@besmith63.bsky.social
Work in TV, kid and dog dad, WI transplant, follow all the WI sports teams, college/pro; Californicated
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Living in a doomscape isn’t the preferred method of living. That says, I do think it’s important to have a plan of how you would move forward should some thing happen. Basically earthquake preparedness for Democracy for the next 4 (?) years
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"In his second term, President Trump has cut more than 300,000 federal employees and stripped more than a million workers of their collective-bargaining rights." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers
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January 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"In his second term, President Trump has cut more than 300,000 federal employees and stripped more than a million workers of their collective-bargaining rights." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
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Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
What a crazy crazy game in Pittsburgh. The pressure on kickers is so profound and real. The swing between success and failure can be soul crushing. Loop will feel this for a long time, and he bailed out Baldwin, who failed in his own right. Wild.
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
What a crazy crazy game in Pittsburgh. The pressure on kickers is so profound and real. The swing between success and failure can be soul crushing. Loop will feel this for a long time, and he bailed out Baldwin, who failed in his own right. Wild.
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They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.
I don't really know what the administration hopes to gain by picking fights with the most well-liked pop artists in the United States. You're just generating backlash for no discernible reason outside of owning the libs.
Sabrina Carpenter ratioed the White House after it used her song in an ICE video.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
The Iowa wave to the kids at the Children’s Hospital at the end of the 1st quarter is one of the great traditions in college sports ❤️
October 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Iowa wave to the kids at the Children’s Hospital at the end of the 1st quarter is one of the great traditions in college sports ❤️
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AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
September 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
Sold the Disney stock today
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sold the Disney stock today
You have to wonder when they start targeting podcasters, pressuring platforms like Apple, Spotify, even Substack, to cancel the programming and accounts of those who speak ill of pretty much anything that the architects of Project 2025 oppose. It can happen here, and soon.
September 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
You have to wonder when they start targeting podcasters, pressuring platforms like Apple, Spotify, even Substack, to cancel the programming and accounts of those who speak ill of pretty much anything that the architects of Project 2025 oppose. It can happen here, and soon.
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So, Charlie Kirk was not a purveyor of hate, intolerance and disinformation and was instead a paragon of open debate and free speech, which is why anyone who says anything bad about the fellow needs to be identified and targeted so they'll shut up and maybe lose their jobs.
Cool. Just checking.
Cool. Just checking.
September 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So, Charlie Kirk was not a purveyor of hate, intolerance and disinformation and was instead a paragon of open debate and free speech, which is why anyone who says anything bad about the fellow needs to be identified and targeted so they'll shut up and maybe lose their jobs.
Cool. Just checking.
Cool. Just checking.
Citizens United, Donald Trump, and social media has really fucked this country up.
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Citizens United, Donald Trump, and social media has really fucked this country up.
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The United States could have great things like this. But we like to spend our money on kidnapping people and trafficking them to concentration camps instead. #Priorities
August 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The United States could have great things like this. But we like to spend our money on kidnapping people and trafficking them to concentration camps instead. #Priorities
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“Nobody’s talking about Rockbridge, and that’s exactly how they want it.”
Ashley on the Private Club for Billionaires where Vance, Thiel, etc. map out the right-wing takeover 🇺🇸
Ashley on the Private Club for Billionaires where Vance, Thiel, etc. map out the right-wing takeover 🇺🇸
August 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Nobody’s talking about Rockbridge, and that’s exactly how they want it.”
Ashley on the Private Club for Billionaires where Vance, Thiel, etc. map out the right-wing takeover 🇺🇸
Ashley on the Private Club for Billionaires where Vance, Thiel, etc. map out the right-wing takeover 🇺🇸
Not ironically they discovered it wasn’t a statue but Brady himself.
August 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Not ironically they discovered it wasn’t a statue but Brady himself.
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"The idea of Gutfeld calling someone else an asshole angered the gods so much that Gutfeld! went black. A few minutes later, the feed was re-established and all that remained was an ass print on Gutfeld’s chair. Fox cut to a commercial for reverse mortgages."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Greg Gutfeld Wants to Know Who the Asshole Is
Greg Gutfeld's latest gag is instructing conservatives to say to each other: “What up, my Nazi? Hey, what up, my Nazi?
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July 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"The idea of Gutfeld calling someone else an asshole angered the gods so much that Gutfeld! went black. A few minutes later, the feed was re-established and all that remained was an ass print on Gutfeld’s chair. Fox cut to a commercial for reverse mortgages."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
We seem to live in a daily hellscape where the question is always, what’s going to happen next. And there’s seemingly no retribution for the bad guys, who are pulling all the levers.
July 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We seem to live in a daily hellscape where the question is always, what’s going to happen next. And there’s seemingly no retribution for the bad guys, who are pulling all the levers.
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Yes, I flipped off a bigot harassing toddlers at a drag queen story hour. No, I won't apologize for it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXd7...
June 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Yes, I flipped off a bigot harassing toddlers at a drag queen story hour. No, I won't apologize for it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXd7...
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Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
June 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.