SamiD
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Langston Hughes poem is my anthem https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907/let-america-be-america-again
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SamiD
@samidg.bsky.social
· Feb 12
If you haven't read this yet, go take 9 min and read it now. @chenoweth.bsky.social
The Nature of Our Power: A Conversation with Political Scientist Erica Chenoweth
"The best study on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really can’t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democr...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
Code Orange Trump regime is ignoring orders from a Federal Judge This article speaks of a blueprint on how to proceed when institutions check & balances fail
Dr. Erica Chenoweth is the originator of “3.5% Rule” the % critical mass of populace protest turn out needed for successful resistance
Dr. Erica Chenoweth is the originator of “3.5% Rule” the % critical mass of populace protest turn out needed for successful resistance
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WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
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WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment?
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment?
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
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New York City turned OUT.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
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The people who are not moved by children being massacred in school shootings because of the policies they support will not be moved by a white mother being killed by authorities either. That’s effortless for them.
January 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The people who are not moved by children being massacred in school shootings because of the policies they support will not be moved by a white mother being killed by authorities either. That’s effortless for them.
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Kamlager-Dove: Nobody said that about the January 6ers, did they? So, they didn’t comply. You know what they got for not complying with the law? A pardon from Trump. And dozens of them have gone out to commit additional crimes. So, I am so sick of the hypocrisy and the bullshit.
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Kamlager-Dove: Nobody said that about the January 6ers, did they? So, they didn’t comply. You know what they got for not complying with the law? A pardon from Trump. And dozens of them have gone out to commit additional crimes. So, I am so sick of the hypocrisy and the bullshit.
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ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
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But Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
But Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize
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FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests
FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?
Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
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Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
January 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
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Noem is a liar and her agency is filled with liars. Receipts:
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
TAPPER: You called Renee Good a "domestic terrorist." Why did you not wait for an investigation?
NOEM: Everything I've said has been proven to be factual and the truth. This administration wants to operate in transparency.
T: What you said is not what happened
N: It absolutely is what happened
NOEM: Everything I've said has been proven to be factual and the truth. This administration wants to operate in transparency.
T: What you said is not what happened
N: It absolutely is what happened
January 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Noem is a liar and her agency is filled with liars. Receipts:
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
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Johnson: It is equally inappropriate for ICE agents to just throw teargas out of a window because people are yelling at them. It is unacceptable for ICE agents to go up and threaten to arrest and harm people because they are honking a horn or exercising a protest, that is unacceptable.
January 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Johnson: It is equally inappropriate for ICE agents to just throw teargas out of a window because people are yelling at them. It is unacceptable for ICE agents to go up and threaten to arrest and harm people because they are honking a horn or exercising a protest, that is unacceptable.
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Granted I’m biased but I actually don’t think that looking like a lesbian should justify summary executions.
January 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Granted I’m biased but I actually don’t think that looking like a lesbian should justify summary executions.
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Austin TX PD snatches peaceful protesters at Renee Good memorial.
(1/10/26)
(1/10/26)
January 11, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Austin TX PD snatches peaceful protesters at Renee Good memorial.
(1/10/26)
(1/10/26)
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Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
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The irony of trump threatening war with Iran for reacting against protesters while his own secret police are terrorizing and killing protesters here in the USA!
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The irony of trump threatening war with Iran for reacting against protesters while his own secret police are terrorizing and killing protesters here in the USA!
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Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
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White people defending ICE and thus the State see their goal of a white Christofascist nation within their grasp so will ignore murder.
They are evil.
They are evil.
January 10, 2026 at 5:09 AM
White people defending ICE and thus the State see their goal of a white Christofascist nation within their grasp so will ignore murder.
They are evil.
They are evil.
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From grief to movement—Portland is transforming sorrow into strength. Every chant and every step says: no more ICE raids, no more stolen lives.
#ICEOutForGood
#ICEOutForGood
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 AM
From grief to movement—Portland is transforming sorrow into strength. Every chant and every step says: no more ICE raids, no more stolen lives.
#ICEOutForGood
#ICEOutForGood
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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This is domestic abuser type behavior ladies
January 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is domestic abuser type behavior ladies
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UNARMED WOMAN: “Shame on you.”
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
UNARMED WOMAN: “Shame on you.”
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
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I am quite sure that the Trumpsters who tried to overthrow the government on January 6 we're asked to stop. The police officers did not shoot them in the head. Redblad.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I am quite sure that the Trumpsters who tried to overthrow the government on January 6 we're asked to stop. The police officers did not shoot them in the head. Redblad.com
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Frey: "An individual from a car that was in the middle of a street was detained. ICE left the car in the middle of the street. The car wasn't even in park, so you got it just rolling down the street w/nobody in it. It could've hit anybody, including my own family. This is not about safety"
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Frey: "An individual from a car that was in the middle of a street was detained. ICE left the car in the middle of the street. The car wasn't even in park, so you got it just rolling down the street w/nobody in it. It could've hit anybody, including my own family. This is not about safety"
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Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.