Brian Albert Smith
@brianalbertsmith.bsky.social
Father, partner, Hebrew Bible prof, Quakerish AME, Fulham ⚽️
A great day to visit the @fulhamboston.bsky.social gang! Thanks for the warm welcome and the “Guinness” victory shots!
Victory! And given how hard we were willing on the boys, the baby guinesses were well deserved 😀.
#ffc #fulhamerica #MyPLMorning
#ffc #fulhamerica #MyPLMorning
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A great day to visit the @fulhamboston.bsky.social gang! Thanks for the warm welcome and the “Guinness” victory shots!
Reposted by Brian Albert Smith
Victory! And given how hard we were willing on the boys, the baby guinesses were well deserved 😀.
#ffc #fulhamerica #MyPLMorning
#ffc #fulhamerica #MyPLMorning
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Victory! And given how hard we were willing on the boys, the baby guinesses were well deserved 😀.
#ffc #fulhamerica #MyPLMorning
#ffc #fulhamerica #MyPLMorning
Minute Cryptic - 25 October, 2025
"Room for kids, yes? Run back to grab second-grader" (7)
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"Room for kids, yes? Run back to grab second-grader" (7)
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October 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Minute Cryptic - 25 October, 2025
"Room for kids, yes? Run back to grab second-grader" (7)
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"Room for kids, yes? Run back to grab second-grader" (7)
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Minute Cryptic - 24 October, 2025
"Curtains need to be restitched after this is detached" (3,3)
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"Curtains need to be restitched after this is detached" (3,3)
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October 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Minute Cryptic - 24 October, 2025
"Curtains need to be restitched after this is detached" (3,3)
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"Curtains need to be restitched after this is detached" (3,3)
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Reposted by Brian Albert Smith
I think this just about sums it up. When decorating taste predicts policy...
static01.nyt.com/images/2025/...
Trump’s Oval Office Is a Gilded Rococo Nightmare. Help. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
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Trump’s Oval Office Is a Gilded Rococo Nightmare. Help. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
May 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I think this just about sums it up. When decorating taste predicts policy...
static01.nyt.com/images/2025/...
Trump’s Oval Office Is a Gilded Rococo Nightmare. Help. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
static01.nyt.com/images/2025/...
Trump’s Oval Office Is a Gilded Rococo Nightmare. Help. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
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Two linked #PoemsAbout #Glory for @alanparry83.bsky.social and @brokenspinearts.bsky.social because the world is the way we've made it.
May 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Two linked #PoemsAbout #Glory for @alanparry83.bsky.social and @brokenspinearts.bsky.social because the world is the way we've made it.
Minute Cryptic - 29 April 2025
"Make tea, dear" (5)
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"Make tea, dear" (5)
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April 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Minute Cryptic - 29 April 2025
"Make tea, dear" (5)
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"Make tea, dear" (5)
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Minute Cryptic - 27 April 2025
"Bob Dylan sorely missed 50’s pop group" (3,4)
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"Bob Dylan sorely missed 50’s pop group" (3,4)
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April 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Minute Cryptic - 27 April 2025
"Bob Dylan sorely missed 50’s pop group" (3,4)
I scored: 3 under par
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"Bob Dylan sorely missed 50’s pop group" (3,4)
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Thank you, @rexparker.bsky.social. My sentiments exactly.
April 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Thank you, @rexparker.bsky.social. My sentiments exactly.
Minute Cryptic - 15 April 2025
"Can't stand around bomb site and be indecisive" (8)
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"Can't stand around bomb site and be indecisive" (8)
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April 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Minute Cryptic - 15 April 2025
"Can't stand around bomb site and be indecisive" (8)
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"Can't stand around bomb site and be indecisive" (8)
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Reposted by Brian Albert Smith
INVITATION: My book, White Too Long, & 6 other religion books, were banned from the US Naval Academy.
The racist "The Bell Curve" & white supremacist's/Steven Miller's favorite "The Camp of the Saints" are still there.
But @aarweb.bsky.social is standing up.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/invitation...
The racist "The Bell Curve" & white supremacist's/Steven Miller's favorite "The Camp of the Saints" are still there.
But @aarweb.bsky.social is standing up.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/invitation...
April 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
INVITATION: My book, White Too Long, & 6 other religion books, were banned from the US Naval Academy.
The racist "The Bell Curve" & white supremacist's/Steven Miller's favorite "The Camp of the Saints" are still there.
But @aarweb.bsky.social is standing up.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/invitation...
The racist "The Bell Curve" & white supremacist's/Steven Miller's favorite "The Camp of the Saints" are still there.
But @aarweb.bsky.social is standing up.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/invitation...
