Rob Smith
@writerob.bsky.social
I'm just an architect
I have built nothing
I have built nothing
Don’t pretend to watch the halftime show so you don’t have to pretend what a good time you’re not having.
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Don’t pretend to watch the halftime show so you don’t have to pretend what a good time you’re not having.
“How dare the NFL reach the largest global audience!” - The Pro-Capitalist party.
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
“How dare the NFL reach the largest global audience!” - The Pro-Capitalist party.
My NFL intro would be; "Rob Smith. Echo Station, Hoth.”
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
My NFL intro would be; "Rob Smith. Echo Station, Hoth.”
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Leave Kid Rock alone, that’s somebody’s stepdad.
February 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Leave Kid Rock alone, that’s somebody’s stepdad.
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Published my first piece at @wired.com today, about a string of AI thrillers that have bombed (most recent being the hopelessly naive Chris Pratt vehicle 'Mercy'), the backlash to Darren Aronofsky's YouTube slop take on the American Revolution, and a grotesque nostalgia-bait Super Bowl ad:
Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue
Entertainment about or made with artificial intelligence has been missing the mark with viewers over the past year.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Published my first piece at @wired.com today, about a string of AI thrillers that have bombed (most recent being the hopelessly naive Chris Pratt vehicle 'Mercy'), the backlash to Darren Aronofsky's YouTube slop take on the American Revolution, and a grotesque nostalgia-bait Super Bowl ad:
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I'm going to introduce legislation blocking Trump from stealing taxpayer dollars with this absurd lawsuit. Stay tuned.
Trump shares his plan for the $10 billion he expects to receive from his IRS lawsuit
The more the president tries to defend his desire for a taxpayer-financed payout, the worse his position appears.
www.ms.now
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I'm going to introduce legislation blocking Trump from stealing taxpayer dollars with this absurd lawsuit. Stay tuned.
Overflowing with anger.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Overflowing with anger.
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Personally, I think that anyone who was sending friendly emails back and forth with Jeffrey Epstein or attending events with him post-2008 should be thrown into an active volcano.
January 31, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Personally, I think that anyone who was sending friendly emails back and forth with Jeffrey Epstein or attending events with him post-2008 should be thrown into an active volcano.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Playwriting
2. The Civil War
3. Psychology of Human Sexuality
4. Statistics
5. Latin
1. Playwriting
2. The Civil War
3. Psychology of Human Sexuality
4. Statistics
5. Latin
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Playwriting
2. The Civil War
3. Psychology of Human Sexuality
4. Statistics
5. Latin
1. Playwriting
2. The Civil War
3. Psychology of Human Sexuality
4. Statistics
5. Latin
Amazing.
January 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Amazing.
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AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
If you hurt my feelings I get to kill you, you fucking snowflake.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 11:41 PM
If you hurt my feelings I get to kill you, you fucking snowflake.
I love when you count me out.
January 24, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I love when you count me out.
Best writing tips ever.
Problem: The story you are writing has plot holes.
Solution: Unreliable narrator.
Problem: The story you are writing has severe, glaring plot holes.
Solution: Unreliable narrator with amnesia.
Solution: Unreliable narrator.
Problem: The story you are writing has severe, glaring plot holes.
Solution: Unreliable narrator with amnesia.
Twenty Solutions to Common Story Problems
1. Problem: The story you are writing has plot holes. Solution: Unreliable narrator. - - -2. Problem: The story you are writing has severe, glaring...
buff.ly
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Best writing tips ever.
“How can we believe you Mr. Jack Smith, you’ve lost a case before.” - Every GOP member of the judiciary committee
January 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“How can we believe you Mr. Jack Smith, you’ve lost a case before.” - Every GOP member of the judiciary committee
What-the actual-fuck?!?
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 AM
What-the actual-fuck?!?
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If you're worried about Aaron Rodgers coming after you for mocking him in his last game, just hide in the end zone. He'll never find you.
January 13, 2026 at 4:37 AM
If you're worried about Aaron Rodgers coming after you for mocking him in his last game, just hide in the end zone. He'll never find you.
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Polls show that 70% of Americans oppose the war in Venezuela. But at this CBS News staff meeting, that number feels much smaller.
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Polls show that 70% of Americans oppose the war in Venezuela. But at this CBS News staff meeting, that number feels much smaller.
Man who cut all arts funding puts name on building for arts.
The arts institution will be called the Trump-Kennedy Center. The president's press secretary said it comes after a unanimous vote by the center's board, which Trump took over earlier this year.
President Trump to add his own name to the Kennedy Center
The arts institution will be called the Trump-Kennedy Center. The president's press secretary said it comes after a unanimous vote by the center's board, which Trump took over earlier this year.
n.pr
December 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Man who cut all arts funding puts name on building for arts.
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What if monkeys fly out of my butt?
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
What if monkeys fly out of my butt?
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Rob Reiner, the legendary director and actor who rose to prominence in 'All in the Family' and went on to direct classics 'This Is Spinal Tap,' 'Stand by Me,' and 'The Princess Bride,' was found dead in his home alongside his wife.
Story: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Story: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Rob Reiner, the legendary director and actor who rose to prominence in 'All in the Family' and went on to direct classics 'This Is Spinal Tap,' 'Stand by Me,' and 'The Princess Bride,' was found dead in his home alongside his wife.
Story: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Story: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Absolute legend.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Absolute legend.
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As someone who lives in a country that’s had 391 mass shootings this year, let me just say, Australia is dangerous.
December 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
As someone who lives in a country that’s had 391 mass shootings this year, let me just say, Australia is dangerous.