Daren Smith
@darensmith.bsky.social
Free agent editor/writer who’s covered the NHL, the Olympics, minor league baseball, NJ politics. Looking for work.
I’m beginning to think things aren’t on the up-and-up at the White House.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I’m beginning to think things aren’t on the up-and-up at the White House.
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GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Again, the consultants who told @governorwalz.mn.gov to stop calling these people weird should quit politics ASAP.
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Again, the consultants who told @governorwalz.mn.gov to stop calling these people weird should quit politics ASAP.
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NEW: Alan Dershowitz tells Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor "You are a real mensch:" Newly released emails show that Florida federal prosecutors had "social" meetings with Epstein's lawyers as they worked to mitigate the sex trafficker's sentence. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
As Epstein’s cushy jail sentence raised concerns, his lawyers went on charm offensive
The Epstein Files show how his attorneys mixed personal and business relationships with prosecutors who had agreed to settle Epstein’s case.
www.miamiherald.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
NEW: Alan Dershowitz tells Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor "You are a real mensch:" Newly released emails show that Florida federal prosecutors had "social" meetings with Epstein's lawyers as they worked to mitigate the sex trafficker's sentence. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
Hard to believe he went with the greatest hits instead of having Leavitt, Pirro, Habba, Noem, Wiles and Bondi perform a seductive version of “Santa Baby.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Hard to believe he went with the greatest hits instead of having Leavitt, Pirro, Habba, Noem, Wiles and Bondi perform a seductive version of “Santa Baby.”
FFS.
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
FFS.
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Being the director of the FBI and releasing a couples podcast while a mass shooter is on the loose is a wild choice
lot of awful and insane stuff going on. but if you really want to have a brain bleed this holiday season don't lose sight of Stephen Miller's wife doing a video podcast with the FBI director and his gf about their love life
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Being the director of the FBI and releasing a couples podcast while a mass shooter is on the loose is a wild choice
She saw the tweet.
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
She saw the tweet.
If he’s talking, he’s lying. sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
December 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If he’s talking, he’s lying. sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
Finally, a worthy cause. For how long have we been asking, “Where will the next generation of investors come from?”
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Finally, a worthy cause. For how long have we been asking, “Where will the next generation of investors come from?”
It’s nostalgic that the president has adopted a “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding his MRI.
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It’s nostalgic that the president has adopted a “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding his MRI.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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In which Patton Oswalt tells Jay Mohr Joe Rogan is like the new L Ron Hubbard
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In which Patton Oswalt tells Jay Mohr Joe Rogan is like the new L Ron Hubbard
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
If only the folks putting trillions into AI invested a tiny fraction in, you know, people
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If only the folks putting trillions into AI invested a tiny fraction in, you know, people
During a recent Transatlantic phone call:
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
During a recent Transatlantic phone call:
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We are witnessing a swift and sweeping consolidation of media (traditional and social) into the hands of a small number of billionaires who are actively aligned/aligning (both via free will and coercion) with Trump and his right wing political party. This is (I’ll say it) a fascist project.
September 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We are witnessing a swift and sweeping consolidation of media (traditional and social) into the hands of a small number of billionaires who are actively aligned/aligning (both via free will and coercion) with Trump and his right wing political party. This is (I’ll say it) a fascist project.
This hits so hard.
In addition to backstopping the greatest hockey team I’ve ever seen, his books — “The Game” and “Home Game” — are two of the best ever written about the sport. www.nhl.com/canadiens/ne...
In addition to backstopping the greatest hockey team I’ve ever seen, his books — “The Game” and “Home Game” — are two of the best ever written about the sport. www.nhl.com/canadiens/ne...
The Montreal Canadiens mourn the passing of Ken Dryden | Montréal Canadiens
Hall-of-Fame goaltender won six Stanley Cups with the team
www.nhl.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This hits so hard.
In addition to backstopping the greatest hockey team I’ve ever seen, his books — “The Game” and “Home Game” — are two of the best ever written about the sport. www.nhl.com/canadiens/ne...
In addition to backstopping the greatest hockey team I’ve ever seen, his books — “The Game” and “Home Game” — are two of the best ever written about the sport. www.nhl.com/canadiens/ne...