Robert Smith
@smithname.bsky.social
Yay for semi anonymous social media usage!
Yes, I have a body & I take my online privacy seriously. If certain gov'ts decide that critizing public officials is *NOT* protected speech, posting w/your legal name is dangerous.
Might be a "Switch"
DM w/ ?s
Yes, I have a body & I take my online privacy seriously. If certain gov'ts decide that critizing public officials is *NOT* protected speech, posting w/your legal name is dangerous.
Might be a "Switch"
DM w/ ?s
As a blue Texan, who's been voting here since I was 18: THANK YOU California! Y'all showed up, and helped yourselves, & helped me too.
#Election2025 #CAProp50 #California #Democrats #NoKings
#Election2025 #CAProp50 #California #Democrats #NoKings
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
As a blue Texan, who's been voting here since I was 18: THANK YOU California! Y'all showed up, and helped yourselves, & helped me too.
#Election2025 #CAProp50 #California #Democrats #NoKings
#Election2025 #CAProp50 #California #Democrats #NoKings
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I did the thing, and voted early today. You can too!
(And on off year elections, where there isn't a president on the ballot, your vote has even MORE power)
NYC, VA, NJ, & CA y'all have REALLY important races, I hope you get out there and vote. (Before we are no longer able to.)
#2025election
(And on off year elections, where there isn't a president on the ballot, your vote has even MORE power)
NYC, VA, NJ, & CA y'all have REALLY important races, I hope you get out there and vote. (Before we are no longer able to.)
#2025election
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I did the thing, and voted early today. You can too!
(And on off year elections, where there isn't a president on the ballot, your vote has even MORE power)
NYC, VA, NJ, & CA y'all have REALLY important races, I hope you get out there and vote. (Before we are no longer able to.)
#2025election
(And on off year elections, where there isn't a president on the ballot, your vote has even MORE power)
NYC, VA, NJ, & CA y'all have REALLY important races, I hope you get out there and vote. (Before we are no longer able to.)
#2025election
Hey @kairyssdal.bsky.social, have you seen any reporting about the Argentine 20Bil USD bailout to this effect? Because, that seems like worthy economic news, if true.
#Trump #Argentina #Bailout
#Trump #Argentina #Bailout
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey @kairyssdal.bsky.social, have you seen any reporting about the Argentine 20Bil USD bailout to this effect? Because, that seems like worthy economic news, if true.
#Trump #Argentina #Bailout
#Trump #Argentina #Bailout
Driving back home after a great track day at Laguna Seca with hookedondriving.com!
#Rivian #LagunaSeca #HookedOnDrivng #EverdayDriver #EV
#Rivian #LagunaSeca #HookedOnDrivng #EverdayDriver #EV
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Driving back home after a great track day at Laguna Seca with hookedondriving.com!
#Rivian #LagunaSeca #HookedOnDrivng #EverdayDriver #EV
#Rivian #LagunaSeca #HookedOnDrivng #EverdayDriver #EV
"Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing the people may use their political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy in order to retain its power of exploitation and special privilege." - Tommy Douglas
#Fascism #America #Trump #GOP
#Fascism #America #Trump #GOP
August 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The Ayatollah’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
June 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Ayatollah’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
When you spot a GT3 RS in deep central Hong Kong, you KNOW it's all about buying the most expensive product, and NOT about what that car actually does well.
🤣
#Porsche
🤣
#Porsche
June 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
When you spot a GT3 RS in deep central Hong Kong, you KNOW it's all about buying the most expensive product, and NOT about what that car actually does well.
🤣
#Porsche
🤣
#Porsche
One of the best usages of this meme I've seen in a while.
#WorldOnFire
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#WorldOnFire
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June 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One of the best usages of this meme I've seen in a while.
#WorldOnFire
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#WorldOnFire
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An absolute must-read from @stevevladeck.bsky.social this morning:
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act Intervention
Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.
www.stevevladeck.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
An absolute must-read from @stevevladeck.bsky.social this morning:
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
“Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
This is the easiest way to explain how close the US came to economic catastrophe in the bond market today.
#Tarrifs #BondMarket #Trump
#Tarrifs #BondMarket #Trump
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is the easiest way to explain how close the US came to economic catastrophe in the bond market today.
#Tarrifs #BondMarket #Trump
#Tarrifs #BondMarket #Trump
I just spotted a Porsche EV test mule in the wild! Pretty sure this the EV Cayenne.
#Porsche #OutOfSpec #EV
#Porsche #OutOfSpec #EV
April 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I just spotted a Porsche EV test mule in the wild! Pretty sure this the EV Cayenne.
#Porsche #OutOfSpec #EV
#Porsche #OutOfSpec #EV
Why do I suddenly not have a omnipresent sense of dread? 🤔
Oh right, I am in Western Europe.
I wish I could share the experience of a decently regulated social democracy with avg Americans & show them what is possible.
Oh right, I am in Western Europe.
I wish I could share the experience of a decently regulated social democracy with avg Americans & show them what is possible.
