IT jobs lingo decoded:

• “We’re like a family” = no boundaries & call at midnight

• “Fast-paced” = chaos everywhere

• “Self-starter” = zero support for anything

• “Team player” = unpaid overtime & get ready to work on all holidays including weekends

• “Competitive salary” = below industry average

• “Nimble” = drop everything & work on my problem

• “Flexible work hours” = starting time is fixed but don’t think of leaving early

What else?

3 western Colorado counties under disaster declaration as wildfires scorch thousands of acres

https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/13/colorado-wildfires-disaster-declaration-governor/

Everybody's been saying that the only warning system left for #Texas is Ted Cruz fleeing the state, so there needs to be a new system based on that.

Here it is!

#NWS #NOAA

ICE officers smash a US citizen and disabled veteran's car window, pull him out and disappear him into a Trump concentration camp under orders from Steven Miller to round up thousands daily. George Retes' family cannot find him despite calling police.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/george-retes-disabled-vet-us-citizen-taken-during-camarillo-california-immigration-raid-glass-house-farms-family/17087192/

#uspol #news

⚠️ Important PSA about #Pocket ‼️

If you used Pocket to save interesting articles you found online, you may be aware that #Mozilla decided to shut down the app and discontinue support.

I vaguely remembered that date was July and had a mini-heart attack when I saw it was actually July 8.

Good news though: if you, like me, have hundreds of articles saved to Pocket, you have until October 8 to request an export of your data (I just did): https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/future-of-pocket

Next up: moving to @wallabag 🤗

How many more will die before Stephen Miller's cruel & incompetent ICE raids are stopped?

ABC7.com story about the death of Jaime Garcia, a farm worker, following an #ICE raid at Glass House Farms near Camarillo, CA https://abc7chicago.com/post/camarillo-federal-agents-conduct-immigration-raid-southern-california-farm/17056281/
#ICE #StephenMiller #uspol #immigration #FarmWorkers
@jimstewartson @emptywheel
@nicolesandler

Keep ‘em coming!

Via Kyle Cheney:

#BREAKING: Judge rules that during its large-scale enforcement operation in LA, DHS/ICE has been arresting people without probable cause -- based on factors like accent and line of work.

She orders the agencies to stop.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.975351/gov.uscourts.cacd.975351.87.0.pdf

🚨NEW: How Texas Republicans rejected pleas to fund a flood warning system — while enacting tax cuts for the rich.

Gov. Abbott is now lashing out at those demanding answers.

A deep dive with Houston Chronicle reporters who busted open the story. https://www.levernews.com/how-republicans-rejected-a-texas-flood-warning-system/