Greg Smith
@covfefe12.bsky.social
Life long cat person.
Crimson Tide fan.
Fossil collector.
Former wildlife rehabber.
Crimson Tide fan.
Fossil collector.
Former wildlife rehabber.
It was the worst of quarters, it was the best of quarters.
December 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It was the worst of quarters, it was the best of quarters.
In a world of Charlie Kirks, be a Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
In a world of Charlie Kirks, be a Rob Reiner.
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every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
February 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
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unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
April 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
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mind you this is all before things start getting really bad
we are still in the “wow this is gonna suck” stage, economically, we haven’t hit “wow this fucking sucks” yet
whatever you think Trump’s popularity floor is, it’s gonna be tested once we hit a deep recession that is 100% his fault
we are still in the “wow this is gonna suck” stage, economically, we haven’t hit “wow this fucking sucks” yet
whatever you think Trump’s popularity floor is, it’s gonna be tested once we hit a deep recession that is 100% his fault
WSJ: No confidence. Worst April since the Great Depression. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal
Few think administration’s negotiations with trade partners will yield results soon enough to ease the strain
www.wsj.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
mind you this is all before things start getting really bad
we are still in the “wow this is gonna suck” stage, economically, we haven’t hit “wow this fucking sucks” yet
whatever you think Trump’s popularity floor is, it’s gonna be tested once we hit a deep recession that is 100% his fault
we are still in the “wow this is gonna suck” stage, economically, we haven’t hit “wow this fucking sucks” yet
whatever you think Trump’s popularity floor is, it’s gonna be tested once we hit a deep recession that is 100% his fault
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Old enough to remember when Trump inherited an economy described as “the envy of the world”? Yeah, so are we.
April 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Old enough to remember when Trump inherited an economy described as “the envy of the world”? Yeah, so are we.
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I know everyone has said this before, but still hard to get over it. Folks like me got into public-facing writing in part to stop people from saying "the president did it" all the time and here it's just totally the case that The President Did It. Nothing tricky or complicated about it.
JFC. So far, Trump has caused markets to lose about 14%.
Here's how the same period to date looks under other recent presidential terms
Here's how the same period to date looks under other recent presidential terms
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I know everyone has said this before, but still hard to get over it. Folks like me got into public-facing writing in part to stop people from saying "the president did it" all the time and here it's just totally the case that The President Did It. Nothing tricky or complicated about it.
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Gift link:
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat (Gift Article)
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Gift link:
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“Department of Government Efficiency.”
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“Department of Government Efficiency.”
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They’ll never accept it, but everyone who cast a vote for Donald Trump did real, generations-long damage to the United States and the west in exchange for essentially nothing of value.
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
They’ll never accept it, but everyone who cast a vote for Donald Trump did real, generations-long damage to the United States and the west in exchange for essentially nothing of value.
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Bill Ackman freaking out about tariffs and saying "this isn't what we voted for" is as clear a crystallization of conservative self-delusion as you could ever ask for. Yes it is you idiot, you voted specifically for this! He talked about this NON STOP
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Bill Ackman freaking out about tariffs and saying "this isn't what we voted for" is as clear a crystallization of conservative self-delusion as you could ever ask for. Yes it is you idiot, you voted specifically for this! He talked about this NON STOP
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I just posted this "fun" fact, but I'll post it again and keep posting it:
The last Republican president to *not* preside over the start of a recession was James Garfield in 1881, mostly because he was too busy dying in office to craft any economic policy.
The last Republican president to *not* preside over the start of a recession was James Garfield in 1881, mostly because he was too busy dying in office to craft any economic policy.
April 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I just posted this "fun" fact, but I'll post it again and keep posting it:
The last Republican president to *not* preside over the start of a recession was James Garfield in 1881, mostly because he was too busy dying in office to craft any economic policy.
The last Republican president to *not* preside over the start of a recession was James Garfield in 1881, mostly because he was too busy dying in office to craft any economic policy.
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I kind of want to go
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I kind of want to go
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Nobody knew how bad this would be, except for the many people whose warnings I dismissed, but they don’t count.
Actually a good distillation of the mindset. Having already unpersoned everyone who understood what was happening, there’s no need to reconsider the belief in one’s inherent superiority.
Actually a good distillation of the mindset. Having already unpersoned everyone who understood what was happening, there’s no need to reconsider the belief in one’s inherent superiority.
April 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Nobody knew how bad this would be, except for the many people whose warnings I dismissed, but they don’t count.
Actually a good distillation of the mindset. Having already unpersoned everyone who understood what was happening, there’s no need to reconsider the belief in one’s inherent superiority.
Actually a good distillation of the mindset. Having already unpersoned everyone who understood what was happening, there’s no need to reconsider the belief in one’s inherent superiority.
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Like shooting fish in a barrel
March 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Like shooting fish in a barrel
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Hey journalism school students! And profs!
Here's fodder for essay-question analyses.
Both headlines from same paper, 11 months apart. Apr 2024 on left, March 2025 on right.
Inflation rate same both times (2.9%)
Any subtle difference you see?
(I no longer think this "matters" but still)
Here's fodder for essay-question analyses.
Both headlines from same paper, 11 months apart. Apr 2024 on left, March 2025 on right.
Inflation rate same both times (2.9%)
Any subtle difference you see?
(I no longer think this "matters" but still)
March 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hey journalism school students! And profs!
Here's fodder for essay-question analyses.
Both headlines from same paper, 11 months apart. Apr 2024 on left, March 2025 on right.
Inflation rate same both times (2.9%)
Any subtle difference you see?
(I no longer think this "matters" but still)
Here's fodder for essay-question analyses.
Both headlines from same paper, 11 months apart. Apr 2024 on left, March 2025 on right.
Inflation rate same both times (2.9%)
Any subtle difference you see?
(I no longer think this "matters" but still)
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Started/Going. Two infants died of pertussis in Louisiana, where last month the state’s surgeon general banned health department staff from encouraging vaccination.
March 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Started/Going. Two infants died of pertussis in Louisiana, where last month the state’s surgeon general banned health department staff from encouraging vaccination.
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There are people on my timeline who are pushing the idea, in all apparent seriousness, that the reason young men are choosing not to go to college is that there are too many young single women there.
January 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
There are people on my timeline who are pushing the idea, in all apparent seriousness, that the reason young men are choosing not to go to college is that there are too many young single women there.