Alan Smithee Jr
@alansmitheejr.bsky.social
Librarian and sometimes writer and artist. Any/All
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Everyone knows what it means when a corrupt slumlord says something will be done in a couple weeks.
Breaking: The Trump administration announces that they will not be complying with today’s deadline to release the full Epstein Files.
They insist the files will be released in the next “couple weeks.”
They insist the files will be released in the next “couple weeks.”
December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Everyone knows what it means when a corrupt slumlord says something will be done in a couple weeks.
That’s the one that hangs from the top.
I am definitely a sodomite.
That’s a kind of rock, right?
That’s a kind of rock, right?
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
That’s the one that hangs from the top.
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me: congrats when’s the baby due
pregnant librarian: oh it's mine i get to keep it
pregnant librarian: oh it's mine i get to keep it
May 26, 2023 at 9:22 PM
me: congrats when’s the baby due
pregnant librarian: oh it's mine i get to keep it
pregnant librarian: oh it's mine i get to keep it
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Y’all seen Lee Pace?
Wearing That Shiiiiiiit
Wearing That Shiiiiiiit
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Y’all seen Lee Pace?
Wearing That Shiiiiiiit
Wearing That Shiiiiiiit
These people talk big but don’t truly understand service or patriotism.
Recently retired FedGov here: we're tired of working our asses off trying to protect people only to get slandered by politicians and trolls. We just want to do our fucking jobs, regardless of party in charge. The private sector pays more w/ fewer responsibilities yet we serve. FedGov are patriots.
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
These people talk big but don’t truly understand service or patriotism.
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Everything sucks and the world is on fire, but here's a playlist li ol' Betty made for you.
when it hits, it hiiiiits - YouTube
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Everything sucks and the world is on fire, but here's a playlist li ol' Betty made for you.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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"Did wommen ruine the worke place"?
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"Did wommen ruine the worke place"?
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One bit of solace I have is that Musk will never say, write, think, communicate, or post anything even remotely within the realm of being funny. Never. Not a single time. And it eats at him every day.
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
One bit of solace I have is that Musk will never say, write, think, communicate, or post anything even remotely within the realm of being funny. Never. Not a single time. And it eats at him every day.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Sprouting a full set of five point antlers would fix me.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Sprouting a full set of five point antlers would fix me.
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RFK Jr. keeps repeating this ridiculous, ignorant bullshit.
Trust in expertise is literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I wrote a whole-ass thread about it last time around; maybe worth revisiting.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
Trust in expertise is literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I wrote a whole-ass thread about it last time around; maybe worth revisiting.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
RFK Jr. keeps repeating this ridiculous, ignorant bullshit.
Trust in expertise is literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I wrote a whole-ass thread about it last time around; maybe worth revisiting.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
Trust in expertise is literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I wrote a whole-ass thread about it last time around; maybe worth revisiting.
bsky.app/profile/carl...
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Furlough day 16, post RIF day 6: I’m fixin to resurface and do what needs to be done. After some coffee. ☕️ 🫲
October 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Furlough day 16, post RIF day 6: I’m fixin to resurface and do what needs to be done. After some coffee. ☕️ 🫲
Furlough day 14, post RIF day 4: Wrote and mailed hard copy letters to all my representatives today, plus left messages, plus called their offices. Taking the rest of the day off. ☕️🫖✍️ #governmentshutdown
October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Furlough day 14, post RIF day 4: Wrote and mailed hard copy letters to all my representatives today, plus left messages, plus called their offices. Taking the rest of the day off. ☕️🫖✍️ #governmentshutdown
@skepchick.org Hello, Rebecca. I’ve been a listener since the Skeptics Guide days. The RIF actions at the CDC has been getting some press but I don’t think enough people are talking about how the Office of Science was included, which includes the research library.
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
@skepchick.org Hello, Rebecca. I’ve been a listener since the Skeptics Guide days. The RIF actions at the CDC has been getting some press but I don’t think enough people are talking about how the Office of Science was included, which includes the research library.
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I was gifted this pin that had the anatomy of a toxic 90s yaoi love interest. Her name is Lola.
October 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I was gifted this pin that had the anatomy of a toxic 90s yaoi love interest. Her name is Lola.
I’m really worried that they’ll start encouraging measles parties like parents of Gen-X did for chicken pox and we’ll never know the negative impact because the people and publications who did disease surveillance are gone. #measles
October 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I’m really worried that they’ll start encouraging measles parties like parents of Gen-X did for chicken pox and we’ll never know the negative impact because the people and publications who did disease surveillance are gone. #measles
Furlough day 14, post-RIF 4: I keep thinking about quarantine and how I went online from 7-3:30 every weekday to find something to work on to make my agency better. No slacking off. I felt better when I was productive, even if not directed to or noticed. Whar a slap in the face. #governmentshutdown
October 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Furlough day 14, post-RIF 4: I keep thinking about quarantine and how I went online from 7-3:30 every weekday to find something to work on to make my agency better. No slacking off. I felt better when I was productive, even if not directed to or noticed. Whar a slap in the face. #governmentshutdown
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I can't get over how the CDC layoffs are coming less than two months after the attempted mass shooting. The agency is being taken apart brick by brick. The public servants there do not deserve this.
October 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I can't get over how the CDC layoffs are coming less than two months after the attempted mass shooting. The agency is being taken apart brick by brick. The public servants there do not deserve this.
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A note this is basically 10% of cdc.
Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)
October 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A note this is basically 10% of cdc.