Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Part 4 of your Nonpartisan Cheat Sheet for Political Isms: does democratic socialism always slide toward one party, state controlled rule? We break down why that comparison falls apart, using real historical examples. The UK already answered this, through an election, not a coup. 113
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Yesterday we said 9/11 brought us together. For many, that unity was through hatred toward the Middle East, and that fear built the surveillance state we live under. Bsky is not allowing our account to add video. Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/A9FbZ...youtube.comRemembering 9/11YouTube video by Mass United 043
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Part 3 of your Nonpartisan Cheat Sheet for Political Isms: what does socialism actually mean? It is about who owns key industries, not which country you picture. We cover the spectrum, from Social Security to postwar nationalizations to full state control. 031
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Our elections are under attack. Join us Oct 17th to make a plan to vote EARLY and lock in your voice before anyone else decides what happens to it. This won't look like past ❌👑 events. No rally at Boston Common, something bigger is planned. Follow nokings.boston! #NoKings #NoKingsVoteEarly 073
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This No Kings will NOT be a giant rally in Boston Common. It WILL be a show of force at the polls! Make a plan and VOTE EARLY!! 0107
Reposted by SamMcGWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This “game” on the White House website, a version of Snake where you play as a white man in a suit and you run around picking up identifiably black, Asian, and Latino men and putting them in orange jumpsuits, might be the most openly white supremacist thing I’ve ever seen the US government produce 12935001234
SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I urge you to watch these 3 compelling minutes given at this week's Framingham City Council about ICE 152
Reposted by SamMcGCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Fetterman text to aide: “Why do I have to keep having to meet with [Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia]?” Aide: “Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.” Fetterman: “Well I’m not.” @wsj.com #PAsen www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 76794863847
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 04/09/2026BREAKING: DOJ just asked SCOTUS *again* to lift a Boston judge's block on USPS mail voting restrictions. Judge Talwani's order is the only thing protecting how 1 in 3 Americans vote by mail. NC ballots go out this week. Sign the Protect Our Vote pledge: link in bio. 023
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We’re getting ready for Embrace Massó ¡Con Salsa! Ritmo y Sonido Block Party and we need our neighbors to help us make it happen! Join the volunteer crew and help bring this celebration to life! Saturday, Sept 12 Summer Street Plaza, Downtown Boston 032
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This Labor Day is about workers' rights and our unions--the only power standing between working families and total corporate control. We run this economy. Join us Mon 9/7, Copley Square, 10 AM. Show up for the unions. 💪 085
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 31/08/2026MA: Primary is TOMORROW, Sept 1st. 🗳️ Every vote is a lock against those trying to steal our elections — show up, show out. Pledge to Protect Our Vote: www.mass50501.org/protectourvote #ProtectOurVote 084
Reposted by SamMcGMatt Ortega @mattortega.com · 29/08/2026A shameful blight on our country. Nobody will ever trust us again. 25214
SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 29/08/2026If robot dogs had been available in the 1940s, the Nazis would have used them #BostonDynamics 000
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Rally for Milk with Dignity: Fri 9/4 @ 1pm, Ahold Delhaize USA (Hannaford's parent co.), 1385 Hancock St, Quincy MA. Migrant Justice demands dignity for dairy workers. Human Rights. Derechos Humanos. No excuses. 072
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Where we spend our money reflects what we stand for. This back-to-school season, we’re joining @AFTunion to ask members and families to put their dollars behind alternative businesses that support workers, families and their communities—not Target. www.shopsmart.aft.org 111
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Stand with the Twin Cities. Stand with AFT. No Target for back-to-school shopping! 184
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 21/08/2026BREAKING: New Bedford will NOT hand over voter rolls to the DOJ. After weeks of pressure, Mayor Mitchell held the line and called federal overreach what it is. People power works. Vote Sept 1 & Nov. #ProtectOurVote 1228
SamMcG @sammcgarry.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is my father. Know anyone near Herts (UK) who could help him? www.aol.com/articles/fam... #roboticsaol.comFamily plea to help 97-year-old fix robot's ankle - AOLMalcolm Stern says Toby could be used to educate children once completed. 000
