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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If you are currently wearing oversized Florsheims, I have some really bad news for you…

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

For all the downer takes we see on Bluesky, the AP comments section gives it a run for the money!

I get that the humans think they are doing a good thing for the babies, but it's a little like taking a toddler to Yellowstone, it's not something that benefit them.

Aww. Now how about taking some underprivileged HUMAN CHILDREN to the same place and giving that news coverage?

Sharks in aquariums with kittens watching? The whole thing is sick.
First, sharks don't belong in aquariums so... EDITED

“The group is overseeing some 1,000 kittens this year. " It might help if stray tom cats were neutered when found/caught, and try to reduce the number of orphaned kittens... How many of these kittens end up getting euthanised because they can't find a home?

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Time to bring back the holding cell in the basement of Congress for contemptnors?

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s uncomfortable, but I will actually state the (unstated) premise out loud: “Wait, is the joke that men should be allowed to…?” By putting such harsh words into your mouth, you force the other person to take responsibility for making you say something clearly wrong (when explicitly stated).

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The next question: “even if true, was that explicitly as a result of the content of their coverage?”

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Sisko wants a Chicago Polish and bleacher seats to the White Sox with the Catholic Emissary. He travels by Orb now.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I wonder how “ex MAHA” would adapt to a modern, patient-centered medical system, led by a new progressive political movement, if it meant they would have to acknowledge their pet condition or treatment as pseudoscience? Without rigousous scientific principles, it’s easy for MAHA to be a big tent.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Paw Patrol cannot be trusted to keep us safe: youtu.be/pBFIqRSsixE?...

youtu.be

Paw Patrol - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I think we can learn from the sad failures of Reconstruction. It utterly failed to dismantle the systems of power and oppression that allowed Confederate ideals to flourish long after Appomattox. Reconstruction 2 will need to do a whole lot better.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I choose to believe this is in honor of Ken White.

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Coraline Jortay 喬海霖 @qiaoj.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Got a new google scholar notification, so I go check and find this very cool poem by Wang Jibing 王计兵, the recent Lu Xun prize winner, prefacing a PhD thesis on women migrant workers and the gig economy PhD students in all disciplines: more poems in theses please, we love to see them! ✨💫

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

He may give non-answers like “I do it my own way”, and “none of your business”. But that would clearly expose the spectacle. Not sure it would make a difference, but at least he would have to admit (not explicitly) his bigotry.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

These are questions I wouldn’t necessarily ask my trans friends (especially the third), but if he wants to use it as a spectacle, he should have to explain it.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

It seems like a few simple questions exposes the hatred. Like: “In what ways do you express your femininity?” “How did you avoid dysphoria during your coming out phase?” “How do you think about when and for what reason to sometimes identify as a transgender woman?”

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The Popehat signal remains dark…

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A TIE Fighter tie fighter (a mechanical tie rack in the shape of his ship)?

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Ironically, Star Trek already took the time to do an incredibly thoughtful exposition on the sentience of artificial intelligence - and did it much better: youtu.be/lX3CpHa4sUs?...

youtu.be

The Measure of a Man - Star Trek: The Next Generation

YouTube video by Star Trek

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

“They can’t take my guns Because I got high Because I got high” youtu.be/WeYsTmIzjkw?...

youtu.be

Afroman - Because I Got High (Clean Version)

YouTube video by AfromanVEVO

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I need to get MUCH better at my theater awards!

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I have made a terrible mistake. Dafoe may be the only one. Apologies!

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Ian McKellen. Glenn Close. Ralph Fiennes. Willem Dafoe.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

“Any Maine Democrat in that seat will be far, far, far more preferable than Senator Collin’s.” Is this the real dividing line on opinions here?

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

When you referenced this: “In decades past, when the party machine was stronger…” Was the “party machine” the DNC? Or state and local parties? If the voters wanted the DNC (or any state/local party) to reassert the party machine, is such a thing even possible? Or is it from a bygone era?

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I think it’s important that we describe things accurately. You didn’t. Normally, I don’t care, because there are no consequences for random people on the internet using imprecise language. Here, people use that kind of language to dehumanize, so there are consequences.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

That is non-responsive. Do you stand by your assessment that an appropriate description of what’s happening in Gaza as “massively suck” for the people of Gaza? Do you think that description is adaquate?

