Rose Hayden-Smith, PhD @rosehaydensmith.com · 6hMy daughter is dealing with her first homeowner situation involving insurance. Reminded me that insurance is generally such a racket. 020
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 23hThe people who can't even keep lettuce and eggs safe are 'actively monitoring' the plague outbreak in Russia. 591724479
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDAtticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Heaven enough for me would be this world as I know it, but redeemed of our abuse of it and one another” -Wendell Berry 511411
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Even if there is a plague in Russia that spreads to the US, we’d never be told the truth until it’s way too late. “If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few numbers, if any” comes to mind. This admin is getting KO’d by measles. I don’t even want to think about what they’d do in a pandemic 2.0 40701153
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026For everyone who spent #MeToo fretting “what if this goes too far?”—be of good cheer! It turns out we didn’t go too far at all! It turns out we didn’t nearly far enough! Good job guys! 182073437
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026J.D. Vance has been a breathless supporter of Neo-Nazis at home and abroad, promoting their fascist ideas and ideology to a jaw-dropping degree. But he has the fucking nerve to say someone tied to *socialists* doesn't belong in America. *You* are the un-American ideologue, you goose-stepping dork. 741809364
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9853322185
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks. 60576662287
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have one house. 15371061897
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Trump: "Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits. It's one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and Senate, $5,000 to every adult. We can do it and the Democrats can't, because the Democrats don't have any income." 7661529337
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026One of multiple occasions where Collins is mad about the perfectly predictable consequences of her votes (see also, Kavanaugh, Brett). 241387248
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 25/09/2026This week the Trump administration ran a 30-second campaign spot on Fox News and Newsmax, labeled "Paid for by the U.S. Government." This kind of propaganda using taxpayer dollars is unacceptable and very likely illegal.abcnews.comAdministration's pro-Trump TV ad is taxpayer-fundedThe Trump administration is running a pro-Trump ad on cable news featuring Trump boasting about his record and vowing the US "will never be a communist country." 51518162
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is after China porch-pirated the military’s f-35 parts delivery 692519494
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Look at this photograph. 1781174198
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is. 1415141355438
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A real image. Amazing. A gift from the Meme heavens. 3522873564
Rose Hayden-Smith, PhD @rosehaydensmith.com · 23/09/2026I don’t want to see Rob Bonta on any news shows. Big fail on this one. 011
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDMelissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Perfect. No notes. 02410
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026i'm sorry, what? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... 1415474
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is corruption of the highest order. Susan Collins delivered millions in taxpayer dollars for a corrupt donor bankrolling her campaign, and then Donald Trump helped her cover it up. No wonder she voted with him 96% of the time and has rubberstamped his agenda to hurt Maine. 321127454
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 481115505
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.statesman.comAttorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash deliveryA Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody. 25376653459
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Monumental ObsessionThe president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself. 1342719725
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026There is nothing in the Constitution that forbids the military from storing missiles and drones in a traffic circle. So it’s hard to understand the Left’s objection to President Trump’s bold new plan for his triumphal arch. by Jonathan Turley 20846121
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 20/09/2026All these athletes getting paid to be the faces of gambling sites should be ashamed of themselves. This will be a terrible look in a year or two, as Americans, especially young people, waste what little money they have on these sites that make the rich richer and everyone poorer. 30468151377
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com 745276688830
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world-- TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also 69340251029
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 18/09/2026I am embarrassed that they aren't embarrassed. 971777185
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/09/2026My parents thought I had Polio. I got the vaccine and it turned out I didn’t. Anyone who does anything to make parents like mine worry about this is a god damned bastard. Fuck these people. 75070021897
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1401266996704
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 17/09/2026SOAP is being recalled for having BACTERIA in it. At first, I thought this was a joke. If this is not dystopia, I don't know what is.scrippsnews.comFDA warns recalled hand soaps may contain harmful bacteriaThe FDA has issued a recall for certain soaps because they could contain bacteria. If you use the contaminated soap, the bacteria could enter your body through cuts and cracks in the skin. 1010332
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026They can self-regulate, says the guy who shares a porn accountability app with his son. 1454201927
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Still can’t believe they rolled a severely brain-damaged 84-year-old out of his 92-day-long paid medical leave just to vote against paid medical leave for every other American 24970262
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Surely, all those who breathlessly reported on Biden’s age and cognition will be all over this, right? Right?? 612323
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump now threatening to RIP DOWN Kennedy Center: 2224380
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Works for me. I'm just gonna take my wagon, pulled by Wright in harness with a team of seven oil CEOS. 610311
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026It's funny/not funny how passé it is now to even say "Remember when the GOP was the party of fiscal responsibilitylnk.thebulwark.comTrump’s $5,000 Midterm Ploy Is Even Dumber Than It SoundsThe math is impossible, the inflation risk is real, and the plan would attract an army of scammers. 1014124
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Absolutely amazing that Trump is viewed as so untrustworthy that not one in five people will support the promise of free money 552584410
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story. 381217592546
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026The Kennedy Center was a beloved Washington institution, enjoyed by millions of people. It has been destroyed for no real reason. Just vanity, carelessness, indifference. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Kennedy Center ShakedownThe only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands. 1462429849
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhD💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · 15/09/2026Nice Kennedy Center you have there Shame if something happened to it 0191
Reposted by Rose Hayden-Smith, PhDJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446891282