




Sam Bell
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@SamuelWBell
Rhode Island State Senator, District 5, Democrat. (Also a geologist.) 🌹






The US Senate Homeland Security Committee votes to advance Markwayne Mullin’s nomination as DHS Secretary in 8-7 vote 🟥Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against 🟦John Fetterman (D-PA) voted in favor





New England 1980s urbanism: what if trains, highways AND parking lots






Following two attacks in the U.S. last week that are being investigated as acts of terror, Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) says FBI Director Kash Patel “has fired many of the top counterterrorism folks… and put them on immigration enforcement,” calling it “a mistake.” I knew this was going to come back and bite us, and I believe while there may not be a direct relationship here, we know in all of the offices they have taken these FBI agents off their critical cases and put them on immigration enforcement,” he tells @margbrennan.

Senate Republicans’ campaign arm has released an AI ad in which a realistic-looking deepfake of Democrat James Talarico appears to speak at length. A look at the ad, the debate about disclosure, and the proliferation of AI fakes these midterms: cnn.com/2026/03/13/pol…


Fired Administration Director Jonathan Womer's chief of staff, Kayla Weststeyn, walked out the door mid-day Monday&quit. She was in charge of the HR/payroll piece of the state's flawed new Accenture financial system. Who's the project lead now? Unnamed "team members" per spox.

Important article from @kathyprojo on the massive tax break Revity Energy wants to bring a data center to Smithfield. I think it would be insane to give a tax break for a lucrative project that would drive up our electricity rates even further. providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

Video: VA House Approps Chair Luke Torian strongly defends data centers, says the House absolutely will NOT agree to the Senate's demands to cut subsidies to them. So...showdown between Louise Lucas/State Senate vs. Luke Torian/House of Delegates. #comment-6849637624" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bluevirginia.us/2026/02/why-ar…

