Marines are needed… to do paperwork and move pallets around?
“Service members participating in this mission will perform strictly non-law enforcement duties within ICE facilities,” […] Their roles will focus on administrative and logistical tasks, and they are specifically prohibited from direct contact with individuals in ICE custody or involvement in any aspect of the custody chain.
Cavatappi
That sounds like a Finnish anime character.
My god. I didn’t mean to but I think I just stared into the abyss.
The following shitty article is not worth its own post but it’s on the same theme as this post so I’ll leave it here. Of course - the reporter doesn’t mention ICE. Did Jeffries speechify for nine fucking hours without saying anything of note about ICE?
Jeffries Breaks Record in Hourslong Speech Opposing Trump’s Policy Bill
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned speech that lasted nearly nine hours.
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There were also moments of levity. Mr. Jeffries recalled saving his first paycheck as a teenager to buy new sneakers so he could “look fresh, like Run D.M.C.,” took a moment to tell his mother he loved her and playfully called out colleagues by name as he referred to their states and alma maters.
I don’t think a Klingon has ever said, “Hi” before or after this.
It’s not fair of you to quote Pasta Bluesky.
Ah… We’ll have to agree to disagree.
Seriously though - what the hell.
I think a big problem is if politics is involved polling can be questionable. I bet a lot of right-wing people lie to pollsters. So they if they say they moved to Idaho for “the climate” or the “lower cost of living” - that might be a white lie or a bigger lie. The MSM is addicted to polling because it generates ez clicks (and pageviews) plus polling is fast, easy, and cheap. The MSM tends not to have local reporter investigative journalism because that’s far slower, far harder, and more complex.
Why does Idaho have one of the highest population growth rates in the country?
Without googling - my wild guess is the biggest thing is that the cost of living - probably rent in particular - is lower than the national average. Also - politics play into it but how much I don’t know.
The American Redoubt is a political migration movement first proposed in 2011 by survivalist novelist and blogger James Wesley Rawles which designates Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming along with eastern parts of Oregon and Washington, as a safe haven for conservative Christians. Rawles chose this area due to its low population density and lack of natural hazards.
I’ve had the following bookmark for at least a year. My plan was to read it later.
Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho
A radical GOP faction, in open alliance with extremists, is seizing power and targeting its opponents with cruelty. Some wonder: Is it time to leave?
May 17, 2022
Samuel Alito voice* - “Brown v Board of Education did not—”
Uh, oh.
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*Or Clarence Thomas voice or in any of the GOP justice voices
This monster.
Raúl Rafael Labrador (born December 8, 1967) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd attorney general of Idaho since 2023. […] Born on December 8, 1967, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Labrador relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, as a child and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1985. He was raised by a single mother who struggled financially.
Political positions
Health care. On April 20, 2017, Labrador said he does not believe healthcare is a human right.
Elections. Labrador has stated that he supports the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which provides for the direct election of members of the U.S. Senate by the voters in each state.
Immigration. On the July 6, 2014, episode of Meet the Press, Labrador stated that the Obama administration needed to “immediately deport” young illegal immigrants.
Abortion. Labrador opposes late termination of pregnancy and believes “life begins at conception” and that “The unborn child is still a child – made in the image of God, who will one day have the same hopes and dreams as the rest of us. The fact that life begins at conception might be an uncomfortable truth for some. But it’s a truth, all the same.”
Family Rights. Idaho is one of the states that has faith-healing exemption. In a debate, Labrador said he would not change it.
LGBT issues. In June 2015, Labrador introduced HR 2802, titled the “First Amendment Defense Act” (FADA) which was said to protect those who oppose same-sex marriage based on their religious beliefs from action by the federal government.
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It’s trivial but for me it’s horror comedy that his first name has an accent mark.
I stand corrected.
I helped my neighbor with some quickie yard work as it was raining and there was garbage can filling up with water. I was about to turn it upside down when I saw a little lizard in there. That was lucky for him. The was about 3 inches of water and I wondered how long he was in there. To save himself from drowning - he’d have to have been swimming the entire time.
I carefully tilted to drain out the water but he some how was clinging to the bottom of the can. He wasn’t even a gecko. He was a stubborn little guy but I finally got him out.
From a Bluesky post by the writer.
It’s hard to adequately summarize how destructive NOAA’s 2026 proposed budget released on Monday is for hurricane forecasting, but I crammed all I could into today’s newsletter
She hasn’t been here in a year. :(
I got a surprise. A few minutes ago small bird of prey flew by me when I was in my front yard. At its closest - it was about 15 feet away. I know very little about birds but my guess is it was a juvenile northern goshawk.
They are live gyoza in a science fiction movie.