Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Scott Williams 🐧 @vwbusguy@mastodon.online

2/20/2026, 11:43:05 PM

Public

In case you thought things were "de-escalating"

ICE Agents Arrest Observer and Knock Down and Pepper-Spray 80-Year-Old Attorney in Downtown Santa Barbara

#SantaBarbara

https://www.independent.com/2026/02/20/ice-agents-arrest-observer-and-knock-down-and-pepper-spray-elderly-attorney-in-downtown-santa-barbara/

ICE Agents Arrest Observer and Knock Down and Pepper-Spray 80-Year-Old Attorney in Downtown Santa Barbara

A chaotic arrest scene unfolds Friday morning near Santa Barbara County Probation’s offices on Carrillo Street.

www.independent.com · The Santa Barbara Independent

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Paul Cantrell @inthehands@hachyderm.io

2/21/2026, 4:05:09 AM

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RE: https://mastodon.online/@vwbusguy/116105608250025802

ICE is “de-escalating” in exactly the same way that cockroaches de-escalate when you turn on the light.