Linda M Smith
@doubleexposure.bsky.social
West coast native, CSULA and Antioch grad, nature and animal lover, avid photographer. Born in LA, lived in the Bay Area for 7 years, migrated to PNW. Persistence of vision. I never give up. https://500px.com/p/lums94?view=photos
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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Many in Trump’s administration now live on military bases, to shield themselves from the majority of Americans they are screwing over in favor of the oligarchs.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Many in Trump’s administration now live on military bases, to shield themselves from the majority of Americans they are screwing over in favor of the oligarchs.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.
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There hasn’t been this many people lining up around the country to get food assistance since the last time Trump was president.
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
There hasn’t been this many people lining up around the country to get food assistance since the last time Trump was president.
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Trump commuted the sentence of the street gang kingpin, the founder and leader of the biggest drug trafficking and murdering street gang in the US. He was serving a 6x life sentence at ADX Florence,Co, where El Chapo is.
That's how much Trump cares about the drug problem in the US.
That's how much Trump cares about the drug problem in the US.
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Trump commuted the sentence of the street gang kingpin, the founder and leader of the biggest drug trafficking and murdering street gang in the US. He was serving a 6x life sentence at ADX Florence,Co, where El Chapo is.
That's how much Trump cares about the drug problem in the US.
That's how much Trump cares about the drug problem in the US.
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They LITERALLY campaigned on making children go hungry as a political statement and they can't figure out why they lost.
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
They LITERALLY campaigned on making children go hungry as a political statement and they can't figure out why they lost.
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AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
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For the record: I'm not tired of winning.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
For the record: I'm not tired of winning.
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The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
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This is a classic form of voter intimidation—making people feel like it’s not safe to go to the polls. It moments like this where we need to summon our courage & vote anyhow. Vote in the tradition of the people who marched in Selma to secure the right to vote.
Breaking from NJ AG Platkin:
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is a classic form of voter intimidation—making people feel like it’s not safe to go to the polls. It moments like this where we need to summon our courage & vote anyhow. Vote in the tradition of the people who marched in Selma to secure the right to vote.
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It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world
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Many of us just want to know how bad it's going to get over the next 10 or 20 years. We want the grim details, without any sugar coating. We're mature enough to handle it. We're not little kids who need bedtime stories.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/how-bad-will...
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/how-bad-will...
How Bad Will It Get?
An honest answer.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Many of us just want to know how bad it's going to get over the next 10 or 20 years. We want the grim details, without any sugar coating. We're mature enough to handle it. We're not little kids who need bedtime stories.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/how-bad-will...
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/how-bad-will...
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I'm telling you, Medicare Advantage is a bad deal - for one thing, you'd have access to only half the doctors you could see with traditional Medicare.
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Access to About Half of the Physicians Available to Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries | KFF
Medicare Advantage enrollees were in a plan that included just under half (48%) of all physicians available to traditional Medicare beneficiaries in their area in 2022, on average. The limitations of ...
www.kff.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I'm telling you, Medicare Advantage is a bad deal - for one thing, you'd have access to only half the doctors you could see with traditional Medicare.
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
Open enrollment runs into December. Just say no to M.A.
www.kff.org/medicare/med...
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Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.
Insane
Insane
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.
Insane
Insane
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem represent “a growing list” of senior Trump-administration political appointees now living on military bases — “where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest”
Wonder why
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Wonder why
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem represent “a growing list” of senior Trump-administration political appointees now living on military bases — “where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest”
Wonder why
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Wonder why
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Well, that's just sad.
HOA Under Fire After Letter Outlining Plan To Ban 'Outsider' Trick-Or-Treaters From Their Neighborhood Leaks
www.comicsands.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Well, that's just sad.
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Man, I feel this so deeply. There are so many pieces I poured myself into that now only live in my Google docs
Did you know that, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible?
When Online Content Disappears
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
f.mtr.cool
October 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Man, I feel this so deeply. There are so many pieces I poured myself into that now only live in my Google docs
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A witness in our case had ICE reject all her documents after using facial rec on her.
For her, tho, it seemed like nothing could make them accept that she has a right to be here.
Either way, a gov policy of not trusting gov-issued docs is going to violate lots of people's rights.
For her, tho, it seemed like nothing could make them accept that she has a right to be here.
Either way, a gov policy of not trusting gov-issued docs is going to violate lots of people's rights.
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A witness in our case had ICE reject all her documents after using facial rec on her.
For her, tho, it seemed like nothing could make them accept that she has a right to be here.
Either way, a gov policy of not trusting gov-issued docs is going to violate lots of people's rights.
For her, tho, it seemed like nothing could make them accept that she has a right to be here.
Either way, a gov policy of not trusting gov-issued docs is going to violate lots of people's rights.
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
Canada opened its first ever FREE GROCERY STORE 🎯
The food banks new community hub looks like a regular supermarket, but it’s all free! (Through donations and volunteering)
What a great idea America! NOBODY should go hungry!
Canada opened its first ever FREE GROCERY STORE 🎯
The food banks new community hub looks like a regular supermarket, but it’s all free! (Through donations and volunteering)
What a great idea America! NOBODY should go hungry!
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Canada opened its first ever FREE GROCERY STORE 🎯
The food banks new community hub looks like a regular supermarket, but it’s all free! (Through donations and volunteering)
What a great idea America! NOBODY should go hungry!
Canada opened its first ever FREE GROCERY STORE 🎯
The food banks new community hub looks like a regular supermarket, but it’s all free! (Through donations and volunteering)
What a great idea America! NOBODY should go hungry!
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Who’s encouraging political violence?
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Who’s encouraging political violence?
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The Daily Show makes his trip to Japan into a Westminster Dig Show!
He is now know as the American Beaverhound! 😅
#ProudBlue
He is now know as the American Beaverhound! 😅
#ProudBlue
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Daily Show makes his trip to Japan into a Westminster Dig Show!
He is now know as the American Beaverhound! 😅
#ProudBlue
He is now know as the American Beaverhound! 😅
#ProudBlue
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Donald Trump: Best in Show
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Donald Trump: Best in Show
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At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
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I grew up hearing "churches should take care of that" whenever something bad came up, and when I said "then why don't we run a food pantry big enough for everybody on food assistance and fund it with tithing instead of shitty sandwiches once a week" it sure was not well received.
i just need people to know it's not hypocrisy when Devout Christian Mike Johnson cuts off SNAP benefits. it's not a lack of "christian charity" to make kids starve; it's because the christian right wants to control who gets food, through churches, so they can deny queers and sluts at will
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I grew up hearing "churches should take care of that" whenever something bad came up, and when I said "then why don't we run a food pantry big enough for everybody on food assistance and fund it with tithing instead of shitty sandwiches once a week" it sure was not well received.
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Just checking: the republicans that attacked and sent marshals to arrest Texas dems for not showing up to work (in an effort to protect voting rights, btw) are the same republicans that are not showing up to work, yeah?
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just checking: the republicans that attacked and sent marshals to arrest Texas dems for not showing up to work (in an effort to protect voting rights, btw) are the same republicans that are not showing up to work, yeah?