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Samuel T. Weston

@awsamweston.com

Fantasy filmmaker. Autistic Minnesotan. Proud Farmer-Laborite Socialist trying to do some good. Founder of @battlemage.social. https://awsamweston.com/bio

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Samuel T. Weston@awsamweston.com · 2w ago

Who do I know who can build a standalone static webpage? HTML and CSS. I have a mockup and can provide the necessary text and assets, I just need help actually Building The Thing. DM me if you're interested or for more details 🙂

SAG-AFTRA@sagaftra.org · 4w ago

Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.

If you want to avoid AI generations of your Instagram posts without switching your account to private, you’ll have to dig into the app’s settings. Open the Instagram app, tap your profile, and then tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen. Then, scroll down to the Sharing and reuse tab. Here is where you should see a section labeled Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta, with a toggle for Posts and one for Reels.
Dex Anderson@dexanderson.com · last mo.

The committee has voted to dismiss Latonya Reeves for cause due to her blatant malfeasance of primarying an endorsed candidate. A letter will be sent to Latonya Reeves informing her and offering her the chance to resign or have a hearing.

Samuel T. Weston@awsamweston.com · last mo.

The DFL can't keep shedding important trans leaders like Luna, which is why I just called Amy Klobuchar's office (612-727-5220) urging her to get in line with Minnesotans, finally stand up for our trans siblings, and sign the Pledge for Trans Liberation. www.thepledgefortransliberation.org

The Pledge for Trans Liberation

thepledgefortransliberation.org

luna stargays 🏳️‍⚧️@stargays.bsky.social · last mo.

Today, I resigned all my DFL positions. I can no longer in good conscience support Amy Klobuchar for Governor, due to her votes for bills restricting trans healthcare and trans rights, and due to her making no effort to apologize for or atone for that. I can't go into Pride weekend supporting her.

Richard, Brian, and Michael, I am writing to inform you of my decision to resign all my DFL posts (including Director in Stonewall DFL and Central Committee Member in SD62), effective immediately. This is not a decision I make lightly, but it felt like the only moral path forward for me. Over the past year or two, I’ve spent a lot of my time and energy specifically on making the DFL better for trans people, especially trans women. It’s been a hard road, especially as more and more people kept saying and doing transphobic things within the party, as I wrote about here a couple months ago. I feel like in that time I have made some progress! There are more trans people in leadership roles within the party than there were previously, my trainings on how to talk about trans people have been successful, and I feel I’ve done my part to help continue mobilizing a real movement for trans rights both in the party and in the way elected DFL officials use their power. I’m grateful for the allyship many (including the three of you) have shown in these efforts. But I can no longer in good conscience support Amy Klobuchar for Governor, and I cannot bring myself to stay silent about the ways in which she’s failed the trans community in the past and in which she may continue to harm us as Governor.
Samuel T. Weston@awsamweston.com · 2mo ago

You know you've found the cool political allies when the group chat is popping off over a question about which muppets would fill different functions at a convention. The Count is, of course, the head teller.

Samuel T. Weston@awsamweston.com · 2mo ago

Question for the Minnesota nonprofit scene: I’m working with some people to establish an org for a community-run website with global reach. We want to incorporate in Minnesota, but we need a physical address to proceed. Who could I talk to about setting up a registered office in MN?

Samuel T. Weston@awsamweston.com · 2mo ago

Pollsters: When conducting surveys by phone, please know— 1) Yes, I DO want to answer your survey, but 2) My phone is set to automatically send strangers to voicemail, meaning 3) You need to have a valid callback number if you want my data! Stop spoofing local numbers, cowards!

Avishai ✡️ Weinberger@avishaiw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you find yourself rabidly defending any politician or pundit by attacking their random critics on the internet, take a deep breath and consider that parasocial relationships are bad enough with media personalities who don’t pull levers of power

Samuel T. Weston@awsamweston.com · 2mo ago

Made the mistake of checking my credit card balance right after the state convention 😅 If you'd like to help me and other leftist delegates from Duluth defray our convention costs, there's still time to back our fundraiser! actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Send Twin Ports DSAers to DFL Convention

Good news! Thanks to the groundswell of support from our neighbors showing up to DFL precinct caucuses, our community now has the distinction of sendina whole bunch of Socialists off to the Minnesota ...

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Samuel T. Weston@awsamweston.com · 3mo ago

There's already a lot of talk about how Zohran Mamdani balancing NYC's budget and expanding public services proves that "if they wanted to, they would." But the extra layer is that now voters have a blueprint and case study for what we should expect from elected officials.