Clsmith
@clsmithak.bsky.social
Writing, drawing, the Well, and Alaska. It’s my living room. Behave or leave. Not here to argue. If you are follower-shopping, don’t bother
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Joaquin Sorolla (Spanish, 1863–1923)
"Setting out to Sea", 1908.
Oil on Canvas, 111 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Setting out to Sea", 1908.
Oil on Canvas, 111 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Joaquin Sorolla (Spanish, 1863–1923)
"Setting out to Sea", 1908.
Oil on Canvas, 111 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Setting out to Sea", 1908.
Oil on Canvas, 111 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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About time someone did.
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
February 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
About time someone did.
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joyce is going after elon again
February 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
joyce is going after elon again
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Investigators say Homeland Security was conducting an operation in the area and attempted to pull over Oscar Vasquez Lopez. Lopez didn’t pull over, and ICE agents began chasing him. https://shorturl.at/OEDmK
February 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Investigators say Homeland Security was conducting an operation in the area and attempted to pull over Oscar Vasquez Lopez. Lopez didn’t pull over, and ICE agents began chasing him. https://shorturl.at/OEDmK
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In Alaska we celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day today.
Elizabeth Peratrovich: Major Force Behind Alaska's Anti-Discrimination Bill | The Anchorage Museum
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February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
In Alaska we celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day today.
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NEW: Civil rights groups including the NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials in a raid on a Fulton County, Georgia election hub last month.
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
NEW: Civil rights groups including the NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials in a raid on a Fulton County, Georgia election hub last month.
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Tesla’s US sales fell an estimated 17% year-over-year in January 2026, according to registration data from Motor Intelligence.
The automaker moved an estimated 40,100 vehicles during the month, down from 48,500 in January 2025.
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The automaker moved an estimated 40,100 vehicles during the month, down from 48,500 in January 2025.
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Tesla (TSLA) US sales estimated to have dropped 17% in January
Tesla’s US sales fell an estimated 17% year-over-year in January 2026, according to registration data from Motor Intelligence. The automaker...
electrek.co
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Tesla’s US sales fell an estimated 17% year-over-year in January 2026, according to registration data from Motor Intelligence.
The automaker moved an estimated 40,100 vehicles during the month, down from 48,500 in January 2025.
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The automaker moved an estimated 40,100 vehicles during the month, down from 48,500 in January 2025.
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The 62 year old, armed with a loaded gun, was stalking his 18 year old ex wife. I think that’s what they meant to say….
The 62-year-old Kansas man was reportedly following his 18-year-old ex-wife when she called police on Thursday night in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood www.king5.com/article/news...
Kansas man accused of shooting at Seattle police officers
The 62-year-old Kansas man was reportedly following his 18-year-old ex-wife when she called police on Thursday night in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.
www.king5.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The 62 year old, armed with a loaded gun, was stalking his 18 year old ex wife. I think that’s what they meant to say….
Eagles hanging out on a Sunday afternoon.
February 16, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Eagles hanging out on a Sunday afternoon.
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UNREMARKABLE POSTCARD SERIES, No. 106.
Torrance, Calif. 1960.
Looking down Sartori Ave. from Marcelina Ave.
Torrance, Calif. 1960.
Looking down Sartori Ave. from Marcelina Ave.
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
UNREMARKABLE POSTCARD SERIES, No. 106.
Torrance, Calif. 1960.
Looking down Sartori Ave. from Marcelina Ave.
Torrance, Calif. 1960.
Looking down Sartori Ave. from Marcelina Ave.
Oh, look, Alaska. That thing the State signed onto? It keeps making mistakes…
#akleg
#akleg
The Department of Homeland Security has had to correct information provided to at least five states after its SAVE voter tool misidentified some voters as noncitizens, according to correspondence between state and federal officials.
With @texastribune.org
With @texastribune.org
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Oh, look, Alaska. That thing the State signed onto? It keeps making mistakes…
#akleg
#akleg
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Here’s an effective distillation of Year One of Term Two — metaphor aside.
www.ms.now/opinion/fede...
www.ms.now/opinion/fede...
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Here’s an effective distillation of Year One of Term Two — metaphor aside.
www.ms.now/opinion/fede...
www.ms.now/opinion/fede...
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The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
February 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
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"I never want to see a child run away from our own government ever again"
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"I never want to see a child run away from our own government ever again"
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Organizing works.
@seiu49.bsky.social added 1,500 workers last year alone, winning real protections for healthcare, janitorial & security workers.
As divide & conquer tactics ramp up, SEIU leadership is standing with workers on the job & in the streets. #UnionStrong
Learn more: seiu.co/3ZFbY6u
@seiu49.bsky.social added 1,500 workers last year alone, winning real protections for healthcare, janitorial & security workers.
As divide & conquer tactics ramp up, SEIU leadership is standing with workers on the job & in the streets. #UnionStrong
Learn more: seiu.co/3ZFbY6u
Despite national decline, OR unions continue to stack wins
Union membership in Oregon has surged by 23% since 2013, placing it among the top 10 states for organized labor growth in the country.Service Employees International Union Local 49, which
seiu.co
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Organizing works.
@seiu49.bsky.social added 1,500 workers last year alone, winning real protections for healthcare, janitorial & security workers.
As divide & conquer tactics ramp up, SEIU leadership is standing with workers on the job & in the streets. #UnionStrong
Learn more: seiu.co/3ZFbY6u
@seiu49.bsky.social added 1,500 workers last year alone, winning real protections for healthcare, janitorial & security workers.
As divide & conquer tactics ramp up, SEIU leadership is standing with workers on the job & in the streets. #UnionStrong
Learn more: seiu.co/3ZFbY6u
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2/12/2026 - Lindenwold, NJ
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
February 14, 2026 at 6:25 AM
2/12/2026 - Lindenwold, NJ
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
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I've got stuff in my pantry older than DHS.
For those of you who grew up after 9/11, we got along just fine without a Department of Homeland Security for 212 years.
The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.
The DHS was formed to try to prevent future terror attacks — now, it is orchestrating them.
Never reactivate it.
February 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I've got stuff in my pantry older than DHS.
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Turns out the Dunleavy/Dahlstrom administration is falling over itself to make it harder to vote in Alaska.
#akleg #akgov
#akleg #akgov
Alaska permits federal government to purge individual Alaskans from voter list | Alaska Beacon
A memo signed by the head of the Division of Elections in December, says the state must clean its voter roll of people identified by the DOJ.
alaskabeacon.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
He cosponsored this.
Many surveys and audits show illegal voting by noncitizens is rare. Democrats say what the SAVE Act will really do is prevent millions of eligible people from voting.
Alaska delegation split on bill requiring voters to prove citizenship at registration
U.S. Rep. Nick Begich co-sponsored the SAVE Act, though it makes proving citizenship a little harder than he thought.
akpub.io
February 14, 2026 at 2:18 AM
He cosponsored this.
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There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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Potential cures, dumped by this administration. Of course they did.
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Potential cures, dumped by this administration. Of course they did.