Andrew Smith
@azsmith.bsky.social
Used to be a journalist. Now I do communications for nonprofits.
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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There’s a lesson there.
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Both have pretended to be consequential people at CBS News -- Clooney as Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night and Good Luck" and Weiss as someone who knows how journalism works in real life, unfortunately.
The funny thing is George Clooney probably knows just as much about broadcast journalism as Bari Weiss. That is, not a lot.
December 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Both have pretended to be consequential people at CBS News -- Clooney as Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night and Good Luck" and Weiss as someone who knows how journalism works in real life, unfortunately.
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2️⃣ THE NUMBER TWO TOM THE DANCING BUG OF 2025
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"Know Your ICE Agent," from the week of June 30
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"Know Your ICE Agent," from the week of June 30
December 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
2️⃣ THE NUMBER TWO TOM THE DANCING BUG OF 2025
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"Know Your ICE Agent," from the week of June 30
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"Know Your ICE Agent," from the week of June 30
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Whoa! Trump's ICE Nazis getting brutally pelted with snowballs by New Yorkers is fucking epic. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
December 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Whoa! Trump's ICE Nazis getting brutally pelted with snowballs by New Yorkers is fucking epic. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
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Alan Dershowitz, Mr “I kept my underwear on” is not going to be happy about this.
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
It is. You can actually search visible text on the redacted documents and the completely UNredacted document appears in the results 😭
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Alan Dershowitz, Mr “I kept my underwear on” is not going to be happy about this.
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
The redacted document says he negotiated the Epstein agreement in order to protect himself.
More generally, Epstein’s buddies are not going to be happy,
as there seems to be a way to see behind the redactions …
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Yes, exactly: Most journalists cannot just quit their jobs in showy protests (kids, mortgages, colleagues they don't want to leave in the lurch). If you're making Anderson Cooper money, if *you are Anderson Cooper,* you could just start your own news organization.
A lot of people like to post that journalists should quit their jobs when stuff like this happens. It can be hard for rank and file. It is not as hard for millionaire TV personalities.
This is Bari Weiss in stonewalling, chin-out, "I won't let the haters get to me" mode. Whether she gets away with it will be determined by whether Sharyn Alfonsi's colleagues at 60 Minutes and CBS News decide to fight back. Pelley, Stahl, Cooper--this decision goes on everyone's permanent record.
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yes, exactly: Most journalists cannot just quit their jobs in showy protests (kids, mortgages, colleagues they don't want to leave in the lurch). If you're making Anderson Cooper money, if *you are Anderson Cooper,* you could just start your own news organization.
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The irony is, there actually IS one person I can think of who talks eloquently, and often, about how his faith informs him as a person and a citizen, and who does it in a way that even atheists listen to and respect. But CBS canceled his late-night show and it’s going off the air in May.
December 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The irony is, there actually IS one person I can think of who talks eloquently, and often, about how his faith informs him as a person and a citizen, and who does it in a way that even atheists listen to and respect. But CBS canceled his late-night show and it’s going off the air in May.
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Yes, it’s illegal. Like changing it to Department of War, like ten thousand other things. Part of the Trump strategy is to break the law and convey “the rule of law is weak and feminine and laughable and should be overridden by Our Guy.” Trump is fundamentally anti-law.
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NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yes, it’s illegal. Like changing it to Department of War, like ten thousand other things. Part of the Trump strategy is to break the law and convey “the rule of law is weak and feminine and laughable and should be overridden by Our Guy.” Trump is fundamentally anti-law.
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I'm not clear what this shows -- that AI is as smart as a 12-year-old kid who knows how search engines work?
I used the same prompt with the latest Gemini, and it gave me this. It’s still not 100% accurate (it misses 1998, repeats 2010, which knocks the order out). But it’s much closer, and no spelling mistakes. I could probably get it to do it correctly with a couple more iterations.
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm not clear what this shows -- that AI is as smart as a 12-year-old kid who knows how search engines work?
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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Trump's dementia has grown so extreme that a select group of advisors are now running the country without his input. To find who those advisors are and what their plans are, buy my new book, which will appear in March 2029.
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump's dementia has grown so extreme that a select group of advisors are now running the country without his input. To find who those advisors are and what their plans are, buy my new book, which will appear in March 2029.
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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This was the moment I stopped believing in the American government. I think this might be true of many people my age.
🇺🇸 On this day 25 years ago, The Conservative Supreme Court handed George W. Bush the 2000 presidential election.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This was the moment I stopped believing in the American government. I think this might be true of many people my age.
Target's stench of fear is really giving off K Mart vibes.
When you can’t say “sorry we capitulated to bigots” because you’re afraid the bigots might hear you, so you just throw some glitter around and hope for the best.
The chain unveiled its first-ever concept store in SoHo this week, adorned with stylish apparel, designer collaborations, and beauty products — all key areas that its incoming CEO hopes will revive its former "Tar-zhay" glory.
https://cnn.it/48W8CAk
https://cnn.it/48W8CAk
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Target's stench of fear is really giving off K Mart vibes.
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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
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this post brought to you by a woman who just scrapped a 5k word draft and started over lmao send help
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
this post brought to you by a woman who just scrapped a 5k word draft and started over lmao send help
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Jeff Kent might not have the stats to be a Hall of Famer, but when a guy's the best on his team-
[touches earpiece] oh really?
well, when he's beloved by fans
[touches earpiece] huh
or teammates
[touches earpiece] you don't say
if there's no one more deserving at his position
[Lou Whitaker appears]
[touches earpiece] oh really?
well, when he's beloved by fans
[touches earpiece] huh
or teammates
[touches earpiece] you don't say
if there's no one more deserving at his position
[Lou Whitaker appears]
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Jeff Kent might not have the stats to be a Hall of Famer, but when a guy's the best on his team-
[touches earpiece] oh really?
well, when he's beloved by fans
[touches earpiece] huh
or teammates
[touches earpiece] you don't say
if there's no one more deserving at his position
[Lou Whitaker appears]
[touches earpiece] oh really?
well, when he's beloved by fans
[touches earpiece] huh
or teammates
[touches earpiece] you don't say
if there's no one more deserving at his position
[Lou Whitaker appears]
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
This is what happens when editing staffs are hollowed out at a time when generative AI exists. Welcome to the era of the fake freelancer. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is what happens when editing staffs are hollowed out at a time when generative AI exists. Welcome to the era of the fake freelancer. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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This whole situation is a case study for how badly writers need editors.
And therapy.
And therapy.
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This whole situation is a case study for how badly writers need editors.
And therapy.
And therapy.
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You can’t spell fail without AI
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
You can’t spell fail without AI
Whether it's dealing with a bot or a person trained to act like a bot, dealing with customer so-called service is such a drag these days.
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Whether it's dealing with a bot or a person trained to act like a bot, dealing with customer so-called service is such a drag these days.
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I remember back in the late '90s -- when magazine writers were still getting big book and movie deals -- an editor of mine who'd worked with a bunch of them sighing and saying, "The story no one will ever publish is the exposé of which famous writers can't actually write at all."
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I remember back in the late '90s -- when magazine writers were still getting big book and movie deals -- an editor of mine who'd worked with a bunch of them sighing and saying, "The story no one will ever publish is the exposé of which famous writers can't actually write at all."