Smilin’ Jack Sampson
@tsampson.bsky.social
Wasted the last 15 years of my life over on the other app, wasting the next 15 here.
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The connection between Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the USA’s murder of Venezuelans is the desire on the part of both states and their fascist leaders to exercise unchecked power, including the power to kill at will without justification or consequence. We should all be frightened.
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The connection between Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the USA’s murder of Venezuelans is the desire on the part of both states and their fascist leaders to exercise unchecked power, including the power to kill at will without justification or consequence. We should all be frightened.
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Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Israel cannot break ceasefires, they can only “test“ them by killing dozens of people
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Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
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No surprise here. Bret Stephens, staunch defender of Israel and apologist for its genocide, thinks it's defensible to overthrow Maduro. The United States has meddled in the countries of Latin America fo centuries, supporting dictators, authoritarians, and genocidaires. That's called imperialism.
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
No surprise here. Bret Stephens, staunch defender of Israel and apologist for its genocide, thinks it's defensible to overthrow Maduro. The United States has meddled in the countries of Latin America fo centuries, supporting dictators, authoritarians, and genocidaires. That's called imperialism.
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Now: Thousands of people in Charlotte have gathered to let Border Patrol & ICE know they’re not welcome here. We will not bow down in the face of Trump’s terror tactics. When our communities are under attack we stand up and fight back!
📆 Sun Nov 16
🕜 3:00-5:00 PM
📍Hygge
(1026 Jay St, Charlotte) 🙏🏻
📆 Sun Nov 16
🕜 3:00-5:00 PM
📍Hygge
(1026 Jay St, Charlotte) 🙏🏻
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Now: Thousands of people in Charlotte have gathered to let Border Patrol & ICE know they’re not welcome here. We will not bow down in the face of Trump’s terror tactics. When our communities are under attack we stand up and fight back!
📆 Sun Nov 16
🕜 3:00-5:00 PM
📍Hygge
(1026 Jay St, Charlotte) 🙏🏻
📆 Sun Nov 16
🕜 3:00-5:00 PM
📍Hygge
(1026 Jay St, Charlotte) 🙏🏻
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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A Charlotte pastor said Border Patrol came into his church and made an arrest in front of children. They cried “a lot,” he said.
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A Charlotte pastor said Border Patrol came into his church and made an arrest in front of children. They cried “a lot,” he said.
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
“We are trying to clean the property. We didn’t know this is gonna happen.”
#borderpatrol #charlotte #nc
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
I didn’t take the AI threat seriously till they made a robot capable of being a U.S. senator.
This is Russian company "Idol" with their anthropomorphic, AI robot being shown for the first time
It takes a few steps and immediately falls over
The sound only makes it funnier
It takes a few steps and immediately falls over
The sound only makes it funnier
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I didn’t take the AI threat seriously till they made a robot capable of being a U.S. senator.
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This is the message of a failed, feckless, and leaderless party. We need a party with backbone, and the only path to it is through a cleansing primary season. If your Dem is up for reelection, and you aren't damn sure they're fighting the fascists with everything they've got, primary the bastard.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is the message of a failed, feckless, and leaderless party. We need a party with backbone, and the only path to it is through a cleansing primary season. If your Dem is up for reelection, and you aren't damn sure they're fighting the fascists with everything they've got, primary the bastard.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
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They’re calling it “the least essential thing ever aired on television”
Follow Election Night developments with real-time political and cultural analysis from Charlamagne Tha God, Ben Shapiro and more.
Watch CNN's Election Livecast starting at 8:30p ET at CNN.com/watch
Watch CNN's Election Livecast starting at 8:30p ET at CNN.com/watch
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
They’re calling it “the least essential thing ever aired on television”
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Cheney should have died in The Hague, not surrounded by his loved ones, Nancy.
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Cheney should have died in The Hague, not surrounded by his loved ones, Nancy.
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This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
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We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.
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from Gaza to the US, starvation is a favored weapon of the American ruling class
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
from Gaza to the US, starvation is a favored weapon of the American ruling class
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I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
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ICE guys can’t pull those adorable masks down fast enough if you offer them a mug of piping hot piss.
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
ICE guys can’t pull those adorable masks down fast enough if you offer them a mug of piping hot piss.
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Outside the Chicago area ICE detention center in Broadview this afternoon, fed caravans are coming and going to drop off captives.
ICE and CBP are kidnapping people all over the city and suburbs today—our new "normal."
As usual, we've seen several vehicles with no license plates enter.
ICE and CBP are kidnapping people all over the city and suburbs today—our new "normal."
As usual, we've seen several vehicles with no license plates enter.
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Outside the Chicago area ICE detention center in Broadview this afternoon, fed caravans are coming and going to drop off captives.
ICE and CBP are kidnapping people all over the city and suburbs today—our new "normal."
As usual, we've seen several vehicles with no license plates enter.
ICE and CBP are kidnapping people all over the city and suburbs today—our new "normal."
As usual, we've seen several vehicles with no license plates enter.
That feeling when you’re dying and sad that you don’t get to play video games anymore, but relieved you don’t have to do a bunch of lame stuff anymore either.
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
That feeling when you’re dying and sad that you don’t get to play video games anymore, but relieved you don’t have to do a bunch of lame stuff anymore either.
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the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing
October 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing
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Based on the rate of attrition when I was there, it seems that they’re about to lay off two out of the last three salaried employees.
A CEO, half a dozen freelancers keeping the lights on and twenty interns typing “what if Spungbob Transfomr?” into ChatGPT.
A CEO, half a dozen freelancers keeping the lights on and twenty interns typing “what if Spungbob Transfomr?” into ChatGPT.
October 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Based on the rate of attrition when I was there, it seems that they’re about to lay off two out of the last three salaried employees.
A CEO, half a dozen freelancers keeping the lights on and twenty interns typing “what if Spungbob Transfomr?” into ChatGPT.
A CEO, half a dozen freelancers keeping the lights on and twenty interns typing “what if Spungbob Transfomr?” into ChatGPT.