Jeff Samsonow
@jeffsamsonow.bsky.social
Your friendly neighbourhood mediocre-man and pandemic buzzkill.😷 he/him in #yeg on Treaty 6. same @ on🦣
"Put your cheeks in a Beek" is a line quoted often around here. James Van Der Beek brought comedy gold to Don't Trust the B in Apt 23, an absolute gem of a show with a stacked cast. He was a star that could do it all. www.slashfilm.com/2099132/ja...
James Van Der Beek's Best Role Was On This Underrated ABC Sitcom - SlashFilm
If you haven't seen the cancelled-too-soon ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, you're missing out on James Van Der Beek's career-best performance.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"Put your cheeks in a Beek" is a line quoted often around here. James Van Der Beek brought comedy gold to Don't Trust the B in Apt 23, an absolute gem of a show with a stacked cast. He was a star that could do it all. www.slashfilm.com/2099132/ja...
Add the CRASH Clock to your regular doomscrolling rotation. www.theweathernetwork.com/en...
CRASH Clock tracks growing collision risk in low-Earth orbit - The Weather Network
Extreme solar activity or even a software glitch could put us just days away from a satellite collision in low-Earth orbit.
www.theweathernetwork.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Add the CRASH Clock to your regular doomscrolling rotation. www.theweathernetwork.com/en...
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
I like to think this sign is needed because so many people try to make espresso at Ikea.
February 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I like to think this sign is needed because so many people try to make espresso at Ikea.
"It’s the absurd endpoint of financial nihilism: an entire business model built on gaming the system without knowing or even caring what’s being traded." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"It’s the absurd endpoint of financial nihilism: an entire business model built on gaming the system without knowing or even caring what’s being traded." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
I am not ready to give up on the Internet, but we need broadcasting-style regulations, along with digitally-savvy rules. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth
Technological advances and an erosion of trust have transformed the way news unfolds online, distorting shared reality.
zurl.co
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I am not ready to give up on the Internet, but we need broadcasting-style regulations, along with digitally-savvy rules. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
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When they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
When they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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it's wild to me, how every random shitty man is vigorously defended by every other random shitty man on earth, without prompting, and at length
January 31, 2026 at 11:44 PM
it's wild to me, how every random shitty man is vigorously defended by every other random shitty man on earth, without prompting, and at length
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I helped conveners organize a community meeting for a fifteen block area, with "Preparing For ICE" as the theme.
Less than 48 hours before the event we had to switch to Zoom.
First meeting, so no email list to notify.
And we STILL peaked at 234 people on the call at once.
People are *done*
Less than 48 hours before the event we had to switch to Zoom.
First meeting, so no email list to notify.
And we STILL peaked at 234 people on the call at once.
People are *done*
February 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I helped conveners organize a community meeting for a fifteen block area, with "Preparing For ICE" as the theme.
Less than 48 hours before the event we had to switch to Zoom.
First meeting, so no email list to notify.
And we STILL peaked at 234 people on the call at once.
People are *done*
Less than 48 hours before the event we had to switch to Zoom.
First meeting, so no email list to notify.
And we STILL peaked at 234 people on the call at once.
People are *done*
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It’s easy to imagine agents of state violence — like ICE — as uniquely evil.
But history shows, under the right conditions, most humans are capable of horrors.
It’s only in confronting that reality that we can begin to inoculate ourselves against it.
@yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social helps explain:
But history shows, under the right conditions, most humans are capable of horrors.
It’s only in confronting that reality that we can begin to inoculate ourselves against it.
@yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social helps explain:
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It’s easy to imagine agents of state violence — like ICE — as uniquely evil.
But history shows, under the right conditions, most humans are capable of horrors.
It’s only in confronting that reality that we can begin to inoculate ourselves against it.
@yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social helps explain:
But history shows, under the right conditions, most humans are capable of horrors.
It’s only in confronting that reality that we can begin to inoculate ourselves against it.
@yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social helps explain:
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🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking.
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking.
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
"There’s an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is 'treason'." www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Seeking American help for Alberta’s independence is ‘treason,’ says B.C. Premier David Eby
Advocates will be seeking a $500-billion credit facility to “bankroll the province” if an independence referendum succeeds, The Financial Times reports.
www.thestar.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"There’s an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is 'treason'." www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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"It’s easy to throw stones if you think about the job displacement and ecological destruction caused by this pointless technology. But such black-and-white, not-wanting-billionaires-to-get-richer thinking is, quite frankly, cruel."
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo - - — Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"It’s easy to throw stones if you think about the job displacement and ecological destruction caused by this pointless technology. But such black-and-white, not-wanting-billionaires-to-get-richer thinking is, quite frankly, cruel."
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"I think that calls on business leaders across this province... to think about their role in what is unfolding there, and to make decisions that would not lead to some of the outcomes that we're seeing unfold in the States"
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B.C.'s attorney general urges Canadian businesses to 'think about their role' in supporting ICE operations | CBC News
B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison and Vancouver-based Hootsuite are among the Canadian companies facing backlash for business ties to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
www.cbc.ca
January 27, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"I think that calls on business leaders across this province... to think about their role in what is unfolding there, and to make decisions that would not lead to some of the outcomes that we're seeing unfold in the States"
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Canadian connections to ICE attacks in U.S. cities. rachelgilmore.substack.com/p...
A list of Canadian companies profiting off of ICE and Trump's violent mass deportation regime
Watch now | Several Canadian companies appear to be pocketing profits as this horrific agenda rolls out.
rachelgilmore.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Canadian connections to ICE attacks in U.S. cities. rachelgilmore.substack.com/p...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Jeans, sneakers, and a grenade launcher full of tear gas. These murderous chuds really are cosplaying their stormtrooper dreams. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Jeans, sneakers, and a grenade launcher full of tear gas. These murderous chuds really are cosplaying their stormtrooper dreams. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
We see a global failure in leadership. "No matter the government, a shift towards neo-imperialism and an Orwellian approach to governance will only serve to push the clock toward midnight." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
reuters.com
zurl.co
January 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
We see a global failure in leadership. "No matter the government, a shift towards neo-imperialism and an Orwellian approach to governance will only serve to push the clock toward midnight." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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It’s really this simple.
We’re airing a new campaign ad, starting tomorrow.
Here it is:
Here it is:
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 PM
It’s really this simple.
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Sir, you can’t break up with someone who already blocked your number
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Sir, you can’t break up with someone who already blocked your number
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Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:
I still wear a mask, A plea to lapsed maskers, Covid collapsing public health, causing neurological complications & a dementia timebomb, and more
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I still wear a mask, A plea to lapsed maskers, Covid collapsing public health, causing neurological complications & a dementia timebomb, and more
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I still wear a mask, A plea to lapsed maskers, Collapsing public health, neurological complications, dementia timebombs, and more
Bonus Experts prefer respirators!
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January 23, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:
I still wear a mask, A plea to lapsed maskers, Covid collapsing public health, causing neurological complications & a dementia timebomb, and more
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I still wear a mask, A plea to lapsed maskers, Covid collapsing public health, causing neurological complications & a dementia timebomb, and more
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I know he means that Canada is the northwestern flank of NATO territory, but I also can't help but notice that Alaska is on Canada's NW flank.
Met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos earlier today.
We talked about the tests NATO is facing, and Canada’s resolute support for the Alliance. We’re quadrupling our defence spending — including scaling up our investments in Arctic security to defend the northwestern flank.
We talked about the tests NATO is facing, and Canada’s resolute support for the Alliance. We’re quadrupling our defence spending — including scaling up our investments in Arctic security to defend the northwestern flank.
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I know he means that Canada is the northwestern flank of NATO territory, but I also can't help but notice that Alaska is on Canada's NW flank.
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Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
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There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.