Frank Smyth
@franksmythdc.bsky.social
Journalist, Author The NRA: The Unauthorized History #UnauthorizedNRA; armed conflicts, organized crime, human rights; CEO @GJSsecurity hostile environments training. He/his/him.
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Frank Smyth
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NEW: What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @franksmythdc.bsky.social explores for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
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The rise and of fall of the Leahy Law, America’s most consequential #humanrights law, is included in this piece. It is an example of why so few #warcrimes, even after they are documented, are ever prosecuted. #Colombia
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
Gangster America. Thanks Trump!
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by Trump, "abused his powerful positions and authority in Honduras to [traffic] tons of cocaine...& “turn Honduras into one of the most dangerous countries in the world.”
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by Trump, "abused his powerful positions and authority in Honduras to [traffic] tons of cocaine...& “turn Honduras into one of the most dangerous countries in the world.”
www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than 400 Tons of Cocaine and Related Firearms Offenses
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, 55, also known as JOH, was sentenced today to 540 months in prison and 60 months of supervised release for cocaine importation and related wea...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Gangster America. Thanks Trump!
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by Trump, "abused his powerful positions and authority in Honduras to [traffic] tons of cocaine...& “turn Honduras into one of the most dangerous countries in the world.”
www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by Trump, "abused his powerful positions and authority in Honduras to [traffic] tons of cocaine...& “turn Honduras into one of the most dangerous countries in the world.”
www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
“We might not follow an unlawful order,” said one Army officer. “But we would not intervene to depose him. We don’t believe we have the authority to do so without approval from Congress,” he said. Dozens of U.S. military officers agreed. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“We might not follow an unlawful order,” said one Army officer. “But we would not intervene to depose him. We don’t believe we have the authority to do so without approval from Congress,” he said. Dozens of U.S. military officers agreed. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
Trump declared "Anti-Communism Week." Right before, my piece "How to Kill Subversives and Get Away with It" ran in @newlinesmag, based on anti-communist Colombian death squads assisted by US advisors. Is Trump laying the ground work for war crimes at home? newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
newlinesmag.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump declared "Anti-Communism Week." Right before, my piece "How to Kill Subversives and Get Away with It" ran in @newlinesmag, based on anti-communist Colombian death squads assisted by US advisors. Is Trump laying the ground work for war crimes at home? newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
Do you ever wonder how bad things under Trump could get? How America taught Colombia how to run death squads with plausible deniability might provide a clue.
What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @Franksmythdc.bsky.social explores for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
newlinesmag.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do you ever wonder how bad things under Trump could get? How America taught Colombia how to run death squads with plausible deniability might provide a clue.
How bad could it get under Trump at home?
What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @frankSmythdc.bsky.social explores a brutal history for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
newlinesmag.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How bad could it get under Trump at home?
1/5 What about the Leahy Law?
It began with Amnesty International, which, in 1994, documented abuses by 14 Colombian military units. The U.S. Southern Command conducted an “official use only” audit and found 13 out of 14 of the units had received prior U.S. training or aid.
It began with Amnesty International, which, in 1994, documented abuses by 14 Colombian military units. The U.S. Southern Command conducted an “official use only” audit and found 13 out of 14 of the units had received prior U.S. training or aid.
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
1/5 What about the Leahy Law?
It began with Amnesty International, which, in 1994, documented abuses by 14 Colombian military units. The U.S. Southern Command conducted an “official use only” audit and found 13 out of 14 of the units had received prior U.S. training or aid.
It began with Amnesty International, which, in 1994, documented abuses by 14 Colombian military units. The U.S. Southern Command conducted an “official use only” audit and found 13 out of 14 of the units had received prior U.S. training or aid.
The rise and of fall of the Leahy Law, America’s most consequential #humanrights law, is included in this piece. It is an example of why so few #warcrimes, even after they are documented, are ever prosecuted. #Colombia
NEW: What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @franksmythdc.bsky.social explores for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
newlinesmag.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The rise and of fall of the Leahy Law, America’s most consequential #humanrights law, is included in this piece. It is an example of why so few #warcrimes, even after they are documented, are ever prosecuted. #Colombia
How to Kill Subversives and Get Away with It. My piece on whether America’s complicity in war crimes in nations like Colombia may come back on us at home under Trump?
