Sam Sandmire
@samsandmire.bsky.social
Nature lover, social justice advocate, grateful for family, friends & the great outdoors.
TikToc & Meta are sponsoring Turning Point USA’s conference.
Another first with the Meta sponsor just added to the Turning Point USA mega conference
December 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
TikToc & Meta are sponsoring Turning Point USA’s conference.
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BREAKING: Brown University says no one is in custody, correcting earlier statement, as police respond to an active shooter on campus.
Police respond to active shooter situation at Brown University in Rhode Island
Authorities say police have responded to an active shooter situation at Brown University near an engineering building on the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Brown University says no one is in custody, correcting earlier statement, as police respond to an active shooter on campus.
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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On June 6th, the first day of Trump's Invasion of Los Angeles, I was teargassed for the crime of handing out water at an anti-ICE protest.
My story isn't unique. 1000s of protestors & journalists were brutalized for standing up against fascism.
Join us tomorrow to demand reform & accountability.
My story isn't unique. 1000s of protestors & journalists were brutalized for standing up against fascism.
Join us tomorrow to demand reform & accountability.
December 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
On June 6th, the first day of Trump's Invasion of Los Angeles, I was teargassed for the crime of handing out water at an anti-ICE protest.
My story isn't unique. 1000s of protestors & journalists were brutalized for standing up against fascism.
Join us tomorrow to demand reform & accountability.
My story isn't unique. 1000s of protestors & journalists were brutalized for standing up against fascism.
Join us tomorrow to demand reform & accountability.
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I just hope someday more of these kids run for office and finally end this madness.
December 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I just hope someday more of these kids run for office and finally end this madness.
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Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure.
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
Live updates: Two deceased in active shooter incident at Brown University
Serving the Brown University community since 1891
www.browndailyherald.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure.
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
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It’s Giving Tuesday! Will you help young people save democracy? Donate here: www.babevote.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It’s Giving Tuesday! Will you help young people save democracy? Donate here: www.babevote.org/donate
Listen. #idpol @boisestatepublicradio.org
George Prentice interviewed Scar Rulien, the BSU student who was jailed for protesting outside an I.C.E. detention center. #idpol www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Listen. #idpol @boisestatepublicradio.org
Worth reading. #idpol
Wow! Important letters from 3 BABE VOTE campus Captains (College of Southern Idaho, BSU, & UNC). #idpol www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/lett...
The Wilder raid devastated families and an entire community | Opinion
What happened at La Catedral Arena in Wilder last month wasn’t merely an “operation.” It was a wound. | Opinion
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November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Worth reading. #idpol
Boise State student, Scar Rulien, has been held overnight in a Florida jail after blockading an entrance to an I.C.E. detention center. #idpol Bail fund here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-yo...
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
November 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Jimmy Hallyburton faces a challenge from Lynn Bradescu and Lisa Sánchez. | Opinion
Endorsement: Boise council incumbent faces two polar opposites | Opinion
Jimmy Hallyburton faces a challenge from Lynn Bradescu and Lisa Sánchez. | Opinion
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October 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Jimmy Hallyburton faces a challenge from Lynn Bradescu and Lisa Sánchez. | Opinion
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Former state representative Colin Nash faces challenges from Josh Ellstrom and Derek Smith in the city’s District 2. | Opinion
Endorsement: Newcomers challenge Boise City Council president | Opinion
Former state representative Colin Nash faces challenges from Josh Ellstrom and Derek Smith in the city’s District 2. | Opinion
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October 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Former state representative Colin Nash faces challenges from Josh Ellstrom and Derek Smith in the city’s District 2. | Opinion
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Mockler: I’m 23 years old, and Gen Zers have spent all of our formative years living in a political system that’s purely dysfunctional. People in my generation see the president posting memes online rather than actually negotiating with the other side.
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mockler: I’m 23 years old, and Gen Zers have spent all of our formative years living in a political system that’s purely dysfunctional. People in my generation see the president posting memes online rather than actually negotiating with the other side.
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
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Narrator: “That process will not begin immediately however, as the Trump admin furloughed 80% of the National Nuclear Security Administration federal workforce, the same workforce that preps for nuclear testing.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Narrator: “That process will not begin immediately however, as the Trump admin furloughed 80% of the National Nuclear Security Administration federal workforce, the same workforce that preps for nuclear testing.”
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October 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Voters will see evidence of the growing special education funding gap on their ballots next month, as seven school districts seek more than $3.3 million in supplemental levy funds to pay for special education.
www.idahoednews.org/elections25/... #idedu
www.idahoednews.org/elections25/... #idedu
Special ed services show up more explicitly in November levy ballot language
Seven school districts seek more than $3.3 million in supplemental levy funds to pay for special education services.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Voters will see evidence of the growing special education funding gap on their ballots next month, as seven school districts seek more than $3.3 million in supplemental levy funds to pay for special education.
www.idahoednews.org/elections25/... #idedu
www.idahoednews.org/elections25/... #idedu
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A representative of the University of Washington stopped short of saying WWAMI would sever its Idaho ties. But cutting Idaho’s program threatens the partnership — and its 53-year-old business model. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/uni...
University lobbyist: Cuts would deliver a ‘fatal blow’ to WWAMI program
A representative of the University of Washington stopped short of saying WWAMI would sever its Idaho ties. But cutting Idaho’s program threatens the partnership — and its 53-year-old business model…
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October 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A representative of the University of Washington stopped short of saying WWAMI would sever its Idaho ties. But cutting Idaho’s program threatens the partnership — and its 53-year-old business model. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/top-news/uni...
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centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
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Federal agents would never have dreamed of doing this at a similar event where most of those in attendance were non-Latino. | Opinion
Heartless ICE (FBI) raid in Idaho was authoritarianism in action | Opinion
Federal agents would never have dreamed of doing this at a similar event where most of those in attendance were non-Latino. | Opinion
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October 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Federal agents would never have dreamed of doing this at a similar event where most of those in attendance were non-Latino. | Opinion