Sam Bell
@samuelwbell.bsky.social
Rhode Island State Senator. Democrat. Planetary Geologist.
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President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
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If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
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Fedophile
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Fedophile
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One thing to add to Carini’s column is that in the offshore litigation CT and RI AGs alleged in court filings hundreds of millions in consumer savings, with sworn affidavits.
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Don’t Blame Renewable Energy for Escalating Electricity Costs - ecoRI News
The comments scream from our website every time we publish a story about renewable energy: it’s making utility costs higher!
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January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
One thing to add to Carini’s column is that in the offshore litigation CT and RI AGs alleged in court filings hundreds of millions in consumer savings, with sworn affidavits.
ecori.org/dont-blame-r...
ecori.org/dont-blame-r...
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The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort underscore the gravity of this moment. This has never happened before in our history. We shouldn't pretend it's normal.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort underscore the gravity of this moment. This has never happened before in our history. We shouldn't pretend it's normal.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
More reason for us to hold the line and demand a DHS budget that stops funding lawlessness.
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This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
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Yes: we have tens of thousands of Minnesotans who are, for all intents and purposes, in hiding right now. Most are documented, many are even citizens. Doesn't matter, because ICE doesn't care. Our schools are at COVID-era levels of attendance, with no extra resources for support. Unimaginable harm.
I teach the kid acolytes at my church. One of our acolytes has been gone all month, his family afraid of the very real dangers that latino families face regardless of documentation status.
After checking on their fam, learned he isnt in basketball & switched to online school too.
After checking on their fam, learned he isnt in basketball & switched to online school too.
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Yes: we have tens of thousands of Minnesotans who are, for all intents and purposes, in hiding right now. Most are documented, many are even citizens. Doesn't matter, because ICE doesn't care. Our schools are at COVID-era levels of attendance, with no extra resources for support. Unimaginable harm.
In the @risenate.bsky.social, we will be moving forward with legislation to protect Rhode Islanders from ICE. Although the bills aren’t introduced yet, I want to thank Leader Ciccone for making this announcement now. It’s important that people know now that we plan to take action.
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
In the @risenate.bsky.social, we will be moving forward with legislation to protect Rhode Islanders from ICE. Although the bills aren’t introduced yet, I want to thank Leader Ciccone for making this announcement now. It’s important that people know now that we plan to take action.
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Majority Leader Ciccone with a statement on Senate legislation regarding ICE
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Majority Leader Ciccone with a statement on Senate legislation regarding ICE
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People living on the streets in Providence are dying from the cold.
Providence: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Providence: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
People living on the streets in Providence are dying from the cold.
Providence: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Providence: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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While Homan gives a press conference, ICE agents continue to swarm in South Minneapolis, with fresh abductions reported at sunrise
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
While Homan gives a press conference, ICE agents continue to swarm in South Minneapolis, with fresh abductions reported at sunrise
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This is a more strongly worded post than you’d see about Trump and what his forces are actually doing.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is a more strongly worded post than you’d see about Trump and what his forces are actually doing.
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The attacks on Reps Frost and Omar show how Trump's supporters act in a world where Trump uses and excuses violence on a daily basis.
If officers face no consequences for killing a protester in cold blood, then the signal is sent: violence against Trump critics is condoned.
If officers face no consequences for killing a protester in cold blood, then the signal is sent: violence against Trump critics is condoned.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall in Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The attacks on Reps Frost and Omar show how Trump's supporters act in a world where Trump uses and excuses violence on a daily basis.
If officers face no consequences for killing a protester in cold blood, then the signal is sent: violence against Trump critics is condoned.
If officers face no consequences for killing a protester in cold blood, then the signal is sent: violence against Trump critics is condoned.
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Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
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Two things happened last weekend.
1. A group of pro-Trump billionaires took control of TikTok's U.S. operations.
2. TikTok appeared to begin suppressing content about ICE's activity in Minneapolis and criticism of Trump.
1. A group of pro-Trump billionaires took control of TikTok's U.S. operations.
2. TikTok appeared to begin suppressing content about ICE's activity in Minneapolis and criticism of Trump.
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Two things happened last weekend.
