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The Simulation Is Collapsing
Tuesday, Republicans got crushed in elections across New Jersey, Virginia, and New York. Not close races. Not razor-thin margins. Massive defeats in states theyβd convinced themselves were winnableβ¦Techdirt
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Here's Why GM Is Adding $500 To EV Prices In 11 States
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Here's Why GM Is Adding $500 To EV Prices In 11 States
GM is adding an extra $500 California Emissions Regulations charge to 2026 EVs, but only in certain CARB-compliant U.S. states and territories.George Barta (GM Authority)
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ICE Is Arresting American Citizensβand Lying About ItA recent report from ProPublica documents the detentions of some 170 American citizens by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during its anti-immigration operations. But the implications of the report go considerably further, suggesting an agency completely out of control and flouting the Fourth Amendment at every turn.
The report is a harrowing demonstration of ICE overreach. It puts the lie to the declaration of the Department of Homeland Security spokesperson that βwe donβt arrest U.S. citizens for immigration enforcement.β The facts on the ground tell a very different tale....
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#ICE #americancitizen #arrestConfirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizensβand Lying About It
A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier.The New Republic
So, the time approaches
Well, Sunday was... Just was.
I've gotten cremation vaults, and Sunday I took care of moving the cremains in, while Vik's mom was easy, he'd already spread about half her ashes, so splitting her between two spreader urns and the vault was easy, him not so much. Vik was a fairly large gentleman, and that means a lot of cremains, I'd thought that once unsealed there'd be enough room in the back to shift him around to fit in the vault, but nope, had to scoop a fair amount into a bowl in order to fit his bag in, then add the cremains back in and re-seal.
The white is his mom's cremains, and the blue is him and Panta, it felt like they should be buried together.
It seems with how much Panta meant to him, it was only right to bury them together.
Speaking of burial, that'll be Tues. I haven't told his family, I have a very, very small social battery, and doing this, I'm really not going to be up for being around people, I'm barely up to it on a good day, and that's not going to be a good day obviously. We're not doing a graveside service, this is just a basic burial, places them in the grave, and I'll likely help Arlen fill it in, I mean at his age he prolly shouldn't be digging graves, so I'm certainly going to offer to help fill it in, I've already offered to arrange for someone else to open, but he insisted on doing it himself. I won't chase his family away if'n they show up, and they have access to this blog, but I'm definitely not going to feel like being around people. Its kinda funny, he always said he was an introvert, and yet he was on a bowling team, active part of the pen club scene out here even helping with the convention, was at least part of events related to Ingress at one time even taking part in a big event here, active with WikiTree and other genealogy sites, and more, so much that I doubt I've contacted them all. Me? I'm a happy hermit, I'll just stay home, read and watch... well, more listen to TV, and that's it. I don't think he could really be counted as an introvert...
There might be a memorial in the future, a lot of people would certainly like it, but I've been leaving that up to his family, at least the organization, and I haven't heard anything on that front.
We'll also need to pick out a headstone, plan is to get a double headstone, but use it a bit non-standardly, with his mom's name top center, his name lower left, and a blank spot for me on the right for when my time comes. Well that, or put my name without a date now, but that seems a touch morbid to me.
We've also scheduled an appointment with a lawyer to get the probate matter settled, 18th we'll see about getting that rolling so it goes to court.
