Eric Smith
@gu3rn1c4.bsky.social
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The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Today's newsletter is about Ronald Reagan, AI, and the "liar's dividend" www.readtpa.com/p/the-liars-...
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Today's newsletter is about Ronald Reagan, AI, and the "liar's dividend" www.readtpa.com/p/the-liars-...
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Okay, but what if Janet Mills *also* has a giant Nazi tattoo?
October 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Okay, but what if Janet Mills *also* has a giant Nazi tattoo?
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What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
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Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
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We must end the death penalty, once and for all.
On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, add your name to the growing number of people calling for an end to capital punishment.
On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, add your name to the growing number of people calling for an end to capital punishment.
Abolish The Death Penalty Now
Capital punishment is a moral stain on our nation: Add your name to the growing calls to abolish the death penalty now.
action.aclu.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
We must end the death penalty, once and for all.
On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, add your name to the growing number of people calling for an end to capital punishment.
On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, add your name to the growing number of people calling for an end to capital punishment.
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Diddy’s attorney to Judge:
“He touched many more lives than I can cover in the next minutes…”
Yeah, we know that’s why your client is being sentenced.
“He touched many more lives than I can cover in the next minutes…”
Yeah, we know that’s why your client is being sentenced.
October 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Diddy’s attorney to Judge:
“He touched many more lives than I can cover in the next minutes…”
Yeah, we know that’s why your client is being sentenced.
“He touched many more lives than I can cover in the next minutes…”
Yeah, we know that’s why your client is being sentenced.
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A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
October 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A new KFF study reports: 24 million Americans will see their health care premiums under the Affordable Care Act DOUBLE.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
Further, 15 million people will be thrown off their health care entirely.
Unacceptable. We can’t subject millions of Americans to this unnecessary suffering.
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NEW: TX is asking NY courts to declare NY's reproductive health care shield law unconstitutional in an attempt to enforce its abortion ban across state lines. @law.ucla.edu's @lindsaywiley.bsky.social lays out a legal case for why NY (and other shield states) can and should reject such overreach.
New York Courts Should Reject Texas’s Attempt to Enforce its Abortion Ban Beyond its Borders
Precedent supports the refusal to enforce out-of-state civil judgments that punish an individual in the name of protecting the public.
statecourtreport.org
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NEW: TX is asking NY courts to declare NY's reproductive health care shield law unconstitutional in an attempt to enforce its abortion ban across state lines. @law.ucla.edu's @lindsaywiley.bsky.social lays out a legal case for why NY (and other shield states) can and should reject such overreach.
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Senate Republicans just voted to shut down the government — blocking our bill to fund it responsibly, protect health care, and stop Trump from getting a blank check for his lawlessness.
They’d rather please their Dear Leader than deliver for the American people. Shameful.
They’d rather please their Dear Leader than deliver for the American people. Shameful.
Senate Republicans just voted to shut down the government
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Senate Republicans just voted to shut down the government — blocking our bill to fund it responsibly, protect health care, and stop Trump from getting a blank check for his lawlessness.
They’d rather please their Dear Leader than deliver for the American people. Shameful.
They’d rather please their Dear Leader than deliver for the American people. Shameful.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin, who is fond of bringing up her national security expertise from having worked for the CIA, says she hasn't had a chance to read Trump's NSPM-7 directive.
It was signed a week ago!
www.courthousenews.com/dems-condemn...
It was signed a week ago!
www.courthousenews.com/dems-condemn...
Dems condemn Trump’s broad ‘domestic terrorism’ directive — but offer few concrete steps for opposition
The White House last week targeted so-called domestic terrorism organizations in a wide-ranging memo which appeared to provide broad definitions of conduct “animating” political violence.
www.courthousenews.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Senator Elissa Slotkin, who is fond of bringing up her national security expertise from having worked for the CIA, says she hasn't had a chance to read Trump's NSPM-7 directive.
It was signed a week ago!
www.courthousenews.com/dems-condemn...
It was signed a week ago!
www.courthousenews.com/dems-condemn...
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Kept thinking about the debate between Klein and Coates and wrote down some thoughts.
September 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Kept thinking about the debate between Klein and Coates and wrote down some thoughts.
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
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Had a great time talking to @parkermolloy.com about my work on the AI bubble
www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...
www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...
The Man Calling Bullshit on the AI Boom
Ed Zitron built a massive following by saying what tech journalists won't: that generative AI is an unsustainable bubble propped up by hype and bad math.
www.readtpa.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Had a great time talking to @parkermolloy.com about my work on the AI bubble
www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...
www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...
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The New York Times and Anti-Anti-Fascism
On the burdens of solidarity.
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This was LITERALLY last month. I feel like I'm losing my mind seeing rightwing posts over on Twitter tonight.
nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...
nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
This was LITERALLY last month. I feel like I'm losing my mind seeing rightwing posts over on Twitter tonight.
nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...
nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...
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If this sort of language is included in the senate version of this, Democrats have an obligation to filibuster it. This provision would be absolutely massive and hurt trans people of all ages.
NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid
September 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If this sort of language is included in the senate version of this, Democrats have an obligation to filibuster it. This provision would be absolutely massive and hurt trans people of all ages.
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The birthday letter I wrote to Jeffrey Dahmer where I said “Jeff — love what you’re up to. In fact, I love all that stuff too. We are kindred spirits with the same hobbies, if you know what I mean!” is being taken out of context
July 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The birthday letter I wrote to Jeffrey Dahmer where I said “Jeff — love what you’re up to. In fact, I love all that stuff too. We are kindred spirits with the same hobbies, if you know what I mean!” is being taken out of context
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she said that “black” with a hard r
I’ve seen a lot of fucked up shit in my day, but this might just take the cake.
August 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
she said that “black” with a hard r
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We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸
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Chef John from Food Wishes dotcom
August 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Chef John from Food Wishes dotcom