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January 24, 2026
The Unwanted: "Out on the Western Plain"
Recorded live in an Irish pub in Sligo, this is a great rendition of a classic Huddie Ledbetter (aka “Leadbelly”) composition. The musicians here are: Seamie O’Dowd, violin and lead vocal; Cathy Jordan, guitar and vocal; and Rick Epping, harmonicas.
January 9, 2026
I guess this was to be expected with reckless, cruel idiots running the show.
Much more at link: https://ictnews.org/news/five-native-americans-detained-by-ice-during-ongoing-raids-in-minneapolis/
Five Native Americans detained by ICE during ongoing raids in Minneapolis
From Indian Country Today, Jan. 9, 2025 --
Native American community members report increased ICE presence, fears of racial profiling
By Amelia Schafer:
https://ictnews.org/news/five-native-americans-detained-by-ice-during-ongoing-raids-in-minneapolis/
At least five Native American men have been detained and an unknown number questioned by immigration officers across the Minneapolis area in the midst of what a top official called the “largest immigration raid ever.”
After 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived in Minneapolis early this week, Indigenous residents on the city’s southside have witnessed agents question and even detain community members. Blocks away from a local Native American housing community, a 37-year-old mother was shot by ICE agents Wednesday, sparking nationwide protests.
“I think some of them [ICE] don’t even know what they’re doing or where they’re at,” said Little Crow Belcourt, White Earth Ojibwe and the director of the Indigenous Peoples Movement. “They’re just pulling people over at random, if you’re Brown. Some of our Native (American) people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.”
Minneapolis’ southside, particularly around Franklin Avenue East, has historically been an area for Indigenous people to gather and live. South Side Housing was first taken over by the Indigenous community in 1975, when it became Little Earth, and since then the area has become the center for the Indigenous community. Community members often call Little Earth an urban reservation, Belcourt said.
After 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived in Minneapolis early this week, Indigenous residents on the city’s southside have witnessed agents question and even detain community members. Blocks away from a local Native American housing community, a 37-year-old mother was shot by ICE agents Wednesday, sparking nationwide protests.
“I think some of them [ICE] don’t even know what they’re doing or where they’re at,” said Little Crow Belcourt, White Earth Ojibwe and the director of the Indigenous Peoples Movement. “They’re just pulling people over at random, if you’re Brown. Some of our Native (American) people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.”
Minneapolis’ southside, particularly around Franklin Avenue East, has historically been an area for Indigenous people to gather and live. South Side Housing was first taken over by the Indigenous community in 1975, when it became Little Earth, and since then the area has become the center for the Indigenous community. Community members often call Little Earth an urban reservation, Belcourt said.
I guess this was to be expected with reckless, cruel idiots running the show.
Much more at link: https://ictnews.org/news/five-native-americans-detained-by-ice-during-ongoing-raids-in-minneapolis/
November 22, 2025
I can't wait for our out-of-town guests to arrive!
Because then the cleaning can stop!!
November 19, 2025
- more at link: https://www.howtogeek.com/if-i-can-deal-with-my-shameful-pile-of-cables-so-can-you/
This one hits close to home! I've definitely got a ridiculous collection of things like chargers for long-lost iPods, cables for printers with parallel ports, coax video cables, every kind of obsolete audio cable and patch cord imaginable, etc. etc. etc. Fortunately we have a recycling center around here that will take these off my hands and extract what's reusable.
My motivation is partly the dream of living slightly less encumbered by clutter, but mostly to spare my poor kids the horror of going through all this mess someday when I've transitioned to a collection of unanimated atoms.
If I can deal with my shameful pile of cables, so can you
- How-To Geek, Nov. 19, 2025
https://www.howtogeek.com/if-i-can-deal-with-my-shameful-pile-of-cables-so-can-you/
If I can deal with my shameful pile of cables, so can you
By Tim Brookes
Though we live in an increasingly wireless world, cables are still a necessary evil. If you’re anything like me, you just keep collecting them and putting them away just in case you need them at some point in the future.
At this stage, I’ve been collecting cables for decades, so it’s time to deal with the problem.
My pile of shame
I’ve been unintentionally collecting cables since the early 2000s, and in that time, I’ve amassed quite a collection. Despite my best efforts to organize them, they always seem to revert to the same spaghetti-like mess that makes finding anything near impossible. The more you dig, the more they unravel, the more tangled everything becomes.
I try to keep all of these cables together, in a big box, for obvious reasons. There are enough cables in my house without sprinkling 20-year-old phone chargers and deprecated video cables everywhere. When I need something, I venture into the abyss, fish it out, close the lid, and never speak of the horrors I have seen.
By Tim Brookes
Though we live in an increasingly wireless world, cables are still a necessary evil. If you’re anything like me, you just keep collecting them and putting them away just in case you need them at some point in the future.
At this stage, I’ve been collecting cables for decades, so it’s time to deal with the problem.
My pile of shame
I’ve been unintentionally collecting cables since the early 2000s, and in that time, I’ve amassed quite a collection. Despite my best efforts to organize them, they always seem to revert to the same spaghetti-like mess that makes finding anything near impossible. The more you dig, the more they unravel, the more tangled everything becomes.
I try to keep all of these cables together, in a big box, for obvious reasons. There are enough cables in my house without sprinkling 20-year-old phone chargers and deprecated video cables everywhere. When I need something, I venture into the abyss, fish it out, close the lid, and never speak of the horrors I have seen.
