Paraguayan town celebrates vibrant Kamba Ra'anga festival with masks, fire and tradition http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLgX61 #KambaRaanga #Paraguay #CulturalFestival #Tradition #Masks
Paraguayan town celebrates vibrant Kamba Ra'anga festival with masks, fire and tradition http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLgX61 #KambaRaanga #Paraguay #CulturalFestival #Tradition #Masks
Elodie Blanchard stitches patchwork sculptures that transform materials otherwise destined for the landfill into vibrant forms.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/06/elodie-blanchard-fabric-sculptures/
Boston MA area: free N95 masks, 19 of kind pictured. Drager X-plore 1950 N95 (small!) and BYD N95 Particulate Respirator. These are too small for me. I hate the idea of throwing them away but so far have found nowhere I can donate them (waiting to see if freecycle moderator will let me post them.
In Newton MA (near Watertown/Waltham). DM me for address, I will leave them on the porch for a while.
Rep. Velázquez Touts Bill to Unmask ICE Agents During Rally at NYC Field Office
The bill bars agents from wearing facial coverings during enforcement unless medically necessary or required for safety.
2025-June-27 Friday
212 Americans Died Last Week From COVID 19
1,229,590 Americans Dead From COVID 19 In Total
The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’
It’s a trend that has sparked alarm among civil rights and law enforcement experts alike.
Mike German, a former FBI agent, said officers’ widespread use of masks was unprecedented in US law enforcement and a sign of a rapidly eroding democracy. “Masking symbolizes the drift of law enforcement away from democratic controls,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/25/immigration-officers-wearing-masks
"When the masked men set upon you, you cannot appeal to the law, to your constitutional rights, to proper procedures, to legitimate authority. ...
This is why so many fictional portrayals of the brutality of authoritarian rule present the agents of the state as faceless."
It's about the power. And the bullying. And the threat of violence from nameless faces. It's about the authoritarianism.
"This image of masked men ready to do violence is everywhere now, just as the administration wants. The practical purpose is to remove the possibility of accountability, but there’s another message it sends: Unlike even previous iterations of state violence, this is a form of power with which there is no negotiating."
"Government agents, especially but not only those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will now wear masks when prowling through American streets, raiding homes and workplaces, snatching people out of their cars, rounding up immigrants or people who look like immigrants, and carting them away in unmarked vehicles."
As Paul Waldman notes, somehow the US got through a couple of hundred years without law enforcement officers needing to cover their faces. Yet suddenly this is the norm for the Trump administration, which claims this is necessary to protect the officers. Why?
#Trump #ICE #masks #violence #authoritarianism
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https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/masked-men-with-guns-are-there-to
Why are #ICE #thugs in #masks? Is there a pandemic rampaging through the city/country? How do we know these aren't #masked #armed #criminal #gangs out to #kidnap and #kill people? What are law enforcement agencies afraid of? What do they have to hide?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/york-city-comptroller-brad-lander-164908421.html
Canada Day Mask Sale
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#buyCanadian #madeInCanada #buyCanadianMade #masks
Happy #Fridaythe13th ! I'm fresh outta #Jason #masks, so I hope #Ghostface is okay instead ;)
@augieray Yes, we are all playing adult pretend. Americans in this thread may find this feed useful or interesting.
Each Friday the total number of Americans killed by Covid 19 in the past week is posted. Each Friday the total number of Americans killed by Covid 19 is posted.
#Immigration #protests in #LosAngeles #LA #California
'Early Sunday, #Trump wrote on Truth Social that “#MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests.” He wrote, “What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the #NationalGuard for a job well done!”'
https://deadline.com/2025/06/trump-national-guard-los-angeles-ice-raids-newsom-1236426811/
uh huh
#ToddLyons, head of #ICE:
Inviting the #Fediverse to join another #Jabber / #XMPP channel I co-moderate - the Personal Protective Equipment channel. #PPE
Protect yourself from hazardous substances, #pollution, diseases ( #CovidIsNotOver !), #surveillance, police oppression, and other threats. Or maybe just look cool and cyberpunk.
Discuss cloth #masks, surgical masks, filtering facepiece (FFP) #respirators, reusable #elastomeric respirators (half-face or full-face), source control, powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs), and more!
Discussion of #EyeProtection, #HearingProtection, #HeadProtection and similar also welcome!
You can join without a client or an account. Just visit chat.queer-spark.org/#/guest?join=ppe@conference.queer-spark.org
But for the best experience, I recommend using a proper client. The easiest way is to install Quicksy or Prāv, if you don’t mind using your phone number.
Otherwise, install one or more of the following, and use them to register an account on conversations.im (see providers.xmpp.net or compliance.conversations.im/old for more server recommendations) -
…once you’re set up, open this link to join the channel - invite.joinjabber.org/#ppe@conference.queer-spark.org?join
If you’re new to Jabber/XMPP (e.g. coming from #WhatsApp #Matrix #IRC #Signal #Telegram #Discord etc), you may like to read The Quick and Easy Guide to Jabber/XMPP
Gee, why would #protesters ever need to wear #masks?
Note: most #protesters are not wearing #masks to hide their identities as #Trump claims. They are wearing masks because of the #TearGas canisters #LAPD & Federal officers
have been shooting at them.
The NB.1.8.1 variant of COVID-19 — dubbed "razor-blade throat" — is circulating. Julia Doubleday has broken down the most important information you need to know about mitigating its spread this summer, from the proportion of infections that are asymptomatic to the accuracy rate of rapid antigen tests.