May 6, 2026

Trumpf offers bribe to Fetterman

HERE!

Even if Fetterman doesn't accept a bribe, the offer, itself, is a crime by POTUS.

— I am 1 goodfellow (@mrgoodfellow.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T05:08:15.667Z

WHICH MEANS THE LINK CANNOT BE DISPLAYED


Not even sure Fetterman would need a bribe.

April 30, 2026

Japanese Suicide Drones!

Made out of cardboard.
AirKamuy is shipping flatpacked drones made of paper that cost around $2,000.


Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi posed with a cardboard drone
the AirKamuy 150 is a cheap pre-fab cardboard drone meant to die on the battlefield and it comes shipped in a flatpack like an IKEA shelf.

The face of warfare is changing dramatically.

https://www.404media.co/japan-cardboard-drones-air-kamuy/

April 9, 2026

Never Forget: Epstein Files are still important

If you havent seen this, make sure you read.

— ResistwithEllen (@byebyex24.bsky.social) 2026-04-09T01:11:38.278Z

March 31, 2026

Downtown Dallas: At No Kings Protest. Proudboy punches elderly man in the face. Arrested.

57-year-old Chad Rodgers was arrested by Dallas Police during last weekend's "No Kings" rally in Downtown Dallas and was charged with assault of an elderly or disabled individual.
An arrest affidavit states Rodgers was arrested after allegedly punching an elderly man in the face.
Rodgers was seen wearing a mask and sunglasses during his arrest. He's also seen wearing a law enforcement badge.
The affidavit states Rodgers is a licensed security officer.https://www.fox4news.com/news/no-kings-protests-dallas-man-arrested-elderly-assault-charge

Also, among the small group of counter-protesters was Stuart Rhodes, the founder of Oath Keepers, and Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys.
Rodgers was wearing a badge on his belt. and with the mask I guess he was cosplaying ICE.
No No Kings demonstrators arrested, Thank you Dallas cops.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-no-kings-protest-arrest/287-d71f1516-7666-499d-b4cb-ecd9935c02f8

March 23, 2026

They're such big helpers.

It must be *infuriating* to TSA agents, who are NOT getting paid, to see lazy ICE agents, who ARE getting paid, lounging about the airport and doing nothing to help either them or passengers.

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-03-23T18:37:06.577Z

March 12, 2026

ZOOX!

Coming to my town, apparently.

What is a Zoox?It has all the charm of one of those shopping carts with a kid car attached to the front, and all the cool of a Kia Soul, and Zoox could be coming to Dallas as the latest robotaxi-type affair. Amazon announced its Zoox is expanding, which sounds like a delicate personal problem, but is actually a “purpose-built robotaxi” and not, the company says, a car. Do you hear me? It’s NOT a car.

The company is now sending a testing fleet of retrofitted SUVs (which are cars) to manually map Dallas before moving on to autonomous testing. There will always be a safety driver behind the wheel to disengage the AI if needed. The testing vehicles will be in central Dallas neighborhoods, a press release from the company says. Once everything has been mapped and tested, the robotaxis follow. It operates the Zoox (I feel ridiculous right now) in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Seattle, Austin, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Washington D.C. and is also testing them in Phoenix.


https://www.dmagazine.com/micropost/what-is-a-zoox/

I am going to guess that in a few years robo taxis will be fairly ubiquitous. As we boomers start to get too old to safely drive, we'll have ways to run our errands and buy groceries.

March 5, 2026

Trump says he will endorse 'soon' in Texas GOP Senate primary -- and he wants the other guy to drop out

Because, you know, he's the King Maker in Chief. You wouldn't want the voters to decide!

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be endorsing a candidate in the Texas GOP Senate primary in the near future, adding that he will ask the other candidate to step aside.

Trump’s impending endorsement looms over the upcoming runoff — which could prolong an already expensive and bitter primary fight for 12 more weeks, unless somebody steps aside.

Trump wrote in a Wednesday afternoon social media post that the primary “cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/texas-senate-gop-primary-trump-endorsement-00812538

I like it when the GOP has to waste money here. It takes it away from other places.

February 28, 2026

"There was a time when strangers were welcomed here..." -Neil Sedaka

I always thought that this song was one of Neil Sedaka's masterpieces if not his greatest.
As timely today as it ever was.

RIP Mr. Sedaka
The world is poorer for your absence, but richer for having had you with us for the years that we did.

The Immigrant:
Harbors opened their arms to the young searching foreigner
Come to live in the light of the beacon of liberty
Planes and open skies, billboards would advertise
Was it anything like that when you arrived
Dreamboats carry the future to the heart of America
People were waiting in line for a place by the river
It was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room that people could come from everywhere
Now he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on miracles
Come to marry his fortune with a hand full of promises
To find they've closed the door, they don't want him anymore
Isn't anymore to go around
Turning away he remembers he once heard
A legend that spoke of a mystical magical land called America
There was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room that people could come from everywhere
There was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear
There was a time when strangers were welcome here
Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear

February 13, 2026

Remember that Irish guy picked up by ICE and held for 5 months?

He has a valid work permit and is married to a US citizen.
Well, it seems that ICE might actually (accidentally?) have picked up somebody who isn't squeaky clean.
Seems it might have fled here to keep ahead of the law in Ireland...

On Thursday, it emerged that in April 2009 – a month after Culleton entered the US on a tourist visa – a district court in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, issued a warrant over the alleged possession of drugs for sale or supply the previous year. Culleton also faced charges of allegedly obstructing a garda – a police officer – during a search by throwing 25 ecstasy tablets on the ground, the Irish Times reported.

These disclosures have added a new dimension to a case that has become a lightning rod for concern about ongoing ICE immigration sweeps and detentions around the US.

“He received full due process and was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge on September 10th 2025.” He was offered the choice to be instantly deported to Ireland but instead “chose to stay in ICE custody”, she said, referencing his decision to contest his deportation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/seamus-culleton-ice-detention-ireland-drug-charges

It seems he really really doesn't want to go back to the Old Sod.

February 11, 2026

All flights at El Paso airport in Texas halted for 10 days for 'security reasons,' FAA says

All flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas have been halted for “special security reasons,” the Federal Aviation Administration said early Wednesday.

“No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM,” the FAA said, using the abbreviation for Notice to Airmen. It listed the reason as “temporary flight restrictions for Special Security Reasons.”

The restriction for the airspace over El Paso and the neighboring community of Santa Teresa, New Mexico came in at 6:30 a.m. UTC, or coordinated universal time (11:30 p.m. ET). It will end at the same time on Feb. 21.

It did not elaborate on why the restrictions had been put in place for El Paso, which borders Mexico and is the the 23rd-most populous city in the nation according to the 2020 census.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flights-el-paso-airport-texas-halted-10-days-security-reasons-faa-rcna258497

WTF?