Jared Smith
@jaredwsmith.com
Software engineering, weather (@chswx.com), Padres baseball, and other esoteric hyperfixations as required. Dachshund dad. Computers were a mistake. More coffee, please.
📍 Charleston, South Carerdddd
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📍 Charleston, South Carerdddd
👨💻 https://jaredwsmith.com
⛈️ https://chswx.com
The America 250 stuff is ringing pretty damn hollow right now.
January 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The America 250 stuff is ringing pretty damn hollow right now.
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Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
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We are poorer as a nation for the loss of this man, and poorer still for the manner in which we lost him 😔
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
We are poorer as a nation for the loss of this man, and poorer still for the manner in which we lost him 😔
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okay hear me out
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
okay hear me out
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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They can murder you for speech (1A), they can murder you for having a gun (2A), they can murder you for stopping an illegal search or arrest (4A)
How much more of the Bill of Rights are they gonna murder you for?
How much more of the Bill of Rights are they gonna murder you for?
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
They can murder you for speech (1A), they can murder you for having a gun (2A), they can murder you for stopping an illegal search or arrest (4A)
How much more of the Bill of Rights are they gonna murder you for?
How much more of the Bill of Rights are they gonna murder you for?
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I never thought Donald Trump and Stephen Miller would be the ones to finally force me into being a defender of the 2nd Amendment.
January 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I never thought Donald Trump and Stephen Miller would be the ones to finally force me into being a defender of the 2nd Amendment.
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He was legally observing
He was helping other legal observers
He was helping other potential victims
He was not brandishing a gun
May Alex Pretti’s memory be a blessing
He was helping other legal observers
He was helping other potential victims
He was not brandishing a gun
May Alex Pretti’s memory be a blessing
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
He was legally observing
He was helping other legal observers
He was helping other potential victims
He was not brandishing a gun
May Alex Pretti’s memory be a blessing
He was helping other legal observers
He was helping other potential victims
He was not brandishing a gun
May Alex Pretti’s memory be a blessing
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The world should not come here. There should not be a World Cup here.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The world should not come here. There should not be a World Cup here.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
I spoke out against the last World Cup because of concerns I had about human rights violations and it’s only right that I express the same concerns and condemnations now.
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We told you we all needed weapons to defend ourselves against a future government that would shoot us in the streets. What we didn’t tell you is that we have helped bring you that government.
by the NRA
by the NRA
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
We told you we all needed weapons to defend ourselves against a future government that would shoot us in the streets. What we didn’t tell you is that we have helped bring you that government.
by the NRA
by the NRA
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"ICE is confiscating phones from people filming them" looks like we've discovered the only acceptable use for meta glasses
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
"ICE is confiscating phones from people filming them" looks like we've discovered the only acceptable use for meta glasses
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, licensed nurse
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, licensed nurse
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this is heartbreaking. i cannot believe this is the vision so many people in this country have for the world. i genuinely cannot believe it
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
this is heartbreaking. i cannot believe this is the vision so many people in this country have for the world. i genuinely cannot believe it
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It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
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This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
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SNOW PREDICTED, oil on canvas
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM
SNOW PREDICTED, oil on canvas
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I want to appreciate for a moment:
There’s a historic ice storm bearing down on a huge part of the country. And government workers are being told to downplay the ice—the most damaging part of the storm—bc they’re worried it might remind people of the government’s disastrous occupation in Minnesota
There’s a historic ice storm bearing down on a huge part of the country. And government workers are being told to downplay the ice—the most damaging part of the storm—bc they’re worried it might remind people of the government’s disastrous occupation in Minnesota
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I want to appreciate for a moment:
There’s a historic ice storm bearing down on a huge part of the country. And government workers are being told to downplay the ice—the most damaging part of the storm—bc they’re worried it might remind people of the government’s disastrous occupation in Minnesota
There’s a historic ice storm bearing down on a huge part of the country. And government workers are being told to downplay the ice—the most damaging part of the storm—bc they’re worried it might remind people of the government’s disastrous occupation in Minnesota
This winter weather alert map is one for the books right here. From Arizona to Maine, literally border to border of contiguous winter weather watches/warnings/advisories.
January 24, 2026 at 1:06 AM
This winter weather alert map is one for the books right here. From Arizona to Maine, literally border to border of contiguous winter weather watches/warnings/advisories.
We made it to another Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil, everyone.
January 23, 2026 at 1:28 PM
We made it to another Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil, everyone.
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Only the liberal media would think that President Trump was referring to Greenland when he repeatedly talked about Iceland at Davos. It's spelled ICE-land, and he was obviously referring to Minneapolis.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Only the liberal media would think that President Trump was referring to Greenland when he repeatedly talked about Iceland at Davos. It's spelled ICE-land, and he was obviously referring to Minneapolis.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
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ICE is terrorizing schoolchildren in the Twin Cities again today
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
ICE is terrorizing schoolchildren in the Twin Cities again today
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Congratulations everyone, Big Brother wasn’t imposed on you, you bought Big Brother on Prime Day and installed him yourselves.
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Congratulations everyone, Big Brother wasn’t imposed on you, you bought Big Brother on Prime Day and installed him yourselves.
Patriots/Broncos, Rams/Seahawks. Yawn? Yawn.
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Patriots/Broncos, Rams/Seahawks. Yawn? Yawn.