Dr. Earhart Sampson, PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦
@earhart.bsky.social
Coll Prof 30 years. Cog/SocPsy/Statistics. Married, 1 son, 1 dil, 1 grandson
Reading. Nature, Climate, History, Women are people. Small is Beautiful.
Knowledge is Good. Newsom, Pritzker or Beshear - Governors! '28.
Trump est un idiot.
Reading. Nature, Climate, History, Women are people. Small is Beautiful.
Knowledge is Good. Newsom, Pritzker or Beshear - Governors! '28.
Trump est un idiot.
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The Founding Fathers were highly educated, and strongly linked education to an educated public as crucial for self-government. They advocated for public schools and universities. They believed a knowledgeable populace was essential for democracy's survival.
🔥 OBAMA SNAGS LOOSE BALL AT ALL-STAR GAME — COOL AS EVER 🔥
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February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Michigan Tries a New Legal Tactic Against Big Oil, Alleging Antitrust Violations Aimed at Hobbling EVs and Renewable Energy - Inside Climate News share.google/ABkq5hDBQ3RU...
Michigan Tries a New Legal Tactic Against Big Oil, Alleging Antitrust Violations Aimed at Hobbling EVs and Renewable Energy - Inside Climate News
The suit comes as the industry and its political allies escalate efforts to shut down liability laws and lawsuits. Republicans in Congress are currently crafting legislation to shield fossil fuel comp...
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February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Michigan Tries a New Legal Tactic Against Big Oil, Alleging Antitrust Violations Aimed at Hobbling EVs and Renewable Energy - Inside Climate News share.google/ABkq5hDBQ3RU...
Maybe they should have listened to New Yorkers--who knew him best?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Disappointment of Young Trump Voters
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Maybe they should have listened to New Yorkers--who knew him best?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Who votes first?
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Feb 16 is "prerogative": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Feb 16 is "prerogative": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
Word of the Day: Prerogative
In ancient Rome, voting at legal assemblies was done by group, with the majority in a group determining the vote. The word for the group chosen to vote first on an issue was praerogātīva, a noun
www.merriam-webster.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Who votes first?
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Feb 16 is "prerogative": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Feb 16 is "prerogative": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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No Nobel for Trump in 2026—up against Minneapolis and more Norwegians than anywhere in the U.S.!
The most Norwegian city in the U.S.? Minneapolis, home to over 40,000 of Norwegian descent. MN has 810,000.
FamilySearch: tinyurl.com/2vvmm3s2
More in MN than Oslo (724,290)! Wikipedia
AND THIS…
The most Norwegian city in the U.S.? Minneapolis, home to over 40,000 of Norwegian descent. MN has 810,000.
FamilySearch: tinyurl.com/2vvmm3s2
More in MN than Oslo (724,290)! Wikipedia
AND THIS…
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 AM
No Nobel for Trump in 2026—up against Minneapolis and more Norwegians than anywhere in the U.S.!
The most Norwegian city in the U.S.? Minneapolis, home to over 40,000 of Norwegian descent. MN has 810,000.
FamilySearch: tinyurl.com/2vvmm3s2
More in MN than Oslo (724,290)! Wikipedia
AND THIS…
The most Norwegian city in the U.S.? Minneapolis, home to over 40,000 of Norwegian descent. MN has 810,000.
FamilySearch: tinyurl.com/2vvmm3s2
More in MN than Oslo (724,290)! Wikipedia
AND THIS…
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I’ve seen this person get retweeted by MAGA influencers like Benny Johnson. He’s not kidding. This is a real political goal he is pursuing. He has 425,000 followers on Facebook.
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I’ve seen this person get retweeted by MAGA influencers like Benny Johnson. He’s not kidding. This is a real political goal he is pursuing. He has 425,000 followers on Facebook.
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"It's important to remember that there are more of us than them ... every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice."
Rep. AOC
Rep. AOC
February 16, 2026 at 4:33 AM
"It's important to remember that there are more of us than them ... every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice."
Rep. AOC
Rep. AOC
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Musk was advancing a strongly pro-Russian line in Ukraine, where he was most visibly trying to undermine U.S. policy."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/think...
THIS IS A CRITICAL ESSAY abt the need for us to sort out how to reinvigorate a civic democratic movement in the US. @stevesawyer12.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/think...
