Niamh Smith (she/they)
@niamhsmith.bsky.social
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Government repression causing the chaos and violence that's then used as the reason to bring in government repression, where have I seen that before?
"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say
A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.
www.kktv.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Government repression causing the chaos and violence that's then used as the reason to bring in government repression, where have I seen that before?
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From "Refaat Writes Back" newsletter, here: refaatwritesback.beehiiv.com/p/if-i-must-...
July 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
From "Refaat Writes Back" newsletter, here: refaatwritesback.beehiiv.com/p/if-i-must-...
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It’s a genocide, possibly the greatest moral catastrophe of our time, and the flippant unwillingness to grapple with it is an egregious failure of intellect in addition to a chilling abdication of honor.
July 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It’s a genocide, possibly the greatest moral catastrophe of our time, and the flippant unwillingness to grapple with it is an egregious failure of intellect in addition to a chilling abdication of honor.
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There are times when I actually can’t believe we’re still here.
May 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There are times when I actually can’t believe we’re still here.
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perhaps we can also have them wear armbands or even get tattoos so theyre easily identifiable
RFK Jr to create a new 'disease registry' that will track Americans with autism, per CBS.
April 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
perhaps we can also have them wear armbands or even get tattoos so theyre easily identifiable
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Buddy, your grandfather had your aunt lobotomized. I’m going out on a limb here and saying what you learned as a kid about neurodivergence isn’t worth very much.
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Buddy, your grandfather had your aunt lobotomized. I’m going out on a limb here and saying what you learned as a kid about neurodivergence isn’t worth very much.
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Israel's military is expanding buffer zones inside the Gaza Strip and taking over more areas of the territory, shrinking land Palestinians can access by more than half.
Gaza territory shrinks drastically as Israel seizes huge swaths of land
Israel's military is expanding buffer zones inside the Gaza Strip and taking over more areas of the territory, shrinking land Palestinians can access by more than half.
www.npr.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Israel's military is expanding buffer zones inside the Gaza Strip and taking over more areas of the territory, shrinking land Palestinians can access by more than half.
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oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
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This is the "stock prices can be manipulated" part.
I think it's a mistake to focus on stock prices in this moment. As we've seen, stock prices can be manipulated, and don't represent the real economy. If the stock market were to reverse course are we going to start singing this administration praises?
April 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is the "stock prices can be manipulated" part.
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Spotted at Columbia
April 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Spotted at Columbia
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Watching Severance has not been the soothing diversion that I had hoped.
February 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Watching Severance has not been the soothing diversion that I had hoped.
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Also worth contacting the governor and asking him to publicly reaffirm his commitment to this extremely vulnerable group.
governor.wa.gov/contacting-g...
360-902-4111
governor.wa.gov/contacting-g...
360-902-4111
February 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Also worth contacting the governor and asking him to publicly reaffirm his commitment to this extremely vulnerable group.
governor.wa.gov/contacting-g...
360-902-4111
governor.wa.gov/contacting-g...
360-902-4111
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Hi, this fucking sucks and it's part of the reason liberal messaging is bad. People were responding to THE ACTIVE GENOCIDE that Democrats were allowing to take place, unquestioned. We are in this place in large part because Democrats WERE ON BOARD WITH A GENOCIDE.
Fix your hearts or die.
Fix your hearts or die.
February 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hi, this fucking sucks and it's part of the reason liberal messaging is bad. People were responding to THE ACTIVE GENOCIDE that Democrats were allowing to take place, unquestioned. We are in this place in large part because Democrats WERE ON BOARD WITH A GENOCIDE.
Fix your hearts or die.
Fix your hearts or die.
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Ginger is the spice of the sky and if you don’t believe me you’ve never felt your body crave a ginger ale the moment the drinks cart appears on your flight
December 26, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Ginger is the spice of the sky and if you don’t believe me you’ve never felt your body crave a ginger ale the moment the drinks cart appears on your flight
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November 30, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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Latest Kendrick drop accuses Drake of providing low-quality copper.
May 6, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Latest Kendrick drop accuses Drake of providing low-quality copper.
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In the Spring of 1864 Twain, while working as a beat reporter for the SF Morning Call, Twain witnessed the murder of a Chinese laborer by a mob that included cops.
It radicalized him. He wrote it up, one of the first things he ever authored which he thought deserved to be called “literature”…
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It radicalized him. He wrote it up, one of the first things he ever authored which he thought deserved to be called “literature”…
2/
May 6, 2024 at 11:29 AM
In the Spring of 1864 Twain, while working as a beat reporter for the SF Morning Call, Twain witnessed the murder of a Chinese laborer by a mob that included cops.
It radicalized him. He wrote it up, one of the first things he ever authored which he thought deserved to be called “literature”…
2/
It radicalized him. He wrote it up, one of the first things he ever authored which he thought deserved to be called “literature”…
2/
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to celebrate this May the 4th, my most fundamental and deeply held Star Wars opinion:
an enormous amount of the success of Star Wars can be explained by the fact that lightsabers are the single coolest science fiction weapon ever designed
an enormous amount of the success of Star Wars can be explained by the fact that lightsabers are the single coolest science fiction weapon ever designed
May 4, 2024 at 8:04 PM
to celebrate this May the 4th, my most fundamental and deeply held Star Wars opinion:
an enormous amount of the success of Star Wars can be explained by the fact that lightsabers are the single coolest science fiction weapon ever designed
an enormous amount of the success of Star Wars can be explained by the fact that lightsabers are the single coolest science fiction weapon ever designed
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You can tell Noonan hasn’t done any reporting in years because this is what it’s like reporting on any group or institution in America. Try calling up the ACLU and getting quotes from a rank and file staffer without going through their media team.
May 4, 2024 at 10:05 PM
You can tell Noonan hasn’t done any reporting in years because this is what it’s like reporting on any group or institution in America. Try calling up the ACLU and getting quotes from a rank and file staffer without going through their media team.
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directing a reporter to your organization’s media team is standard practice at every company on earth, but when protestors do it it’s held out as a sign of something nefarious
Wow Peggy Noonan and Michael Powell both report that they went to Columbia and the protesters didn't want to talk to them, this definitely reveals something about somebody
May 4, 2024 at 7:22 PM
directing a reporter to your organization’s media team is standard practice at every company on earth, but when protestors do it it’s held out as a sign of something nefarious
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was just talking to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social about this. these people are such frauds that they get hit with “no comment” a few times and write about it like it’s a conspiracy instead of a totally standard part of journalism
May 4, 2024 at 7:25 PM
was just talking to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social about this. these people are such frauds that they get hit with “no comment” a few times and write about it like it’s a conspiracy instead of a totally standard part of journalism
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I probably should have better things to do.
April 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM
I probably should have better things to do.