Also, don’t leave your account unused, delete it. User and follower numbers count.

*Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement there was “no basis” for an investigation. The statement comes as new polling shows over half of Americans say the shooting was unjustified.*

There. That’s out of the way. I recently installed Linux on my main desktop computer and work laptop, overwriting the Windows partition completely. Essentially, I deleted the primary operating system from the two computers I use the most, day in and day out, instead trusting all of my personal and work computing needs to the Open Source community. This has been a growing trend, and I hopped on the bandwagon, but for good reasons. Some of those reasons might pertain to you and convince you to finally make the jump as well. Here’s my experience.

It’s easier to disable all the garbage than remove the garbage?

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260114122622/https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/u-s-border-patrol-knees-man-in-face-in-minneapolis-as-other-agents-hold-him-down/

Archived copy of the article: * archive.today

Any White Ninja fans here? Definitely my favorite comic.

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*James Rodden, identified by the Observer last year as the operator of an account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.*

Crossposted from https://kbin.earth/m/furry_irl@pawb.social/t/2311561

*While Grok has introduced belated safeguards to prevent sexualised AI imagery, other tools have far fewer limits*

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260114123451/https://ictnews.org/news/five-native-americans-detained-by-ice-during-ongoing-raids-in-minneapolis/

This is how her cage looks in the morning when I clean it the picture above is by mid afternoon 🤣

The president of Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota on Tuesday called for the immediate release of tribal members who were detained at a homeless encampment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota last week.

“Our caucus members will oppose all funding for immigration enforcement in any appropriation bills until meaningful reforms are enacted to end militarized policing practices,” the caucus’s deputy chair, Ilhan Omar, who represents most of Minneapolis, told a press conference at the US Capitol.

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/fuckcars/p/550765/meme-choochoo

Reddit is deleting any posts linking to this list.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/w0hZ1

From Don Wiggans

A social media post from the Department of Labor is attracting criticism for appearing to echo a Nazi-era slogan from the early 20th century.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260114123833/https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/19/arkansas-inmates-restricted-from-receiving-physical-books-other-media-directly-under-new-policy/

Yeah I installed that one you’re thinking of.

With Linux gaming clearly showing it’s becoming more popular, and with GOG under new ownership, there’s hope yet that GOG will improve their Linux support.

From Tim Fox

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41589409

From Sangmen Wong

Cross-posted from "The ultimate centrist" by @corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net in !chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

‘Rummler is now blind in his left eye, his tear duct has been destroyed and the “flaps of my eye are barely holding on,” he said. Doctors found pieces of plastic and glass in his skull as well as metal in his stomach lining, and “pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel from my eye,” he said.’

https://archive.is/fFywQ

The head of Iran’s judiciary signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for those detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from Donald Trump.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20260114123108/https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/police-immigration-protest-federal-enforcement-tear-gas-c27dd145ded712285f353fb41680fe7c

Food prices surged 0.7% in December—the largest monthly increase in more than three years—as Americans heading into 2026 face sticker shock at the grocery store with beef, coffee, and produce prices climbing sharply. The data, released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, puts renewed pressure on the Trump administration to deliver on campaign promises to lower everyday costs.