The Evening Blues - 5-21-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 05/21/2026 - 4:08pm
Open Thread - 21 May 2026 - It's almost summer, so ICE out!
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 05/21/2026 - 5:00am
It's almost summer, so ICE out!
Recently New Mexico joined 10 states in banning local and state agencies from joining agreements with the federal government which let the feds use local agencies. Basically local law enforcement agencies cannot be deputized to participate in the federal anti-immigration crap, like ICE.
Washington State, where I live, has already done some things to stop cooperation with ICE, including banning law enforcement from wearing face masks to hide their identities. The state may soon be passing a law to ban ICE from raiding schools, hospitals, day cares, etc without a judicial warrant or court order. New Jersey has done some of the same stuff, California has done it. I wonder what happens when more state do the same thing?
Ice OUT! image from the truthout.org article linked above.
The Evening Blues - 5-20-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 3:30pm
OT WE 20 MAY 26 ~ Iroquois Confederacy
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 5:00am~
An example of an Iroquois Longhouse
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The Evening Blues - 5-19-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 4:09pm
Don't credit me.
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 10:15am
Good morning everyone.
A fine Spring morning it is.
Just returned from the farm after 4 days of fixin' sh#t. A dry barrel hose bib broke off at the fitting 30" down and I had to dig it up and plug it until I can get a new one.
The Evening Blues - 5-18-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 3:12pm
What is to be done?
Submitted by fire with fire on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 11:19amWe are on the edge now, as the Trump Paradigm, which is as of now is the Republican Party as an institution, is now the Trump Personality Death Cult. The bozos nominated for Federal judgeships refuse to say in Congressional hearings that the Constitution prohibits a third term for the Orange Fart Cloud.
The gangster mentality of Trump and his appointees will quite likely try to keep the elections of 2026 and 2028 free of "fake" voters.
05/18 Open Thread - World AIDS Vaccine Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 05/18/2026 - 5:00am
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The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 05/17/2026 - 6:14am
Trumped in China
Trump, as usual, did no planning for his trip to China. Xi plays the game Go, Trump plays golf (which is not a strategic game). Nothing of consequence seems to have been accomplished. Perhaps Trump got some positive PR. He's the first president to visit China in over a decade. So far Trump hasn't rekindled the attacks on Iran. If, or when, that happens expect major economic disruption. All that and more below the fold.
