Re: Politics
6652Nothing should interfere with the extrication of Musk's AfriTexans.
I'd rather be throwing darts.
Re: Politics
6653what a pigottCurry Pervert wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 11:54 am This one tickles me.
https://apnews.com/article/us-south-afr ... wtab-en-gbJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African immigration authorities raided a United States refugee processing center in Johannesburg and seven Kenyans working there illegally were arrested and given deportation orders.
Tuesday’s raid occurred at a center that processes applications by white South Africans who have been given priority for refugee status in the U.S. by the Trump administration.
The Home Affairs Ministry said the Kenyans were in the country on tourist visas which did not allow them to work, adding that U.S. officials’ work with them at the refugee processing center “raises serious questions about intent and diplomatic protocol.”
U.S. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said “interfering in our refugee operations is unacceptable,”
Re: Politics
6654‘Throwback to McCarthyism’: Trump DOJ Moves to Treat Leftist Dissent as Criminal
The Trump administration is about to embark on a massive crackdown on what it describes as a scourge of rampant left-wing “terrorism.” But the US Department of Justice (DOJ) memo ordering the crackdown has critics fearing it will go far beyond punishing those who plan criminal acts and will instead be used to criminalize anyone who expresses opposition to President Donald Trump and his agenda.
Earlier this month, independent journalist Ken Klippenstein reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi had sent out a memo ordering the FBI to “compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism.” The memo identifies those who express “opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology,” as well as “anti-Americanism,” “anti-capitalism,” and “anti-Christianity,” as potential targets for investigation.
Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff for the Department of Homeland Security under the first Trump administration, pointed out in a blog post the extraordinary surveillance capability that the FBI will have at its disposal to use against those it targets.
He said it “includes the FBI’s ability to marshal facial recognition, phone-tracking databases, license-plate readers, financial records review, undercover operations, and intelligence-sharing tools against Americans whose primary ‘offense’ may be ideological dissent.”
“Unfortunately, once you are fed into that system, there is no real ‘due process’ until charges are brought,” Taylor said. “It’s not like you get a text-message notification when the FBI begins investigating you for terrorism offenses, and there’s certainly no ‘opt-out’ feature. For this to happen, you don’t need to commit violence. You don’t even need to plan it. Under the administration’s new guidelines, you merely need to be flagged for association with the anti-fascist movement to become a potential target.”
Dave N. wrote:Most of us are here because we’re trying to keep some spark of an idea from going out.
Re: Politics
6655Still on Facebook?Curry Pervert wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:50 am ‘Throwback to McCarthyism’: Trump DOJ Moves to Treat Leftist Dissent as Criminal
The Trump administration is about to embark on a massive crackdown on what it describes as a scourge of rampant left-wing “terrorism.” But the US Department of Justice (DOJ) memo ordering the crackdown has critics fearing it will go far beyond punishing those who plan criminal acts and will instead be used to criminalize anyone who expresses opposition to President Donald Trump and his agenda.
Earlier this month, independent journalist Ken Klippenstein reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi had sent out a memo ordering the FBI to “compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism.” The memo identifies those who express “opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology,” as well as “anti-Americanism,” “anti-capitalism,” and “anti-Christianity,” as potential targets for investigation.
Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff for the Department of Homeland Security under the first Trump administration, pointed out in a blog post the extraordinary surveillance capability that the FBI will have at its disposal to use against those it targets.
He said it “includes the FBI’s ability to marshal facial recognition, phone-tracking databases, license-plate readers, financial records review, undercover operations, and intelligence-sharing tools against Americans whose primary ‘offense’ may be ideological dissent.”
“Unfortunately, once you are fed into that system, there is no real ‘due process’ until charges are brought,” Taylor said. “It’s not like you get a text-message notification when the FBI begins investigating you for terrorism offenses, and there’s certainly no ‘opt-out’ feature. For this to happen, you don’t need to commit violence. You don’t even need to plan it. Under the administration’s new guidelines, you merely need to be flagged for association with the anti-fascist movement to become a potential target.”
Re: Politics
6656Valid question. Right now visitors to the US are being required to surrender their phone before entry to search for evidence of 'anti trump/US/etc' sentiments. How long before these tactics are turned on US citizens?
Dave N. wrote:Most of us are here because we’re trying to keep some spark of an idea from going out.
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6657I don't understand how after everything we know about facebook (and twitter, &c), and how Palantir is involved with these, why anyone is using them. Send grandma a photo in the fucking mail.Curry Pervert wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 1:34 pmValid question. Right now visitors to the US are being required to surrender their phone before entry to search for evidence of 'anti trump/US/etc' sentiments. How long before these tactics are turned on US citizens?
Here's yet another podcast about social media players and how they don't give a fuck about anything but money and your attention.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/ot ... -we-cooked
As for data centers, it's pretty fucking clear that most of the country puts their wallets first, so, instead of talking about dry rivers and running out of water, how about we talk about how our electricty bills are already rising because the richest companies in the world are getting breaks on what they pay for power, and more tax breaks.
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6658ololololollololooolololololozulz
The people who redacted the Epstein files used black highlighter in Acrobat. Which means the whole text is still there.
The dumb fucks. The dumb, stupid fucks. The one thing that gives me hope for the future is the complete and total incompetence of the failsons and faildaughters who got "white DEI'd" into their positions.
The people who redacted the Epstein files used black highlighter in Acrobat. Which means the whole text is still there.
The dumb fucks. The dumb, stupid fucks. The one thing that gives me hope for the future is the complete and total incompetence of the failsons and faildaughters who got "white DEI'd" into their positions.
Total_douche, MSW, LICSW (lulz)
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6659I keep reading about this, but has anyone posted the materials with the redactions removed?ErickC wrote: Thu Dec 25, 2025 7:21 am ololololollololooolololololozulz
The people who redacted the Epstein files used black highlighter in Acrobat. Which means the whole text is still there.
The dumb fucks. The dumb, stupid fucks. The one thing that gives me hope for the future is the complete and total incompetence of the failsons and faildaughters who got "white DEI'd" into their positions.
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6660I'm sure there were multiple people who would have, but decided to hang themselves or had an unfortunate 9mm cerebral hemorrhage instead.
Total_douche, MSW, LICSW (lulz)