Atlas Smugged
@arrpeebee.bsky.social
Husband, pastor, comedian, medical financial coordinator, armchair American historian, disabled but fighting every day, owner of too many pets.
She's Always A Woman has more piano man than Piano Man. I will not be accepting questions at this time.
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
She's Always A Woman has more piano man than Piano Man. I will not be accepting questions at this time.
Jesus. This is beyond cruel. We have a damn Gestapo roaming the streets. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Jesus. This is beyond cruel. We have a damn Gestapo roaming the streets. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Six-byline alert: 🚨
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Six-byline alert: 🚨
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
“.. laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
You can tell a lot about a person by their chosen ringtone & notification sound.
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
You can tell a lot about a person by their chosen ringtone & notification sound.
Me, sitting in my pajamas & eating Aldi Pepperoni pizza rolls, yelling at my TV: "That's not how you make a damn gastrique!"
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Me, sitting in my pajamas & eating Aldi Pepperoni pizza rolls, yelling at my TV: "That's not how you make a damn gastrique!"
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
Another way to disenfranchise people who more likely don't vote the way MAGA wants them to.
nstp.org/article/usps...
nstp.org/article/usps...
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
nstp.org
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Another way to disenfranchise people who more likely don't vote the way MAGA wants them to.
nstp.org/article/usps...
nstp.org/article/usps...
If you don't get this song, we should probably not hang out. music.youtube.com/watch?v=vU0g...
She Left Me For Jesus
YouTube video by Hayes Carll - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
If you don't get this song, we should probably not hang out. music.youtube.com/watch?v=vU0g...
The number of people who won't get the joke here is the same number of people who voted for the orange asswipe. music.youtube.com/watch?v=vU0g...
She Left Me For Jesus
YouTube video by Hayes Carll - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The number of people who won't get the joke here is the same number of people who voted for the orange asswipe. music.youtube.com/watch?v=vU0g...
Every so often, this song pops up on my playlist, and I'm reminded of what perfection sounds like.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=mYku...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=mYku...
Constant Craving
YouTube video by k.d. lang - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Every so often, this song pops up on my playlist, and I'm reminded of what perfection sounds like.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=mYku...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=mYku...
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He kidnapped the leader of another country and said the U.S. is now going to run it, Chuck.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
He kidnapped the leader of another country and said the U.S. is now going to run it, Chuck.
Orange Crush (Remastered 2013)
YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
Jessica Fletcher & Amos Tupper will return in Avengers Doomsday.
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Jessica Fletcher & Amos Tupper will return in Avengers Doomsday.
I set deliveries from both Aldi & Safeway to arrive near the same time. I can only hope for a Sharks vs. Jets-esque brawl, dance included, on my front porch as they fight for space on the chairs to put the bags down.
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I set deliveries from both Aldi & Safeway to arrive near the same time. I can only hope for a Sharks vs. Jets-esque brawl, dance included, on my front porch as they fight for space on the chairs to put the bags down.
Watching The Insider & lamenting the incredibly fast demise of 60 Minutes.
December 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Watching The Insider & lamenting the incredibly fast demise of 60 Minutes.
I'm the kind of rich where I don't have to understand literary references, so I use Sauron to protect my house while I drink my Soylent, a complete nutrition shake.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'm the kind of rich where I don't have to understand literary references, so I use Sauron to protect my house while I drink my Soylent, a complete nutrition shake.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/28/f...
I worked on the financial side of mental healthcare for almost 3 years, and this article is spot on. ProPublica does the work and shows the darker than you could imagine underbelly of mental health and health insurance. projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-t...
Why I Left the Network
Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made thei...
projects.propublica.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I worked on the financial side of mental healthcare for almost 3 years, and this article is spot on. ProPublica does the work and shows the darker than you could imagine underbelly of mental health and health insurance. projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-t...
I take my coffee how I live my life: with enough outside lightness & sweetness to mask my inherent bitterness and darkness so that the world finds me tolerable.
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I take my coffee how I live my life: with enough outside lightness & sweetness to mask my inherent bitterness and darkness so that the world finds me tolerable.
Bartholomew Black pushes his plate of Peking duck away as he finishes his meeting. It's been a good year. It's funny how when times are toughest people spend the most on those vices: gambling, drugs, liquor...and every transaction kicks a piece up the ladder to him.
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Bartholomew Black pushes his plate of Peking duck away as he finishes his meeting. It's been a good year. It's funny how when times are toughest people spend the most on those vices: gambling, drugs, liquor...and every transaction kicks a piece up the ladder to him.
Am I ambivalent towards Harbaugh? Yes. Do I put ANY credence in ANYTHING The Sun publishes as long as they're owned by Simclair/Atlas? FUCK NO.
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Harbaugh denies rift, on 'A-plus' terms with Lamar
Responding to a column in The Baltimore Sun, Ravens coach John Harbaugh insisted on Wednesday that his relationship with quarterback Lamar Jackson is "A-plus."
www.espn.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Am I ambivalent towards Harbaugh? Yes. Do I put ANY credence in ANYTHING The Sun publishes as long as they're owned by Simclair/Atlas? FUCK NO.
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
This is an interesting read from a noted Monroe Doctrine historian:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/08/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/08/m...
Trump’s New Corollary
The President’s invocation of the Monroe Doctrine is rhetorically satisfying but carries real risks.
foreignpolicy.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is an interesting read from a noted Monroe Doctrine historian:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/08/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/08/m...
RIP Tom Stoppard. You created so many incredible works of art, and we are all enriched by your gifts. May your memory be a blessing to all who know and love you.
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
RIP Tom Stoppard. You created so many incredible works of art, and we are all enriched by your gifts. May your memory be a blessing to all who know and love you.