Reposted by SmithsonSlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 20hWhen you've just got in the bath and the phone rings. 025123
Reposted by SmithsonBonnie Raitt @bonnieraitt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Remembering my dear friend John Prine, on what would have been his 80th birthday this Saturday. I miss him deeply, as all of us who love him do. What a gift he will always be. 381038181
Reposted by Smithsonfravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 22h“Desires are already memories.“” — Italo Calvino, from Invisible Cities Leiko Tar artwork 12769120
Reposted by SmithsonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026JOHN LENNON would’ve been 86 today. Every year on the anniversary of his birth the National Trust leave the bedroom light on in John’s childhood home, all night. Always missed ❤️ 854382
Reposted by SmithsonRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Who can relate? ✍️ #WritingCommunity 981933243
Reposted by SmithsonMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In 2014, while filming a movie, Jackie Chan discovered that a group of Mongolian locals knew every word to 'Rolling in the Deep' by heart... Even though they didn’t speak English. This beautiful moment was never part of the script. Original post 19518145
Reposted by SmithsonJen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026well this is lovelyyoutu.beJens Kruger plays Bach Cello Suite No. 1 on BanjoYouTube video by The Kruger Brothers 2206
Reposted by SmithsonUnicornHerder @unicornherder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Settle into the small, hideaway places, between the levels, away from the danger. Let the river flow on, let the tide rise and fall, the moon wax and wane. Find ways to quiet yourself as you wait. 081
Reposted by SmithsonMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This hyraulic machine crushes hundreds of cans into a solid cube. Original post 1634158
Reposted by SmithsonThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Damn, and you MAGA fools wonder why everyone laughs at you. Because you let these dipshits post ignorant, pathetic bullshit like this. 452829707
Reposted by SmithsonMonica @softtail65.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Last Days to register to vote online for the 2026 midterms. Register To Vote here: register.vote.org 48860
Reposted by SmithsonMonica @softtail65.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🚨-Reminder! Do not use this votesafe website backed by Elon. It is indeed NOT safe. 2 of the best websites to use for voting information are: -The bipartisan nonprofit website: www.vote.org -The DNC website: iwillvote.com 11371333
Reposted by SmithsonMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Legendary percussion sheet of Steve Foreman, used in Hollywood soundtracks. Original post 2047197
Reposted by SmithsonFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"But the handicapped need cars!" No, what they need are options in mobility. The tech exists to enable their freedom of independent mobility, but almost always what is lacking is the enabling infrastructure. Bike lanes and quality sidewalks serve everyone. 3857801401
Reposted by SmithsonMatriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 05/10/2026Don't let them change you. Get in a boat on the river of love and justice. #pinks 24816
Reposted by SmithsonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“I’m not the enemy.” MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007) This terrific Movie opened 19yrs ago today. #TomWilkinson #GeorgeClooney 1331439
Reposted by SmithsonMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A three-year-old boy touched thousands of people after choosing to celebrate his birthday by having breakfast with the garbage collectors who worked on his street. Original post 531446277
Reposted by SmithsonFredo Fabrucci: The Poster's Poster™ @fredo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Soup of the day: Lasagna 6523
Reposted by SmithsonAlina Studenova @studenova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fine motor skills are important at any age. Over the weekend, I crocheted this alpha motor neuron innervating a muscle.☺️ 110012
Reposted by SmithsonAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges. 12999394
Reposted by SmithsonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“George Harrison Sings” — The Pirate Song RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION (1975) #EricIdle 14555128
Reposted by SmithsonMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@hamish.shuffles is an expert: #AGoodPlace 1439976
Reposted by Smithsonjohn.in.chicago @john-in-chicago.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Greatest Tradition In All Of Sports, The Iowa Wave 👋🏻 At the end of the 1st Qtr all the fans, players, coaches, refs, everyone waves to the kids in the Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, gets me every time 😭. Caitlin Clark is up there today. The OSU coach is a class act as well! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 31739131
Reposted by SmithsonSelina @selinaaa1212.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Potato is my favorite food group 6647
Smithson @samcgowan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Men complain that women yak yak yak and won’t shut up. Why would any of them imagine that if we were “asking for something” we wouldn’t USE OUR WORDS. 000
Reposted by SmithsonAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026A tiny bit of gentle advice for the men: before you try to explain or pontificate anything about the Cornell 7 to a woman, please remember chances are she’s already an expert 🙏🏻 372111102229
Reposted by SmithsonDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Why a gold chain takes molten metal at 1064C, a wire-drawing die and hand-soldered links to get its shine. 381295215
Reposted by SmithsonFLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Newest Super Group,,, FLAVOR DAVES,!! #DaveMatthews #DaveGrohl #FooFighters 1656634952
Reposted by SmithsonMarisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Valkyries won their first playoff series in their second season ever 1147976
Reposted by SmithsonKirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I bought a six-pack of donuts when a guy next to me said, "You shouldn't eat donuts." I replied, "My grandparents parents lived to be 100." He asked, "Did they eat donuts?" I shot back, "No, they minded their own fkn business." 23945477
Reposted by SmithsonSteve McHugh @stevemchugh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Writing is hard. Being an author is hard. Seeing books you worked hard on and be passionate about, not sell as well as you’d like, is hard. But getting emails from people telling you how much they love your work, is awesome. 942330
Reposted by SmithsonDemocrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It’s Friday… And damn it, let’s dance! This is a Jack & Jill competition where they are matched randomly. The song is random. The dance is entirely improvised… 881516319
Reposted by SmithsonEric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“One of the feelings I carry around with me is gratitude. I tell our students gratitude makes you feel lucky, & feeling lucky is a force field to all the bollocks in the world & that my luck stems entirely from being aware of all the incredible wonderful things that have ever happened to me” Sanjeev 510419
Reposted by SmithsonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A Warner Brothers Studio Cafe menu from 1941. 99747136