Fred Smith
@fredsmith.bsky.social
Car and racing writer with too many hobbies and not nearly enough vintage Mercedes sedans
Just saw a tourism commercial for Torrance. What? What?!
Torrance may be the single least interesting place I have ever been in Los Angeles. Not bad! Just completely impossible for me to imagine it as a place one would vacation. Or even go, really.
Torrance may be the single least interesting place I have ever been in Los Angeles. Not bad! Just completely impossible for me to imagine it as a place one would vacation. Or even go, really.
January 17, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Just saw a tourism commercial for Torrance. What? What?!
Torrance may be the single least interesting place I have ever been in Los Angeles. Not bad! Just completely impossible for me to imagine it as a place one would vacation. Or even go, really.
Torrance may be the single least interesting place I have ever been in Los Angeles. Not bad! Just completely impossible for me to imagine it as a place one would vacation. Or even go, really.
Streaks like this are really important for morale and this week has been a nice trade appeal boost for every vet on roster. Can’t make a habit of it though. Gotta get back to losing as soon as possible.
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Streaks like this are really important for morale and this week has been a nice trade appeal boost for every vet on roster. Can’t make a habit of it though. Gotta get back to losing as soon as possible.
I need Precious Achiuwa off the Kings because his effort level is too high. This is supposed to be an aimless take, stop making good things happen!
January 17, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I need Precious Achiuwa off the Kings because his effort level is too high. This is supposed to be an aimless take, stop making good things happen!
Reposted by Fred Smith
Our problem is that we haven’t been blaming enough things on sucker MCs. And we gotta!
You know who’s always pressuring podcasters to pivot to video? That’s right. Sucker MCs.
Who hasn’t been getting Joan Cusack good roles? Sucker MCs, that’s who.
You know who’s always pressuring podcasters to pivot to video? That’s right. Sucker MCs.
Who hasn’t been getting Joan Cusack good roles? Sucker MCs, that’s who.
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Our problem is that we haven’t been blaming enough things on sucker MCs. And we gotta!
You know who’s always pressuring podcasters to pivot to video? That’s right. Sucker MCs.
Who hasn’t been getting Joan Cusack good roles? Sucker MCs, that’s who.
You know who’s always pressuring podcasters to pivot to video? That’s right. Sucker MCs.
Who hasn’t been getting Joan Cusack good roles? Sucker MCs, that’s who.
Just realized that it is a HUGE night in the NBA for tanking. Pacers-Pels is a battle of 15-seeds, Kings-Wizards is a battle of 14-seeds, and the ever-present Nets lurking in 13th get a game against the final boss of Mid, the 2020s Chicago Bulls.
January 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Just realized that it is a HUGE night in the NBA for tanking. Pacers-Pels is a battle of 15-seeds, Kings-Wizards is a battle of 14-seeds, and the ever-present Nets lurking in 13th get a game against the final boss of Mid, the 2020s Chicago Bulls.
Reposted by Fred Smith
Funniest double big lineup I’ve seen in recent NBA history
We are getting Brook Lopez AND Yanic Konan Niederhäuser minutes together. It’s that kinda night.
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Funniest double big lineup I’ve seen in recent NBA history
I think the answer to "why is Walz using relatively mild rhetoric if the Trump admin is just going to investigate him anyway" may be hidden away in the sentence, you guys
January 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I think the answer to "why is Walz using relatively mild rhetoric if the Trump admin is just going to investigate him anyway" may be hidden away in the sentence, you guys
Reposted by Fred Smith
it kind of feels like early internet days when companies didn't know how to use a website to make money
in like 2005 you could go to a fast food chain's website and rotate a picture of a burger and that's all
in like 2005 you could go to a fast food chain's website and rotate a picture of a burger and that's all
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
it kind of feels like early internet days when companies didn't know how to use a website to make money
in like 2005 you could go to a fast food chain's website and rotate a picture of a burger and that's all
in like 2005 you could go to a fast food chain's website and rotate a picture of a burger and that's all
Reposted by Fred Smith
thrashing around crying when I have to order pizza without my AI pizza assistant
January 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM
thrashing around crying when I have to order pizza without my AI pizza assistant
The 2016 thing is proof that everyone on the internet is exactly 30
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The 2016 thing is proof that everyone on the internet is exactly 30
This is art
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
This is art
This would not be one of the top 50 rocks I have ever seen.
Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
January 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This would not be one of the top 50 rocks I have ever seen.
I have been watching Mountain West basketball for a month at this point and I only now, just now, found out that Grand Canyon University is a current Mountain West basketball member
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I have been watching Mountain West basketball for a month at this point and I only now, just now, found out that Grand Canyon University is a current Mountain West basketball member
The little spat in quotes between Ford execs and Towriss is a pretty rough look for Ford. Cadillac is, objectively, a 2026 Formula 1 constructor. Ford has less space on the Red Bull livery than Infiniti!
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The little spat in quotes between Ford execs and Towriss is a pretty rough look for Ford. Cadillac is, objectively, a 2026 Formula 1 constructor. Ford has less space on the Red Bull livery than Infiniti!
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we are truly in our Bad Sentence To Read Era
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
Latest from Mormon Land: YouTube’s MrBeast partners with LDS Church; spate of new new stakes created
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
www.sltrib.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
we are truly in our Bad Sentence To Read Era
A video shared by Ford here shows a bit more of the Ford LMDh than the teaser photo they released to us last night. www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articl...
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
A video shared by Ford here shows a bit more of the Ford LMDh than the teaser photo they released to us last night. www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articl...
Anne Hathaway should be allowed to elect a champion to go fight these guys
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Anne Hathaway should be allowed to elect a champion to go fight these guys
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The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
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conduct yourself in a way that does not lead the entire news organization you are supposedly in charge of to leak a new and different embarrassing story about you every day
NEW from me:
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss and Trump exchanged kisses on the cheek following ‘60 Minutes’ interview
EXCLUSIVE: In a moment that sources said led to stunned reactions and dropped jaws, Bari Weiss excitedly introduced herself to the president and leaned in for a kiss on the cheek following his ‘60 Min...
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
conduct yourself in a way that does not lead the entire news organization you are supposedly in charge of to leak a new and different embarrassing story about you every day
The reason that all of this is going to end very quickly one day is that this is, basically, consensus of everyone in any form of power not either in the cult or taking a stand.
"Privately, several executives concede they have little appetite for kowtowing to Trump. But advisers say a pragmatic playbook has emerged: show up, make a promise grand enough to flatter the president, and then do as little as possible until his attention shifts elsewhere."
‘Maga has gone Maoist’: corporate America reels as Trump turns interventionist
President’s freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The reason that all of this is going to end very quickly one day is that this is, basically, consensus of everyone in any form of power not either in the cult or taking a stand.
Bluesky is the official website of getting mad about strategy memos circulating among elected democrats. This is of course substantially better than the main unique thing that happens on the former Twitter, but still not a good use of time.
January 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Bluesky is the official website of getting mad about strategy memos circulating among elected democrats. This is of course substantially better than the main unique thing that happens on the former Twitter, but still not a good use of time.
Kings fans remain lucky to have a national writer who is aware of what the long-term goals of the franchise are, even if it is just one guy. Just about everyone else I read has pretty much been of the opinion that the Kings should give up a first for him because "LOL, they're the Kings!!!"
Weekly roundup of of our NBA trade buzz, at @theathletic.com, including my read on the Ja Morant situation and why what he wants (Miami) isn’t what matters most here.
A boo-bird/Bucks watch on the Giannis front, Kuminga, AD, Timberwolves and more…
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
A boo-bird/Bucks watch on the Giannis front, Kuminga, AD, Timberwolves and more…
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
What we’re hearing about Ja Morant’s tepid trade market, plus more deadline buzz
Ja Morant's trade saga underscores the difference between teams simply showing interest in a player and legitimately pursuing him in a deal.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Kings fans remain lucky to have a national writer who is aware of what the long-term goals of the franchise are, even if it is just one guy. Just about everyone else I read has pretty much been of the opinion that the Kings should give up a first for him because "LOL, they're the Kings!!!"
Powerful stuff happening on Threads
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Powerful stuff happening on Threads
Oh this is a high quality Wikipedia page
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Oh this is a high quality Wikipedia page