"... passively scrolling TikTok or X weakens everything from your ability to process verbal information to your working memory to your ability to focus. You might as well take a sledgehammer to your skull." --David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
Opinion | The Stupidity of the Tariffs Are the Achievement of a Lifetime
Maybe we’re just not good at thinking anymore.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"... passively scrolling TikTok or X weakens everything from your ability to process verbal information to your working memory to your ability to focus. You might as well take a sledgehammer to your skull." --David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
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“But don’t count us out, don’t write us off, don’t put us down. We are Marco Silva’s Fulham, and our sights are set on Europe.”
Another great column from Jack and Loz. Up the Fulham! #FFC
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Another great column from Jack and Loz. Up the Fulham! #FFC
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Jack and Loz at the Cottage - Blog 305
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<p>Date: 6th April 2025</p>
<p>Opposition: Liverpool</p>
<p>Score: 3-2</p>
<p>Fulham goal scorers: Ryan Sessegnon, Alex Iwobi, Rodrigo Muniz</p>
<p>Weather: Top</p>
<p>Atmosphere: Top, top, top...
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April 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“But don’t count us out, don’t write us off, don’t put us down. We are Marco Silva’s Fulham, and our sights are set on Europe.”
Another great column from Jack and Loz. Up the Fulham! #FFC
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Another great column from Jack and Loz. Up the Fulham! #FFC
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381 books removed from the library of the U.S. Navy Academy
Here is The New York Times: Maya Angelou’s seminal autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navy’s list of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library…
Here is The New York Times: Maya Angelou’s seminal autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navy’s list of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library…
381 books removed from the library of the U.S. Navy Academy
Here is The New York Times: Maya Angelou’s seminal autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navy’s list of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library on the Annapolis, Md., campus this week because their subject matter was seen as being related to so-called diversity, equity and inclusion topics.
thewayofimprovement.blog
April 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
381 books removed from the library of the U.S. Navy Academy
Here is The New York Times: Maya Angelou’s seminal autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navy’s list of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library…
Here is The New York Times: Maya Angelou’s seminal autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navy’s list of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library…
My bracket has died, and I don't care. What a game.
April 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
My bracket has died, and I don't care. What a game.
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Heartbreaking
The Trump administration on Friday detailed its plans to put USAID, the government’s main agency for distributing foreign aid, fully under the State Department and reduce its staff to some 15 positions.
Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate USAID With Final Cuts
The staff of U.S.A.I.D. will be reduced to some 15 legally required positions. The agency employed about 10,000 people before the Trump administration entered office.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Heartbreaking
Minute Cryptic - 27 March 2025
"A major possibly participating in march or drill" (5)
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"A major possibly participating in march or drill" (5)
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March 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Minute Cryptic - 27 March 2025
"A major possibly participating in march or drill" (5)
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"A major possibly participating in march or drill" (5)
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Reposted by Brian Albert Smith
Reposted by Brian Albert Smith
This is my student, your student, every professor’s student.
There's no allegation that she did anything other than participate in a lawful protest. This is madness. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/n...
Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation
Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is my student, your student, every professor’s student.
Minute Cryptic - 19 March 2025
"Cool block house of Lego is now reassembled without directions" (5)
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"Cool block house of Lego is now reassembled without directions" (5)
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March 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Minute Cryptic - 19 March 2025
"Cool block house of Lego is now reassembled without directions" (5)
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"Cool block house of Lego is now reassembled without directions" (5)
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March 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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This is a great development for @fulhamish.bsky.social and all US-based Fulham fans. Up the Fulham!
This may be the best time in history to be a Fulham fan, but no one will judge you for hopping on board. All are welcome!
This may be the best time in history to be a Fulham fan, but no one will judge you for hopping on board. All are welcome!
Absolutely incredible news so happy for Sammy, Coops and the whole team @fulhamish.bsky.social
We’ve gone full Fulhamerica 🇺🇸
🤝 @fulhamish.bsky.social is joining the Men in Blazers Media Network ⚫️⚪️
An award-winning independent voice of Fulham FC fans since 2016, Fulhamish will launch “Fulhamerica” on March 24 – a brand-new show dedicated to North American Fulham fans.
🤝 @fulhamish.bsky.social is joining the Men in Blazers Media Network ⚫️⚪️
An award-winning independent voice of Fulham FC fans since 2016, Fulhamish will launch “Fulhamerica” on March 24 – a brand-new show dedicated to North American Fulham fans.
March 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is a great development for @fulhamish.bsky.social and all US-based Fulham fans. Up the Fulham!
This may be the best time in history to be a Fulham fan, but no one will judge you for hopping on board. All are welcome!
This may be the best time in history to be a Fulham fan, but no one will judge you for hopping on board. All are welcome!
Minute Cryptic - 14 March 2025
"Some nudist ran down beach" (6)
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"Some nudist ran down beach" (6)
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March 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Minute Cryptic - 14 March 2025
"Some nudist ran down beach" (6)
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"Some nudist ran down beach" (6)
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I scored: 2 under par
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