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SamIam

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Feminize a band name: Pearl Glam
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Feminize a band name: Me2
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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ha ha ha Ed you cowardly hypocritical loser.
Sheeran explained that he doesn’t use his platform for politics in order to be “a place of safety and sanctuary, to maintain diplomacy and keep conversations open”. Though this isn’t accurate: he performed at the Concert for Ukraine in 2022, signed an open letter to Theresa May about Brexit, endorsed Jeremy Corbyn and supported the equality act in the US.
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is what Sheeran should have done and perhaps would have done if he’d grown up Irish. They have so much more to lose than he does, but immediately made the right call at great professional expense. Support for human rights isn’t a political stance, it just requires intelligence and integrity.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dear Ed… see you actually had a choice. Just like your supporting acts. They are choosing to not support the silencing of people speaking out against genocide. Your statement reveals a deep ignorance on the issue, so I guess your choices shouldn’t surprise me but they’re still deeply disappointing.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Chris @asmarcd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm a white Arab American. Most ppl would never know that's my background by looking at me. The day after 9/11, family friends, who did not know, where at the house and openly talking about how all Arabs and Muslims in the US should be rounded up into camps. I was 12 years old. We were never united.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
ICE OUT!!!
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So, it looks like Ticketmaster is going to start requiring that you give them your biometric data to purchase concert tickets. As if anyone would trust TM. Also, there are reports the company storing this data for them, Persona, has had security issues and is funded by Peter Thi€l.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I love Olivia Rodrigo. She really seems like the real deal. But I do have to ask, why do I have to give my biometric information to Ticketmaster just to get a ticket to her show?!?! TM has shown repeatedly they are not a company you should trust.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/09/2026
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed 1,000 on Tuesday, authorities said, as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster. 3,916 people are missing, including 583 foreigners, Nepal’s disaster agency said.
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More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed has 1,000 as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Palestinian Ministry of Justice said last April that more than 11,200 Palestinians had gone missing or been forcibly disappeared by Israel since 2023:
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Ongoing trauma and uncertainty for Gaza’s missing children
The Palestinian Ministry of Justice said last April that more than 11,200 Palestinians had gone missing or been forcibly disappeared by Israel since 2023.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"The Israeli military tell us they've opened an investigation into the attacks," is the most laughable thing Ive seen in this, because nothing will happen
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is a pretty clear indicator not trust anything you see on Google. DuckDuckGo is your friend.
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you’ve seen live. Pearl Jam (x123) Fontaines DC (x2) Brandi Carlile (x28) Johnny Cash The Cure (x6) Prince (x18) David Bowie (x2) Joni Mitchell (x2) Duran Duran (x6) Tragically Hip 
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. We found that the request came directly from the White House. (Published May)
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The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Nepal Floods Demonstrate Threat of Climate-Driven Glacier Collapse truthout.org/articles/nep... Climate Change is Real; even the Monsters Profiting off fossil Fuels Know it and don't care. Where in the fuck do they think they can go when Our Mother is burnt to a cinder???
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Nepal Floods Demonstrate Threat of Climate-Driven Glacier Collapse, Scientists Say
“What happened yesterday is unfortunately the new normal,” one geoscientist said of the devastating floods.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
More of tonight’s almost blood moon from Portland, Oregon.
Tonight‘s almost blood moon above the city of Portland, Oregon. The partial lunar eclipse in the distance above the city of Portland, Oregon.The almost blood moon just above some buildings and the Pearl district. A close-up of the partial lunar eclipse as seen from Portland, Oregon. 
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A view of the partial lunar eclipse as seen from Portland, Oregon. Look up everyone… it’s amazing!
A view of the partial lunar eclipse, with the moon shaded red, and a little white sliver of moon at the top.A view of the partial lunar eclipse, with the moon shaded red, and a little white sliver of moon at the top. Above Portland, Oregon.  A view of the partial lunar eclipse, with the moon shaded red, and a little white sliver of moon at the top…. Alone in the night sky. A view of the partial lunar eclipse, with the moon shaded red, and a little white sliver of moon at the top.
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bloomberg analyzed seven regional power grids across the country last year and found that wholesale prices near data centers have risen as much as 267% since 2020. Around Washington DC, near the world's largest cluster of data centers, power bills rose about $20 a month last summer.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I loved her work. i always found it so whimsical and enveloping in person. It brought me a lot of joy. RIP Yayoi Kusama.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The footage of the floods is just devastating. I am hoping many of the missing managed to survive. 💔
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Such sad news. She was an amazing woman. 💔
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
WaPo must reinstate her and pay her back pay. Good news!!
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Digital Relic 🌀 @damop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Trump, the motherfucker, is killing wild Mustangs to open up protected lands for cattle. What sane American is ok with this? @cnn.com @cbsnews.com @aspcardio.bsky.social @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @meidastouch.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Israeli Settlers Have Displaced 107 Palestinian West Bank Communities Since 2023 truthout.org/articles/isr...
