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This is amazing. DHS bought a warehouse in a city called Social Circle, Georgia. When the city council asked DHS how they planned to use the warehouse, DHS refused to answer.

So, the city cut off water and sewer services and put a lock on the water meter, and said that services will remain off “until ICE indicates how water and sewer to the facility will be served without exceeding the limited infrastructure capacity.”

Outstanding. We need more of this! This is how we stop fascism.

@rikefranke fascinating story. Remarkable that no-one came close, but the general consensus was not that far off.

@pvanb @MissingThePt

agreed. Wd be best if it were a human, and preferably one which is alive. But a rubber boot, a snake or a rock will do as well. As long as point 2)

@kallekn @keplerniko The numbers are small, as Kalle points out. Mostly it is seen as either a message or perhaps a trial run.

In any case, because of the change in the behaviour of the Russian border guards, it has attracted attention in finnish media.

@keplerniko @kallekn I'm not that well aware of what happened elsewhere, and the numbers are still small.

But as asylum seekers without proper documentation have until now been denied access to the border, it does seem fishy.

@kallekn Sure, but the issue is not about allowing russian bikes (as in not allowing russian cars). It's about the asylum seekers.

@kevinrothrock Has nothing to do with bicycles, check out finnish news sources, for example YLE. At least 3 stories today.

It's about fear of RU using asylum seekers to create problems, connected to what was happening in 2015.

A particularly good @caseynewton commentary on how social media companies, which once pretended to care about their role in helping spread misinformation -- and do something to lessen the problem -- have now become allies of the people who want to bring down our democracy.

https://www.platformer.news/p/the-platforms-give-up-on-2020-lies

The platforms give up on 2020 lies

For a time, they fought the good fight — but not any more

Platformer

@shuro @kallekn

Yes, I understand the situation is as you (and Kalle) describe it. It is horrible and it works.

My point was that only an idiot (an idiot as in an emotional expression of lack of wisdom, rather than an estimate if his capabilities) will put himself in a position which is diametrically opposite of the position where he would like to be.

@kallekn

Matematisk intelligens har han säkert tillräckligt av, men visdom är han nog fullständigt renons i.

Hurudan världsbil han än har kan det ju inte vara annat än en katastrof, den knipa han försatt sig i. Och att ha statskanalerna tuta ut mera dumheter dag o natt bara förvärrar det hela, skulle jag tycka.

You should stop digging when you hit shit, var det nån som sa åt mig en gång. Tycker det låter som ett bra råd åt P.