w.smith
@wsmith84.bsky.social
It started in #rant on efnet in '94.
he/him
he/him
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i am not going to pretend there’s a debate about what heritage american means. there is not. the debate over whether there’s a debate is a means of infiltration and normalization. if we are going to debate this then we must also debate if 2 and 2 make 5. it’s no less obviously stupid and malignant.
December 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
i am not going to pretend there’s a debate about what heritage american means. there is not. the debate over whether there’s a debate is a means of infiltration and normalization. if we are going to debate this then we must also debate if 2 and 2 make 5. it’s no less obviously stupid and malignant.
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i really don't know the answer to this but what percentage of white americans like me have absolutely no idea where our ancestors were living more than a few generations back because most people in the family have not cared that much
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
December 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
i really don't know the answer to this but what percentage of white americans like me have absolutely no idea where our ancestors were living more than a few generations back because most people in the family have not cared that much
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🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
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Treason for the Season
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Treason for the Season
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with everyone offline for christmas it makes it easier to schedule the cabal meetings
December 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
with everyone offline for christmas it makes it easier to schedule the cabal meetings
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they put the postal service in the fucking constitution
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
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it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
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The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
they put the postal service in the fucking constitution
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
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it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
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people should say bye on the phone in tv shows and movies
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
people should say bye on the phone in tv shows and movies
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A coalition of 19 states and DC have filed a lawsuit challenging the Kennedy declaration seeking to ban gender affirming care for trans youth by fiat by creating a federal "standard of care" based on pure pseudoscience.
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit Challenging Federal Attack on Gender-Affirming Care
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 18 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit to stop the U.S
ag.ny.gov
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
A coalition of 19 states and DC have filed a lawsuit challenging the Kennedy declaration seeking to ban gender affirming care for trans youth by fiat by creating a federal "standard of care" based on pure pseudoscience.
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
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when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. n.pr/4pNYnVN
U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
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Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
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RIP Dick Cheney, you would have finally found something to like about the Trump administration.
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
RIP Dick Cheney, you would have finally found something to like about the Trump administration.
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In case you're unclear on what JD Vance is trying to do here maybe it will help to recall Italian writer Ignazio Silone's 1938 description of what fascism is:
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In case you're unclear on what JD Vance is trying to do here maybe it will help to recall Italian writer Ignazio Silone's 1938 description of what fascism is:
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
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Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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If you see that the Uber or Lyft you ordered is a Tesla, you can cancel free of charge within 2 to 5 minutes.
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If you see that the Uber or Lyft you ordered is a Tesla, you can cancel free of charge within 2 to 5 minutes.
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people are tremendously, indescribably bad at identifying their own motivations and beliefs. this is why you can't chase polls. you have to
and bear with me
*do the work of politics by convincing people your ideas are the right ones*
something Dems like Jeffries and Schumer refuse to do.
and bear with me
*do the work of politics by convincing people your ideas are the right ones*
something Dems like Jeffries and Schumer refuse to do.
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
people are tremendously, indescribably bad at identifying their own motivations and beliefs. this is why you can't chase polls. you have to
and bear with me
*do the work of politics by convincing people your ideas are the right ones*
something Dems like Jeffries and Schumer refuse to do.
and bear with me
*do the work of politics by convincing people your ideas are the right ones*
something Dems like Jeffries and Schumer refuse to do.
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Making a production in discovery that is almost entirely redacted is a popular way to say “fuck you”
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Making a production in discovery that is almost entirely redacted is a popular way to say “fuck you”
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anyone with a working brain is skeptical of the idea
Space-based AI data centers are Big Tech’s latest fad and Silicon Valley’s newest investable venture.
Yet, scientists who study space remain skeptical of the idea.
Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Yet, scientists who study space remain skeptical of the idea.
Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
anyone with a working brain is skeptical of the idea
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Not to go down this week's particular rabbit hole very deeply, but as a guy who was *in fact hiring Hollywood writers* between 2011 and 2018, four staffs in total, it seems a lot of smart commenters are missing I did not diversify my rooms to be woke, I diversified my rooms to have better rooms.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Not to go down this week's particular rabbit hole very deeply, but as a guy who was *in fact hiring Hollywood writers* between 2011 and 2018, four staffs in total, it seems a lot of smart commenters are missing I did not diversify my rooms to be woke, I diversified my rooms to have better rooms.
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Hey losers leave trans folks alone
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Hey losers leave trans folks alone
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December 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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any white guy who says this is an idiot loser
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
any white guy who says this is an idiot loser
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the unstated assumption of Yglesias saying that we need to be with the Nazis for Discourse Reasons is a presumed interest in finding common ground with or convincing Nazis to stop being Nazis.
i'll just say that is not how i, personally, am interested in solving the Nazi problem.
i'll just say that is not how i, personally, am interested in solving the Nazi problem.
December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
the unstated assumption of Yglesias saying that we need to be with the Nazis for Discourse Reasons is a presumed interest in finding common ground with or convincing Nazis to stop being Nazis.
i'll just say that is not how i, personally, am interested in solving the Nazi problem.
i'll just say that is not how i, personally, am interested in solving the Nazi problem.