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Do you think that you should also minimize the suffering in Gaza while we do it? Does that benefit anybody? Except for people who would equally dehumanize both Palestinians and people receiving assistance from USAID? It seems to help their cause.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

If you honestly can’t stop fo a moment, read your own words, look at what’s happening in Gaza, and find a better description than”massively suck”, you may have lost your humanity.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I’m going to go out on a limb and say “massively suck” is the wrong choice of words here. Lots of words to choose from, but not these.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(46/46) [CLOSING] MARTOK: Today we learned that Jaguars need chargers, convertibles are traps for handsome fools, tire pressure stickers are not optional literature, low mileage does not exempt you from maintenance, and every shop estimate tests your self-respect.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(45/46) CALL 7: BEVERLY CRUSHER CRUSHER: My son insists that because I only drive a few miles at a time, I don’t really need to change my oil very often. MARTOK: Ha! The boy is wrong. Mileage matters, but time matters too. Obey the manual, not your son.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(44/46) CALL 6: DEANNA TROI TROI: I keep scraping the right-front wheel on curbs when parking. MARTOK: You do not need a mechanic. You need geometry. In an empty lot, practice with a cone until you learn where the right-front wheel actually tracks. Angle your mirrors down slightly.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(43/46) MARTOK: And if the shop says, “they all do that,” then leave. That phrase is the national anthem of the incompetent.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(42/46) GEORDI: I wanted to hear someone else say it before I went back to the shop. MARTOK: Ah yes. You needed the sacred phrase: “It did not do this before.” GEORDI: Exactly. MARTOK: Use that phrase. Calmly. Repeatedly. Like a liturgy.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(41/46) GEORDI: What if all that checks out? MARTOK: Then alignment, worn suspension part, axle issue, maybe wheel bearing. But because it began after tires, you pursue tires with relentless suspicion until proven otherwise.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(40/46) MARTOK: Rotate front to rear and see whether the vibration changes location. Get a road-force balance, not just the usual lazy spin-and-shrug. Check for bent wheel, slipped belt in the tire, uneven seating, lug-centric nonsense, all of it.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(39/46) GEORDI: ...steering wheel only a little, mostly through the seat. MARTOK: Good. A real problem. GEORDI: It began after new tires. MARTOK: Then ninety percent chance the tires were not balanced correctly, one has excessive road-force variation, or a wheel is slightly bent.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(38/46) CALL 5: GEORDI LA FORGE MARTOK: Next. Speak. GEORDI: Geordi La Forge. MARTOK: Engineer! Finally. What obvious thing has everyone else missed? GEORDI: I’ve got a weird intermittent vibration at highway speed. Starts around sixty-eight, fades by seventy-six...

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(37/46) MARTOK: I know. It wounds me too.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(36/46) MARTOK: Also, do not ignore tire warnings. Those are among the few dashboard complaints that occasionally earn the right to be dramatic. WORF: Understood. MARTOK: And Worf— WORF: Yes? MARTOK: A Honda Pilot. WORF: It is practical.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(35/46) WORF: And if the warning persists? MARTOK: Then you may have a bad sensor, a puncture, or one tire still low. But first undo the heroic overinflation. WORF: I believed firmness was strength. MARTOK: In battle, yes. In tires, not always.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(34/46) WORF: I do not read stickers. MARTOK: Then you suffer. Set them correctly when the tires are cold. Then drive the vehicle. Sometimes the system needs a few minutes to stop panicking. On some cars you must manually reset it through the menu.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(33/46) WORF: A Honda Pilot. MARTOK: Ha! You have inflated your family chariot like a ceremonial drum. Look at the sticker in the driver’s door jamb. The correct pressure is there. Not on the tire sidewall. Not in your heart. On the sticker.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(32/46) MARTOK: Excellent. The ancient conflict between man and dashboard. What pressures did you set? WORF: I made all four equal. MARTOK: That is not what I asked. WORF: Forty-two. MARTOK: Forty-two? On what vehicle?

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(31/46) CALL 4: WORF MARTOK: Next caller. WORF: Worf, son of Mogh. MARTOK: Ha! Speak, brother. WORF: My vehicle displays a tire pressure warning. I have added air. The warning remains. I have added more air. It still remains.

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Josh Smith @jtsmith.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

(30/46) MARTOK: There! You see? We agree completely and hate each other’s phrasing. DATA: I do not hate your phrasing. MARTOK: Then learn. It is part of growth.

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