Mike Smith
smitter17.bsky.social
Mike Smith
@smitter17.bsky.social
Proud Progressive
April 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@jeffmans.bsky.social are you saying Reynaldo Nehemiah did not have a stellar career.
April 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
@therayflowers.bsky.social @jeffmans.bsky.social Please keep talking baseball. F**k that guy that said to stop talking baseball.
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Reposted by Mike Smith
The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
February 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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FYI. I go off on an EPIC Rant on the anniversary of America joining the Axis of Evil Autocrats.
Beware.
It’s is F-Bombs Away on Trump, MAGA & those who betrayed their oath.
February 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reposted by Mike Smith
The Trump administration repeatedly cites the statistic that only 6% of federal employees work full-time in their offices.

Guess what? The stat isn't true.

Our editor-in-chief Steve Engelberg investigates how and why this lie continues to spread — and the impact: www.propublica.org/article/fede...
The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers
A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administrat...
www.propublica.org
February 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Mike Smith
DOGE is inflating its savings claims. DOGE counts fully paid contracts as “savings.”

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service says it has saved $55 billion by cutting jobs, canceling contracts, and renegotiating leases. But a closer look suggests that number is misleading.
February 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Reposted by Mike Smith
DOGE lists 1,125 canceled contracts, claiming $7.2 billion in savings—but many were already completed, meaning no money was actually saved. In fact, 417 contracts saved $0, and another 51 added up to less than $1 million.

Misinformation spreads fast—sharing to set the record straight.
February 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
February 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM