B.E. Smith
@besmithnc.bsky.social
"Though I could not caution all,
I still might warn a few
Don't lend your hand to raise
no flag atop no ship of fools."
(Grateful Dead
I still might warn a few
Don't lend your hand to raise
no flag atop no ship of fools."
(Grateful Dead
Line of the night!
Trump is giving his Pettysburg Address.
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Line of the night!
Before starting the President's Physical Fitness test up again, I'd like proof that the oaf in the Oval Office can pass a President's Mental Fitness test. It might be easier for kids to be fit if their family could afford healthy food to feed them. But by all means, cut their SNAP benefits, dipstick
August 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Before starting the President's Physical Fitness test up again, I'd like proof that the oaf in the Oval Office can pass a President's Mental Fitness test. It might be easier for kids to be fit if their family could afford healthy food to feed them. But by all means, cut their SNAP benefits, dipstick
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While the right bans lessons on slavery -- here is a new book to help young people learn MORE about history of slavery & how it is either lied about, hidden, or told honestly.
Join us to hear from author Clint Smith on Aug. 25.
Pre-order copies of the book.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/how-the...
Join us to hear from author Clint Smith on Aug. 25.
Pre-order copies of the book.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/how-the...
How the Word Is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America
Author and educator Clint Smith will discuss the new young readers edition of How the Word Is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’...
www.zinnedproject.org
August 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
While the right bans lessons on slavery -- here is a new book to help young people learn MORE about history of slavery & how it is either lied about, hidden, or told honestly.
Join us to hear from author Clint Smith on Aug. 25.
Pre-order copies of the book.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/how-the...
Join us to hear from author Clint Smith on Aug. 25.
Pre-order copies of the book.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/how-the...
I haven't heard that much BS since whatever Trump said last.
Rick Scott on why he opposes the bill to ban congressional stock trading: So this idea that we're going to attack people because they make money is wrong—it's absolutely wrong...I think it's disgusting, what this is. What is going on here?
July 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I haven't heard that much BS since whatever Trump said last.
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NEW: Justice Allison Riggs warns US senators right to vote could ‘crumble before our eyes’ ncnewsline.com/2025/07/30/j... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #nc #ncpol #ncga
Justice Allison Riggs warns US senators right to vote could ‘crumble before our eyes’ • NC Newsline
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs issued a stark warning to Democratic lawmakers at a U.S. Senate forum on elections
ncnewsline.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NEW: Justice Allison Riggs warns US senators right to vote could ‘crumble before our eyes’ ncnewsline.com/2025/07/30/j... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #nc #ncpol #ncga
I guess this means Trump's favorite golf club is his caddies "hand wedge."
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/a...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/a...
Footage of Donald Trump 'cheating' on the golf course goes viral
With President Donald Trump over in Europe, the real-estate magnate decided to visit some of his golf courses and play a few rounds of the sport he loves the most.
www.dailymail.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I guess this means Trump's favorite golf club is his caddies "hand wedge."
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/a...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/a...
🤦🤦🤦
Project 2025 architect to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate in South Carolina www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Project 2025 architect to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate in South Carolina
In an interview with NBC News, Paul Dans, who oversaw Project 2025, said the race was a "battle for the future of MAGA."
www.nbcnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🤦🤦🤦
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Like most bullies, Trump can be constrained only if everyone stands up to his bullying.
Protest. Go to town halls. Protect the vulnerable in your community. Keep speaking out.
The fight against authoritarianism will take all of us — and we can't relent.
Protest. Go to town halls. Protect the vulnerable in your community. Keep speaking out.
The fight against authoritarianism will take all of us — and we can't relent.
July 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Like most bullies, Trump can be constrained only if everyone stands up to his bullying.
Protest. Go to town halls. Protect the vulnerable in your community. Keep speaking out.
The fight against authoritarianism will take all of us — and we can't relent.
Protest. Go to town halls. Protect the vulnerable in your community. Keep speaking out.
The fight against authoritarianism will take all of us — and we can't relent.
"Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience."- Howard Zinn
July 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience."- Howard Zinn
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FEMA will send $608 million to states to construct temporary immigrant detention centers, like Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
July 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
FEMA will send $608 million to states to construct temporary immigrant detention centers, like Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
Howard Zinn- "Real heroes are not on national television or in the headlines. They are the nurses, the doctors, the teachers, the social workers, the janitors, the hospital orderlies, the construction workers, the people who keep the society going, who help people in need." (1/2)
July 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Howard Zinn- "Real heroes are not on national television or in the headlines. They are the nurses, the doctors, the teachers, the social workers, the janitors, the hospital orderlies, the construction workers, the people who keep the society going, who help people in need." (1/2)
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Senate Bill 266 would free Duke Energy of its current emissions reduction goal…despite climate change having intensified storms like Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Chantal. Tell your North Carolina legislator to uphold Governor Stein's veto! 🔌💡
July 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Senate Bill 266 would free Duke Energy of its current emissions reduction goal…despite climate change having intensified storms like Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Chantal. Tell your North Carolina legislator to uphold Governor Stein's veto! 🔌💡
Unacceptable 🤬
A full-time worker in North Carolina must earn a minimum of $27.14 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment, according to a recent report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). ncnewsline.com/2025/07/24/n... #ncpol #ncga #housing
North Carolina's "housing wage" is up nearly $2 since 2024 • NC Newsline
A full-time worker in North Carolina must earn a minimum of $27.14 per hour to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment.
ncnewsline.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Unacceptable 🤬
Trump is taking the War on the 99% thermonuclear.
