David Smith
@davidsmith.cloud
My Personal Bluesky account - mostly just my friends here. I like to share my photography too. Opinions are mine.
https://www.davidsmith71.com/
https://www.davidsmith71.com/
Note: no drag queens or trans individuals are involved but clergy is.
Reporter Andy Mannix from the @startribune.com and I have been speaking to women all over the country about allegations of child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. This is the story of how one perpetrator in Minnesota escaped consequences for years: www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Note: no drag queens or trans individuals are involved but clergy is.
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Data-centers make Page One in Washington State.
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Data-centers make Page One in Washington State.
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
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What could be more on-brand than Jesus hitting you up for In-App purchases?
November 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Get ready for all the Foxsplains about the differences between a pedophile and an ephebophile and how the latter isn’t really as bad as you think it is.
This is laying that groundwork.
This is laying that groundwork.
Her brand these days is as a cruel and toxic termagant, but this is grosteque even using that measure. What is WRONG with her?
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Get ready for all the Foxsplains about the differences between a pedophile and an ephebophile and how the latter isn’t really as bad as you think it is.
This is laying that groundwork.
This is laying that groundwork.
Except both parties are controlled by wealthy and powerful people who do terrible things *at scale*.
The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Except both parties are controlled by wealthy and powerful people who do terrible things *at scale*.
Shocked I tell you!!!
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Shocked I tell you!!!
Days like these are why you NEVER gloat when your competitors have outages.
NEW: For the second time in less than two weeks, a major cloud outage has impacted the internet, revealing once again the dangers of relying on a few companies to provide the internet's infrastructure. @lhn.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/the-mi...
The Microsoft Azure Outage Shows the Harsh Reality of Cloud Failures
The second major cloud outage in less than two weeks, Azure's downtime highlights the “brittleness” of a digital ecosystem that depends on a few companies never making mistakes.
www.wired.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Days like these are why you NEVER gloat when your competitors have outages.
There seems to be a new Christian or right-wing (same thing) pedo announcement every day.
October 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
There seems to be a new Christian or right-wing (same thing) pedo announcement every day.
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Nice piece from Tim Ferriss about my new book ‘Notes on Being a Man’. tim.blog/2025/10/24/a...
Notes on Being a Man, and Advice for Young Men Who Are Feeling Lost — Scott Galloway - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
I'm hoping Scott's book will act as a virtual mentor for young men who are feeling lost, stuck, angry, or despondent about the future.
tim.blog
October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nice piece from Tim Ferriss about my new book ‘Notes on Being a Man’. tim.blog/2025/10/24/a...
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New episode live! 🎙️ Hear @charlescoleartpage.bsky.social and Gabe Vasquez on how sobriety fuels queer erotic art and personal freedom. Stream Art in the Raw now! 🏳️🌈🎨 #NewEpisode #ARTintheRAW #SobrietyAndCreativity
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New episode live! 🎙️ Hear @charlescoleartpage.bsky.social and Gabe Vasquez on how sobriety fuels queer erotic art and personal freedom. Stream Art in the Raw now! 🏳️🌈🎨 #NewEpisode #ARTintheRAW #SobrietyAndCreativity
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“.. Never before has so much money been spent so rapidly on a technology that, for all its potential, remains largely unproven ..”
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“.. Never before has so much money been spent so rapidly on a technology that, for all its potential, remains largely unproven ..”
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory!
Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.
Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.
October 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Oh look there’s another one.
October 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Oh look there’s another one.
Not a headline you ever see about drag queens or trans people. You only ever see it about religious leaders and republicans.
Some were prominent figures on the national stage; a number have cited an undisclosed ‘moral failure’ as the reason they left their positions.
At least 12 North Texas pastors have resigned or been removed since June 2024
Several North Texas churches have faced upheaval, as several pastors have either resigned or been fired.
www.dallasnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Not a headline you ever see about drag queens or trans people. You only ever see it about religious leaders and republicans.
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Good. Shut it down then.
* BLS: BLS WILL SUSPEND ALL OPERATIONS IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
* US ECONOMIC DATA RELEASES TO PAUSE IN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS
* BLS: ALL ACTIVE DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR BLS SURVEYS WILL CEASE IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
@reuters.com
* US ECONOMIC DATA RELEASES TO PAUSE IN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS
* BLS: ALL ACTIVE DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR BLS SURVEYS WILL CEASE IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
@reuters.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Good. Shut it down then.
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Yikes 😳
“.. Job finding is the risk in the labor market. According to the NY Fed SCE, .. the mean probability of finding a job if you lose one today plunged to 44.91%, a level never before seen in the history of this survey.” 👀
- RenMac
- RenMac
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yikes 😳
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Darth Vader was a husband and a father
September 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Darth Vader was a husband and a father
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For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
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We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.