Samuel Thompson
@jarriesam.bsky.social
Occasional writer, blogger and historian, enjoys travel and the good things in life
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“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
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Only 3 weeks until the days start getting longer again ⛅
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Only 3 weeks until the days start getting longer again ⛅
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
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People think they want 'unbiased news.' What they actually want is a news source that shares their exact priors but has a slightly more neutral vibe so they feel intellectual while reading it
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
People think they want 'unbiased news.' What they actually want is a news source that shares their exact priors but has a slightly more neutral vibe so they feel intellectual while reading it
Can anyone see the twist?
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Can anyone see the twist?
Can anyone see the twist?
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Can anyone see the twist?
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To those of us working at the ground level in 2016 it was clear our Republican counterparts, the young 19-25 year old field organizers, were all Nazis, like literally Nazis. 10 years on they've made it past the ground floor, the rot is far advanced
“The GOP kids are not alright. For a significant and growing faction of the early-career operatives entering the party ranks, irony-drenched, nihilistic transgressiveness and theatrical bigotry aren’t just considered acceptable—they’re at the heart of politics.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-conser...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-conser...
The Conservative Old Guard Wakes Up and Smells the Groypers
Older Republicans and professional right-wingers are suddenly recognizing the GOP’s young-Nazi problem.
www.thebulwark.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
To those of us working at the ground level in 2016 it was clear our Republican counterparts, the young 19-25 year old field organizers, were all Nazis, like literally Nazis. 10 years on they've made it past the ground floor, the rot is far advanced
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New York Fucking Times, forever and always, copyright @proleftpodcast.bsky.social
The New York Times **HAD EMAILS IN ITS POSSESSION** tying Donald Trump directly to Jeffrey Epstein's global elite pedophile cabal conspiracy –– in the middle of a 2016 election where a global elite pedophile cabal conspiracy was a HUGE topic –– and they didn't publish one word it for a decade.
Congrats again, everyone
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New York Fucking Times, forever and always, copyright @proleftpodcast.bsky.social
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“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
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New: Pablo Moreno González and Felipe Agustin Zamacona, two men formerly held at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, and now the named plaintiffs in a federal class action alleging inhumane treatment at the facility, are being released from federal custody per a successful habeas petition.
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
New: Pablo Moreno González and Felipe Agustin Zamacona, two men formerly held at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, and now the named plaintiffs in a federal class action alleging inhumane treatment at the facility, are being released from federal custody per a successful habeas petition.
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Trump says, End the filibuster, pass all these voting restrictions, and we will lock in Republican power forever.
“You’re not supposed to admit openly that you want to do these voting restrictions in order to rig the elections in your favor and create one-party rule.”
“You’re not supposed to admit openly that you want to do these voting restrictions in order to rig the elections in your favor and create one-party rule.”
Crucial thing to watch: The Dem blowout wins suggest it'll be way more risky for GOPers to gerrymander, because the GOP safer seats may become more vulnerable than expected. Rs in those seats will now be very nervous.
Exchange on this w/Dem operative Jessica Post:
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Exchange on this w/Dem operative Jessica Post:
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Trump says, End the filibuster, pass all these voting restrictions, and we will lock in Republican power forever.
“You’re not supposed to admit openly that you want to do these voting restrictions in order to rig the elections in your favor and create one-party rule.”
“You’re not supposed to admit openly that you want to do these voting restrictions in order to rig the elections in your favor and create one-party rule.”
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ABANDONS APPEAL: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown -- @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/full...
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying wit...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ABANDONS APPEAL: Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown -- @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/full...
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Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
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One thing about the whole Andrew Windsor shitshow that hasn't been broached in the UK at all is that his protection only lasted as long as his mother was alive. Would be interesting to see the implications of that sinking in to the British nation as a whole.
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
One thing about the whole Andrew Windsor shitshow that hasn't been broached in the UK at all is that his protection only lasted as long as his mother was alive. Would be interesting to see the implications of that sinking in to the British nation as a whole.
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It’s time for EVERY American to shed their politics and confront our grim reality.