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
newlinesmag.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
How to Kill Subversives and Get Away with It. My piece on whether America’s complicity in war crimes in nations like Colombia may come back on us at home under Trump?
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
My piece on Colombia and what our role in its war crimes can teach us.
NEW: What might America’s complicity in war crimes in Colombia in the 1990s tell us about how U.S. military leaders would respond if President Trump were to give them unlawful orders? @franksmythdc.bsky.social explores for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...
How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?
newlinesmag.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My piece on Colombia and what our role in its war crimes can teach us.
Treason.
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Treason.
1) The NRA has long been inclusionary when it comes to women, having put a woman, rifle champion Alice Bull, on its board in 1949, 23 years before the National Press Club did, and, more recently, having hired LGBTQ staffers at its VA headquarters.
September 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
1) The NRA has long been inclusionary when it comes to women, having put a woman, rifle champion Alice Bull, on its board in 1949, 23 years before the National Press Club did, and, more recently, having hired LGBTQ staffers at its VA headquarters.
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Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest. ssd.eff.org/module/atte...
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download).
Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest.
Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during,...
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August 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest. ssd.eff.org/module/atte...
My piece in Common Dreams on Trump's paramilitary plans, as we endure our daily violence from guns like the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis. #minneapolischurch #gunsense #gunreform #UnathorizedNRA
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Why We’re Gaslit on Guns and Don’t Know It | Common Dreams
What has shaped how most Americans see guns is less the gun lobby’s money than the ideology that it’s been spreading for years.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My piece in Common Dreams on Trump's paramilitary plans, as we endure our daily violence from guns like the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis. #minneapolischurch #gunsense #gunreform #UnathorizedNRA
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Why can't we stop mass shootings? It's not about the NRA or its money anymore. It's about the ideology of gun rights that NRA, gun industry and extremist groups have been promoting for years. Until Americans who want #gunreform wake up to that, nothing will change. #Minneapolis
August 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Why can't we stop mass shootings? It's not about the NRA or its money anymore. It's about the ideology of gun rights that NRA, gun industry and extremist groups have been promoting for years. Until Americans who want #gunreform wake up to that, nothing will change. #Minneapolis
America suffers an ongoing epidemic of gun violence, as the Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis shows. What can we do? Instead of doing what we haven't done in over 50 years, and finally pass meaningful and gun reforms, we watch Trump's militias arm up.
#minneapolischurch
#minneapolischurch
August 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
America suffers an ongoing epidemic of gun violence, as the Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis shows. What can we do? Instead of doing what we haven't done in over 50 years, and finally pass meaningful and gun reforms, we watch Trump's militias arm up.
#minneapolischurch
#minneapolischurch
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1: Remove their identity
2: Reject their reality
3: Resist their will
4: Block validation
5: Assign guilt
6: Protect the vulnerable
7: Cultivate external allies
8: Take the focus
9: Create the alternative
#3E #refusefascism #nokings
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2: Reject their reality
3: Resist their will
4: Block validation
5: Assign guilt
6: Protect the vulnerable
7: Cultivate external allies
8: Take the focus
9: Create the alternative
#3E #refusefascism #nokings
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July 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1: Remove their identity
2: Reject their reality
3: Resist their will
4: Block validation
5: Assign guilt
6: Protect the vulnerable
7: Cultivate external allies
8: Take the focus
9: Create the alternative
#3E #refusefascism #nokings
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2: Reject their reality
3: Resist their will
4: Block validation
5: Assign guilt
6: Protect the vulnerable
7: Cultivate external allies
8: Take the focus
9: Create the alternative
#3E #refusefascism #nokings
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Machine Gun America. My piece up in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social The Trump administration has legalized a device called a forced trigger reset. An improvement on a bump stock, it makes an AR-15 reload and keep firing as fast or faster than a Vietnam War-era M16.
