Todd_J_Smith
@todd-j-smith.bsky.social
Computer guy, mediocre handyman, mediocre-er cook, champion dish-washer.
⛳️ North Carolina, Raleigh area
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Todd_J_Smith
@todd-j-smith.bsky.social
· Dec 12
I've said it before, but it bears repeating:
BlueSky isn't an echo chamber, it's a reassertion of the Overton Window, where:
• Nazis are always vile
• White supremacy is always wrong
• Women are never subhuman
BlueSky isn't an echo chamber, it's a reassertion of the Overton Window, where:
• Nazis are always vile
• White supremacy is always wrong
• Women are never subhuman
If I were a retailer, I'd be paying VERY close attention to my daily numbers... 😬
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If I were a retailer, I'd be paying VERY close attention to my daily numbers... 😬
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I assure you, it is quite easy to find conservative-leaning lawyers who aren't absolute freaks with deeply-held views so creepy most people don't even know such views exist. But this is who they nominate instead.
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I assure you, it is quite easy to find conservative-leaning lawyers who aren't absolute freaks with deeply-held views so creepy most people don't even know such views exist. But this is who they nominate instead.
I just learned an important life lesson:
Avoid pissing off your photographer.
Avoid pissing off your photographer.
For comparison, this is Christopher Anderson's photography when he's NOT trolling for everything he's worth. Every choice made in the photos of this administration is a choice. It's fucking art, is what it is.
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I just learned an important life lesson:
Avoid pissing off your photographer.
Avoid pissing off your photographer.
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Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
The world’s richest person just hit another major milestone thanks to the soaring valuation of his rocket maker SpaceX.
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
Full story: www.forbes.com/sites/mattdu... (Photo: Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.
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Making the most depressing point I can make yet again: the US media is going to treat Donald Trump with far less vitriol in response to him starting a random war in Venezuela vs the sheer level of vitriol that they hurled at Joe Biden for ENDING the War in Afghanistan.
Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Making the most depressing point I can make yet again: the US media is going to treat Donald Trump with far less vitriol in response to him starting a random war in Venezuela vs the sheer level of vitriol that they hurled at Joe Biden for ENDING the War in Afghanistan.
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All ICE employees should have their names made public, be blacklisted from future government service, and permanently lose their right to vote
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
All ICE employees should have their names made public, be blacklisted from future government service, and permanently lose their right to vote
Nanny State nonsense.
Reminds one of Tipper Gore's antics in the 1980s and 90s regarding music with "offensive" lyrics.
...or Mikey Bloomberg trying to ban large sodas.
Stuff like this is why you can never fully trust any political party – they ALL go in this direction without strict oversight.
Reminds one of Tipper Gore's antics in the 1980s and 90s regarding music with "offensive" lyrics.
...or Mikey Bloomberg trying to ban large sodas.
Stuff like this is why you can never fully trust any political party – they ALL go in this direction without strict oversight.
The UK government wants iPhones and Android devices to be updated to block the ability to display or take nude photos unless verified as an adult.
Maybe this explains why Apple is hesitant to add age verification at the OS level if it opens the door to requests like these.
Maybe this explains why Apple is hesitant to add age verification at the OS level if it opens the door to requests like these.
UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Government seeks “nudity-detection algorithms” in iOS and Android, report says.
arstechnica.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Nanny State nonsense.
Reminds one of Tipper Gore's antics in the 1980s and 90s regarding music with "offensive" lyrics.
...or Mikey Bloomberg trying to ban large sodas.
Stuff like this is why you can never fully trust any political party – they ALL go in this direction without strict oversight.
Reminds one of Tipper Gore's antics in the 1980s and 90s regarding music with "offensive" lyrics.
...or Mikey Bloomberg trying to ban large sodas.
Stuff like this is why you can never fully trust any political party – they ALL go in this direction without strict oversight.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
Well, for The Poors at least...
Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke says their plan is to “REDUCE OVERALL CARE” 🤔
At least he’s honest!
#MedicareForAllNOW
At least he’s honest!
#MedicareForAllNOW
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Well, for The Poors at least...
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A whole lot of data-driven popularism pundits lost interest in the data when polls consistently showed a majority thought Trump's immigration and economic policies sucked, so now they're stuck with "data-driven popularism is when politicians say stuff I agree with."
Nate Silver is more obvious than most, but all the guys who once styled themselves as "wonks" and "data driven journalists" [the Vox promise] operate on pure vibes now
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A whole lot of data-driven popularism pundits lost interest in the data when polls consistently showed a majority thought Trump's immigration and economic policies sucked, so now they're stuck with "data-driven popularism is when politicians say stuff I agree with."
Take away all hope of meaningful employment, and people get angry at those responsible.
Who would have guessed?
Who would have guessed?
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Take away all hope of meaningful employment, and people get angry at those responsible.
Who would have guessed?
Who would have guessed?
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Don't go to the hellsite for info about Rob Reiner. It will make you sick.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Don't go to the hellsite for info about Rob Reiner. It will make you sick.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
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The repeated pattern (see also Washington Post) is that these choices to veer rightward are not economic decisions: they turn off the core audience. Editorial choices are loss leaders for bigger corporate goals.
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The repeated pattern (see also Washington Post) is that these choices to veer rightward are not economic decisions: they turn off the core audience. Editorial choices are loss leaders for bigger corporate goals.
Great story about Rob Reiner:
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Great story about Rob Reiner:
🎯
You can measure the quality of news outlets' political coverage by how often they write headlines starting with the words "Trump says" that don't show any skepticism about what Trump is saying even though he's the most prominent American liar of modern times.
December 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🎯
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
Take a LONG look at how tightly T is gripping the abdomen of the girl to his right.
That's not a normal level of physical contact.
That's not a normal level of physical contact.
December 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Take a LONG look at how tightly T is gripping the abdomen of the girl to his right.
That's not a normal level of physical contact.
That's not a normal level of physical contact.
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Notice the pattern: help a narrow group loudly, hurt everyone else quietly. Tariffs help a few steel workers but raise prices for every firm using steel. Tax cuts favor the rich while squeezing social programs. Politically noisy wins, economically costly losses.
December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Notice the pattern: help a narrow group loudly, hurt everyone else quietly. Tariffs help a few steel workers but raise prices for every firm using steel. Tax cuts favor the rich while squeezing social programs. Politically noisy wins, economically costly losses.
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Anti-vaxxism is an ideology with maybe the dumbest combination of pointless and evil that has ever existed bsky.app/profile/nyti...
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Anti-vaxxism is an ideology with maybe the dumbest combination of pointless and evil that has ever existed bsky.app/profile/nyti...
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
According to his publicist, he got something stuck in his throat and lost his voice.
It has been 92 days since Charlie Kirk said anything racist.
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
According to his publicist, he got something stuck in his throat and lost his voice.
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[At work]: BREAKING: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DIES ON TOILET.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a desk .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a desk .
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
[At work]: BREAKING: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DIES ON TOILET.
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David Ellison appears to be mortified that CBS/60 Minutes is “going rogue” by covering the news and by keeping him “in the dark” about a segment critical of Trump.
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
David Ellison appears to be mortified that CBS/60 Minutes is “going rogue” by covering the news and by keeping him “in the dark” about a segment critical of Trump.
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
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The hallmark of a Trumpian economy:
“Make do with less”
“Make do with less”
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The hallmark of a Trumpian economy:
“Make do with less”
“Make do with less”