bart
@bartsmith.bsky.social
On twitter, I had an underscore in my name. Here, I don’t. Everything else is basically the same
📍 Carrboro, North Carolina
📍 Carrboro, North Carolina
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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One of my beliefs is that during a holiday week email shouldn't work at all for anyone
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
One of my beliefs is that during a holiday week email shouldn't work at all for anyone
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
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linkedin job history
Podcast Host Dec. 2025- Present
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Director, FBI Feb. 2025 - Dec. 2025
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Podcast Host Jun. 2023 - Feb. 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
linkedin job history
Podcast Host Dec. 2025- Present
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Director, FBI Feb. 2025 - Dec. 2025
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Podcast Host Jun. 2023 - Feb. 2025
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Director, FBI Feb. 2025 - Dec. 2025
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Podcast Host Jun. 2023 - Feb. 2025
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wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30
In the fall of 1995, Kevin Smith’s second film was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s become an embarrassment of riches. We chat with Smith about the movie and how it forever altered his career.
www.theringer.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
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I don't get the appeal of RFK, I really don't, but I *do* get the appeal of absolute appeal vacuums. I get being wildly into something so atrocious your friends are repulsed. I really do get that.
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I don't get the appeal of RFK, I really don't, but I *do* get the appeal of absolute appeal vacuums. I get being wildly into something so atrocious your friends are repulsed. I really do get that.
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We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
what percentage of will stancil posts fall under the “charlie brown had hoes” category
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
what percentage of will stancil posts fall under the “charlie brown had hoes” category
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Probably the worst of them all is the Ring doorbell.
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Probably the worst of them all is the Ring doorbell.
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
It’s sold as safety, but it’s much more about fear and paranoia in a box that turns you against your community. The more of them in the world, the worse our neighborhoods get. Don’t help the spiral continue.
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
Shoresy season five. Let’s gooooo
Shoresy Season 5 | Trailer
YouTube video by Shoresy
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Shoresy season five. Let’s gooooo
calling this “device hoarding” doesn’t even make sense with any definition of the word hoarding
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
calling this “device hoarding” doesn’t even make sense with any definition of the word hoarding
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Conversely, I'd like to offer up a very recent example of @rianjohnson.bsky.social using studio embargo notes to say something very cool, human, and most notably _respectful_ of the craft, skill, and love of the people who write professionally about art.
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Conversely, I'd like to offer up a very recent example of @rianjohnson.bsky.social using studio embargo notes to say something very cool, human, and most notably _respectful_ of the craft, skill, and love of the people who write professionally about art.
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What... are they gonna ask?
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What... are they gonna ask?
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
"Did you say they should not follow illegal orders?"
"Yep, it's right there on video"
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Let’s say there’s a world populated entirely by animals. Let’s say in this world there’s a road sign for a place called “Gnu Jersey.”
If that gag makes you chuckle, then you’ll probably like Zootopia 2, becuse it’s like 35% dad jokes like that.
If that gag makes you chuckle, then you’ll probably like Zootopia 2, becuse it’s like 35% dad jokes like that.
‘Zootopia 2’ Review: A Utopia For Fans of Animal Puns
Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back on a new case in Disney’s latest animated sequel.
screencrush.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Let’s say there’s a world populated entirely by animals. Let’s say in this world there’s a road sign for a place called “Gnu Jersey.”
If that gag makes you chuckle, then you’ll probably like Zootopia 2, becuse it’s like 35% dad jokes like that.
If that gag makes you chuckle, then you’ll probably like Zootopia 2, becuse it’s like 35% dad jokes like that.
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With all due respect to @brianphillips.bsky.social, this is the single worst lede I've ever read
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
With all due respect to @brianphillips.bsky.social, this is the single worst lede I've ever read
even without the whole trump part of it, I don’t see how this movie turns out well when jackie chan and chris tucker are much older than they were when the last rush hour was released (2007) and also don’t have have nearly the same drawn they did back then
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
even without the whole trump part of it, I don’t see how this movie turns out well when jackie chan and chris tucker are much older than they were when the last rush hour was released (2007) and also don’t have have nearly the same drawn they did back then
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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I know we're in the lowest point for popular art of all time but saints alive if these aren't the ugliest crusty dog plop posters possible. Just huge empty spaces with the muddiest least pleasing color transitions ever. Doesn't cut the mustard, folks! Follow me for more: Wonderful opinions
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I know we're in the lowest point for popular art of all time but saints alive if these aren't the ugliest crusty dog plop posters possible. Just huge empty spaces with the muddiest least pleasing color transitions ever. Doesn't cut the mustard, folks! Follow me for more: Wonderful opinions
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No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
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when I am President we will bring back the Def Jam fighting video games
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
when I am President we will bring back the Def Jam fighting video games
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Isaac Chotiner called just to wish me a happy Thanksgiving, but then he ended up asking a bunch of questions about this thread. We talked for almost an hour, he seemed really impressed with how I think and my other opinions about food. Really neat.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Isaac Chotiner called just to wish me a happy Thanksgiving, but then he ended up asking a bunch of questions about this thread. We talked for almost an hour, he seemed really impressed with how I think and my other opinions about food. Really neat.
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Man, Spanish really whooped English’s ass with “por supuesto” for “of course”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Man, Spanish really whooped English’s ass with “por supuesto” for “of course”
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My family always tries to have 1 dessert per person at dinner. We just found out that my mom invited 4 people from church to come to dinner, so we needed at least 4 additional desserts. My wife (who just won the church pie cookoff) was feeling very confident and volunteered to make 8 desserts.....
Let’s run this again, was fun last year, what new adversities are we about to create for ourselves on the field, drop your menus below
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My family always tries to have 1 dessert per person at dinner. We just found out that my mom invited 4 people from church to come to dinner, so we needed at least 4 additional desserts. My wife (who just won the church pie cookoff) was feeling very confident and volunteered to make 8 desserts.....