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Gopher Smith, PhD
@gophersmith.bsky.social
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Chief Purser on the #LoveBoat. Or, I could just be a recovering hotel manager turned PhD that posts about hospitality, politics & life. Educator, NonProfit CEO, Democrat, Biden Supporter, Never Trumper, Jersey Boy 🚫👑
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and Trump's personal Gestapo is randomly executing American citizens. But at least now there won't be any non-binary characters on the new Paw Patrol spin-off.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
gophersmith.bsky.social
Really can’t wait until China and Russia decide the US President isn’t recognized, and decide to invade like we just did in #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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pbump.com
rest in piss 2025
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
gophersmith.bsky.social
THIS. All day long,
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16d
NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani sworn into office
January 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM
gophersmith.bsky.social
Today's @nytimes.com was so close. In an article purported to discuss how affordability has become a touchstone for Democrats, they spent 6 graphs trashing President #Biden - roughly the same amount of ink they spent on the censoring of the #Epstein files. This isn't #journalism anymore.
December 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
You win the internet today!
feralstreeep.bsky.social feral streep @feralstreeep.bsky.social · 28d
these documents are more blacked out than Pete Hegseth on New Years Eve
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
The “how dare you quote what Charlie Kirk actually said” crowd has no problem with what happened to Rob Reiner nor what Trump said about it - is that how we should #BeBest
December 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
This fucking cocksucker. I hate it here.
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Dec 14
When Charlie Kirk was shot, he did a full oval office address. When it's college kids on campus it's "things can happen." What a sociopath.
December 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
That sound you hear is Ed Murrow and Fred Friendly rolling in their graves.
December 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
Spent my undergrad years in Providence. My heart is broken. I just want one fucking day in America where I don’t have to track down to find out if people know and care about having killed in a mass shooting.
lukeoneil47.bsky.social Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · Dec 13
I love Providence, Rhode Island very much and hate a fucking gun.
December 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
It’s Sunday, so that means the @nytimes.com needs to find a way to pick on President Biden. The Sulzberger family should be ashamed of themselves. Worse than @nytpitchbot.bsky.social ever could imagine.
December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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charlesgaba.com
FWIW: From 11 years ago:
Paul Krugman - New York Times Data as Slogan, Data as Substance MARCH 26, 2014 Noah Smith has the definitive piece on what’s wrong, so far, with the new FiveThirtyEight. For all the big talk about data-driven analysis,what it actually delivers is sloppy and casual opining with a bit of data used, as the old saying goes, the way a drunkard uses a lamppost — for support, not illumination. Smith: In sum, this so-called “data-driven” website is significantly less data-driven (and less sophisticated) than Business Insider or Bloomberg View or The Atlantic. It consists nearly entirely of hedgehoggy posts supporting simplistic theories with sparse data and zero statistical analysis, making no quantitative predictions whatsoever. It has no relationship whatsoever to the sophisticated analysis of rich data sets for which Nate Silver himself has become famous. The problem with the new FiveThirtyEight is not one of data vs. theory. It is one of “data” the buzzword vs. data the actual thing. So what would real data-driven reporting look like (beyond what goes on at the sites Noah mentions, and also at the Times)? Well, here’s an example: Charles Gaba’s ACASignups.net. Gaba, a website developer, realized that nobody was systematically keeping track of enrollment data for Obamacare, and has turned himself into one-stop shopping on the law’s progress. And he really fills a need: when you read news reports on Obamacare, you can tell right away which reporters have been reading Gaba and know what’s happening and which reporters are relying solely on official announcements — or, worse, dueling political spin. For the record, Gaba’s take on the program so far is fairly optimistic: he projects 6.3 million signups by March 31, and has very carefully debunked claims that the vast majority of those signing up were previously insured. But the main point is that he’s filling a niche by using a lot more data than the mainstream media. That’s what we thought Nate Silver would be doing, and maybe he eventually will. But for now, Gaba is the model.
December 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
gophersmith.bsky.social
I want one fucking day in America where I don’t have to track down friends to find out if they’ve been killed in a mass shooting. #brownuniversity
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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apopularmonster.bsky.social
Have you ever gone outside, looked up into the night sky, and screamed, "HEY ASSHOLES! YOU CAN COME GET ME NOW, I'M DONE WITH THIS FUCKING PLANET ALREADY!" just for shits and giggles?
December 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
It's the latest edition of why @nytpitchbot.bsky.social is no longer satire. The @nytimes.com instead of going deeper into the murder of foreign nationals ordered by the SecDef, instead chose to put A1, Center, Above the Fold a hit piece on Biden's Immigration Policy. WTF is wrong with them?
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth is violating international law the right way.

by Ezra Klein
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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atnj.org
Congratulations to our Jersey guy @booker.senate.gov and Alexis.
May your married life be filled with love.
Picture of Cory Booker and Alexis at their wedding.
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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victinibcn.bsky.social
This Black Friday, the Boycott Home Depot Coalition visited the Home Depot in Torrance. Protesters displayed signs indicating the number of loved ones kidnapped at each Home Depot that has been targeted by ICE in Southern California.
#BoycottNow #ICE #HomeDepot #BoycottHomeDepot #BlackFriday
November 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!!!!
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
Which is why they’re doing their best of dismantle education in America, starting with DOE.
pcsherry.bsky.social PC Sherry🦋 @pcsherry.bsky.social · Nov 20
Education is the enemy of democracy. This is job one.
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
gophersmith.bsky.social
Did the @washingtonpost.com grow a pair and step on the third rail - the abuse of the VA? Are we sufficiently past 9/11 jingoism that we can have honest conversations about this?
Why VA pays more in disability for sleep apnea than it does for some lost limbs
VA vowed to modernize its disability benefits system. As criticism from veterans and their advocates has mounted, efforts to move forward have stalled.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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katmabu.bsky.social
If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
gophersmith.bsky.social
Mamdani is really fucking good at this. He may be the one NYC Mayor who breaks through to the National Level. Big Al Smith vibes here! Congrats @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social !
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM