Kenny Smith
@kennysmith.org
Adventuring with @laurensmith.bsky.social. Cyclist, reader, builder.
On the side: professor of sports communication and media, professor of communication studies.
Formerly: reporter, news anchor, producer, adviser.
https://www.kennysmith.org
On the side: professor of sports communication and media, professor of communication studies.
Formerly: reporter, news anchor, producer, adviser.
https://www.kennysmith.org
Folds some optimism and vision of the future in, right after that section, and @jamestalarico.bsky.social will have an impressive, impressive bit of rhetoric.
This is what embodying the American spirit looks like.
Alex Pretti is America.
Renee Good is America.
Liam Ramos is America.
We are all the disenfranchised, downtrodden, and despondent. They are us.
H/t @jamestalarico.bsky.social
Alex Pretti is America.
Renee Good is America.
Liam Ramos is America.
We are all the disenfranchised, downtrodden, and despondent. They are us.
H/t @jamestalarico.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Folds some optimism and vision of the future in, right after that section, and @jamestalarico.bsky.social will have an impressive, impressive bit of rhetoric.
Google’s 12-month revenue was $385.48B, meaning this fine is less than 0.02 percent of what they made in the last year.
This is the cost of doing business.
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This is the cost of doing business.
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Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations
The claimants say Google Assistant recorded private conversations without their knowledge.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Google’s 12-month revenue was $385.48B, meaning this fine is less than 0.02 percent of what they made in the last year.
This is the cost of doing business.
stockanalysis.com/stocks/googl...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Via @michaelmirer.bsky.social
This is the cost of doing business.
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Now someone get this on Facebook and someone else launch a thousand think pieces on how SNL will give permission to Gen Xers and Boomers.
This is the sharpest political skit I’ve seen on SNL in quite some time. youtu.be/-wQhY5CMMl4?...
Mom Confession - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Now someone get this on Facebook and someone else launch a thousand think pieces on how SNL will give permission to Gen Xers and Boomers.
Four things are going to happen next weekend.
Some people will hate this show beforehand.
Some people won’t understand the show.
It’ll be a great show.
Some people will hate that show after the fact.
Some people will hate this show beforehand.
Some people won’t understand the show.
It’ll be a great show.
Some people will hate that show after the fact.
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Four things are going to happen next weekend.
Some people will hate this show beforehand.
Some people won’t understand the show.
It’ll be a great show.
Some people will hate that show after the fact.
Some people will hate this show beforehand.
Some people won’t understand the show.
It’ll be a great show.
Some people will hate that show after the fact.
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A reminder that Bad Bunny performs in front of the biggest audience on earth in seven days
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
A reminder that Bad Bunny performs in front of the biggest audience on earth in seven days
Hey! Look! I never have to click another Axios link!
He said, not for the first time.
He said, not for the first time.
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Hey! Look! I never have to click another Axios link!
He said, not for the first time.
He said, not for the first time.
Who’s doing that thing where they monitor his sales before and after every thing he does through the Super Bowl?
Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."
February 2, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Who’s doing that thing where they monitor his sales before and after every thing he does through the Super Bowl?
Listened to an AI narrated Winter Olympics tutorial on Peacock. Dreadful.
“This is about slalom. Also, I can’t pronounce slalom.”
NBC has pros who can do this in one take. (But if they are busy, I, a former broadcast professional, can record in one take.)
Care, guys. You paid a lot for this.
“This is about slalom. Also, I can’t pronounce slalom.”
NBC has pros who can do this in one take. (But if they are busy, I, a former broadcast professional, can record in one take.)
Care, guys. You paid a lot for this.
the peacock logo is on a black background and has a rainbow of colors .
ALT: the peacock logo is on a black background and has a rainbow of colors .
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Listened to an AI narrated Winter Olympics tutorial on Peacock. Dreadful.
“This is about slalom. Also, I can’t pronounce slalom.”
NBC has pros who can do this in one take. (But if they are busy, I, a former broadcast professional, can record in one take.)
Care, guys. You paid a lot for this.
“This is about slalom. Also, I can’t pronounce slalom.”
NBC has pros who can do this in one take. (But if they are busy, I, a former broadcast professional, can record in one take.)
Care, guys. You paid a lot for this.
“… you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children..”
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
“… you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children..”
Not everyone knows this, so …
If you run third-party accounts of any sort used by multiple people (who come and go) create a list of all logins and passwords. Regularly update both.
When a person moves on, for any reason, update passwords and your list.
This isn’t hard and will save you grief.
If you run third-party accounts of any sort used by multiple people (who come and go) create a list of all logins and passwords. Regularly update both.
When a person moves on, for any reason, update passwords and your list.
This isn’t hard and will save you grief.
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ALT: an orange background with white asterisks in a white rectangle
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Not everyone knows this, so …
If you run third-party accounts of any sort used by multiple people (who come and go) create a list of all logins and passwords. Regularly update both.
When a person moves on, for any reason, update passwords and your list.
This isn’t hard and will save you grief.
If you run third-party accounts of any sort used by multiple people (who come and go) create a list of all logins and passwords. Regularly update both.
When a person moves on, for any reason, update passwords and your list.
This isn’t hard and will save you grief.