1. A group of pro-Trump billionaires took control of TikTok's U.S. operations.
2. TikTok appeared to begin suppressing content about ICE's activity in Minneapolis and criticism of Trump.
1. A group of pro-Trump billionaires took control of TikTok's U.S. operations.
2. TikTok appeared to begin suppressing content about ICE's activity in Minneapolis and criticism of Trump.
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Snow removal isn’t done until everyone can access the street.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
January 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Snow removal isn’t done until everyone can access the street.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
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Crypto is bad. gizmodo.com/son-of-execu...
Son of Executive Overseeing U.S. Government’s Crypto Stash Accused of Stealing $40 Million
There's a big pot of digital gold out there.
gizmodo.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Crypto is bad. gizmodo.com/son-of-execu...
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I saw this and slammed my phone down, then picked it back up, saw the post and slammed it back down three more times. I am posting how angry this makes me so I can go back to using my phone without slamming it back down.
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I saw this and slammed my phone down, then picked it back up, saw the post and slammed it back down three more times. I am posting how angry this makes me so I can go back to using my phone without slamming it back down.
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Important. There has not been a deescalation.
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Important. There has not been a deescalation.
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Line-item vetoes don't actually save money, they just make it easier for governors to veto money for policies they dislike.
With the ability to make line-item vetoes, R.I.’s governor can help keep costs down - The Boston Globe
Every decision we make should move us toward a future where Rhode Islanders can afford to live, work, and retire here, writes Governor Daniel McKee.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Line-item vetoes don't actually save money, they just make it easier for governors to veto money for policies they dislike.
It’s exciting to see us moving forwards with a URI med school. This important @risenate.bsky.social initiative will help address our doctor shortage, bring jobs to our state, and improve the quality of care. It’s a key piece of the system reform in our single payer bill.
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
It’s exciting to see us moving forwards with a URI med school. This important @risenate.bsky.social initiative will help address our doctor shortage, bring jobs to our state, and improve the quality of care. It’s a key piece of the system reform in our single payer bill.
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@risenate.bsky.social President Val Lawson on griping about the time necessary to build a state med school: “If we don’t do anything, we don’t want to have the same conversation under the same circumstances 10 years from now" www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...
A long game for health care: Rhode Island targets 2029 for a URI medical school
A Senate study commission backs a new public medical school as part of a long-term plan to expand primary care
www.oceanstatemedia.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
@risenate.bsky.social President Val Lawson on griping about the time necessary to build a state med school: “If we don’t do anything, we don’t want to have the same conversation under the same circumstances 10 years from now" www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...
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This is the second physical attack on a Democratic Member of Congress this week. The other was Maxwell Frost.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Ilhan Omar Is Attacked During Town Hall on Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This is the second physical attack on a Democratic Member of Congress this week. The other was Maxwell Frost.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Democrats are right to deny funding for DHS absent changes that stop this lawlessness and inhumanity. Changes that Americans are demanding.
Let's talk for a second about what has to change - immediately. And why it's so important that we demand these reforms.
Let's talk for a second about what has to change - immediately. And why it's so important that we demand these reforms.
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Democrats are right to deny funding for DHS absent changes that stop this lawlessness and inhumanity. Changes that Americans are demanding.
Let's talk for a second about what has to change - immediately. And why it's so important that we demand these reforms.
Let's talk for a second about what has to change - immediately. And why it's so important that we demand these reforms.
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Driving home this evening: Most of Providence still needs plowing, including the train station (which dumped its sidewalk snow onto the street), bridges over 95 (big drifts) and all side streets
Plus, people on foot are walking in traffic because city sidewalks are mostly not cleared
Plus, people on foot are walking in traffic because city sidewalks are mostly not cleared
Providence parking ban was lifted a day too early. Nothing is plowed properly. There are drifts in front of RI Foundation downtown, on the Broadway to Olneyville bridge, and even parts of North Main. Cars are skidding down Rochambeau.
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Driving home this evening: Most of Providence still needs plowing, including the train station (which dumped its sidewalk snow onto the street), bridges over 95 (big drifts) and all side streets
Plus, people on foot are walking in traffic because city sidewalks are mostly not cleared
Plus, people on foot are walking in traffic because city sidewalks are mostly not cleared