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Boston: Lightworkers, presented by True North Action Alliance Boston. Thu Aug 20, 5-8pm, Rabb Hall @ Boston Public Library. Free. Register here: zurl.co/5PQrQ ✊ 043
Reposted by SamMcGThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/08/2026New evidence from lawsuits, including body-camera footage, text messages and other documents, reveals how federal agents used slurs and targeted Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and other U.S. cities.nyti.msNew Evidence Shows Federal Agents Using Racial Slurs During Immigration SweepsBody-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles 179350
Reposted by SamMcGNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I think people underestimate the extent to which the data centers are a proxy for rage at the economy. 1 28214
Reposted by SamMcGVote YES On 9 @yesforasafema.bsky.social · 11/08/2026In 2024, Massachusetts passed its most comprehensive gun safety law in over a decade. This November, Question 9 on the ballot asks voters to vote YES to keep the law or NO repeal it. #VoteYESon9 to keep our communities safe.newbedfordlight.orgMassachusetts gun regulations will go before voters in November - The New Bedford LightThe fate of a 2024 Massachusetts gun law will soon lie in voters’ hands. A petition drive by gun advocates has sent it to the statewide ballot. 1197
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 11/08/2026GRWM: cleanser, check voter registration, moisturizer, panic slightly bc people get randomly purged from rolls, eye cream, confirm I'm still registered, spoolie, done. MA primary 9/1, midterms 11/3 — go check yours before your skincare routine ends 🧴🗳️ 185
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero worked for @DoorDash when ICE killed him. The company’s silence is deafening. I am choosing to #DeleteDoorDash until the company speaks out against what is happening. Here’s how you can do it too: deletedoordash.comdeletedoordash.comDelete DoorDash: our demandsOur demands for DoorDash on H.R. 9720, ICE raids, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers. 155
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 04/08/2026'Voting doesn't matter'? Bullsh*t. Every election is decided by people who show up — and elected officials control your schools, streets, and rights. MA: Primary Sept 1, Midterm Nov 3. Register 10+ days ahead — link in bio. Not in MA? vote.gov. 🗳️ 093
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Mad about Flock cameras tracking you? Same energy applies to DOJ demanding voter rolls. Rolls are already verified by the states. This isn't about security. It's surveillance with better branding. Don't trade your freedom for a false sense of security. 2107
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 31/07/2026"The line that makes the most sense isn't 'Left' vs 'Right'; it's 'Tyranny' vs 'Democracy.'" -a conservative volunteer on finding a political home at Mass 50501, and knowing "where the hell" they stand. 🇺🇸 www.mass50501.org/blog/on-the-...mass50501.orgBlog | On the “Right” Side of History - Holding Conservative Values In an Era of Right Wing Authoritarianism — Mass 50501The Overton window is a funny thing. In American discourse, we tend to imagine the Overton window as a range of politically acceptable ideas for the mainstream population sliding up and down a one-dim... 133
Reposted by SamMcGEverytown for Gun Safety @everytown.org · 30/07/2026Rep. Andrew Clyde owns Clyde Armory, and is also one of the most vocal opponents of the ATF — the agency tasked with enforcing our gun laws. Now, his gun shop is embroiled in a federal gun trafficking case involving more than 40 guns allegedly purchased in Georgia and trafficked to Chicago. smokinggun.orgCongressman’s Gun Store Linked to Trafficking CaseThe case brings renewed attention to Rep. Andrew Clyde and his gun store, Clyde Armory, which faced ATF scrutiny in the past. 02121
Reposted by SamMcGMoms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 30/07/2026Pepper spray is no match for the high-powered weapons available to today's school shooters. Our kids deserve proactive solutions to keep them safe, not experimental technology that turns their schools into battle zones.washingtonpost.comSchools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shootersThe plastic, nonlethal aircraft, which can smash windows and ram attackers, will be at the ready in a handful of schools in Florida, Georgia and Colorado. 2247
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Salem terminated its Flock Safety contract — after 8 months of organizing by 17+ local groups + the ACLU of Mass. The city's announcement skipped that part, so we're saying it: organizers made this happen. This is what community power looks like. 🐦 Congrats to @nsprogressives.bsky.social 🎉northshoreprogressives.orgSalem Activists Respond to City's Announcement Terminating Flock ContractSalem's announcement that it was severing ties with Flock Safety was welcome, but it erased the role local activists played in the city's decision. 1124
