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Mike Smith

@msmith1047.bsky.social
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5th Grade Teacher. Former Soldier (Boom Boom). Runner. Pennsylvanian in Georgia. Arsenal fan. “It’s part of my job to make sure that you don’t grow up stupid. It’s bad for the world.” -Tami Taylor

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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 11h
Today I learned?!?
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 11h
Had my first student attempt to foist AI writing on me today. I don’t think he’ll try it again.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 23h
I’m reading this as, “The alternative to my war is Iran gets a nuke and destroys one of our cities, so my war is good.” It’s dumb, but that’s the argument he’s been making to justify his war. The Nebraskans cheering at the mention of Californian cities being nuked, on the other hand…
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
A tumblr screenshot showing a post and two reblog responses, reading:
1. "star trek would be the ideal fictional universe to get trapped in because you'd explain your situation and they'd be like yeah makes sense. no further questions. fortunately we can use the mysterious warp signature emitting from this system's icy moon to counterface with the solar radiation and slingshot you back home"
2. "I'm from a universe where your world is all a work of fiction." Benjamin Sisko, nodding. "That happened to me once."
3. "I Got Isekaid Into The Star Trek Universe And They Quickly Understood What Was Happening"
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’ve tried to give The Paper a second look. Maybe the second season would be better? And it is. But it’s still not good. Unlike my beloved, cancelled Stumble.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“I’m from Utah, so I’m more into West Coast rap,” is one of my favorite things I heard a person say while in the army.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Damnit. It’s been a while.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don’t know. Gen X Edward feels right to me for some reason.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Funny how when you design a good track, you don’t have to pre-hype your named signature turn before anybody had driven on it.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m not saying all economists are like this, but it’s weird that a lot of economists are like this, right?
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lando: Drivers who aren’t responsible shouldn’t be on the circuit. Also Lando: On the straight. Just enough time for a round of Candy Crush before Turn 1.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I love how Hamilton was incredulous at them trying to box him after sticking him with a garbage strategy. Why does the guy driving 200 mph need to also explain why the strategist is just making the mistake worse?
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I asked for a titer check for measles and chicken pox at my last checkup since I work in a Petri dish. Chicken pox was fine, but I had no measles immunity, so they gave me my booster.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not sure which is worse: the weakness or the weirdness of trying to lift up a child that is far too old to be lifted like that.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Removing all computer assistance would make F1 insanely better. It might be the top thing I’d like to change.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A tired corgi takes a break.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Also, “Hitler Blanks a Donkey.”
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“No bass?!?” Got me into The Doors.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Off the top of my head… youtu.be/XdIARGRMrk4?...
youtu.be
Kids In The Hall - Letter to the Guy I Clotheslined
YouTube video by Eric Cost
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Especially once the rain hits 🤞
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you are part of an academic society or a professor of any kind, public statements that you do not condone Drexel cutting off the academy of natural sciences from the public of Philadelphia is very important right now. We need your voices. Urgently.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thank you! bsky.app/profile/msmi...
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How long until Elmo is suggesting that Grok be CG of this?
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Angie Nixon was born in Jacksonville, FL. I wonder what criteria JD is using to say she doesn’t belong here?
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How many of these do you think never left the building because they went directly into a trash can?
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It makes sense that the only form of doctrine a failed LT would be familiar with would be a field manual.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why would you wish that on his supervisor?
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It honestly says a lot about how things went in Iraq/Afghanistan that units routinely treated “section that deals with helping the populace rebuild society” as “dumping ground for Hegseths.” Maybe that wasn’t the best attitude.
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Dirtbag Left Milk Hotel @stambrah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
POTUS: Donnie new ballroom. Practical Donnie entertainment room TIME: I'd like to talk about the rampant corruption and criminality. POTUS: Good ballroom good Donnie give beautiful Donnie deserve pedophile TIME: We have a limited amount of time. POTUS: jealousy interviewer
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just saw a Republican ad criticizing the Dem Gubernatorial candidate for supporting data centers. In Georgia. I think people must really, uniformly, hate data centers.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026
this is legitimately very funny
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spent a lot of time there as a kid. I still remember an overnight trip where we slept next to a dinosaur, decades later. This is a huge loss.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Those people are lupid.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can’t wait for his collaboration with J Lo to drop.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m sure I will, thank you!
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Umm…
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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My goodness, what an incredible moment. After Justin Verlander secured the final out of his career, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout...to summon Verlander's daughter out to embrace her dad on the mound.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ok, but it’s not like Cuba has a history of successful guerrilla campaigns.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Had kids do a practical exercise on using a dictionary today after explicit instruction Monday. Almost immediately had to use my doc cam to show them how to actually find the word they were looking for using guide words, but they were successful after that.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We started this week. There’s been a little moaning, but I also found out that a kid I’ve been having minor issues with LOVES maps. Great opportunity to build on that. Also, they’ve already started using what I taught them to reason about other topics in social studies. All wins in week 1!
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are about to vote for y’all in record numbers because we want a purification of the government to begin immediately . Woe unto those who fail to deliver the required reckoning.
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Arloween 🎃 @feraldactal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I saw a video asking if you had to go to either Silent Hill or Raccoon City which one are you picking. And I fear the only correct answer is Raccoon City.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Alex Karp of Palantir says the AI industry must be nationalized to protect it from lawsuits if it accidentally destroys the world. More likely, he sees the bubble about to burst and he wants to be bought out with our tax dollars before that happens.
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Arloween 🎃 @feraldactal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hey just a reminder, literally everything is political. Reading? Political. Your haircut? Political. Art? Political. Nature? Political. Movies and other media? Political. Sports? Political. Concerts? Political. Everything is political and it’s an extreme privilege to pretend otherwise.
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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And now Federico Higuaín is fired. “After conversations this week and further assessing the past month, our club’s standards of what’s expected from a leader for one of our teams have not been met,” Crew general manager Issa Tall says.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
All of the ChatGPT ads I’m seeing are just old people using it to find information they could easily find on the internet or on an app. Seems bad if this is AI’s target demographic.
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“The Eagles D-line isn’t here. You can forget. Please, just forget.”
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Mike Smith @msmith1047.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Been doing a Brooklyn 99 rewatch, which is how I ended up watching Glory tonight. How was Andre Braugher not in more stuff?
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