Sean Smith
@seansmith23.bsky.social
Father, MA Practical Philosophy & Applied Ethics, D&D nerd, double super secret Leftist, comic book collector, marketing expert, funk scientist, geek, and proud member of Team Venture.
I wish more folks understood rhetoric and can see these sorts of “tricks” in folks pushing propaganda. www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCrin...
From the TikTokCringe community on Reddit: How podcast bros like Kirk wrap inflammatory statements in layers to make them seem "mild".
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September 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I wish more folks understood rhetoric and can see these sorts of “tricks” in folks pushing propaganda. www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCrin...
A superb example of what can happen when you stop being inclusive and cater to an autocratic power regime. My schadenfreude is at maximum.
The divergence here from two companies with *very* similar customer bases is pretty wild, you do not see this sort of thing happen at scale very often.
Target suffers 10th consecutive week of foot traffic declines, sinking stock prices since caving on DEI
Costco, which resisted pressure to ditch DEI, extends foot-traffic gains streak to 15.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A superb example of what can happen when you stop being inclusive and cater to an autocratic power regime. My schadenfreude is at maximum.
Holy crap! I got tickets to see my bucket list band at the Warfield on my birthday this year. After 20+ years I get to see Underworld live finally.
February 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Holy crap! I got tickets to see my bucket list band at the Warfield on my birthday this year. After 20+ years I get to see Underworld live finally.
If Canada became the 51st state, wouldn’t that permanently erode GOP control? Does the Right seriously want a liberal state added to Congress? Haven’t they thought this lunatic idea through?
February 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If Canada became the 51st state, wouldn’t that permanently erode GOP control? Does the Right seriously want a liberal state added to Congress? Haven’t they thought this lunatic idea through?
“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”
Thomas B. Macaulay
Thomas B. Macaulay
January 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”
Thomas B. Macaulay
Thomas B. Macaulay
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BREAKING: A district court ruled that the FBI's use of Section 702 to conduct warrantless searches of a person's digital communications violates the Fourth Amendment.
This is a victory for our right to privacy from government spying.
This is a victory for our right to privacy from government spying.
January 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
BREAKING: A district court ruled that the FBI's use of Section 702 to conduct warrantless searches of a person's digital communications violates the Fourth Amendment.
This is a victory for our right to privacy from government spying.
This is a victory for our right to privacy from government spying.
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"I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government... I cannot be silent." - Dr King
Happy MLK Day!
Happy MLK Day!
January 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government... I cannot be silent." - Dr King
Happy MLK Day!
Happy MLK Day!
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
Character no longer seems to matter to those in power.
January 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Character no longer seems to matter to those in power.
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More strong Biden economic news? Check. More legal losses for Trump? Check. This Week in Wins rounds it all up—catch up here 👇
Our Wins Of The Week
To most of us, in light of the election result and the impending swearing-in of Donald Trump to his second term in office, it would appear Trump got away with everything.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
More strong Biden economic news? Check. More legal losses for Trump? Check. This Week in Wins rounds it all up—catch up here 👇
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
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Count me in.
January 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Count me in.
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
“I hit myself in the foot with a shovel for your mortgage.”
youtube.com/watch?v=PfqI...
youtube.com/watch?v=PfqI...
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December 23, 2024 at 5:34 AM
“I hit myself in the foot with a shovel for your mortgage.”
youtube.com/watch?v=PfqI...
youtube.com/watch?v=PfqI...
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Great art by Rick Frausto
December 22, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Great art by Rick Frausto
@pftompkins.bsky.social I will miss you Dr Migleemo. You’d be a great therapist for me. I’d bring worms to snack on!
December 21, 2024 at 2:50 AM
@pftompkins.bsky.social I will miss you Dr Migleemo. You’d be a great therapist for me. I’d bring worms to snack on!
Had plane tickets, hotel reservations, and concert tickets for Thievery Corporation tonight in Portland. Woke up too sick to go. My heart breaks to miss out on seeing them. My only vacation this year and I’m too sick to go. Life totally sucks.
Have a good show Thievery Corporation. 😢
Have a good show Thievery Corporation. 😢
December 21, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Had plane tickets, hotel reservations, and concert tickets for Thievery Corporation tonight in Portland. Woke up too sick to go. My heart breaks to miss out on seeing them. My only vacation this year and I’m too sick to go. Life totally sucks.
Have a good show Thievery Corporation. 😢
Have a good show Thievery Corporation. 😢
This is Bowie, my basset hound. He says hi.
December 21, 2024 at 12:07 AM
This is Bowie, my basset hound. He says hi.