Sam 🎅🏽’Rama
@samorama.bsky.social
Antifascist Champagne Socialist. Chicago gay he/him. I watch a lot of tv and listen to tapes.
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@samorama.bsky.social
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"An Abughazaleh or Biss victory, AIPAC leaders warned, could be the lead domino in the 2026 midterms of victories for more progressive Democrats who’ve expressed criticism of the Israeli government. Illinois’ primary on March 17 is one of the first in the country."
For context: Here's the full exclusive story (gift link) I broke a few weeks ago about what's going on here
AIPAC pushes Leon to quit House race - Evanston Now
Lobbying group's leaders held meeting last week with community leaders as ballot deadline looms.
evanstonnow.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 AM
"An Abughazaleh or Biss victory, AIPAC leaders warned, could be the lead domino in the 2026 midterms of victories for more progressive Democrats who’ve expressed criticism of the Israeli government. Illinois’ primary on March 17 is one of the first in the country."
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The whole "Grok admits" "Grok apologizes" thing reminds me of the famous IBM presentation quote that evidently everyone has forgotten. And I do think representing your brand on social media counts as a "management decision".
January 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
The whole "Grok admits" "Grok apologizes" thing reminds me of the famous IBM presentation quote that evidently everyone has forgotten. And I do think representing your brand on social media counts as a "management decision".
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This brainrot is more responsible for the rise of authoritarianism in the US than any of the wokeness it will not shut up about
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This brainrot is more responsible for the rise of authoritarianism in the US than any of the wokeness it will not shut up about
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Shortly after this video Chance asked the crew again for something more upbeat “Hey man jazz clarinets great but can we get some hip hop?”
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Shortly after this video Chance asked the crew again for something more upbeat “Hey man jazz clarinets great but can we get some hip hop?”
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This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.”
Trump announces he’s pulling the National Guard from Portland, LA, and Chicago but threatens that “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.”
I think I’ve become a Cher defender because she’s the queen mother of every trans guy.
Cher - Shame Shame Shame (with Tina Turner) (The Cher Show, 04/27/1975)
YouTube video by Cher
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I think I’ve become a Cher defender because she’s the queen mother of every trans guy.
Happy Birthday to half of the Monkees.
December 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Happy Birthday to half of the Monkees.
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Way too many posts in the TL today about how we just need to be friendly to fascists and give them everything they want and I don't even need to ask "have you ever read history" because have you ever even paid attention to the last year?
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Way too many posts in the TL today about how we just need to be friendly to fascists and give them everything they want and I don't even need to ask "have you ever read history" because have you ever even paid attention to the last year?
Try L-theanine dude.
Wyoming Freedom Caucus member allegedly admitted that "he drinks while driving for anxiety," Johnson County Sheriff's Office report says.
Rep. Bill Allemand arrested for drinking and driving - WyoFile
Wyoming Freedom Caucus member allegedly admitted that ‘he drinks while driving for anxiety,’ Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report says.
wyofile.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Try L-theanine dude.
Love having some time off for holidays but I’m not getting paid for them… if you’re able to help your favorite trans autistic underemployed ding dong out I could use it…
PayPal.me/samorama
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December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Love having some time off for holidays but I’m not getting paid for them… if you’re able to help your favorite trans autistic underemployed ding dong out I could use it…
PayPal.me/samorama
venmo.com/u/DJSamorama
PayPal.me/samorama
venmo.com/u/DJSamorama
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Barbara Manning Live at Empty Bottle on 1997-07-11 https://archive.org/details/ajc02422_bmanning1997-07-11.ajcproject
Barbara Manning Live at Empty Bottle on 1997-07-11 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Barbara ManningEmpty BottleJuly 11, 1997Chicago, IllinoisSetlist (60:42): 01 Never Park02 $1000 Wedding [Gram Parsons]03 These Days04 Haze Is Free (Mounting a...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Barbara Manning Live at Empty Bottle on 1997-07-11 https://archive.org/details/ajc02422_bmanning1997-07-11.ajcproject
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The paper that let go of Michael Phillips, an excellent film critic, still has a theater critic that reviews Broadway shows, since every Chicagoan goes to NYC a few times a year (oh, the theater critic is also the editorial page editor).
Feuding families. Tragic quests. Dead bodies. George Clooney and Sarah Snook. Broadway had plenty of variety on offer this past year. Here is our annual list, daringly ranked in order, of our top 10 Broadway shows of the year.
Best Broadway of 2025: ‘Purpose,’ George Clooney and ‘Boop!’ in our top 10
Our list of the best shows on New York’s Great White Way this past year includes several shows that Chicago audiences saw first.
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The paper that let go of Michael Phillips, an excellent film critic, still has a theater critic that reviews Broadway shows, since every Chicagoan goes to NYC a few times a year (oh, the theater critic is also the editorial page editor).
James Brown waved at me on New Years Eve 1993 in Jakarta.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
James Brown waved at me on New Years Eve 1993 in Jakarta.
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Even before the heel turn, one of the most bizarre and fascinating cultural phenomena in recent memory - a revival of Edwardian schoolboy fiction injected with fantasy that three and a half books and a burgeoning craze in, shifts to an unedited Greek tragedy epigraph-ing supposedly universal 'epic'
transphobia aside, it is crazy to me that there are adults who go to harry potter media for their entertainment.
December 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Even before the heel turn, one of the most bizarre and fascinating cultural phenomena in recent memory - a revival of Edwardian schoolboy fiction injected with fantasy that three and a half books and a burgeoning craze in, shifts to an unedited Greek tragedy epigraph-ing supposedly universal 'epic'
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Hey remember when even cynical, cheap cash-in promotional cartoons had a distinctive look based on what studio got the gig because they had human artists with individual artistic patterns and not just digitized aggregates of a marketing department’s idea of what the most average person would like
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Hey remember when even cynical, cheap cash-in promotional cartoons had a distinctive look based on what studio got the gig because they had human artists with individual artistic patterns and not just digitized aggregates of a marketing department’s idea of what the most average person would like
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
If I get to choose between a lawyer or a billionaire or tampon schlepper to vote for I’m 100% voting tampon schlepper.
December 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If I get to choose between a lawyer or a billionaire or tampon schlepper to vote for I’m 100% voting tampon schlepper.
I scored 75% on the Chicago local news quiz 2025! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
December 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I scored 75% on the Chicago local news quiz 2025! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
If you loved Heated Rivalry and haven’t seen Yuri On Ice it’s on Hulu and you should see it ASAP.
Yuri!!! on ICE - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Crunchyroll Dubs
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you loved Heated Rivalry and haven’t seen Yuri On Ice it’s on Hulu and you should see it ASAP.
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“It made me physically nauseous,” said Democratic congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, reflecting on the massive sums Democrats raised and spent on the 2024 presidential election, “thinking about how many people could be fed."
Kat Abughazaleh Thinks Campaign Funds Should Help Feed People
Kat Abughazaleh, an activist running for Congress in Illinois, turned her campaign office into a mutual aid hub.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“It made me physically nauseous,” said Democratic congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, reflecting on the massive sums Democrats raised and spent on the 2024 presidential election, “thinking about how many people could be fed."