Spencer M Ross
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Spencer M Ross
@srossmktg.com
· Nov 11
"[Rabbi Tarfon] used to say: It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it." (Pirkei Avot 2:16)
"That which is hateful to you, do not do to another. That is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary; go and learn." (Hillel, Shabbat 31a:6)
"That which is hateful to you, do not do to another. That is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary; go and learn." (Hillel, Shabbat 31a:6)
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Stephen Miller was neither elected by the governed, nor was he confirmed by Congress, nor is he a civil servant, yet he seems to be the unitary executive.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Stephen Miller was neither elected by the governed, nor was he confirmed by Congress, nor is he a civil servant, yet he seems to be the unitary executive.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
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Have they caught Pretti's murderer yet?
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Have they caught Pretti's murderer yet?
In the videos, they all scampered back 10ft after shooting, so the fact that no one got a pulse or did CPR is not at all surprising. That this doctor ends by saying "the teargas seeped into their apartment" is a turn.
BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 AM
In the videos, they all scampered back 10ft after shooting, so the fact that no one got a pulse or did CPR is not at all surprising. That this doctor ends by saying "the teargas seeped into their apartment" is a turn.
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Original sin of the country (after colonization).
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Original sin of the country (after colonization).
Stephen Miller was neither elected by the governed, nor was he confirmed by Congress, nor is he a civil servant, yet he seems to be the unitary executive.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Stephen Miller was neither elected by the governed, nor was he confirmed by Congress, nor is he a civil servant, yet he seems to be the unitary executive.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
The constitutional crisis is extraconstitutional.
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my gut tells me american politics are about to shift radically within the next few days, as this rubicon crossing event occurs with both sides heading toward snowstorm-induced isolation and online algorithms
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
my gut tells me american politics are about to shift radically within the next few days, as this rubicon crossing event occurs with both sides heading toward snowstorm-induced isolation and online algorithms
Good lord, even Pritzker can say it.
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Good lord, even Pritzker can say it.
Have they caught Pretti's murderer yet?
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Have they caught Pretti's murderer yet?
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ivan Ehlers. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ivan Ehlers. #NewYorkerCartoons
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This would be a really good moment for Democrats to start acting more like a political party than a Ponzi scheme.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This would be a really good moment for Democrats to start acting more like a political party than a Ponzi scheme.
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Another civil war due to white supremacy because this country failed to reconcile with its original sin for two reconstructions.
Historians, remind me again what the preconditions for cold civil war are?
June 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Another civil war due to white supremacy because this country failed to reconcile with its original sin for two reconstructions.
A tale of the three MA Dem Senate candidates:
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
A tale of the three MA Dem Senate candidates:
I'm glad he's saying this (he's my congressman), but also he's got a habit of pulling left only when politically expedient and he's running against Markey and Rikleen in Senate primaries this year.
January 24, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I'm glad he's saying this (he's my congressman), but also he's got a habit of pulling left only when politically expedient and he's running against Markey and Rikleen in Senate primaries this year.
It seems to be up on the @dropsitenews.com Instagram.
They’re going to seize the phone of the woman who filmed it up close and never let that video see the light of day.
Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses
January 24, 2026 at 7:12 PM
It seems to be up on the @dropsitenews.com Instagram.
I'm convinced the Administration thinks Minneapolis is either a testing ground for the country or that Americans elsewhere won't care about it.
The ironic paradox of "all politics is local" under fascism means the local fascism is national.
The ironic paradox of "all politics is local" under fascism means the local fascism is national.
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I'm convinced the Administration thinks Minneapolis is either a testing ground for the country or that Americans elsewhere won't care about it.
The ironic paradox of "all politics is local" under fascism means the local fascism is national.
The ironic paradox of "all politics is local" under fascism means the local fascism is national.
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It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
The Constitution is a macguffin to these folks.
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The Constitution is a macguffin to these folks.
I got a smartphone at a liminal time between cheaper fixed data and expensive unlimited data. I turned autoplay off by default to save data. In a (data) scarcity mindset, I still kept it off once I got unlimited.
in no way the most important thing but it is incredibly jarring how many times people have opened up their devices in the last year to see autoplay videos of people being killed
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I got a smartphone at a liminal time between cheaper fixed data and expensive unlimited data. I turned autoplay off by default to save data. In a (data) scarcity mindset, I still kept it off once I got unlimited.
Tldr: Smithfirld Foods is Chinese-owned.
MAGA Republicans were sent into a frenzy this week after Nathan’s Famous, the iconic New York-based hot dog brand, was acquired by Smithfield Foods.
Hot Dog Chain Sends MAGA Into Total Meltdown
Nathan’s Famous was acquired by Smithfield Foods, which is a subsidiary of Chinese-based WH Group.
trib.al
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Tldr: Smithfirld Foods is Chinese-owned.
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The Senate Switch Board Number is: (202)224-3121.
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Senate Switch Board Number is: (202)224-3121.
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
Or Stephen Miller.
We have a masked death squad wandering our neighborhoods seemingly accountable to nobody but the President
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Or Stephen Miller.
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April 9, 2016, the @bostonglobe.com published this mock front page, dated April 9, 2017.
The problem was, the content was right but the date was ahead of time by almost 8 years.
The problem was, the content was right but the date was ahead of time by almost 8 years.
January 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
April 9, 2016, the @bostonglobe.com published this mock front page, dated April 9, 2017.
The problem was, the content was right but the date was ahead of time by almost 8 years.
The problem was, the content was right but the date was ahead of time by almost 8 years.