Samael
@somethingxwicked.bsky.social
neurospicy noisemaker
my brain is allergic to inner peace
my brain is allergic to inner peace
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Samael
@somethingxwicked.bsky.social
· Dec 18
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
"If you’ve led a life that is—by the standards of history and the world—stable and comfortable, your brain is going to have a hard time truly getting how depraved people can become unless you see it directly.
They have not had to fear for their lives...They have not had family [call them] demonic."
They have not had to fear for their lives...They have not had family [call them] demonic."
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If the Epstein co-conspirators were poor and powerless, they would all be in prison for multiple life sentences.
February 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM
If the Epstein co-conspirators were poor and powerless, they would all be in prison for multiple life sentences.
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
Yeah man, it’s called anything that can be useful and make my bills go down instead of a thing that can’t do anything without my help and doubles my electricity bill
And...? Maybe an entire regime of child raping ritual sacrifice types shouldn't exist?!?
February 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
And...? Maybe an entire regime of child raping ritual sacrifice types shouldn't exist?!?
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lowkey believe far more people would be speaking out about trump publicly if we had single payer health care and everyone wasn't scared to death of being fired
February 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
lowkey believe far more people would be speaking out about trump publicly if we had single payer health care and everyone wasn't scared to death of being fired
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
Disgusting.
NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Disgusting.
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Wait, did the SAVE Act already pass and they forgot to tell voters? No!
I’m going to need an update on this. I hope she was able to cast her ballot in the primary.
Texans, if this is happening to you, post your story with the polling location. Put it on blast. And report it.
I’m going to need an update on this. I hope she was able to cast her ballot in the primary.
Texans, if this is happening to you, post your story with the polling location. Put it on blast. And report it.
February 18, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Wait, did the SAVE Act already pass and they forgot to tell voters? No!
I’m going to need an update on this. I hope she was able to cast her ballot in the primary.
Texans, if this is happening to you, post your story with the polling location. Put it on blast. And report it.
I’m going to need an update on this. I hope she was able to cast her ballot in the primary.
Texans, if this is happening to you, post your story with the polling location. Put it on blast. And report it.
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Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
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I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
www.stripes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
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James Talarico: Jesus gave us two commandments: love God and love neighbor.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
James Talarico: Jesus gave us two commandments: love God and love neighbor.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
Newsom is the King of Cringe and a traitor to the working poor.
Some alternatives to push for a Dem nomination: @schiff.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @alsobrooks.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov
Some alternatives to push for a Dem nomination: @schiff.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @alsobrooks.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Newsom is the King of Cringe and a traitor to the working poor.
Some alternatives to push for a Dem nomination: @schiff.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @alsobrooks.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov
Some alternatives to push for a Dem nomination: @schiff.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @alsobrooks.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov
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DHS is abusing administrative subpoenas to target and silence its critics. @repespaillat.bsky.social and I will be introducing legislation that would make this practice illegal and help end these authoritarian abuses.
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
DHS is abusing administrative subpoenas to target and silence its critics. @repespaillat.bsky.social and I will be introducing legislation that would make this practice illegal and help end these authoritarian abuses.
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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Christian Nationalists are treating the Epstein files like they treat their Bibles and our Constitution: They are *ignoring* them.
February 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Christian Nationalists are treating the Epstein files like they treat their Bibles and our Constitution: They are *ignoring* them.
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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
More of this please
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:40 AM
More of this please
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gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
Obscene amounts of mistreatment, manhandling, and stress are not good for pregnancy.
I bet they'll blame the women who miscarry for this.
I bet they'll blame the women who miscarry for this.
"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
February 17, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Obscene amounts of mistreatment, manhandling, and stress are not good for pregnancy.
I bet they'll blame the women who miscarry for this.
I bet they'll blame the women who miscarry for this.
The original was boring...
"He's more myself than I am" Okay teen angst... Just tell me you're sheltered with Daddy issues. I don't need an entire novel to know bad taste in men.
Maybe Hollywood will stop regurgitating the same stories now? Not holding my breath...
"He's more myself than I am" Okay teen angst... Just tell me you're sheltered with Daddy issues. I don't need an entire novel to know bad taste in men.
Maybe Hollywood will stop regurgitating the same stories now? Not holding my breath...
gotta say, this new wuthering heights adaptation…is boring
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
The original was boring...
"He's more myself than I am" Okay teen angst... Just tell me you're sheltered with Daddy issues. I don't need an entire novel to know bad taste in men.
Maybe Hollywood will stop regurgitating the same stories now? Not holding my breath...
"He's more myself than I am" Okay teen angst... Just tell me you're sheltered with Daddy issues. I don't need an entire novel to know bad taste in men.
Maybe Hollywood will stop regurgitating the same stories now? Not holding my breath...
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Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool.
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Missouri officials directed county election administrators to make voters temporarily unable to vote if they were flagged as potential noncitizens by a federal tool.
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
But in hundreds of cases, the tool's determinations were wrong.
With @texastribune.org
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A bill to strengthen punishment for child sex trafficking is moving through the Colorado legislature with strong bipartisan support... as a GOP state rep claims there are pedophile rings in the Colorado legislature
February 17, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A bill to strengthen punishment for child sex trafficking is moving through the Colorado legislature with strong bipartisan support... as a GOP state rep claims there are pedophile rings in the Colorado legislature
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Look how they threatened the entire establishment is by AOC.
Coordinated hit on her.
Meanwhile, Trump is drooling, farting and sleeping without scrutiny.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
Coordinated hit on her.
Meanwhile, Trump is drooling, farting and sleeping without scrutiny.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
After First Big Overseas Trip, Ocasio-Cortez Expresses Frustrations
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Look how they threatened the entire establishment is by AOC.
Coordinated hit on her.
Meanwhile, Trump is drooling, farting and sleeping without scrutiny.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
Coordinated hit on her.
Meanwhile, Trump is drooling, farting and sleeping without scrutiny.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
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The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.
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Someone brilliant recently said, "Companies are annoyed they have to go through you to get your money."
And I think Dems are the same way.
The DNC/Dem leadership is annoyed they have to appeal to voters to get our votes. They think they're entitled to our votes simply by being "not the GOP."
And I think Dems are the same way.
The DNC/Dem leadership is annoyed they have to appeal to voters to get our votes. They think they're entitled to our votes simply by being "not the GOP."
February 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Someone brilliant recently said, "Companies are annoyed they have to go through you to get your money."
And I think Dems are the same way.
The DNC/Dem leadership is annoyed they have to appeal to voters to get our votes. They think they're entitled to our votes simply by being "not the GOP."
And I think Dems are the same way.
The DNC/Dem leadership is annoyed they have to appeal to voters to get our votes. They think they're entitled to our votes simply by being "not the GOP."