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@skookses.bsky.social

they told me we'd be finished by now đź“ŤNew Orleans

@melissagiragrant.comReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

so many of us saw this coming (Radley included), from January 2025:

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.

baltimorebrew.comA disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore BrewBREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse.
newrepublic.comThe Laken Riley Act Spells Chaos for the Immigration SystemThe U.S. immigration system isn’t ready for the havoc and expense this bill could unleash. But the real pain will be felt by the immigrants the bill targets.
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@josephcox.bsky.socialReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

New: an AI company now lets cops identify specific houses, using data from Zillow and Airbnb, based on a single photo. It's part of Raven, previously called Geospy. Company previously demoed its tools to catch people vandalizing Flock cameras or protesters

www.404media.co/ai-company-l...

404media.coAI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior PhotoRaven, previously called GeoSpy, lets cops figure out what specific Airbnb or Zillow property a photo was taken in.
@skookses.bsky.social

There's always room on the broom

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Talkin' Baseball@talkinbaseballbot.bsky.social

Brewers become the first team in MLB history to sweep the team that swept them in the previous postseason

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@skookses.bsky.social

Coming soon: Meta wants to hyperscale a human flesh data center somewhere in Louisiana. A raft of NDAs is deployed to prevent Tony Spell from finding out where it is.

404 Media@404media.co

Scientists discovered that human brain organoids, which are small neural clusters derived from stem cells, could identify the Braille alphabet with a high degree of accuracy.

404media.coComputers Made of Human Brain Tissue Identify Braille Letters In BreakthroughScientists discovered that human brain organoids, which are small neural clusters derived from stem cells, could identify the Braille alphabet with a high degree of accuracy.
@skookses.bsky.social

I'm probably a yes on 7 and can be persuaded to vote for 2 as well. The rest of these can get bent.

Melinda Deslatte@melindadeslatte.bsky.social

Voters face 10 constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot, dealing with property taxes, term limits, bail rights, retirement debt and more. We have a handy PAR Louisiana guide that breaks them down. We take no positions on them, just provide information: parlouisiana.org/wp-content/u... #lalege

@volts.wtfReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

"They might tax some of my billions or put some mild regulatory restraints on the growth of my businesses, therefore I will endorse fascism" is not savvy. It's not clever. It's not understandable or forgivable. It's shitty, just like it looks on the surface.

@jessicawluther.comReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

"For so many years, there was a really strict line in the sand when it came to sports betting. Then the tide slowly began turning internally. It was very troubling for me to see the normalization of betting and ESPN’s complete acceptance of that, and finally, they just decided to go all in."

@nicholasgrossman.bsky.socialReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars No individual should be able to disrupt military ops like Musk did with Ukraine’s. I wrote that when he did it in 2023. Was told the problem was contract rules. Nope. Happened again. The problem is too much power, esp for an enemy of democracy.

thedailybeast.comThe U.S. Government Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in WarsThe billionaire’s interference in Ukrainian military operations shows he’s a national security risk. No private citizen should have that much power.
@sarahlazare.bsky.socialReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

BP has locked out its workers in Whiting, Indiana for 6.5 months and counting. The company is now appealing their unemployment benefits, a move that could force union members to pay back the assistance they've already received. Workers told me the company is trying to starve them.

@mjsdc.bsky.socialReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

Not only do jurors and grand jurors have a right to nullify, individual citizens also have a right to advocate for nullification to the public. This investigation is unlawful retaliation against the exercise of core constitutional rights.

@johnpfaff.bsky.socialReposted by @skookses.bsky.social

What fresh hell of a framing is this?? "alleges the groups are advocating for the long-debated practice of jury nullification" Long-debated?! It's literally part of the our founding origin story: the Zenger trial in 1735! It's not "debated"! It's a fundamental core REASON FOR THE JURY AT ALL.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social

GOP launches investigation into the 1st, 5th, and 6th amendments

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