Sam W
@samiw.bsky.social
A tired Canadian writer who needs coffee. Find my writing at World-Weary on Substack, where I share my very opinionated ramblings about the state of our world today. She/Her
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Parents are afraid to send their kids to school, classrooms sit half-empty, children are being taken to detention facilities. We’ve crossed a line.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Parents are afraid to send their kids to school, classrooms sit half-empty, children are being taken to detention facilities. We’ve crossed a line.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.
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JUST IN: DAG Todd Blanche suggested Alex Pretti shooting is under investigation by DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which indicates it is not being treated as an assault on federal officer but as a potential civil rights violation by the officers who shot Pretti.
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
JUST IN: DAG Todd Blanche suggested Alex Pretti shooting is under investigation by DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which indicates it is not being treated as an assault on federal officer but as a potential civil rights violation by the officers who shot Pretti.
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Oh my god, they’re already not allowed to deport US citizens.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
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January 30, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Oh my god, they’re already not allowed to deport US citizens.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
This is not bargaining. This is acquiescence in the face of authoritarianism.
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I need to log off the second voting for the revised minibus is done because I can't take much more of "our starting point is that you have to follow the law even though you haven't been anyway here's money."
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
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January 30, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I need to log off the second voting for the revised minibus is done because I can't take much more of "our starting point is that you have to follow the law even though you haven't been anyway here's money."
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Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
Well, George is out here breaking my heart into a billion pieces. It was already splintering into millions before.
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Well, George is out here breaking my heart into a billion pieces. It was already splintering into millions before.
Not acceptable. Fellow Canadians, make your opinions known to our government now!
Fuck ICE, and fuck Trump and his fascist regime!
Fuck ICE, and fuck Trump and his fascist regime!
Oh heck no.
Ontario (and Canada) should not be supporting ICE in any way.
Ford has already hurt every marginalized population in the province… do not let him help ICE hurt people in America.
Call your MPPs.
Scream. Make your noise.
Ontario (and Canada) should not be supporting ICE in any way.
Ford has already hurt every marginalized population in the province… do not let him help ICE hurt people in America.
Call your MPPs.
Scream. Make your noise.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Not acceptable. Fellow Canadians, make your opinions known to our government now!
Fuck ICE, and fuck Trump and his fascist regime!
Fuck ICE, and fuck Trump and his fascist regime!
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Minnesota believes in law and order. We believe in peace. And we believe that Trump needs to pull his 3,000 untrained agents out of Minnesota before they kill another American in the street.
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Minnesota believes in law and order. We believe in peace. And we believe that Trump needs to pull his 3,000 untrained agents out of Minnesota before they kill another American in the street.
Abolish ICE and get the fucking fascist lunatic out of the Oval Office and into prison where he belongs, along with all of his enablers and boot-licking sycophants.
Abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who stays in it from this day forward as members of a criminal conspiracy to commit murder.
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Abolish ICE and get the fucking fascist lunatic out of the Oval Office and into prison where he belongs, along with all of his enablers and boot-licking sycophants.
I wrote this after the extrajudicial murder of Renee Good.
And now I'm sharing it again after the extrajudicial murder of Alex Pretti.
How many more times am I going to need to say it?
Call it like it is.
#fuckICE #politics #Trump #ICE #justice
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And now I'm sharing it again after the extrajudicial murder of Alex Pretti.
How many more times am I going to need to say it?
Call it like it is.
#fuckICE #politics #Trump #ICE #justice
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Call It Like It Is: An ICE Agent Murdered an American Citizen In Cold Blood
Renee Good wasn’t a threat; she wasn’t an activist, and she didn’t hit him with her car. He just murdered her in the street
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January 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
This wicked nasty winter storm is a reminder of the peril we're all in; climate change remains an existential threat.
As scary as it is, there are things we can do to slow it down.
Public transportation is a great place to start.
#climatechange #science
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As scary as it is, there are things we can do to slow it down.
Public transportation is a great place to start.
#climatechange #science
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How Does Public Transportation Help the Environment?
It’s not a magic bullet, but it’s still a potent weapon against climate change
medium.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This wicked nasty winter storm is a reminder of the peril we're all in; climate change remains an existential threat.
As scary as it is, there are things we can do to slow it down.
Public transportation is a great place to start.
#climatechange #science
medium.com/bouncin-and-...
As scary as it is, there are things we can do to slow it down.
Public transportation is a great place to start.
#climatechange #science
medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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"Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history." Donald Trump, July 2020
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
"Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history." Donald Trump, July 2020
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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Don't fall for the bullshit. Watch the video, see what you see.
Call it like it is.
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Call it like it is.
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Call It Like It Is: An ICE Agent Murdered an American Citizen In Cold Blood
She wasn't a threat, she wasn't an activist, she didn't hit him with her car. He just murdered her in the street
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Don't fall for the bullshit. Watch the video, see what you see.
Call it like it is.
open.substack.com/pub/samw1368...
Call it like it is.
open.substack.com/pub/samw1368...
