"He acted according to his training," Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told the Minnesota Star Tribune in an email, noting that this specific agent was selected for ICE’s Special Response Team, is an expert marksman."

He acted according to his training … is an expert marksman.

[🔗 The Star Tribune)(https://www.startribune.com/ice-agent-who-fatally-shot-woman-in-minneapolis-is-identified/601560214)

📸 Book swap anyone❓

Wonder when Micro.Blog will be added to Wordland?

"Cynthia Knight composed this in 1983 - a poem typed entirely on the upper row of a typewriter."

That second part bears repeating …. a poem typed entirely on the upper row of a typewriter.

Now click through and read it. Marvellous stuff.

🔗 WIPEOUT https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/01/07/wipeout/

‘First’ there was ….

… unclear if there is a connection to ….

He really has to go …

Very clever - IMHO

🔗 Blenheim Palace Launches New Tour Exploring Servant Scandals, Secrets, and Supernatural Tales

"If you’ve ever wandered through a grand British stately home and wondered about the lives of those who actually kept the place running, Blenheim Palace has a new tour designed specifically for you" https://anglotopia.net/british-travel/blenheim-palace-launches-new-tour-exploring-servant-scandals-secrets-and-supernatural-tales/

"To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal."

💬 Henry Kissinger

… via John Naughton

🔗 Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person? | Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/06/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-like-showing-your-id-in-person/

🔗 Is Trump Going to Start a World War? Or, the Price Americans Will Pay For One

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"It’s one thing to say: America can’t be depended on anymore to be a friend and ally. It’s another to say: America can’t be trusted not to invade, conquer, or control you. These are different levels of breakdown in relationships. The first is a lack of trust. But the second is a breach and betrayal."

—

"Even with all its guns and bombs, can America conquer the entire world? Of course not. In the end, the world will win this foolish game, and America must lose.

That is where this road begins.

Where it ends is with th... john.philpin.com https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/08/is-trump-going-to-start.html

🔗😂 xkcd: Superstition - so good. https://xkcd.com/3191/

I used to use CodePen for running my CSS for my sites … and then I didn’t … and recently been thinking I should go back to it.

Please talk me out of it .. or tell me why I am nuts for not doing that already.

🔗 Stop doing SEO: Why AI search favours quality writing

💯 @billbennettnz https://billbennett.co.nz/seo/ https://micro.blog/billbennettnz

I sometimes save pages into Readwise just because it’s so hard to read something on the original site … cookies, pop ups, newsletters so many distractions ..

Who’s Rappaport again?

Definitely not my style - but very colorful for sure. I guess part of the order was ‘hold the umbrellas’.

💬

Today’s Surprise From History - 🖇️ Don’t Trust The Silos

🖇️🔎 Earlier Surprises https://john.philpin.com/2023/09/04/dont-trust-the.html https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History

Go to LinkedIn

… find a post with lots of comments

… read the ‘top 10’ comments

You can tell a lot about the original poster by the company they keep.

Great way to keep the number of connections tons down.