Paul Smoland
@smolman1.bsky.social
Card carrying curmudgeon, lover of everything good and decent. Cat man.
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When America abdicates its role as a defender of freedom and becomes the oppressor, it emboldens dictators everywhere.
We are about to learn some hard lessons.
One being how instrumental we used to be at preventing the world from descending into madness.
We are about to learn some hard lessons.
One being how instrumental we used to be at preventing the world from descending into madness.
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
When America abdicates its role as a defender of freedom and becomes the oppressor, it emboldens dictators everywhere.
We are about to learn some hard lessons.
One being how instrumental we used to be at preventing the world from descending into madness.
We are about to learn some hard lessons.
One being how instrumental we used to be at preventing the world from descending into madness.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Caviar station and ice sculpture at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago party as food banks continue to be stretched thin
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Caviar station and ice sculpture at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago party as food banks continue to be stretched thin
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1/ Smith explains that Trump’s statements about supposed election “fraud” are different from anything in the historical record because they were not merely complaints about an unfair election,
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
1/ Smith explains that Trump’s statements about supposed election “fraud” are different from anything in the historical record because they were not merely complaints about an unfair election,
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Kyiv was hit with 500 drones and 40 missiles. Civilians died.
Trump’s response? Understanding Putin’s inconvenience.
This isn’t diplomacy. It’s a bromance—paid for in Ukrainian lives.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Trump’s response? Understanding Putin’s inconvenience.
This isn’t diplomacy. It’s a bromance—paid for in Ukrainian lives.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Missiles Fall. The Bromance Endures.
As Russian drones and missiles tore into Kyiv, Donald Trump found time not for outrage—but for understanding Vladimir Putin.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Kyiv was hit with 500 drones and 40 missiles. Civilians died.
Trump’s response? Understanding Putin’s inconvenience.
This isn’t diplomacy. It’s a bromance—paid for in Ukrainian lives.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Trump’s response? Understanding Putin’s inconvenience.
This isn’t diplomacy. It’s a bromance—paid for in Ukrainian lives.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
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Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
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Wait..they “found” ONE MILLION more Epstein files?!? I can’t keep track of this anymore. One second it’s a hoax and it doesn’t exist, the next there are a million more files.
December 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wait..they “found” ONE MILLION more Epstein files?!? I can’t keep track of this anymore. One second it’s a hoax and it doesn’t exist, the next there are a million more files.
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Absolute Fing traitor
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Absolute Fing traitor
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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The media is trying to cover for Trump with the latest Epstein drop. MS NOW is covering for Trump, CNN, NBC, CBS all of them are covering for Trump's guilt. They all say he isn't guilty, which is BS. Sad our media can't point out Trump is in fact implicated in these crimes.
December 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The media is trying to cover for Trump with the latest Epstein drop. MS NOW is covering for Trump, CNN, NBC, CBS all of them are covering for Trump's guilt. They all say he isn't guilty, which is BS. Sad our media can't point out Trump is in fact implicated in these crimes.
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i'm trying not to constantly post about it but all the shit about epstein is boiling my head cos it's not actually news. the media has completely failed in their role to make it clear the news here is the authorities were fully aware of both epstein and his network.
December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
i'm trying not to constantly post about it but all the shit about epstein is boiling my head cos it's not actually news. the media has completely failed in their role to make it clear the news here is the authorities were fully aware of both epstein and his network.
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What our leading public health officials think
His view on the future is pretty bleak. He thinks much of what public health has achieved in the US will be dismantled:
"We've entered this, like, dark age and it's going to get worse. It is going to get so much worse."
"We've entered this, like, dark age and it's going to get worse. It is going to get so much worse."
December 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
What our leading public health officials think
Right on!
Khanna: "The problem here is there are rich and powerful people who either engaged in this abuse, covered it up, or we're on this island. What the American people want to know is who are these people? Instead of holding them accountable, Pam Bondi is breaking the law."
December 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Right on!
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Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
December 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
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Share and tell CBS to air this! Sharyn Alfonsi, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who reported a segment about migrants sent to the El Salvadoran torture prison CECOT, just sent a blistering letter to colleagues, sounding the alarm that Bari Weiss spiked the story for political reasons.
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Share and tell CBS to air this! Sharyn Alfonsi, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who reported a segment about migrants sent to the El Salvadoran torture prison CECOT, just sent a blistering letter to colleagues, sounding the alarm that Bari Weiss spiked the story for political reasons.
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BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
December 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
Exactly right
Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Exactly right
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WELKER: Why was Ghislaine Maxwell moved just days after you interviewed her?
BLANCHE: That's a Bureau of Prisons security issue that I will not talk about
WELKER: Did you have anything to do with it?
BLANCHE: I am responsible for the Bureau of Prisons, so every decision they make lands on my desk
BLANCHE: That's a Bureau of Prisons security issue that I will not talk about
WELKER: Did you have anything to do with it?
BLANCHE: I am responsible for the Bureau of Prisons, so every decision they make lands on my desk
December 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
WELKER: Why was Ghislaine Maxwell moved just days after you interviewed her?
BLANCHE: That's a Bureau of Prisons security issue that I will not talk about
WELKER: Did you have anything to do with it?
BLANCHE: I am responsible for the Bureau of Prisons, so every decision they make lands on my desk
BLANCHE: That's a Bureau of Prisons security issue that I will not talk about
WELKER: Did you have anything to do with it?
BLANCHE: I am responsible for the Bureau of Prisons, so every decision they make lands on my desk
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Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
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Farmer: As soon as Maurene Comey was fired, I had a sinking feeling in my stomach about what they were up to, because I believed it was not in the best interest of survivors.
The sequence of events—Maurene being fired and then Blanche meeting with Maxwell…
The sequence of events—Maurene being fired and then Blanche meeting with Maxwell…
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Farmer: As soon as Maurene Comey was fired, I had a sinking feeling in my stomach about what they were up to, because I believed it was not in the best interest of survivors.
The sequence of events—Maurene being fired and then Blanche meeting with Maxwell…
The sequence of events—Maurene being fired and then Blanche meeting with Maxwell…
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Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full: