Leo Smith
@leosmith.bsky.social
Life long Michigander in SW Michigan. Retired social services worker. Politically; Slightly to the left of Bernie Sanders. Looking for serious conversations with serious people. But also like a good joke. or even a bad pun..
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Leo Smith
@leosmith.bsky.social
· Aug 17
People need to understand- self serving, attention whore, Democratic politicians like Gavin Newsom who throw vulnerable populations under the bus in a cynical attempt at Carville style triangulation are not the solution to fascism, they are what got us here.
"Not long after World War II the West dissolved its empires and colonies" - A couple of questions come to mind. Why would the west do that? What were those to Two World Wars about?
Quote tweeted with alt text and also want to note that everything he's written is a lie. Colonization stole wealth from those countries and in the years since those countries ended formal ties neo colonization found new ways of continuing to mine those countries for their wealth
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
"Not long after World War II the West dissolved its empires and colonies" - A couple of questions come to mind. Why would the west do that? What were those to Two World Wars about?
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"The last era of imperial fights over 'spheres of influence,' scramble for resources, and control of the seas and colonies led directly to two world wars and the Great Depression. Now Trump is doing his part to revive that era without any awareness, or care, for the catastrophes that followed." ⬇️🗃️
New from me in @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Trump Is Reviving a Disastrous, Forgotten Era in U.S. Foreign Policy
His invasion of Venezuela and abduction of Nicolas Maduro recalls the U.S. imperialism of the early twentieth century—and it may similarly lead to global catastrophe.
newrepublic.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"The last era of imperial fights over 'spheres of influence,' scramble for resources, and control of the seas and colonies led directly to two world wars and the Great Depression. Now Trump is doing his part to revive that era without any awareness, or care, for the catastrophes that followed." ⬇️🗃️
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Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
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US seems to have no plan to deal w/ powerful Venezuelan security forces, who can threaten/thwart political leaders if they comply w/ US demands. Authoritarian politics 101 & major reason US approach could lead to military escalation and/or civil conflict.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Venezuela’s Men With Guns Remain the Ultimate Power After Maduro’s Ouster
Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino command Venezuela’s police and military, and represent a wild card for Trump.
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
US seems to have no plan to deal w/ powerful Venezuelan security forces, who can threaten/thwart political leaders if they comply w/ US demands. Authoritarian politics 101 & major reason US approach could lead to military escalation and/or civil conflict.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Yeah, it has long been the case that adult-oriented businesses have to be careful or risk the wrath of everyone from prosecutors to payment-processing companies, but "prominent social media company owned by world's richest person swiftly became world's largest CSAM producer" produces no reaction.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Yeah, it has long been the case that adult-oriented businesses have to be careful or risk the wrath of everyone from prosecutors to payment-processing companies, but "prominent social media company owned by world's richest person swiftly became world's largest CSAM producer" produces no reaction.
These two fucks laughing while Trump threatens Greenland are as bad as Trump, they all need to be locked up.
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 AM
These two fucks laughing while Trump threatens Greenland are as bad as Trump, they all need to be locked up.
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
Truthfully, at least this is something, being from Michigan I am still looking for "proof of life" from Slotkin.
January 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Truthfully, at least this is something, being from Michigan I am still looking for "proof of life" from Slotkin.
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The good news about an explicitly "Might Makes Right" foreign policy, where we do whatever we want to other countries because we can, is it will benefit us without causing blowback
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The good news about an explicitly "Might Makes Right" foreign policy, where we do whatever we want to other countries because we can, is it will benefit us without causing blowback
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Interesting. I wonder what it would be like for a country's highest judicial body to be filled with the president's loyalists and for that nation to move closer to one-man rule.
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Interesting. I wonder what it would be like for a country's highest judicial body to be filled with the president's loyalists and for that nation to move closer to one-man rule.
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I'm getting mixed messages about what is okay to do to presidents
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I'm getting mixed messages about what is okay to do to presidents
No ones afraid of boots on the ground, its the body bags arriving at the airport that people tend to get upset about.
"WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND"--Donald Trump
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
No ones afraid of boots on the ground, its the body bags arriving at the airport that people tend to get upset about.
God I wish an actual elected official could make a statement like this. I should be helping her campaign. Just thinking two hours away ain't that far.
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
God I wish an actual elected official could make a statement like this. I should be helping her campaign. Just thinking two hours away ain't that far.
Same person that cooked the books against Bernie when she was head of the DNC.
My statement on the capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and need for a transition to democracy:
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Same person that cooked the books against Bernie when she was head of the DNC.
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Trump is a fascist and an illegitimate authoritarian dictator. For the good of the world, he must be removed from power.
oh yeah there's no subtext here, it's not even regular text, he put that shit in BOLD - what happened to maduro can and will happen to anyone who won't play ball. he's threatening the world.
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump is a fascist and an illegitimate authoritarian dictator. For the good of the world, he must be removed from power.
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A weak world invites more abuse from Trump.
European governments issued measured statements calling for restraint, or expressing concern for their citizens in Venezuela.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is “closely” monitoring the situation.
https://wapo.st/45pDLek
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is “closely” monitoring the situation.
https://wapo.st/45pDLek
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A weak world invites more abuse from Trump.
This should have happened over the ice raids and immigration policies but even more now.
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This should have happened over the ice raids and immigration policies but even more now.
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We're going to need a bigger Hague.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
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Physician here, uh actually when you get bit by a rabid dog the number one priority is to deal with the dog
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Physician here, uh actually when you get bit by a rabid dog the number one priority is to deal with the dog
There should be consequences for violating the US Constitution and international law to kidnap leaders of a foreign state.
Vice President JD Vance defended the legality of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela. “You don’t get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas,” Vance wrote on X.
Live updates: Trump says Maduro captured in ‘large scale strike’ against Venezuela
The United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, captured its president, Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country, President Trump said.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
There should be consequences for violating the US Constitution and international law to kidnap leaders of a foreign state.
At his point, a relevant question might be, did Trump delay the prospect of the military invading US cites because he wanted them to practice in Venezuela first?
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
At his point, a relevant question might be, did Trump delay the prospect of the military invading US cites because he wanted them to practice in Venezuela first?
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Venezuela's first act must be to appeal to the UN and international courts to get Trump formally labeled a war criminal.
January 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Venezuela's first act must be to appeal to the UN and international courts to get Trump formally labeled a war criminal.
If people didn't believe the US was a Rogue State then, they certainly should now.
"In our second episode, we consider where we're headed with a rogue president in charge of a rogue state."
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If people didn't believe the US was a Rogue State then, they certainly should now.
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"The WFTU calls upon its members, the class-oriented and militant unions all over the globe to express the unwavering support to the people of Venezuela..."
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"The WFTU calls upon its members, the class-oriented and militant unions all over the globe to express the unwavering support to the people of Venezuela..."
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
Statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions
www.wftucentral.org/wftu-condemn...
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Impeachment is the minimum. We should be yanking him out of the White House and putting him on a plane to The Hague
We have to impeach him.
January 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Impeachment is the minimum. We should be yanking him out of the White House and putting him on a plane to The Hague