Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew
@amandasmith.bsky.social
Writer, science nerd, boy crazy, Dodger fan. she/her. I made a book & won best dramatic screenplay at #AFF2021. Opinions my own & often wrong.
That’s not true, Ellen. I’m just asking for party line voting and we can’t even get that.
![Wikipedia screenshot "pure party line voting has been evident now for some time ... but rarely has the tactic of
'oppositionism' been so boldly stated as McConnell did."[55) According to University of Texas legal scholar Sanford Levinson, McConnell learned that obstruction and Republican unity were the optimal ways to ensure Republican gains in upcoming elections after he observed how Democratic cooperation with the Bush administration on No Child Left Behind and Medicare Part D helped Bush's 2004 reelection. 56) Levinson noted, "McConnell altogether rationally... concluded that Republicans have nothing to gain, as a political party, from collaborating in anything that the president could then claim as an achievement." (56) A number of political scientists, historians, and legal scholars have characterized McConnell's obstructionism and constitutional hardball as contributors to democratic erosion in the United States. 57]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g2c7i7faf5effgregvklypdg/bafkreiftswgyvwo3zk52fzj36ioqq636hroodn5yx4predf4xlfjpi33ly@jpeg)
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
That’s not true, Ellen. I’m just asking for party line voting and we can’t even get that.
RFK Jr has hired a familiar face to assure us all that his vaccine schedule is totally normal and not part of his plan to ensure a steady supply of HDP
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
RFK Jr has hired a familiar face to assure us all that his vaccine schedule is totally normal and not part of his plan to ensure a steady supply of HDP
wow sounds tough I wonder how the Senate could become relevant again but sadly these are things that just happen based upon the earth’s proximity to the sun
January 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
wow sounds tough I wonder how the Senate could become relevant again but sadly these are things that just happen based upon the earth’s proximity to the sun
man I wish I had whatever chronic condition it is that allows this guy to forget Mitch McConnell’s incredible run as an obstructionist minority leader
January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
man I wish I had whatever chronic condition it is that allows this guy to forget Mitch McConnell’s incredible run as an obstructionist minority leader
Last year @aoc.bsky.social confirmed phone pressure campaigns help flip votes. It's our right & duty to tell our reps how we want them to represent us.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Last year @aoc.bsky.social confirmed phone pressure campaigns help flip votes. It's our right & duty to tell our reps how we want them to represent us.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
If I can call my reps despite having just smoked so much weed that I can taste the sky, so can you.
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
If I can call my reps despite having just smoked so much weed that I can taste the sky, so can you.
“Why don’t you use twitter anymore”
Because this is the average twitter user:
Because this is the average twitter user:
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
“Why don’t you use twitter anymore”
Because this is the average twitter user:
Because this is the average twitter user:
Wish I were her right now, six brain cells and no concerns but whether there is a lap to lie on
January 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Wish I were her right now, six brain cells and no concerns but whether there is a lap to lie on
the two genders
January 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
the two genders
Love when landing at LAX takes me on a scenic tour of the city
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Love when landing at LAX takes me on a scenic tour of the city
2024 was one of the worst years of my life and 2025 was one of the best. If 2026 ends up at average, I’ll be thrilled.
January 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
2024 was one of the worst years of my life and 2025 was one of the best. If 2026 ends up at average, I’ll be thrilled.
open for a jump scare
January 1, 2026 at 3:37 AM
open for a jump scare
I was very sad that all the rocks were covered in snow because it meant I couldn’t bring home a chunk of neoarchaen crust but lo! the gift shop down the street sells mining cores for $1.50 each!!!!
December 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I was very sad that all the rocks were covered in snow because it meant I couldn’t bring home a chunk of neoarchaen crust but lo! the gift shop down the street sells mining cores for $1.50 each!!!!
I’ve been watching this Yule log on what I assume is a Canadian public access channel and things have taken an unexpected turn
December 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I’ve been watching this Yule log on what I assume is a Canadian public access channel and things have taken an unexpected turn
I can’t believe we get to live on this planet.
December 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I can’t believe we get to live on this planet.
The only reason I didn’t cry was because if I did my eyes would have frozen shut.
December 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The only reason I didn’t cry was because if I did my eyes would have frozen shut.
Alright I guess I care about one (1) football player now www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
December 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Alright I guess I care about one (1) football player now www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Me, yet again clicking the image @jazzpomegranate.com has put behind a warning label
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Me, yet again clicking the image @jazzpomegranate.com has put behind a warning label
hahahahhaa I came to Yellowknife from Los Angeles to see the northern lights I going to become the joker
(It’s ok i extended my trip a day to catch the KP spike)
(It’s ok i extended my trip a day to catch the KP spike)
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
hahahahhaa I came to Yellowknife from Los Angeles to see the northern lights I going to become the joker
(It’s ok i extended my trip a day to catch the KP spike)
(It’s ok i extended my trip a day to catch the KP spike)
Landed in Yellowknife and uh is it good when you go to sit down in your airplane seat but your knee twists weird and it kind of feels like it pops then goes back into place and you start sweating profusely but you don’t have persistent pain just a wobbliness while walking
asking for uh a friend
asking for uh a friend
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Landed in Yellowknife and uh is it good when you go to sit down in your airplane seat but your knee twists weird and it kind of feels like it pops then goes back into place and you start sweating profusely but you don’t have persistent pain just a wobbliness while walking
asking for uh a friend
asking for uh a friend
Before I begin, I want to tell you a little about myself so you’ll know where I’m coming from.
My name is Matt Foley.
I was born in 1964.
I am a motivational speaker.
I am 35 years old.
I am THRICE divorced.
I live in a van down by the river.
My name is Matt Foley.
I was born in 1964.
I am a motivational speaker.
I am 35 years old.
I am THRICE divorced.
I live in a van down by the river.
December 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Before I begin, I want to tell you a little about myself so you’ll know where I’m coming from.
My name is Matt Foley.
I was born in 1964.
I am a motivational speaker.
I am 35 years old.
I am THRICE divorced.
I live in a van down by the river.
My name is Matt Foley.
I was born in 1964.
I am a motivational speaker.
I am 35 years old.
I am THRICE divorced.
I live in a van down by the river.
Jack Chow is a genius, an artist, a visionary
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Jack Chow is a genius, an artist, a visionary
Oh, this old thing? (Literally old, I bought it on sale for $100 at REI in 2012 thinking”one day I will use this” and now it’s keeping me warm in Vancouver en route to Yellowknife, a future I never imagined as a depressed, lost 27yo about to drop out a semester before getting her geology degree)
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Oh, this old thing? (Literally old, I bought it on sale for $100 at REI in 2012 thinking”one day I will use this” and now it’s keeping me warm in Vancouver en route to Yellowknife, a future I never imagined as a depressed, lost 27yo about to drop out a semester before getting her geology degree)
HELLO BIRB
December 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
HELLO BIRB
Merry Christmas to us all may you get everything you want which in Jair Bolsonaro’s case is apparently an IV drip and being woken up every 3 hours for rounds
December 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Merry Christmas to us all may you get everything you want which in Jair Bolsonaro’s case is apparently an IV drip and being woken up every 3 hours for rounds