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Democrat Wins Virginia Race To Become Countryβs First Muslim Woman Elected To Statewide Office | HuffPost Latest News
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Democrat Wins Virginia Race To Become Countryβs First Muslim Woman Elected To Statewide Office
Hashmi has been the target of Islamophobic attacks from her opponent.Nathalie Baptiste (HuffPost)
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Maine Voters Approve Red Flag Gun Law After Mass Shooting That Killed 18 | HuffPost Latest News
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Maine Voters Approve Red Flag Gun Law After Mass Shooting That Killed 18
The ballot question campaign came as the legal aftermath of the Lewiston shooting is still unfolding.AP (HuffPost)
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Maine Voters Reject New GOP-Backed Election Initiative While Texans Approve Citizenship Proposal | HuffPost Latest News
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Maine Voters Reject New GOP-Backed Election Initiative While Texans Approve Citizenship Proposal
Opponents of the measures had argued that they were intended to make voting more difficult or address issues that arenβt major problems.AP (HuffPost)
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Danny Ceisler ousts Fred Harran in Bucks County sheriffβs race - WHYY
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Democrat Danny Ceisler ousts Fred Harran in Bucks County sheriffβs race
Ceisler defeated incumbent Sheriff Fred Harran, promising to end an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Republican signed this year.Emily Neil (WHYY)
Pennsylvania reelects Supreme Court justices, maintaining Democratic majority | PBS News
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Pennsylvania reelects Supreme Court justices, maintaining Democratic majority
All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground stateβs highest court.PBS News
DOJ Prosecutor Says Heβll Just Keep Prosecuting Despite Court Ruling He Was Illegally Appointed
Another βfuck youβ has been delivered to federal courts by the Trump administration. This time, the extended middle finger is embodied by (extremely recently now-former) US Attorney Bilβ¦Techdirt
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Jeep recalling 375,000 Wrangler and Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEVs
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Jeep recalls 375,000 Wrangler and Grand Cherokee PHEVs, tells owners to park outside
Stellantis is recalling over 375,000 Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrids, telling owners to avoid charging and park...Peter Johnson (Electrek)
PowerUp America is adding 100 new fast chargers in the Southeast
PowerUp America is partnering with Kempower to roll out 100 DC fast chargers across the Southeast, with the first one set to be in Kentucky.Michelle Lewis (Electrek)
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moi capitan, I'm back, I'm immortal again...
Laughs, "Ok, being a little silly here, but this is the first post at our new home, looks like things are back up and running already. @GoFedi handled the actual migration in a few hours, this morning I was still checking my feeds here, it went down, and here we are less than six hours and back up. The original timetable was based on their email, and frankly I like it, I'm the sort of person who likes to plan with margin of error, because the time you don't is when things go pear-shaped. I'm also rathery impressed by Pork Bun, I updated the DNS maybe Β½ hour ago, and its already working for me at least."
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Fruit Sold at Trader Joeβs, Walmart, Costco, Target, and Others Has Been Recalled Nationwide | The Healthy
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Fruit Sold at Trader Joeβs, Walmart, Costco, Target, and Others Has Been Recalled Nationwide
It's a seasonal favorite at the end of its peak that officials warn could be affected by a significant food safety issue.Lauren Gray (The Healthy)
Migration time
@GoFedi is getting ready to migrate us to their servers, so we'll be going quiet here for 7 to 10 days while they do their things and the new DNS settings propogate, and be switching to using @Jeph for all things related to this blog and my personal blog. Recalls and TaurNation will continue to post as usual as any loss that might come from the transfer isn't considered an issue on those blogs.
@GoFedi can y'all make sure everything is updated? I think BookFace grew up and became a real theme (dillyofapickle.com/display/8aaβ¦), and that'll need to be installed, and we've had a little flakyness since the last Friendica update. Thanks.
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Hmm, just had a horror movie idea, Jesus, a murdered gardner comes back to kill those who wronged him. He Has Risen, watch as Jesus mows down victim after victim.
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This is the college my brother in law works at in the Lancaster PA area
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New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms
Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.Jo BorrΓ‘s (Electrek)
β² @adolar@diaspora.psyco.fr:What the...???
Is now everyone abusing the UN as they please? And do those people not read the news? Israel hates the UN, according to them half the UN is Hamas...Yemenβs Houthis say arrested UN staff will be tried over Israeli links | Houthis News | Al Jazeera
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Uggh...
I don't normally have any problems with daylight savings time, well, other than that it exists, but this time....
Yeah, I never sleep the night through, but its only twice that I wake up 2ish and 4ish, but not last night, it was one of those nights where I wake up basically once an hour. And then there's the needing to sort out when it is.
Yeah, didn't need that on top of that, thanks.
Can we just get rid of it? Let's switch to two time zones, and split the difference by adjusting the clocks by a Β½ hour, and call it American time.
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β² @strangerthanfiction@diaspora.glasswings.com:The more pics I see of Donnie Demento's Bastille Day (he just doesn't know it yet) bash, the more it seems the men are all dressed normally and the women are in costume for their amusement π
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New Mexico Becomes First U.S. State To Offer Free Child Care To All | HuffPost Latest News
New Mexico Becomes First U.S. State To Offer Free Child Care To All
Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive state vouchers to cover public and private child care fees.Reuters (HuffPost)
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in reply to Xoa Gray • •@Xoa Gray Its even dumber than you think, Texas legislators did it in a special session IIRC, California did it using a ballot initiative, but apparently according to Republicans they're seizing power from the people.
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