Jeffrey
@thestamberger.bsky.social
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Writer. Former educator. PNW. Made in NJ. Hobbyist extraordinaire. Suffering Mets fan 💙🧡💙. Let's go Devils 🏒😈. Green Party member turned Blue 💙. Cat afficionado 😺.
Writer. Former educator. PNW. Made in NJ. Hobbyist extraordinaire. Suffering Mets fan 💙🧡💙. Let's go Devils 🏒😈. Green Party member turned Blue 💙. Cat afficionado 😺.
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Jeffrey
@thestamberger.bsky.social
· Nov 15
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
~ Hunter S. Thompson
~ Hunter S. Thompson
During a call with my parents, I said, "We could all use a little more socialism in our lives."
There goes my invitation to Christmas. 😉
There goes my invitation to Christmas. 😉
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
During a call with my parents, I said, "We could all use a little more socialism in our lives."
There goes my invitation to Christmas. 😉
There goes my invitation to Christmas. 😉
It must be nearly Halloween. My girlfriend has been singing, "Down, down, down the road. Down the Witches Road" over and over, all morning.
a woman wearing a hat and a striped shirt makes a funny face
ALT: a woman wearing a hat and a striped shirt makes a funny face
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October 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It must be nearly Halloween. My girlfriend has been singing, "Down, down, down the road. Down the Witches Road" over and over, all morning.
I dig into how socialism weighs what we individually own (your books, your house, your tools) vs. what’s owned to extract profit (factories, massive rental portfolios) – and why that distinction matters for a more just and democratic world.
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Personal Property in a Socialist Economy: Debunking the Myths of Ownership — Jeffrey Stamberger
One of the most persistent myths about socialism is that it demands the abolition of personal ownership – that if you support socialist ideas, you're somehow against people having their own homes, car...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I dig into how socialism weighs what we individually own (your books, your house, your tools) vs. what’s owned to extract profit (factories, massive rental portfolios) – and why that distinction matters for a more just and democratic world.
jeffreystamberger.com/writing/pers...
jeffreystamberger.com/writing/pers...
We protest.
Not because we hate America.
But because we hate what the country we love has become.
Not because we hate America.
But because we hate what the country we love has become.
October 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We protest.
Not because we hate America.
But because we hate what the country we love has become.
Not because we hate America.
But because we hate what the country we love has become.
And with that, our season is over. As always, Let's Go Mets! 💙🧡💙
September 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
And with that, our season is over. As always, Let's Go Mets! 💙🧡💙
It's time to get clutch.
September 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's time to get clutch.
I don't get to watch the Mets game tonight because paying $30 a month for the @mlb.com app still isn't enough to watch all the games, apparently... 🤬
September 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I don't get to watch the Mets game tonight because paying $30 a month for the @mlb.com app still isn't enough to watch all the games, apparently... 🤬
Don't be like Jerome. LFGM! 💙🧡💙
September 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Don't be like Jerome. LFGM! 💙🧡💙
So not a single person was raptured yesterday?
Seems like a damning critique of modern Christianity.
Seems like a damning critique of modern Christianity.
September 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
So not a single person was raptured yesterday?
Seems like a damning critique of modern Christianity.
Seems like a damning critique of modern Christianity.
Monopolies mean higher prices & worse quality. With no competition, corporations cut corners, drain communities, and put profit over people.
Why Antitrust Action is Central to a Socialist Economy: Dismantling Monopolies for the Common Good share.google/PRY4MIzmPlmA...
Why Antitrust Action is Central to a Socialist Economy: Dismantling Monopolies for the Common Good share.google/PRY4MIzmPlmA...
Why Antitrust Action is Central to a Socialist Economy: Dismantling Monopolies for the Common Good — Jeffrey Stamberger
Dismantling monopolies isn’t about nostalgia for some lost golden age of competition. It’s about moving toward an economy where power is shared, not hoarded, where communities thrive, not just corpora...
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September 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Monopolies mean higher prices & worse quality. With no competition, corporations cut corners, drain communities, and put profit over people.
Why Antitrust Action is Central to a Socialist Economy: Dismantling Monopolies for the Common Good share.google/PRY4MIzmPlmA...
Why Antitrust Action is Central to a Socialist Economy: Dismantling Monopolies for the Common Good share.google/PRY4MIzmPlmA...
A lot of this nonsense could have been avoided if America was more aggressive in its antitrust actions.
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A lot of this nonsense could have been avoided if America was more aggressive in its antitrust actions.
Living through the collapse of America, but I still have to work hard and earn money because Fox News wants to kill me if I end up homeless...
September 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Living through the collapse of America, but I still have to work hard and earn money because Fox News wants to kill me if I end up homeless...
Just made a smoothie with bananas, pineapple, oat milk, protein powder, hemp hearts, and... rum.
That's still a smoothie, right?
That's still a smoothie, right?
September 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Just made a smoothie with bananas, pineapple, oat milk, protein powder, hemp hearts, and... rum.
That's still a smoothie, right?
