Smeefus Smonkus
@shydemk.bsky.social
He/Himbo | Gamer Dipshit | 🇵🇸
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Alright, where are my gifted kids at? You were smart and you never had to study and then you went to college and suddenly had to learn a new skillset overnight, that everybody else had years to learn, or flame out spectacularly?
That’s what talent is like.
That’s what talent is like.
In my experience, talent is a *detriment* to learning.
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I'm going to say this again in case you haven't heard this one: I was a talented writer and it did *nothing whatsoever* because I hadn't put in the work, and I put in the work for ten years (subtracting the bit where I had to quit for my mental health) to write Witchmark
talent alone could *never*
talent alone could *never*
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Alright, where are my gifted kids at? You were smart and you never had to study and then you went to college and suddenly had to learn a new skillset overnight, that everybody else had years to learn, or flame out spectacularly?
That’s what talent is like.
That’s what talent is like.
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BREAKING: New Image that Epstein sent himself confirms that in 2015, Epstein went to dinner with Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Why the hell was he invited to dinner with these three men, being that he basically plead guilty to being a p-do in 2008?
Why the hell was he invited to dinner with these three men, being that he basically plead guilty to being a p-do in 2008?
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING: New Image that Epstein sent himself confirms that in 2015, Epstein went to dinner with Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
Why the hell was he invited to dinner with these three men, being that he basically plead guilty to being a p-do in 2008?
Why the hell was he invited to dinner with these three men, being that he basically plead guilty to being a p-do in 2008?
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this is one of those decisions that's going to go mostly unnoticed by the broader population today, probably, but is absolutely going to get a couple of chapters in books about This Era a hundred years from now, and knowing that is making me have a mental breakdown lmao
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
this is one of those decisions that's going to go mostly unnoticed by the broader population today, probably, but is absolutely going to get a couple of chapters in books about This Era a hundred years from now, and knowing that is making me have a mental breakdown lmao
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you legitimately could not get me to care a single bit about "falling birth rates" for a myriad of reasons but especially with the way this society treats women and trans people and children in particular sorry. child abuse is just the norm worldwide. let the birth rates fall tbh
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
you legitimately could not get me to care a single bit about "falling birth rates" for a myriad of reasons but especially with the way this society treats women and trans people and children in particular sorry. child abuse is just the norm worldwide. let the birth rates fall tbh
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it’s absolutely insane to me that the new “trump accounts” are intentionally designed so that billionaires are able to legally get around the estate tax entirely and no ones really talking about that
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
it’s absolutely insane to me that the new “trump accounts” are intentionally designed so that billionaires are able to legally get around the estate tax entirely and no ones really talking about that
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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Meanwhile Gavin Newsom is continuing to face fascism with his own version of fucking abhorrent bigoted AI slop. Disgusting.
I really don’t know what to say for the alt text here, someone help me out and I’ll repost it.
I really don’t know what to say for the alt text here, someone help me out and I’ll repost it.
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Meanwhile Gavin Newsom is continuing to face fascism with his own version of fucking abhorrent bigoted AI slop. Disgusting.
I really don’t know what to say for the alt text here, someone help me out and I’ll repost it.
I really don’t know what to say for the alt text here, someone help me out and I’ll repost it.
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When TPUSA decided to do this show last fall they were sure that Kirk would be a beloved national martyr by February of 2026, but in the ensuing months Kirk and Mandatory Mourning of him has become a huge internet joke to children. TPUSA is grimly moving ahead with this broadcast out of pure spite
It's really funny that The All-American Halftime Show was announced months ago when elites were banking on a real right wing sea change, only now moms are hurling abuse at ICE, and folks are brushing up their duolingo so they can sing along with whatever Bad Bunny performs on the real halftime show.
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
When TPUSA decided to do this show last fall they were sure that Kirk would be a beloved national martyr by February of 2026, but in the ensuing months Kirk and Mandatory Mourning of him has become a huge internet joke to children. TPUSA is grimly moving ahead with this broadcast out of pure spite
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NEW: Epstein files show U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was in business with Jeffrey Epstein.
Not “acquaintances.” Not “briefly met.” Business partners.
And somehow this keeps getting buried.
How many people in power were tied to Epstein and why are they still protected? A LOT!
Not “acquaintances.” Not “briefly met.” Business partners.
And somehow this keeps getting buried.
How many people in power were tied to Epstein and why are they still protected? A LOT!
February 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
NEW: Epstein files show U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was in business with Jeffrey Epstein.
Not “acquaintances.” Not “briefly met.” Business partners.
And somehow this keeps getting buried.
