Alistair Smith
@redsunblues.bsky.social
Exceptional
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We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
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"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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January 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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I just called the FBI hotline for terrorism tips and reported the United States government murdering people in Minneapolis.
Every, single American should do this.
1 (866) 347-2423
Every, single American should do this.
1 (866) 347-2423
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I just called the FBI hotline for terrorism tips and reported the United States government murdering people in Minneapolis.
Every, single American should do this.
1 (866) 347-2423
Every, single American should do this.
1 (866) 347-2423
So rare for there to be anything to celebrate when the world's worst people are in charge 👍
Republicans help force a vote on ACA subsidies. Trump’s denial about the economy keeps falling flat. Democrats surge again in a Kentucky special. And amid last weekend's horrors, a hero at Bondi Beach reminds us what decency looks like. A much-needed look at this week's bright spots.
Our Wins Of The Week
In yet another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership, four Republicans joined Democrats this week to sign Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition to bring a 3-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies to the House floor.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So rare for there to be anything to celebrate when the world's worst people are in charge 👍
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
@ledbydonkeys.org doing real journalism as usual while the BBC continue to regularly platform Farage and other traitors
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
@ledbydonkeys.org doing real journalism as usual while the BBC continue to regularly platform Farage and other traitors
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is how to stand up to fascist cowards. With absolutely no fear and a fuck load of swearing.
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She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is how to stand up to fascist cowards. With absolutely no fear and a fuck load of swearing.
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But no, we mustn't call it fascism.
Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
But no, we mustn't call it fascism.
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I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
We escaped war and torture but now we feel unsafe in Britain
Special report: Amid protests and rising aggression towards asylum seekers across the country, we spoke to those being targeted
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
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People mostly like Orcas because of that film - Free Willy. But, as a marine biologist, let me tell you right now that Orcas are massive cunts.
August 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
People mostly like Orcas because of that film - Free Willy. But, as a marine biologist, let me tell you right now that Orcas are massive cunts.
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I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
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P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
December 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
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It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
Show this piece of shit that weirdos and fascists are not welcome here.
Well, maybe not the weirdos bit - we have plenty of them to be fair.
stoptrump.org.uk
Well, maybe not the weirdos bit - we have plenty of them to be fair.
stoptrump.org.uk
April 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Show this piece of shit that weirdos and fascists are not welcome here.
Well, maybe not the weirdos bit - we have plenty of them to be fair.
stoptrump.org.uk
Well, maybe not the weirdos bit - we have plenty of them to be fair.
stoptrump.org.uk
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"It was at this point that the defendant's case collapsed"
April 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"It was at this point that the defendant's case collapsed"
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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The year is 2038. Texas has just completed its third nuclear strike against Oklahoma. In Washington, Elon Musk's Legion Of Children is engaged in a last stand in the DOGE basement.
In London, the Conservatives warn that an agreement to sell cheese to France is putting at risk a US trade deal.
In London, the Conservatives warn that an agreement to sell cheese to France is putting at risk a US trade deal.
April 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The year is 2038. Texas has just completed its third nuclear strike against Oklahoma. In Washington, Elon Musk's Legion Of Children is engaged in a last stand in the DOGE basement.
In London, the Conservatives warn that an agreement to sell cheese to France is putting at risk a US trade deal.
In London, the Conservatives warn that an agreement to sell cheese to France is putting at risk a US trade deal.
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We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
The speed of America's descent is chilling.
Fuck fascism.
Fuck fascism.
April 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The speed of America's descent is chilling.
Fuck fascism.
Fuck fascism.
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Flashback to three months ago: Wall Street was excited because Trump would let say them say the word 'retard' www.ft.com/content/cf87...
April 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Flashback to three months ago: Wall Street was excited because Trump would let say them say the word 'retard' www.ft.com/content/cf87...
Failed state
With Yoon removed from office today, by my count that makes 34 democratic leaders convicted since 2010. Only one—Trump—faced no real consequences. Trump's actions weren't uncommon. What was exceptional was how our institutions failed to hold him accountable.
April 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Failed state
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I often give MSM headline-writers/editors a hard time on framing of political news.
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone
April 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I often give MSM headline-writers/editors a hard time on framing of political news.
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone