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Philip Smith

@palebrit.bsky.social
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Aging software engineer with 3 beautiful adult kids. Looking for a third act. Very much worried about global warming and the rise of fascism.

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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm attending States Win Yolo's event, “Contagious Courage Hour” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/stateswinyol...
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Contagious Courage Hour · States Win Yolo
Our Oct. 13 meet-up is **TRIVIA NIGHT**! Come with a friend or a team--or leave it up to us to put you on one! This is political trivia with lots of fun and surprises, hosted by Mike and Karen Fee. ...
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm attending States Win Yolo's event, “Contagious Courage Hour” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/stateswinyol...
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Contagious Courage Hour · States Win Yolo
Our Oct. 13 meet-up is **TRIVIA NIGHT**! Come with a friend or a team--or leave it up to us to put you on one! This is political trivia with lots of fun and surprises, hosted by Mike and Karen Fee. ...
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So what have you done? What do you recommend be done?
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Impeach, convict, remove.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm attending States Win Yolo's event, “Sunday Canvass for RICHARD PAN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/stateswinyol...
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Sunday Canvass for RICHARD PAN · States Win Yolo
Canvass for Dr. Richard Pan--and flip the U.S. House! Pan is the Democrat running for Congress against Republican-turned-independent Kevin Kiley. This is one of the essential seats needed to secure D...
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Quote from the former Republican political consultant Sarah Longwell: We need to burn MAGA to the ground and then salt the earth so that it’s another century before someone tries to overthrow liberal democracy. I concur. Longwell, Sarah. How to Eat an Elephant. 2026.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Of course: It turns out that the initial plan to allow the beef imports was announced the day after a closed door meeting between Trump and a Brazilian meat packing billionaire who is a major donor to Trump. ... very Trumpian story. It’s got this combination of raw corruption and raw incompetence
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The stupidity is painful.
nytimes.com
From ‘Fortress North America’ to All-Out Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Talks Collapsed
Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was see...
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It is my job to make sure candidates aligned with my goals are elected and rise in the Democratic party. I want a Democratic party that reflects my preferences. My preference is for fewer Corporate Democrats and more people's Democratics.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This supreme court needs to go. To inject this chaos into elections 2 months away is grossly negligent.
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Fixed it. Repost patriotically! 🇺🇸
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Love this idea. However, the Uniform Congressional District Act of 1967 (Pub. L. 90-196), codified at 2 U.S.C. § 2c requires the number of districts equal the state's number of representatives. So there is a lot of legislation required to enact this.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Dreams sometimes almost come true.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
SPCX losing 5% each day is all we ask.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
To the point critique of the AI bubble. It is going to burst. apple.news/ApZqmbsQoS6i...
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Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster — The Atlantic
A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I'm attending Indivisible Yolo's event, “Indivisible's "All In" for Randy Villegas Fundraiser” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisibley...
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Indivisible's "All In" for Randy Villegas Fundraiser · Indivisible Yolo
Northern California Indivisibles are ALL IN for Randy Villegas, running for Congress in the Central Valley’s CA-22 district. Randy was endorsed by Indivisible National in the race, which The Cook Poli...
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Anyone dumb enough to start the war with Iran is also too dumb to get out of it. Sigh.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Japan does it - so it's doable in principle. But that arrangement took years to establish with a mature aerospace industry but still depends on critical US-supplied components. It can take more than two years to produce a single Patriot interceptor. Ukraine's need is now. Trump is a clown.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Paul Krugman writes: Iran taught foreign governments not to fear American might; China, along with the crypto industry, has taught rogue countries that they needn’t fear American financial control; and Ukraine has taught foreign governments that they don’t need American support. What a clown.
Trump aș a clown
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is a none story. The reason he won the primary is because the voters of Maine liked what he said. He wasn't embraced by the Democratic party. It was the voters that told the establishment they didn't like their chosen candidate.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Unfortunately it didn't work for me.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Steve Bannon and Elizabeth Warren warn about an AI bubble burst and corrupt Trump admin bail out
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
At least on Bluesky you can avoid the Discovery algorithm and simply use Following. Even then if you don't like the Discover feed, you can unpin it entirely and replace it with any other custom feed.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Can anyone name a political system in which the means of production are owned or controlled the state? The GOP and all those right wing sub-intellectuals should all be up in arms.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
LOL. Trump is such a buffoon.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... Donald Trump’s stunning failure in Iran has weakened America on many fronts. .... Sixteen months into his presidency, Trump has squandered all of America’s credibility with the rest of the world.
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The Humbling of the Once Almighty Dollar
Another consequence of Trump’s debacle in Iran
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
AOC for any position she wants.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Dem Socialists are not running in swing districts. NY-7, NY-10, NY-13 are D+25, D+32, and D+32 respectively. Seems like they could easily represent their constituents. So, a big Democratic tent has to have room for Dem Socialists too.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Art of the Deal
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Where is the $300 billion coming from?
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Your have now lost any credibility.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I'm attending States Win Yolo's event, “Contagious Courage Hour” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/stateswinyol...
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Contagious Courage Hour · States Win Yolo
Our June meet-up is an alternative 250th birthday party for our wonderful, flawed, still-in-progress country. While MAGA is scrambling to convince B-list performers to attend their rally, we have some...
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Paul Krugman sums it up: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Trump Has Given Up
No longer interested in governing, he is filled with rage and obsessed with revenge
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
It is immoral.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I'm attending States Win Yolo's event, “Contagious Courage Hour” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/stateswinyol...
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Contagious Courage Hour · States Win Yolo
Let's figure out the June primary ballot....together! *In small groups, we'll puzzle through the races, with voter guides from respected sources at the ready. *We'll hear from special guests with in...
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The United States has pursued freedom of navigation as a core principle for most of its existence — essentially since its founding. Trump is an epic failure. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...
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Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
You have explain who is making the plan. Otherwise this sounds like senseless clickbait. Which I just fell for.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Gerrymandering is awful. The politicians choose their voters which is all wrong. My dream is for a national law requiring compact, contiguous, county-respecting districts with multiple representatives. This would allow for proportional representation to be achieved more closely. I dream.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Although born British I am in no way a royalist but I was pleased to see King Charles politely stick it to Trump in his speech to congress. www.youtube.com/live/ZhoflAu...
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LIVE: King Charles III addresses US Congress (full speech)
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The idiocy is painful. Please make it stop.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Impeach, convict, remove!
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Discovery is a wonderful thing.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It would take just 23 people to stop him. Three Republicans in the House of Representatives and 20 Republican Senators. Impeach, convict and remove.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The stupidity is painful
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Wasn’t it open before the war?
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I am happy to support age limits but term limits are a bad idea. Term limits moves power out of elected officials into unelected 3rd parties who can get them elected.
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Idiot
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No Kings No Clowns
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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings
No Kings Sacramento Capitol
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