Samota📎 🐸
@samota.bsky.social
Desert dweller, liberal, interested in sciences, democracy, environment, arts and culture. "The eyes of the world are watching now…” PG. No Kings, Tyrants, Despots, or Kleptocrats
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Just one day after Renee Good was gunned down by ICE in Minneapolis, federal agents under Trump have shot more people, this time in my neighborhood. I am furious.
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Just one day after Renee Good was gunned down by ICE in Minneapolis, federal agents under Trump have shot more people, this time in my neighborhood. I am furious.
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A statement from Chair Robbins on yesterday's shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis & the legacy of political violence here in Pima County, 15 years after the horrific shooting on January 8th, 2011.
January 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A statement from Chair Robbins on yesterday's shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis & the legacy of political violence here in Pima County, 15 years after the horrific shooting on January 8th, 2011.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
Happy Solstice Bluesky
“...This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
― Margaret Atwood
“...This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
― Margaret Atwood
December 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Happy Solstice Bluesky
“...This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
― Margaret Atwood
“...This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
― Margaret Atwood
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NEW: Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us that Trump is a schmuck. (He was also a friend, and I'll miss our very long lunches.)
Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us Trump’s a schmuck.
The president's remarks about the murder of the filmmaker and his wife cast him as petty and callous.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us that Trump is a schmuck. (He was also a friend, and I'll miss our very long lunches.)
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BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Choose where you want your money to go~ to millionaires and billionaires, or back to your community.
Tucson - Consider buying a membership to Reid Park Zoo or the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
What else?
Tucson - Consider buying a membership to Reid Park Zoo or the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
What else?
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Choose where you want your money to go~ to millionaires and billionaires, or back to your community.
Tucson - Consider buying a membership to Reid Park Zoo or the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
What else?
Tucson - Consider buying a membership to Reid Park Zoo or the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
What else?
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Last night’s lavish White House dinner showed us the global oligarchy coming together in plain sight.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Last night’s lavish White House dinner showed us the global oligarchy coming together in plain sight.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
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This 5,500-Year-Old Kish Tablet is the Oldest Written Document flip.it/BTb1bl
This 5,500-Year-Old Kish Tablet is the Oldest Written Document
Beer, goats, and grains: here's what the oldest document reveals.
flip.it
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This 5,500-Year-Old Kish Tablet is the Oldest Written Document flip.it/BTb1bl
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"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
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I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility
Rumors have spread since last week that the Trump administration is planning an outpost on Oregon's central coast.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've been hearing all day about rumors that ICE wants to set up a new outpost on the Oregon coast. Newport officials say their airport is in the agency's sites. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build himself a $350M ballroom while Americans struggle to afford health care.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build himself a $350M ballroom while Americans struggle to afford health care.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.
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Has anyone confirmed that the priceless items in the East Wing were moved out before he demolished it?
October 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Has anyone confirmed that the priceless items in the East Wing were moved out before he demolished it?
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Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
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White House "changes course"? No. Trump lied. This was always the plan, obviously. Now people can see it, is all. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
White House "changes course"? No. Trump lied. This was always the plan, obviously. Now people can see it, is all. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Portland's No Kings protest saw more than 40,000 people marching in the streets.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
October 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Portland's No Kings protest saw more than 40,000 people marching in the streets.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Video by Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
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Found this video while explaining the Portland Frogs to someone. Enjoy!
October 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Found this video while explaining the Portland Frogs to someone. Enjoy!
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The president has one core job under the Constitution: to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Not thwarted, diverted, blunted, revised or ignored. Faithfully executed.
October 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The president has one core job under the Constitution: to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Not thwarted, diverted, blunted, revised or ignored. Faithfully executed.
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October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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"This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system." Bernie Sanders speaking at the No Kings rally in DC. Watch here.
October 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system." Bernie Sanders speaking at the No Kings rally in DC. Watch here.
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Outside of Portland's ICE facility last night, Kenny from South Park got married to a unicorn.
The betrothed Portland couple said they decided to get hitched on site to bring some joy and fun to a dark time.
"People can be fun loving people and still protest."
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
The betrothed Portland couple said they decided to get hitched on site to bring some joy and fun to a dark time.
"People can be fun loving people and still protest."
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Outside of Portland's ICE facility last night, Kenny from South Park got married to a unicorn.
The betrothed Portland couple said they decided to get hitched on site to bring some joy and fun to a dark time.
"People can be fun loving people and still protest."
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
The betrothed Portland couple said they decided to get hitched on site to bring some joy and fun to a dark time.
"People can be fun loving people and still protest."
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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The San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona has passed one of the most moving and powerful resolutions memorializing the role of the jaguar as a protector of the O’odham with deep cultural and spiritual ties. The resolution also calls on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to…”
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona has passed one of the most moving and powerful resolutions memorializing the role of the jaguar as a protector of the O’odham with deep cultural and spiritual ties. The resolution also calls on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to…”