@BrianTRice

mad computer scientist, electric motorcyclist, non-partisan language/systems advocate, analytics/data/viz architect, former nuclear power tech

Joined January 2007
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I find my use of this platform diminishing after the DDoS and resulting breakage of APIs that the pre-sink iOS apps use, because I had those versions pinned. I'll be flying around, as it were, and setting alight here when I feel like checking in with what good folks remain.
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“Either these agents are completely untrained, or intentionally putting themselves in situations where they can justify firing into cars.”
CBS News
@CBSNewsJul 14
Asked about the recent ICE-related fatal shootings in Texas and Maine, Houston’s top prosecutor, Harris District Attorney Sean Teare, tells @camiloreports that the actions of federal immigration agents “in no way resemble” the tactics of “every law enforcement agency” he’s worked for. “Either these agents are completely untrained, or intentionally putting themselves in situations where they can justify firing into cars,” Teare said.
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Lorin Hochstein@norootcauseJul 14
People subscribe to conspiracy theories because reality is much more disturbing.
nxthompson
@nxthompsonJul 14
This is an amazing quote from Lindsey Graham about when he realized how politics works. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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The Trump admin has found “One Easy Trick” to ignore the Administrative Procedure Act, which requires a formal process to change regulations; simply team up with a plaintiff and a friendly judge, and you can erase any regulation you want before anyone in the public can stop you.
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheneyJun 23
JUST IN: Texas sued DOJ to block a Biden-era rule that allowed immigration judges to indefinitely close deportation cases. DOJ, however, immediately sided with Texas and asked the judge to block the rule. Judge Reed O’Connor agreed. All in one day. courtlistener.com/docket/735…
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Roy Drones Jr@chiweethedogJun 22
Toni McBride (below), is an LAPD cop who killed Daniel Hernandez in mental health crisis in 2018. Her sister Jacqueline McBride, LAPD cop, just killed a woman in Rampart. They are the 2 killer daughters of cop union mafia boss Jamie McBride who himself was involved in 6 shootings
Film The Police LA
@FilmThePoliceLAJun 22
An LAPD union director’s daughter killed someone and then claimed the stress gave her “Irritable Bowel Syndrome.” She was able to retire from the LAPD at 31 with a disability pension—that we will be paying.
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scary lawyerguy@scarylawyerguyJun 15
Maybe the media shouldn't have been so quick to announce this "deal" and instead waited for the details but that would have required learning literally the only lesson they've ignored for the past 11 years: everything Trump says is bullshit
Aaron Blake
@AaronBlakeJun 15
Judging by what Iran and Vice President Vance are saying this morning, it doesn't seem this MOU even resolves the Strait of Hormuz issue.
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There you have it. Anthropic's CEO said it: The murder of more than 100 schoolgirls in Minab targeted by Anthropic's CLAUDE "is a use case that doesn't even violate our red lines." Time to rise up against these technofeudal war criminals.
Victims of Capitalism Memorial Foundation@karaokecomputerJun 12
CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei awkwardly smiles through his answer to a question about why Claude AI directly contributed to the US Military bombing of the elementary school in Minab.
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vx-underground
@vxundergroundJun 5
> Microsoft GitHub repos banned > "Terms of Service violation" > ??? > Look inside > Was compromised ... was Microsoft going to become a victim of a supply chain attack on their own platform via their own product?
Rami McCarthy
@ramimacisabirdJun 5
🚒More fallout from the Mini Shai-Hulud campaign 49 Microsoft, Azure, and Azure-Samples GitHub repos were removed at 16:00 UTC for Terms of Service violations This is linked to news this morning that attackers had regained access, after the previous durabletask compromise
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I honestly wonder who thought it was a good idea, on the anniversary of D-Day, to have a speech in which the Secretary's own ideology is set in metaphorical parallel to the Nazis opposing the beaches being stormed on D-Day.
Clash Report
@clashreportJun 6
Pete Hegseth in Normandy: Sadly, today different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. In Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria, boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late?
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Adam Johnson@adamjohnsonCHIJun 6
I can’t think of a decision more vindicated by history than protesting the pending genocide that everyone with the most basic knowledge of Gaza and Israel knew was coming on Oct 8 2023
Jeff Coltin
@JCColtinJun 5
The October 8th rally was “too soon” and too controversial for NYC-DSA. Every socialist elected official - including Zohran Mamdani - avoided it. But Darializa Avila Chevalier, then relatively unknown, was there.
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john@john_wilddogJun 5
Headquarters
@HQNewsNowJun 4
The New World Screwworm, a grave parasitic threat, has just been detected in US cattle for the first time since it was eradicated in 1966. The parasite's revival comes after Trump and DOGE slashed funding for Screwworm monitoring programs.
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This is the type of crisis that a Democratic president would be held personally responsible for by the media. Instead it’s getting virtually no national attention despite the issue being directly connected to federal cuts enacted by the Trump administration
Brandon Waltens
@bwaltensJun 5
NEW: @GregAbbott_TX says the spread of New World screwworm into Texas poses an “imminent threat” of widespread damage to the state's livestock industry and economy. He's now declared a disaster for all 254 Texas counties.
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BladeoftheSun@BladeoftheSMay 25
134 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 134 years the problem has only gotten worse.
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onion person@CantEverDieMay 26
incredible reply section on this post. i’ve never seen more people so mad about a politician doing perhaps one of the best possible actions in my lifetime for housing, its so fucking funny
Brecca Stoll
@breccastollMay 26
NOW: Mamdani says his admin will transfer ownership from bad landlords to non-profits. “For buildings that have suffered chronic neglect, we will work to transfer ownership to responsible stewards. Stewards that include community land trusts, non-profits, or even the tenants themselves.”
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scary lawyerguy@scarylawyerguyMay 26
Biden dug us out of the pandemic and just when everyone was starting to feel good about the economy again, they decided to pull the steering wheel sharp, to the right, and off the cliff. Great job, America!
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This should scandalize anyone who believes in DUE PROCESS. The Trump admin is rushing to suddenly reschedule huge numbers of immigration court hearings for immigrants, so they can order them deported when they miss a court hearing they never knew about.
Ximena@Ximena_BustilloMay 26
Scoop: A new immigration court strategy is emerging: mega hearings that may result in more orders of removal if people are not there on time. Lawyers worry these target immigrants without attorneys and who may not know their hearings have been pushed up. npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-583…

Immigration courts are using a new tactic to speed up deportations

The Justice Department is moving up the court hearings for hundreds of immigrants and scheduling them for mass hearings. If they don't show up, they could be ordered deported.

npr.org
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Ten Thutty@thenotoryousoneMay 26
The last survivor from the famous A Great Day in Harlem picture 🙏🏾
philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_May 26
Sonny Rollins, one of the most influential Jazz musicians of our time, died this afternoon. He was 95
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Ed Zitron
@edzitronMay 26
Uber’s COO has said that it’s getting “harder to justify” its AI costs because there was no way to show a link between AI spend and any meaningful increase in useful features. This is the first time I’ve seen a company say this directly. businessinsider.com/uber-coo…
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ALUNCEDO
@Mbakaza4LMay 25
The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0
Sharif Abdel Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس@sharifkouddous19 May 2025
The health ministry has released a new 1,000-page document with the names, ages and other info, of 52,959 Palestinians killed in Gaza. For the first 100 pages (over 5,000 names), the age is listed at 5 years or younger. The first 18 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year)
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