Mark Smith 🌏
@markzzzsmith.bsky.social
"What you allow, you encourage." - Michael Josephson.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Very symbolic of the United States itself currently.
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Very symbolic of the United States itself currently.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Tip for Civil Society: Never Negotiate. Always make them do the bad thing. Don’t help them do it, but make their choice either: do something really bad, or nothing at all
https://alecmuffett.com/article/115274
https://alecmuffett.com/article/115274
Tip for Civil Society: Never Negotiate. Always make them do the bad thing. Don’t help them do it, but make their choice either: do something really bad, or nothing at all
I started messing with Unix in my 2nd year at university in 1986, I got into cryptography in 1990, open source/free software in 1991, and then pretty much constant battles with regulators & aut…
alecmuffett.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Tip for Civil Society: Never Negotiate. Always make them do the bad thing. Don’t help them do it, but make their choice either: do something really bad, or nothing at all
https://alecmuffett.com/article/115274
https://alecmuffett.com/article/115274
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Trump rubbing his hands together thinking, "This is my Reichstag fire!"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichst...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichst...
donald trump is giving a speech in front of a microphone while wearing a suit and tie
Alt: Trump happy because he can take advantage of the situation.
media.tenor.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Trump rubbing his hands together thinking, "This is my Reichstag fire!"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichst...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichst...
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Days after the US gets a stake in Intel, the company says its foreign business is now at risk because “the US government being a significant stockholder could subject the company to additional regulations or restrictions”—eg foreign-subsidy laws in other countries.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Intel warns US stake could hurt international sales, future grants
Intel said on Monday that the 10% stake by the U.S. government in the chipmaker could pose risks to its business, from potentially harming international sales to limiting its ability to secure future government grants.
www.reuters.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Days after the US gets a stake in Intel, the company says its foreign business is now at risk because “the US government being a significant stockholder could subject the company to additional regulations or restrictions”—eg foreign-subsidy laws in other countries.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
If anyone needed more evidence of Trump being entirely transactional...
From "highly CONFLICTED" to "Highly Respected" in just weeks — and all it took was for him to give away 10% of his company
August 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If anyone needed more evidence of Trump being entirely transactional...
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August 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Intel aren't building leading edge chips anymore, which is why they are in trouble.
August 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Intel aren't building leading edge chips anymore, which is why they are in trouble.
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Liberace’s ghost fled the Oval Office, saying, “It’s a bit tacky for me.”
August 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Liberace’s ghost fled the Oval Office, saying, “It’s a bit tacky for me.”
These 1000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers are directly because of the man that Trump just rolled out the red carpet for.
Trump will never deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
He doesn't even deserve to be pissed on if he was on fire.
Trump will never deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
He doesn't even deserve to be pissed on if he was on fire.
Russia has returned the bodies of 1,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers. Among them were five POWs listed as severely wounded and meant to be exchanged — a clear violation of prior agreements.
August 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
These 1000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers are directly because of the man that Trump just rolled out the red carpet for.
Trump will never deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
He doesn't even deserve to be pissed on if he was on fire.
Trump will never deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
He doesn't even deserve to be pissed on if he was on fire.
Trump cowering to Putin in Helsinki and Alaska.
August 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump cowering to Putin in Helsinki and Alaska.
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Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social’s social media team isn’t just throwing haymakers they’re out here landing combos 👀
August 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social’s social media team isn’t just throwing haymakers they’re out here landing combos 👀
Did I somehow miss when Zelensky delegated to Trump the ability to negotiate on Ukraine's behalf?
August 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Did I somehow miss when Zelensky delegated to Trump the ability to negotiate on Ukraine's behalf?
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Ok this was an all timer. A truly legendary tech support interaction.
BEHOLD:
Ok now go to your router - it’s the black box w the antennas on it”
Mine doesn’t have antennas
“… it should”
I took those off awhile ago because they where ugly
BEHOLD:
Ok now go to your router - it’s the black box w the antennas on it”
Mine doesn’t have antennas
“… it should”
I took those off awhile ago because they where ugly
August 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ok this was an all timer. A truly legendary tech support interaction.
BEHOLD:
Ok now go to your router - it’s the black box w the antennas on it”
Mine doesn’t have antennas
“… it should”
I took those off awhile ago because they where ugly
BEHOLD:
Ok now go to your router - it’s the black box w the antennas on it”
Mine doesn’t have antennas
“… it should”
I took those off awhile ago because they where ugly
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Applications now open for StreetARToronto’s “Monumental Program” for murals of monumental size on tall buildings. Details at tinyurl.com/4rmpjxsr
August 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Applications now open for StreetARToronto’s “Monumental Program” for murals of monumental size on tall buildings. Details at tinyurl.com/4rmpjxsr
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The Trump admin are literally going nuclear to try to get Epstein out of the press.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is set to announce an accelerated plan this week to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon, according to senior White House officials cited by Politico.
August 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The Trump admin are literally going nuclear to try to get Epstein out of the press.
Watching from overseas, with disappearing of citizens, concentration camps, and a sex offender inevitably pardoning a sex offender,
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
T. S. Elliot
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
T. S. Elliot
July 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Watching from overseas, with disappearing of citizens, concentration camps, and a sex offender inevitably pardoning a sex offender,
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
T. S. Elliot
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
This is the way the w̵o̵r̵l̵d̵ US ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
T. S. Elliot
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All those “holodeck malfunction” episodes on Star Trek are actually documentaries about vibe coding
July 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
All those “holodeck malfunction” episodes on Star Trek are actually documentaries about vibe coding
Hey USA, when does the 2nd amendment "well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State" show up?
Or has the 2nd amendment really just become an excuse for a wide-spread gun fetish, sponsored by the NRA?
Or has the 2nd amendment really just become an excuse for a wide-spread gun fetish, sponsored by the NRA?
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hey USA, when does the 2nd amendment "well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State" show up?
Or has the 2nd amendment really just become an excuse for a wide-spread gun fetish, sponsored by the NRA?
Or has the 2nd amendment really just become an excuse for a wide-spread gun fetish, sponsored by the NRA?