Sam Kam
@samkampix.bsky.social
Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
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Sam Kam
@samkampix.bsky.social
· Nov 9
“Thinking is more interesting than knowing but less interesting than looking.”
Goethe
Goethe
50 Years of Patti Smith’s “Horses”https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/07/arts/music/patti-smith-horses-anniversary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z08.cq5e.r4F8t-2WaSKN&smid=bs-share
Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary (Gift Article)
In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the album share their memories.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
50 Years of Patti Smith’s “Horses”https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/07/arts/music/patti-smith-horses-anniversary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z08.cq5e.r4F8t-2WaSKN&smid=bs-share
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Apparently you can indict a ham sandwich but you can’t convict turkey sub.
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently you can indict a ham sandwich but you can’t convict turkey sub.
as time explodes - 2.0
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
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November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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After a judge ordered Donald Trump to make SNAP payments, the wannabe king declared he will defy a court order and won't help people afford groceries.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
After a judge ordered Donald Trump to make SNAP payments, the wannabe king declared he will defy a court order and won't help people afford groceries.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
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Just about an hour apart by the way
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Just about an hour apart by the way
"On Help and Humiliation"
Robert Arnold
"Zohran Mamdani stands at that fault line, not as a saint, but as a symbol, proof that decency still terrifies the powerful."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9y...
Robert Arnold
"Zohran Mamdani stands at that fault line, not as a saint, but as a symbol, proof that decency still terrifies the powerful."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9y...
On Help and Humiliation
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"On Help and Humiliation"
Robert Arnold
"Zohran Mamdani stands at that fault line, not as a saint, but as a symbol, proof that decency still terrifies the powerful."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9y...
Robert Arnold
"Zohran Mamdani stands at that fault line, not as a saint, but as a symbol, proof that decency still terrifies the powerful."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9y...
Technopagans
Jesse Welles
"activistic figurines
effortlessly moral, wept
while new hatesmiths
forged the swords
that cut themselves across the neck"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idfY...
Jesse Welles
"activistic figurines
effortlessly moral, wept
while new hatesmiths
forged the swords
that cut themselves across the neck"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idfY...
Technopagans
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Technopagans
Jesse Welles
"activistic figurines
effortlessly moral, wept
while new hatesmiths
forged the swords
that cut themselves across the neck"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idfY...
Jesse Welles
"activistic figurines
effortlessly moral, wept
while new hatesmiths
forged the swords
that cut themselves across the neck"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idfY...
Rep. Joe Neguse masterly answers a bad question in a way that all Democrat reps should learn from and emulate.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMVkutEh/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMVkutEh/
The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored. Period.
TikTok video by Congressman Joe Neguse
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October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Rep. Joe Neguse masterly answers a bad question in a way that all Democrat reps should learn from and emulate.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMVkutEh/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMVkutEh/
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Donald Trump Jr. in 2021: “Those Hunter no-show no-experience board seats didn’t come without an expected return!”
Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
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Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
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After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New Advisory Board, Defense Contracts Follow
Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.
www.forbes.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Donald Trump Jr. in 2021: “Those Hunter no-show no-experience board seats didn’t come without an expected return!”
Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
1/
Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
1/
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it's wild to me that we have a letter from 850+ rabbis denouncing zohran mamdani for things he never said and positions he never took while no such letter has been written condemning stephen miller for claiming to "defend jewish values" while being an utter fucking nazi and dismantling our democracy
it’s funny how the attacks levied last night against zohran mamdani by andrew cuomo more accurately describe stephen miller — totally inexperienced, deeply ideological, surrounded by antisemites, speaks like he’s talking exclusively to the internet, will bring about a policy nightmare, etc.
this is the problem with letting men like this get away with saying shit on tv instead of real life. i dare this man to say this shit out loud in any bar on the north shore
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
it's wild to me that we have a letter from 850+ rabbis denouncing zohran mamdani for things he never said and positions he never took while no such letter has been written condemning stephen miller for claiming to "defend jewish values" while being an utter fucking nazi and dismantling our democracy
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
#sInGeRsOnGwRiTeR #OrIgInAL #folk #song #venezuela🇻🇪
TikTok video by Welles
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October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Giuffre felt alone standing up to Epstein. Her posthumous memoir makes protecting abuse victims a societal responsibility.
