Walter Smith 🦋💙
@waltersmith.bsky.social
USian by Birth | Journalist by Schooling | Progressive by Choice
Biracial Son of an Immigrant & Stalwart Champion of Justice & Equity for All! 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
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#ChingaLaMigra
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#LoveIsLove
#StandWithIndigenousPeoples
Biracial Son of an Immigrant & Stalwart Champion of Justice & Equity for All! 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
#Handsoff
#ChingaLaMigra
#BlackLivesMatter
#LoveIsLove
#StandWithIndigenousPeoples
This is literally the visual representation of what the MAGA Right would like everyone to believe is happening in NYC because of the outcome of the mayoral race.
#escapefromNYC #MamdaniWins
#escapefromNYC #MamdaniWins
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is literally the visual representation of what the MAGA Right would like everyone to believe is happening in NYC because of the outcome of the mayoral race.
#escapefromNYC #MamdaniWins
#escapefromNYC #MamdaniWins
Is there hope that those that those Trump administration officials that planned, ordered and carried out these extrajudicial killings will ever be held accountable for these murders?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
Trinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat Attack
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Is there hope that those that those Trump administration officials that planned, ordered and carried out these extrajudicial killings will ever be held accountable for these murders?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
Fettered no more, sweet angel. Run free from the burdensome weight of this mortal coil. You are so loved and will be missed for the rest of my days.🐶💔
September 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Fettered no more, sweet angel. Run free from the burdensome weight of this mortal coil. You are so loved and will be missed for the rest of my days.🐶💔
Sarah Palin conjured up the notion of “death panels” in a bygone era of political deception that’s charmingly quaint by MAGA standards.
Infuriating to see GOP Senators pick up that mantle, set aside all semblances of morality and ready themselves to pass the heinously inhumane budget bill. Shame!
Infuriating to see GOP Senators pick up that mantle, set aside all semblances of morality and ready themselves to pass the heinously inhumane budget bill. Shame!
June 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Sarah Palin conjured up the notion of “death panels” in a bygone era of political deception that’s charmingly quaint by MAGA standards.
Infuriating to see GOP Senators pick up that mantle, set aside all semblances of morality and ready themselves to pass the heinously inhumane budget bill. Shame!
Infuriating to see GOP Senators pick up that mantle, set aside all semblances of morality and ready themselves to pass the heinously inhumane budget bill. Shame!
Oh lawdy! Please let this be AI.
June 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Oh lawdy! Please let this be AI.
So lemme get this straight…
Trump can bomb Iran but claim he’s warring against only Iran’s nuclear program and not Iran at large.
Does that mean he’s fine if Iran attacks US military facilities in Qatar but also pretends that they’re not attacking the US proper?
Trump can bomb Iran but claim he’s warring against only Iran’s nuclear program and not Iran at large.
Does that mean he’s fine if Iran attacks US military facilities in Qatar but also pretends that they’re not attacking the US proper?
June 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So lemme get this straight…
Trump can bomb Iran but claim he’s warring against only Iran’s nuclear program and not Iran at large.
Does that mean he’s fine if Iran attacks US military facilities in Qatar but also pretends that they’re not attacking the US proper?
Trump can bomb Iran but claim he’s warring against only Iran’s nuclear program and not Iran at large.
Does that mean he’s fine if Iran attacks US military facilities in Qatar but also pretends that they’re not attacking the US proper?
Being MAGA is such a PLMF — pretzel logic mind fuck.
June 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Being MAGA is such a PLMF — pretzel logic mind fuck.
This demented dotard loves to talk about himself in the third-person, but this is a case where he was also prognosticating his own future complicity.
June 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This demented dotard loves to talk about himself in the third-person, but this is a case where he was also prognosticating his own future complicity.
Reposted by Walter Smith 🦋💙
June 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Salmonberries are a common wild berry in the Pacific Northwest, thriving in coastal forests and along streams. They're an important food source for birds, bears & other wildlife, and have long been foraged by Indigenous peoples for food & medicinal uses.
#PNW #forage #salmonberry #wildberry #flora
#PNW #forage #salmonberry #wildberry #flora
June 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Salmonberries are a common wild berry in the Pacific Northwest, thriving in coastal forests and along streams. They're an important food source for birds, bears & other wildlife, and have long been foraged by Indigenous peoples for food & medicinal uses.
#PNW #forage #salmonberry #wildberry #flora
#PNW #forage #salmonberry #wildberry #flora
Siena finds her light, June 2025.
#iphone #photography #landscape #flora #flower #rhododendron #pink #pitbull #blacklab #doggo #sun #shadow #spring #summer #naturephotography #photooftheday #POTD #PNW
#iphone #photography #landscape #flora #flower #rhododendron #pink #pitbull #blacklab #doggo #sun #shadow #spring #summer #naturephotography #photooftheday #POTD #PNW
June 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Siena finds her light, June 2025.
#iphone #photography #landscape #flora #flower #rhododendron #pink #pitbull #blacklab #doggo #sun #shadow #spring #summer #naturephotography #photooftheday #POTD #PNW
#iphone #photography #landscape #flora #flower #rhododendron #pink #pitbull #blacklab #doggo #sun #shadow #spring #summer #naturephotography #photooftheday #POTD #PNW
We must never forget that the actions of Elon & the DOGE Bros have lead to an estimated 300K deaths (of which 2/3 were children) that didn't need to happen. Such appalling behavior for someone that purports to want to grow human population.
Equally appaling: Rubio's tacit blessing of these deaths.
Equally appaling: Rubio's tacit blessing of these deaths.