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 24/07/2026New Bedford: DOJ wants every voter's name by Aug 8, citing a language rule the city doesn't even meet. Mayor Mitchell said it might just be an excuse to get the list. This is intimidation, not accuracy. Mayor Mitchell, hold the line. New Bedford residents: call (508) 979-1410. 075
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Some folks received this yesterday. It is a grift. If you want to donate money to the movement, donate locally. mass50501.org/donatemass50501.orgDonate: Support Pro-Democracy Action — Mass 50501Support Mass 50501’s volunteer-led movement for democracy in Massachusetts. Your donation funds events, programs, & community action. Every contribution counts! 065
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We've been asking people to pledge -- "What will you do to protect our elections?". This local civics teacher knows just what he'll do! #vote #gtlomass 145
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"The systems that have called for your oppression don't want you to dream — because they know you can dream a reality they can't counter." Pastor DeShay Freemyer-Jackson at Good Trouble Lives On Mass's Preach event. 🔥 Full speech on our YouTube @mass50501 #gtlomass 122
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 19/07/2026We show up for Lorenzo, Johan Sebastian and all those murdered by ICE. We show up for their families. And we keep showing up until ICE is off our streets and our immigrant neighbors are treated with dignity. You want this to stop? GO VOTE and to the work to protect our elections! 1116
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Less than a third of eligible voters chose Trump in 2024. He won because people stayed home. Never again. Good Trouble Lives On, July 17–19: film screening tonight, Wokestock in Allston Sat, Boston Common Sun. Be loud. Protect our elections. goodtrouble.mass50501.org 065
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 16/07/2026From Houston to Maine to Lowell: ICE OUT NOW! 🔥🧊 Join a nonviolent rally & standout this Saturday 7/18, 3PM at the Ladd & Whitney Monument by Lowell City Hall. Justice for Lorenzo, Joan, and all victims of ICE terror. Bring signs and neighbors. Info: solidaritylowell.com 044
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 16/07/2026ICE killed two fathers in one week. Lorenzo in Houston. Joan in Maine, in front of his wife and toddler. Boston says NO MORE. Join the National Day of Action. 📍 Copley Square, Library Steps 🗓 Sat July 18 · 4PM Justice for Lorenzo. Justice for Joan. #StopICETerror 02010
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 15/07/20263 days of Good Trouble, July 17–19! 🟡🔴🟢 TEACH: Fri film screening + panel REACH: Sat find us at Wokestock, Herter Park, Allston PREACH: Sun community gathering, Boston Common, 1–4pm Honoring John Lewis the way he'd want: organizing & taking action. goodtrouble.mass50501.org ✊ 095
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Lorenzo. Johan. Ruben. Isaias. Silverio. Keith. Renée. Alex. Nine people killed by ICE/CBP since Jan 2025 — fathers, husbands, workers. We are NOT angry enough. Join your neighborhood watch, call your legislators, show up to your local protests. It is up to ALL OF US to change this. 0129
Reposted by SamMcGJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 15/07/2026Epstein survivors are pleading with the Senate to reject this man TODAY. He responded to a direct question about the case that defined his tenure with fake confusion. We see it. We’re not letting this slide. Call your senators now. #BlockBlanche 26622284
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 14/07/2026ICE OUT NOW — TODAY, 7/14, 5:30pm, Copley Sq, Boston. Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo (Houston) & Joan Sebastian Guerrero (Biddeford) — both killed by ICE agents this month. No body cams. No answers. Show up and demand accountability. 1189
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 13/07/2026All eyes on Maine. ICE just shot and killed someone. Details have not been released yet. This is an active situation. wgme.com/news/local/i...wgme.comICE-involved shooting in Biddeford leaves one person dead, Maine House Speaker saysThe incident happened Monday morning near Pool Street. 2158
Reposted by SamMcGChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/07/2026Don’t lie. This was your first thought too, right? 1615156822674
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Join Mass 50501 for a Veterans Panel Discussion — hear from vets in our movement about their experiences. Thurs, July 23, 7-8:30pm on Zoom. Register: mass50501.org/panel 🇺🇸 044
Reposted by SamMcGMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 10/07/2026The DOJ is sending election monitors to Boston & New Bedford for the 2026 primaries. The same day, they threatened election officials nationwide with prosecution over noncitizen voting (which barely happens). They've also lost 11 court cases trying to seize voter data. #ProtectThe Vote 098