- more at link: https://www.howtogeek.com/if-i-can-deal-with-my-shameful-pile-of-cables-so-can-you/
This one hits close to home! I've definitely got a ridiculous collection of things like chargers for long-lost iPods, cables for printers with parallel ports, coax video cables, every kind of obsolete audio cable and patch cord imaginable, etc. etc. etc. Fortunately we have a recycling center around here that will take these off my hands and extract what's reusable.
My motivation is partly the dream of living slightly less encumbered by clutter, but mostly to spare my poor kids the horror of going through all this mess someday when I've transitioned to a collection of unanimated atoms.
October 30, 2025
But hey, I’ve got nothing to hide. What do I need to worry about? Think again.
More: https://cybersecuritynews.com/ios-26-deletes-pegasus-and-predator-spyware-infection-evidence/
Good reason for iPhone users not to upgrade to iOS 26.
Cyber Security News: iOS 26 Deletes Pegasus and Predator Spyware Infection Evidence
Oct. 27, 2025:
The emergence of Pegasus and Predator spyware over the past several years has transformed the landscape of mobile device security.
These advanced malware strains—deployed by sophisticated threat actors for surveillance and espionage—have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to exploit zero-click vulnerabilities, leaving high-profile individuals and at-risk communities exposed.
These advanced malware strains—deployed by sophisticated threat actors for surveillance and espionage—have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to exploit zero-click vulnerabilities, leaving high-profile individuals and at-risk communities exposed.
But hey, I’ve got nothing to hide. What do I need to worry about? Think again.
Critical forensic analysis has long relied on remnants within iOS system logs, particularly the shutdown.log file, to discern traces of such infections even after the malware attempts to erase itself.
With the release of iOS 26, forensic methodologies face an unprecedented setback. iVerify analysts identified that Apple’s latest OS version now overwrites the shutdown.log file upon each device reboot, instead of appending new log entries.
This seemingly innocuous change—whether intentional or inadvertent—has significant consequences for digital evidence preservation.
Any device updated to iOS 26 that is subsequently restarted will see all prior shutdown.log content erased, destroying potential indicators of compromise linked to Pegasus, Predator, or similar threats.
With the release of iOS 26, forensic methodologies face an unprecedented setback. iVerify analysts identified that Apple’s latest OS version now overwrites the shutdown.log file upon each device reboot, instead of appending new log entries.
This seemingly innocuous change—whether intentional or inadvertent—has significant consequences for digital evidence preservation.
Any device updated to iOS 26 that is subsequently restarted will see all prior shutdown.log content erased, destroying potential indicators of compromise linked to Pegasus, Predator, or similar threats.
More: https://cybersecuritynews.com/ios-26-deletes-pegasus-and-predator-spyware-infection-evidence/
Good reason for iPhone users not to upgrade to iOS 26.
September 26, 2025
Ashe - Aaron Parks and Little Big
Ashé - original composition by pianist Aaron Parks. Performed at SFJazz, May 2025:
September 21, 2025
Also, here's what's on the CDC website, as of this writing, at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines-adults/recommended-vaccines/index.html:
"All adults need these routine vaccines
Everyone should make sure they're up to date on these routine vaccines:
Oh, goody! The CDC agrees that the COVID-19 vaccine is important!
Chaos reigns, which I imagine is the goal.
Until they can outright ban vaccines, Kennedy's loony cosplayers at the crippled CDC seek to at least slow down immunizations by requiring prescriptions or physician consultations, and sowing confusion and disinformation about what the requirements are in each state.
Here in Georgia, I'm seeing the following:
- Costco - Allows me to schedule a vaccine appointment, but displays this disclaimer: -- "For COVID vaccinations:
A prescription from a medical provider is currently required for the pharmacy to administer a COVID vaccine in the following states: AZ, DC, GA, HI, IN, LA, MO, OR, SC, UT." - CVS - "The updated 2025 – 2026 COVID vaccine is now available. Appointments may be limited or unavailable in some states. Check back soon for additional availability." Website allows me to choose "COVID-19 (new)" vaccine. When choosing "Next available appointment at all locations," the response is "No locations match your filters. Search again with different filters or try a new location." (I tried various days, various times, both CVS Pharmacy and Minute Clinic -- no dice.)
- Publix - "Georgia – 12 years and older. Prescription required."
- State health dept. - "Get the COVID-19 Vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine is available to the public.
Eligible individuals can get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect against severe illness. The vaccine is available at many locations across the state. Stay up to date on the latest information by following advice from the Georgia Department of Public Health, your local county’s health department (link), and your healthcare provider or primary care physician." - County health dept. - "Vaccine Notice -- The updated COVID vaccines are not available yet. The COVID vaccines just approved by FDA have not shipped, and the estimate for when they will ship is mid-September." (Today is Sept. 21...)
Also, here's what's on the CDC website, as of this writing, at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines-adults/recommended-vaccines/index.html:
"All adults need these routine vaccines
Everyone should make sure they're up to date on these routine vaccines:
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Flu vaccine (influenza)
- Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough) or Td vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria)"
Oh, goody! The CDC agrees that the COVID-19 vaccine is important!
September 9, 2025
Lee Morgan - Yes I Can, No You Can't (remastered)
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