Analysis | Rubio’s claim that it’s ‘a lie’ that people have died from foreign-aid cuts
The secretary of state rejected convincing evidence documented in news reports and by disease modelers.
wapo.st
June 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We must never forget that the actions of Elon & the DOGE Bros have lead to an estimated 300K deaths (of which 2/3 were children) that didn't need to happen. Such appalling behavior for someone that purports to want to grow human population.
Equally appaling: Rubio's tacit blessing of these deaths.
Equally appaling: Rubio's tacit blessing of these deaths.
Autumn Rain (PNW, October 2024)
#PNW #iphone #outdoor #photography #tennis #leaves #rain #reflection #clouds #light
#PNW #iphone #outdoor #photography #tennis #leaves #rain #reflection #clouds #light
June 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Autumn Rain (PNW, October 2024)
#PNW #iphone #outdoor #photography #tennis #leaves #rain #reflection #clouds #light
#PNW #iphone #outdoor #photography #tennis #leaves #rain #reflection #clouds #light
RIP, Loretta Swit. Thanks to your character’s brilliantly quick wit, you always kept those boys in the Swamp in line. Thanks for the laughs.
May 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
RIP, Loretta Swit. Thanks to your character’s brilliantly quick wit, you always kept those boys in the Swamp in line. Thanks for the laughs.
The GOP media strategy in 3 easy steps.
May 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The GOP media strategy in 3 easy steps.
Liminal Light Stick, May 2025.
#PNW #urban #landscape #iphone #photography #dusk #twilight #liminal #light #evening
#PNW #urban #landscape #iphone #photography #dusk #twilight #liminal #light #evening
May 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Liminal Light Stick, May 2025.
#PNW #urban #landscape #iphone #photography #dusk #twilight #liminal #light #evening
#PNW #urban #landscape #iphone #photography #dusk #twilight #liminal #light #evening
Trump would have us believe that he's against governments taking land away from farmers. As private developer and POTUS, he has pushed for the equivalent legal tactics against private US land owners that stand in the way of his egomaniacal manifest destiny.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
When Trump Was the One Taking Land From Farmers
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trump would have us believe that he's against governments taking land away from farmers. As private developer and POTUS, he has pushed for the equivalent legal tactics against private US land owners that stand in the way of his egomaniacal manifest destiny.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
May 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Jenny, don’t lose that number.
May 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Jenny, don’t lose that number.
Purchased for $27.50 nearly 80 years ago as a presumed copy, the now-authenticated copy of the Magna Carta is just one of seven originally issued in 1300 that are known to have survived.
Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say
Document issued by Edward I in 1300 was bought by law school library for just $27 in 1946
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Purchased for $27.50 nearly 80 years ago as a presumed copy, the now-authenticated copy of the Magna Carta is just one of seven originally issued in 1300 that are known to have survived.
Happy Wishes to all the Mothers out there, courtesy of Mr. T.
May 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Happy Wishes to all the Mothers out there, courtesy of Mr. T.
Good on SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall — thank you for standing by your convictions, and against those who wish to erase vulnerable and marginalized communities.
NEW — Salt Lake City has adopted three new city flags, intended a way of circumventing a new state law that bans identity flags. The new flags incorporate designs for Pride, trans visibility and Juneteenth
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Salt Lake City mayor proposes a way to get around a state ban on Pride flags
The city’s three proposed new flags mix the existing Salt Lake City flag design with elements of identity flags that were barred from being flown at public buildings.
www.nbcnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Good on SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall — thank you for standing by your convictions, and against those who wish to erase vulnerable and marginalized communities.
It's time to impeach—but that's fantasy with this House.
Has Dementia Don slid so far during his first 100 days that he doesn't remember swearing an oath to uphold the US Constitution just a few short months ago?
He's gobsmacked that the millions he's trying to deport have due process rights.
Has Dementia Don slid so far during his first 100 days that he doesn't remember swearing an oath to uphold the US Constitution just a few short months ago?
He's gobsmacked that the millions he's trying to deport have due process rights.
Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution
The president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview.
wapo.st
May 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's time to impeach—but that's fantasy with this House.
Has Dementia Don slid so far during his first 100 days that he doesn't remember swearing an oath to uphold the US Constitution just a few short months ago?
He's gobsmacked that the millions he's trying to deport have due process rights.
Has Dementia Don slid so far during his first 100 days that he doesn't remember swearing an oath to uphold the US Constitution just a few short months ago?
He's gobsmacked that the millions he's trying to deport have due process rights.
JFK: Public investment as a means to broad uplift.
DJT: Disinvestment in public good, framed as “efficiency,” but functionally austerity for the many, comfort for the few.
JFK's idea of "a rising tide lifts all boats" is anathema to DJT's world view where many shouldn't even have their own boats.
DJT: Disinvestment in public good, framed as “efficiency,” but functionally austerity for the many, comfort for the few.
JFK's idea of "a rising tide lifts all boats" is anathema to DJT's world view where many shouldn't even have their own boats.
Trump's 2026 Budget Proposal Calls for $163 Billion in Cuts: Live Updates (Gift Article)
The president’s $1.7 trillion budget blueprint would cut $163 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, offering an outline of his vision for Washington and dramatically curtailing the role and reach of the f...
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
JFK: Public investment as a means to broad uplift.
DJT: Disinvestment in public good, framed as “efficiency,” but functionally austerity for the many, comfort for the few.
JFK's idea of "a rising tide lifts all boats" is anathema to DJT's world view where many shouldn't even have their own boats.
DJT: Disinvestment in public good, framed as “efficiency,” but functionally austerity for the many, comfort for the few.
JFK's idea of "a rising tide lifts all boats" is anathema to DJT's world view where many shouldn't even have their own boats.