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Machine Gun America
Prodded by an extremist Supreme Court, the Trump Administration just legalized a new device that turns assault rifles into machine guns.
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June 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Machine Gun America. My piece up in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social The Trump administration has legalized a device called a forced trigger reset. An improvement on a bump stock, it makes an AR-15 reload and keep firing as fast or faster than a Vietnam War-era M16.
progressive.org/latest/machi...
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1/2 What did Ronald Reagan say about machine guns for civilian needs? See it below. Donald Trump's DOJ legalized forced trigger resets last month. They are a game changer in accuracy and firepower. See my story Machine Gun America in @theprogressive 2/2.
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Ronald Reagan Goes Viral: An AK-47 Is ‘Not Needed’ for Defense
YouTube video by The Messenger
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June 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
1/2 What did Ronald Reagan say about machine guns for civilian needs? See it below. Donald Trump's DOJ legalized forced trigger resets last month. They are a game changer in accuracy and firepower. See my story Machine Gun America in @theprogressive 2/2.
www.youtube.com/shorts/ltR0w...
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Machine Gun America. My piece up in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social The Trump administration has legalized a device called a forced trigger reset. An improvement on a bump stock, it makes an AR-15 reload and keep firing as fast or faster than a Vietnam War-era M16.
progressive.org/latest/machi...
progressive.org/latest/machi...
Machine Gun America
Prodded by an extremist Supreme Court, the Trump Administration just legalized a new device that turns assault rifles into machine guns.
progressive.org
June 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Machine Gun America. My piece up in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social The Trump administration has legalized a device called a forced trigger reset. An improvement on a bump stock, it makes an AR-15 reload and keep firing as fast or faster than a Vietnam War-era M16.
progressive.org/latest/machi...
progressive.org/latest/machi...
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May 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Are you a freelance journalist? The 4th Sotloff Memorial HEFAT course will occur in Miami July 14 - 16. Open to qualified freelancers. Details at this link.
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“Sarah was committed to a concept known as the “third narrative.” It’s a vision that seeks to rise above the noise of vengeance and violence by focusing instead on shared humanity and the mutual right to dignity, safety and peace for Jews and Muslims.”
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Opinion | Sarah Milgrim’s Death Was a Tragedy. Distorting Her Legacy Would Be Another.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Sarah was committed to a concept known as the “third narrative.” It’s a vision that seeks to rise above the noise of vengeance and violence by focusing instead on shared humanity and the mutual right to dignity, safety and peace for Jews and Muslims.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
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Two Israeli embassy staff officials dead after shooting outside Wasington, D.C.'s Capital Jewish Museum.
This is terrorism and there is no excuse for it. People of good conscience must condemn violent attacks on civilians no matter who is behind them.
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This is terrorism and there is no excuse for it. People of good conscience must condemn violent attacks on civilians no matter who is behind them.
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Shooting near Capital Jewish Museum leaves 2 Israeli Embassy officials dead: Live updates
Two staffers of Israel's Embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night. Follow live updates.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Two Israeli embassy staff officials dead after shooting outside Wasington, D.C.'s Capital Jewish Museum.
This is terrorism and there is no excuse for it. People of good conscience must condemn violent attacks on civilians no matter who is behind them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This is terrorism and there is no excuse for it. People of good conscience must condemn violent attacks on civilians no matter who is behind them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Machine gun America!. The Trump administration has agreed to allow the sale of a device that converts a semi-automatic weapon into a fully-automatic gun. Machine guns were restricted in 1934 and outlawed in 1986. Now they're back. #gunsense #gunreform
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Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns
Gun control groups condemned the move as “a dangerous backroom deal spearheaded by Trump’s general counsel” that “effectively legalized machine guns.”
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May 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Machine gun America!. The Trump administration has agreed to allow the sale of a device that converts a semi-automatic weapon into a fully-automatic gun. Machine guns were restricted in 1934 and outlawed in 1986. Now they're back. #gunsense #gunreform
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