Samota📎 🐸🪈
@samota.bsky.social
Desert dweller, liberal, interested in sciences, democracy, environment, arts and culture. ~ La Cultura Cura ~“The eyes of the world are watching now…” PG. No Kings, Tyrants, Despots, or Kleptocrats
Oh good. I was hoping to see you responding to this story. I have a lot of family in El Paso and will be in touch with them. I hope with your background in Nat Sec you can provide us with clarity on this in time.
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Oh good. I was hoping to see you responding to this story. I have a lot of family in El Paso and will be in touch with them. I hope with your background in Nat Sec you can provide us with clarity on this in time.
Yes, deliberate destruction. Time for all the independents to collaborate and form regional/local organizations, for their protection and for our democracy
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Yes, deliberate destruction. Time for all the independents to collaborate and form regional/local organizations, for their protection and for our democracy
You have to search to get to an AP article covering this news on WP. I have cancelled my subscription even with the $2/mo offer not to leave. Fuck Bezos and the oligarchs like him sucking on Trump‘s teats for more money they clearly do not need. I hope the staff he fired get happier employment soon.
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
You have to search to get to an AP article covering this news on WP. I have cancelled my subscription even with the $2/mo offer not to leave. Fuck Bezos and the oligarchs like him sucking on Trump‘s teats for more money they clearly do not need. I hope the staff he fired get happier employment soon.
Thanks for what you do. Much appreciated from another desert dweller.
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Thanks for what you do. Much appreciated from another desert dweller.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
All of us need to boycott together en masse all Bezos consumer products - Amazon, Prime, Whole Foods, good reads, Wash Post etc. all of us, right now!
February 4, 2026 at 11:50 PM
All of us need to boycott together en masse all Bezos consumer products - Amazon, Prime, Whole Foods, good reads, Wash Post etc. all of us, right now!
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
Fort is a 3 time Emmy winner, very accomplished. She was also reporting from the church. This is a war on the first Amendment and on black journalists
January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Fort is a 3 time Emmy winner, very accomplished. She was also reporting from the church. This is a war on the first Amendment and on black journalists
They should be put on trial for murder
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 PM
They should be put on trial for murder
Class action lawsuit in the making
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Class action lawsuit in the making
The Rightwing Extremists view the virtues of voluntary assistance, good samaritans, and mutual aid as commie depravity. Instead these attributes are the foundation of many religions and moral codes. They are the foundation of a civil society. That is why the rightwing will fail all alone in the end.
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The Rightwing Extremists view the virtues of voluntary assistance, good samaritans, and mutual aid as commie depravity. Instead these attributes are the foundation of many religions and moral codes. They are the foundation of a civil society. That is why the rightwing will fail all alone in the end.
This was in a rural area near the border. There will be no witness footage or testimony, so story will not be able to gain traction.
January 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This was in a rural area near the border. There will be no witness footage or testimony, so story will not be able to gain traction.
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ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
ICE Will Reportedly Be Used As Security At Winter Olympics
ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
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Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
If Neil Young has another anthem in him, I would be grateful if he could write one like Ohio, for MN, for these times. Music unites us in powerful ways.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
If Neil Young has another anthem in him, I would be grateful if he could write one like Ohio, for MN, for these times. Music unites us in powerful ways.
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Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
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Every day that Jonathan Ross, Gregory Bovino, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, JD Vance, and Donald Trump walk free is an intolerable breach of justice.
January 26, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Every day that Jonathan Ross, Gregory Bovino, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, JD Vance, and Donald Trump walk free is an intolerable breach of justice.
Remember how horrified we all were when images of Abu Ghraib became public? Our own government is now engaged in the same inhumane treatment of people in camps and on the streets right here at home. Enough! Justice!
January 26, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Remember how horrified we all were when images of Abu Ghraib became public? Our own government is now engaged in the same inhumane treatment of people in camps and on the streets right here at home. Enough! Justice!
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
I feel such sorrow for all who knew and loved him and for all the Vets who could have benefitted from his care. This is terrible. Tears.
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I feel such sorrow for all who knew and loved him and for all the Vets who could have benefitted from his care. This is terrible. Tears.
Another 37 yr old, another white person, this time a man, per current press conference with Mayor
January 24, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Another 37 yr old, another white person, this time a man, per current press conference with Mayor
This feels, right now in Minneapolis, like we are all in the US on the edge of a cliff. Danger, danger.
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This feels, right now in Minneapolis, like we are all in the US on the edge of a cliff. Danger, danger.
To enable the coverup by Feds. Nothing said by feds can be believed until confirmed by local sources. They are taking away potential sources.
January 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
To enable the coverup by Feds. Nothing said by feds can be believed until confirmed by local sources. They are taking away potential sources.
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BREAKING Trump withdraws invite for Canada's Carney to join 'Board of Peace'
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING Trump withdraws invite for Canada's Carney to join 'Board of Peace'