There's at least one Jan. 6 participant currently working in the Trump administration, and the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee wants to know how many more may have been hired. read more
As public opinion in the country increasingly turns against the U.S. president over his threats to seize Greenland, the AfD is seeing the downside of its strong alignment with him.
Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Trump Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.
DHS is weirdly using import/export rules to expand its authority to identify online critics. read more
A Waymo self-driving car has accidentally ended up on the tracks of a light-rail line in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The driver vacated the vehicle safely, but as revealed in an onlooker's recording of the event, the Waymo kept driving along the train tracks, raising alarms about safety and coordination accuracy. And because the driver had already sensed the perilous moment and exited the vehicle, there was nobody to subsequently intervene and cancel the trip.
@#53
The link provided, when I clicked on it, opened up my email client to allow me to write an email to "//www.threads.com/@adamparkhomenko/post/DTl8b_vDMp7"
Yeah, the "at" sign in that URL may have caused that unwanted occurrenc.
@#54
I'm not sure if this event is what you referred to, but here's what I found ...
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters (Updated 10:08 PM EST, January 16, 2026)
apnews.com
... Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez's ruling addresses a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists. The six are among the thousands who have been observing the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers enforcing the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area since last month. ...
... President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act ...
Pres Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act because of citizen actions his actions have caused?
What's his next step? Cancelling the 2026 election?
Trump Gripes About 2026 Midterms, Saying, 'When You Think of It, We Shouldn't Even Have an Election'
people.com
... Faced with the looming threat that Republicans might lose control of Congress, President Donald Trump suggested America should call off its upcoming midterm elections.
The president, 79, sat down with Reuters for an interview on Wednesday, Jan. 14, during which he addressed new polling numbers. The Lincoln Project reported this week that 18 House races have recently shifted in the Democrats' favor, and the Senate is thought to be up for grabs as well.
"It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms," Trump said.
He even went so far as to boast that the first year of his second term had gone so well that "when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." ...
Or maybe this ...
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (1982)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Chorus]
Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
[Post-Chorus]
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
...
STYX - The Grand Illusion (1977)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Welcome to the Grand illusion
Come on in and see what's happening
Pay the price, get your tickets for the show
The stage is set, the band starts playing
Suddenly your heart is pounding
Wishing secretly you were a star
But don't be fooled by the radio
The TV or the magazines
They show you photographs of how your life should be
But they're just someone else's fantasy
So if you think your life is complete confusion
Because you never win the game
Just remember that it's a Grand illusion
'Cause deep inside we're all the same
We're all the same...
...
DHS Says REAL ID, Which DHS Certifies, Is Too Unreliable To Confirm U.S. Citizenship
reason.com
... Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that no one wanted and that apparently doesn't even work as a national ID.
But that's what the federal government has accomplished with the REAL ID, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now considers unreliable, even though getting one requires providing proof of citizenship or lawful status in the country. ...
Then there's this about Germany's AFP ...
Elon Musk faces criticism for encouraging Germans to move beyond 'past guilt' (January 2025)
www.npr.org
... Fresh off a controversy over a gesture many saw as a Nazi salute, tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared virtually at a campaign event for a far-right German political party on Saturday, where he urged listeners not to be ashamed of their country's history.
Musk " the head of President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency " was met with roars of applause from the more than 4,000 attendees gathered in the German city of Halle as he appeared on screen at a rally for the Alternative fr Deutschland (AfD) party.
"I think you really are the best hope for Germany," Musk told them. ...
@#7 GOP Judge COMPARES Trump to SLAVE-CATCHER in RULING!! ...
In that video's summary I see ...
But I do not see how that is relevant to the thread topic, i.e., Minnesota. ...
Can you elaborate?
thx.