Sharon Smith
@sharonsmith54.bsky.social
US Historian, researcher, and writer trying to stay both informed and sane.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024.
Nothing trickled down.
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
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NEW: Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, is suing to stop its renaming to the "Trump-Kennedy Center" www.axios.com/2025/12/23/t...
House Democrat sues to stop "Trump-Kennedy Center" renaming
Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member of the venue's board, says she was blocked from objecting to the change.
www.axios.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
NEW: Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, is suing to stop its renaming to the "Trump-Kennedy Center" www.axios.com/2025/12/23/t...
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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“Inherent contempt…” ~ Ro Khanna
🎯. 👀. 👇
🎯. 👀. 👇
December 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“Inherent contempt…” ~ Ro Khanna
🎯. 👀. 👇
🎯. 👀. 👇
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DEVELOPING: Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they’re drafting articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the illegal handling of the Epstein files.
This just escalated fast. Accountability is coming.
This just escalated fast. Accountability is coming.
December 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
DEVELOPING: Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they’re drafting articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the illegal handling of the Epstein files.
This just escalated fast. Accountability is coming.
This just escalated fast. Accountability is coming.
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This is key; the biggest thing that didn't happen yesterday is neither Trump nor DOJ stated that everything with Trump's name on it or with his image has been disclosed.
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
A key to understand how the Bondi DOJ may be trying to hide information on other men implicated in Epstein's crimes:
Note how Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's letter to Congress says DOJ is redacting information not only permitted by the Epstein Act but also ... the Privacy Act.⬇️
Note how Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's letter to Congress says DOJ is redacting information not only permitted by the Epstein Act but also ... the Privacy Act.⬇️
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is key; the biggest thing that didn't happen yesterday is neither Trump nor DOJ stated that everything with Trump's name on it or with his image has been disclosed.
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
If you have nothing to hide, wouldn't that be what you would do?
Instead, looks like DOJ is continuing the cover-up, as Ryan notes
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If you see federal agents engaged in any illegal or unconstitutional activity including warrantless arrests, excessive force, racial profiling, and targeting of immigrant communities, @lulacorg.bsky.social wants you to report it, for possible legal action at lulac.org/reportice/
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you see federal agents engaged in any illegal or unconstitutional activity including warrantless arrests, excessive force, racial profiling, and targeting of immigrant communities, @lulacorg.bsky.social wants you to report it, for possible legal action at lulac.org/reportice/
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The truth about Trump's economy:
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The truth about Trump's economy:
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
-Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs
-Wage growth has slowed since he took office
-Unemployment is at a 4-year high
He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
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Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
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Trump’s DOJ and AG Pam Bondi are now breaking the law to protect powerful pedophiles. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump’s DOJ and AG Pam Bondi are now breaking the law to protect powerful pedophiles. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
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A Trump-appointed judge was so upset with the living conditions in which ICE detained an immigrant in Long Island, New York, that he threatened to hold the government in contempt.
“I have never encountered anything like this." trib.al/2LMHIj6
“I have never encountered anything like this." trib.al/2LMHIj6
December 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A Trump-appointed judge was so upset with the living conditions in which ICE detained an immigrant in Long Island, New York, that he threatened to hold the government in contempt.
“I have never encountered anything like this." trib.al/2LMHIj6
“I have never encountered anything like this." trib.al/2LMHIj6
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Usually people who are still alive don't add their own name to a MEMORIAL.
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Usually people who are still alive don't add their own name to a MEMORIAL.
😡
He tagged that building but he his graffiti comes in a serif font
I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
December 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
😡
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Blanche said that the DOJ will release only some of the Epstein files Friday, a move members of Congress slammed as a violation of the law Trump signed last month.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/impeach...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/impeach...
Lawmakers Threaten Prosecution, Impeachment if DOJ Officials Blow Epstein Files Deadline
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Justice Department will only...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Blanche said that the DOJ will release only some of the Epstein files Friday, a move members of Congress slammed as a violation of the law Trump signed last month.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/impeach...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/impeach...
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Give little Johnson a real vacation…
Seriously! 👇🎯
Seriously! 👇🎯
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Give little Johnson a real vacation…
Seriously! 👇🎯
Seriously! 👇🎯
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NYT: “.. it would not officially change the name of the center, which is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.” 🤡
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
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December 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NYT: “.. it would not officially change the name of the center, which is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.” 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Imagine dying from being shot in the head and having a building named after you, only now to share the name with a man who is still alive and has raped teenage girls.
The Kennedy Center.
The Kennedy Center.
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Imagine dying from being shot in the head and having a building named after you, only now to share the name with a man who is still alive and has raped teenage girls.
The Kennedy Center.
The Kennedy Center.
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Oregon and Washington are among 16 states and others suing the Trump administration over billions of dollars in withheld funds for electric vehicle charging programs.
Northwest states, others sue Trump administration again over withheld EV charging funds
Sixteen states, including Oregon and Washington, and the District of Columbia are suing President Donald Trump’s administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs.
www.opb.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Oregon and Washington are among 16 states and others suing the Trump administration over billions of dollars in withheld funds for electric vehicle charging programs.
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It’s such a relief knowing Kilmar Abrego Garcia gets to spend tonight with his family especially after all the threats from Trump suggesting he’d never see the light of day. 💚💚💚
December 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It’s such a relief knowing Kilmar Abrego Garcia gets to spend tonight with his family especially after all the threats from Trump suggesting he’d never see the light of day. 💚💚💚
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December 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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When a tyrant threatens you, and you stand strong – that's courage.
Thank you, Indiana.
Thank you, Indiana.
December 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
When a tyrant threatens you, and you stand strong – that's courage.
Thank you, Indiana.
Thank you, Indiana.