The New Now / Russell C. Smith
@thenewnow.bsky.social
Welcome to The New Now. On Substack, I publish manifestos, essays, prose poems, novel chapters, short stories, noir prose poems, and flash fiction. https://russellcsmith.substack.com/
Freedom of speech, books, art, nature.
No DMs/No NFTs /No PORN-BOTs
Freedom of speech, books, art, nature.
No DMs/No NFTs /No PORN-BOTs
October 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NOIR PROSE POEMS
On mySubstack...
Cheers & Onward...
On mySubstack...
Cheers & Onward...
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NOIR PROSE POEMS
On mySubstack...
Cheers & Onward...
On mySubstack...
Cheers & Onward...
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The day clownish Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a ridiculous, performative lawsuit against Tylenol seems a good day to re-post this:
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The day clownish Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a ridiculous, performative lawsuit against Tylenol seems a good day to re-post this:
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The analogy between the garden and collage persists; caring for seedlings & pruning, of beauty found in unexpected places and most importantly for me mulching; how what is understood changes over periods of time
#collage archive
#handcut #papercollage #seedlings
#collage archive
#handcut #papercollage #seedlings
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The analogy between the garden and collage persists; caring for seedlings & pruning, of beauty found in unexpected places and most importantly for me mulching; how what is understood changes over periods of time
#collage archive
#handcut #papercollage #seedlings
#collage archive
#handcut #papercollage #seedlings
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October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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January 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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#Spooktober #Trees #ClassicMono #31DaysOfHalloween
Would you like to sit on my spooky swing under the spooky tree my little one? 🖤👀
#EastCoastKIn #Hiking #OakTree #Spooky #HauntedForest #ForestFriday #Halloween
Would you like to sit on my spooky swing under the spooky tree my little one? 🖤👀
#EastCoastKIn #Hiking #OakTree #Spooky #HauntedForest #ForestFriday #Halloween
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#Spooktober #Trees #ClassicMono #31DaysOfHalloween
Would you like to sit on my spooky swing under the spooky tree my little one? 🖤👀
#EastCoastKIn #Hiking #OakTree #Spooky #HauntedForest #ForestFriday #Halloween
Would you like to sit on my spooky swing under the spooky tree my little one? 🖤👀
#EastCoastKIn #Hiking #OakTree #Spooky #HauntedForest #ForestFriday #Halloween
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I love this man‼️ We are all Zohran Mamdani‼️
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I love this man‼️ We are all Zohran Mamdani‼️
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Jeffries: "Do what leaders do as opposed to being missing in actio for 28 days while finding $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina & destroying the historic parts of the WH so he can construct a ballroom where he'll be celebrated like a wannabe king. It's all outrageous stuff."
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Jeffries: "Do what leaders do as opposed to being missing in actio for 28 days while finding $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina & destroying the historic parts of the WH so he can construct a ballroom where he'll be celebrated like a wannabe king. It's all outrageous stuff."
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If the current administration ever ends, many people in (and around) it will need to be prosecuted. From influence peddling to flat-out murder, their crimes seem to accumulate each and every day.
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If the current administration ever ends, many people in (and around) it will need to be prosecuted. From influence peddling to flat-out murder, their crimes seem to accumulate each and every day.
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Hell yeah!
🚨 NEW: 22 states, DC, and 3 governors just filed a legal challenge over a $5 billion “contingency fund” meant to keep SNAP benefits going.
🚨 NEW: 22 states, DC, and 3 governors just filed a legal challenge over a $5 billion “contingency fund” meant to keep SNAP benefits going.
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hell yeah!
🚨 NEW: 22 states, DC, and 3 governors just filed a legal challenge over a $5 billion “contingency fund” meant to keep SNAP benefits going.
🚨 NEW: 22 states, DC, and 3 governors just filed a legal challenge over a $5 billion “contingency fund” meant to keep SNAP benefits going.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
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"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the day’s arrests and incidents..."
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the day’s arrests and incidents..."
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
October 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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the struggle to be
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the struggle to be
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October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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the struggle to be
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the struggle to be
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Tantra Diagram for computing astronomical periods, used for meditation, India, 18th century
July 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Tantra Diagram for computing astronomical periods, used for meditation, India, 18th century
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𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝟬
mixed media #collage on paper
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#collageart #collageartist #abstract #abstractart #abstractartist #artistsofbluesky
mixed media #collage on paper
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#collageart #collageartist #abstract #abstractart #abstractartist #artistsofbluesky
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝟬
mixed media #collage on paper
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#collageart #collageartist #abstract #abstractart #abstractartist #artistsofbluesky
mixed media #collage on paper
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#collageart #collageartist #abstract #abstractart #abstractartist #artistsofbluesky
October 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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