🚨NEWS: A new Morgan Stanley analysis shows private equity moguls now owe $1.5 TRILLION to their investors like pension funds - and so Trump may now change federal rules to let private equity billionaires bail themselves out with Americans' 401k savings.
www.levernews.com/venture-capi...
www.levernews.com/venture-capi...
Venture Capital’s New Bailout: Your 401(k)
Private equity firms owe their investors $1.5 trillion, and the Trump administration is set to offer them your 401(k) to fill the gap.
www.levernews.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Trump is taking the War on the 99% thermonuclear.
I grew up a fan of pro wrestling. Even as a young lad, anything involving Hulk Hogan was reason enough for me to leave the room or change the channel. In my not-so-humble opinion, he was a horrible wrestler, an even worse actor, and an even worse human being.
July 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I grew up a fan of pro wrestling. Even as a young lad, anything involving Hulk Hogan was reason enough for me to leave the room or change the channel. In my not-so-humble opinion, he was a horrible wrestler, an even worse actor, and an even worse human being.
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Trump just handpicked hardline loyalist Michael Whatley, known for pushing his extreme agenda as RNC chair, to run for Senate in North Carolina.
Reminder: Whatley has never questioned Trump, not once. If elected, he wouldn’t represent North Carolina. He’d be a rubber stamp for Trump’s every whim.
Reminder: Whatley has never questioned Trump, not once. If elected, he wouldn’t represent North Carolina. He’d be a rubber stamp for Trump’s every whim.
July 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump just handpicked hardline loyalist Michael Whatley, known for pushing his extreme agenda as RNC chair, to run for Senate in North Carolina.
Reminder: Whatley has never questioned Trump, not once. If elected, he wouldn’t represent North Carolina. He’d be a rubber stamp for Trump’s every whim.
Reminder: Whatley has never questioned Trump, not once. If elected, he wouldn’t represent North Carolina. He’d be a rubber stamp for Trump’s every whim.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I don't even know what to say anymore.
Columbia University, Trump administration reach deal over funding, Washington Post reports reut.rs/3GPRClh
Columbia University, Trump administration reach deal over funding, Washington Post reports
Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump adminsitration over federal funding, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
reut.rs
July 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I don't even know what to say anymore.
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Trump is gutting the police that stop corporations from looting — the EPA, IRS, SEC, Labor Department, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Be warned.
Be warned.
July 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump is gutting the police that stop corporations from looting — the EPA, IRS, SEC, Labor Department, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Be warned.
Be warned.
To Trump's KoolAid-guzzling followers, whatever Trump says next is the truth. Whenever something he said previously is brought up, it's quickly attacked as "fake news," a hoax, or a leftwing media conspiracy against the one to whom Trumpsters bow down before in messianic reverence.
July 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
To Trump's KoolAid-guzzling followers, whatever Trump says next is the truth. Whenever something he said previously is brought up, it's quickly attacked as "fake news," a hoax, or a leftwing media conspiracy against the one to whom Trumpsters bow down before in messianic reverence.
Boiling it all down, Johnson is simply stating, "If this sees the light of day, Trump is screwed and I won't be Speaker anymore after the 2026 midterms."
Mike Johnson on canceling Congress until September: "We're not going to play political games with [Epstein]"
July 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Boiling it all down, Johnson is simply stating, "If this sees the light of day, Trump is screwed and I won't be Speaker anymore after the 2026 midterms."
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Tillis has quite the war chest for someone not running for reelection.
Cash on hand for NC members of congress at the end of June #ncpol
Tillis: $5.64M
Foxx: $3.18M
Murphy: $2.1M
Rouzer: $1.75M
Moore: $1.29M
Hudson: $1.14M
Davis: $1.11M
Ross: $937k
Adams: $414k
McDowell: $264k
Knott: $253k
Budd: $246k
Harrigan: $218k
Harris: $199k
Edwards: $163k
Foushee: $96k
Tillis: $5.64M
Foxx: $3.18M
Murphy: $2.1M
Rouzer: $1.75M
Moore: $1.29M
Hudson: $1.14M
Davis: $1.11M
Ross: $937k
Adams: $414k
McDowell: $264k
Knott: $253k
Budd: $246k
Harrigan: $218k
Harris: $199k
Edwards: $163k
Foushee: $96k
July 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Tillis has quite the war chest for someone not running for reelection.