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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 7h
wegotthiscovered.com/social-media... I used Wallgreens for several years and they would never fill my prescriptions before I was down to a weeks supply and then one always seemed to be unavailable that day but it was, the next one. I concluded that it was a ploy to get me to spend more money.
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Woman asked why Walgreens was 'gatekeeping' her prescription, until she mentioned switching insurance: 'he was like, hmm, one second'
She says Walgreens told her to come in for a refill
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 16h
www.alternet.org/jim-jordan-j... No need for me to embellish this, it’s obvious.
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Trump and the death of shame: How America's reality was annihilated today
As the GOP sacrifices basic facts to protect Donald Trump, a crucial interview reveals why Democrats are losing the war on right-wing fantasy and humiliation.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 16h
thehill.com/homenews/sen... The republicans will protect Netanyahu and their AIPAC dollars shamelessly.
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Senate blocks Democratic effort to force report on West Bank violence
Republican senators blocked a Democratic attempt to bring up a resolution that would force the Trump administration to report on violence and human rights violations occurring in the West Bank.&nbs…
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.rawstory.com/grassley-jac... Maybe if they were not the ones trying to cover up the crimes and in doing so abetting the criminality, they wouldn’t be the ones being targeted. Just saying.
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'Elder abuse': Experts alarmed by Chuck Grassley 'ranting wildly' at Jack Smith hearing
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) came under fire from critics after he used his opening remarks at a hearing to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of targeting Republicans.Grassley, who chairs the Sen...
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Comments anyone
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.mediaite.com/media/news/y... It has nothing to do with national security, and everything to do with the president’s insecurity.
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ABC's Martha Raddatz Debates Todd Blanche on Trump Press Ban
"You cannot be asking me that!" Blanche said — incredulous he'd been challenged to cite reporting from the banned outlets that jeopardized national security.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good advice
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.alternet.org/trump-nuclea... Would he nuke Iran? I wish I could say no but I cannot. Will Congress react and do anything except equivocate uselessly in reaction? Probably not. If he actually trys to do it with the pentagon stop him? I’d like to think so but…
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State Department insider reveals Trump’s plan for 'nuclear genocide'
On Friday, a leading national security analyst warned that President Donald Trump’s recent behavior suggests his intention to commit “nuclear genocide.”
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.alternet.org/trump-midter... Will he sic the army on us? It sounds totally unthinkable. I’m thinking.
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'Constant threat': Insider unveils Trump’s plan to declare 'martial law'
On Wednesday, new reporting revealed that many in President Donald Trump's orbit believe he will declare "martial law" to seize control of the midterms.
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Dan2Dogs @dan2dogs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here's the second starter pack. go.bsky.app/3VrE9Zv
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/ZPDo7... Texas Paul speaks from the heart, but take the time to read the comments from people from other nations who understand that he doesn’t represent the majority of Americans.
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Just watched Trump's UN speech in its entirety. My God.
YouTube video by Texas Paul
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/dpMuJ... He’s a complete and total embarrassment to the great legacy of our nation.
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Trump's Speech Is Fit for a Dictator
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.rawstory.com/florida-2677... In Florida the lawmakers try to protect the lawbreakers. Well, it’s Floriduh so not surprised.
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Officials threatened to arrest reporters for spilling Florida industry's dark secret
Florida Senate officials threatened two newspapers with criminal prosecution after reporters uncovered evidence that insurance companies operating in the state shuffled more than a billion dollars to ...
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
znetwork.org/znetarticle/... There is absolutely zero monetary need to take these trees. There is more than enough second growth timber in the Tongas to satisfy their greed.
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US Forest Service to Clearcut One of the Last Great Groves in the Tongass - Here's How to Save It
We’re back from the Tongass, the nearly 17-million-acre national forest in Southeast Alaska that now sits at the center of some of the most consequential
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/h0lfX... When two icons of reason and sanity like HCR and Judge Luttig speak to a subject you should pay close attention.
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Judge Luttig’s Voting Scenario
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spoken like a true megalomaniac.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Suffer the little children
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Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation
Exclusive: Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.thedailybeast.com/ai-goes-rogu...
