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Samhain Goldstein

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"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -Upton Sinclair Never again is now. Not a pseudonym. Not from the Global North.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide says that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 24m

Its just so long...

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RadiantHostility (he/him) @radianthostility.bsky.social · 28m

Where does this opinion come from? I have seen people who are dismissive of the depth of The Art of War play RTS games and it is clear that there are hidden depths they do not appreciate.

Seriously, though. So many people say it's ABCs for strategists yet I have seen people faint on marches because

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Stella Sacco
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It's really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it's clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it's all "please don't forget you have to feed your troops" and "if someone asks if you're going to attack them consider lying about it"
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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 25m

Grannies do.

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 2h

EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.

Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 1h

The Case for Fiscal Insurgency

by Will Beaman A common refrain keeps surfacing among prominent journalists- and commentators-in-digital-exile on BlueSky. Commenting on the emergence of yet another shadowy centrist think tank, Ne…

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 1h

Necco wafers are not good.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 1h

This is what the Federalist Society exists for.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 1h

I disagree. Until he passes off power to his chosen successor, its just a dictatorship. Monarchies require hereditarism.

utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1h

we have a king now, that’s simply a plain statement of truth lol

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David Brody @dbrody.bsky.social · 3h

For judges even to be talking to NYT, even anonymously, is a huge break in norms that signals a crisis in the judiciary.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 4h

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 3h

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Arab states deepened military ties with Israel while denouncing Gaza war, leak reveals - ICIJ

Israeli and Arab military officials have come together for meetings and trainings, facilitated by U.S. Central Command, on regional threats, Iran and underground tunnels.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 5h

Today has been a day out of a comedy gag about an unlucky fellow and it isn't even 11 AM...

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 5h

Another glorious day of getting rained on in Hampden.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 6h

Samhain Goldstein better?

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 6h

New day, new hill overlooking a grassy field to goof and floof on.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 6h

I have a theoretical degree in physics.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 7h

I guess i just assumed he was greedy enough to follow orders from the highest bidder. And solar is definitely the winning industry here.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 7h

Canceling the 21st century version of the Hoover Dam to own the libs. This would have been such an easy thing for Trump have named after himself. Really wasted opportunity for a narcissist like him.

Interior cancels largest solar project in North America

It's the Trump administration's latest move to slow or block major clean energy projects.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 7h

TIL: Pam Bondi was a lobbyist for Qatar.

Here’s another winner of the Israel peace deal: Qatar’s lobbying machine

The tiny Persian Gulf country has been working for years in Washington to change its image as a backer of violent Islamist groups.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 7h

I thought it was pretty acknowledged that "sincerity" was a core value for Gen Z and Gen Alpha and they were past the whole irony-pilled era that is us millennials.

Mike Davis @michaeldylandavis.bsky.social · 1d

"Maybe that's the real punk rock."

In today's world, treating people with kindness is perhaps one of the most radical things that you can do.

#Superman

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 7h

Amphifa could also be a frog soccer league.

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Kat @katpick.bsky.social · 8h

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 7h

The War on Drugs all over again.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 7h

“This is a marathon political movement. If there is no political commitment to reform from the government, then the movement will not cool down.”

Why is Indonesia protesting? An interview with legal justice researcher Iftitah Sari

“This is a marathon political movement. If there is no political commitment to reform from the government, then the movement will not cool down.”

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Ada Basilisk, Haunted Doll VTuber @comfybasilisk.bsky.social · 20h

what the fuck do you MEAN you can evolve eevee into jolteon in gen 1 by getting into a trainer battle, levelling eevee up, switching to growlithe, and finishing the battle with growlithe, because growlithe's pokemon index is the same as thunder stone's item index. WHAT. WHATTT

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 7h

That's what I'm saying.

Matt Salomone @matthematics.com · 7h

What could be more un-American than counterprogramming the Puppy Bowl

Turning Point USA announces 'All-American' halftime show on Super Bowl Sunday

Weeks after Bad Bunny was announced as the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, Turning Point USA shared plans to host their own show.