Bob Smithwick
@bobleap.bsky.social
Avid family historian with determination of a badger — currently focusing on US, Irish, and Jewish trees. https://smithwickfamily.org/
This is unconscionable.
In line to become U.S. citizens, they were asked what country they’re from. If they were from certain countries, they were pulled out of line. Just horrible. The very antithesis of what America is. Every Republican should lose in 2026 bcuz of this. Every single one.👇 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is unconscionable.
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In December 2018, Epstein wrote about Trump: “I am the one able to take him down.”
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In December 2018, Epstein wrote about Trump: “I am the one able to take him down.”
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.
Eight months later, Epstein was found dead in a prison run by the Trump administration.
Weird coincidence.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
I’ve posted in some FB groups and cold-called siblings’ descendants but can not find what happened to Patrick born to John F. and Julia (Murphy) Sullivan on 8 Jun 1894 in Scart, Castlecove, Kerry, IE. Any leads? #genealogy
October 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I’ve posted in some FB groups and cold-called siblings’ descendants but can not find what happened to Patrick born to John F. and Julia (Murphy) Sullivan on 8 Jun 1894 in Scart, Castlecove, Kerry, IE. Any leads? #genealogy
Have we hit the “let them eat cake” moment?
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Have we hit the “let them eat cake” moment?
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
Rotten to its very core.
Former Representative George Santos of New York, the disgraced Republican, was released from a federal prison on Friday night after President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence for fraud.
Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Prison Sentence for Fraud
George Santos, the disgraced Republican congressman, had been sentenced after his web of deceit unraveled. He served less than three months in prison.
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October 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Rotten to its very core.
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Reposting this because, yes, this is the President not a fifth-grader.
This will never not be hilarious.
To the Swifties, enjoy the beginning of the Showgirl era. It's good to have some happy in the world.
Non-Swifties: Let people enjoy themselves without being this guy:
To the Swifties, enjoy the beginning of the Showgirl era. It's good to have some happy in the world.
Non-Swifties: Let people enjoy themselves without being this guy:
October 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Reposting this because, yes, this is the President not a fifth-grader.
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Imagine what Trump could do with the power over his cult if he made a speech like this; if he called for love and unity instead of hate and division.
It feels like time to share this again. Charlie Chaplin’s final speech in The Great Dictator is arguably the greatest monologue ever committed to film. I’ve seen it dozens of times & cry every single time.
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Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin
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September 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Imagine what Trump could do with the power over his cult if he made a speech like this; if he called for love and unity instead of hate and division.
Americans are pretty much a-holes.
September 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Americans are pretty much a-holes.
You’re Kenvue Brands and the President and HHS Secretary are staging a full assault on Tylenol with unsubstantiated claims — what’s your move?
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
You’re Kenvue Brands and the President and HHS Secretary are staging a full assault on Tylenol with unsubstantiated claims — what’s your move?
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Trump just threatened to sue ABC again for allowing Jimmy Kimmel back on the air, which is SUPER weird, because all of these Republicans said that the decision to pull Kimmel’s show was a “business decision.”
September 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trump just threatened to sue ABC again for allowing Jimmy Kimmel back on the air, which is SUPER weird, because all of these Republicans said that the decision to pull Kimmel’s show was a “business decision.”
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Can anyone verify the rumor that they’re swapping out the longtime GOP mascot with a sycophant?
September 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Can anyone verify the rumor that they’re swapping out the longtime GOP mascot with a sycophant?
Sometimes locating the objects of one’s study may require coming at record collections from dozens of angles — subtle name variations, geography, and relations/associations — until you find the tiny crack. Persistence is a virtue. #genealogy
September 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Sometimes locating the objects of one’s study may require coming at record collections from dozens of angles — subtle name variations, geography, and relations/associations — until you find the tiny crack. Persistence is a virtue. #genealogy
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In briefing to the hill, DoD did not present conclusive evidence that the targets of last week’s attack were members of Tren de Aragua, top Armed Services Dem and sources say. Briefers also acknowledged the boat turned around before being struck. www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/p...
Senior Democrat says Pentagon didn’t present conclusive evidence alleged drug smugglers killed in strike were gang members | CNN Politics
Defense Department officials briefing congressional staff on Tuesday about last week’s US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean did not present conclusive evidence that the targets of the attack ...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In briefing to the hill, DoD did not present conclusive evidence that the targets of last week’s attack were members of Tren de Aragua, top Armed Services Dem and sources say. Briefers also acknowledged the boat turned around before being struck. www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/p...
Many rewarding finds this weekend on semi-related Sullivans and McCarthies in the Iveragh region (aka Ring of Kerry). Reminds me that little details may have great significance. #genealogy
September 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Many rewarding finds this weekend on semi-related Sullivans and McCarthies in the Iveragh region (aka Ring of Kerry). Reminds me that little details may have great significance. #genealogy
Which commandment is it again that commands old men to have sex with children and leaders to shield the same from prosecution?
September 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Which commandment is it again that commands old men to have sex with children and leaders to shield the same from prosecution?
Robert Kennedy Jr. is a danger to your health.
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Robert Kennedy Jr. is a danger to your health.
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Reup: John Roberts gave Ed "Big Balls" Cositine live and unaudited access to every Americans' social security data.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/26/a...
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Amid Hunt for Crime in DC, Whistleblower Implicates Ed "Big Balls" Coristine and John Roberts - emptywheel
John Roberts and his Republican colleagues have granted a kid with ties to criminal hackers, Ed "Big Balls" Coristine, live access to every American's Social Security data.
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August 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Reup: John Roberts gave Ed "Big Balls" Cositine live and unaudited access to every Americans' social security data.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/26/a...
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