THIS IS A CRITICAL ESSAY abt the need for us to sort out how to reinvigorate a civic democratic movement in the US. @stevesawyer12.bsky.social
Thinking Clearly About the Global Authoritarian Movement
Day after day we’re seeing more signs of Donald Trump’s slipping grip...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Musk was advancing a strongly pro-Russian line in Ukraine, where he was most visibly trying to undermine U.S. policy."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/think...
THIS IS A CRITICAL ESSAY abt the need for us to sort out how to reinvigorate a civic democratic movement in the US. @stevesawyer12.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/think...
THIS IS A CRITICAL ESSAY abt the need for us to sort out how to reinvigorate a civic democratic movement in the US. @stevesawyer12.bsky.social
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PLEASE READ AND SHARE THIS THREAD FROM @ellenenders.bsky.social an @talkingpointsmemo.com
"Early in the Biden administration I talked to a U.S. hedge funder who gets invited to the confabs Mohammed bin Salman has put on for the world’s billionaires since he became the country’s de facto leader. He described that world to me, a bit about its mores, what he saw. As you’d imagine for this
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 AM
PLEASE READ AND SHARE THIS THREAD FROM @ellenenders.bsky.social an @talkingpointsmemo.com
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How does one help feed the
affected people. nyti.ms/467Sefu
affected people. nyti.ms/467Sefu
February 16, 2026 at 4:31 AM
How does one help feed the
affected people. nyti.ms/467Sefu
affected people. nyti.ms/467Sefu
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(GIFTED) 47 is suing the IRS for $10B because a contractor gave his tax records to NYTimes. No president has ever sued an agency he was boss of.
That's ten thousand million--a stack of $100 bills 6.8 miles high. That's what he feels his bruised ego is worth.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
That's ten thousand million--a stack of $100 bills 6.8 miles high. That's what he feels his bruised ego is worth.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Is Suing His Own Government
The president is seeking billions in taxpayer dollars from the IRS. Whether he can do this is perhaps less important than whether he should.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 AM
(GIFTED) 47 is suing the IRS for $10B because a contractor gave his tax records to NYTimes. No president has ever sued an agency he was boss of.
That's ten thousand million--a stack of $100 bills 6.8 miles high. That's what he feels his bruised ego is worth.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
That's ten thousand million--a stack of $100 bills 6.8 miles high. That's what he feels his bruised ego is worth.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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In January-February, a scientific expedition traveled to Antarctica to study its fastest melting glacier, the Thwaites. You can find out more here (includes photos and videos): www.nytimes.com/live/2025/cl... (gift). 🌎
February 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
In January-February, a scientific expedition traveled to Antarctica to study its fastest melting glacier, the Thwaites. You can find out more here (includes photos and videos): www.nytimes.com/live/2025/cl... (gift). 🌎
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"Donald Trump’s schemes to juice the economy." He's trying to buy votes to the long term detriment of the country's fiscal health.Also, Trump gutted the I.R.S.staff. Those w/more complicated returns who attempt to evade taxes are more likely to get away with it.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Donald Trump’s schemes to juice the economy
Watch out for sneaky stimulus
www.economist.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
"Donald Trump’s schemes to juice the economy." He's trying to buy votes to the long term detriment of the country's fiscal health.Also, Trump gutted the I.R.S.staff. Those w/more complicated returns who attempt to evade taxes are more likely to get away with it.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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Awesome. Here is a song I wrote and wanted to share. I’m 48 and it’s my first song written wish I started young like these kids. youtu.be/wl6BX11WEYY
ICE Out Of Mnisota
YouTube video by North of Zero
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February 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Awesome. Here is a song I wrote and wanted to share. I’m 48 and it’s my first song written wish I started young like these kids. youtu.be/wl6BX11WEYY
Thread.
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Thread.
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This thread is the we are going to win thread, is the kids are alright thread, is the STOP ICE thread, is the civil society rising thread; read it through.
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This thread is the we are going to win thread, is the kids are alright thread, is the STOP ICE thread, is the civil society rising thread; read it through.
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Even Grok acknowledges that the so-called “Save America Act” (backed by Trump & Musk) may undermine the security of our elections by creating a Single Point of Attack for voter roll maintenance via the Save Program, which links to an SSA database mishandled by DOGE. #NoOnSave #ProtectOurVotes 1/
February 16, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Even Grok acknowledges that the so-called “Save America Act” (backed by Trump & Musk) may undermine the security of our elections by creating a Single Point of Attack for voter roll maintenance via the Save Program, which links to an SSA database mishandled by DOGE. #NoOnSave #ProtectOurVotes 1/