Hey, that’s the mask I almost bought.

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s unconstitutional plans to downsize the federal workforce

Trucks entering Alligator Alcatraz are hiding their logos, DOT numbers

That’s illegal, of course, but so’s everything else going on.

IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit

Well, that sucks, but only theoretically, since IRS has never enforced this rule anyway. If anything, churches should pay triple the tax rate of other businesses, for all the damage they do to America’s sanity and smarts.

New York Times runs interference for a racist to manufacture a fake scandal about Zohran Mamdani

ICE using repurposed border facial recognition tech to ID protesters, activists, and migrants on US streets

Trump suggests taking over New York City and Washington DC

Me, looking grumpy, reading the news

AND NOW THE NEWS
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#534
JULY 9, 2025

a twice-weekly news & meme round-up,
usually on Sundays and Wednesdays

TO HELL WITH HEALTH AND SCIENCE

US military cuts climate scientists off from vital satellite sea-ice data

Trump hires scientists who doubt the consensus on climate change

Recipients of a US climate science fellowship are put on unpaid leave

‘DOGE’ cuts turned a predicted disaster into a deadly reality in Texas

Top FDA official overrode scientists on COVID shots

GIVE US YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE, SO WE CAN IMPRISON THEM

DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for thousands from Nicaragua and Honduras

Federal agents march through L.A.’s MacArthur Park, spurring local outrage

Spurring local outrage was the intent.

Former advisor to Oklahoma Governor is deported to Guatemala

L.A. activist indicted after handing out face shields to anti-ICE protesters

This kind of face shield is completely legal, and many people use it as protection against COVID and other viruses. I’ve thought about buying one myself, but they’re expensive, around $30. Might be worthwhile face-protection against so-called rubber bullets, which are only rubber-coated and can cause great injury.

GOOD NEWS

National Park visitors reject Trump regime’s bigoted attempt to erase history

US tourism will lose up to $29 billion as visitors plummet amid Trump policies

BACK TO THE BAD NEWS

Trump budget bill turns ICE into a superpredator

Video: ICE agents drive SUV through protesters at San Francisco immigration court

AND I SAY TO MYSELF, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

El Salvador throws DOJ under the bus: tells UN that US has “exclusive” jurisdiction over concentration camp prisoners

Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’

Trump continues to not understand the difference between tariffs and trade balance

THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT

Florida officials deny (meaning, confirm) accusations of inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatraz

Excerpt: “I am Leamsy La Figura. We’ve been here at Alcatraz since Friday. There’s over 400 people here. There’s no water to take a bath, it’s been four days since I’ve taken a bath,” he said.

He claimed the food at the immigration facility is scarce and unsanitary.

“They only brought a meal once a day and it had maggots. They never take off the lights for 24 hours. The mosquitoes are as big as elephants,” La Figura said.

Other detainees echoed La Figura’s concerns, alleging violations of their basic rights.

“They’re not respecting our human rights,” one man said during the same call. “We’re human beings; we’re not dogs. We’re like rats in an experiment.”

“I don’t know their motive for doing this, if it’s a form of torture. A lot of us have our residency documents and we don’t understand why we’re here,” he added.

A third detainee, who said he is Colombian, described deteriorating mental health and lack of access to necessary medical care.

“I’m on the edge of losing my mind. I’ve gone three days without taking my medicine,” he said. “It’s impossible to sleep with this white light that’s on all day.”

With a jar of blood as evidence, ICE-imprisoned man tells immigration judge ‘I am dying little by little’

Trump regime is refusing to enforce an air travel disability regulation

The trial of Ayla King: the first of the Stop Cop City RICO cases goes to trial

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DYSTOPIA

Gabbard wants to use AI tools to weed out intelligence officers disloyal to Trump

AG Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review… Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no “further disclosure” of Epstein-related material “would be appropriate or warranted”

Texas city requires Israel pledge for hurricane relief

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE

The EU wants to decrypt your private data by 2030

Cancer rates in Australians under 50 are rising at a pace that’s alarming doctors and scientists

Nestle petitions to cancel ‘Seattle Strong’ coffee trademark, arguing it owns Seattle

Court cancels FTC click-to-cancel rule on a technicality

Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr ignores the law, encourages prison telecom monopolies to rip off inmate families

British officials tried to censor Cerne Abbas Giant’s giant penis

HORRID, HORRID PEOPLE

Big DeSantis campaign donor set to reap millions from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ concentration camp

US agriculture secretary says Medicaid recipients can replace deported farm workers

Right-wingnuts decry “weather weapon deployed against Texas, which resulted in a high number of child murders”

OUR FRIENDS, THE DEMOCRATS

Clyburn praises Newsom as he hits the trail in South Carolina: ‘I feel good about his chances’

I will not vote for Gavin Newsom in 2028, nor for any of the other namby pamby libruls who might be the Dem nominee. Quite likely there won’t be elections, but if there are, I am definitely not casting a ballot for my 101st consecutive “lesser-evil” Democrat.

EYE ON AI

The future of forums is lies, I guess

Musk’s Grok chatbot goes full Nazi, calls itself ‘MechaHitler’

r/Collapse bans AI content

MY BROWSER HISTORY, MINUS THE PORN

An inevitable consequence of ‘DOGE’

Peter Thiel: thoughtful, articulate, intellectually sophisticated, with the emotional engagement of someone debugging code

Are we about to have labor camps in the United States of America?

The Naked Guy, by Ace Backwords

Debacle in the desert: will the Athletics’ $1.75bn stadium on the Vegas Strip ever be built?

American police are out of control

Dead people

Ignoring the climate emergency

The Lord works in mysterious ways

And that’s the way it is,
and nothing will
meaningfully improve
until billionaires fear for their lives

7/9/2025

Logo illustration by Jeff Meyer. Tip ‘o the hat to the Anderson Valley Advertiser, Bleepity-Bleep, Lorem Ipsum Dolor, Mitchipedia, Sloth Unleashed, Toad’s Lily Pad, Voenix Rising, Weantuniverse, and anywhere else I’ve stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.

Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and proved that the world isn’t always shitty.

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One response to “Hey, that’s the mask I almost bought.”

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    Why waste time and words? Eliminate these problems at their sources, the braindead sitting “president” and the brainless mutant running things with him… the country, and the world would be a better place without them. Whadda stupid species. It’s almost as if it evolved for a purpose: to exist a few millions years, then commit collective suicide, after destroying what’s left of the nonrenewable natural resources of the planet trying to save its sorry butt.

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