Sam Ferguson
@samferguson.bsky.social
"Pretty dumb for a smart guy." | he/him | center-left social democrat being pushed farther left by the day | turbo nerd
Trump is as fond of shitting all over our allies' vets as he is of shitting all over ours. Pretty brazen for a serial draft-dodger. Shame we're letting a lecherous, rapine old grifter with a soggy brain rip apart the most successful defensive military alliance in history.
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Row over US President Trump’s claims about Nato troops | BBC News
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January 24, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Trump is as fond of shitting all over our allies' vets as he is of shitting all over ours. Pretty brazen for a serial draft-dodger. Shame we're letting a lecherous, rapine old grifter with a soggy brain rip apart the most successful defensive military alliance in history.
youtu.be/T-kiZ_K1XtY
youtu.be/T-kiZ_K1XtY
The bad news: I woke up with a sore back today. No reason for it. That's just my door prize for being a middle-aged fat dude.
The good news: It's gonna be wicked cold the next couple of days. So, y'know...there are worse times to need a heating pad.
The good news: It's gonna be wicked cold the next couple of days. So, y'know...there are worse times to need a heating pad.
January 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The bad news: I woke up with a sore back today. No reason for it. That's just my door prize for being a middle-aged fat dude.
The good news: It's gonna be wicked cold the next couple of days. So, y'know...there are worse times to need a heating pad.
The good news: It's gonna be wicked cold the next couple of days. So, y'know...there are worse times to need a heating pad.
Oh, come on Mike. Don't tease us with a "what if" like that.
Mike Johnson: "I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy exactly one year before Roe. A lot of people tried to convince my very young parents that they should just take care of that problem. But I am eternally grateful that they allowed me the chance at life."
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Oh, come on Mike. Don't tease us with a "what if" like that.
NWS: "So, like 2/3rds of the country is about to be schwacked by snow and ice."
FEMA: "Shit, I guess we better stop firing people, huh?"
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
FEMA: "Shit, I guess we better stop firing people, huh?"
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
FEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm | CNN Politics
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has abruptly halted ongoing terminations of hundreds of disaster workers as the agency prepares for an enormous winter storm expected to pound a large swath of ...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM
NWS: "So, like 2/3rds of the country is about to be schwacked by snow and ice."
FEMA: "Shit, I guess we better stop firing people, huh?"
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
FEMA: "Shit, I guess we better stop firing people, huh?"
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Man, my 7950X3D fuckin' loves zippin' and unzippin' stuff.
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Man, my 7950X3D fuckin' loves zippin' and unzippin' stuff.
Sorry, History Hit. I love your videos. But "WW2 Expert On The Fatal Mistakes That Cost Hitler The War"? It's a one-item list.
'How to Lose WW2', by Adolf Hitler:
1. Start World War II.
That's it. That's the list.
'How to Lose WW2', by Adolf Hitler:
1. Start World War II.
That's it. That's the list.
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Sorry, History Hit. I love your videos. But "WW2 Expert On The Fatal Mistakes That Cost Hitler The War"? It's a one-item list.
'How to Lose WW2', by Adolf Hitler:
1. Start World War II.
That's it. That's the list.
'How to Lose WW2', by Adolf Hitler:
1. Start World War II.
That's it. That's the list.
Even if we start tomorrow, I'll be dead before we repair the damage this executive has done. And every day until I do die, I'll wake up and walk around with a deep, black anger in my heart about that.
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid
US did not pay $278 million in 2024–2025 dues and millions more in promised funds.
arstechnica.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Even if we start tomorrow, I'll be dead before we repair the damage this executive has done. And every day until I do die, I'll wake up and walk around with a deep, black anger in my heart about that.
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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The reality is that 2024 was a fundamental test of the moral character of the nation and we failed spectacularly. We’re living with the consequences now. Maybe we improve. I hope so.
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 AM
The reality is that 2024 was a fundamental test of the moral character of the nation and we failed spectacularly. We’re living with the consequences now. Maybe we improve. I hope so.
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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
I am worried for those of you who are, like me, in the path of this winter storm that's barreling toward the U.S. Midwest and South this weekend. Please be safe. But also: Hot damn, am I excited. Gonna put on my Big Grey Hoodie™ and drink some T,EG,H.
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I am worried for those of you who are, like me, in the path of this winter storm that's barreling toward the U.S. Midwest and South this weekend. Please be safe. But also: Hot damn, am I excited. Gonna put on my Big Grey Hoodie™ and drink some T,EG,H.
Literally the only time Article V has been invoked was by the U.S., after 9/11. NATO responded by helping us patrol our airspace.
Almost every NATO country lost service members alongside us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So get thee fucked, Mr. President.
Almost every NATO country lost service members alongside us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So get thee fucked, Mr. President.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Literally the only time Article V has been invoked was by the U.S., after 9/11. NATO responded by helping us patrol our airspace.
Almost every NATO country lost service members alongside us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So get thee fucked, Mr. President.
Almost every NATO country lost service members alongside us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So get thee fucked, Mr. President.
No Democrat who votes to fund ICE will receive a single vote from me in the future. I don't care about their excuses. This is a red line we all need to draw.
The budget deal in Congress will give ICE another $10 BILLION.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
No Democrat who votes to fund ICE will receive a single vote from me in the future. I don't care about their excuses. This is a red line we all need to draw.
