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Ernie Smith
@ernie.tedium.co
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Editor of Tedium (https://tedium.co), freelance writer, pop-up search engine maven (https://udm14.com).

See my writing: https://erniesmith.net/

“Life is too short to not say exactly what you mean all the time.” — Jesse Welles
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · Dec 14
My childhood friend Chris Zolinski died after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer on Friday. His family—a wife and two daughters—could greatly use financial support in this difficult time.

Please consider supporting their GoFundMe.

gofund.me/87725c824
Donate to Remembering Chris Zolinski’s Impact and Love, organized by Tiffany Taljonick
To our beloved art community, on behalf of Clio Center for the Arts and… Tiffany Taljonick needs your support for Remembering Chris Zolinski’s Impact and Love
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storyslug.bsky.social
I've said it before and I'll say it again: if elected Democrats have no power to stop this in their roles as officials, they still have the same avenues that are available to every other regular person, with the added benefit that their every move is newsworthy.
January 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
ernie.tedium.co
I am genuinely scared that the president is going to invoke the Insurrection Act and turn an already volatile situation into something truly terrifying.
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
ernie.tedium.co
To our friends in Minneapolis, we have your back. Your state has been through so much over the last seven or eight years.
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
ernie.tedium.co
*Sam Altman rubs his fingers together*
ign.com IGN @ign.com · 5h
James Cameron says he must find a cheaper way to produce the Avatar movies in order to continue making them. https://bit.ly/4qnlOpl
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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tomellison123.bsky.social
People who lament "where is OUR Joe Rogan?" should perhaps pay attention when the ACTUAL Joe Rogan is comparing ICE to the Gestapo.
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
It is hard to explain institutional collapse to voters; videos where state actors are clearly acting in abusive ways explain themselves.
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.

Some thoughts on this here:

newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
ernie.tedium.co
An artist draws stuff while explaining what it was like to get shot a couple of weeks ago.

youtu.be/xpjla99sVHM
What getting shot feels like
YouTube video by Genus
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January 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
ernie.tedium.co
They're just hitting breakers to see what power sources they can turn off without people noticing
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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cjzero.bsky.social
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
ernie.tedium.co
They're gonna follow up with campaign ads extolling the benefits of beets and Brussels sprouts
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 AM
ernie.tedium.co
It’s *wild* that it took as long as it did. www.engadget.com/ai/x-says-gr...
X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis
X says it is changing its policies around Grok’s image-editing abilities following a multi-week outcry over the chatbot repeatedly being accused of generating sexualized images of children and noncons...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
ernie.tedium.co
Why is Ben Affleck the only one that seems to have understood the assignment here?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhC7...
Three Guys from Boston (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jimmy) Say Every Town and City in Massachusetts
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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January 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
ernie.tedium.co
I’m trying to stop being lame and belatedly join the multimedia revolution.
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM
ernie.tedium.co
Screw it, I’m on TikTok now. Username is same as my username here.

www.tiktok.com/@ernie.tediu...
I edit videos on my phone with a terminal because I didn’t like the filters any of the apps offered. Please help. #android #termux #grayscale #ffmpeg #weirdthings
TikTok video by Ernie at Tedium
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January 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
ernie.tedium.co
Binary thinking in a nuanced world endangers us all. I hope for your sake and everyone’s we find our way back to safety.
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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douglasmack.bsky.social
Following David's lead, I also posted on FB and was surprised by the positive response. Spread the word about what's happening here. People want to know.
I don't post much on here anymore but I need everyone to understand what it's like in Minnesota right now. It's terrifying here. Our communities are under attack. ICE is pulling people out of cars, rolling up to business and child care centers, detaining people based on the color of their skin, the language they're speaking, or the simple act of filming ICE. There are "guardians" stationed outside my daughters' schools to make sure kids and families are safe when they're just trying to attend classes. We should not fucking have to do this. I do not have the words to properly express my fear, anger, and heartbreak. Every day brings new scenes, new horrors that should not be tolerated even once, let alone on an ongoing basis, all encouraged by the president and his supporters, which I know includes some of the people reading this. We are just a normal city trying to do normal things, but instead we have to worry about federal agents-from the party that claims to support "small government" and "safety"-invading our neighborhoods and making everything more dangerous. Not one person I know in Minneapolis-not a single person, not even my most conservative local acquaintances-supports this or thinks it's anything other than an actual attack on our beautiful city. Many of our neighbors are immigrants. Doctors, nurses, teachers, the teller at the bank, the Uber driver getting you to the airport-the everyday people who make up the fabric of our city. These are the people being harassed and kidnapped and worse. Good people, not "bad guys." Some families just aren't sending their kids to school right now; some parents aren't going to work. I logged on and the Facebook algorithm served up a NY Post story about the murder of Renee Good. The algorithm showed me that people I know had liked it. Honestly, shame on you. Shame on you for buying the propaganda. Shame on you for feeding the machine of hatred. Have some empathy. I'm begging you.
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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tedium.co
Look at this weirdo running our brand into the ground
January 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ernie.tedium.co
Red is an solid addition to the list. “Pork and Beans” is one of their most underrated singles.
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
ernie.tedium.co
This is some real galaxy-brain stuff I’m doing to build these videos. youtube.com/shorts/yI134...
I Edit Smartphone Videos With My #Terminal
YouTube video by Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet
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January 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
Ten years ago this week, I wrote a piece about hipster mattresses that made people mad.

Apologies to my haters, but I stand behind every word.

www.youtube.com/shorts/_wGwZ...
Down With Hipster #Mattresses (Still)
YouTube video by Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet
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January 14, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ernie.tedium.co
This is scary stuff, and the fact that they’re going after a journalist like this shows how emboldened they are.
January 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
ernie.tedium.co
To possibly understand why they’re going after her—this piece makes it clear that she has talked to possibly thousands of government sources that are concerned what is happening to the government.

To put another way, she is a “one-stop shop” for dissenters.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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petersagal.bsky.social
Not a national security reporter. Not a Pentagon reporter. Not covering, say, a crime that the Govt wants to investigate. Just someone who talked to Fed employees and kept them anonymous.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
".. The reporter, Hannah Natanson, has spent the past year covering the Trump administration’s effort to fire federal workers and redirect much of the work force to enforcing his agenda."

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
ernie.tedium.co
I could make a case for Missy Elliott as well, though Pusha likely has more appeal to modern-day fans.
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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andrewpaul.bsky.social
as easy as it is to dunk on this, it's an honest indictment of the Democrats

what's far worse is what Booker says afterwards, in which he absolves his party *yet again*

"More people are going to have to put pressure on Republicans who are getting closer and closer to their reelections."
kenklippenstein.bsky.social Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d
Asked if he's willing to shut down the government over ICE funding, Senator Cory Booker replies: "We had the longest government shutdown, and Democrats could not hold together to sustain that kind of pressure."
January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM