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.

King of Pain

A few days ago I was listening to the 'radio', or, Pandora, actually. Pandora had created a playlist of early 1980's songs for me and I was jamming and having a blast. Nikko and I were dancing, yes, he dances. Then a Police/Sting song came on: 'King of Pain'. I'd not heard it in a long, long time.

The Police, King of Pain

Just Shaking My Head:

Sometimes all I can do is shake my head when reading analyses of the 'news' which is pumped out to us daily.

New World, Same as the Old World

I started reading a new (new to me) book last night about the history of UK punk from 1980-1984 called Burning Britain by Ian Glasper.