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Roman Smith

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Explorer. Blue (just like my dress.) Despise MAGAts. Live in Hollywood, CA. romanscalifornia.com

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · Apr 30

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After 100 days of P47, I will be dramatically scaling back my nightly updates. I knew we would have lots of activity from P47, but the daily flood is too much to continue at the rate I've been keeping.

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 5h

The entire Admin needs to rot in Hell

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 5h

I might agree, but I think that gives Ollie North too much credit. I'd give Nixon more credit for P47 than I'd give Ollie North

Then again, I'm still pissed that Nixon never paying a price paved the way for Ronnie to engage in Iran/Contra in the first place

Friggin' GOPers can all rot in hell, IMO

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 5h

That is one of the more despicable actions I've seen from ICE yet; in a closed environment like that, I might call that attempted murder (I'm being serious)

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 6h

You speak rather kindly of her, IMO 🤷‍♀️

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, Wolf, that minor detail kinda suck, huh? ☹️

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 6h

Seems to me that the rule for GOPers is that anything they do must be done antithetical to the Bible

But I'm an atheist, so what do I know... 🤷‍♀️

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 6h

I just have difficulty with how people are proud to openly advocate for fascism 🙄 ☹️

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 6h

Much better question! 😀

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 6h

Agree completely.

I have difficulty distinguishing bw The Church, Republicans, and dictators these days...thou shalt obey Daddy in the patriarchy, don't dare speak up or disagree, adhere strictly to the standards set before you, etc

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 6h

He turned healthcare, education and homes into profit industries, rather than public good industries

That's why all the gains from the past 45 years have gone to the upper crust, while those at the bottom have gotten nothing (except massive debt)

We still live under Reagan's economic model now 😡

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

State-wide would be good 👍

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

I'm sorry, did you say:

'socialists, welfare queens, or gay men'

or

'Dems, black people, and trans folks?'

🤷‍♀️

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

I won't disagree

Gee, Pres hates Medicare, and Pres bashing on black people today. About which Pres am I speaking, Ronnie or P47?

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

TBF, the only concepts he actually understands revolve around corruption and being a narcissistic bully 🤷‍♀️

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

I can certainly understand Robert's take, and I agree w/ Dakota, re New Deal; but I note this thread, while mentioning Civil Rights Era, New Deal and Roberts, doesn't mention a little &*%^face named St Ronnie (may he suffer not in peace 😡)

Bastard is our counterpart to FDR, IMO

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

About that, 'free and fair' thing you said...

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · Feb 27

Jan 24 2025
Here is the @gregpalast.bsky.social piece detailing voter prevention in the 2024 election...voter purges, caging, ballot challenges, new restrictions on absentee voting, and more. Specific numbers tallied; this is absolutely a must-read

Always read anything from @gregpalast.bsky.social

Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won.

Here are the numbers...

gregpalast.com

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

Will you ever get used to P47 being in the Oval Office?

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

Just a short time ago that Dick Cheney became the only GOPer to say that being gay was acceptable*

*he has a lesbian daughter

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 8h

Good areas, though I can't testify so much to the pizza there; most of the pizza I got was from in Hollywood, east of Hlywd, south of Hlywd, and north of Hlywd.

Driving west would have meant traffic/parking issues, and my method was to pick up the pizza in person, and fly home with a hot pizza 🤷‍♀️

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 9h

On This Day (Oct 8) in 2025 (16/16)
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- John Bolton indictment reportedly imminent

Mindy O'Neall (D)
- won mayoral race in Fairbanks, AK last night
- defeated incumbent David Pruhs

Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 9h

On This Day (Oct 8) in 2025 (15/16)
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- P47 has begun drafting Insurrection Act justification
- press conference for Epstein survivors canceled
- SharpieGate guy confirmed by Senate (to dismantle NOAA)
- NYT will get full list of Elmo security clearances

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 9h

On This Day (Oct 8) in 2025 (14/16)
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Air traffic issues, p2
- staffing shortages at major airports
- Houston, Nashville, Dallas, Chicago O'Hare, Newark, etc
- more than 3,000 flights delayed yesterday
- US has a shortage of ~3,500 air traffic controllers

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 9h

On This Day (Oct 8) in 2025 (13/16)
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Air traffic issues, p1
- US govt is shut down
- air traffic controllers and TSA workers must work
- even though they're working, they're not getting paid
- absentee rates among those workers have grown this week
- airport traffic affected

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 9h

On This Day (Oct 8) in 2025 (12/16)
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P47 assholery, p4
- Q: 'Nobel Prize?'
- 'I settled seven wars, but perhaps they'll find'
- 'a reason not to give it to me'

- Q: 'Back pay?'
- 'most of them. Some being hurt very badly by Dems'
- 'they therefore won't qualify'

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Roman Smith @romansmith.bsky.social · 9h

On This Day (Oct 8) in 2025 (11/16)
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P47 assholery, p3
re, Antifa
- 'they have been very threatening to people'
- 'we're gonna be threatening to them'
- 'far more threatening to them than they were with us'
- 'that includes the people that fund them'

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