Sam (Squirrel) He/Him
@sammywb.bsky.social
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Professional curmudgeon, Kindness enthusiast.
Professional curmudgeon, Kindness enthusiast.
Pinned
Think you're too small to make a difference? Try sleeping with a mosquito. ---His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Where does this accent come from? Someone should detain him for deportation.
"Helicopter pilots were wounded pretty badly in the legs landing on the couple of machine gunners seemed to have make it through a thicket of bombs. But they were taken out rapidly by our snipers who stationed on platforms. Hellu-- actually unbelievable, helicopter platforms all the way the line"
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Where does this accent come from? Someone should detain him for deportation.
The vote is meant to "emphasise the importance of the full recognition of trans women as women, noting that their inclusion is essential for the effectiveness of any gender-equality and anti-violence policies"
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European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The vote is meant to "emphasise the importance of the full recognition of trans women as women, noting that their inclusion is essential for the effectiveness of any gender-equality and anti-violence policies"
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
"Acurio Suárez lives with significant developmental disabilities and aphasia, a condition that affects a person’s ability to communicate, and he relies on his family for daily care."
www.advocate.com/news/sarah-m...
www.advocate.com/news/sarah-m...
Sarah McBride demands Trump administration release severely disabled Delaware resident from ICE custody
“He is the exact kind of individual that our asylum system is meant to protect,” the Delaware congresswoman said.
www.advocate.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:55 AM
"Acurio Suárez lives with significant developmental disabilities and aphasia, a condition that affects a person’s ability to communicate, and he relies on his family for daily care."
www.advocate.com/news/sarah-m...
www.advocate.com/news/sarah-m...
"Sorted by perceived immigrant status" translates to sorted by race.
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Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"Sorted by perceived immigrant status" translates to sorted by race.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
Not that we NEEDED more evidence, mind you. But...This
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Greg Bovino praised Border Patrol officer after he shot woman five times
Texts also show that one officer called him a ‘legend’ and another told him ‘put that one in your book buddy’
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Not that we NEEDED more evidence, mind you. But...This
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
From 1851 and today. No one is illegal on stolen land.
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
From 1851 and today. No one is illegal on stolen land.
Now no one wants to come to President boomboom's party. Sad
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Annual governors' gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Now no one wants to come to President boomboom's party. Sad
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Does that include Ghislaine?
Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.
Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor
Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.
interc.pt
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Does that include Ghislaine?
We did, sweetie. They are all in office.
"Let's celebrate the people who are raping your children!" -- Lisa McClain began today's House Republican news conference with an epic crashout
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
We did, sweetie. They are all in office.
Maybe the folks in charge of immigration should be Native Americans. Cuz that MFer be pasty AF.
Immigration officials to testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g...
Immigration officials to testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g...
Immigration officials to testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches
Congressional Democrats have a list of demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But tensions between the two parties are high and the timeline is short — the stopgap bill funding DHS run...
www.npr.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Maybe the folks in charge of immigration should be Native Americans. Cuz that MFer be pasty AF.
Immigration officials to testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g...
Immigration officials to testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g...
Fun Facts for today.
1) Latinos/as were in America first.
2) Native Americans are...well...NATIVE AMERICANS
3) If you are white YOU ARE THE IMMIGRANT.
4) By MAGA logic, all us white folks should go back to where we came from.
1) Latinos/as were in America first.
2) Native Americans are...well...NATIVE AMERICANS
3) If you are white YOU ARE THE IMMIGRANT.
4) By MAGA logic, all us white folks should go back to where we came from.
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Fun Facts for today.
1) Latinos/as were in America first.
2) Native Americans are...well...NATIVE AMERICANS
3) If you are white YOU ARE THE IMMIGRANT.
4) By MAGA logic, all us white folks should go back to where we came from.
1) Latinos/as were in America first.
2) Native Americans are...well...NATIVE AMERICANS
3) If you are white YOU ARE THE IMMIGRANT.
4) By MAGA logic, all us white folks should go back to where we came from.
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Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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They said federal agents are untouchable.
They’re wrong.
This week, prosecutors from across the country are heading to D.C. to pursue accountability for federal officers who break the law.
No one is above the law. FAFO
They’re wrong.
This week, prosecutors from across the country are heading to D.C. to pursue accountability for federal officers who break the law.
No one is above the law. FAFO
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
They said federal agents are untouchable.
They’re wrong.
This week, prosecutors from across the country are heading to D.C. to pursue accountability for federal officers who break the law.
No one is above the law. FAFO
They’re wrong.
This week, prosecutors from across the country are heading to D.C. to pursue accountability for federal officers who break the law.
No one is above the law. FAFO
"End the resistance" ? Buddy you just said the wrong thing.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"End the resistance" ? Buddy you just said the wrong thing.
"It originates instead from a conservative Catholic group called the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC)"
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HHS Has Been Using Anti-Trans Language From a Christian Right Think Tank
The department refers to gender-affirming care as “sex-denying procedures,” a term coined by the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"It originates instead from a conservative Catholic group called the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC)"
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
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DJT: If you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment?
Me: Good question, Mr
President.
www.ms.now/news/ghislai...
Me: Good question, Mr
President.
www.ms.now/news/ghislai...
Ghislaine Maxwell invokes Fifth Amendment in House deposition
The convicted sex trafficker did not answer questions at a virtual closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
DJT: If you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment?
Me: Good question, Mr
President.
www.ms.now/news/ghislai...
Me: Good question, Mr
President.
www.ms.now/news/ghislai...
"Discord said information used for age checks will not be stored by the platform or the verification company."
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Discord to start requiring face scan or ID to access adult content
The online chat service, which has 200 million monthly users, will blur adult content by default.
bbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"Discord said information used for age checks will not be stored by the platform or the verification company."
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
Authoritarianism goes down smoother with puppies.
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Authoritarianism goes down smoother with puppies.
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“Everywhere that this has happened has been kind of a real dumpster fire,” said the Republican Orange County executive. “It’s been greeted with controversy, protests, violence, and it’s not something that we want."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/n...
As American Views of ICE Dim, Warehouses Become a Symbol of Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“Everywhere that this has happened has been kind of a real dumpster fire,” said the Republican Orange County executive. “It’s been greeted with controversy, protests, violence, and it’s not something that we want."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/n...
What's even more disturbing is that this HAS already happened in America with camps for Japanese Americans. It's not how it BEGINS. THIS IS HOW IT CONTINUES.
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
What's even more disturbing is that this HAS already happened in America with camps for Japanese Americans. It's not how it BEGINS. THIS IS HOW IT CONTINUES.