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Israeli Settlers Have Displaced 107 Palestinian West Bank Communities Since 2023
A new report by Human Rights Watch details how the Israeli government has directly facilitated displacement.
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 15/08/2026
Absolutely vile framing from the @nytimes.com. Why doesn’t this leave behind hard questions for the media that hounded him? Or the global right-wing that gleefully turned a local matter into an international incident?
“Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring”
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Negin Owliaei @neginowl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Out of curiosity I did this search for Ben-Gvir and Smotrich and let’s be clear, The Telegraph went way harder on Arday than it did on people actively committing war crimes.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is horrifying and insane! This level of coverage is not commensurate with the accusations/story. Not at all.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Damn socialists
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 29/07/2026
I'm going to keep sharing this graph. The genocide in Occupied Palestine has made literally billions of dollars for RTX (formerly Raytheon). Guess who stands to benefit most from the provisions in the NDAA to "merge" our militaries?
A graph of RTX's stock price showing a sharp upward trajectory starting right after a low point on October 6, 2023.
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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Would be nice to live in a country where I'm not even shocked that a mass shooting happened in a public space that I take my children to constantly. But I live in America. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Live: Shooting reported at Bite of Seattle, police report ‘multiple’ victims
Police and ambulances were responding to a shooting Sunday with “multiple” victims at Seattle Center, according to the Seattle Police Department.
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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 27/07/2026
Seattle folks be advised
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Mass shooting reported at Seattle Center
Police and aid crews responded to a shooting with "multiple" victims at Seattle Center, according to the Seattle Police Department.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Good. That video was horrifying.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/07/2026
Israeli settlers set fire to Al-Rahma Mosque in Qusra, near Nablus, as Israeli forces arrested dozens of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a military crackdown following a shooting in Tal that killed four Palestinians and two Israelis on Friday.
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 26/07/2026
Three years after the coup, Niger’s junta has broadened its assault on human rights. The junta has entrenched authoritarian rule, dismantled democratic institutions, and intensified repression. Read more: bit.ly/4fuQWie
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Israel is bombing Gaza as the U.S. is bombing Iran. The news media talks about oil prices while the region is on fire because of a genocidal, apartheid state. These are human beings whose lives are being destroyed, when is it enough?
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Marianne Vedder a.k.a Cozmicsoulfire @cozmicsoulfire.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is imprisoning hundreds of immigrant children at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas" prospect.org/2026/07/20/t... #Trump #ICE #BlueSky #resist
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Trump Administration Routinely Violating Immigrant Children’s Rights - The American Prospect
The 1997 Flores ruling requires immigrant children be released from detention after 20 days. Trump is keeping some for as long as 323 days, new filings in a lawsuit state.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/07/2026
An Iranian official says they privately warned Vance about how Trump’s son-in-law and his special envoy to the Middle East were destroying peace talks. trib.al/uc14s6H
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Iran Says It Tried to Warn JD Vance About Kushner and Witkoff
An Iranian official says they privately warned Vance about how Trump’s son-in-law and his special envoy to the Middle East were destroying peace talks.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026
These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Kudos to Dinaw Mengestu for trying to build support for Palestinian speech within Pen America and then resigning after the organization recently published a post from Zionist writers claiming "professional challenges" due to their support a genocidal ethno-supremacist apartheid state. Gift link.
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Dinaw Mengestu Resigns as PEN America President After 7 Months in Role (Gift Article)
The novelist Dinaw Mengestu, who was elected seven months ago, said the article “continues this approach toward defending some rights while not defending others.”
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Good because something is clearly not right here. How do you return from a boating trip without one of your friends… but not report him missing?!?!
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SamIam @samiamlax.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Free Dr Hussam Abu Safiyah NOW!
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Please see this urgent message from Physicians for Human Rights Israel. I am profoundly alarmed by the ongoing inhumane treatment of Dr Abu Safiya and other healthcare workers illegally detained in Israeli prison. Canada must immediately advocate for his release! x.com/PHRIsrael/st...
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Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) (@PHRIsrael) on X
🚨 Urgent Update Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya to his attorney: “This is the last time you’ll see me… They brought me here to kill me.” Recent reports raise grave concerns about Dr. Abu Safiya and the other h...
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AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
“Abu Safiya told him that after his court appeal on June 10, guards entered his solitary cell at Ganot Prison and beat him with a hammer and batons, and that since his June 24 transfer to Rakefet he has been beaten daily, losing consciousness several times without receiving medical treatment.”
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 27/06/2026
“Wokeness went too far” they said
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
and this isn't just some random evil racist congressman. he's the majority whip, the third most powerful member of the house! this *is* the party.
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