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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 8h

Rewatching with Herzog commentary on youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rcK...

Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Adjani in Nosferatu

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 9h

#Detrumpification

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 10h

I don't blame the voters.
I blame the non-voters.

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 12h

Healthy boos for Dermer as well.
Vanky standing behind, looks so very practiced with that steady blank, thousand mile stare, from behind her disfigured plastic mask of a human face. She above all people knows what a monster her daddy is, and yet, anything for the brand.

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Valorie Bridges Fant * Author of * Go Back to Your Country * @vrfant1.bsky.social · 13h

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 14h

The sheer number of stark raving lunatic replies on any Butler troofer thread is unsettling. Blueanon is real, maga has no monopoly on cwazy. Any shared reality is totally under assault and breaking down across the world. Occam's razor, still undefeated, is left in a drawer, and replaced by ai slop.

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 15h

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

Every American is ANTIFA

The "I'm Spartacus!" scene, transposed to Antifa.

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 15h

www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/n...
2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Do they have a prize for blowing up boats in the Caribbean and then bragging that people who made their livelihood fishing there for generations are now afraid to go out on the water?

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 17h

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

THEY would do it. They are doing it. That's why they always feared it, because it's exactly who THEY are. These raids are illegal. They don't care.

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 17h

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

Jfc, #ICE ads in the ALDS broadcast directly targeting local police. Poaching from chronically understaffed dept. with that $50k bonus. #FuckICE #FDT

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 18h

Here's Steve's actual drivers license photo -

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 18h

That 'portrait' of the moldy spam!
🤣

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 18h

To think that this entire ordeal could have been totally avoided by pushing a few buttons on a Tuesday afternoon. But nahhh, too hard. So here we are. Have we learned our lesson yet? Maybe? Guess we'll see.
#VOTE
#VOTEearly

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 18h

#BoycottX
#DestroyX

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 18h

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

Whitewashing and bothsiding putin's criminal kidnapping of Ukrainian children, and pretending there is constructive, sincere negotiation going on with the trump regime.

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 18h

Sick sob is deliberately lying here, he's not that addled. He's crudely demagoguing, because it suits his corrupt purposes. Which do include desperately distracting from the trump epstein files. Incredibly reckless and dangerous to so badly distort reality as potus. #RipPortland #GOPwarOnReality

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 18h

We have the numbers.
Yet too many failed to turn out in 24, and let all of this happen.
Impose our strength at the polls and we shut this down.
It doesn't vanish, but it does lose active political POWER.
Elections are exactly how we come back from this.
As long as they still exist - #VOTE

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

How great is it *not* having the ghost runner in playoffs.
#MLB

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

3rd time that i've noticed this shit has aired, just since the 9th inning. (Bottom 14th)

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

What a game.

George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · Jan 29

The US feels more and more vulnerable to attack, and less capable of competent response to any crisis, by the hour. What wheels are turning, out there beyond the perimeter as we squabble?

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

Voiceover says - paraphrasing: "attention [city] police: you swore an oath to serve - but sanctuary cities *stab you in the back* - quit your town and join ice for $50k, debt forgiveness and benefits." Fascist recruitment, literally dividing the nation, undermining local law enforcement. #FDT

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George Smiley @mc2020.bsky.social · 1d

Ai slop

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.

White House memo that says MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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