Smolsen
@smolsen.bsky.social
Rebooting capitalism to make it work for all since 2001. Views my own. Retweets are not necessarily endorsements.
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“Why are you busy with what is far?
When what you seek is already nearer than near.
When the mirror accepts its reflection, distance has already collapsed.
Existence is not elsewhere.”
— RUMI 💙
When what you seek is already nearer than near.
When the mirror accepts its reflection, distance has already collapsed.
Existence is not elsewhere.”
— RUMI 💙
February 2, 2026 at 5:58 AM
“Why are you busy with what is far?
When what you seek is already nearer than near.
When the mirror accepts its reflection, distance has already collapsed.
Existence is not elsewhere.”
— RUMI 💙
When what you seek is already nearer than near.
When the mirror accepts its reflection, distance has already collapsed.
Existence is not elsewhere.”
— RUMI 💙
I just noticed how Star Wars the long term parking at SFO is
February 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I just noticed how Star Wars the long term parking at SFO is
Jack booted thugs are not a legitimate arm of the US Government
DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Jack booted thugs are not a legitimate arm of the US Government
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the federal government is arresting journalists not only without a warrant but after being explicitly denied a warrant
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
January 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM
the federal government is arresting journalists not only without a warrant but after being explicitly denied a warrant
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
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🚨🚨🚨Congressional Republicans
There are *272* of you in the Senate and House.
🚨🚨🚨You could collectively turn this autocracy around starting TODAY.
This is not political - this is right vs. wrong.
There are *272* of you in the Senate and House.
🚨🚨🚨You could collectively turn this autocracy around starting TODAY.
This is not political - this is right vs. wrong.
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
🚨🚨🚨Congressional Republicans
There are *272* of you in the Senate and House.
🚨🚨🚨You could collectively turn this autocracy around starting TODAY.
This is not political - this is right vs. wrong.
There are *272* of you in the Senate and House.
🚨🚨🚨You could collectively turn this autocracy around starting TODAY.
This is not political - this is right vs. wrong.
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THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 AM
THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
The FBI is apparently an organization that covers up the crimes of the powerful
They had Epstein dead to rights. Nearly 3 dozen victims. He shouldve been in jail for life.
They gave him a sweetheart deal that allowed him to keep raping girls while hopping in and out for prison for 13
months..
www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-fbi-...
They gave him a sweetheart deal that allowed him to keep raping girls while hopping in and out for prison for 13
months..
www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-fbi-...
How the FBI Worked Out Epstein’s Sinister Web
Newly released documents show just how much evidence prosecutors had in Florida before Epstein was handed a sweetheart deal.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The FBI is apparently an organization that covers up the crimes of the powerful
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ICE must never gain a foothold and must be shamed out of America forever
Abolish ICE is very popular with independents and you can win on that margin alone in addition to it being the right thing to do. Sometimes leaders should lead!
there’s been an assumption that when Dems take power again they will keep ICE funded at these ridiculous levels forever and they are now on record voting to end that
they’ll need to go much further than that but it’s a start - and I sure don’t see the politics of ICE improving between now and then
they’ll need to go much further than that but it’s a start - and I sure don’t see the politics of ICE improving between now and then
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 AM
ICE must never gain a foothold and must be shamed out of America forever
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ICE has now purchased at least 1,639,595 sq feet of warehouses in Texas they plan to use as camps. One just 20 minutes from my house.
And that’s just two articles I’ve seen this week.
They are not changing course.
And that’s just two articles I’ve seen this week.
They are not changing course.
January 31, 2026 at 1:44 AM
ICE has now purchased at least 1,639,595 sq feet of warehouses in Texas they plan to use as camps. One just 20 minutes from my house.
And that’s just two articles I’ve seen this week.
They are not changing course.
And that’s just two articles I’ve seen this week.
They are not changing course.
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Truly insane
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Truly insane
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MS NOW: Should there be accountability for Stephen Miller?
WALZ: There better be
WALZ: There better be
January 29, 2026 at 1:37 AM
MS NOW: Should there be accountability for Stephen Miller?
WALZ: There better be
WALZ: There better be
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We now have nearly 160 cosponsors signed on to impeach Kristi Noem. Keep pushing!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
We now have nearly 160 cosponsors signed on to impeach Kristi Noem. Keep pushing!
I think this is simply stating the blatantly, screamingly obvious is it not?
We should pay more attention to what people are saying behind the scenes, and Frumpy’s earshot. Especially when they deny it to avoid his demented wrath.
January 29, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I think this is simply stating the blatantly, screamingly obvious is it not?
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I guess I am outraged. The killing of 2 American citizens in our country in an agency that our President put in place.
And today is Wed and Noem is still there.
And today is Wed and Noem is still there.
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I guess I am outraged. The killing of 2 American citizens in our country in an agency that our President put in place.
And today is Wed and Noem is still there.
And today is Wed and Noem is still there.
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Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Yes, it’s astonishing that Kristi Noem still has her job after the deaths, lies, and failures on her watch.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
But the American people have the final say when it comes to holding this entire administration - from the president on down - accountable for its cruelty and corruption.
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The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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News about President Miller
Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
January 29, 2026 at 6:55 AM
News about President Miller
What a gorgeous image
January 29, 2026 at 6:55 AM
What a gorgeous image
Enough is enough!!!
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Enough is enough!!!
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An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Not a clip from Doctor Strangelove
January 29, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Not a clip from Doctor Strangelove
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Raskin: ICE and CBP — these are not law enforcement entities, and at this point they’re completely lawless. They’re outside of the Constitution.
January 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Raskin: ICE and CBP — these are not law enforcement entities, and at this point they’re completely lawless. They’re outside of the Constitution.
I’m no fan of people being forced to produce ID or arrested.
But I do begin to feel we should demand that Noem produce evidence that she is human.
But I do begin to feel we should demand that Noem produce evidence that she is human.
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I’m no fan of people being forced to produce ID or arrested.
But I do begin to feel we should demand that Noem produce evidence that she is human.
But I do begin to feel we should demand that Noem produce evidence that she is human.