You wonder if those guys felt silly posing for photos in the desert in their wool uniforms.
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
You wonder if those guys felt silly posing for photos in the desert in their wool uniforms.
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I will close for two years for renovations starting in July.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I will close for two years for renovations starting in July.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Uh oh.
“I read that Roman Polanski is a father figure to him. So that role might already be filled.”
“I read that Roman Polanski is a father figure to him. So that role might already be filled.”
“One thing reporters try to do is to spotlight ideas or news stories, and what you’re trying to do is spotlight her face and its beauty. I do see a real similarity there.”
What a “Melania” Cinematographer Hoped to Accomplish
Dante Spinotti has had a legendary Hollywood career. Why is he making propaganda for the Trump family?
www.newyorker.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Uh oh.
“I read that Roman Polanski is a father figure to him. So that role might already be filled.”
“I read that Roman Polanski is a father figure to him. So that role might already be filled.”
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ESPN gained approvals from the Trump administration to close on its deal involving NFL Media just a few days after the league signed a contract with the Trump administration to create a public-private partnership promoting football overseas.
ESPN closes NFL Media deal following DOJ approval
February 1, 2026 - It is unclear what, if any, concessions ESPN and the NFL made to the Trump administration to seal the deal.
thedesk.net
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
ESPN gained approvals from the Trump administration to close on its deal involving NFL Media just a few days after the league signed a contract with the Trump administration to create a public-private partnership promoting football overseas.
Occasionally I think of the little restaurant we found just outside the Vatican's walls in 2010. There was a sign in the window, in English: We don't serve spaghetti.
How many tourists come in and ask for spaghetti before you preemptively hang a sign?
How many tourists come in and ask for spaghetti before you preemptively hang a sign?
I'm just saying, they aren't wrong, and I would def try a franks and fries topped pizza.
February 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Occasionally I think of the little restaurant we found just outside the Vatican's walls in 2010. There was a sign in the window, in English: We don't serve spaghetti.
How many tourists come in and ask for spaghetti before you preemptively hang a sign?
How many tourists come in and ask for spaghetti before you preemptively hang a sign?
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“Liam’s release is an important development, and we hope it will lead to positive developments for other families as well, including our other four students who are being held at the Dilley facility in Texas,” district officials said.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Liam’s release is an important development, and we hope it will lead to positive developments for other families as well, including our other four students who are being held at the Dilley facility in Texas,” district officials said.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
In addition to realizing different newsrooms will need different solutions, the different newsrooms might think about all of this from the point of view of cultivating and maintaining community value and trust.
I believe in this strategy, it also is also one that is less viable the smaller the outlet. In a general market failure we also need to figure different solutions for different newsrooms.
chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
Paywall-free news coverage of ICE raids, deportation campaign aids those who need it most
Paywalls create a two-tiered citizenry — one that can afford to be informed, and one that cannot, actor and political activist John Cusack writes.
chicago.suntimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
In addition to realizing different newsrooms will need different solutions, the different newsrooms might think about all of this from the point of view of cultivating and maintaining community value and trust.
Solved this mystery last July.
In this case, “We” means “mine.”
So you see, it IS all about the pronouns.
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In this case, “We” means “mine.”
So you see, it IS all about the pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/kenn...
when trump said in 2024 that America was going to enter a new "golden age," he meant for himself
There is so much corruption in this one story. Not even mentioned in the summary, the $500M investment in World Liberty Financial came before the UAE won access to U.S. AI chips
February 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Solved this mystery last July.
In this case, “We” means “mine.”
So you see, it IS all about the pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/kenn...
In this case, “We” means “mine.”
So you see, it IS all about the pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/kenn...
I am announcing I’m not going to Florida anytime soon.
The surgeon general of Florida announced that ALL vaccine mandates in Florida will be ended.
February 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I am announcing I’m not going to Florida anytime soon.
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He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason
Again, whatever adviser decided to go away from “Weird!” in 2025 should be banished to doing nothing more than city council elections in Sausalito for the rest of their career.
(Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social)
(Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social)
The party of small government now proposes marriage camps!
Project 2025 at work👇🙄
Project 2025 at work👇🙄
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Again, whatever adviser decided to go away from “Weird!” in 2025 should be banished to doing nothing more than city council elections in Sausalito for the rest of their career.
(Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social)
(Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social)
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Chris Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "If you're a conservative in this country, you should care about the fact that your govt is intentionally hurting kids. You should care about the fact that this govt is violating the 4th, 2nd, and 1st Amendment every single day. This is a lawless administration."
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Chris Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "If you're a conservative in this country, you should care about the fact that your govt is intentionally hurting kids. You should care about the fact that this govt is violating the 4th, 2nd, and 1st Amendment every single day. This is a lawless administration."
The GenAI spots, in particular, will surely be ratchetty trash.
NBCU says some brands are paying a record $10M+ for 30-second Super Bowl ad slots this year, with advertisers paying an average of $8M, matching 2025's peak (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
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Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The GenAI spots, in particular, will surely be ratchetty trash.
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We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
JUST IN: The five-year-old Columbia Heights Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, are on their way home.
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
“Don’t let anyone tell you this isn’t your home.”
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“Don’t let anyone tell you this isn’t your home.”