Mastodawn

❝ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone.❞

Read that. Reread that. Internalize it. Map that back to every story you’ve heard of ICE agents going off the rails, every random kidnapping, every brutal and stupid ICE story.

❝“Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that.”❞

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’

The Guardian

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Andy Rahn Feb 23

@mhoye I wonder if his strong language towards Boeing is because of his connection to SpaceX.

Andy Rahn Feb 15

Interesting take on where AI is taking the knowledge worker. I agree with a lot of what’s said. The one small piece I think Matt doesn’t consider is that in order for AI to achieve these unsupervised successes, it needs a loop where it can objectively validate its output. https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening

Something Big Is Happening

A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.

matt shumer

Andy Rahn Feb 10

Stand with Minnesota. Help us fight Federal Tyranny. https://www.standwithminnesota.com/

Stand With Minnesota

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

Stand With Minnesota

Andy Rahn Feb 8

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply

Feb 7

When you have all the answers.

Edit: artist is Michael James Schneider (h/t @jsit)

#Fascism #FunWithWords #POTUS

Andy Rahn Feb 6

“Do you have tatertots?” Overheard at burger food truck… so #Minnesota

Andy Rahn Feb 2

SMASH ICE the game made by my friends Anna and Coby https://underscore-pear.itch.io/minnie-saves-the-day FREE TO PLAY. Help end tyranny!

Minnie Saves the Day by underscore_pear

Global Game Jam 2026 Submission

itch.io

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Andy Rahn Feb 1

@gedeonm yes!!! We NEEDed a little unfiltered raw puppy joy right now

Andy Rahn Feb 1

Adam Shostack

Feb 1

Congress shall make no law ... abridging the ... right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/

U.S. Constitution - First Amendment | Resources | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

The original text of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

Andy Rahn Feb 1

I got a new puppy!