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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 · 57m
That's Radley Balko's wife. 😆
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 23h
He's certainly running for it.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Don't let your mom gaslight you. That is definitely a giant cobra.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So they groomed a child? And instead of helping to deradicalize him, they pushed him further into radicalization and sold him a weapon to commit a mass shooting?
apnews.com
FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle
The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I turned the heat on for the first time today just to take the chill off.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He was clearly talking about how higher gas prices are a small price to pay for Iran not having nuclear weapons and that they could have bombed an American city. I should add, because it appears necessary, that I don't believe for a second that they were anywhere near having a nuke.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm not covering for his insanity. He says stupid shit all the time and this part of his speech was certainly discombobulated, but anyone claiming he was inviting Iran to bomb an American city is just making shit up. Context matters.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You can find out here: privateequityvet.org/vet-list/
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Search 15,000+ corporately or private-equity-owned veterinary practices across the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Post on X by Daniel Dale, @ddale8:

This isn't a direct quote from Trump, and I very much don't think it's a correct paraphrase. Trump has repeatedly argued that the consequences of the war, like higher gas prices, are a small price to pay compared to what an unchecked Iran could allegedly do. Last night, in especially rambling and incomplete fashion, he 1) claimed high prices are temporary and suggested they're "artificial"; 2) contrasted that to the damage of Iran supposedly taking out a city; 3) and then, in especially confusing style, repeated his old point that "this," as in the consequences of the war, is a small price to pay to avoid something like a a city being wiped out.

It's Trump's fault you kinda have to be steeped in TrumpRallySpeak to

know what he was saying last night, and of course you can say it's

inappropriate regardless for the president to casually float the possibility

of a city being wiped out, but the context exists and is important.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This part of Trump's speech is stupidly being misrepresented by a bunch of people on here who should know better.
Post on X by Daniel Dale, @ddale8:

This isn't a direct quote from Trump, and I very much don't think it's a correct paraphrase. Trump has repeatedly argued that the consequences of the war, like higher gas prices, are a small price to pay compared to what an unchecked Iran could allegedly do. Last night, in especially rambling and incomplete fashion, he 1) claimed high prices are temporary and suggested they're "artificial"; 2) contrasted that to the damage of Iran supposedly taking out a city; 3) and then, in especially confusing style, repeated his old point that "this," as in the consequences of the war, is a small price to pay to avoid something like a a city being wiped out.

It's Trump's fault you kinda have to be steeped in TrumpRallySpeak to

know what he was saying last night, and of course you can say it's

inappropriate regardless for the president to casually float the possibility

of a city being wiped out, but the context exists and is important.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's kind of amazing that the private equity firm that owns most of Chewy hasn't ruined it. They continue to offer premium customer service and competitive pricing.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Somehow private equity hasn't ruined Chewy. They continue to offer premium customer service and competitive pricing.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jesus, this is so morally bankrupt.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Someone explain this to me like I'm 5. The people IN CHARGE of the elections in GA who approve of the voting machines and the election process don't have confidence in their own system THEY'RE in charge of?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How is this not just a straight up admission that you're incompetent at your job of handling the elections?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Someone explain this to me like I'm 5. The people IN CHARGE of the elections in GA who approve of the voting machines and the election process don't have confidence in their own system THEY'RE in charge of?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Except factory construction has declined. bsky.app/profile/jose...
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I might break a hip, though!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wow. Can't believe I'm in your outer circle. Screw you.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So this is an admission that we're not in Trump's "golden age"?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💯
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 · 26/09/2026
Happy birthday, handsome!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/radl...
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wow! That is a stunning photo!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Go, Beans! 🥰
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I lived in LA for 20 years and maybe had In-N-Out maybe 10 times in that time. Literally the worst fries of any fast food restaurant I've ever been to and the burgers were just ok. A local friend thought they were the "gold standard" of fast food burgers. 🙄
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Multiple screenshots of the House GOP Twitter account simply saying, "build the wall."
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks, Obama. /s
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Correction. That's a coyote, not a fox.
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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 · 08/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/wear...
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wait. Which one?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Boo!
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My man better be worried about Lucy stealing my heart.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I've gained muscle and lost fat, but I'm actually down a few pounds.
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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 · 29/08/2026
Didn't Tim Pool become known because of his role in the Occupy movement? And was he part of that group of right wing influencers who were getting paid by Russia?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
No, we think you're dumb for not getting a bidet. 😉
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
He's one less vote they have right now.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yay! 🎉💕
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Awesome. Will try that.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Do you carve out the orange to put the jelly in?
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I'm sorry, what? He doesn't have a license? I thought for sure he'd be 18 by now.
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Just dump them behind the 7-11
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Chris Smith @chrissmith71.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It's not, but it's next to one.
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