Samson Blackwell
@samsonblackwell.bsky.social
This is me. Personally. With all of my personality.
Timely.
From October 2025: “I might invoke Edward R. Murrow, but they remember him. They don’t have any goodwill toward you. They don’t know who you are at all. And they are not going to defend you when you screw up.”
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Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed
Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?
www.theverge.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Timely.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
December 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
His head isn’t evil enough.
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
His head isn’t evil enough.
Good morning!
December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Good morning!
*raises hand; cries a little at the memory of Amsterdam*
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
December 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
*raises hand; cries a little at the memory of Amsterdam*
Not that they care about any of those three things.
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Not that they care about any of those three things.
Wow?
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Wow?
Line drying is superior to using a dryer.
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Line drying is superior to using a dryer.
A couple of lovely sunset photos. G’night, all.
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 AM
A couple of lovely sunset photos. G’night, all.
Honestly, I’m surprised at *all the things* we’re betting on. Did this just happen overnight, or have I been sleeping on this trend? And where, exactly, is the law on this?
I have come to the conclusion that all gambling should be made illegal again; or at the very least, must all be conducted in person at bookies.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Honestly, I’m surprised at *all the things* we’re betting on. Did this just happen overnight, or have I been sleeping on this trend? And where, exactly, is the law on this?
This one. This one especially.
Siri can you die from acute schadenfreude?
REPUBLICAN MAYOR IN KANSAS FACING DEPORTATION OVER VOTER FRAUD
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This one. This one especially.
The thing is. Sinks.
I feel like my house is missing a coat bath.
Oh shit waddup
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The thing is. Sinks.
Well that’s just lovely.
December 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Well that’s just lovely.
Good morning!
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Good morning!
Lovely end to the day.
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Lovely end to the day.
Having replaced an entire bathroom sink a few weeks ago, and now a wax seal under the toilet today, I have a strong opinion about which industry is ripe for innovation.
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Having replaced an entire bathroom sink a few weeks ago, and now a wax seal under the toilet today, I have a strong opinion about which industry is ripe for innovation.
It’s a particular kind of betrayal when the children of immigrants (after taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by DEI) are the ones barring the same door that was open for their parents.
Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It’s a particular kind of betrayal when the children of immigrants (after taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by DEI) are the ones barring the same door that was open for their parents.
What an absolute word salad. It’s the spoken-word version of repeatedly tapping the autogenerated words on your iPhone’s keypad.
Noem: "Anyone who has info on this needs to know we will be coming after you & we will bring you to justice. We absolutely will persecute you b/c we do know that we will never allow this to continue to happen in our country -- allow individuals who came to our country unvetted by Joe Biden ... "
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What an absolute word salad. It’s the spoken-word version of repeatedly tapping the autogenerated words on your iPhone’s keypad.
What? I mean. What?
Broke: the wrong kind of snow
Woke: the wrong kind of passengers
Woke: the wrong kind of passengers
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
What? I mean. What?
Reposted by Samson Blackwell
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
My question, though, is why TF Katie Miller has a show on CNN.
This is, quite simply, not journalism in any way, shape, or form. It’s propaganda.
This is, quite simply, not journalism in any way, shape, or form. It’s propaganda.
Or the laws of armed conflict. Or the Geneva conventions. You cannot kill people who have been rendered hors de combat in a military action.
Decent answer, but this is why CNN needs experts on the law of the sea on, instead of the usual political commentators. They could easily explain why this violates maritime rules.
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My question, though, is why TF Katie Miller has a show on CNN.
This is, quite simply, not journalism in any way, shape, or form. It’s propaganda.
This is, quite simply, not journalism in any way, shape, or form. It’s propaganda.
New speed limit unlocked.
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New speed limit unlocked.