That's still a smoothie, right?
Every raid has at least one grown adult with a stupid mohawk.
September 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Every raid has at least one grown adult with a stupid mohawk.
Classic movie day, but we skip the bad/sad parts.
Wizard of Oz, but after she lands in Munchkin Land.
Willy Wonka, but after all the depressing Cheer Up, Charlie stuff.
Sound of Music without all the knot-z's.
Star Wars Episode 1, but fast-forward past the pod racing.
What else should we add?
Wizard of Oz, but after she lands in Munchkin Land.
Willy Wonka, but after all the depressing Cheer Up, Charlie stuff.
Sound of Music without all the knot-z's.
Star Wars Episode 1, but fast-forward past the pod racing.
What else should we add?
September 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Classic movie day, but we skip the bad/sad parts.
Wizard of Oz, but after she lands in Munchkin Land.
Willy Wonka, but after all the depressing Cheer Up, Charlie stuff.
Sound of Music without all the knot-z's.
Star Wars Episode 1, but fast-forward past the pod racing.
What else should we add?
Wizard of Oz, but after she lands in Munchkin Land.
Willy Wonka, but after all the depressing Cheer Up, Charlie stuff.
Sound of Music without all the knot-z's.
Star Wars Episode 1, but fast-forward past the pod racing.
What else should we add?
Our community garden plot is telling me to make homemade tomato soup today.
September 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Our community garden plot is telling me to make homemade tomato soup today.
Woke up this morning to discover Portland's air has been replaced by humidity and smoke.
September 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Woke up this morning to discover Portland's air has been replaced by humidity and smoke.
According to them, it's always a Democrats fault...
INGRAHAM: Why are electricity prices today still as high as they are and in some cases increasing?
ENERGY SECRETARY CHRIS WRIGHT: We had 100 years of flat to declining inflation-adjusted electricity prices until President Obama decided we've gonna save the world with renewable power.
ENERGY SECRETARY CHRIS WRIGHT: We had 100 years of flat to declining inflation-adjusted electricity prices until President Obama decided we've gonna save the world with renewable power.
September 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
According to them, it's always a Democrats fault...
Spoiler alert: it did not make sense once I grew up.
September 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Spoiler alert: it did not make sense once I grew up.
Happy Labor Day! Today is a day to celebrate workers. And don't forget to thank unions for securing safer and more equitable workplaces.
The Importance of Unions to Socialist Movements — share.google/Dp6PBe70Oi82...
The Importance of Unions to Socialist Movements — share.google/Dp6PBe70Oi82...
The Importance of Unions to Socialist Movements — Jeffrey Stamberger
By embracing solidarity and collective action, unions can continue to drive the socialist vision forward, creating a future where economic justice and worker empowerment are not just ideals, but reali...
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September 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy Labor Day! Today is a day to celebrate workers. And don't forget to thank unions for securing safer and more equitable workplaces.
The Importance of Unions to Socialist Movements — share.google/Dp6PBe70Oi82...
The Importance of Unions to Socialist Movements — share.google/Dp6PBe70Oi82...
Just another day in the worst timeline... What totally normal stuff is Peter up to in international waters?
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The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory | Fortune share.google/PUnKDWmJcgcY...
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The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory | Fortune share.google/PUnKDWmJcgcY...
The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory
Jim O’Neill once proposed doing away with FDA's mandate of assuring new drugs are safe and effective, suggesting that could be done after they hit the market.
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August 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Just another day in the worst timeline... What totally normal stuff is Peter up to in international waters?
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The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory | Fortune share.google/PUnKDWmJcgcY...
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The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory | Fortune share.google/PUnKDWmJcgcY...
We didn't camp once this year. A big part of that is because we are sick of the behavior of other campers.
Camper vents frustrations after encountering concerning trend in protected parks: 'People are getting bolder and bolder' share.google/aal2rWfkjaYC...
Camper vents frustrations after encountering concerning trend in protected parks: 'People are getting bolder and bolder' share.google/aal2rWfkjaYC...
Camper vents frustrations after encountering concerning trend in protected parks: 'People are getting bolder and bolder'
"All we can do is to teach our kids better."
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August 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We didn't camp once this year. A big part of that is because we are sick of the behavior of other campers.
Camper vents frustrations after encountering concerning trend in protected parks: 'People are getting bolder and bolder' share.google/aal2rWfkjaYC...
Camper vents frustrations after encountering concerning trend in protected parks: 'People are getting bolder and bolder' share.google/aal2rWfkjaYC...
I think all my GenX baddies remember this one. 🤣
August 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I think all my GenX baddies remember this one. 🤣
Learned how to make donuts at home from scratch last night, so that's dangerous. 🤣
August 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Learned how to make donuts at home from scratch last night, so that's dangerous. 🤣
Effing Stanek... Can we please drop this guy already? He's not even good enough to be a Rumble Pony.
August 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Effing Stanek... Can we please drop this guy already? He's not even good enough to be a Rumble Pony.