Sam
@flatmouse.bsky.social
Portland, OR
I like metal music and metal minis.
I like coffee.
I like metal music and metal minis.
I like coffee.
Every opinion column for the foreseeable future.
“I was wrong, but I was right to be wrong; while others who were right, were wrong to be right.”
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Every opinion column for the foreseeable future.
Yes we do. It can’t.
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Yes we do. It can’t.
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Make no mistake, we are now seeing white American citizens being murdered by law enforcement because we never truly addressed the way our law enforcement treats Black Americans.
If we do not help each other, it’s only a matter of time before we all lose.
Our liberation is tied together.
If we do not help each other, it’s only a matter of time before we all lose.
Our liberation is tied together.
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Make no mistake, we are now seeing white American citizens being murdered by law enforcement because we never truly addressed the way our law enforcement treats Black Americans.
If we do not help each other, it’s only a matter of time before we all lose.
Our liberation is tied together.
If we do not help each other, it’s only a matter of time before we all lose.
Our liberation is tied together.
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
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ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. Why must ordinary people be asked to stay calm and not upset them? www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
Nonviolence is a double standard.
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. Why must ordinary people be asked to stay calm and not upset them? www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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Painted by The Elder Medium
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Painted by The Elder Medium
@support.bsky.team Is there a way to disable this? It’s weird and I don’t like it.
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
@support.bsky.team Is there a way to disable this? It’s weird and I don’t like it.
You missed 600 SPAM CALLS!
You got 238 PHISHING TEXTS!
You were ON HOLD 20472 minutes!
Your favorite friend to chat with was UNITED HEALTH CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Your word of the year was STOP!
You got 238 PHISHING TEXTS!
You were ON HOLD 20472 minutes!
Your favorite friend to chat with was UNITED HEALTH CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Your word of the year was STOP!
January 22, 2026 at 11:33 PM
You missed 600 SPAM CALLS!
You got 238 PHISHING TEXTS!
You were ON HOLD 20472 minutes!
Your favorite friend to chat with was UNITED HEALTH CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Your word of the year was STOP!
You got 238 PHISHING TEXTS!
You were ON HOLD 20472 minutes!
Your favorite friend to chat with was UNITED HEALTH CUSTOMER SERVICE!
Your word of the year was STOP!
Maybe we should adjust our form of democracy to no longer award membership to an exclusive utopian society where one is immune from the effects of time and reality and their own decisions. Like maybe congress would care right now if they still lived on earth with the rest of us.
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Maybe we should adjust our form of democracy to no longer award membership to an exclusive utopian society where one is immune from the effects of time and reality and their own decisions. Like maybe congress would care right now if they still lived on earth with the rest of us.
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YOU JUST GOT IMMOBILIZED
REPOST TO IMMOBILIZE YOUR WEAK MINDED FRIENDS
REPOST TO IMMOBILIZE YOUR WEAK MINDED FRIENDS
January 19, 2026 at 12:44 PM
YOU JUST GOT IMMOBILIZED
REPOST TO IMMOBILIZE YOUR WEAK MINDED FRIENDS
REPOST TO IMMOBILIZE YOUR WEAK MINDED FRIENDS
My hot take on the fem-custodes is not about the fem-custodes, it’s that custodes are a junk faction. Yet another even bigger space marine who is even more the super mostest elite best. Yawn. Anyway i saw someone is doing space wolf valkyries. Badass. Every faction should have lady heads.
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 AM
My hot take on the fem-custodes is not about the fem-custodes, it’s that custodes are a junk faction. Yet another even bigger space marine who is even more the super mostest elite best. Yawn. Anyway i saw someone is doing space wolf valkyries. Badass. Every faction should have lady heads.
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In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Coretta Scott King and Looking Backwards
No MLK without CSK
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Monday is MLK day. Make some time this weekend to sit and listen to one or more of his speeches in full. Unedited, no commentary. This is one that resonates with me:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
#MLK: The Three Evils of Society // #Nonviolence365
YouTube video by The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
m.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Monday is MLK day. Make some time this weekend to sit and listen to one or more of his speeches in full. Unedited, no commentary. This is one that resonates with me:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9...
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People (esp. government actors) will oppress and harm then soon after call for "peace" whenever a protest or perceived disruption occurs. It's a tactic favored by those in power/those wishing to maintain the status quo. But the peace they desire is actually what Dr. King called "obnoxious peace". /1
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
People (esp. government actors) will oppress and harm then soon after call for "peace" whenever a protest or perceived disruption occurs. It's a tactic favored by those in power/those wishing to maintain the status quo. But the peace they desire is actually what Dr. King called "obnoxious peace". /1
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And if you truly have none, you can be the person you wish your ancestors were
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
And if you truly have none, you can be the person you wish your ancestors were
I actually have never seen a lawful or justified use of teargas. Perhaps cops shouldn’t have it and also how bout just not manufacturing it anymore.
A federal judge has prohibited federal immigration agents in Minnesota from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force and chemical irritants against peaceful protesters and observers.
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I actually have never seen a lawful or justified use of teargas. Perhaps cops shouldn’t have it and also how bout just not manufacturing it anymore.
Please do this it is the most important election this year only takes a moment vote Mr. Plow
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January 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Please do this it is the most important election this year only takes a moment vote Mr. Plow
Before the artist applies the paint, another artist dreamed and sculpted the miniature. Warhammer is a labor of love and I’m glad GW is remaining true.
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Before the artist applies the paint, another artist dreamed and sculpted the miniature. Warhammer is a labor of love and I’m glad GW is remaining true.
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
medium.com/@eric.seri/c...
Labubus are stupid, they are pointless toys for people with too much money, now scuse me I have to go spend my day’s wages on a little metal guy to put on my shelf next to my other little metal guys
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Labubus are stupid, they are pointless toys for people with too much money, now scuse me I have to go spend my day’s wages on a little metal guy to put on my shelf next to my other little metal guys
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Probably the best writeup I’ve seen on this yet. Short, accurate, and within reason for us average people.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Probably the best writeup I’ve seen on this yet. Short, accurate, and within reason for us average people.
So defund the police wasn’t such confusing messaging after all was it. Neither is abolish.
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
So defund the police wasn’t such confusing messaging after all was it. Neither is abolish.
I watched the full 20 minute speech and Walz never says he intends to have the guard to defend people from ICE. They’re on standby because he’s afraid people will riot. And that’s very obvious if you watch the speech yourself.
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I watched the full 20 minute speech and Walz never says he intends to have the guard to defend people from ICE. They’re on standby because he’s afraid people will riot. And that’s very obvious if you watch the speech yourself.