Rick Moen 🇺🇸 🇳🇴 🇬🇧

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SRE, Operations/Senior Sysadmin, Big Data, DNS Guy. Used to run an online merchant bank for a while. For my sins, co-author of "How to Ask Questions the Smart Way".

Passionate about: Road bicycling, creative cooking, learning languages, travel, geopolitics, biosciences, chili peppers, cultural anthopology.

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Rick Moen 🇺🇸 🇳🇴 🇬🇧2d ago
Molly Cantrell-Kraig 🇺🇦2d ago

I like this idea.

#ICE #immigrants

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Bob LeFridge  2d ago

America has The Onion, Canada has The Beaverton. This is a helpful travel piece: "Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that".

“Canadians are welcome in California. It’s perfectly safe to visit,” said Governor Gavin Newsom. “Just so long as you take a few basic travel precautions, like travelling on a valid passport, teleporting over the border, moving undetected in the shadows in the dead of night, getting the telephone number of an immigration attorney tattooed to your upper thigh, saying a heartfelt goodbye to your pets and the people who love you, and appointing someone to water your plants just in case you disappear into a labyrinthian nightmare of an extrajudicial immigration enforcement system that no longer answers to judge nor common mercy.”

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/06/canadians-travelling-to-the-us-advised-to-not-fucking-do-that/

#Beaverton #Canada #Satire

Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that

OTTAWA - Canadians thinking of planning a trip to the United States are being advised by the Government of Canada to perhaps consider going anywhere else on the entire fucking planet for their summer vacations. 

The Beaverton
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Legit_Spaghetti2d ago

It's 1991, and a republican president is embroiling us in a bullshit war in the Middle East.

It's 2003, and a republican president is embroiling us in a bullshit war in the Middle East.

It's 2025, and a republican president is embroiling us in a bullshit war in the Middle East.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb ("Marxist-Islamist")2d ago
Oh boy…
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Steve Herman2d ago
"I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security," says UN Secretary General António Guterres. "There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control – with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world."
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Meredith Whittaker5d ago

'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?'

Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️

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Completely and Totally Obliterated Hat5d ago
Don’s right. Trumpism not just permits, but demands, overt hostility to a wide array of American values, institutions, culture, and people. Trumpism hates much more of America than it loves.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/post/3lrvy26kbyc2v
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Lauren Weinstein5d ago

RFK, Jr. may try ban measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and flu shots now that his picks are on advisory committee

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/06/after-rfk-jr-overhauls-cdc-panel-measles-and-flu-vaccines-are-up-for-debate/

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ahimsa5d ago

Sen. Padilla's speech on being forced to the ground & handcuffed after asking a question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-mKheWHHDw

"… we've seen masked federal agentsn in tactical gear, ordered into our communities. We've seen a disturbing pattern of increasingly extreme and cruel immigration enforcement operations targeting nonviolent people, at places of worship, at schools,
in courthouses, all to meet an arbitrary quota."

(automated captions, some errors)

#USPol #Padilla #Immigration #Democracy #Resist

WATCH: Sen. Padilla's full Senate floor speech recounting his removal from Noem's LA briefing

YouTube
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Cory Doctorow5d ago

ETA: GOOD NEWS!

https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/114709820512537821

In reading an important discussion of the IP assignment in the new Mastodon.social ToS:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/35086

I was GOBSMACKED to discover the new ToS has a "binding arbitration waiver," which takes away your right to sue, no matter how badly the service abuses you.

These are profoundly unethical, terrible clauses. They should never, ever appear in "adhesion contracts" (that is, contracts that you merely click through, rather than negotiating.)

New Terms of Service IP clause cannot be terminated or revoked, not even by deleting content · Issue #35086 · mastodon/mastodon

Summary Since it first opened, mastodon.social has operated without any sort of explicit IP grant from the users to the service, which is unusual for a social networking service. Today Mastodon ann...

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Molly Cantrell-Kraig 🇺🇦2d ago

I like this idea.

#ICE #immigrants

Show threadrequiem 🦫2d ago
@mckra1g worth a shot
Show threadLør2d ago
@mckra1g brilliant
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShell2d ago

@mckra1g

I like the idea I had a similar thought about outdoor public assemblies, where just a large number of people put on the same kind of clothing.

I like the idea, but I am given pause because there’s a trust issue if you don’t know who the people playing chameleon are

Show threadsidereal2d ago
@GhostOnTheHalfShell @mckra1g isn't that just black bloc?
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShell2d ago

@sidereal @mckra1g

It may look that way because the ICE guys are all dressed up close to that, but the point is to confound them with the sea of bodies that they would have a hard time distinguishing from their own members.

And simply making it hard for them to do anything in a organized fashion

Show threadJargoggles2d ago
@sidereal @GhostOnTheHalfShell @mckra1g
Yes, but like when a cop is doing it to be all, "Hello, fellow anarchists."
Show threadMartin Seeger2d ago

@mckra1g The cinema inside my head:

"If everyone is ICE; no one will be." (evil laugh)

Like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmSO2cz2ozQ

And when everyone's super...

YouTube
Show threadsamiamsam2d ago

@mckra1g

BRILLIANT

Show threadMatt Boehm2d ago

@mckra1g

Can't be impersonating a police officer if the police officer is in plain clothes.

Show threadmartinl 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇦2d ago
@bigolewannabe @mckra1g Furthermore, can't be impersonating a police officer if it turns out the ICE goon is not actually a police officer 😉
Show threadbenny2d ago
@bigolewannabe @mckra1g is ICE considered police?
Show threadSassinake! - ⊃∪∩⪽2d ago

@mckra1g

You'll only be able to pull off that once.

and worse, it could go terribly wrong.

Show threadLevka2d ago

@Sassinake @mckra1g

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -- Wayne Gretzky

Show threadPatrick Morris Miller2d ago
@mckra1g Best part is, the ICEholes wouldn't know what the fuck happened.
Show threadRob2d ago
@mckra1g would it work? might vary on the city but worth a shot because what if you succeed?
Show threadBrian Nicar2d ago
@mckra1g Wouldn't be hard. Just throw on some jeans and an outer flannel or shirt. Put on a mask. Those goofy fucks have made themselves even more identifiable by trying to play badass.
Show threadcrazyeddie2d ago
@mckra1g They'll be able to tell I think because they know who they are and where they're supposed to be. Could cause massive confusion in the immediate area though. OTHER people not knowing who is "supposed" to be carting people away while refusing to ID themselves won't know who's side to take. Guns could fire. "ICE" almost certainly will.
Show threadcognitively accessible math2d ago
@mckra1g I'd want a code word so it wasn't terrifying and people might know ...
Show threadcwicseolfor2d ago
@geonz @mckra1g It would need to be prearranged by the targeted individual or else it just turns into a way of abducting people by posing as the "safe" option.
Show threadcognitively accessible math2d ago
@cwicseolfor @mckra1g Makes sense.
Show threadOld Hippie Ⓥ Resistance!2d ago
@mckra1g This is a great idea. It's not like ICE has an official uniform so you wouldn't be impersonating an officer.
Show threadrexi2d ago

@mckra1g

bring a defibrillator

Show threadDavid J. Atkinson2d ago
@mckra1g “We don’t need no stink’n badges!”
- from Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Show threadOberst Enzian2d ago
@mckra1g That’s a legit good idea!
Show threadDoNotPunchDown2d ago

@mckra1g

I dig this idea!! ✌🏻☮️

Show threadKevin Patrick Doyle 🍅🥫2d ago
@mckra1g just gonna leave this here https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/912
18 U.S. Code § 912 - Officer or employee of the United States

LII / Legal Information Institute
Show threadlonely extrovert2d ago
@Kevin @mckra1g doh!!
Show threadanyGould2d ago
@Kevin @mckra1g if no one asks you and you don't claim to be, are you impersonating? Not your fault if they make assumptions.
Show threadShadSterling2d ago
@Kevin @mckra1g haven’t the agents abducting immigrants been avoiding wearing logos or badges? Do they identify themselves and their agencies when asked?
Show threadSpread The Truth2d ago
@mckra1g love this idea!
Show threadCallie2d ago
@mckra1g nICE
Show threadSir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson2d ago
#StopICE #FuckIce #Resist
Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus Posey2d ago
@SrRochardBunson (Jim Breuer is an emphatic Donald supporter which makes this GIF confusing.)
Show threadRobin Barton2d ago
@mckra1g What a great idea
Show threadNatsura 2d ago
@mckra1g I mean if ICE is impersonating police, then there is NOTHING wrong with this idea. I love it!
Show threadMaddad ☑️2d ago

@mckra1g

Me too.
This made me wonder what would happen if EVERYONE started dressing like ICE agents....
Would #tRump implement a dress code....

What if we all went out dressed like this?
This would really mess with them...

Show threadN3VEM2d ago
@mckra1g oh...finally a good use for my clown car black SUV aside from just driving all my kids around!
Show threadTheNovemberFella ✊🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀2d ago
@mckra1g I approve 👍😁👍
Show threadMirishuli2d ago
@mckra1g This is brilliant.
Show threadSteve's Place2d ago

@mckra1g It is a crime to impersonate a federal officer. This is sounds like a guaranteed conviction after the beatings.

One Catholic priest tossing holy water around seems to have deterred a group of ICE kidnappers and sent them scurrying. I think priests should do more of this.

Show threadEggs now in different baskets.2d ago

@steter @mckra1g

But are these ICE agents actually federal officers?

Or are they feral officers let loose to roam as they please?

Show thread*sparkling anxiety* Evelyn1d ago

@steter @mckra1g But it's not a crime to impersonate a priest (it may be a sin, but that's mostly a post-life problem).

So what if we all dress up as priests or nuns and start hanging out in the hallways outside detention hearings?

Overdoing it would dull the effect, and you'd have to avoid yelling out stuff like "Die, you motherf*cking a**hole pig!"; but you could probably be pretty effective at least at first.

*& hey, one of the jack-booted thugs might ask you to hear his confession

Show threadJuno Jove2d ago
@mckra1g
So much wrong with this.
might terrorize others at the courts even further, and might those willing to help shrug people being detained as just being with friends and not in danger.
Show threadiveyline2d ago
@mckra1g Brilliant!
Show threadEndemicEarthling2d ago
@mckra1g Added bonus: ICE often don't even wear uniforms, carry authorisation, or identify themselves. So it's not like such a thing would require a great deal of preparation...
Show threadSIEM Shady1d ago
@EndemicEarthling @mckra1g Was thinking this. Can't break the law for impersonating a federal officer if the federal officers don't even have an established persona.
Show threadbenny2d ago
@mckra1g how foes one apply there anyway? If enough sane people joined and destructed it from the inside?
No idea if they'd be prepared for this...
Show threadTâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國1d ago
@mckra1g
Until the part where you get sentenced for impersonating an officer. 🤔
Show threadMolly B1d ago
@mckra1g idk. It seems like it would be extremely scary for the people who think they're being kidnapped from their hearings by people dressed like ICE agents.