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Chris Smith

@chrissmith71.bsky.social
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Currently becoming a pet first aid educator. Married. Retired at 50. IN->FL->Chicago->Los Angeles->NH. Dad to 4 dogs & 2 cats. Woke.

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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 7h
I might break a hip, though!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Post from Josh Gad:

"Let me be loud and clear

When we start setting a precedent that our girls and women can be brutally raped, and the resulting disciplinary action is to hand out (checks notes) ESSAYS (like it's Bart Simpson being a lil' rascal), about why it was wrong to brutally violate an innocent girl, we have lost our fucking minds. The 'promising' young and 'bright' Cornell boys lost the right to a future when they stole a future from a helpless young woman. That's not a 'mistake' that these 'aw shucks gee whiz rapist fellas learn from. That's a violent and sick criminal act that doesn't take a fucking Cornell degree to understand is evil. At this point, it doesn't seem to matter if a woman accuses a President, a Supreme Court justice, a private university student, or an athlete. There is NO SUCH THING as white collar rape. This isn't an Oopsie Daisy. It's the destruction of a life. And we are sending a profoundly disturbing message with our inability to hold anyone accountable that this is OK. Fuck that. Enough."
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An injured fox in my driveway last night. This makes me sad.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My husband and I went to Walgreens to get our flu and covid shots. They asked to see my insurance card and then came back and said my insurance was rejected because it was terminated. I asked if his went through and they said yes. It's the same insurance!!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you're not getting your spices from one of the most progressive companies in the country, you should switch. These came as a gift with purchase. www.penzeys.com
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I've been working out for the past 4 months and today was the first time anyone has said anything unprovoked about me looking different. It was my own mother who saw a photo of me from a week ago. Unfortunately, she said it looks like I've gained weight. 😔
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Interesting fungus in the yard. Google Lens says it's Ramaria botrytis. There's a slug right next to it, too.
A fungus that looks like pink colored coral against a rotting piece of wood.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We haven't seen a bear in ages. #NHWildlife
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Welp, never playing his music ever again.
theguardian.com
‘You say genocide, I say war’: Boy George releases pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again
Culture Club singer sings ‘I stand with the Jews / I don’t feel brave, I just need to behave like a human’, in song defending Israel’s response to Hamas attack
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
My husband was part of a jury recently that convicted a man of 2 counts of 2nd degree murder for killing his 8 months pregnant girlfriend. That trial has fucked him up so bad that he's losing sleep and in a depression. It's not something anyone outside the court system probably ever thinks about.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Worth checking this out if you live in a state that has started requiring age verification, which Bluesky is obeying.
gist.github.com
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it.
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it. - bluesky-osa.md
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A stare down and duel between a black-capped chickadee and a goldfinch.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If Mitch McConnell is well enough to talk to multiple people on the phone in 20 minute calls, he's well enough to make a live video to show he can actually hold a conversation.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
@radleybalko.bsky.social has done incredible criminal justice reporting over the years. This is an important update showing just how prevalent racism is in our system.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Pspspspsps. Here, kitty kitty.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This is so disturbing.
abc7news.com
Over 100 dogs found dead, many with bullet holes at Northern California rescue, authorities say
Investigators recovered 117 intact canine remains, 21 canine skulls and hundreds of additional bones during a second search of a Northern California animal rescue property. Inside a barn on the proper...
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
First time I've seen a cardinal in the yard this year.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Silhouette of a gorgeous black woman with red and yellow flowers in her hair against a backdrop of brush strokes of red, yellow, and green colors with a black text box underneath that says, "Juneteenth, The Day of Freedom"
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I might be biased, but my boy could easily win Best of Breed at a dog show.
Profile view of a standing chocolate Labrador.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
♥️♥️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month! Don't forget to demand your Applebee's discount for all those times you've served and slayed.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
With our 3 youngest dogs, we opted to have the males get vasectomies and Rye, our black Labrador, had an ovary sparing spay. She still has heat cycles, just without the menstruation. Here she is being all sweet with Hunter, but if he tries anything, she turns against him.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
RIP to Rob Base.
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I would love to know why people are willing to go along with the idea that it's fine for a president to keep his tax returns secret because it might destroy him if they're revealed.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I seem to have a ton of Pine Siskins in the yard right now. This one came to say hello about 5 feet away from me. #pinesiskin #birds #birding #birdsofnh
A pine siskin on a wire
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Just insane amounts of corruption
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A bobcat in our driveway early this morning.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We have a couple of really awesome dogs at our shelter right now who have been here longer than they should be. This is Bella Rose, a 3 year old Husky/Shepherd mix. She's super sweet and a good girl. www.petplace.com/pet-adoption...
A cream colored husky & shepherd mix sitting and smiling for the camera.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
First Rose-Breasted Grosbeak sighting this year. #birds #birding #grosbeak
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
An Indigo Bunting at the feeder today. #birds #birding #indigobunting
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Oh, a little earthquake.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Doordash was involved in that stunt with Trump and touted it on their socials. Stop using them.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Literally had Challenger flashbacks during that launch. Fingers crossed for a wholly successful mission. Exciting to watch.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Sincerely thought this was an article by The Onion.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
So hold up. Homeland Security knows they crossed the border and knows where they are but they haven't done anything to get them out of the country because they've been too busy rounding up innocent immigrants and killing American citizens? Make it make sense!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This is my district. Apparently the Republican won this seat in 2024 by 26 points.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
When I first joined Bluesky, there was a cool feature where there was a little plus symbol on someone's profile pic to follow them. It was also a way to know whether you were following someone already. That was such a nifty feature. Why did they get rid of it?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Why doesn't Microsoft Word, or any of their programs for that matter, have autocorrect for misspelled words? It's smart enough to highlight the word, so why can't it just autocorrect it, too, like on our phones?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Welp, the NYT games app is officially broken unless they get to show ads. I've been using it fine for months with AdGuard until today. Not paying for it and not unblocking ads.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
You are somebody.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I met Jesse Jackson once while I was an associate producer for a syndicated talk radio show called Beyond the Beltway w/ Bruce DuMont. He was an in-studio guest. Super nice guy.
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Half-ass Matt @appa69.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Trump:Epstein exonerated me
Lenny:what'd he say
Carl:I don't know, something about being a pedophile
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Today is the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, where you at an individual can contribute to science. www.birdcount.org
birdcount.org
Great Backyard Bird Count – Join us each February when the world comes together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds.
Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Join us in February!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
There is just no bottom to the pit that is Donald Trump.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
ICE OUT protest in Concord, NH today.
Fucketh ICE, Minnesotians 1:26Nazis have teeny weenies (I assume)Same shit, different costumeChinga la Migra
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Anyone else have a significant other who just skips the movies and shows already in the watchlist and spends way too much time trying to find something else to watch? Just me?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I heard the news of another murder by ICE earlier today but didn't have time to follow it until just now. I'm sick to my stomach.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Yep. I'm not voting for some milquetoast politician who won't do anything to hold the current regime accountable. Every last one of them.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I've noticed more and more small businesses in my area are charging an additional 3-4% to cover credit card fees. How exactly are they reporting this when it comes tax time? I know those fees are 100% tax deductible normally. Are they recouping the fees AND getting the tax deduction?
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