Stu Marshall

And you, all you sanctified moneybags Bandits anointed and crowned Your counterfeit towers of justice And ethics will crash to the ground

Do you think that the Russians want war? These are the parents Of children who died in the last one Do you think that it's possible Knowing their past That they'd ever consider Repeating the last When 20 million Were slaughtered by Nazi invasion They died fighting on our side, you know In a fight to defend humankind Against Nazi terror and hatred

Album cover of Dick Gaughan’s ‘A different kind of love song’ released in 1983

Today you may earn a living wage Tomorrow you may be on the dole Though there's millions going hungry, you needn't disengage For it's them, not you, that's fallen in the hole It's alright for you if you run with the pack It's alright if you agree with all they do If the fascist's party slowly climbing back It's not here yet, so what's it got to do with you? The weeds are all around us and they're growing It will soon be too late for the knife If you leave them on the wind that around the world is blowing You may pay for your silence with your life Close your eyes, stop your ears Close your mouth, they're never there And if it happens here, they'll never come for you Because they'll know you really didn't care

This Dick Gaughan album has been on my mind a lot of late.
If you’ve never listened you should. Every damn word is as relevant 40 years ago when it was released as it is today.

#politics #folkmusic

Happy #caturday everyone. Here are Fitzy and Emmy our 53rd and 54th foster cats that arrived yesterday. ❤️

“I took some ****ing tablets for my ****ing headache and now I can’t stop ****ing swearing.” “Really? What have you taken?” (Packet of “Ibuprofane”)

@maffygirl hey Maffy. See you over on Bluesky. Also sending you one of our best people. Ed, a new registrar AT1 - look after him!

@michcampbell same.
Had been hanging around with the hope this might turnaround.

An image of a foosball table featuring two pink player figures, one intact and one missing its head, alongside a small pink head piece. A yellow piece is also visible on the table.

Might need the physio and some magic spray…
#SportsMedicine

Based on his 15 years as an LAPD officer and twelve hours of narcotics training, and based upon the presence of security cameras (typical of any reasonable commercial business), tinted windows (a reasonable practice for any medical facility concerned with patient privacy), high power usage (as any diagnostic facility), the alleged odor of cannabis plants (in a busy shopping plaza with no prior reports), the absence of a cultivation permit (which no diagnostic healthcare facility would possess), and the presence of two men wearing identical company-branded shirts (unexpected of individuals involved in illegal cultivation), OFFICER FRANCO found probable cause for cannabis cultivation at the TARGET PREMISES

Considering the search yielded no live cannabis plants or any other contraband, and the detained employee had already been released, it was evident—or should have been—that any further action taken by the LAPD Officers would exceed the scope of the search warrant. 40. However, some LAPD Officers continued to roam freely throughout the TARGET PREMISES, casually engaging in conversation with one another. The whole operation was nothing short of a disorganized circus, with no apparent rules, procedures, or even a hint of coordination. 41. At 5:01 PM, an LAPD Officer was observed standing in front of the MRI office door, reading the sign that read, “Warning. Magnetic Field. High Frequency Yield. Metal Parts and Medical Instruments of All Types prohibited.” Additionally, the warning sign displayed photographs of items prohibited in the room, which included scissors, screwdrivers, keys, watches, and credit cards. 42. The LAPD Officer then proceeded to the end of the hallway and returned a few seconds later with another LAPD Officer.

Said LAPD officer, dangling a rifle in his right hand, with an unsecured strap, approached the MRI Office, glanced at the large warning sign on the door, reopened the door with his left hand and proceeded inside. 44. Expectedly, the magnetic force of the MRI machine attracted the LAPD Officer's loose rifle, securing it to the machine. 45. The MRI machine was equipped with a sealed emergency pull button labeled, "Caution, Emergency Use Only." This button was intended to be activated solely in the event of a genuine emergency, such as a health risk to a patient inside the machine, a fire, or an evacuation situation. 46. Rather than seeking assistance from the on-site employee, or waiting for the manager’s arrival, one of the LAPD Officers made the unilateral decision to break the seal and activate the emergency shutdown button, deactivating the MRI machine.

This action caused the MRI's magnet to rapidly lose superconductivity, leading to the evaporation of approximately 2000 liters of helium gas and resulting in extensive damage to the MRI machine. 48. The LAPD Officer then grabbed his rifle, this time wearing the strap over his shoulder as he should have when he entered the MRI room, and proceeded to walk toward the entrance, leaving the magazine full of bullets on the floor of the MRI office.

The complaint against LAPD for raiding a medical imaging place bc they thought it was a grow up, getting their rifle stuck to the MRI, and quenching the magnet is jaw dropping even for regular cop incompetence […]

[Original post on neuromatch.social]