CURRENT EVENTS July 6 - *

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[Mulberry Heel]

What are the chances that ICE will arrest them or the Trump administration will send them to the private prison in El Salvador?

ETA: Good for those firefighters, by the way.

 

[Mulberry Heel]

I can only imagine how loud the laughter was when Putin and Xi heard of Trump's empty threats.

 

[tarheelbillie]

Kinda like we can’t talk about gun laws in the aftermath of a mass shooting? I get that media tend to turn to the question of who failed in most tragedies but when is it OK to start raising questions? I don’t know the answer but lean toward I would rather ask too soon than too late.

Seems in this case the question was raised before the catastrophe. For some reason TX politicians could not get it done. Fat cats too busy marking Trump's leg?

 

[1moretimeagain]

I recommend they keep their papers handy. I’d laminate mine and wear it as a lanyard.

 

[Duke Mu]

I recommend they keep their papers handy. I’d laminate mine and wear it as a lanyard.

Or they could dress as ICE agents...

 

[1moretimeagain]

Does Abbott think he’s sitting there as the winner?

 

[nycfan]

10 Charged With Attempted Murder in Officer Shooting at ICE Detention Center​

One police officer was wounded after at least two people shot at officers outside an immigration detention center in Texas, according to a criminal complaint in federal court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/ice-detention-facility-shooting-texas.html

10 arrested in connection with Texas detention center shooting that was ‘planned ambush,’ U.S. attorney says​

10 arrested in connection with Texas detention center shooting that was 'planned ambush,' U.S. attorney says

A police officer was wounded in a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities.

www.pbs.org

“Ten people have been arrested on attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities in a "planned ambush," a U.S. attorney said.

The officer was shot in the neck on Friday, the night of the Fourth of July, after reporting to the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado. He was treated at a hospital and released, the Johnson County Sheriff's office said.

Before that, the group dressed in black began shooting fireworks, damaging cars and a guard structure, and writing words such as "traitor" and "ICE pig." All of that "seemed to be designed to draw U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel outside the facility, and it worked," Nancy Larson, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said at a Monday night news conference in Fort Worth.

Two unarmed corrections officers came out of the detention center to speak with the group. At some point, the Alvarado police officer arrived and was shot by someone who was in the woods, Larson said.

"Another assailant, who was across the street, nowhere near the corrections officers, shot 20 to 30 rounds at these unarmed corrections officers," she said. "There was an AR-style rifle found at the scene" that was jammed, she said. A flag saying "Resist fascism, fight oligarchy," and flyers with words such as "Fight ICE" also were recovered near the center.

The group fled. Sheriff's deputies stopped seven people about 300 yards (274 meters) from where the officer was shot.…”

 

[theel4life]

“Former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey are under criminal investigation for potential wrongdoing related to the Trump–Russia probe, including allegedly making false statements to Congress, Justice Department sources told Fox News Digital.

… The full scope of the criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey is unclear, but two sources described the FBI's view of the duo's interactions as a "conspiracy," which could open up a wide range of potential prosecutorial options. …”

But hey nevermind Trump and Epstein.

 

[theel4life]

 

[BlueSteel]

But hey nevermind Trump and Epstein.

They can have Comey. He’s the reason this all started in the first place.

 

[thebruinbleedstarheelblue]

Criminal neglect all around, but of course nothing is going to happen to any of these local, state, or federal officials that neglected dealing with any of this. They'll all just walk away scot-free. It will be interesting to see if Camp Mystic is allowed to reopen with no regard to safety improvements, and whether state and local officials just allow it to be rebuilt and reopen with no regard to the fact that much of the camp sits in a floodplain.

re-open???

 

[altmin]

US court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule designed to make unsubscribing easier

Rule would have kept businesses from forcing customers through lengthy chats or other barriers to cancellation

www.theguardian.com

 

[ZenMode]

Taxes were higher the last time we had a budget surplus and the economy was very strong. Why not raise taxes?
If you look at the five or six biggest contributors to our deficit after Clinton balanced the budget, I’m pretty sure Bush’s tax cuts and Trump’s tax cuts are among them.

I agree with raising taxes along with cutting government spending.