Sam Bergman
@violanorth.bsky.social
musician, arts administrator, Quaker, baker, Granite Stater; he/him
"A curmudgeonly joy" — @doodlyroses.com
"Fancy with an element of surprise" — @dalanie.bsky.social
"A curmudgeonly joy" — @doodlyroses.com
"Fancy with an element of surprise" — @dalanie.bsky.social
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Sam Bergman
@violanorth.bsky.social
· Apr 29
Almost my only life goal at this point is to slowly age into the guy who shows up at the general store every morning for black coffee and then sits at one of the two tables making uninvited conversation with anyone who walks in for three hours.
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JD Vance is like that scene from 30 Rock where they try to decipher century-old racial slurs and derogatory phrases except instead of satire and fictional characters he’s the literal Vice President of the United States.
JD Vance loves spreading 16th century pro-genocide propaganda so much
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
JD Vance is like that scene from 30 Rock where they try to decipher century-old racial slurs and derogatory phrases except instead of satire and fictional characters he’s the literal Vice President of the United States.
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My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
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In some ways, the Trump era is the inevitable outcome of telling generations of Americans that their country is the greatest in the world.
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In some ways, the Trump era is the inevitable outcome of telling generations of Americans that their country is the greatest in the world.
Finishing the pies to the strains of the only appropriate Thanksgiving soundtrack
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Finishing the pies to the strains of the only appropriate Thanksgiving soundtrack
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Rejon Taylor was granted clemency by President Biden and taken off of federal death row last year. Trump officials are now sending him to a notoriously harsh supermax prison and Taylor says he wishes he was never granted clemency to begin with.
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Rejon Taylor was granted clemency by President Biden and taken off of federal death row last year. Trump officials are now sending him to a notoriously harsh supermax prison and Taylor says he wishes he was never granted clemency to begin with.
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Paging @columnist.bsky.social. Even if it's apocryphal, it's a gem.
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Paging @columnist.bsky.social. Even if it's apocryphal, it's a gem.
I know we're all focused on dragging Sean Duffy here, but the best thing in this alt text is referring to the governor of New Hampshire as "someone in a black outfit." It's what both New Hampshire and Kelly Ayotte deserve.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I know we're all focused on dragging Sean Duffy here, but the best thing in this alt text is referring to the governor of New Hampshire as "someone in a black outfit." It's what both New Hampshire and Kelly Ayotte deserve.
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I took this job because I believe in the values of Hell, I never expected all this pressure
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I took this job because I believe in the values of Hell, I never expected all this pressure
I know the Flyers aren't a good team, but there is just always something special about making Florida fans miserable.
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I know the Flyers aren't a good team, but there is just always something special about making Florida fans miserable.
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The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
Started playing Balatro this week and I'm not good at it but at least I finally understand @coolhandkas.bsky.social's pfp
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Started playing Balatro this week and I'm not good at it but at least I finally understand @coolhandkas.bsky.social's pfp
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Stopped into the new mediocre bar on Main Street tonight to see if their burritos are as shitty as everyone says (they aren't,) and was treated to the most Alcoholic Townie conversation I've ever overheard from three barstools down.
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Stopped into the new mediocre bar on Main Street tonight to see if their burritos are as shitty as everyone says (they aren't,) and was treated to the most Alcoholic Townie conversation I've ever overheard from three barstools down.
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"oh you know, maybe just bring some crackers and cheese" 😈 EXCELLENT YOU ARE GETTING A MOM'S CHEESE BALL, JEWEL OF ALL ASPIRING MIDDLE CLASS TABLES ACROSS THE MIDWEST c. 1950-1980
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"oh you know, maybe just bring some crackers and cheese" 😈 EXCELLENT YOU ARE GETTING A MOM'S CHEESE BALL, JEWEL OF ALL ASPIRING MIDDLE CLASS TABLES ACROSS THE MIDWEST c. 1950-1980
All the time. Highly recommend.
Have yall ever gone to a concert by yourself? How was it?
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
All the time. Highly recommend.
We're starting off tonight's hockey game with footage of Gritty hitting a Florida fan in the face with a sheet cake, so I'm feeling good about things.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
We're starting off tonight's hockey game with footage of Gritty hitting a Florida fan in the face with a sheet cake, so I'm feeling good about things.
No, no, please, don't everyone jump up at once to find out if I'm alive.
In what was definitely a new experience for me, a half stick of melted butter just exploded all over my kitchen, my cabinets, my stove, and my right arm as I was removing it from the microwave.
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
No, no, please, don't everyone jump up at once to find out if I'm alive.
In what was definitely a new experience for me, a half stick of melted butter just exploded all over my kitchen, my cabinets, my stove, and my right arm as I was removing it from the microwave.
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
In what was definitely a new experience for me, a half stick of melted butter just exploded all over my kitchen, my cabinets, my stove, and my right arm as I was removing it from the microwave.
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
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I can't think of any point in recent history when someone could reasonably say Haitians *wouldn't* meet requirements for TPS--the country has never really been allowed to develop a functioning government, and the last time it had something resembling one, the US helped overthrow it
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I can't think of any point in recent history when someone could reasonably say Haitians *wouldn't* meet requirements for TPS--the country has never really been allowed to develop a functioning government, and the last time it had something resembling one, the US helped overthrow it
Working from home the day before Thanksgiving means maintaining a steady trot between the laptop on the dining room table and the six baking projects in the kitchen.
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Working from home the day before Thanksgiving means maintaining a steady trot between the laptop on the dining room table and the six baking projects in the kitchen.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Area 51 files as part of an effort dubbed the “For God's Sake Don't Let Anyone Find Out About The Aliens Project."
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Area 51 files as part of an effort dubbed the “For God's Sake Don't Let Anyone Find Out About The Aliens Project."