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"KERR COUNTY folks didn’t want to take money from “The Biden Regime” that could’ve been used for a flood warning system 👇🏽"

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3ltpqv4ei6k2h

NEW: Spyware maker Paragon says its $2 million contract with ICE is still inactive and under review, meaning the company hasn’t provided its surveillance tech to the agency yet.

If the U.S. government approves the contract, Paragon will face the dilemma of continuing its relationship with an agency that’s very different today compared to when the contract was signed in 2024.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/can-an-ethical-spyware-maker-provide-its-tech-to-ice/

Regarding my question about keeping my copper phone lines or not, I just saw this which I'd missed before; AT&T has announced it intends to get rid of its copper networks by 2029, assuming regulators allow that. California might be an exception.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/att-to-retire-traditional-landlines-by-2029-except-in-this-state

In 2024, California said no to its request to get out of its Carrier of Last Resort obligations.
https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-updates/all-news/cpuc-rejects-att-request-to-withdraw-as-carrier.

But it's trying again:
https://www.ptreyeslight.com/news/landlines-endangered-by-rule-update/

@ai6yr @sindarina @mattblaze
@MsMerope

#POTS

The Guardian: Federal agents use force during immigration raid at two California farms

"...Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accompanied by national guard troops in military-style vehicles turned up at two locations operated by Glass House Farms, one in the Santa Barbara county town of Carpinteria, about 90 miles (145km) north-west of Los Angeles, and one in the Ventura county community of Camarillo, about 50 miles from LA...."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/10/federal-agents-raid-farms-california

#ice #VenturaCounty #SantaBarbaraCounty #Camarillo #Oxnard #Carpinteria

Almost-ready system traded for imaginary private sector efficiency pixies.

"The problem, according to private space industry representatives, is a line in a budget request document that mentions (page 300) plans to reduce funding for the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) in the next budget year, slashing its budget from $65 million to just $10 million. That $55M cut is accomplished by eliminating the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) program, and that doesn't leave the space industry feeling very confident in the state of orbital affairs."

#OrbitalDebris

@sundogplanets

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/space_traffic_control_congress/