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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 8h

Antifa reinforcements disembark from a landing barge at Normandy during the Allied invasion of France on D-Day.

You have to be a fascist to have a problem with antifa, and present a clear and present danger to democracy if you believe their then enemy of America.

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 8h

I'm expecting with all this massive spend on AI data centers, that when the accountants look at revenue directly attributed to AI, and not an existing revenue stream where AI is riding shotgun, most of these AI business units are going to run in the red so long they'll get dismantled and repurposed.

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 8h

Gordon Downie, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 10h

A rant Rick Mercer would be proud of.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

In a fiery statement, Eby called her out directly stating...
"This is not the Danielle Smith show!" #cdnpoli

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 11h

OMG Want!

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 11h

::keeps dunking capacitors in flux::

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 11h

Listen, if I get that fixed, all of this will be ok. I mean, we have to try, right?

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 11h

A photo of Greta Thunberg with the quote:

“I'm not scared of Israel. I'm scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity and what we are doing here is trying to show that there is still some humanity left... this mission should not have to exist.”
– Greta Thunberg

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 11h

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 14h

This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever made. Except that’s an evergreen statement at this point.

A pile of zines called DONT BUILD THE TORMENT NEXUS!

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 16h

Who’s the asshat making up all these things he’s supposed to have seen?

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🇨🇦 Zoë Keating @zoekeating.com · 16h

Jane Goodall was one of my heros. I will never read enough about her.

“You’ve just got to be calm and tell stories, and get people to change from within.”

Jane Goodall’s Second-Greatest Talent

She knew how to wield her fame to protect the animals she loved.

www.theatlantic.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 16h

A study of nearly 300,000 people published today in the New England Journal of Medicine found “that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent.”

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

The White House Office of Management and Budget has deleted a reference to a 2019 law on paying government workers after a shutdown from its FAQ on the current impasse.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 19h

Last one I'll ever buy. I liked the truck (same as the GMC Acadia), but it was a mechanical gong show. Sunroof leaked into the headliner, then poured into the cabin and behind the dash - torched the instruments and grew mold under the carpets. Wiper blades kept coming loose and stopped working. 0/10

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 19h

GM USA had an active GeoCities presence...

(It was Twitter - 2007 Outlook. Never buy the first model year of anything)

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 19h

Second only to the great friends I've made from all corners of the planet, most of whom I've never actually met but hope to one day. I've had some incredible writers encourage and support me in my writing, something I didn't really have in my local real life circle, for which I'm eternally grateful.

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 19h

I had a Saturn Outlook SUV that leaked like a sieve when it rained (ceiling filled with water then flooded the interior when braking). I couldn't get anywhere with the local dealer. I complained online and GM USA reached out to me, called my dealer, and made them complete major repairs on the truck.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23h

A disturbingly easy way to get yelled at is to say that women should be in the paid workforce.

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 20h

Suggest women deserve equal pay if you really want to escalate that conflict. #theydo

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 20h

I'll never understand how people find providing negative feedback so easy, and positive feedback so hard, when it's the positive feedback that always, always improves the situations long term.

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 21h

Memories are transient things, mutable with time and through the lens of experience. Bad ones burn in, form scars, and those once good, like a love turned on you, tarnish and crumble; warm embraces to dust, certainties to ash. They get smaller, I guess, to make room for what's next.

#vss365 #ash

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 22h

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) Dir. David Lynch- Reviled at release, now seen as one of Lynch’s best. This prequel dives into the truly dark, not safe for TV- underbelly of Twin Peaks, exploring trauma, secrets, and the horrors of Laura's last week. Haunting and unsettling -essential Lynch.🎞️📽️🎬

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 22h

Sending all the positive vibes Lynn for a smooth surgery and complete and rapid recovery. Glad you’ve got a liver specialist, and not some line cook with a side of onions, mashed potatoes and gravy!

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