Ian D Smith
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Ian D Smith
@iandsmith.bsky.social
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Hobby writer of adult stories, keen photographer, learning the guitar. Family includes two delightful horses and a lively dog. Retired scientist. Live in SW England. Support your choices and lives. No to bitcoin. Rejoiner. Would join Antifa if it existed.
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Katy Leeson @KatyLeeson We NEED to stop glamourising overworking. Please. The absence of sleep, good diet, exercise, relaxation, and time with friends and family isn't something to be applauded. Too many people wear their burnout as a badge of honour. And it needs to change.
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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thepoliticschicks A trillion dollars is almost incomprehensible. If you had a trillion dollars and spent a million dollars every day, your money would last you more than 2,700 years. But yeah, it's the immigrants and SNAP recipients that are making your life hard,
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov Nigel Farage, who has so far registered a total of £280,500 for four hours a month as a "brand ambassador" for a company selling gold bars, thinks a £10 an hour minimum wage for young people is too high
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
iandsmith.bsky.social
Andrew Parnall @dontbrexitfixit To be fair, Reform voters are a pretty amazing, selfless bunch, for their leader they are prepared to give up their human rights, their worker's rights, accept lower pensions, higher food and energy prices, pay more for less local services etc etc. I'm afraid I can't do that.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
iandsmith.bsky.social
Gisele Navarro @ichbinGisele "Al is a direct attack on the way we verify information: Al both creates fake sources and obscures its actual sources. That is the opposite of what librarians do, and teachers do, and scientists do, and experts do."
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Hey, #Norfolk #Virginia. Time to expose these losers who DELIBERATELY lied to the public and the media to shield a domestic terrorist ideologue from scrutiny. Despite the public ban, they let him in, fed him lunch and allowed him to speak. What say you?

vanguardecho.com/the-lie-they...
The Lie They Told America’s Veterans
Desecration in the Halls of Honor
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November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
iandsmith.bsky.social
Do not seize the day. This will startle the day and may cause it to become aggressive and give you a nasty bite. Instead, approach the day calmly without making eye contact, pet it gently, and slowly enfold it in a careful embrace. If the day shows any signs of resistance to being engaged with, it is likely to turn on you. Back off and return to bed.
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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yes - con man said this...
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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judithbolyard.bsky.social
WOMEN are voting in record numbers
LADY POWER!!!
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
iandsmith.bsky.social
Underrated life skil asking for exactly what you want. Most people hint, hope, and wait for others to read their mind. Instead, state your request directly, explain why it matters to you, propose how it benefits them too, and give them an easy out. You'll be shocked how often the answer is yes. The worst they can say is no, which is exactly where you started. People actually respect clarity. Fortune favors the bold, but it adores the specific. @scottdclary
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Now that the legal question of assault by sandwich is settled, we need to ensure we’re on the right side of the law @chemjobber.bsky.social: Burritos and tacos are legally sandwiches. In Indiana (as of 2024)it is now legally required that you order a “taco sandwich”

natlawreview.com/article/indi...
Tacos and Burritos Ruled as Sandwiches in Indiana
Earlier this month, Judge Bobay of Allen County Superior Court in Indiana has ruled that tacos and burritos are technically Mexican-style “sandwiches” as part of his ruling in a zoning case.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
iandsmith.bsky.social
Jonathan Edward Durham @thisoneØverhere Oooh sorry, this weekend's not great for me. Friday I'm busy unclenching my jaw from *last* week, Saturdays are only 45 minutes long, and Sunday I'm totally tied up having a series of panic attacks about *next* week soooo...
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
iandsmith.bsky.social
Your impact on other people is bigger than you think. Someone still giggles when they think of that funny thing you said. Someone still smiles when they think of the compliment you gave them. Someone silently admires you. The advice you give has made a difference for people, The support and love you've offered others has made someone's day. Your input and opinions have made someone think twice. You're not insignificant and forgotten. Your existence makes a positive difference, whether you see it or not.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Giselle @gisellestace4 Not gonna lie, when I was younger I always thought adults were being dramatic when they said "If it's not one thing it's another" but now as an adult I can confirm without hesitation that if it's not one thing it's another.
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish Instead of waking up in the morning thinking "oh no, here we go again" I decided to start thinking "marvellous, another day to enjoy!" But being British, I can't help sounding sarcastic even in my own head, so it hasn't helped at all.
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
iandsmith.bsky.social
Shoutout to everyone who hasn't felt okay lately, but you get up every day and refuse to quit. Stay strong
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Matt Haig @matthaig1 Got called 'gay' at school for liking books. A 'big girl's blouse' by a teacher for not liking Rugby. A coward for not wanting a fight Mocked as a 'girl' for wearing a yellow jacket. Told to be a man when nervous. The pressure boys feel to be unfeeling morons is intense. Resist.
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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#photography #leaves #autumn #fall

The November image from my own 2025 photo calendar.
Close-up photo of autumn leaves on the ground, from a variety of trees
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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ICYMI — “judge ordered Trump to continue paying for food stamps during the shutdown, siding with local officials & nonprofits to spare millions of low-income Americans from losing benefits…”

@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why did y’all need to be sued? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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November 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Simon Holland @simoncholland You know how pantry shelves are a certain size? What if we make our family size boxes just a little bigger than that. Cereal Executive: First of all, I love it..
November 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I guess someone heard from Tylenol’s lawyers.
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
iandsmith.bsky.social
A Brian Bilston poem for Halloween....
Come, take this hand in yours Come, take this hand in yours - bury it beneath the trees, while I go and get the rest of him out of the deep freeze. Brian Bilston
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM