Nina Jo Smith
@njsmith.bsky.social
Songwriter. Poet.
“In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.”
- Bertolt Brecht
“In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.”
- Bertolt Brecht
I don’t know how to tell you this, but being anti-immigrant is anti-American.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I don’t know how to tell you this, but being anti-immigrant is anti-American.
I don’t know, it was just a brilliant sunset last night so I thought I’d share. Have a great day.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I don’t know, it was just a brilliant sunset last night so I thought I’d share. Have a great day.
Now it’s time for the bigger kids. And a few more teenage girls love my costume. ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Now it’s time for the bigger kids. And a few more teenage girls love my costume. ❤️
Happy Halloween! 🐸
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Happy Halloween! 🐸
So, ah, until I put my frog costume together, I guess I’m a roadie.
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
So, ah, until I put my frog costume together, I guess I’m a roadie.
Good morning, kids. Remember to pause and notice some beauty amidst the shitposting.
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Good morning, kids. Remember to pause and notice some beauty amidst the shitposting.
For fans of frogs and baseball. 🐸 ⚾️
October 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For fans of frogs and baseball. 🐸 ⚾️
I think you can probably still get a frog bucket hat.
October 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I think you can probably still get a frog bucket hat.
Pretty good, SoCal, pretty good. Freedom is inflatable. My signs got a laugh.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Pretty good, SoCal, pretty good. Freedom is inflatable. My signs got a laugh.
I found the perfect succulent for my skull pot. It’s a Medusa. I need to add to the phrase “ except on Halloween” to my No Soliciting sign.
October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I found the perfect succulent for my skull pot. It’s a Medusa. I need to add to the phrase “ except on Halloween” to my No Soliciting sign.
Coming soon, I hope, to a bookstore near you: Personal Justice Denied, Vol. 2. on American concentration camps (redux).
August 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Coming soon, I hope, to a bookstore near you: Personal Justice Denied, Vol. 2. on American concentration camps (redux).
Oh! Here’s Ojai’s, my hometown.
July 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Oh! Here’s Ojai’s, my hometown.
Pairs well with — vital reading in this moment but the first could have benefited from another round of copyediting and the second from editing for turgid style and academese.
July 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pairs well with — vital reading in this moment but the first could have benefited from another round of copyediting and the second from editing for turgid style and academese.
From my town’s 4th of July parade. This is America to me.
July 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From my town’s 4th of July parade. This is America to me.
It’s my birthday. Loudest cheers at the parade were reserved for the few protesters.
July 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It’s my birthday. Loudest cheers at the parade were reserved for the few protesters.
Have you met my sunflower? 🌻
June 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Have you met my sunflower? 🌻
Sweet summer dreams. Good job, NY!
June 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Sweet summer dreams. Good job, NY!
Free immigration hearing support. With alt text. Pass it on.
June 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Free immigration hearing support. With alt text. Pass it on.
I think @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social maybe our most intentional musical artist working today. What a night at the Bowl. She is powerfully good at her craft and knows how to create community. Good medicine, as Ed Helms said.
June 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I think @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social maybe our most intentional musical artist working today. What a night at the Bowl. She is powerfully good at her craft and knows how to create community. Good medicine, as Ed Helms said.
An American Song. A sublime moment. One of many tonight with the community of musicians @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social put together for us. Good medicine. Hollywood Bowl. 🙏🏼
June 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
An American Song. A sublime moment. One of many tonight with the community of musicians @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social put together for us. Good medicine. Hollywood Bowl. 🙏🏼
This was definitely somebody’s grandma.
June 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This was definitely somebody’s grandma.
We were creating community and at the same time discovering a community that was already there, but we hadn’t known it. Orange County, CA. 3/3 ❌👑
June 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We were creating community and at the same time discovering a community that was already there, but we hadn’t known it. Orange County, CA. 3/3 ❌👑