So, ICE is trying to dox folks:

The effort has swept up U.S. citizens and activist groups that track ICE activity, with contractors assembling dossiers that can include a poster’s name, birth date, employer, Social Security number and vehicle records. To identify anonymous accounts, the Department of Homeland Security has sent hundreds of subpoenas to social media companies, and recently escalated to grand jury subpoenas that are harder to fight.

Meanwhile…

The administration now treats organized doxxing of officers as domestic terrorism, a label it has stretched to cover filming agents at work. ICE spending on surveillance tools and consultants hit $258 million in Trump’s first full year back, a 57% jump.

I’d point out the hypocrisy if it weren’t so depressingly obvious.

I didn’t mean to imply that the dementia is new, it’s just too evident to hide to even the most dedicated of his followers at this point, and this particular case made it very apparent. The Project 2025 bigwigs just want to get the case out of the news cycle because there’s no positive way to spin it, and the more attention Trump gives it, the more damage it does to their plans.

Once its out of the news cycle, he’ll forget about it, unless they need another distraction from the Epstein files and decide to remind him.

They know he’s disintegrating, and likely only has a few months before he’s rendered incapable of functioning. The contractor was a political crony of Trump’s who has little to no influence within the Project 2025 framework, and the blatant injustice of the trial was eroding confidence in the DOJ - which Project 2025 needs to push it’s agenda.

Pirro will take Trump’s heat for a bit until he forgets about it, and then proceed to implement the rest of Project 2025’s goals like a good little soldier. The contractor was an easy sacrifice, and Trump cares more about the public embarrassment than bailing out a crony who made him look a fool on the national stage.

Trump’s loyalists aren’t turning on him. They’re waiting out his dementia while they implement the Project 2025 agenda, and making sure he doesn’t completely torch the place before the new boss has a chance to take over.

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This isn’t about AI - that’s just an excuse.

What they really didn’t want was a Tribble infestation, and well, given your username…you can see why they might want you to keep your distance…

This took me down a rabbit hole regarding air purifiers and mercury vapor. It turns out that conventional air purifiers won’t don’t do anything - you need activated carbon, potassium permanganate, or sulfur-impregnated carbon to properly capture the vapor.

Looks like these models might do the trick. They run at about $1k a pop.

Also, TIL what mercury vapor does to humans:

Mercury vapor released from coal emissions enters the air and can have serious health effects when inhaled.

Acute (short-term) exposure at high levels can damage the lungs, mouth, and respiratory tract, and may lead to respiratory failure and death

Chronic (long-term) exposure, even at lower levels, is linked to:

Neurological effects such as tremors, insomnia, memory loss, headaches, cognitive and motor dysfunction, and neuromuscular effects

Cardiovascular harm, including an increased risk of heart attacks

Damage to the kidneys, liver, and immune system

Exposure during pregnancy can result in developmental issues for the fetus, including mental retardation and seizures