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Star Wars Stormtroopers: Nothing to See Here
ALT: Star Wars Stormtroopers: Nothing to See Here
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-... He Is Insane!
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Trump Makes Unhinged Threat to Billionaire CEO at Rose Garden Dinner
The president’s weird fishing fantasy involved the mega-rich CEO begging him for mercy.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.alternet.org/roberts-supr... A law unto themselves
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The 'false mythology' that gave the Supreme Court unconstitutional power
Political scholars often describe the U.S. Supreme Court as one of the three "co-equal branches of government" in the United States' system of checks and balances.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.mediaite.com/politics/tru... Great way to make an enemy of an entire swing state. And he’s full of crap about the state’s response to Hurricane Helene under governor Cooper.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.sciencing.com/2255748/scie... This is your brain on ChatGPT
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Scientists Scanned ChatGPT Users' Brains In A Groundbreaking Study. The Results Are Horrifying - Sciencing
The debates over AI are endless, but scientists have found that large language models actually affect how we think, even after we stop using the tech.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
reason.com/2026/09/09/a... Apparently while being arrested and restrained while handcuffed it’s also acceptable to hold the person face down into a fire ant nest because the idiot judges couldn’t find a precedent! Qualified Immunity is nothing more than legalized assault and battery.
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Appeals court grants immunity to Texas cops who held handcuffed woman face down in a fire ant hill
Taylor Rogers argues it was excessive force to pin her down on top of a fire ant hill. The 5th Circuit ruled that right wasn't clearly established.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.rawstory.com/trump-fbi-26... Harassment, lies, and cover ups, and it’s only going to get more intense the closer we get to the midterms.
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Trump's FBI just lit a 'five-alarm fire' after election blitz in Nevada: expert
President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel are playing a "dangerous" game in their escalating war against Nevada voters, elections attorney Marc Elias said on Brian Tyler Cohen's "Democracy Wa...
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
newrepublic.com/post/215177/... Guilty until proven innocent even though no known crime has been observed. The thought police are coming.
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Secret DHS Unit Pulling People Over Based on Their Financial Data
A shady unit at the Department of Homeland Security is using “predictive policing” to try to find evidence they don’t have.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=8E6Y... For those who may be interested, this is an excellent analysis of the tragic airplane crash in Florida.
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Miami Crash Data Points to SHOCKING Cause
YouTube video by Flying for Money
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.rawstory.com/melania-trum... Sickening, literally.🤢🤮😖
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Mounting 'mystery meat' threats linked by expert to surprising source — Melania Trump
Americans risk exposure to anti-parasite drugs and banned antibiotics in chunks of years-old, potentially rotten meat after a controversial friend of Melania Trump's was invited for a meeting at the W...
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
atlantablackstar.com/2026/09/06/t... This looks sus to me, but I’m an inveterate skeptic, although I believe that this regime is perfectly capable of doing something like that to further their agenda. What do you think?
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‘Look at the Carpet’: Trump’s Kennedy Center Drama Explodes After Ceiling Comes Crashing Down — Then Fans Zoom In and Spot Details That Don’t Add Up
Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center brought down the house Friday night. However, nobody was performing. This drama did not come with an orchestra. There was no
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.rawstory.com/lead-in-drin... Lead is an insidious poison that accumulates in the body rather than being eliminated. Apparently we don’t even have a right to be told that they are letting us be poisoned.
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Trump judge rules Americans have no right to safe drinking water untainted by lead
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump told residents of Jackson, Mississippi on Friday they have no right to water untainted by lead, according to a new report.Kurt Engelhardt, a Fifth C...
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.irishstar.com/news/politic... I suspect that he may be using one of these powered exoskeleton assist devices.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.alternet.org/trump-maga-y... Not that we needed any more evidence of his insanity but here it is.
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Trump’s 'moronic' sop to youth collapses under threat within hours
It was quick, but here it is. The New York Times reports The Tetris Company, which owns the rights to the classic video game, denounced a Trump administration produced Tetris clone that has the player...