Nobody's fighting immigration enforcement, shithead. They're fighting the wholesale terrorizing of their communities. A lot of us never liked ICE and don't think it should exist. But the "chaos" didn't start until your thugs showed up and started gassing, kidnapping, and SHOOTING innocent people.
JD Vance: "I'm headed to Minneapolis where we're gonna talk with ICE agents and local officials about how we turn down the chaos. My simple piece of advice to them is going to be if you want to turn down the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement."
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Nobody's fighting immigration enforcement, shithead. They're fighting the wholesale terrorizing of their communities. A lot of us never liked ICE and don't think it should exist. But the "chaos" didn't start until your thugs showed up and started gassing, kidnapping, and SHOOTING innocent people.
The first two episodes of 'Starfleet Academy' were pretty alright. Didn't knock my socks off, but they were fine. More than enough to keep me engaged for now, and the people bitching about them are mostly brain-dead malcontents who don't understand Star Trek. (1/2)
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The first two episodes of 'Starfleet Academy' were pretty alright. Didn't knock my socks off, but they were fine. More than enough to keep me engaged for now, and the people bitching about them are mostly brain-dead malcontents who don't understand Star Trek. (1/2)
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Question. If Joe Biden called Greenland, “Iceland” four times…. What would the right be saying?
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Question. If Joe Biden called Greenland, “Iceland” four times…. What would the right be saying?
I find it unacceptably creepy that U.S. cabinet agencies are plastering their official social media with stylized photos of President Trump, exaggerated claims of his accomplishments, and performative nationalist slogans. (1/3)
January 21, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I find it unacceptably creepy that U.S. cabinet agencies are plastering their official social media with stylized photos of President Trump, exaggerated claims of his accomplishments, and performative nationalist slogans. (1/3)
I never knew as a young person that my interest in limiting executive power and infatuation with international law and diplomacy would generate quite so much agita in my 40s 😕
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I never knew as a young person that my interest in limiting executive power and infatuation with international law and diplomacy would generate quite so much agita in my 40s 😕
This "framework" is going to be exactly what our existing agreement is with Denmark, I guarantee it. We never needed control of Greenland to secure the Arctic (for ourselves, or for NATO). (1/5)
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Trump pauses Greenland-linked tariffs on 8 European countries
He said he had agreed on "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland" and the Arctic with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:26 PM
This "framework" is going to be exactly what our existing agreement is with Denmark, I guarantee it. We never needed control of Greenland to secure the Arctic (for ourselves, or for NATO). (1/5)
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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On 21 January 1968, at 16:39 local time, a B-52 bomber of the USAF slammed into the ice of the frozen North Star Bay near what was then called Thule Air Base in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland. It was carrying four B28 nuclear bombs. (1/21)
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Trump renews demand for Greenland and slams Denmark as "ungrateful"
US President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as tensions rise with European leaders over his push to acquire Greenland. Follow for live news updates.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM
On 21 January 1968, at 16:39 local time, a B-52 bomber of the USAF slammed into the ice of the frozen North Star Bay near what was then called Thule Air Base in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland. It was carrying four B28 nuclear bombs. (1/21)
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It's truly stunning (though unsurprising) how little attention national media give Gov. Walz's speeches and news conferences. He's out there declaring his state under siege, and it's not in headlines outside of MN. They'll cover Trump's lies about him endlessly-- but not his actions.
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 AM
It's truly stunning (though unsurprising) how little attention national media give Gov. Walz's speeches and news conferences. He's out there declaring his state under siege, and it's not in headlines outside of MN. They'll cover Trump's lies about him endlessly-- but not his actions.
My sacred republic is besieged by vicious idiots, and is in an accelerated decline. But because of me, every week when it flips from Wednesday to Thursday, someone on my team posts the Thor / Nyan Cat GIF. I'm getting okay with that being my greatest legacy.
a cartoon of thor riding a cat on top of a pink toaster
ALT: a cartoon of thor riding a cat on top of a pink toaster
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January 15, 2026 at 6:08 AM
My sacred republic is besieged by vicious idiots, and is in an accelerated decline. But because of me, every week when it flips from Wednesday to Thursday, someone on my team posts the Thor / Nyan Cat GIF. I'm getting okay with that being my greatest legacy.
What if obedience is immoral?
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM
What if obedience is immoral?
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Thomas Paine in Common Sense: "Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance."
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Thomas Paine in Common Sense: "Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance."
What's the dumbest, most awesome nonsense you've ever memorized (either intentionally or accidentally)? Mine's the entirety of the 1999 Mr. Bungle album 'California'. SLAP BACK WHITE SHARK ATTACK.
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM
What's the dumbest, most awesome nonsense you've ever memorized (either intentionally or accidentally)? Mine's the entirety of the 1999 Mr. Bungle album 'California'. SLAP BACK WHITE SHARK ATTACK.
Donald Trump's bizarre fixation on Greenland has always baffled me. Here are the facts... (1/4)
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apnews.com/article/denm...
Danish prime minister says a US takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Donald Trump's bizarre fixation on Greenland has always baffled me. Here are the facts... (1/4)
apnews.com/article/denm...
apnews.com/article/denm...