SM Andrus
@f1na11y.bsky.social
Artist, woodworker, hiker, writer, music lover, knitter, seamstress. “Rise above the swamp” on DailyKos
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Father Flanagan dropped by the porch roof this morning to hear my confession. He plowed through 29 almonds before I was done, and I've been saying Hail Marys for the last six hours while he's been downstairs in the den binging on reruns of "Father Dowling Mysteries."
Just another Tuesday.
Just another Tuesday.
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Father Flanagan dropped by the porch roof this morning to hear my confession. He plowed through 29 almonds before I was done, and I've been saying Hail Marys for the last six hours while he's been downstairs in the den binging on reruns of "Father Dowling Mysteries."
Just another Tuesday.
Just another Tuesday.
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A reminder tonight that Venezuela has nothing to do with fentanyl. The vast majority of the fentanyl supply begins as precursor chemicals in China, is manufactured in Mexico, and makes it to the U.S. by land, mostly smuggled by U.S. citizens hiding it within lawful trade and traffic at entry points.
Fentanyl smuggling: Most seizures occur at ports of entry where U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers - American Immigration Council
Most fentanyl enters the U.S. through ports of entry, not via migrants. U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers, often recruited by criminal networks. Effective solutions focus on better screening at ...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A reminder tonight that Venezuela has nothing to do with fentanyl. The vast majority of the fentanyl supply begins as precursor chemicals in China, is manufactured in Mexico, and makes it to the U.S. by land, mostly smuggled by U.S. citizens hiding it within lawful trade and traffic at entry points.
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"Tariffs are 'national security!'"
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
Bessent claims that if SCOTUS rules against Trump on tariffs "they will be ruling against national security"
December 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Tariffs are 'national security!'"
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
"The ballroom is 'national security!'"
"Suing the BBC is 'national security!'"
"Slaughtering Venezuelan fishermen is 'national security!'"
"Torturing day laborers is 'national security!'"
NONE of this is "national security" but it is Naziism 101.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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This is really, really interesting:
lots of awkward standing around and whispering going on in the Oval Office right now
December 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is really, really interesting:
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'This isn't your granddad's KKK.' Inside the hate group expanding its presence in Tennessee
They are the largest hate group in America, wrapping themselves in the red-white-and-blue of the flag, marching into the middle of American cities and claiming to be patriots.
www.newschannel5.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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Mark Kelly on Trump’s military probe: “I haven’t heard anything — Social media, that’s how we were notified. That’s how unserious they are — I spent 25 years in the United States Navy. I retired from the Navy 14 years ago. I’m not in any command now. I don’t know what they’re talking about”
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Mark Kelly on Trump’s military probe: “I haven’t heard anything — Social media, that’s how we were notified. That’s how unserious they are — I spent 25 years in the United States Navy. I retired from the Navy 14 years ago. I’m not in any command now. I don’t know what they’re talking about”
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I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
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Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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AOC: Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want you to believe that this is who we are as a country. And we are here to say that it is not. We are a country that has fought and defeated the confederacy. That has defeated a history of civil rights violations, of secret police, of fascism.
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
AOC: Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want you to believe that this is who we are as a country. And we are here to say that it is not. We are a country that has fought and defeated the confederacy. That has defeated a history of civil rights violations, of secret police, of fascism.
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Excuse me, WUT!
You don’t give a “shockingly candid” interview ripping your own administration and then act surprised when people quote you. That’s not a media problem. That’s a foresight problem.
You don’t give a “shockingly candid” interview ripping your own administration and then act surprised when people quote you. That’s not a media problem. That’s a foresight problem.
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Excuse me, WUT!
You don’t give a “shockingly candid” interview ripping your own administration and then act surprised when people quote you. That’s not a media problem. That’s a foresight problem.
You don’t give a “shockingly candid” interview ripping your own administration and then act surprised when people quote you. That’s not a media problem. That’s a foresight problem.
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We need to release ALL the Epstein Files—including Treasury files about Epstein’s financial activities. The American people agree!
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We need to release ALL the Epstein Files—including Treasury files about Epstein’s financial activities. The American people agree!
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
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This is politically correct! 💯
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is politically correct! 💯
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BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
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Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
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Walz: "To watch people word salad - there's too damn many guns & wrong types of guns on the street. I don't want to hear 'how do you define assault weapon?' I damn sure can tell you what it does & unfortunately we have a bunch of parents now who know a lot more about what these weapons do"
December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Walz: "To watch people word salad - there's too damn many guns & wrong types of guns on the street. I don't want to hear 'how do you define assault weapon?' I damn sure can tell you what it does & unfortunately we have a bunch of parents now who know a lot more about what these weapons do"
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Walz: "'I don't know, do you really think limiting them to less than 100 bullets is going to do anything?' Yes! Yes it is. Yes it is going to save lives ... it's time to start reporting that that is all bullshit. It does do something. It does make a difference."
December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Walz: "'I don't know, do you really think limiting them to less than 100 bullets is going to do anything?' Yes! Yes it is. Yes it is going to save lives ... it's time to start reporting that that is all bullshit. It does do something. It does make a difference."
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Always bring receipts
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Always bring receipts
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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
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LEFT: Heartfelt condolences on Rob Reiner's death from a kind, stable person who should have been president.
RIGHT: Obscene gloating over Rob Reiner's death from a delusional sociopath who never should have been president.
RIGHT: Obscene gloating over Rob Reiner's death from a delusional sociopath who never should have been president.
December 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
LEFT: Heartfelt condolences on Rob Reiner's death from a kind, stable person who should have been president.
RIGHT: Obscene gloating over Rob Reiner's death from a delusional sociopath who never should have been president.
RIGHT: Obscene gloating over Rob Reiner's death from a delusional sociopath who never should have been president.