smash05.bsky.social
@smash05.bsky.social
Public Defender, Juvenile Practitioner, Volunteer First Responder.
Why am I awake.
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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War-ravaged Portland
September 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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I love Steve. Dearly

He’s the kindest, most selfless, hardworking, funniest SOB you’ll ever meet

He was severely injured at work this weekend during the heinous shooting in Nashua, NH

If you can, please donate to help him get back on his feet
Donate to Help us with Steve Burtman's Recovery!, organized by Joseph Chaitin
Hey, it's your old pal Joe. As most of you have probably heard, my good buddy St… Joseph Chaitin needs your support for Help us with Steve Burtman's Recovery!
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September 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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I don't know who needs to hear this but slavery was bad.
August 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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There is more to you than others know. You have your internal struggles, your demons, your doubts. But you also have strengths, aspirations, pride in your accomplishments and what you are capable of. You do not need to prove it to anyone, but you are worthy.
August 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Heads up DC! There is a checkpoint being set up at 14th & V and 14th & W.

Folks in that area or if you know people likely to be traveling through that area, please tell your people!
August 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Hello! I have written a short article about the atomic bombings, and the anniversary that I think gets overlooked — when Truman *stopped* further atomic bombing, and why he did so. thebulletin.org/2025/08/trum...
Truman never ordered the use of the atomic bombs—but he did order atomic bombings to be stopped
On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, President Truman deserves credit for the first use of the atomic bomb in war. But he also deserves some credit for the fact that atomi...
thebulletin.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A longer video of the collision between PLA Navy destroyer Guilin and a Chinese coast guard ship as they pursued a Philippines coast guard patrol vessel about 10 miles east of Scarborough Shoal
August 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Only 41 Minutes late to remind you. A college professor saved the Union at Gettysburg.
a man with a beard is standing in front of a group of soldiers in uniform .
ALT: a man with a beard is standing in front of a group of soldiers in uniform .
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July 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Thank you to @lastweektonight.com for focusing on the urgent need to transform the juvenile legal system and for highlighting that, "Kids should be provided access to legal counsel at every step of the system."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pya-...
Juvenile Justice: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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June 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil.
May 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Honor has no price tag. It is bought only through actions, through conducting yourself with integrity, with kindness towards others, with ferocity towards those who promote hatred and bigotry. Nor can anybody, no matter how wealthy, buy it or take it from you. Honor is priceless.
April 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Today's photo I took of the "Bloody Road" at Antietam National Battlefield in 2014 in Maryland. It's a reminder that civil war has happened before. I'd prefer a peaceful resolution, but I don't know if it will happen. #photography #photooftheday ##civilwar 📷 #nationalparks
March 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight.

This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
March 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
March 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Nazis headed to Government Center
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February 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
LGBTQIA minors make up 40% of the endangered minor runaway population. They are 120% more likely to be unhoused. They are also uniquely at risk for exploitation and trafficking.

This is breathtakingly evil.
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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LGBTQIA minors make up 40% of the endangered minor runaway population. They are 120% more likely to be unhoused. They are also uniquely at risk for exploitation and trafficking.

This is breathtakingly evil.
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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A lone voice speaking truth may be drowned by a cacophonous enemy. But when true warriors stand together, add their voices to a chorus, the words gain the power to sweep away any perfidious clamor. Today of all days, add your voice, warriors, and sing for what's right.
February 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Chef José Andrés gets emotional when he is awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden for his work with World Central Kitchen.

💕
January 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM