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Megan Smith

@megansmith.bsky.social
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Educator. ⚽ fan. Rescue 🐶 person. ⚽: RB Leipzig, St. Louis CITY SC 📍: St. Louis 🎓: B.A. in Anthropology & German, M.A. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction)

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modemsruralcaucus.bsky.social @modemsruralcaucus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That feeling when your teacher asks you to identify which essay is yours and both are written by AI.
Actual footage of souls leaving bodies
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Unusual Efforts @unusualefforts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt about to accuse Manchester United of a host of financial crimes.
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What?!
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Malleable isn't the exact word I would use to describe him...
Screenshot of article where former Sen John Danforth is talking about Eric Schmitt and said "some of them used the same word to describe Eric, and the word was malleable. And one of them said during the campaign he's been playacting. In other words, he doesn't really believe it."
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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 29/09/2026
Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become #moleg #mogov
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Commentary: Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become • Missouri Independent
Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, highlighting how his political style has changed.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Read more about our bill here ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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House Democrats pitch bill to save people from having pay garnished for medical debt
Exclusive: Currently under federal law, up to 25% of a worker’s take-home earnings can be collected
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is what it looks like when you are the one creature in the apartment that doesn't understand what was being said on TV for the last two hours. I know who is living the better life.
View of a dog sleeping peacefully because he doesn't understand English and the torture that was the last two hours on the TV
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm just playing Mini Metro trying not to lose it while staying updated on questions I will have to answer tomorrow.
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Richard Callow @publiceyestl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Map coverage. Killing it: Missouri Independent; KSDK's Mark Maxwell; Punching above their weight: St Louis Public Radio; Slow and steady: Post-Dispatch, KC Star; What map?: the local TVs that don't employ Maxwell.
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Charles Boehm ⚽️ @cboehm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Speaking to media today, LAFC coach Marc Dos Santos said US govt restrictions on Venezuelan visitors were a factor in David Martínez's $8 mil+ transfer to FC Midtjylland. His family members were barred from visiting him following his 2024 arrival from Monagas @ age 18, complicating his adaptation...
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Turp @turpin4prez.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This story should have more attention. ASU's idiot coach brought in some military prick to run a grueling boot camp-style workout in the heat, which included restricting water intake. NHL prospect player suffers a heat stroke and is probably going to die from it. arizonasports.com/ncaa/arizona...
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ASU hockey player Matthew Mayich has no chance of recovery after heatstroke, attorney says - Arizona Sports
"His body ceased functioning in a fundamental way, and this condition is irreversible," Robert Carey said.
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Missouri Democrats @missouridemocrats.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
VICTORY TO THE PEOPLE! The Missouri Supreme Court just unanimously ruled to reverse the gerrymandered, anti-democracy maps until THE PEOPLE have a chance to vote. This is only possible because of the work done by our neighbors to gather signatures and fight back!
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 02/09/2026
More harrowing reporting on this from Springfield via @rns.org's @kathrynpost.bsky.social: Two pastors detained, a student dead: Haitians in Ohio turn to faith amid fear of ICE Note the header image: That's the people praying over Pierre Damas Bel's grieving family. religionnews.com/2026/09/01/t...
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Two pastors detained, a student dead: Haitians in Ohio turn to faith amid fear of ICE
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — ‘All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband, Joubert Adrien, was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Many of us are devastated by the death of Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant from Springfield, Ohio. He was here LEGALLY. Here’s how you can help the community.
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BK? @whitesox.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My “We Operate Under U.S. Law” ad is raising a lot of questions already answered by the ad.
DC metro car ad: 
KALSHI RULE #4
WE
OPERATE UNDER
U.S. LAW
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Proud to see all the trans flags in the North End during⚡Night.
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St. Louis City SC Fans Light Up CityPark with Flares
Alt: St. Louis City SC Fans Light Up CityPark with Flares
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Love my Leipzig fans who have the banners honoring the history of Zentralstadion. I especially love that we choose the same references (me in essays in my German sport class a decade ago and them with the choreo today)
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I see there are many Men™️ who are not archaeologists or specialists in the ancient Near East making prognostications about ancient financial systems and how we behaved in the past and how it applies today and I need them all to STFU and read one book.
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chilton 👁 @chiltonm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
[guy who’s still not over Indiana Vassilev voice]
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Unusual Efforts @unusualefforts.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Can we put in a plug for 21 Thunder, a short lived but fabulous footie-based telenovela??
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
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Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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Carolyn (they/she) @carolynwill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
we really need to do something about the weekend being only two days
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Mississippi Today @mississippitoday.org · 21/08/2026
Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour relaunches An enhanced Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour, which shares the Civil Rights leader’s Mississippi legacy with new audiences, adds a new site along with… mississippitoday.org/2026/08/21/fan…
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Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour relaunches
An enhanced Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour, which shares the Civil Rights leader’s Mississippi legacy with new audiences, adds a new site along with short videos, archival audio footage, archival news articles and photos.
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I give my class sections National Park names because the section number gets confusing with the block schedule. Really weird how Denial National Park went under my radar this long. (Really need to slow down when reading, kiddos.)
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
That Tim Miller video is another heartbreaking story. I don't even know what else to say. I'm thankful for people like the Texas Immigration Law Council doing this work. For more on the Texas Immigration Law Council: txilc.org
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Home - Texas Immigration Law Council
Show up for our neighbors. Give to keep Texas together. DONATE TODAY Important Updates Immigration Habeas Practice Alert: Post-Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi FIEL Houston v. Paxton – What Texas Nonprofits...
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 18/08/2026
Trump has kept this family locked up for six weeks even though the mother is pregnant, even though they came to the U.S. legally, even though they broke no laws, even though *they were trying to self-deport*. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPR...
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A 7-Year-Old Trapped in Hell Is Begging Senator Katie Britt for Help
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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RB-Fans.de @rb-fans.de · 17/08/2026
„Für Messestadt und den Verein“ ❤️ Teil 4/4 ✅ Respekt und Danke an die Szene, absolut großartig geworden! 👏
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/08/2026
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica. They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick. (Published February)
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Rewatching ep 8 of How to Get to Heaven from Belfast. I appreciate the depiction of trauma and not being able to hide it or push it down forever. Possibly more than that, I appreciate not giving Nora (or Margo) a redemption arc.
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Wasn't expecting the Missouri Supreme Court chief justice to warn against running out the clock on the redistricting referendum lawsuit 👀 www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice warns GOP against running out the clock on redistricting referendum
Powell urged the court to handle the matter “expeditiously” to leave sufficient time for the appeals process.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 10/08/2026
Catholic sisters are playing a key role among clergy and other religious leaders who have been organizing demonstrations and vigils at ICE field offices and processing centers in places like Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia — and in Ohio.
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‘Even the nuns are mad’: Catholic sisters are standing for Haitians outside ICE offices
In Ohio, they're playing a visible role among religious leaders who have been organizing demonstrations after mostly Springfield-area Haitian residents were summoned to report to immigration enforceme...
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Jessie Losch @jessielosch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hey look, the system Republicans put into place is working as planned. (Happy belated Moms' Equal Pay Day, fwiw)
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Jessie Losch @jessielosch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Every photo I see of Nolan Wells’ family breaks my heart all over again We owe them, we owe Black children, so much better theconversation.com/white-parent...
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White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism
18-year old Nolan Wells’ death in Mississippi has raised again the importance of ‘the talk’ that Black parents have with their children. But what do white parents tell their kids about race?
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Alexandra Lahav @alahav.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New @bloomberglaw.com article by Olivia Carville - TikTok experimented on users, putting 10% (about 15M people) in a "filter bubble" exposing them to repetitive content that the algorithm thought they wanted, but was toxic. If you want to know why these cases are going to be massive...
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It's a wonderful feeling as a Government teacher to listen to poll workers have to explain to multiple voters how you can't "split your ticket" in a primary. 😮‍💨
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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
“Civil rights advocates have said these prosecutions, even when unsuccessful, are part of an effort to criminalize lawful community organizing, weaken movements opposing deportations and turn the lives of activists upside down.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
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Lamine’s Left Foot @hillaryjhaldanephd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Can We Kick It?: new doc is timely take on Black history, pay-to-play and future of US soccer
Akbar Majeed’s new feature tells the story of the sport through a Black lens and asks hard questions about the barriers facing the game’s breakthrough
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Unusual Efforts @unusualefforts.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It’s time! Sonja For FIFA President!
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Megan Smith @megansmith.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's a great sign when you misspell a player's name on their birthday post. (But also he is one of the players who won't wear the pride warmups so 🤷‍♀️)
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NPR @npr.org · 28/07/2026
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media (via St. Louis Public Radio).
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Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
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Lamine’s Left Foot @hillaryjhaldanephd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My hope with this WAFCON tournament is we witness incredible football and breakout players, AND we gather enough support and backing to put pressure on CAF to finally treat women’s football on the continent with the respect and sup it deserves. #WAFCONWomenDeserveBetter
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
ONLINE: "Reject all cookies" OFFLINE: "Accept all cookies"
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Much of the German mainstream is (finally) panicking that the AfD may indeed be, from top to bottom, the new Nazi party. It is grimly fascinating that they are still portrayed as ”a few bad apples” whereas all the apples are bad. Every single one.
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PJ Green @bypjgreen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
An extreme honor and pleasure to talk with Kansas City native Maryam El-Demerdash and her family for this one. At 19, she’ll be contributing to Egypt’s midfield at WAFCON. She’s certainly excited to face Malawi and KC Current’s Temwa Chawinga next Saturday. www.kansascity.com/sports/colle...
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From KC to Egypt, UMKC player will play in upcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
This KC-born UMKC soccer player is balancing dental school plans with a return to her family’s Cairo roots this summer.
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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"Football matches do not cause domestic abuse, but factors associated with big matches, such as increased alcohol consumption and emotions running high, can make existing domestic abuse increase in frequency and severity," said Veronica Oakeshott (Women's Aid). www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
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Record 384 World Cup-related domestic abuse incidents reported in England, Wales
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