Samuel ✡️ 🗽
@bluelion70.bsky.social
History teacher, Yankee Fan, Board-gamer.
Unapologetic Liberal, Environmentalist, Democracist, Zionist.
Unapologetic Liberal, Environmentalist, Democracist, Zionist.
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Samuel ✡️ 🗽
@bluelion70.bsky.social
· Nov 13
This is going to be very nuanced and very divisive. I hope you will do me the courtesy of reading the whole thing and digesting it before commenting.
Okay?
Good, here goes:
I think many people in our party misunderstand what a congressional leader is.
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Okay?
Good, here goes:
I think many people in our party misunderstand what a congressional leader is.
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This thread is very poignant and worth every minute of the time you spend reading it.
I’ve been guilty of the vibes-based demand-making described here in the past and it can be a struggle for all us to acknowledge & understand other peoples’ perspectives. We could all stand to do that more often.
I’ve been guilty of the vibes-based demand-making described here in the past and it can be a struggle for all us to acknowledge & understand other peoples’ perspectives. We could all stand to do that more often.
I don’t understand how any of these “activists” look at themselves in a mirror.
Is there anyone in the entire country who claims the labels of “activist” or “organizer” who is something more than a grandstanding, fraudulent grifter?
Is there anyone in the entire country who claims the labels of “activist” or “organizer” who is something more than a grandstanding, fraudulent grifter?
this is an INSANE thing to say to fucking Will Stancil
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I don’t understand how any of these “activists” look at themselves in a mirror.
Is there anyone in the entire country who claims the labels of “activist” or “organizer” who is something more than a grandstanding, fraudulent grifter?
Is there anyone in the entire country who claims the labels of “activist” or “organizer” who is something more than a grandstanding, fraudulent grifter?
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I can honestly say that my love for @bradlander.bsky.social is as pure a love as any hetero man can have for another hetero man who is also a politician that I have never met
Guys I was waiting for him to post footage - I KNOW HE HAS IT - but it seems like he may not. But last week I took Brad Lander on an ICE watch ridealong and he PERSONALLY CHASED OUT AN ICE CAR ON FOOT
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I can honestly say that my love for @bradlander.bsky.social is as pure a love as any hetero man can have for another hetero man who is also a politician that I have never met
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Dash cam footage of Brad Lander’s pursuit of ICE agents has been leaked.
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Dash cam footage of Brad Lander’s pursuit of ICE agents has been leaked.
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I told him this all to his face but if he’s too nice to post it I’m just going to tell the world anyway. The dude cares, he’s for real, he’s willing to put himself in harm’s way to protect others. Wish I could vote for him - maybe one day I will be able to ;)
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I told him this all to his face but if he’s too nice to post it I’m just going to tell the world anyway. The dude cares, he’s for real, he’s willing to put himself in harm’s way to protect others. Wish I could vote for him - maybe one day I will be able to ;)
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I bet he’s being all modest but let me tell you my view: it is very good when politicians from around the country come to Minneapolis to see what’s happening here. Very few have done it. He certainly didn’t have to (they’re already prosecuting him for god’s sake). But it makes our plight feel seen
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I bet he’s being all modest but let me tell you my view: it is very good when politicians from around the country come to Minneapolis to see what’s happening here. Very few have done it. He certainly didn’t have to (they’re already prosecuting him for god’s sake). But it makes our plight feel seen
Goddamn, I wish @bradlander.bsky.social was my mayor. Get this man into congress immediately.
Guys I was waiting for him to post footage - I KNOW HE HAS IT - but it seems like he may not. But last week I took Brad Lander on an ICE watch ridealong and he PERSONALLY CHASED OUT AN ICE CAR ON FOOT
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Goddamn, I wish @bradlander.bsky.social was my mayor. Get this man into congress immediately.
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Guys I was waiting for him to post footage - I KNOW HE HAS IT - but it seems like he may not. But last week I took Brad Lander on an ICE watch ridealong and he PERSONALLY CHASED OUT AN ICE CAR ON FOOT
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
February 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Guys I was waiting for him to post footage - I KNOW HE HAS IT - but it seems like he may not. But last week I took Brad Lander on an ICE watch ridealong and he PERSONALLY CHASED OUT AN ICE CAR ON FOOT
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
I am not making this up. He walked right up to a lurking unmarked car and they tore out of town
“Thompson alleges that Talarico, who is White, said: “I signed up to run against a mediocre Black man, not a formidable, intelligent Black woman.””
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign roiled as he denies referring to ex-rival as ‘mediocre Black man’ | CNN Politics
With now just a month to go until Election Day, the Democratic primary for US Senate in Texas has become so fraught that a TikToker’s accusations have roiled the race and prompted a major endorsement ...
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
“Thompson alleges that Talarico, who is White, said: “I signed up to run against a mediocre Black man, not a formidable, intelligent Black woman.””
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Donald Trump is incredibly litigious. He sues and threatens to sue people for anything and everything. He has sued no one for calling him a paedophile... Because the legal scrutiny would not go well for him
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Donald Trump is incredibly litigious. He sues and threatens to sue people for anything and everything. He has sued no one for calling him a paedophile... Because the legal scrutiny would not go well for him
I feel this one so strongly lol
I have probably unfollowed and refollowed Stancil more than any other person on this site
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I feel this one so strongly lol
What the fuck? I must have missed this, but honestly that’s fucking disgusting. If there’s any “ultimate New York sandwich”, it’s obviously pastrami on rye.
What the fuck even is a tuna melt? Just tuna salad on bread? Get the fuck outta here with that shit.
