Scott Smith
@scottsmith9394.bsky.social
Happily Married. 👨❤️👨 Avid Reader! Animal lover, dog & cat (enthusiasts I have 3 🐕 2 🐈⬛). Novice writer and inspiring author! Trying to live my best life.
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A federal grand jury indicted a former New Hampshire businessman this week on charges that he orchestrated attacks on the homes of journalists who had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.
Businessman Accused of Orchestrating Attacks on Journalists
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A federal grand jury indicted a former New Hampshire businessman this week on charges that he orchestrated attacks on the homes of journalists who had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.
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It’s so boring and predictable that men are reacting to Taylor Swift finally owning her songs by either nitpicking her letter or sharing how much they dislike the Taylor’s Versions or “Reputation.” Heaven forbid a woman just be celebrated for taking back her art and creative work.
May 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s so boring and predictable that men are reacting to Taylor Swift finally owning her songs by either nitpicking her letter or sharing how much they dislike the Taylor’s Versions or “Reputation.” Heaven forbid a woman just be celebrated for taking back her art and creative work.
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After Rümeysa Öztürk wrote an op-ed about Palestinians in Gaza, masked, plainclothes ICE agents grabbed her off the street. No one knew who they were or if it was even a real arrest. In a democracy, that shouldn’t happen. And we can’t let it become the new normal.
Why Are They Hiding Their Faces?
If ICE agents' actions are perfectly acceptable, they shouldn't have to mask their identities
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
After Rümeysa Öztürk wrote an op-ed about Palestinians in Gaza, masked, plainclothes ICE agents grabbed her off the street. No one knew who they were or if it was even a real arrest. In a democracy, that shouldn’t happen. And we can’t let it become the new normal.
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The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a weird & wonderful bird, native to the Orinoco & Amazon basins in South America, where it lives in trees overhanging rivers & marshes.
It has a striking look reminiscent of fossil birds like Archaeopteryx, but is more closely related to cranes & plovers.
It has a striking look reminiscent of fossil birds like Archaeopteryx, but is more closely related to cranes & plovers.
April 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a weird & wonderful bird, native to the Orinoco & Amazon basins in South America, where it lives in trees overhanging rivers & marshes.
It has a striking look reminiscent of fossil birds like Archaeopteryx, but is more closely related to cranes & plovers.
It has a striking look reminiscent of fossil birds like Archaeopteryx, but is more closely related to cranes & plovers.
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But Linda Martin's suit raises another issue, which strikes at the root: If the government cannot explain why agents are taking someone's life savings—then perhaps they shouldn't be taking it. /end reason.com/2025/03/20/t...
The FBI seized this woman's life savings—without telling her why
Linda Martin's lawsuit alleges that the agency violated her right to due process when it took her $40,200 and sent her a notice failing to articulate the reason.
reason.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
But Linda Martin's suit raises another issue, which strikes at the root: If the government cannot explain why agents are taking someone's life savings—then perhaps they shouldn't be taking it. /end reason.com/2025/03/20/t...
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Musk and his staffers are weaponizing federal data to remove immigrants from housing and jobs. This sets a dangerous precedent—one that won’t stop here. The information they’ve collected will soon be used against all of us.
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Musk and his staffers are weaponizing federal data to remove immigrants from housing and jobs. This sets a dangerous precedent—one that won’t stop here. The information they’ve collected will soon be used against all of us.
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This is reality
April 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is reality
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Certainly worth repeating in the times we are in..
April 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Certainly worth repeating in the times we are in..
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HE IS PROMISING TO SEND AMERICANS TO FOREIGN DEATH CAMPS.
This is it. This is where America ends.
This is it. This is where America ends.
April 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
HE IS PROMISING TO SEND AMERICANS TO FOREIGN DEATH CAMPS.
This is it. This is where America ends.
This is it. This is where America ends.
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'If Your Church Won't Speak Out About a Deported Father (and Thousands More Like Him)—It May as Well Cancel Easter'
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April 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
'If Your Church Won't Speak Out About a Deported Father (and Thousands More Like Him)—It May as Well Cancel Easter'
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-your-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-your-ch...
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Beautiful!
The cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., have officially reached peak bloom!
Take a peek 👓 (not peak!) at the blooms pictured here, taken today (3/28) by the National Park Service.
Visit nps.gov/cherry for more.
Take a peek 👓 (not peak!) at the blooms pictured here, taken today (3/28) by the National Park Service.
Visit nps.gov/cherry for more.
March 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Beautiful!
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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First rose of the season
March 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
First rose of the season
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This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
March 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
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To those unfollowing since I began my book spotlight series for Black History Month…✌️
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky
February 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
To those unfollowing since I began my book spotlight series for Black History Month…✌️
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky
I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky
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I wrote this book that I’m quite proud of about how fundamental physics teaches us new and wonderful ways to think with and about our universe and it’s coming out next year and I’m worried about whether anyone will be in a position to read it 😔 #BookSky
February 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I wrote this book that I’m quite proud of about how fundamental physics teaches us new and wonderful ways to think with and about our universe and it’s coming out next year and I’m worried about whether anyone will be in a position to read it 😔 #BookSky
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