InevitableSwing

From the Wikipedia page. It's kind of amazing that nobody thought to do these things before Cooper.

Aircraft modifications

Due to multiple "copycat" hijackings in 1972, the FAA required that the exterior of all Boeing 727 aircraft be fitted with a spring-loaded device, later dubbed the "Cooper vane", that prevents lowering of the aft airstair during flight. The device consists of a flat blade of aluminum mounted on a pivot, which is spring-loaded to stay out of the way of the door when the craft is at rest, but aerodynamically rotates into position to prevent the door from being opened when the airplane is traveling at flight speeds. Operation of the vane is automatic and cannot be overridden from within the aircraft.

As a direct result of the hijacking, the installation of peepholes was mandated in all cockpit doors; this enables the cockpit crew to observe passengers without opening the cockpit door.

Ah!

https://www.ice.gov/about-ice/hsi

We shield our nation from global threats...

Uh, huh. A guy named Santiago working in a kitchen is #1 threat. Maybe he's not actually chopping vegetables. He could be involved in drug and weapons smuggling, cyber and financial crime, illegal technology exports and intellectual property crime.

HSI conducts federal criminal investigations into the illegal movement of people, goods, money, contraband, weapons and sensitive technology into, out of and through the United States. HSI’s investigations are wide ranging – our cases include drug and weapons smuggling, cyber and financial crime, illegal technology exports and intellectual property crime. We also play a crucial role in investigating crimes of exploitation. This includes combating child exploitation, human trafficking, financial fraud and scams and other crimes against vulnerable populations.

Also - their fucking chutzpah - "crimes against vulnerable populations."

South Park is a dense, extremely residential area. Buona Forchetta is arguably the most popular pizza restaurant in San Diego. This was an early Friday summer evening. They knew the place would be busy, they knew the neighborhood would be busy. They wanted it to turn into this. Barbaric.

https://bsky.app/profile/nicoleinabox.bsky.social/post/3lqie4rorrc2n

I had to write the title myself because blog post title was crap but accurate. And although she's awful - she's not going to perform in blackface.

Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.

https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3lqgzk2ocr227

In another thread - somebody wonders about the patches.

https://bsky.app/profile/letsgomathias.bsky.social/post/3lqht5sini22w

Another comment about the patches

https://bsky.app/profile/alyssaharad.bsky.social/post/3lqhufggql22z

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Ninja edit

I'll say one thing for reddit - at least it's easy to quote-link stuff. Everybody at Bluesky quote-posts for maximum likes and it gets super-annoying for me to figure out what info is in what tab I have open at the time.

This thread has video - https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3lqhwqeqgus2w

I wonder how much state-of-the-art hardcore military hardware they'll buy. I wouldn't be surprised if ICE's official statement includes a middle finger to the public by way of pop culture references. They say they need the matériel for "urban pacification" in text that sounds like it could have appeared in movies like RoboCop.

I'm going to make some grim predictions.

• ICE or the cops with them is going to start shooting people. They'll say something insane like they "were under assault" when the crowd was in fact just yelling at them. ICE/cops will make one bald-faced lie after another about the incident. The lies will have little or no connection to reality.

• The media will explain this as being something worthy of debate when in fact ICE/cops clearly used of tools of death because they can and they knew they'd face no repercussions.

• A court - probably federal - will charge some people in the crowd with crimes and some of the victims. If ICE/cops are charged with some kind of token offense - it will be for entirely unimportant misdemeanors.

• The media will frame this new awfulness as debatable too.

• Repeat.

Do a little dance, make a little love. Get down tonight. Get down tonight.

I know the feeling. And I've started to be careful about comments wherever I am on the net. The last thing I need in my life is to make some throwaway joke that comes back to haunt me years later. Even pre-Trump law enforcement had no sense of humor. Things are infinity worse now and will continue to get even worse.

I posted it so many hours ago but then (and now) - my only thought was [redacted]. And that's a joke I keep meaning to use less. I never want to fedpost at Hexbear but I think of... um... stuff every day.