Donald Trump is a mentally unhinged authoritarian.
He wants to burn down everything good and decent in our Republic for daring to hold him accountable.
He is a threat to America…and the world.
3/3
Donald Trump is a mentally unhinged authoritarian.
He wants to burn down everything good and decent in our Republic for daring to hold him accountable.
He is a threat to America…and the world.
3/3
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It’s time for EVERY American to shed their politics and confront our grim reality.
Donald Trump is a mentally unhinged authoritarian.
He wants to burn down everything good and decent in our Republic for daring to hold him accountable.
He is a threat to America…and the world.
3/3
Donald Trump is a mentally unhinged authoritarian.
He wants to burn down everything good and decent in our Republic for daring to hold him accountable.
He is a threat to America…and the world.
3/3
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He has threatened to annex Canada & Greenland, conduct strikes in Mexico, Venezuela & now Nigeria.
He has orchestrated 50+ extrajudicial killings. No evidence provided for his actions.
He is openly enriching himself and his billionaire donors while waging war against the working class.
1/3
He has orchestrated 50+ extrajudicial killings. No evidence provided for his actions.
He is openly enriching himself and his billionaire donors while waging war against the working class.
1/3
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
He has threatened to annex Canada & Greenland, conduct strikes in Mexico, Venezuela & now Nigeria.
He has orchestrated 50+ extrajudicial killings. No evidence provided for his actions.
He is openly enriching himself and his billionaire donors while waging war against the working class.
1/3
He has orchestrated 50+ extrajudicial killings. No evidence provided for his actions.
He is openly enriching himself and his billionaire donors while waging war against the working class.
1/3
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“I'm not saying these are glasses for creeps, but I can't help but feel like one while wearing them.”
Reader, they are for creeps.
Reader, they are for creeps.
I Can't Help Feeling Like a Creep Wearing Meta's New Gen 2 Glasses
Meta's new display-less smart glasses are quite good, but the vibes are off.
www.wired.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“I'm not saying these are glasses for creeps, but I can't help but feel like one while wearing them.”
Reader, they are for creeps.
Reader, they are for creeps.
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Anyone who will lie unapologetically about mass violent attacks to push their own profile and political cause is beneath contempt.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Anyone who will lie unapologetically about mass violent attacks to push their own profile and political cause is beneath contempt.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
There’s no need to book such people, to platform them, or to listen to them. That’s not because of their politics, or their views: it’s because of their dishonesty.
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This is very good
October 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is very good
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Johnson admits that Republicans refuse to fund SNAP because it would "reduce the pressure" on Democrats
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Johnson admits that Republicans refuse to fund SNAP because it would "reduce the pressure" on Democrats
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Dutch liberals, together with the Dutch center-right, fight back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
Dutch Voters Deliver Major Setback to Far-Right Party of Geert Wilders
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Dutch liberals, together with the Dutch center-right, fight back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
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If 8% of Americans participated in the No Kings protests, that’s nearly 21 million people — roughly the entire population of Florida. Hell of a turnout, and it explains why MAGA world’s been so panicked about it.
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If 8% of Americans participated in the No Kings protests, that’s nearly 21 million people — roughly the entire population of Florida. Hell of a turnout, and it explains why MAGA world’s been so panicked about it.
Queen of the Nile
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Queen of the Nile
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1/ The Russian warblogger Maxim Kalashnikov says that on parts of the front line, the ratio of killed and wounded is "almost 1:1 already". His friend Yuri Yevich blames Ukrainian drones for preventing evacuations at any time of the day or night. ⬇️
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"We don't abandon our own!" The russian occupiers from the evacuation team couldn't properly tie a wounded comrade to his motorcycle with a tourniquet, so they simply threw him into the woods. They'll write him down as "missing in action".
October 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
1/ The Russian warblogger Maxim Kalashnikov says that on parts of the front line, the ratio of killed and wounded is "almost 1:1 already". His friend Yuri Yevich blames Ukrainian drones for preventing evacuations at any time of the day or night. ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/puck...
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