April 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Why do I suddenly not have a omnipresent sense of dread? 🤔
Oh right, I am in Western Europe.
I wish I could share the experience of a decently regulated social democracy with avg Americans & show them what is possible.
Oh right, I am in Western Europe.
I wish I could share the experience of a decently regulated social democracy with avg Americans & show them what is possible.
I trust @pkrugman.bsky.social & @rbreich.bsky.social for my economic analysis, so here's Krugman's hot take after the announcement. (td;dr - It's worse than anyone expected)
#Trump #Tarrifs #TradeWar
#Trump #Tarrifs #TradeWar
Trump Goes Crazy on Trade
“Liberation Day” is even worse than expected
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I trust @pkrugman.bsky.social & @rbreich.bsky.social for my economic analysis, so here's Krugman's hot take after the announcement. (td;dr - It's worse than anyone expected)
#Trump #Tarrifs #TradeWar
#Trump #Tarrifs #TradeWar
Remember that most things on the internet today are lies, especially if they are funny. The horrific things unfortunately are still true.
#AprilFools #SleepwalkingIntoFascism
#GeneralStrike
#AprilFools #SleepwalkingIntoFascism
#GeneralStrike
April 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Remember that most things on the internet today are lies, especially if they are funny. The horrific things unfortunately are still true.
#AprilFools #SleepwalkingIntoFascism
#GeneralStrike
#AprilFools #SleepwalkingIntoFascism
#GeneralStrike
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A weekend hackathon in Amsterdam aimed at finding fast-and-cheap battlefield solutions for Ukraine drew more than 100 young programmers and engineers, with many saying Europe's rearmament plans were prompting them to consider careers in defense reut.rs/41TAEKo
Europe's defence challenge energises young techies at hackathon
A weekend hackathon in Amsterdam aimed at finding fast-and-cheap battlefield solutions for Ukraine drew more than 100 young programmers and engineers, with many saying Europe's rearmament plans were prompting them to consider careers in defence.
reut.rs
March 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A weekend hackathon in Amsterdam aimed at finding fast-and-cheap battlefield solutions for Ukraine drew more than 100 young programmers and engineers, with many saying Europe's rearmament plans were prompting them to consider careers in defense reut.rs/41TAEKo
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I think it is funnier to refer to the place that no longer exists due to hubris and incompetence. The old place had all these neighborhoods - nobody talks about them now as "black X" or the like. Collosal rebrand failure.
March 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I think it is funnier to refer to the place that no longer exists due to hubris and incompetence. The old place had all these neighborhoods - nobody talks about them now as "black X" or the like. Collosal rebrand failure.
Seriously, OP-SEC is dependent on participants adhering to STRICT rules. If you DGAF about being disciplined than even the most secure software available is useless.
#OPSEC #Whiskileaks #Trump
#OPSEC #Whiskileaks #Trump
judge the security of any given group chat by the app, yes, but also: who in the chat is most likely to not to even use a password on their phone or computer, who has messages set to full-text preview on the lockscreen, who has a partner with their password, who just forgets their phone in public
March 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Seriously, OP-SEC is dependent on participants adhering to STRICT rules. If you DGAF about being disciplined than even the most secure software available is useless.
#OPSEC #Whiskileaks #Trump
#OPSEC #Whiskileaks #Trump
PSA: EV arson is INCREDIBLY TOXIC to the environment. There are many better ways to vandalize TeSSlas. Please don't set them on fire.
#Swasticars #IncelCamino #Tesla
#Swasticars #IncelCamino #Tesla
March 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
PSA: EV arson is INCREDIBLY TOXIC to the environment. There are many better ways to vandalize TeSSlas. Please don't set them on fire.
#Swasticars #IncelCamino #Tesla
#Swasticars #IncelCamino #Tesla
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“There are 13 million legal foreign residents (green card holders) in the US. If the administration can deport Khalil, it means those 13 million people must live in fear if they dare speak up or publish something that runs afoul of government views.” journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-fac...
A Statement from Columbia Journalism School Faculty Defending Press Freedom | Columbia Journalism School
journalism.columbia.edu
March 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“There are 13 million legal foreign residents (green card holders) in the US. If the administration can deport Khalil, it means those 13 million people must live in fear if they dare speak up or publish something that runs afoul of government views.” journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-fac...
No notes, perfect meme.
March 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
No notes, perfect meme.
As of midnight Mar 4th, Trump violated the USMCA free trade agreement by applying arbitrary 25% tariffs against Canada & Mexico. The USMCA was created & signed by Trump in his first term.
#Tarrifs #USMCA #TiredOfWinningYet
#Tarrifs #USMCA #TiredOfWinningYet
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As of midnight Mar 4th, Trump violated the USMCA free trade agreement by applying arbitrary 25% tariffs against Canada & Mexico. The USMCA was created & signed by Trump in his first term.
#Tarrifs #USMCA #TiredOfWinningYet
#Tarrifs #USMCA #TiredOfWinningYet