SmokeyStanton
@smokeystanton.bsky.social
Semi-retired, private practice in public policy including healthcare, emergency management, and government relations. Proud to be a Marylander and an Appalachian Marylander. Activist.
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What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
WORD: The dressy-up word for it is ‘extra-judicial execution ‘, but the actual word for it is state-sponsored murder.That describes a tin-pot dictator or a banana republic.
Bombing other countries’ civilians without authorization to use military force is un-American and ‘extra-Constitutional’.
Bombing other countries’ civilians without authorization to use military force is un-American and ‘extra-Constitutional’.
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
WORD: The dressy-up word for it is ‘extra-judicial execution ‘, but the actual word for it is state-sponsored murder.That describes a tin-pot dictator or a banana republic.
Bombing other countries’ civilians without authorization to use military force is un-American and ‘extra-Constitutional’.
Bombing other countries’ civilians without authorization to use military force is un-American and ‘extra-Constitutional’.
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I am trying to figure out if legacy media lets Republicans lie without correction because they think it's good journalism or because they don't know the facts well enough to point them out.
Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I am trying to figure out if legacy media lets Republicans lie without correction because they think it's good journalism or because they don't know the facts well enough to point them out.
Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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I've long been a fan of Springsteen😊♥️ Now I see why!
October 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I've long been a fan of Springsteen😊♥️ Now I see why!
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Speaker Mike Johnson calls the “No Kings” rally a “manifestation of hatred of the United States.”
Imagine being so fragile about democracy that chanting no kings sounds like an attack on America instead of a defense of it.
Imagine being so fragile about democracy that chanting no kings sounds like an attack on America instead of a defense of it.
October 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson calls the “No Kings” rally a “manifestation of hatred of the United States.”
Imagine being so fragile about democracy that chanting no kings sounds like an attack on America instead of a defense of it.
Imagine being so fragile about democracy that chanting no kings sounds like an attack on America instead of a defense of it.
The only time I will agree with mr trump: yep, ANTIFA is anti-fascist (anti-trump, anti-magat). We fought wars to defend against fascism. He is turning even the word upside down. Resist & persist!
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The only time I will agree with mr trump: yep, ANTIFA is anti-fascist (anti-trump, anti-magat). We fought wars to defend against fascism. He is turning even the word upside down. Resist & persist!
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I’d say that the kettle has boiled over at this point. The president of the United States has gone totally insane. It’s long past 25th Amendment time but there’s no one with the integrity to do it. What do we do now?
August 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I’d say that the kettle has boiled over at this point. The president of the United States has gone totally insane. It’s long past 25th Amendment time but there’s no one with the integrity to do it. What do we do now?
While the GOP has been preoccupied with paranoid conspiracies (Soros, etc.) E. Musk has purchased their party bottom up.Dem priority has to be election finance reform; Dems have to play the long game to preserve our democracy.
March 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
While the GOP has been preoccupied with paranoid conspiracies (Soros, etc.) E. Musk has purchased their party bottom up.Dem priority has to be election finance reform; Dems have to play the long game to preserve our democracy.
We are seriously way past normal now; the cavalry isn’t coming. We are the cavalry.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast.
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
We are seriously way past normal now; the cavalry isn’t coming. We are the cavalry.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
“DANGER ZONE: The good of the state stands above the law” is the very definition of fascism.
#resist
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
#resist
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote
Trump’s allies and Elon Musk are attacking checks and balances with threats to the courts
www.yahoo.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“DANGER ZONE: The good of the state stands above the law” is the very definition of fascism.
#resist
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
#resist
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
WORD: Focus, America and U.S media ! Do not fall for the shiny new distraction named MuskRat. Target DJT. He’s the lead elected corrupter.
Pick off his acolytes one-by-one as a means to an end. Stay focused! Keep the calls going
to and the pressure on the Legislative branch!
Pick off his acolytes one-by-one as a means to an end. Stay focused! Keep the calls going
to and the pressure on the Legislative branch!
February 15, 2025 at 4:19 AM
WORD: Focus, America and U.S media ! Do not fall for the shiny new distraction named MuskRat. Target DJT. He’s the lead elected corrupter.
Pick off his acolytes one-by-one as a means to an end. Stay focused! Keep the calls going
to and the pressure on the Legislative branch!
Pick off his acolytes one-by-one as a means to an end. Stay focused! Keep the calls going
to and the pressure on the Legislative branch!
Kash Patel is dangerous & unqualified to be the Director of the FBI. Use @@standupamerica.bsky.social’s tool and urge your senators to reject his confirmation: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
February 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Kash Patel is dangerous & unqualified to be the Director of the FBI. Use @@standupamerica.bsky.social’s tool and urge your senators to reject his confirmation: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
WORD: The president has a chief of staff; the United States has a Constitution; the Constitution does NOT allow for a prime minister or for made-up departments; Congress has appropriation power. Those are our rules of our road. It’s not negotiable.
February 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
WORD: The president has a chief of staff; the United States has a Constitution; the Constitution does NOT allow for a prime minister or for made-up departments; Congress has appropriation power. Those are our rules of our road. It’s not negotiable.
“America is searching for leadership right now”. Thats good, but there is danger in that, too, given our recent experiences. But yes , America needs good leadership. (First sentence cribbed from ‘The Last Word’)
February 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
“America is searching for leadership right now”. Thats good, but there is danger in that, too, given our recent experiences. But yes , America needs good leadership. (First sentence cribbed from ‘The Last Word’)
Distraction alert: the media is falling for Musk and locking onto that story sucking the air out of education, heath-care, the GoP Quislings, and the fascist threat to our republic. … oh, look! It’s the Super Bowl!
February 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Distraction alert: the media is falling for Musk and locking onto that story sucking the air out of education, heath-care, the GoP Quislings, and the fascist threat to our republic. … oh, look! It’s the Super Bowl!
“We are mow seeing the suit and tie version of the January 6 attack on our democracy.”Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“We are mow seeing the suit and tie version of the January 6 attack on our democracy.”Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word
Word: “Shock and awe” is a war strategy used to produce chaos in the enemy in the opening of an attack. That strategy is now being applied by Trump against Americans by weaponizing executive orders…Beware and #resist
January 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Word: “Shock and awe” is a war strategy used to produce chaos in the enemy in the opening of an attack. That strategy is now being applied by Trump against Americans by weaponizing executive orders…Beware and #resist
The Fourth Estate ~ the American press and media ~ had better up its game to protect and defend our democracy. The press has become lazy in reporting news and is low energy in understanding and reporting impacts of Trump’s actions, handicapping our civil life. Beware and get it into gear.
January 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Fourth Estate ~ the American press and media ~ had better up its game to protect and defend our democracy. The press has become lazy in reporting news and is low energy in understanding and reporting impacts of Trump’s actions, handicapping our civil life. Beware and get it into gear.
Of all
his lies, this one is the most offensive and he is doing it again.
his lies, this one is the most offensive and he is doing it again.
January 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Of all
his lies, this one is the most offensive and he is doing it again.
his lies, this one is the most offensive and he is doing it again.