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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 14h

Agreed.

This School Of Democratic Thought Is Killing Us

A better one is available.

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 3d

They are trying to provoke a response that they can use to crack down even harder. It's important not to give them an excuse, while also using every non-violent means at our disposal to fight back.

Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 3d

This is something the left in general needs to do. Part of the reason we keep losing is that we are not offering an inspiring vision of the future, just a defense of the status quo.

NonprofitAF @nonprofitaf.bsky.social · 4d

“I don’t want the asshole tech-bros' sad dystopian visions to be the dominant ones. I want the visions I’ve read about on countless nonprofits’ websites.”

Let's reclaim our vision for the amazing society we can build from the ashes

Hi everyone, I’ve been stress-eating chocolate, so I’m not sure how coherent this post will be. Besides the general state of the world, I also have my book launching next week with an in-person event ...

www.nonprofitaf.com

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 4d

Lately, I have noticed an increasing tendency to portray the 1960s as so violent that it could have become a second civil war. Which is weird because 1) It’s just not true, and 2) It was a watershed decade for nonviolent revolution.

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 5d

A few of them, like Hegseth and Bondi, are true believers in the man himself. More of them (like Vaught, Miller, and the ones who don’t make headlines that often) are ideologues with agendas and Trump offered them a chance to do the things they wanted but know are deeply unpopular.

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 5d

I haven’t read anyone making this argument forcefully and explicitly, but the Republican Party is now, effectively MAGA. They might lose some support and enthusiasm when Trump keels over, but that’s why they are taking steps now to ensure they won’t lose power.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 5d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 5d

Keep taking videos of what ICE is doing. @govpritzker.illinois.gov is right, document what’s happening. This is why they hate journalists so much.

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 5d

All I will say about the plot is that pigs are extremely intelligent animals and much more dangerous than people think. You have to wonder how aware they are of their circumstances and what revenge might look like from their POV.

Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 5d

Horror Recommendations: *Pearl* by Josh Malerman. For horror junkies, imagine a Stephen King premise and small town complex character development blended with Lovecraftian cosmic(ish) horror and steadily ratcheting up one dreadful revelation after another.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 9d

That seems to be it precisely.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

what does an "unconstitutional DEI principle" mean in the context of a tunnel project? what, a black person is going to use it?

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 9d

OMB Director Russell Voight says that US DOT will announce that the federal government is "pausing" funding for both Gateway and the Second Avenue Subway because of "unconstitutional DEI principles" -- x.com/russvought/s...

Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 9d

Noting a trend of eloquent Black progressives going on leftist-normie politi-bro podcasts to patiently, compassionately, and sternly explain why they need to stop helping white wash Charlie Kirk’s message and life’s work.

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 9d

Sensing a growing rupture on the left over Charlie Kirk.

Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 15d

“Don’t worry. He’s harmless.”
“Well, yeah, but…”

Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 15d

New person, “... Is he reciting an incantation?”
“No. Guidelines and boilerplate language.”
“Is he even speaking English?”
“No one knows.”

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 15d

New colleagues glancing at each other nervously. Someone eventually works up the courage to ask, “Who’s the guy in the corner shouting expletives about reporting requirements?”
Veteran colleague, “That’s just Sam. You’ll get used to him. Eventually it just fades into the ambience.”

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Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 20d

Any other CenturyLink customers in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro without internet service for multiple days? They say they have an area wide outage, so I can’t request a service ticket. They also wont say how many people are affected, so I’m curious.

Sam Ferree @samferree.bsky.social · 24d

This has been on my mind a lot lately. Both his followers and his ideological opponents had strong opinions about Charlie Kirk because he really was a unique figure. There is no equivalent on the left, but he also had no peer on the right either.