What the fuck even is a tuna melt? Just tuna salad on bread? Get the fuck outta here with that shit.
I'm a native New Yorker, not a fucking gentrifying transplant, and I've never had a tuna melt in my life.
To call that a NYC sandwich is a load of transplant bullshit.
To call that a NYC sandwich is a load of transplant bullshit.
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
What the fuck? I must have missed this, but honestly that’s fucking disgusting. If there’s any “ultimate New York sandwich”, it’s obviously pastrami on rye.
What the fuck even is a tuna melt? Just tuna salad on bread? Get the fuck outta here with that shit.
What the fuck even is a tuna melt? Just tuna salad on bread? Get the fuck outta here with that shit.
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Source: random men burned down many things in my city, and a number of people died as a result.
February 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Source: random men burned down many things in my city, and a number of people died as a result.
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Setting things on fire in a city is a great way to kill a bunch of people. Don't do it. Don't defend the people doing it.
February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Setting things on fire in a city is a great way to kill a bunch of people. Don't do it. Don't defend the people doing it.
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If random masked men are setting fires in your community, I think you should feel free to film them. Especially if dozens of other people and several national news crews are filming them. They are not "allies," they're arsonists. Grow up.
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
If random masked men are setting fires in your community, I think you should feel free to film them. Especially if dozens of other people and several national news crews are filming them. They are not "allies," they're arsonists. Grow up.
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It's funny how there is a segment of MAGA twitter who are seething that Tom Hanks is not in the Epstein files because ever since Pizzagate they deluded themselves into believing he is the worst of all paedophiles.
February 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
It's funny how there is a segment of MAGA twitter who are seething that Tom Hanks is not in the Epstein files because ever since Pizzagate they deluded themselves into believing he is the worst of all paedophiles.
Hussam Abu Safiya wrote this article in 2024 “begging the world for help”.
When will we stop pretending that the fact that a person holds a civilian job means they can’t possibly be moonlighting as a terrorist in their spare time?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
When will we stop pretending that the fact that a person holds a civilian job means they can’t possibly be moonlighting as a terrorist in their spare time?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Hussam Abu Safiya wrote this article in 2024 “begging the world for help”.
When will we stop pretending that the fact that a person holds a civilian job means they can’t possibly be moonlighting as a terrorist in their spare time?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
When will we stop pretending that the fact that a person holds a civilian job means they can’t possibly be moonlighting as a terrorist in their spare time?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
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Oh. J.K Rowling invited Epstein for dinner.
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Oh. J.K Rowling invited Epstein for dinner.
@criticalbill76.bsky.social is Nazi scum. Why are these people so common and accepted on the left?
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
@criticalbill76.bsky.social is Nazi scum. Why are these people so common and accepted on the left?
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All this "know your place, some activists have been putting in the work for decades, you should listen to them" posting reminds me of being an extra for this TV show one time and hearing this other extra who was in SAG going on and on about his career. Like man, no one cares, you suck at this
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 AM
All this "know your place, some activists have been putting in the work for decades, you should listen to them" posting reminds me of being an extra for this TV show one time and hearing this other extra who was in SAG going on and on about his career. Like man, no one cares, you suck at this
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It also literally is elitism in the most negative sense. And if I were being even nastier about it "There is but one principle respected in this, and that is the Leader-Principle. The masses may not make choices on their own, the Leader dictates to them and for them."
All this "know your place, some activists have been putting in the work for decades, you should listen to them" posting reminds me of being an extra for this TV show one time and hearing this other extra who was in SAG going on and on about his career. Like man, no one cares, you suck at this
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 AM
It also literally is elitism in the most negative sense. And if I were being even nastier about it "There is but one principle respected in this, and that is the Leader-Principle. The masses may not make choices on their own, the Leader dictates to them and for them."
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this is 100% a bot. No one fucking thinks my first name is actually fascism
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
this is 100% a bot. No one fucking thinks my first name is actually fascism
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"But being arrested sucks, and legal defense can drain your bank account"
Uh huh. There is absolutely zero chance that if you participate in any of this activity that you are not on a list of people they can harass this way.
Zero.
Uh huh. There is absolutely zero chance that if you participate in any of this activity that you are not on a list of people they can harass this way.
Zero.
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 AM
"But being arrested sucks, and legal defense can drain your bank account"
Uh huh. There is absolutely zero chance that if you participate in any of this activity that you are not on a list of people they can harass this way.
Zero.
Uh huh. There is absolutely zero chance that if you participate in any of this activity that you are not on a list of people they can harass this way.
Zero.
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If you are really worried about the feds showing up at your door and arresting you with anything more serious than a charge (they probably can't even get an indictment on) you are contemplating things that demand you get off social media and throw away your phone.
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
If you are really worried about the feds showing up at your door and arresting you with anything more serious than a charge (they probably can't even get an indictment on) you are contemplating things that demand you get off social media and throw away your phone.
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The whole point of the ICE resistance movement is that they are explicitly training you *not* to interfere with the operations you are just doing legal, public surveillance of the feds.
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
The whole point of the ICE resistance movement is that they are explicitly training you *not* to interfere with the operations you are just doing legal, public surveillance of the feds.
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I think the thing that folks really haven't internalized is that the Black Panthers were surveilled and tracked and had massive FBI files in an era where they were credibly attempting opsec and the feds were grinding through it with about 3% of the capabilities of the modern police state.
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I think the thing that folks really haven't internalized is that the Black Panthers were surveilled and tracked and had massive FBI files in an era where they were credibly attempting opsec and the feds were grinding through it with about 3% of the capabilities of the modern police state.