after years of trying
MCU boss Kevin Feige reveals Marvel Rivals finally made his son a fan of Marvel after years of trying
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige reveals that Marvel Rivals helped get his son into the Marvel Universe.Lewis White (VideoGamer)
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It is a really good game...
People complain about engagement weighted matches, but COD literally puts you in easier lobbies after buying a skin and then slowly winds the advantage down till you buy a new one
That's predatory as fuck.
As far as "free" multiplayer games go, there's not a lot of overt monetization and plenty of free shit.
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The COD thing?
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You could have easily googled that yourself tho, I mean. I happened to reply quickly, but it would have taken less time to find the I fo yourself then to type out the comment asking for a link...
Does Call of Duty give you easier lobbies if you spend money? Patent sparks pay-to-win claims
CoD players are pointing to an Activision patent as proof that buying content impacts matchmaking in Warzone, but is it true?Calum Patterson (Dexerto)
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I mean, a bot match should be such a steamroll that you don't even realize it till after. 5, 10 minutes tops.
I do hate that ranked doesn't have cross play.
I hang out in plat on PC easily and I use a PS5 controller (with back buttons), but according to the popup when you rank, that's in the top 15%. And I'm straight up old at this point, if I can do it so can the kids all hopped up on mountain dew. Sure, it's not as accurate as a mouse, but movement is way better than with a keyboard.
It's a tradeoff either way. So I don't get why everyone freaks out about mouse/keyboard in competitive and wants to split console from PC.
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Kevin Feige Explains ‘Blade’ Delays: ‘We Didn’t Want to Simply Put a Leather Outfit’ on Mahershala Ali ‘and Have Him Start Killing Vampires’
Kevin Feige Gives Update on Mahershala Ali's 'Blade,' Explains Delays
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige explains 'Blade' delays and reveals where the Mahershala Ali-starring project stands now.Angelique Jackson (Variety)
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Pregnant Woman in Tennessee Denied Care for Being Unmarried
Last night at a town hall in Jonesborough, Tennessee, a woman shared her story: she was denied prenatal care by her OB-GYN because the doctor objected to the fact that she isn’t married. She’s been with her partner for 15 years and has a 13-year-old son.The doctor told her that because she was unwed, they didn’t feel comfortable treating her because it went against their “Christian values.”
Now, she’s traveling out of state to Virginia to receive prenatal care.
Exclusive: Pregnant Woman in Tennessee Denied Care for Being Unmarried
The 2025 Medical Ethics Defense Act allows physicians to deny care to patients whose "lifestyles" they disagree withRachel Wells (TN Repro News)
On the other, you don't really want care from a doctor who doesn't think you should be getting it, and has to be forced.
Good. Let them drown in their medical (edit: school) debt.
If there were consequences for refusing care, then fewer hateful bigots would apply, and more of the highly competitive spots in medical training programs would go to better prospective doctors.
There can be no tolerance for intolerance in a just society.
Who's drowning in medical debt?
The patients that'll die on their 4+ hour drive to the nearest doctor, because you took away their bigot of a doctor without having a replacement?
How many deaths would be acceptable sacrifices to get rid of one bigot? Seriously what would the number be?
Or do you mean medical school debt? I hope you mean medical school debt.
Obviously the least damaging option, would be keeping the bigot in place until someone else can step into the role.
"there aren't enough doctors, so we should accept bigotry" is not a convincing argument. Too "whataboutism" for me.
You're not wrong that medical care scarcity is a real issue, but what if we just work to solve BOTH problems?
Edit; a letter, a word
WordPress on FreeBSD with BastilleBSD: A Secure Alternative to Linux/Docker
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Colbert Was Cancelled Because Fascists Hate Comedy
Colbert Was Cancelled Because Fascists Hate Comedy | The Tyee
Satirists, like journalists and academics, are targeted by authoritarian bullies because satire deals with hard truths.Aaron Hagey-MacKay (The Tyee)
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That's certainly possible, plausible even. But it's far from certain.
Broadcast TV has been bleeding viewers for nearly two decades now. The same article this one cites to say Colbert was #1 in its time slot also says, in the last quarter all the late night shows lost 7-8% of their audience. Colbert lost 17% among younger viewers. That's just the last quarter alone. That's a crazy drop.
