Colin Ryan

A Chinese official attempted some of that Wolf Warrior Diplomacy ™ shit. It did not go well. Philippines' Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro was speaking up for smaller nations and international law at a forum in Korea when he was handed a note from a Chinese official, meant as intimidating.

St. Brigid in Kildare.

Joabe Barbosa has run on nearly every street in Chicago. His visa was set to expire after he went unmatched for an internship. Barbosa found out he would be able to stay until 2028 after Roosevelt University arranged for him to teach undergraduate classes.

Somehow, Melissa Bean returned.

"it’s unclear when or whether Liam will be able to return for his stuffed turtle, his hat, and his W worksheet" sahanjournal.com/education/ic...

Super important so I hope @eladn.bsky.social doesn't mind if I bring it here. This normalizing of the key denialist trope is both a huge red flag and one that probably doesn't seem that significant to those who don't actually pay much attention to antisemitism. www.threads.com/@eladnehorai...

A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.

worst migraine in about four years, back with a vengeance. Topiramate had been my first reprieve for a long time, not really cutting it right now.

wizard frog is insane

This is a lie from ICE’s Chicago field director, Sam Olson. All of the people we’ve seen taken from Chicago’s immigration court were in early stages of removal proceedings, meaning the court had not heard any evidence or issued any order removal. wgntv.com/news/chicago...

"They threw him on the floor, and instantly they put him in handcuffs," Moreno said. "It was very scary. Like, I felt a knot in my stomach when I saw him getting detained."

ICE crossed a line in LA

Get the sense that attack in Colorado was the work of a single individual and thus hard to prevent. But worth recalling how how many FBI have already been pulled off counterterrorism and other forms of crimes for immigrant round up duty.

disappointed that we're not drawing more blood on these; seems like the easiest thing. but it's an ongoing drumbeat and it's early days yet

The Sinaloa Cartel, Tren de Aragua, and MS-13 were designated as “foreign terrorist organizations” by the Trump administration in Feb. Supposed membership in these FTOs has been invoked by the administration to defend renditioning people to El Salvador, including Abrego Garcia. Meanwhile, this.

Here is the full article confirming everything the litigators in the D.V.D. case had argued. Trump was about to send a dozen men to a country they’d never been to, to a place where they might have been dead or enslaved within weeks. Only the courts stopped him. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...

Dark findings about recent O9A killings. Investigators say a 17 year Order of Nine Angles follower killed his mother and stepfather primarily to finance a larger murder plot for the movement, and may indicate two to three people who coordinated with the teenager's plan. www.wisn.com/article/fbi-...

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

Gift link. What business do "allies of Elon Musk" have with our PAYMENT SYSTEMS? The one "which are responsible for distributing Social Security and Medicare benefits, salaries for federal personnel, payments to government contractors and grant recipients and tax refunds ...

I've been here for a long time and I don't post. I'm just here to follow what's going on. Every time I think I might post or respond to something... I usually think better of it, who needs to see it really?

Cat food is over-ripe when the can peels open. Experienced cat food harvest workers know to harvest when the can is full size but still tightly closed.