Call It Like It Is: An ICE Agent Murdered an American Citizen In Cold Blood
She wasn't a threat, she wasn't an activist, she didn't hit him with her car. He just murdered her in the street
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Don't fall for the bullshit. Watch the video, see what you see.
Call it like it is.
open.substack.com/pub/samw1368...
Call it like it is.
open.substack.com/pub/samw1368...
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I can’t emphasize enough how shocked my out of state friends and family are when I tell them what has happened in Minneapolis since Renee Good’s murder.
Without reliable media, most not-chronically-online people are completely in the dark. If you want to help Minnesota, tell people what you know.
Without reliable media, most not-chronically-online people are completely in the dark. If you want to help Minnesota, tell people what you know.
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I can’t emphasize enough how shocked my out of state friends and family are when I tell them what has happened in Minneapolis since Renee Good’s murder.
Without reliable media, most not-chronically-online people are completely in the dark. If you want to help Minnesota, tell people what you know.
Without reliable media, most not-chronically-online people are completely in the dark. If you want to help Minnesota, tell people what you know.
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Hey Judy Chu, are you in awe of the thousands of Americans standing up to this regime?! What are YOU doing to stand up to this regime on American soil?! So sick of useless Reps!
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Hey Judy Chu, are you in awe of the thousands of Americans standing up to this regime?! What are YOU doing to stand up to this regime on American soil?! So sick of useless Reps!
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KO'ing everyone's 401k the week they started bragging about murdering citizens in the street on camera is the behavior of people who are on actual drugs. Not metaphorically, it's the behavior of people with underlying mental illness on uppers and steroids who are starting to feel cornered.
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
KO'ing everyone's 401k the week they started bragging about murdering citizens in the street on camera is the behavior of people who are on actual drugs. Not metaphorically, it's the behavior of people with underlying mental illness on uppers and steroids who are starting to feel cornered.
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This is how you do it folks
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is how you do it folks
We may wish it were a thing of the past, but it isn't.
Colonialism is alive and well, and people are suffering for the sake of greed.
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Colonialism is alive and well, and people are suffering for the sake of greed.
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What is Colonialism, and Why Is It Horrific?
It's not a thing of the past, and we shouldn't accept it
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December 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We may wish it were a thing of the past, but it isn't.
Colonialism is alive and well, and people are suffering for the sake of greed.
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Colonialism is alive and well, and people are suffering for the sake of greed.
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Wishing everyone Merry Christmas, and happy holidays!
For those of you who (like me) practice a different religion than Christianity, I hope your day is a good one!
For those who feel like hearing 'happy holidays' is a personal attack, this one's for you.
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For those of you who (like me) practice a different religion than Christianity, I hope your day is a good one!
For those who feel like hearing 'happy holidays' is a personal attack, this one's for you.
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Happy Holidays: The Pagan Perspective on the War on Christmas
Seriously, you guys have no room to talk
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December 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wishing everyone Merry Christmas, and happy holidays!
For those of you who (like me) practice a different religion than Christianity, I hope your day is a good one!
For those who feel like hearing 'happy holidays' is a personal attack, this one's for you.
medium.com/bouncin-and-...
For those of you who (like me) practice a different religion than Christianity, I hope your day is a good one!
For those who feel like hearing 'happy holidays' is a personal attack, this one's for you.
medium.com/bouncin-and-...
Life with sensory issues is not easy. Just getting through the daily business of work, grocery shopping and getting around is a nightmare.
The world isn't built for autistic people like me. In some cases, it feels outright hostile.
#autism #disabilityrights
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The world isn't built for autistic people like me. In some cases, it feels outright hostile.
#autism #disabilityrights
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I Feel Personally Attacked by Grocery Stores
Autism Spectrum Disorder can make everyday tasks into a nightmare
medium.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Life with sensory issues is not easy. Just getting through the daily business of work, grocery shopping and getting around is a nightmare.
The world isn't built for autistic people like me. In some cases, it feels outright hostile.
#autism #disabilityrights
medium.com/bouncin-and-...
The world isn't built for autistic people like me. In some cases, it feels outright hostile.
#autism #disabilityrights
medium.com/bouncin-and-...
I swear, I thought this must be from The Onion when I first saw it. I assumed it had to be satire.
Is he serious? Did somebody give his dementia-addled ass a book report on the Hunger Games and he decided he must be President Snow?
Patriot Games? REALLY?!
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
Is he serious? Did somebody give his dementia-addled ass a book report on the Hunger Games and he decided he must be President Snow?
Patriot Games? REALLY?!
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
thehill.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I swear, I thought this must be from The Onion when I first saw it. I assumed it had to be satire.
Is he serious? Did somebody give his dementia-addled ass a book report on the Hunger Games and he decided he must be President Snow?
Patriot Games? REALLY?!
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
Is he serious? Did somebody give his dementia-addled ass a book report on the Hunger Games and he decided he must be President Snow?
Patriot Games? REALLY?!
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...