Smithsk224
@smithsk224.bsky.social
Retired engineering/geology librarian from University of Kentucky. Collies, cat, crafts & gardening are now my job! Resistor.
This is what an authoritarian regime would do. Hidden deep in Trump’s 1,100-page bill that passed the House today is a provision that would block federal courts from enforcing contempt charges against government officials who violate court orders.
May 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Movie clip from 45 years.
Dealing with Nazis. Not just any Nazis, but Illinois Nazis. Listen to what they say. Ask yourself, how much different is what is explicitly said here, than what is being implicitly said by what you here emanating from within the Trump Administration?
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0
Dealing with Nazis. Not just any Nazis, but Illinois Nazis. Listen to what they say. Ask yourself, how much different is what is explicitly said here, than what is being implicitly said by what you here emanating from within the Trump Administration?
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0
The Blues Brothers (1980) - Nazis Take a Dive Scene (3/9) | Movieclips
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February 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Movie clip from 45 years.
Dealing with Nazis. Not just any Nazis, but Illinois Nazis. Listen to what they say. Ask yourself, how much different is what is explicitly said here, than what is being implicitly said by what you here emanating from within the Trump Administration?
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0
Dealing with Nazis. Not just any Nazis, but Illinois Nazis. Listen to what they say. Ask yourself, how much different is what is explicitly said here, than what is being implicitly said by what you here emanating from within the Trump Administration?
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0
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I hate to see or hear President Zelensky sign their mineral rights over to Trump. Making a deal with the devil never works out well. Trump is on his revenge campaign and expects everyone to drop their pants and bend over.
Traitor Trump just blamed Ukraine for getting attacked saying Ukraine LET Russia attack them: "They shouldn’t have let them attack because they wouldn’t have attacked if they — if you had people that knew what they were doing." This man is a TRAITOR to the USA! www.mediaite.com/news/trump-b...
Trump Blames Russian Invasion on Biden and Zelenksy Saying the Wrong Things — Admits Russia Did a ‘Bad Thing’
Trump reiterated his attacks on Ukrainian President Zelenksy and threw former President Biden under the bus, but still seemed to give Vladimir Putin a pass.
www.mediaite.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I hate to see or hear President Zelensky sign their mineral rights over to Trump. Making a deal with the devil never works out well. Trump is on his revenge campaign and expects everyone to drop their pants and bend over.
This country has lost its ability to think critically — to discern fact from fiction. We need it in high school curriculums and even lower levels or we will not survive as a nation. www.theknowledgeacademy.com/blog/importa...
The Importance of Critical Thinking
Critical thinking plays a vital role in life, offering valuable insights that influence learning, decision-making, and enhance problem-solving abilities.
www.theknowledgeacademy.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This country has lost its ability to think critically — to discern fact from fiction. We need it in high school curriculums and even lower levels or we will not survive as a nation. www.theknowledgeacademy.com/blog/importa...
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Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the US company said, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face. cnn.it/3PQdvlo
January 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the US company said, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face. cnn.it/3PQdvlo
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On Monday, Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers, was in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 attack, writes Hanna Rosin. “By Tuesday afternoon, he was taking a nap at my neighbors’ house”:
January 6ers Got Out of Prison—And Came to My Neighborhood
The strange new reality after Trump’s pardons
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
On Monday, Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers, was in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 attack, writes Hanna Rosin. “By Tuesday afternoon, he was taking a nap at my neighbors’ house”:
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Donald Trump would have been convicted in his election case if his re-election had not made a trial impossible, the special counsel report said.
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Donald Trump would have been convicted in his election case if his re-election had not made a trial impossible, the special counsel report said.
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, will face a Senate panel Tuesday for his confirmation hearing as he is expected to be questioned over allegations ranging from sexual assault to excessive drinking in the workplace.
A guide to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing | CNN Politics
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, will face a Senate panel Tuesday for his confirmation hearing as he is expected to be questioned over allegations ranging from s...
www.cnn.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, will face a Senate panel Tuesday for his confirmation hearing as he is expected to be questioned over allegations ranging from sexual assault to excessive drinking in the workplace.
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"A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press..."
Great piece!
Gift link:
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Great piece!
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When the Press Stood Up to the President
The Pentagon Papers case shows how brave media owners must be in moments of political turmoil.
foreignpolicy.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press..."
Great piece!
Gift link:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/08/t...
Great piece!
Gift link:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/08/t...
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Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.
A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment
Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.
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January 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.
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WATCH: In 2023, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social received an envelope with no return address.
Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias
John Williams, a wilderness survival trainer, spent two years undercover moving up through the ranks of two militias, the Oath Keepers and American Patriots ...
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January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WATCH: In 2023, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social received an envelope with no return address.
Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
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Walmart to curb diversity efforts in face of pressure campaign
https://www.ft.com/content/99007418-a0b0-4584-ab55-b37e768868a0
https://www.ft.com/content/99007418-a0b0-4584-ab55-b37e768868a0
Walmart to curb diversity efforts in face of pressure campaign
‘Anti-woke’ activist Robby Starbuck said company told him it will stop considering race and gender for supplier contracts
www.ft.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Walmart to curb diversity efforts in face of pressure campaign
https://www.ft.com/content/99007418-a0b0-4584-ab55-b37e768868a0
https://www.ft.com/content/99007418-a0b0-4584-ab55-b37e768868a0
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Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia
Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia
Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour
It is Friday night on a forested military base in western Finland. A group of women dressed in camouflage with matching purple beanie hats…
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia
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A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.
What a mollusc shell and fiber optic cables have in common
A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:46 PM
A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.
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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) seeking more information about how the agency might carry out Trump’s deportation program.
ACLU files lawsuit to gain information about Trump mass deportation plans
Suit made against Ice comes as Trump vows to deport millions of undocumented immigrants upon taking office
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:44 PM
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) seeking more information about how the agency might carry out Trump’s deportation program.
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Good morning everyone ☀️🌅, and a warm welcome to the new folks on #Bluesky 🦋
👉 Like ‘old Twitter’: The #scientificcommunity 🧪finds a new home 💙 on #Bluesky!
#STEM #Research #Education #Science #WomenInSTEM #Safeplace
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👉 Like ‘old Twitter’: The #scientificcommunity 🧪finds a new home 💙 on #Bluesky!
#STEM #Research #Education #Science #WomenInSTEM #Safeplace
www.science.org/content/arti...
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
www.science.org
November 21, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Good morning everyone ☀️🌅, and a warm welcome to the new folks on #Bluesky 🦋
👉 Like ‘old Twitter’: The #scientificcommunity 🧪finds a new home 💙 on #Bluesky!
#STEM #Research #Education #Science #WomenInSTEM #Safeplace
www.science.org/content/arti...
👉 Like ‘old Twitter’: The #scientificcommunity 🧪finds a new home 💙 on #Bluesky!
#STEM #Research #Education #Science #WomenInSTEM #Safeplace
www.science.org/content/arti...
@doctorfauci.bsky.social please post! We are all in need of a sane, rational man of science and medicine. You were a lifeline during the Pandemic. We still need you very much. ❤️🩹
November 21, 2024 at 10:51 AM
@doctorfauci.bsky.social please post! We are all in need of a sane, rational man of science and medicine. You were a lifeline during the Pandemic. We still need you very much. ❤️🩹
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Week 2 of The Weekly List has dropped! This week we cover obeying in advance, cabinet picks off the rails, and an emboldened Trump skirting transitional norms.
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Week 2— The Return
This week opened with President Joe Biden meeting with Trump, after inviting the incoming president to the White House. This transitional meeting had been a normal part of protocol up until 2020, when...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Week 2 of The Weekly List has dropped! This week we cover obeying in advance, cabinet picks off the rails, and an emboldened Trump skirting transitional norms.
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President-elect Trump has quickly begun to assemble the list of people he wants to serve in his cabinet and in other senior positions during his second term. Here are his picks so far.
Tracking Trump’s Cabinet and Staff Nominations
These are President-elect Donald J. Trump’s intended nominees and appointees for his second-term cabinet and other high-level positions.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:03 AM
President-elect Trump has quickly begun to assemble the list of people he wants to serve in his cabinet and in other senior positions during his second term. Here are his picks so far.
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This is so confusing.
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?
Breaking news: Senior officials on Donald Trump’s transition team weighed the future of Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department, amid new revelations that police investigated an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
Trump team weighs Pentagon pick after sexual assault allegation surfaces
Trump’s pick for secretary of defense was investigated in a 2017 incident in California, Monterey police said. Hegseth’s lawyer said police found “no evidence” of wrongdoing.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:32 PM
This is so confusing.
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?
Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.
Major media knows this. It's reported this.
And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?
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Impact of banning race-based admissions remains unclear as more students choose not to disclose their race on college applications https://buff.ly/48SXKTi
#affirmativeaction #BlackSky #AffirmativeAction #HigherEd
#affirmativeaction #BlackSky #AffirmativeAction #HigherEd
Campus diversity is becoming difficult to measure as students keep their race and ethnicity hidden on college applications
A year after the Supreme Court banned race-based admissions, students’ choices and college policies have affected a view of its impact.
buff.ly
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Impact of banning race-based admissions remains unclear as more students choose not to disclose their race on college applications https://buff.ly/48SXKTi
#affirmativeaction #BlackSky #AffirmativeAction #HigherEd
#affirmativeaction #BlackSky #AffirmativeAction #HigherEd
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“Their rush to reconsider this bill is solely to offer Trump more and more power.” https://interc.pt/40MNv0G
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
“Their rush to reconsider this bill is solely to offer Trump more and more power.” https://interc.pt/40MNv0G