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Carl Smith

@53rdplacestudios.com

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...an old retired democracy loving guy trying to keep up (catch up?) with online and mobile phone technology in addition to putting my two cents in... the robots are coming...! (not really - they're just breathin' hard...😜) <no private chats UIKY>

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Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · Nov 18

no bone spurs here... (aboard the uss tombigbee, off the coast of vietnam near the dmz, u.s. navy 1967-1970)

man standing next to a machine gun aboard a u.s. navy ship

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Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 53m

Hmmm... Ya suppose they will be training at the 'top gun' fighter pilot school, too...?🤔

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

NEWS: "Donald Trump is a pedophile who routinely raped young girls."

MAGA: "So boring."

NEWS: "Donald Trump is allowing Qatar to build an air force base in Idaho.”

MAGA: “This is IMMORAL! What an outrage!!! I will not stand for this wicked behavior!!!”

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 56m

2026 - CHOOSE LESS EVIL...

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1h

Hmmm... Interesting... (Thanks, ChatGPT)👀

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1h

a case when the mouth says something the brain was attempting to be cautious about saying; miller realized that when he said those words; words he knows exactly what they mean: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plenary...

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Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1h

@halsparks.com knows what he's talking about when it comes to electric cars: www.vw.com/en/models/id...
fossil fueling your mode of transportation will soon be a thing of the past... 😏

Public Charging: 68,000+ chargers nationwide

Public charging is a great option when you’re on-the-go, and with an ever-growing network of more than 68,000 chargers nationwide⁠, it’s a convenient one too.

www.vw.com

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 4h

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Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 6h

time to start pushing the democratic party leadership to get on board with the independent media influencers, who are (and have been for a long long time) putting the FACTS and TRUTH out here about democrat policies... LET'S FUCKING GO...!!!
www.opb.org/article/2025...

Right-wing influencers shape nation and Trump’s understanding of Portland protests

Social media personalities, conservative media outlets and the Trump administration itself are blending online content to serve the administration’s policies.

www.opb.org

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 20h

yep... this is what happens when a staff of sycophants feed their dear leader with bullshit lies... trump is like a mushroom - fed bullshit and kept in the dark by his adoring staff...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 21h

speaker johnson pushes this false narrative that his MAGA base eats up because they are trapped in an alternate facts world...
www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 23h

Thank you 👍🏼❤️

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

@admflagurl38.bsky.social & @cantstoplion.bsky.social - guest suggestion for the show: @amberspeaks.bsky.social

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Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

yep... MAGA would never admit it, but YES, this is the kind of bullshit government, led by a mentally declining OLD WHITE GUY, to lead them all to the 'promised land' of 'America First' they, MAGA, voted for...😏

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

@annabower.bsky.social - please interview @halsparks.com and @bostonbrian.com | two truly great Americans doing their level best to get the truth out there considering the political world we all are experiencing these days under a pseudo government pretending to give a crap about us all... thank you

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

GREAT show this morning...!! 💖👍

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

Hmmm... maybe that's how the SOW Hegseth is gonna pay for the Qatar base he's wants to build in Mountain Home Idaho...?🤔

Hedy Lamarr @chudonew.bsky.social · 1d

SENATE REPUBLICANS GIVE THEIR DEFENSE CONTRACTOR DONORS A WINDFALL AFTER SCREWING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OUT OF MEDICARE & HEALTHCARE

Republican Spending Bill Throws $156 Billion at Defense Contractors...and Cuts Medicaid & Healthcare

prospect.org/politics/202...

Republican Spending Bill Throws $156 Billion at Defense Contractors

Experts say its military spending isn’t grounded in strategy, would line the pockets of defense corporations, and would redirect the military to domestic deportations.

prospect.org

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

wonder if anyone asked him about releasing the full EPSTEIN FILES...😏😂

Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday in the White House State Dining Room where the President hosted hand-selected online commentators and social media influencers, he promised to “use the full weight of the federal government” against ANTIFA.
Problem: Antifa is an ideology, not an organized national gang with a bank account.

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

love that little mikey continually nods his head with a look on his face indicating the thoughts rattling on in his brain: '...for fuck sakes, lady, get to the point...! i really don't give a fuck about you or your situation...! sheesh, you MAGA fucks want everything...! you're not gonna get it all'

Wobbledance aka “Tony” @wobbledance.bsky.social · 1d

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

yep...
2017 PBS News Hour: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

2025 ABC 7 Newes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkxL...

Carl Smith @53rdplacestudios.com · 1d

2017 PBS News Hour: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

2025 ABC 7 News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkxL...