Greg Sampson
@grandgraffiti.bsky.social
Retired Jacksonville teacher (18 years), former preacher (Baldwin UMC), writer of novels, suffering Jaguars fan, long-time observer of the political scene. Some call me a gardener of sycamore-fig trees.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 474. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 474. 10/5/26
… Turns out the big steel mill project in IA from the company in India that Trump announced to try and rig the election in that state is actually not looking like a great deal after all since the peop...
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Senator Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, beclowns himself. September 29, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Fall has arrived! It's time for Fat Bear Week! explore.org/meet-the-bears
Meet The Bears of Fat Bear Week - Explore.org
Explore.org is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel. Our mission is to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity...
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I'm not supposed to eat beef anyway: Monopoly Round-Up: The Enshittification of the American Hamburger open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...
Monopoly Round-Up: The Enshittification of the American Hamburger
Lots of news, as usual.
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway👇 Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Thanks, A.G. Gancarski, your column made me realize who to vote for in School Board District 6, a lackluster race with two lackluster candidates. #WJCT #WJCTnews #JaxToday jaxtoday.org/2026/08/30/o...
OPINION | Conservative crackup? Decision time for Duval GOP after election embarrassment | Jacksonville Today
Strong rumors hold that a certain Young Republican will try to bring new blood to local GOP party leadership, whose case will be strengthened by this month’s special election for a City Council at-lar...
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"In order to carry out trade policy, you would have to have some understand of how markets work, which Trump does not." Our Trade War Against Ourselves snyder.substack.com/p/our-trade-...
Our Trade War Against Ourselves
Treating Canada as an Enemy Leaves us Weaker in Every Way
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See if you can get the education-related questions into the right place. (I didn''t.) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Aug. 29, 2026
Can you sort 8 historical events?
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The Democrat hoax per the president. Reality for the rest of us. www.axios.com/2026/08/30/g...
America's next grocery shock is brewing
The forces pushing up food prices are starting to pile up: expensive grain, soaring fertilizer and fuel, plus unpredictable weather and raging wars.
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Outstanding essay from @nancyebailey.bsky.social. As @palan57.bsky.social would say, if there's only one thing you read today, this should be it: Dolly Parton: Insights From The Book Lady - nancyebailey.com/2026/08/29/d...
Dolly Parton: Insights From The Book Lady - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
We've heard many welcome tributes to Dolly Parton and her great role as the Book Lady. As most know, one of Dolly Parton's many contributions and her passion was Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Fo...
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CNN: “The average cost of packing a school lunch has risen by almost 11%. That’s a significant increase from last year. It’s going to cost you almost $4,000 a year to feed your kids for school lunch. Sandwich bread is up 22%. Juice boxes up 20%. Oranges up 17%. Crackers up 15%.”
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2mo agoToday in Politics, Bulletin 445. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Heard on NPR: Florida high school students can now earn both a phys ed and arts credit by enrolling in marching band. Your thoughts, @nancyflanagan.bsky.social?
🔥 FLORIDA State Rep. @AngieNixon : “If believing a mom shouldn’t have to work 3 jobs to keep a roof over her head is extreme, call me extreme… Ashley Moody can call me whatever she wants— but in November she’ll be calling me ‘SENATOR’.”
On the Situation of MOST Americans: "But if we can imagine the real pain the most Americans are now experiencing and the real horrors that are possible for all of us, then we can also imagine the alternative." ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/on-the-sit...
On the Situation of MOST Americans
When we look back on this era, what will we see as our moral obligation?
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The military is breaking their most solemn covenant with their service members: we will take care of you. This infamy will be the legacy of a callous president and his unqualified secretary of defense.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2mo agoApparently the recent reporting from MeidasTouch, Aaron Parnas, and others, and the subsequent tantrum from CENTCOM, made its way into a new lego video
Richard Blumenthal wants to know who bought Trump a ring with 321 diamonds in it four weeks before the tax on diamonds disappeared. The Belgian diamond industry wrote back. They didn't answer. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/this-gover...
“All of this,” [an ESPN crew member] continued, “just feels quite weird.” wapo.st/4x0qnsX
Patriot Games open with dodgeball, lots of MAGA caps and even more questions
The youth contest for $250,000 — part of the White House's Freedom 250 festivities — featured over 120 competitors drawn from a murky selection process.
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Tarrant County, Texas scheduled a quiet Tuesday vote to close 140 polling places before November. The room filled up instead. Seven hours later a 73-year-old former state rep was being carried out by four deputies, and the plan was dead. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/republican...
Republicans Counted On An Empty Room. Whoops.
A Texas county tried to erase 140 polling places, Missouri killed the governor’s tax scheme, and Kansas buried Kobach by 24 points
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Whether it's a criminal act, a tragic accident or a police-involved shooting, who deserves the benefit of the doubt – the victim or the suspect? LaTosha Brown writes about an all-too-familiar pattern that many recognized in the Nolan Wells case.
Nolan Wells: It Is Not the Conspiracy. It Is the Familiarity.
The circumstances surrounding his death and a ruling of “no foul play was suspected” before an investigation even began trigger an alarm that is all too familiar for Black parents.
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In 2022, at its height, Moms for Liberty Florida made 54 financial endorsements to Florida school board candidates across the state. Today, the group has not made any contributions to local school board candidates. floridatrib.org/2026/07/20/i...
In home state, Moms for Liberty shows lackluster influence in school board races
Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.
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NY: District Will Install Teacherbot For the Fall. Yikes. open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
NY: District Will Install Teacherbot For the Fall. Yikes.
It is, of course, a rural district, a district located on the Seneca Nation reservation in Western NY.
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They have become worldly, more interested in power and wealth than the Kingdom of Heaven. open.substack.com/pub/timwhita...
Conservative Christians Keep Voting For Predators. Here's Why
The senate race in Texas shows that they would vote for Satan himself if he ran as a republican
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"New research indicates that state voter registration lists — a common administration target — are actually accurate and up to date. And both blue and red states are largely doing a good job maintaining their lists."
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew research indicates that state voter registration lists — a common administration target — are actually accurate and up to date. And both blue and red states are largely doing a good job maintaining their lists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