How many people in power were tied to Epstein and why are they still protected? A LOT!
Not “acquaintances.” Not “briefly met.” Business partners.
And somehow this keeps getting buried.
How many people in power were tied to Epstein and why are they still protected? A LOT!
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things are happening.
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
things are happening.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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photo from a friend at a lego convention right now, amazing 🌭
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
photo from a friend at a lego convention right now, amazing 🌭
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What’s crazy is I’ll go to a club with a lot of scantily clad hot women and I’ll accidentally convince myself that I’m a hound but then you wake up the next day and remember everyone in the republican party is a literal serial rape fetishist
Just in: Texas' former solicitor general has left the AG's office amid sex misconduct allegations and a lawsuit outlining his apparent, months of detailed disclosures to colleagues about his sexual obsession with watching an asteroid anally rape the agency's No. 2 attorney in front of his kids.
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
What’s crazy is I’ll go to a club with a lot of scantily clad hot women and I’ll accidentally convince myself that I’m a hound but then you wake up the next day and remember everyone in the republican party is a literal serial rape fetishist
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I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
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vice signaling
X awards $1 million to creator with a history of racist, Hitler-supporting posts
www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
X awards $1 million prize to creator with history of racist posts
X said it would give $1 million to a user who had previously shared racist posts, including one supporting Hitler.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
vice signaling
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The fact that they get to participate in the first place says everything it needs to about the double standards the Olympics and world competitions have for Israel and the United States versus everyone else.
Israel gets booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Presenter makes note of it, too, says it's the first time they've heard booing all night.
February 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The fact that they get to participate in the first place says everything it needs to about the double standards the Olympics and world competitions have for Israel and the United States versus everyone else.
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A great takedown of "big wellness" through the prism of Attia and Epstein
"As a woman, I cannot imagine taking expert health advice from Attia seriously at this point, given the gross and dehumanizing way he talked about the female anatomy in his emails with Epstein."
(Gift link )
"As a woman, I cannot imagine taking expert health advice from Attia seriously at this point, given the gross and dehumanizing way he talked about the female anatomy in his emails with Epstein."
(Gift link )
Opinion | Peter Attia, the Epstein Files and the Lie Propping Up Big Wellness
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A great takedown of "big wellness" through the prism of Attia and Epstein
"As a woman, I cannot imagine taking expert health advice from Attia seriously at this point, given the gross and dehumanizing way he talked about the female anatomy in his emails with Epstein."
(Gift link )
"As a woman, I cannot imagine taking expert health advice from Attia seriously at this point, given the gross and dehumanizing way he talked about the female anatomy in his emails with Epstein."
(Gift link )
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Easily demagogued and propagandized
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
February 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Easily demagogued and propagandized
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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It is genuinely an impressive feat that Trump designed the BoP so brazenly and nakedly that half of Europe refuses to join it. The Europeans have a long, time-honored tradition of disregarding international law to placate American desires on Palestine but this is just too far lol.
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
It is genuinely an impressive feat that Trump designed the BoP so brazenly and nakedly that half of Europe refuses to join it. The Europeans have a long, time-honored tradition of disregarding international law to placate American desires on Palestine but this is just too far lol.
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I will never let her forget this.
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I will never let her forget this.
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In which Jeffrey Epstein, who laundered money for the Russians, explains how Donald Trump was doing exactly the same thing, and how this accounts for most of his wealth.
February 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
In which Jeffrey Epstein, who laundered money for the Russians, explains how Donald Trump was doing exactly the same thing, and how this accounts for most of his wealth.
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democrats will never forgive the brief window where the party base made them pretend to care about women and sexual assault
Where is Al Franken?
February 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
democrats will never forgive the brief window where the party base made them pretend to care about women and sexual assault
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girlfriends with their shampoo vs girlfriends with your sweatshirts
February 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
girlfriends with their shampoo vs girlfriends with your sweatshirts
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Am excellent *conceptual* interview with author and analyst Nathan Thrall on why the term "apartheid" is the most accurate and most succinct formulation for understanding the political regime which exits for 7,000,000 Palestinians west of the Jordan River.
Friday briefing: Why a growing number of experts say Israel is practising apartheid
In today’s newsletter: As Gaza’s crossings reopen only partially and displacement accelerates in the West Bank, claims of systematic domination are being made by human rights groups, legal scholars a...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Am excellent *conceptual* interview with author and analyst Nathan Thrall on why the term "apartheid" is the most accurate and most succinct formulation for understanding the political regime which exits for 7,000,000 Palestinians west of the Jordan River.