Kelley Smoot
@texgeo.bsky.social
Structural geologist, investigating Central Texas’ Balcones Fault Zone & Volcanic Province. Studied Moine Thrust https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/118942; former wellsite geologist on China’s #1 San Yuan Tang, Hunan Prov. PRC 1993. Beekeeper.
Wasn't June 14th No Kings Day a terrific event!?! Get ready for Indivisible's next national event with protest training from @handsoffcentraltx.bsky.social on Sat June 21, 1-4:30pm, Online or in person at 901 Trinity St. ATX 78701.
RSVP to guarantee your spot here -> mobilize.us/s/0i6wD1
RSVP to guarantee your spot here -> mobilize.us/s/0i6wD1
Here is a direct link to sign-up for Hands Off Central TX's Non-violent/Know Your Rights & the Law training,
Sat. June 21, Austin, 1-4:30pm
901 Trinity St, ATX 78701
Streaming online or in person
mobilize.us/s/0i6wD1
Sat. June 21, Austin, 1-4:30pm
901 Trinity St, ATX 78701
Streaming online or in person
mobilize.us/s/0i6wD1
Know Your Rights Protest Training · Hands Off Central Texas
Join us for a comprehensive afternoon of protest training.
Essential tools for utilizing your 1st amendment rights and protecting your community, including:
Know Your Protesting Rights from local la...
mobilize.us
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Wasn't June 14th No Kings Day a terrific event!?! Get ready for Indivisible's next national event with protest training from @handsoffcentraltx.bsky.social on Sat June 21, 1-4:30pm, Online or in person at 901 Trinity St. ATX 78701.
RSVP to guarantee your spot here -> mobilize.us/s/0i6wD1
RSVP to guarantee your spot here -> mobilize.us/s/0i6wD1
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Seems the Israeli military killed 27 people at a food distribution site in Gaza explaining they were shooting at some suspects and the dead were what military types call "collateral damage." One infers the value the Israeli military places on civilian Palestinian lives must be quite low indeed.
June 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Seems the Israeli military killed 27 people at a food distribution site in Gaza explaining they were shooting at some suspects and the dead were what military types call "collateral damage." One infers the value the Israeli military places on civilian Palestinian lives must be quite low indeed.
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@ohhthatsrich.bsky.social gives a breakdown of the inherently flawed authoritarianism governing approach for which those who try to propagate it lack capacity to grasp its non-viability, currently being led by "let's exterminate US citizens" tech oligarch guru #CurtisYarvin.
youtu.be/0Nm5tRe8GAs
youtu.be/0Nm5tRe8GAs
The RAGE failure behind the DOGE failure
YouTube video by Ohh that's RICH
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
@ohhthatsrich.bsky.social gives a breakdown of the inherently flawed authoritarianism governing approach for which those who try to propagate it lack capacity to grasp its non-viability, currently being led by "let's exterminate US citizens" tech oligarch guru #CurtisYarvin.
youtu.be/0Nm5tRe8GAs
youtu.be/0Nm5tRe8GAs
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For more overview on #CutisYarvin the person leading #PeterThiel, #JDVance, #ElonMusk, etc. into believing American citizens should, in general, be put to death/subjected to genocide, or at least be imprisoned & tortured in concentration camps as a way to better serve a ruling class, see this vid:
June 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For more overview on #CutisYarvin the person leading #PeterThiel, #JDVance, #ElonMusk, etc. into believing American citizens should, in general, be put to death/subjected to genocide, or at least be imprisoned & tortured in concentration camps as a way to better serve a ruling class, see this vid:
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Always and in all ways ❤️
June 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Always and in all ways ❤️
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Terrible excuse for a human being...
June 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Terrible excuse for a human being...
These tech bros are severely mentally-ill & need to be restrained for the rest of society's health & wellness. In 2008 Yarvin wrote, "This new regime would sell off public schools, destroy universities, abolish the press, and imprison “decivilized populations.” Now we know who authored Project 2025.
my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
www.newyorker.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
These tech bros are severely mentally-ill & need to be restrained for the rest of society's health & wellness. In 2008 Yarvin wrote, "This new regime would sell off public schools, destroy universities, abolish the press, and imprison “decivilized populations.” Now we know who authored Project 2025.
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The rain is clearing. Join us today 5/30 at 4pm at San Marcos' Old Courthouse Square to make some 'good trouble' for Trump! Let your voice be heard! DUE PROCESS IS FOR *ALL*!
May 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The rain is clearing. Join us today 5/30 at 4pm at San Marcos' Old Courthouse Square to make some 'good trouble' for Trump! Let your voice be heard! DUE PROCESS IS FOR *ALL*!
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On June 14th, we'll be having a No Kings Parade in San Marcos, TX to counter Trump's vain military parade that is paid for with our tax dollars, while our healthcare and basic social services are reduced or just removed, hurting all Americans.
Watch this space for details!
youtu.be/_vwhKYDuOsw?...
Watch this space for details!
youtu.be/_vwhKYDuOsw?...
