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BLAHBYLON'S MUSIC SELECTIONS

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I'm sure I've posted this before, but . . .

Dead Can Dance - Anywhere Out of the World

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"LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies. Law enforcement agencies across Southern California violated state law more than 100 times last month by sharing information from automated license plate readers with federal agents, records show."

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Romantic Comedy Award, Interactive Middle Grade Bestseller, and More: ALLi Member Milestones June 2025

This regular post from the Alliance of Independent Authors celebrates ALLi member successes to inspire our indie author community. Our ALLi Member Milestones, June 2025, celebrate the successes of…
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#AllianceofIndependentAuthors #awardwinningromance #coauthoringsuccess #debutnovel #indiepublishing
@indieauthors

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How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13 — ProPublica


President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S. investigation of the MS-13 gang.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation

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Should The Raiders Keep QB Aidan O’Connell After 2026? raiderramble.com/2025/06/14/sh…


NATO’s global proxy wars open a second front with Israeli aggression on Iran strategic-culture.su/news/2025…



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🌈 #Kyiv marched with #Pride again — and even louder.

For the second year running, #Ukraine has held an Equality March amid russia's full-scale invasion.

Over 1,500 people joined the march, including LGBTQ+ representatives, veterans, students, diplomats, and allies




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The History of the World in One Beautiful, 5‑Foot-Long Chart (1931)

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Democratic Farmer-Labor Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, assassinated, the assassin is said to have been impersonating police. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot but likely to survive. Manhunt underway for the assassin.
in reply to Anonymous

'A senior state official said investigators "have reason to believe" the gunman had planned to target one of the "No Kings" rallies planned for Saturday. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety plans to urge people attending those rallies to stay away, the official said.'


14 June 1886 | German Jewish woman, Jenny Strahl, was born in Berlin. She emigrated to Belgium.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 19 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.





"Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state’s capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if immediate steps are not taken to reduce demand."

kcrg.com/2025/06/13/drinking-w…

in reply to Sasyecat

UGH. Once they take away safe drinking water, there is not much lower one can become to be a third-world country. Politicians better get their act together and serve the people instead of the polluting industry that pays for their campaigns.





Hugging my cat & my Mom before I go to work a short 5 hours shift.


Send In Your Pictures

For those who are attending “No Kings” events today in your areas, I encourage you to send photographs. They don’t...

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europesays.com/2162964/ US Dollar Forecast: DXY Rises as Crude Oil News Sparks Safe-Haven Rally #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #DAILY #EUR/USD #forex #Fundamental #GBP/USD #HomePage4 #OilPrice #Petroleum #technical #USDollarIndex #USD/CAD #USD/JPY


With all due respect, Governor, fuck that.
Stay home if you must for your own safety and wellbeing.

Some of us are ALREADY on the front lines of this war, and not by choice.



You can draw a straight line between reckless rhetoric like the comments from the Speaker of the House earlier this week and the horrific political violence that just occurred in Minnesota.


Earlier today someone drove by our apartment in a pickup truck waving a large “Trump is God” flag. I’m now officially an atheist.

#nokings #nocults



Today in 1940, 85 years ago: the Francoist Army (of Spain) occupies the international city of Tangier in order to guarantee its neutrality.

#OnThisDay



Today at 1pm EDT I'll be participating in an online 'No Kings' event on Zoom + YouTube with several other speakers and organizers. Please join! Here's a preview of the message I'll be sharing.
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europesays.com/2162962/ ‘Creates a new way to apply it’ #business #CleanEnergy #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #GoodNews #GoodTechNews #home #OilPrice #Petroleum #YahooTech


i wanna thank everyone who is going to these #NoKings protests today. i cant because i have to work, but its gonna be great to see so many people pushing back against these #nazis during #pride month 🏳️‍🌈

stay safe y'all! ✊️



Israeli drone hits facility in world’s largest gasfield, say Iranian media byteseu.com/1104678/ #Israel


Political assasinations

'The shootings took place at a time when political violence has become more commonplace in the US, though the vast majority of Americans do not support it, according to a University of Chicago survey.’

That is nice to know, shame the POTUS doesn’t agree.

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#USA #Assasinatiion #Murder #AlternativePolitics



So, the terrorists win.
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in reply to Coach Pāṇini ®

the arsehole prefers privacy. Wouldn't protesters be in more danger at home where he prefers to be?


How Immigrants and Protesters Are Being Caught in ICE’s AI Dragnet
https://decrypt.co/325003/how-immigrants-and-protesters-are-being-caught-in-ices-ai-dragnet?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Much discussion about “opsec” (a term I don’t love when talking about people exercising their rights, but whatever) at protests today, including about phones and Faraday containers.

A Faraday container is probably less useful here than you think it is, but if you do rely on one, make sure it actually works. Here’s a post I did a while back on the ins and outs of containing RF: mattblaze.org/blog/faraday/

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in reply to Matt Blaze

I don’t know a ton about faraday bags. But if I’m in a situation where I want my phone to be inert and useless, is it enough to power it off?

I can’t imagine situations where a faraday bag is required, and I think I might pull it out of the bag for something. Seems to me I would just keep it in the bag the whole time, so I might as well turn it off.

Are there threats to powered off phones that are not in faraday bags? I am asking because I don’t know, not because I’m doubting or challenging.

in reply to Paco Hope #resist

@paco Modern phones are hard to actually turn off, and in fact recent iPhone models maintain their tracking functions for a couple days after being "powered down".
in reply to Matt Blaze

Seems like a good reason to make consumer protection laws that define “powered off” and require it to be possible.

Thanks for the tip.

in reply to Matt Blaze

How about a home-brew test by seeing if "find my device" works when the phone is enclosed.


How Immigrants and Protesters Are Being Caught in ICE’s AI Dragnet – Decrypt


Federal agents are using AI, facial recognition, and drones to monitor protests and immigrants. But is its increasing use warranted?
— Read on decrypt.co/325003/how-immigrants-and-protesters-are-being-caught-in-ices-ai-dragnet

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