ICE is still kidnapping people in Minneapolis, and neighbors are still volunteering as rapid responders.

Rivian and Redwood announce energy storage partnership Rivian and Redwood Materials are deploying the first repurposed EV battery storage system at a U.S. auto plant, delivering 10 MWh of second-life capacity at Rivian's Normal, IL facility.

Very cool: Rivian sends old batteries to Redwood, who hooks them all up via its special sauce, and now the batteries are helping power a Rivian manufacturing plant!

Closed loop starting to come into sight ...

Itsy bitsy Boyd, theories abound #from #fromtvshow #fromily #theories #mgm

#FROMily what is up!! The episode is OUT and ohhhhh boy get ready!!

Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation

"Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail"

"About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation"

Opinion | Iran is trying to turn off America’s water Many water facilities lack basic cybersecurity measures, making them vulnerable to adversaries.

DEF CON in the news:

Jake Braun from the #defconfranklin project has a piece in the @washingtonpost.com this week. You can read more about the project at defconfranklin.com.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

#DEFCON34 Workshops Update

The call for #workshops is still open! If have a technical, hands-on presentation to share with the #defcon community, get your application in and let’s make that happen. All the info you need to get the ball rolling is at defcon.org/html/defcon-....

The only way to ever restore the United States’ standing in the world is for the next administration immediately incarcerate and prosecute every higher-up Trump administration official.

Safeguards Destroyed: Trump has demolished federal guardrails that stopped him last time.

Career staff are gone. Many from the election denial movement, have been hired. Ten helped try to overturn the 2020 vote.

Fringe actors have access to vast powers, pushing unprecedented partisan interference.

People keep debating whether Epstein is more tied to Russia or Israel without understanding it's the same people: dual Russia/Israeli citizens involved in organized crime. The modern roots of this operation, going back to the 1980s, are detailed in the excerpt from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT below.

“This is not transparency.”

🚨 LAWRENCEBURG, TN folks are demanding a public hearing about a planned data center: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Byw...

Our two microblogging sites are the "relitigate Hitler" site and the "relitigate Stalin" site. One wonders what they're doing over on Threads.

#FROMily WE ARE FUCKING BACK BABYYYYYY

Hey JD Vance pls come campaign with @MarshaBlackburn and work your magic in her race too

As Denver ditches Flock surveillance cameras, other cities are welcoming them. Citizens in Commerce City are the latest to get Flocked.

"No Flock"
Poster spotted in Bloomington, Indiana denouncing Flock surveillance cameras.

The “3rd world” installs next-gen infrastructure from day one, while the “developed world” defends outdated systems.

Ethiopia: 600 kW charging, ICE banned. Oz 350 kW.

When you have nothing to protect,
you build the future faster. This isn’t behind. This is ahead.
cleantechnica.com/2026/04/09/c...

DHS subpoena Texas counties for voters’ records At least three Texas counties were contacted this week by the Department of Homeland Security for detailed records about individual voters.

New: At least three Texas counties this week either received or were told they would soon receive administrative subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

On Microsoft's Lousy Cloud Security - Schneier on Security ProPublica has a scoop: In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giant’s “lack of…

On Microsoft’s Lousy Cloud Security www.schneier.com/blog/archive...

#SussexSquad

There’s a strange silence around the abuse Meghan, Duchess of Sussex receives. A silence that doesn’t match the scale or severity of what’s happening to her.

Why Anti‑Racists Ignore Racism Against Meghan unpacked4.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/w...

IT workers at big tech companies revealed as North Korean spies | 60 Minutes Australia A major investigation into Kim Jong-Un’s devious plan to send North Korean spies to work at IT firms in Australia, the United States and other Western countries. *Quid Game (2026)* ► Subscribe: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J ► WATCH Full Episodes on 9NOW: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@60minutes9 ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 ABOUT 60 Minutes Australia 60 Minutes Australia have been telling the world’s greatest stories for half a century. Reporters Tara Brown, Amelia Adams, Adam Hegarty, Dimity Clancey and Nick McKenzie look past the headlines to show the bigger picture. Watch the latest from 60 Minutes Australia every Sunday on Channel 9 and 9Now. #60Mins

60 Minutes Australia has always had some interesting DPRK coverage. This one on fake IT workers is really good. They actually catch a few on the line and talk to them. youtu.be/kIcw6vpmAHI?si=qWDQX...

I'd encourage companies build tabletops around this insider scenario.

I was having a convo this week about what it looks like when someone is communicating in bad faith. If I have to explain that again soon, this could be a useful visual aid.

The more Trump moves towards leaving NATO, the more Europe and Canada accept that the Western alliance is effectively dead and increase their own capacity accordingly.

In that sense, yes, it's a positive. The alternative of telling themselves NATO is ok and the US will be there if needed is worse.

Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris is free after 6 months in an Oklahoma jail for child sex abuse The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an Oklahoma woman in the 1980s has been released from an Oklahoma jail.

The founder of a Texas megachurch who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s was released Tuesday after serving six months in an Oklahoma jail.

This is an ICE agent at TSA. Post their unmasked faces everywhere.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

If you have an iPhone, today is a good day to make sure you are running the latest software. techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/s...

‘I will not comply’: Tennessee librarian refuses to move LGBTQ+ books Rutherford County library director Luanne James’s stand against a vote to relocate more than 190 titles draws national support as the board weighs firing her.

So I'm from Virginia. I currently live in TN and I also lived here as a teen. It's a little complicated.

Anyway, the Rutherford County PUBLIC library is where I spent a lot of time as a tween/teen. It shaped me. It saved me. This is a PUBLIC LIBRARY not even a school.

And I'm proud of *Luanne.