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âŒïž âThe Bearâ writer Alex OâKeefe says he was handcuffed & detained by police after âan old white womanâ on a train complained about him
societyOâKeefe, who is Black, says âan old white woman got on the train and immediately pointed at me and told me to correct how I was sitting.â He says he refused and subsequently was âpulled off, handcuffed, and detainedâ by police.
The article, Instagram post, and video are terrible enough as it is, then you scroll down to the comments⊠Sitting while black. Wonderful to see that this is where our tax money goesâsending four cops after a guy on a train who didn't break any laws.
đ§ Weâre suing ICE for its $2 million spyware contract
politicsOn Monday 404 Media filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding the agency publish its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware that can remotely break into mobile phones without the target even clicking a link.
How much do you want to bet theyâve utilized this and targeted people without getting the appropriate warrants? 404 continues to do the work of our lord and savior, Charlie Kirk /s
đ They pump so much stuff into those beautiful little babies
politicsAnd I will say there are parts of the world that donât take Tylenol. I mean, thereâs a rumor, and I donât know if itâs so or not, that Cuba, they donât have Tylenol, because they donât have the money to put Tylenol. And they have virtually no autism, okay? Tell me about that one. And there are other parts of the world where they donât have Tylenol, where they donât have autism. That tells you a lot.
When a satire website can publish a transcript of your speechâword
đș California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement
politicsThe new law aims to boost public trust in law enforcement and stop people from impersonating officers to commit crimes, supporters said.
Great idea in theory, but has me worried about federal agents purposely disobeying. Not sure what would happen in that situation. And donât get me wrong, thatâs no reason to not do this. Just nervous, is all.
đ Food insecurity
politicsThis weekend, Dan Frosch, Patrick Thomas, and Andrea Peterson of the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security. Those reports began in the 1990s to help state and local officials distribute food assistance. Last yearâs report found that 18 million U.S. households experienced food insecurity during 2023. In a statement, the Department of Agriculture said: âThese redundant, costly, politicized and extraneous studies do nothing more than fearmonger.â
Not sure thereâs a better sign that this administration doesnât care at
