Thursday Links

It’s probably a long weekend for most people for the Fourth tomorrow. America, I’m sorry your party has been crashed by assholes. Hang in there (said to America and also to all of us).

1. Incredibly sobering read on the “immigration enforcement” budget in the spending bill:

America is about to fund and build a huge secret police force that will, I promise you, be used to attack and imprison and exile the president’s enemies, of all sorts. Better to look this fact square in the face than to continue to kid ourselves as long as possible as we march down the road to the gulags.

 

2. It’s funny cause it’s true:
Text reading, "It's a good thing Congress isn't alive to see this."

 

3. Maybe gorillas with helicopters can save us?
Text reading, "why is the president the only person testing the limits of his power? everyone should see what they can get away with. what if zookeepers gave helicopters to gorillas? nobody has tried this"

 

4. How being alive feels right now (“that’s awful”):

 

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