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/LG1LW... Yet again Mikey can’t face the consequences of his catastrophic failures so he is going home to cry and take the rest of them along. This is how they misrepresent and disrespect their constituents.
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What Are Republicans Doing Right Now?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.alternet.org/trump-incomp... The dumbing down of the government.
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Trump’s fear of smart people explains absolutely everything: biographer
In his 1513 political treatise "The Prince," Italian philosopher and statesman Niccolò Machiavelli wrote that truly great leaders surround themselves with the best and brightest advisers they can find...
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
newrepublic.com/post/215080/... Cowards
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After 5-Week Vacation, House Suddenly Takes Off the Rest of September
Must be nice to be a member of Congress and never have to do your job.
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“If I was gonna stage a coup in an upcoming election, what exactly would I do to safeguard my protection?” Listen to Sam Hodgson spell it out in the most creative yet scary way possible.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excerpted from the Columbus Dispatch FYI
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.alternet.org/trump-tariff... Yet another, shoot, not ready, miss.
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Trump’s catastrophes skyrocket as he blunders into another hole: report
President Donald Trump has a mouth and he loves to use it to shout bluster at his perceived enemies. But New York Times editor Bill Saporito says Trump’s business sense may be incapable of seeing more...
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 02/09/2026
🎥 #StandWithUkraine #peace 🕊️ take Putin's power, income & influence (and other tyrants' too) switch to renewables & get off oil & gas PL RP🩷💚💙 @eykyu.bsky.social @fraziberry.bsky.social @abbtom.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social @resistersisnj.bsky.social @astrea1965.bsky.social #ClimateAction
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/UXt3V... Trump doesn’t know what’s going on because the sycophants around him are afraid to tell him how bad everything is going. He doesn’t really care as long as he can go golfing and go after his perceived enemies and his petty peeves and live in his fantasy world.
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Who Is Running the Ship?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Supreme Court, where republicans dreams become realities.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Your very welcome. We could all do well to try to follow her example.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
eurweb.com/dolly-parton... The less publicized part of the goodness, graciousness, and greatness of Dolly Parton.
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'Do We Think Our Little White Asses Are the Only Ones That Matter? No!' | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
Dolly Parton backed Black Lives Matter, dropped “Dixie” from her brand and spoke bluntly about race — a legacy worth remembering.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
youtube.com/shorts/hjnuU... The American people are already furious. Those who have been looting the country, and actually being traitorous to our nation, have good reason to be afraid of retribution.
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What Trump and His Allies Fear
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Jesse💙💙💙💙 @journeyled.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
go.bsky.app/56Rv7N9 The democrats in charge of our congress are mostly getting rich off of PAC money. Jeffries signed off on Medicare for all when he was just a congressman, now he says no way would have I ever done that. PAC money poisons too many. Follow and fight.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Thank you for including me.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.polygon.com/cbs-sci-fi-s... For all of the Twilight Zone fans out there, this panel is supposed to show something from every episode of the original series, now streaming free on Tubi. Have fun with it!
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... How appropriate, the star places DC right in the middle of a swamp.
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White House brags about ‘Lake America’ by sharing map that puts DC in North Carolina
‘You guys can’t even put DC in the right place on the map,’ one commenter wrote, while another chimed in: ‘Ah yes DC in lovely North Carolina’
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/au... Are we inching our way towards Skynet?
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Autonomous AI drones are now killing humans, and there’s no going back
An autonomous AI-guided drone has caused civilian deaths in Ukraine after selecting its own target, pushing the debate over AI weapons into far more serious territory.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.countryliving.com/life/enterta... I have nothing to add but tears.
countryliving.com
35 Famous Dolly Parton Quotes to Reflect on Her Incredible Life
We will always love you, Dolly.
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rsmith670.bsky.social @rsmith670.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/... WTF
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Subscription Culture Is Ruining Our Day-To-Day Lives, And Here Are 17 Photos To Prove It
Welcome to Chapter 357 of Late-Stage Capitalism.
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