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Smiling Steve

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I apologize in advance if it hurts, but if you post Current Affairs, I will share with you exactly what I think. Cameos by our cat, sourdough bread & our 11-acre farm. I also use Bluesky to connect with entrepreneurs who might make decent podcast guests.

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 27

The fact that POTUS is using the FAFO acronym on social media seems like emaculate proof to me that there are no depths to which he will not descend.

Are you scared yet?

We must fight this madman.

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Aug 31

Well .. I dropped out of hanging out here due to a massive business thing I was doing. Did we excommunicate all of the MAGAites yet?

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Feb 25

Yes, @eoldoula.bsky.social .. we do

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Feb 25

Un fuck ing bel ieva ble

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Feb 25

The majority of the TECH STAFF just quit their jobs at DOGE!

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Feb 16

Still snowing

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Feb 4

Americans must feel like mushrooms.

Here are the numbers supplied by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 29

Clearly, they dont have principals to stick to, Trump and his merry men blow with the wind and use caos as a distraction.

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 29

Canada was 83% no.

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jan 29

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 27

The fact that POTUS is using the FAFO acronym on social media seems like emaculate proof to me that there are no depths to which he will not descend.

Are you scared yet?

We must fight this madman.

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 26

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Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat

Liberals spent the president-elect’s first term trying and failing to kick him out of office. This time out, they need to turn the White House into a prison.

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 25

"President Trump is changing the terms of world trade. The response of the rest of the world to this is as important as what the Trump administration itself decides."

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Davos elite nod along as Trump delivers ultimatum

President Trump's 'America First' message takes shape, as the rest of the world begins to digest what it might mean for them and global trade.

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 24

The storuly of YouTube's @physicsgirl is mindblowing.

She was getting millions of viewers for everyone of her videos .. she got married, got Covid, then suffered from Ling Covid.

She just stood on her own for the first time in 2 years!

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Dianna stands for the first time in 2 years!

YouTube video by Physics Girl

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 24

It's who she is married to. The only emotion she could show is revoltion

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jan 23

The thought of having to look at the Ice Queen for the next four years sends chills down my spine.

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 24

"Unless Canadian oil is excluded from the tariffs, gas prices could jump by 20 to 50 cents a gallon in the Great Lakes region because refineries there are most reliant on Canadian oil, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy"

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 24

"That’s why some on Wall Street believe Trump is bluffing. Investors are not dumping stocks. CEOs are not panicking. Economists have not dimmed their growth forecasts."

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Trump could do incredible damage to Mexico and Canada with a single signature | CNN Business

President Donald Trump, with the stroke of a pen, could plunge America’s closest neighbors into recession.

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 24

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Stephanie Ruhle: America decided to ‘F around and find out’

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 23

I realized what really bothers Trump about what Musk did (the Natzi salute) .. he is not disturbed by the reference as much as he feels this:

"I am better than Hitler!"

A screenshot of Elon Musk doing the Natzi salute

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 21

Yep

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 20

"Live to fight another day" can be prudent.

In the case of the Republucans, letting Trump get away with an attempted insurection that also endangered their lives, it was merely cowardice.

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 20

Lettuce or other veg in plastic bags/wraps and any pre-made products that are not dry and not canned can have salmonella.

The canning process involves cooking the contents in the can, which kills bacteria, or canned food would not be exempt.

ADVICE: Buy wisely & make dinner & treats from scratch.

This is a screenshot of a news item about a salmonella recall over small meat pies

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 19

The difference between worth/price or value:

Crypto is worth the same as anything else you can buy, whatever anyone will pay for it.

Real estate & certain stocks are not like crypto. They have value.

Price can be irrational, but value is not derived by hype.

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 18

He's a lengend in one way only ... inside his own mind

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 18

Decoding Donald Trump's new official portrait - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/article...

Decoding Donald Trump's new official portrait

Photographers describe the photo as "serious", "ominous" and a "message picture".

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Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 17

With Trump in power, we won't have any research work done to create a vaccine for this virus.

Also: barn raised chickens are not even close to being as healthy as those raised naturally on grass.

A study in the UK showed that grass raised chickens were far less susceptible to bird flu infections.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Jan 17

I’m sure this is nothing

www.news-medical.net/news/2025011...

Smiling Steve @smilingsteve.bsky.social · Jan 16

Not just groceries. Since Canada ships a lot of softwood to the U.S. for construction, and Trump is threatening tarrifs, I would not be surprised if Canada levied an export tax.

Watch out, it is going yo get ugly (and expensive).