Here’s what we learned from the memoir ↓
Here’s what we learned from the memoir ↓
From Meeting Epstein to Escaping Him: What We Learned From Virginia Giuffre's 'Nobody's Girl'
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Giuffre felt alone standing up to Epstein. Her posthumous memoir makes protecting abuse victims a societal responsibility.
Here’s what we learned from the memoir ↓
Here’s what we learned from the memoir ↓
“The Rich Dine as the Republic Decomposes” by Oliver Kornetzke open.substack.com/pub/oliverkorn…
https://open.substack.com/pub/oliverkorn…
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“The Rich Dine as the Republic Decomposes” by Oliver Kornetzke open.substack.com/pub/oliverkorn…
"Why do we ... ask those who have been weakened by abuse to do the heaviest lifting — not just calling out the predatory schemes of those who abused them, but also testifying and being deposed under oath, as well as sitting for interviews and news conferences?" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...
Opinion | Why Virginia Roberts Giuffre Would Not Stop Talking About Jeffrey Epstein
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Why do we ... ask those who have been weakened by abuse to do the heaviest lifting — not just calling out the predatory schemes of those who abused them, but also testifying and being deposed under oath, as well as sitting for interviews and news conferences?" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...
October 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.
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In a coordinated move, multiple federal agencies joined BlueSky yesterday and turned to trolling the opposition. Our Assessment on Democratic Decline warns of this autocratic practice: attacking the free press and narrowing the space in which factual reporting can safely operate without retaliation.
October 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In a coordinated move, multiple federal agencies joined BlueSky yesterday and turned to trolling the opposition. Our Assessment on Democratic Decline warns of this autocratic practice: attacking the free press and narrowing the space in which factual reporting can safely operate without retaliation.
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This is a must-read profile of Russell Vought, the extremist who is leading the Trump regime’s crusade against the federal government.
Vought is a proud Christian Nationalist who has a warped view of America’s founding and hates modern America.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
Vought is a proud Christian Nationalist who has a warped view of America’s founding and hates modern America.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is a must-read profile of Russell Vought, the extremist who is leading the Trump regime’s crusade against the federal government.
Vought is a proud Christian Nationalist who has a warped view of America’s founding and hates modern America.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
Vought is a proud Christian Nationalist who has a warped view of America’s founding and hates modern America.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
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Barrett’s making rounds exclusively with right-wing media. Straight reporters and legal analysts not welcome (to say nothing of liberal pundits).
Just for the record, although I am not really on board with asking justices for interviews to give them free book publicity, I did ask to speak to Barrett and got a swift rejection from the publisher.
Amy Coney Barrett did a big sit-down interview with Baseball Crank over at the National Review, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, but she actually has my sympathies for having to force a laugh after Crank opened their conversation with this
October 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Barrett’s making rounds exclusively with right-wing media. Straight reporters and legal analysts not welcome (to say nothing of liberal pundits).
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The Pentagon press corps showed unexpected but welcome unity in refusing to submit to the Trump regime’s censorship. Now if only the White House press corps would follow suit by refusing to sit still for the pyroclastic flow of Trumpian lies delivered by toadie Karoline Leavitt.
October 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Pentagon press corps showed unexpected but welcome unity in refusing to submit to the Trump regime’s censorship. Now if only the White House press corps would follow suit by refusing to sit still for the pyroclastic flow of Trumpian lies delivered by toadie Karoline Leavitt.
No Kings 2.0 #defiancetildeath #nokings #politics #trump
TikTok video by defiance13
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October 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM