Julian Smith
@juliansmith.bsky.social
Author of ALOHA RODEO, SMOKEJUMPER and CROSSING THE HEART OF AFRICA for HarperCollins. Writer of all the things: Esquire, Smithsonian, Wired, Nat Geo. Musician, dad, galeophobe
Keep putting it back up. Make them keep taking it down.
“To think you can go to Stonewall and just take down the Pride flag — that is telling of the time we are living in,” Ms. Lentz said. “It is unbelievable. The flag is not just an abstract symbol; it tells L.G.B.T.Q. people, especially younger ones, that their history will not be sidelined again.”
Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Keep putting it back up. Make them keep taking it down.
Age verification? Playing Star Wars in kindergarten, not wanting to be Luke because he KISSED THE PRINCESS 😖
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Age verification? Playing Star Wars in kindergarten, not wanting to be Luke because he KISSED THE PRINCESS 😖
"All they would need is one tummy-down fall from Bing Dwen Dwen to deliver a lethal neck bite, and then they could wait from a distance as the giant panda bled out slowly in the snow." defector.com/which-other-...
Which Other Olympic Mascots Could Italian Stoats Tina And Milo Slaughter In Cold Blood? | Defector
Apologies to all otters, ferrets, badgers, ferret-badgers, weasels, fishers, polecats, wolverines, martens, and grisons, but the mustelid of the moment is the stoat. The mascots of the 2026 Winter Oly...
defector.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"All they would need is one tummy-down fall from Bing Dwen Dwen to deliver a lethal neck bite, and then they could wait from a distance as the giant panda bled out slowly in the snow." defector.com/which-other-...
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In Philadelphia, ICE will share office space with a DMV. A proposed ICE office in Portland, Maine is within walking distance of 8 places of worship. Today WIRED is publishing the locations of dozens of planned ICE offices across the US, part of a major expansion. from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
In Philadelphia, ICE will share office space with a DMV. A proposed ICE office in Portland, Maine is within walking distance of 8 places of worship. Today WIRED is publishing the locations of dozens of planned ICE offices across the US, part of a major expansion. from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
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it used to be that you only had to catch up on the horrors two or three times a day but then they said oh no no no that’s not enough horrors
February 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
it used to be that you only had to catch up on the horrors two or three times a day but then they said oh no no no that’s not enough horrors
feeding on everyone’s smiles is a horror movie plot
A cheerful soil fairy born from the fertile soil of Samegawa Village, Fukushima, Yuuki-kun has a sprout growing on his head and grows big by feeding on everyone's smiles. He wants to see the sprouts on his head bloom into flowers.
February 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
feeding on everyone’s smiles is a horror movie plot
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
ah yes the old little-known gresham tunnel
it'll have waiters with beards and flannel and TATTOOS and and
it'll have waiters with beards and flannel and TATTOOS and and
The new restaurant will be an "ode to Portland," with over-the-top decor designed to pull in the bridge-and-tunnel crowd.
Celebrity chef’s new Portland steakhouse will have stripper poles in bathrooms, motorcycle on wall
The new restaurant will be an "ode to Portland," with over-the-top decor designed to pull in the bridge-and-tunnel crowd.
www.oregonlive.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
ah yes the old little-known gresham tunnel
it'll have waiters with beards and flannel and TATTOOS and and
it'll have waiters with beards and flannel and TATTOOS and and
Five classes I took in college
Russian
Organic chem
History of Jazz
Magazine feature writing
“Literature of Excess”
Russian
Organic chem
History of Jazz
Magazine feature writing
“Literature of Excess”
Five classes I took in college:
Fluid Dynamics
Greek & Roman Mythology
Human Factors in Engineering
Bowling
Billiards
Fluid Dynamics
Greek & Roman Mythology
Human Factors in Engineering
Bowling
Billiards
five classes i took in college
sportswriting
public relations in sports
COBOL
an entire semester on robertson davies' fifth business
creative writing
sportswriting
public relations in sports
COBOL
an entire semester on robertson davies' fifth business
creative writing
January 31, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Five classes I took in college
Russian
Organic chem
History of Jazz
Magazine feature writing
“Literature of Excess”
Russian
Organic chem
History of Jazz
Magazine feature writing
“Literature of Excess”
If you forgot and left a crockpot on would it eventually burn your house down but take like 3-4 months
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
If you forgot and left a crockpot on would it eventually burn your house down but take like 3-4 months
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Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
how sick do you think harry belafonte was of the banana boat song by the end
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 AM
how sick do you think harry belafonte was of the banana boat song by the end
jane's addiction
james brown
sigur ros
rage against the machine
mccoy tyner
james brown
sigur ros
rage against the machine
mccoy tyner
introduce yourself with five concerts
bad religion
carly rae jepsen
taking back sunday
beyonce
the hold steady
bad religion
carly rae jepsen
taking back sunday
beyonce
the hold steady
introduce yourself with five concerts
(i will do the best)
faith no more
nick cave
jeff rosenstock
grateful dead
neil young
(i will do the best)
faith no more
nick cave
jeff rosenstock
grateful dead
neil young
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
jane's addiction
james brown
sigur ros
rage against the machine
mccoy tyner
james brown
sigur ros
rage against the machine
mccoy tyner
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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Jonathan Ross is the ICE agent who murdered an unarmed civilian on camera.
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Jonathan Ross is the ICE agent who murdered an unarmed civilian on camera.
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Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Naaaaaaailed it
Toyota Trip And Eject Me Chair
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Toyota Trip And Eject Me Chair
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This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
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me: it hurts when I do this *looks at phone*
doctor: *sobbing at phone* sorry what
doctor: *sobbing at phone* sorry what
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
me: it hurts when I do this *looks at phone*
doctor: *sobbing at phone* sorry what
doctor: *sobbing at phone* sorry what
tell your dog i said stfu
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
tell your dog i said stfu
Do bears have lawyers
Black bear living underneath California house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
Black bear living underneath Altadena house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson's home in California for a month.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Do bears have lawyers
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tfw you forgot to register the domain name, and someone else snatched it.
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
tfw you forgot to register the domain name, and someone else snatched it.
Ruin two bands by combining them
Van HalenSync
Van HalenSync
December 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Ruin two bands by combining them
Van HalenSync
Van HalenSync