Joshua Smith
@smithmachine.bsky.social
Policy Director, @budget.senate.gov / @merkley.senate.gov
Sometimes, justice is best served cold (cuts)
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sometimes, justice is best served cold (cuts)
Hungry to learn more about every layer and condiment of this trial
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hungry to learn more about every layer and condiment of this trial
Would be news to Russ Vought
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Would be news to Russ Vought
Happy Bat Week to all who celebrate!
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Happy Bat Week to all who celebrate!
Thinking this more and more
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Thinking this more and more
lol nothing matters
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
lol nothing matters
14 hours in, Sen. Merkley is still going strong.
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
14 hours in, Sen. Merkley is still going strong.
Why yes I’ve always been a fan of the [reminds self who’s playing the Dodgers next] uhhh Blue Jays
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Why yes I’ve always been a fan of the [reminds self who’s playing the Dodgers next] uhhh Blue Jays
Go Niners. And also kittens.
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Go Niners. And also kittens.
"We'll see what we can do"
October 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"We'll see what we can do"
Ok, time for the shutdown to end
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ok, time for the shutdown to end
"I know more than you" – Ron Swanson
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"I know more than you" – Ron Swanson
But, like, why? Who wants this? Who does this benefit?
October 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
But, like, why? Who wants this? Who does this benefit?
🚨New @senatebudget.bsky.social logo 🚨
October 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🚨New @senatebudget.bsky.social logo 🚨
That’s what they want you to think
October 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
That’s what they want you to think
When he signed the bill into law that guaranteed backpay to furloughed federal workers during a shutdown, Trump and his White House clearly understood what the bill did.
October 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When he signed the bill into law that guaranteed backpay to furloughed federal workers during a shutdown, Trump and his White House clearly understood what the bill did.
Solidarity with Russ's neighbors ✊
September 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Solidarity with Russ's neighbors ✊
Russell Vought was 32 in this photo
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Russell Vought was 32 in this photo
GAO this morning: Pocket rescissions? Still illegal. www.gao.gov/products/b-3...
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
GAO this morning: Pocket rescissions? Still illegal. www.gao.gov/products/b-3...
WaPo: Rounding is for losers
September 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
WaPo: Rounding is for losers