Massive 'No Kings' protest expected to rain on Donald Trump's (military) parade
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
May 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On June 14th, we'll be having a No Kings Parade in San Marcos, TX to counter Trump's vain military parade that is paid for with our tax dollars, while our healthcare and basic social services are reduced or just removed, hurting all Americans.
Watch this space for details!
youtu.be/_vwhKYDuOsw?...
Watch this space for details!
youtu.be/_vwhKYDuOsw?...
Let's go San Marcos, TX! See you tomorrow, May 30th, at 4pm at the Old Courthouse Square and San Antonio St. to make some "good trouble" for Trump!
Let's Step Up San Marcos!! We hope to see you all tomorrow at 4 pm for our peaceful protest (111 E San Antonio St., San Marcos)
May 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Let's go San Marcos, TX! See you tomorrow, May 30th, at 4pm at the Old Courthouse Square and San Antonio St. to make some "good trouble" for Trump!
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“Leftists cannot tolerate other ideas” said the people who disappear their political enemies
March 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“Leftists cannot tolerate other ideas” said the people who disappear their political enemies
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In biology, I keep thinking of the bacterial strains, yeast strains, plasmids, mouse lines, worm mutants etc etc etc that will be lost to science FOREVER because the freezers and animal facilities won't be maintained
Generations of work will be lost in essentially an instant
Generations of work will be lost in essentially an instant
People might think that whatever destruction is done to science in the US, we can undo in 4 years with a Democratic president and Congress.
The problem is that many areas require specialized knowledge and skills built up over years, and once that's lost, it's hard to get back.
The problem is that many areas require specialized knowledge and skills built up over years, and once that's lost, it's hard to get back.
The damage will be far worse than just a 4-yr gap. Both I and the individual who has managed this site for most of the past 50 yrs are retiring within the next 2 years. With this closure, we will not be able to plan a transition.
March 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
In biology, I keep thinking of the bacterial strains, yeast strains, plasmids, mouse lines, worm mutants etc etc etc that will be lost to science FOREVER because the freezers and animal facilities won't be maintained
Generations of work will be lost in essentially an instant
Generations of work will be lost in essentially an instant
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KELLY: To be clear, the only winner in this shouting match in the Oval Office is Putin. Almost can’t believe this happened.
March 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
KELLY: To be clear, the only winner in this shouting match in the Oval Office is Putin. Almost can’t believe this happened.
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A thing I was explaining to a reporter this week is there is no singular definition of a "state dei ban" because each state decided to target different functions within higher education in such a way that the actual unifying thread across the policies is segregation and censorship
February 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A thing I was explaining to a reporter this week is there is no singular definition of a "state dei ban" because each state decided to target different functions within higher education in such a way that the actual unifying thread across the policies is segregation and censorship
Why are you so surprised? NO ONE is stopping the obviously illegal & unconstitutional behavior of non-elected, not approved, no security clearance power mad Elon MUSK. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Robert’s green-lighting this UNCONSTITUTIONAL behavior, giving it a veneer of legality & normalcy.
I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Why are you so surprised? NO ONE is stopping the obviously illegal & unconstitutional behavior of non-elected, not approved, no security clearance power mad Elon MUSK. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Robert’s green-lighting this UNCONSTITUTIONAL behavior, giving it a veneer of legality & normalcy.
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See @colehood.bsky.social’s post about being fired from NWS… just because they could, not because of his job performance.
As someone who lives in the path of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and apocalyptic freezes, I’m not exaggerating when I say people will die from these cuts to NOAA & NWS.
As someone who lives in the path of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and apocalyptic freezes, I’m not exaggerating when I say people will die from these cuts to NOAA & NWS.
The firings jeopardize our ability to forecast and respond to extreme weather events like hurricanes, wildfires, and floods—putting communities in harm’s way. (1/3)
www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...
www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...
Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA
The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.
www.axios.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
See @colehood.bsky.social’s post about being fired from NWS… just because they could, not because of his job performance.
As someone who lives in the path of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and apocalyptic freezes, I’m not exaggerating when I say people will die from these cuts to NOAA & NWS.
As someone who lives in the path of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and apocalyptic freezes, I’m not exaggerating when I say people will die from these cuts to NOAA & NWS.
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Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This is the end of democracy. What's to stop him from disbanding Congress and the Supreme Court via executive order? What's to stop him from stopping all elections? When you have a corrupt criminal as President, what more could you expect? Who is going to stop this regime?
February 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is the end of democracy. What's to stop him from disbanding Congress and the Supreme Court via executive order? What's to stop him from stopping all elections? When you have a corrupt criminal as President, what more could you expect? Who is going to stop this regime?
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Living in Musk's head rent-free.
We’re getting to them.
YouTube video by The Contrarian
youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Living in Musk's head rent-free.
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pigeon-cat accord is holding
February 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
pigeon-cat accord is holding
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Hostile Government Takeover
It's a bop
It's a bop
February 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Hostile Government Takeover
It's a bop
It's a bop
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USDA ‘Accidentally’ Fired Bird Flu Staff politicalwire.com/2025/02/18/u...
Not just corrupt but also incompetent
Not just corrupt but also incompetent
USDA ‘Accidentally’ Fired Bird Flu Staff
“The United States Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired ‘several’ agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 a...
politicalwire.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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