Ceci Smith
@kittenclever.bsky.social
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This is a photo of the surface of an asteroid
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
December 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is a photo of the surface of an asteroid
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
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"Trump is supporting the Arts" - my man is literally gutting the National Endowment for the Arts, which they cannot conceive of as anything beyond Les Mis or the Beach Boys performing at Mar A Lago
December 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"Trump is supporting the Arts" - my man is literally gutting the National Endowment for the Arts, which they cannot conceive of as anything beyond Les Mis or the Beach Boys performing at Mar A Lago
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We recently launched ProPublica Narrated, a podcast feed where you can listen to our best long-form investigations, read out loud.
First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We recently launched ProPublica Narrated, a podcast feed where you can listen to our best long-form investigations, read out loud.
First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
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This is what Bari Weiss et al think "censorship" actually is; when subordinates criticize their superiors. That has been the bedrock of the entire "cancel culture" discourse in elite media; rage at the idea that students, women, journalists, interns, etc might be able to speak against the boss.
The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision.
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is what Bari Weiss et al think "censorship" actually is; when subordinates criticize their superiors. That has been the bedrock of the entire "cancel culture" discourse in elite media; rage at the idea that students, women, journalists, interns, etc might be able to speak against the boss.
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67 Senators could remove RFK Jr. today but there aren’t 67 Senators who care about Americans’ lives, health, or wellbeing. Babies will die. Our leaders hate us.
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
67 Senators could remove RFK Jr. today but there aren’t 67 Senators who care about Americans’ lives, health, or wellbeing. Babies will die. Our leaders hate us.
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a) This is ILLEGAL (essentially, it's vandalism)
b) It looks like crap (different fonts/styles, two "the"s for no apparent reason...
c) It's totally disgraceful on every level bluevirginia.us/2025/12/frid... h/t @phillewis.bsky.social
b) It looks like crap (different fonts/styles, two "the"s for no apparent reason...
c) It's totally disgraceful on every level bluevirginia.us/2025/12/frid... h/t @phillewis.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
a) This is ILLEGAL (essentially, it's vandalism)
b) It looks like crap (different fonts/styles, two "the"s for no apparent reason...
c) It's totally disgraceful on every level bluevirginia.us/2025/12/frid... h/t @phillewis.bsky.social
b) It looks like crap (different fonts/styles, two "the"s for no apparent reason...
c) It's totally disgraceful on every level bluevirginia.us/2025/12/frid... h/t @phillewis.bsky.social
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So, not a bonus. Robbing Peter to pay Paul, who are in this case the same person
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So, not a bonus. Robbing Peter to pay Paul, who are in this case the same person
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Surprise! It’s another scam!
Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Surprise! It’s another scam!
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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"The @HouseDemocrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits has reached 218 signatures. @SpeakerJohnson: Bring the bill to the floor IMMEDIATELY...My constituents can’t wait another day." - Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) bluevirginia.us/2025/12/form...
December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"The @HouseDemocrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits has reached 218 signatures. @SpeakerJohnson: Bring the bill to the floor IMMEDIATELY...My constituents can’t wait another day." - Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) bluevirginia.us/2025/12/form...
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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on GOPers letting ACA tax credits expire:
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
"We live in the richest country in the history of the world. We have a trillionaire.... And yet we're being told millions of people need to lose their health care because we can't afford it? That's obscene."
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As data centers pop up in every corner of the country, their electricity demands are spiking rates for everyone.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As data centers pop up in every corner of the country, their electricity demands are spiking rates for everyone.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
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This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
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O, horrible, O, horrible, most horrible!
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
O, horrible, O, horrible, most horrible!
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Prasad, Makary and others who claim that COVID19 vaccines killed 10 children are not telling the truth.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
Scoop: FDA vaccine chief’s memo cited 10 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine deaths—but the agency’s own analysis found 0–7.
Dr. Vinay Prasad circulated a memo before FDA scientists finished their work. His conclusions overshot what the agency’s own analysts ultimately found.
insidemedicine.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Prasad, Makary and others who claim that COVID19 vaccines killed 10 children are not telling the truth.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
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Omg not now, black fungus inside Chernobyl exclusion zone
December 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Omg not now, black fungus inside Chernobyl exclusion zone
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The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It's hard to have weathered a life of hearing conspiracy theories you know can't be true, and are provably wrong, only to live long enough where a true conspiracy occurs, out in the open, for all to see, and you feel crazier and crazier as it worsens day by day by day.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court seems likely to expand president's power and back Trump's firing of independent-agency board members.
December 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's hard to have weathered a life of hearing conspiracy theories you know can't be true, and are provably wrong, only to live long enough where a true conspiracy occurs, out in the open, for all to see, and you feel crazier and crazier as it worsens day by day by day.
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Here’s the NHS [UK] schedule: www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
NHS vaccinations and when to have them
A full list of the routine vaccinations offered on the NHS and when they should be given.
www.nhs.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Here’s the NHS [UK] schedule: www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
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US parents should look to the recommended vaccine schedules of either the Irish HSE or British NHS. These are the govt health services of each country. Here’s the link: www.hse.ie/eng/health/i...
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
US parents should look to the recommended vaccine schedules of either the Irish HSE or British NHS. These are the govt health services of each country. Here’s the link: www.hse.ie/eng/health/i...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Trump and his criminal administration are at war with the idea of truth.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump and his criminal administration are at war with the idea of truth.