Ted Smith
@tedsmithbsky.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Public School Teacher, Union Leader, Proud Democrat.
Every crime against humanity was perpetrated *by humans*. When we elect “leaders” who encourage our worst impulses, masses of us justify monstrosity. We need significant reforms - of government and of media- that make it harder for us to elect tyrants.
This comment from the Auschwitz Maemorial FB page is VERY important to read today in America.
January 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Every crime against humanity was perpetrated *by humans*. When we elect “leaders” who encourage our worst impulses, masses of us justify monstrosity. We need significant reforms - of government and of media- that make it harder for us to elect tyrants.
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Murphy: "As their agenda becomes more unpopular, they then become more dependent on trying to rig out democracy and rig the next election, bc nobody is gonna vote these guys back in ... You gotta connect the dots here. What they are trying to do is rationalize violence."
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Murphy: "As their agenda becomes more unpopular, they then become more dependent on trying to rig out democracy and rig the next election, bc nobody is gonna vote these guys back in ... You gotta connect the dots here. What they are trying to do is rationalize violence."
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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MAGA is evil. Genuine evil. A complete and total collapse of virtue. The corruption. The cruelty. The cronyism. The malice. The lawlessness. Breathtaking. I’m still in mourning for what our country has become.
Vile stuff. J 6 insurrectionists Taunting police about their pardons from Trump as they use racial and homophobic slurs towards them.
And nobody will bat an eye.
And nobody will bat an eye.
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
MAGA is evil. Genuine evil. A complete and total collapse of virtue. The corruption. The cruelty. The cronyism. The malice. The lawlessness. Breathtaking. I’m still in mourning for what our country has become.
We need to a plan to pay down our debt. This is absolute madness.
As I keep saying, Trump and the Republican spending is out of control and outpacing and "cuts", tariffs.
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 AM
We need to a plan to pay down our debt. This is absolute madness.
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“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
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Why Strikes in Venezuela are unconstitutional and why that MATTERS 🧵
When the military is used for strikes, the American people get a say first through their representation in Congress.
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When the military is used for strikes, the American people get a say first through their representation in Congress.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Why Strikes in Venezuela are unconstitutional and why that MATTERS 🧵
When the military is used for strikes, the American people get a say first through their representation in Congress.
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When the military is used for strikes, the American people get a say first through their representation in Congress.
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Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
“It's a Wonderful Life” Tried to Warn Us
Robert Reich
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December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
The most 2025 story I’ve seen.
An artificial intelligence-generated soul singer named Solomon Ray has climbed Christian music charts, igniting a national debate over authenticity, race, faith and the future of music www.axios.com/2025/12/20/s...
Synthetic soul: AI-generated gospel "Mississippi" singer Solomon Ray tops Christian chart
AI Christian artist Solomon Ray has no real testimony
www.axios.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The most 2025 story I’ve seen.
Our gov’t perpetrated evil in our name. It was utterly predictable for anyone who paid attention to the fundamental character of our president and the nature of his P2025 Movement. That same movement is censoring the story by scaring the free press into submission. Watch it fast
youtu.be/lenFGZ5WUTA
youtu.be/lenFGZ5WUTA
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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December 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Our gov’t perpetrated evil in our name. It was utterly predictable for anyone who paid attention to the fundamental character of our president and the nature of his P2025 Movement. That same movement is censoring the story by scaring the free press into submission. Watch it fast
youtu.be/lenFGZ5WUTA
youtu.be/lenFGZ5WUTA
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For those of us warning about democracy's potential disintegration, the decision by CBS to pull an exhaustively researched 60 Minutes piece, critical of Trump, is another red alert moment.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
December 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For those of us warning about democracy's potential disintegration, the decision by CBS to pull an exhaustively researched 60 Minutes piece, critical of Trump, is another red alert moment.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
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Trump’s transpo Sec Duffy community noted for taking credit for what Biden did
December 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Trump’s transpo Sec Duffy community noted for taking credit for what Biden did
This guy is special.
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This guy is special.
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What would Jesus do if he visited the United States Senate?
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What would Jesus do if he visited the United States Senate?
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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
How did we all forget that being an impossibly unrepentant egomaniac is a bad, bad thing?
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
How did we all forget that being an impossibly unrepentant egomaniac is a bad, bad thing?
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I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
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“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
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This is a great example that the US president is a lunatic. Listen carefully 🙈
December 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This is a great example that the US president is a lunatic. Listen carefully 🙈
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1. Maria Shriver obviously comes from a very political family and has supported candidates for office, like her now-former husband Arnold Schwarzenegger and Barack Obama, but for the most part she has always chosen to focus on storytelling and journalism.
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
1. Maria Shriver obviously comes from a very political family and has supported candidates for office, like her now-former husband Arnold Schwarzenegger and Barack Obama, but for the most part she has always chosen to focus on storytelling and journalism.