NEW from me: When Rev. Jen Crow told her congregation Sunday that court filings indicate their church was one of *five* surveilled by federal immigration agents in recent months, she added, “We know what the work of the church is.”
In response, the sanctuary burst into applause. https://religionnews.com/2026/08/19/despite-government-surveillance-of-their-churches-minnesota-congregations-remain-defiant/
@MaryAustinBooks when it looks bad even on the company’s website, it’s hard to tell why that product exists.
and where we draw the line.
What would YOU have done?
#BreakingNews #News #Immigration #Travel #ICE #Airports #ImmigrationNews #AirlineWorkers #PassengerRights #AirportSecurity
Scientists are making huge breakthroughs using mRNA vaccines to treat melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and other cancers.
Meanwhile, RFK Jr has cancelled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research.
“Make America Healthy Again”
Denim jumpsuits are probably a bad idea for everybody. Just stick with a Canadian tux.
Kudos to this lady for being hilarious!
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristatorres/woman-free-people-jean-outfit
Flock makes a point of saying that their system can't track individuals. Wired continues to do the Lord's work, taking Flock software apart and demonstrating its new AI tool comes preloaded with prompts like "find me witness" and "find relatives."
OMG I hadn't even thought about this part, the sudden demand -- that's the kind of thing that crashes a grid HARD
It's a damn good thing I am not on the clandestine side of the resistance. I don't really do clandestine well, but I'm great at in-your-face!
We're gonna take over a bridge downtown this afternoon for extreme silliness at rush hour.
Then I will come home and cuddle cats.
Then there's more fuckery tomorrow.
Resist!
One of the core members of our bridge troll group recently left to take a position helping a bunch of other groups organize. We're happy for her-- all of us are capable of running the show, and her organizing experience will be really helpful to other groups, especially with younger people.
That means instead of a car full of protest gear, I now have a whole garage of protest gear. Banners, extra inflatable costumes, light up stuff for when it starts getting dark early, etc.
The National Park Service Is Using #Flock. Rangers Are Pissed
https://www.404media.co/the-national-park-service-is-using-flock-rangers-are-pissed/
Today, we continue our tradition of gratitude – our gratitude to Ukraine’s exemplary and strong warriors, to our Heroes who have done the most and shown the greatest courage in defending Ukraine, our land, and our positions.
Gratitude is what should accompany respect. It must be an integral part of a normal state, a normal society, and normal people. This is exactly the gratitude we demonstrate when we fulfill our promise to provide a home for every Hero. And may the apartments we are providing today be symbols of the fact that Ukraine is truly grateful – that Ukraine is a state that honors its heroes, cares for its heroes, and knows that without the courage of Ukrainian warriors, there simply would be no Ukrainian state.
Thank you. We are proud of you. And we remember everyone who gave their life so that Ukraine could exist.
@MaryAustinBooks I forgot about that lying sack of 💩.
Maybe our side has the pretty people because hate rots you into a soulless ghoul with Mar a Lago face, KAYLEIGH or whatever TF your name is.
In which Kayleigh McEnany pretends that top Democrats like AOC, Jon Ossoff, and Zohran Mamdani are vacuous people hired only for their looks.
Irony is dead, zombified, and decapitated while still trying to shuffle around.
God bless anybody goofy enough to vote for the "Spanky" option. Y'all are my people.
@MaryAustinBooks I really wish Ethan would stop. Every. Damned. Day.
I'm running out of salt.
@MaryAustinBooks Maybe it’s for a national holiday or something. Happy slug day!!!
@MaryAustinBooks l gotcher back, as always, pal.
Now I am imagining he calls her "Spanky" and I am going to start thinking of her as such, and once again I need brain bleach for my own idea.
I just hastily updated it to allow multiple responses! It occurred to me people might do it for great wealth, world peace, OR being called "Spanky."