And remember they aren't just canceling Colbert, but the entire The Late Show altogether. One of their cornerstone programs for I don't even know how many decades.
Also, If they were canceling The Late Show just because Rump wanted them to, he wouldn't accept having to wait a whole year for it. He'd want it now.
So I actually do believe it was a purely financial decision. Colbert's contract probably ends with the the next season, and rather than giving him another raise for a show that's bleeding viewers, it makes sense to just let it all end.
....and the late show was the only one getting larger and larger viewership.
Financially, the cancelation makes no sense.
Edit: Just to provide some reference to the viewership
Second-quarter Nielsen ratings show that the program helmed by comedian Stephen Colbert had 2.42 million viewers across 41 new episodes, taking some 9% of the audience share and besting other shows in his timeslot. It was also the only show to rake in more viewers than in the previous quarter. And earlier this week, it received a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding talk series. - Source
CBS Reportedly Lost $40 Million on Colbert's Late Show This Year - LateNighter
Sources inside CBS have suddenly become much more forthcoming about the economics of late-night television—go figure!— revealing that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has recently been running at an annual shortfall of $40 million.Jed Rosenzweig (LateNighter)
That’s one hell of a coincidence given all the 60 Minutes drama with resigning producers, lawsuits and settlements, and the Skydance merger.
Also it’s the number one late night show. Why aren’t the other networks cancelling their less successful late night shows?
All seems a bit odd to me.
CBS Reportedly Lost $40 Million on Colbert's Late Show This Year - LateNighter
Sources inside CBS have suddenly become much more forthcoming about the economics of late-night television—go figure!— revealing that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has recently been running at an annual shortfall of $40 million.Jed Rosenzweig (LateNighter)
That article is also from just a few days ago. Very convenient. Can you find an older article?
Why are all the other networks not losing all of this money on their late night shows which have lower ratings?
Late night shows can be very cheep to produce. It might just be The Late Show with a frankly insane $100M budget. If they cut that in half, they'd be profitable.
A MAGA bot network on X is divided over the Trump-Epstein backlash
MAGA AI bot network divided on Trump-Epstein backlash
A network of hundreds of accounts on X is using AI to reply to conservatives with positive messages about people in the Trump administration, researchers say.Kevin Collier (NBC News)
Kevin Feige on Marvel Studios’ Future, Focusing on Lower Budgets, Less TV and More Robert Downey Jr.: ‘Look at “Superman,” It’s Clearly Not Superhero Fatigue’
Marvel: Kevin Feige on Future, Robert Downey Jr., Miles Morales, Less TV
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige spoke with reporters about Marvel's past, present and future, including Robert Downey Jr., Miles Morales,Adam B. Vary (Variety)
I agree, it's not Superhero fatigue, it's audiences changing what we want out of a Superhero movie.
Everything leading up to Endgame was the same formula but audiences knew it was leading to something big. Now that it's over, it's much harder to tolerate the formula.
I believe, for these movies to be successful, it has to be about the journey and not the destination because we all know the destination. But it also has to be marketed well to reflect the change.
I thought Thunderbolts* was a terrific example of the story not being about the last fight but it wasn't marketed well to reflect that.
Superman, on the other hand, did a really nice job of this. In particular, Lois, talking to Clark, saying she wants to interview Superman, and then going hard on him showed me this was going to be about more than a good guy punching a bad guy.
Perfect response.
Superman was a wonderful commentary on society today while also giving us hope and someone/thing to aspire to.
Interesting that Feige is giving a big interview to media now.
Sounds like they want to ensure that people watch Fantastic Four. And that they know they don't need to watch anything else beforehand.
I also wonder if the New Avengers performance caught them offguard and Marvel was anticipating better numbers.
Marvel Plans to Recast the X-Men and (Eventually) Tony Stark After ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ But ‘Reboot Is a Scary Word,’ Says Kevin Feige
Marvel Recasting X-Men, Tony Stark, After 'Secret Wars,' Says Kevin Feige
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed that, following “Avengers: Secret Wars,” the company will recast the X-Men and eventually characters like Tony Stark.Adam B. Vary (Variety)
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