Bill Smith
@archimedes25.bsky.social
Retired mathematics & science instructor
Congress demanded Jack Smith testify about his investigations, but kept him behind closed doors during his sworn deposition. If we care about transparency, then Congress should release the transcript. My thoughts in Bloomberg.
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Release the Jack Smith Deposition Transcript
This week, former special counsel Jack Smith finally had the chance to speak about the findings of his investigation into President Donald Trump. It’s a shame the public couldn't hear him.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Suffragists didn't just march. They baked, held bake sales and sold cookbooks to raise money for the cause of equality.
The cookies that fueled votes for women
Suffragists didn't just march. They baked, held bake sales and sold cookbooks to raise money for the cause of equality.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Remember when this ignorant buffoon "commanded a hurricane with his magic sharpie?"
All stood in awe of his audacity in this most splendid of weather forecast revisions.
Fear the Magic Sharpie.
Remember when this ignorant buffoon "commanded a hurricane with his magic sharpie?"
All stood in awe of his audacity in this most splendid of weather forecast revisions.
Fear the Magic Sharpie.
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center
The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Remember when this ignorant buffoon "commanded a hurricane with his magic sharpie?"
All stood in awe of his audacity in this most splendid of weather forecast revisions.
Fear the Magic Sharpie.
Remember when this ignorant buffoon "commanded a hurricane with his magic sharpie?"
All stood in awe of his audacity in this most splendid of weather forecast revisions.
Fear the Magic Sharpie.
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Axial tilt. It's the reason for the season.
Axial tilt. It's the reason for the season.
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Axial tilt. It's the reason for the season.
Axial tilt. It's the reason for the season.
For decades, Rob sought to entertain and enlighten us with his television and film work and to improve the world with his activism.
@davidcorn.bsky.social's hunch? Rob would have gotten a kick out of causing Trump to show his worst.
@davidcorn.bsky.social's hunch? Rob would have gotten a kick out of causing Trump to show his worst.
Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us Trump’s a schmuck.
The president's remarks about the murder of the filmmaker and his wife cast Trump as petty and callous.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020. n.pr/4iWEBF0
Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
n.pr
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The absence of decency in a moment where we need it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Absence of Decency
Obama: Trump:
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
December 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
December 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Step right up and buy your way into America with your new Trump Gold Card, brought to you by the con men selling out America to the highest bidder and wrecking the economy.
December 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
SUfS on the ground in Robertson County! It's chilly in Tennessee, but we're getting a warm reception on the doors as we're canvassing for Aftyn Behn. Voters are sick of the chaos and disinformation, and are ready to restore sanity to our science policy!
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December 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
When we commemorate #WorldAIDSDay today, in the face of the silence of our government, we think of those who have passed, those living with HIV, and the families and communities impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic — an epidemic worsened by devastating cuts to our healthcare and science.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Let’s be louder than his hate today. Let’s honor those we lost by defending science, protecting care, and standing with the LGBTQ+ community and everyone affected by HIV/AIDS.
We owe it to history, and to each other, to never go backward.
We owe it to history, and to each other, to never go backward.
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
November 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“The world is not magic — and that’s the most magical thing about it.”
— Sean Carroll
— Sean Carroll
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Church-state separation protects our rights, our kids, and our freedom to live and love as we choose. It’s worth defending.
Support the work: americanhumanist.org/givingtuesday
https://www.au.org/the-latest/articles/five-reasons-to-be-thankful-for-the-separation-of-church-and-state/
Support the work: americanhumanist.org/givingtuesday
https://www.au.org/the-latest/articles/five-reasons-to-be-thankful-for-the-separation-of-church-and-state/
Five reasons to be thankful for the separation of church and state - Americans United
Far from being corrosive to religion as Christian Nationalists claim, secular government is the best friend religion ever had.
www.au.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM