Marcia Smilack
@msmilack75.bsky.social
Photographer Writer Artist Lecturer Phd.
website: www.marciasmilack.com
website: www.marciasmilack.com
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
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if "God give me the confidence of a mediocre white man" was an angry alcoholic.
As Pete Hegseth denies the cold-blooded murder of survivors on the U.S. boat attack in the Caribbean (aka war crimes), remember that this is the same guy who initially lied and said he didn't share United States attack plans with a journalist in a Signal group chat.
Roll the clip:
Roll the clip:
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
if "God give me the confidence of a mediocre white man" was an angry alcoholic.
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Cops are great
“In nearly all of the examples Judge Ellis cited in her 200-plus page opinion, she says the Department of Homeland Security narrative contradicts the reality of what can be seen on agents' body-worn cameras.”
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
Federal agents engaged in widespread misrepresentations to justify use of force: Judge
The ABC7 I-Team is taking a closer look at a trove of videos ordered released by a federal judge in her explanation of the preliminary injunction she issued earlier this month restricting use of force...
abc7chicago.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Cops are great
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People who voted for him are as awful as he is. People who voted for him TWICE are worse.
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
People who voted for him are as awful as he is. People who voted for him TWICE are worse.
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MAGAts bought ‘Trump Bucks’ and were astonished when banks told them that they weren’t legal tender and were worth nothing.
They bought ‘Trump Mobile’ cell phones but never received them.
No people in history have ever been as stupid— even plant life is far more intelligent.
They bought ‘Trump Mobile’ cell phones but never received them.
No people in history have ever been as stupid— even plant life is far more intelligent.
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
MAGAts bought ‘Trump Bucks’ and were astonished when banks told them that they weren’t legal tender and were worth nothing.
They bought ‘Trump Mobile’ cell phones but never received them.
No people in history have ever been as stupid— even plant life is far more intelligent.
They bought ‘Trump Mobile’ cell phones but never received them.
No people in history have ever been as stupid— even plant life is far more intelligent.
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Q: Is it just me, or does Trump seem to be aging by a year for every week that goes by?
A: It’s not just you. The only people who don’t realize it are the 77M barefoot cavemen who elected him. They wear red hats so you don’t mistake them for trees.
A: It’s not just you. The only people who don’t realize it are the 77M barefoot cavemen who elected him. They wear red hats so you don’t mistake them for trees.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Q: Is it just me, or does Trump seem to be aging by a year for every week that goes by?
A: It’s not just you. The only people who don’t realize it are the 77M barefoot cavemen who elected him. They wear red hats so you don’t mistake them for trees.
A: It’s not just you. The only people who don’t realize it are the 77M barefoot cavemen who elected him. They wear red hats so you don’t mistake them for trees.
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"I can get loud."
In the wake of the Epstein fight, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has become a voice for sexual assault survivors.
"Advocacy for people that feel like they don't have a voice has always been something that I'm very comfortable with. I think that it is our responsibility."
In the wake of the Epstein fight, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has become a voice for sexual assault survivors.
"Advocacy for people that feel like they don't have a voice has always been something that I'm very comfortable with. I think that it is our responsibility."
'I can get loud': Adelita Grijalva becomes a voice for sexual assault survivors
The Arizona Democrat is the least senior member of Congress, but she was thrust into the spotlight as her fight to be seated coincided with the Epstein saga.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"I can get loud."
In the wake of the Epstein fight, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has become a voice for sexual assault survivors.
"Advocacy for people that feel like they don't have a voice has always been something that I'm very comfortable with. I think that it is our responsibility."
In the wake of the Epstein fight, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has become a voice for sexual assault survivors.
"Advocacy for people that feel like they don't have a voice has always been something that I'm very comfortable with. I think that it is our responsibility."
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The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
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The liars in the White House aren't "mistaken." They know they're lying. They think lying is a big part of their job. Never cut them a break by thinking they're confused or deluded. They're lying to steal the freedom of everyone you love.
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The liars in the White House aren't "mistaken." They know they're lying. They think lying is a big part of their job. Never cut them a break by thinking they're confused or deluded. They're lying to steal the freedom of everyone you love.
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BTW, these recent stories/leaks against Hegseth and Kristi Noem came from within the White House and MAGA.
The knives are out, folks.
The knives are out, folks.
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
BTW, these recent stories/leaks against Hegseth and Kristi Noem came from within the White House and MAGA.
The knives are out, folks.
The knives are out, folks.
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Also: Ukrainian sea drones disabled one of Russia's most important oil terminals www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk halts operations after sea drone attack
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) marine terminal in Novorossiysk has suspended oil loadings after an attack by Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels on the morning of 29 November.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Also: Ukrainian sea drones disabled one of Russia's most important oil terminals www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Welker: "The judge wanted to ensure that people were given due process…Did you defy the court's order?"
Kristi Noem: "No. That's one of the things we continue to face across the country are activist judges."
Kristi Noem: "No. That's one of the things we continue to face across the country are activist judges."
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Welker: "The judge wanted to ensure that people were given due process…Did you defy the court's order?"
Kristi Noem: "No. That's one of the things we continue to face across the country are activist judges."
Kristi Noem: "No. That's one of the things we continue to face across the country are activist judges."
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Cartoon by @cohencidents.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Cartoon by @cohencidents.bsky.social
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@djrothkopf.bsky.social writes:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.”
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.”
We Have Descended into Utter Madness
A new sense of urgency is needed. Our national crisis has grown much more acute.
davidrothkopf.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@djrothkopf.bsky.social writes:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.”
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴… 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.”
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Indeed, it's a confession and admission of guilt to heinous crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Indeed, it's a confession and admission of guilt to heinous crimes.
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Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
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The Congress
The CIA did his vetting. Who vetted you?
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Congress
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Writers Theatre in Chicago is staging this June 2026
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Writers Theatre in Chicago is staging this June 2026
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Netanyahu has formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog.
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Netanyahu has formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog.
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
In a statement he said: “The security and political reality and the national interest require the immediate termination of the trial.”
The aim of the carnage all along,
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When I was a college student, I wrote my senior thesis on Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". I loved that "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is Hamlet inside-out. I compared the two plays using modern Physics vs the Elizabethan worldview. May he R.I.P.
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
When I was a college student, I wrote my senior thesis on Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". I loved that "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is Hamlet inside-out. I compared the two plays using modern Physics vs the Elizabethan worldview. May he R.I.P.
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Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
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With the floodgates open, everyone's reintroducing themselves. I'm Andy, I'm a painter who uses acrylics, I'm a graphic designer, and I teach how to use color digitally at the School of Visual Arts. Some artwork:
February 8, 2024 at 3:35 AM
With the floodgates open, everyone's reintroducing themselves. I'm Andy, I'm a painter who uses acrylics, I'm a graphic designer, and I teach how to use color digitally at the School of Visual Arts. Some artwork: