Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Your regular reminder that the job of an ICE officer is dramatically safer than the job of a regular cop, such that not a single ICE deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since 1949 (and that was actually a stabbing inside an INS jail in Hawaii, not street enforcement). 441463434
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942 4141911201
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandThe Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor. 422499944
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALan.prOver 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwideResearchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. 6619951198
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Judge Stadtmueller, a Reagan appointee in Wisconsin, orders the release of an ICE detainee in part because of the "systemic rigging of bond hearings against detainees." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 222842965
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandSteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!forbes.comKnobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of ManyAuto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back. 21591991688
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026(3) They arrested them without warrants then fabricated warrants and then lied to the judge about how the warrants were served. (4) Then they fabricated database records for one of the guys to create the justification for arresting him after the fact. 39522
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you've got time, read the whole thing, and be ready to pick your jaw up off the floor several times. (1) They arrested the wrong guys based on no apparently ID at all. (2) They falsely accused one guy of doing drug deals, and then tried to recant that testimony. 29018
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fed. judge accuses ICE agents of "apparently perjurious testimony," fabrication of evidence, false statements, fundamental misconceptions about ICE agents' authority, and more. Case involves the accidental arrest of a U.S. citizen who had to get stitches. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 7517208
Reposted by KC and the Funshine Bandworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent 10261081711
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability 522311837
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10141991468
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026looks like a still shot from a movie about world war II ending ... differently. 341062141
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Suuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 341020309
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comUSPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket. 48365743758
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandPumpkin Spice Matte @preflop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is funny because between this and lidar on teslas he does not seem to understand “other visible light” imaging on a conceptual level 1434553
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandDan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most disappointing video you’ll see today. 1042261653
Reposted by KC and the Funshine Bandhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026we're investing millions to make it easier to have your passports stolen before delivery follow me for more process improvement life hacks 281019169
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A little unexpected shake-up in Tacoma today! During today’s 4.2 magnitude earthquake, some of our aquarium animals were briefly startled, but everyone is safe and doing well. Most guests and staff didn’t feel the earthquake at all. 849590
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026And this adorable porcupette’s name is… BRAMBLE! 🩷 Thank you for voting! Bramble is a prickly plant with tangled branches, a nod to her spiky quills and curious nature. 218629
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14037891250
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 443859922
Reposted by KC and the Funshine Band404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 6213661083
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandSemafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 62631531121
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social 178125032680
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandJames @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity. 1243240511
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ah yes the circle of life 14098461643
Reposted by KC and the Funshine Bandae @aelkus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026populism reaches its apotheosis by treating a machine as an unimpeachable source of knowledge 3330160
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026These ads go in the same category as brazen, easily disproven lies after ICE killings. It’s not about persuasion. It’s a display of power. They could have passed them off as PAC-funded. They added “paid for by the U.S. government” because they want us to know they can break the law with impunity. 351630478
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 44867341840
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandRiker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026why don't combadges have headphone jacks anymore 538168
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 123103482689
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Don't forget that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social wants to let the GOP get away with all of this. He said let's turn the page and get on with business. He's on the side of the Nazis if he thinks this kind of thing is acceptable in the United States of America. This can't be allowed to slide. It can't. 151824433
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The fact that this was *previously used as a campaign ad during the presidential campaign* removes any real defense as to its purpose. Its not a public service announcement. Its a campaign ad that has become state propaganda. 291083300
KC and the Funshine Band @j03808.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oh yeah, Chrysalis! It's been a little while since I've read any of the tie-in novels, I remember enjoying that one! I might still have it floating around here somewhere... 020
KC and the Funshine Band @j03808.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have also been in interviews for decades, and I'm struggling to understand why you would possibly care about this? What is the job function for which "applicant capable of supplying own hydration" would be disqualifying? 060
KC and the Funshine Band @j03808.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This take is truly unhinged. I have interviewed so many people over the years, and I could continue decades more and I would never have thought to get bent out of shape over an applicant supplying their own hydration... 000
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandMicah @rincewind.run · 24/09/2026"they're coming for birth control" is not alarmism, that is absolutely next on the agenda I have my doubts on how successful it'll be but they're going to make a real go of it 303183899
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10381752846
Reposted by KC and the Funshine Bandarr @arr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This makes me hopeful. This number is aspirational but nowhere near out of reach: a working professional could realistically cash out their 401k and buy off a public official. Owning a senator is more attainable for most Americans than home ownership. 6246801036
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandPoint Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Clara, the rescued sea otter, is showing off her lightning-fast tippy-tappies! Those speedy paws aren’t just adorable; they’re a natural skill sea otters use to crack open hard-shelled snacks like clams and crabs, using rocks as tools. Smart, speedy, and seriously cute. #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek 728886
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandTim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You joined "grand vizier chat (secret)" You: dark rumors from aboard You: abroad* fuck Sssnakecharmer: mf said aboard WhispersintheChapel: ahoy matey lol PonderMyOrb changed the group name to "rumors from aboard" 3098512767
Reposted by KC and the Funshine Bandvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I know “haha funny furries” but that’s a sitting US Senator standing next to a podium labeled “Transgenderism Is A Mental Disease” so I’m not really sure all these cis people should be crackin’ up here 7841371052
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandMicah @rincewind.run · 23/09/2026Discworld QOTD, from Mort 13973189
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandDante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Something I want to be very clear about is that it is literally impossible for Musk to have used Starlink to change the results of elections and Musk's rantings on the subject shouldn't be taken as evidence that it happened, it should be taken as evidence that he's a drugged-out bugfuck pyscho 1549793
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandKUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 22/09/2026A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Washington seeking the state’s voter rolls, in line with many rulings across the country. kuow.orgTrump administration’s Washington voter roll lawsuit dismissedThe Justice Department has now lost more than two dozen similar cases across the country. 03511
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with. 8443461334
Reposted by KC and the Funshine BandProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114396103