David Smith
@smithdavid.bsky.social
Nature lover. Enjoys fishing. Husband. Dad. King of Typos. Servant of Jesus. Avid reader. Dah-Do. Preacher. History buff. Likes chiasm (like this).
Everyone should watch this brief video. Pray for the hungry in this land.
Video: Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Replacing Fresh Food With Junk
The Trump administration has cut nearly a billion dollars in food aid, creating a scarcity crisis at food banks across the country. We traveled to Georgia to observe how a decades-old emergency food s...
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Everyone should watch this brief video. Pray for the hungry in this land.
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
“… you have a lot of means to make gratitude boost your well-being. I recommend that you adopt a protocol that uses the best aspects of all these interventions.”
The Right Attitude to Gratitude
Being thankful is the ultimate win-win: If the person being thanked feels happy, the person doing the thanking feels happier still.
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“… you have a lot of means to make gratitude boost your well-being. I recommend that you adopt a protocol that uses the best aspects of all these interventions.”
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“… no other agency of the U.S. government has saved more lives per dollar. It helped move billions of people out of poverty. And it showed how to deliver results for all of humanity, including Americans, through coöperation, rather than coercion.”
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“… no other agency of the U.S. government has saved more lives per dollar. It helped move billions of people out of poverty. And it showed how to deliver results for all of humanity, including Americans, through coöperation, rather than coercion.”
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My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My husband @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
The President called him a traitor and demanded he be executed. It is dangerous and wrong. Americans need to stand up and say so.
“About 10 cents of every dollar spent on local schools comes from the federal government, according to congressional estimates.”
Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Education Department
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“About 10 cents of every dollar spent on local schools comes from the federal government, according to congressional estimates.”
“… ‘justice, solidarity, and a genuine reverence for life’ ought to be the touchstones of our public engagement. There is another spiritual victory to be won — this time over the forces of hatred, division and cruelty in these United States.”
Opinion | Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“… ‘justice, solidarity, and a genuine reverence for life’ ought to be the touchstones of our public engagement. There is another spiritual victory to be won — this time over the forces of hatred, division and cruelty in these United States.”
"... [SNAP] provides an average of $6 per day for nearly 42 million people, roughly 40 percent of whom are children. Under the new law, parents and older Americans will be required to meet stricter work requirements, and states eventually will have to share in the cost of SNAP benefits ..."
Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently
Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"... [SNAP] provides an average of $6 per day for nearly 42 million people, roughly 40 percent of whom are children. Under the new law, parents and older Americans will be required to meet stricter work requirements, and states eventually will have to share in the cost of SNAP benefits ..."
“… the most striking revelation arose after the students finished the writing exercise. One minute after completing their essays, the students were asked to quote any part of their essay. The vast majority of ChatGPT users (83 percent) could not recall a single sentence.”
How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“… the most striking revelation arose after the students finished the writing exercise. One minute after completing their essays, the students were asked to quote any part of their essay. The vast majority of ChatGPT users (83 percent) could not recall a single sentence.”
“Scientists have experimented with using neural data from fMRI imaging and EEG signals to detect … political ideology …
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
The Next Privacy Battleground Is Inside Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Scientists have experimented with using neural data from fMRI imaging and EEG signals to detect … political ideology …
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
“Advances in optogenetics ... could allow scientists to ‘write’ the brain as well, potentially altering human understanding and behavior.”
“The Agriculture Department issued the command in a late-night Saturday memo … [which] threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not ‘comply’ quickly with the government’s new orders.”
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“The Agriculture Department issued the command in a late-night Saturday memo … [which] threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not ‘comply’ quickly with the government’s new orders.”
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It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich
The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authority
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
