Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Perfectly happy to see Zacharia go. But it might be pointed out that if she had stayed, she would have done infinitely less damage to the nation than Hegseth, Kennedy, Blanche, Patel, Vought, et al. They should be as unacceptable as—more unacceptable than—Zacharia. 471747243 1.7K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16/10/2026REMINDER: Today by 12 pm ET, Todd Blanche shall submit, in REDACTED form, to the Court for in camera review the FBI interview notes for the South Carolina woman who alleges she was 13 years old when she was sexually and physically abused by Donald Trump. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 36178192849 7.8K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 16/10/2026If Trump had done nothing but play golf these past 21 months - no tariffs, no war, no mass deportations- the economy would be humming along. But he’s a really bad person. And an idiot. And this is all on him.👇 24684180 684
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialSande @sande0724.bsky.social · 15/10/2026#IStandWithUkraine💙💛💙static.klipy.comStand with Ukraine: Ukrainian FlagALT: Stand with Ukraine: Ukrainian Flag 14344139 344
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026BREAKING: The FBI made a video trashing Democrats & hyping Kash Patel, then posted it during early voting Spending your tax dollars to campaign or to hype the director is illegal -- This video did BOTH We want watchdogs to find out who signed off Our @democracydefendersfund.org letter👇 -TN 256122994654 12.3K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Midweek update. This is the week when trusting the USA was shown to be a catastrophe. The second part has a detailed primer on the Starlink/Starshield sabotage of Ukraine. This is US being a fully fledged Putin ally and will cause many Ukrainian deaths phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-up...phillipspobrien.substack.comMidweek Update #31: Paying The Price For Trusting The USAThe Spacelink/Spaceshield Sabotage of Ukraine: A Primer; A Warning to Europe and the World. 25566235 566
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners just sued ICE over a nasty catch-22 ICE detains people, takes their IDs & work papers, releases them, keeps the papers. Now they can't work & risk getting picked up again for having no ID We're going to court to get it ALL back -TN 13778882938 7.9K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialvaesamyn1.bsky.social @vaesamyn1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The image of a disabled man strapped to a chair and then being shot will end Americas standing and cement your reputation as a third country dictatorship. It matters not what this man did. Sure kill him if that is deemed his punishment but to livestream it is sick.. 0141 14
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026 241316330 1.3K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even. 10249461535 4.9K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.social🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Please 💙🩵💙🩵 223109023735 10.9K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He makes a good point. 455271835832 27.2K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸 29991303845 9.1K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We are facing a psychiatric emergency. We are facing a constitutional emergency. Anyone with eyes and ears who’s paying attention can see it. Our republic is teetering. The good news: We the people have the power to stop this accelerating descent before it’s too late. 1132905799 2.9K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026 30976312373 7.6K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialBluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 6529001245 2.9K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialMs.Carter @woopsdidisaythat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This👇🏼 4538681019 3.9K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying. 843127816 3.1K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“We humans have a natural impulse to adapt to reality. It has been essential for the survival of our species and the development of civil society. But now, that same normalizing impulse is putting us in serious danger…we are under attack from an enemy within.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...americaamerica.newsWe Are Under Attack From an Enemy WithinBy listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic 13326811010 2.7K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialA.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! 182077437 2.1K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialThe Buffalo News @buffalonews.com · 03/10/2026ICYMI: Ontario tourism officials will light up the Horseshoe Falls in red, white and blue tonight to say “thank you” to the Bills, fans and Visit Buffalo for singing the Canadian national anthem. A fireworks display in the same colors is also planned. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...buffalonews.comNiagara Falls to light up as a thank you to Bills fans for Canadian anthem singingOn Saturday, Ontario tourism officials will light up the Horseshoe Falls in red, white and blue to say “thank you” to the Bills, Buffalo fans and Visit Buffalo for singing the Canadian national anthem... 612589460 2.6K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Overheard Trump's voice (as I clicked to make it go away) saying that where he goes to campaign they win and where he doesn't they don't, and I realized that's part of why he's campaigning in safe red districts. He wants credit for the wins and no blame for losses. It's about his ego, not the party. 561030198 1K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Surely the Pentagon has seen strange sights, but seldom anything like the testosterone-besotted, fascisty-tinged clown show put on by the former weekend Fox News host who now runs the US military. charliesykes.substack.com/p/day-one-im...charliesykes.substack.comDay One: Impeach Pete Hegseth“No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos.” But Musk. 2025173 251
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialYolly @yollybsky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026People do not hate America, Mr Trump. They hate you. BIG difference. 3153977778 4K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump took over a solvent Kennedy Center, drove away donors & audiences, & now won't rule out tearing it down @democracydefendersaction.org & @washlitgroup.bsky.social fight on w/ Rep. Beatty to stop him I'll get into that & more w/ @ms.now at 1:35 ET 👇 -TNwashingtonpost.comThe Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over. 28362120 362
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When a rapist sticks up for other rapists it's called a professional courtesy. 42451071823 5.1K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialTed Cruz called the FBI on me @weareronin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026 2293864942 3.9K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026An ambitious narcissist megalomaniacal right-wing Christian nationalist fanatic with a drinking problem and a history of erratic and reckless behavior who hates rules of engagement in charge of the most powerful military in the history of the world. What could go wrong? bsky.app/profile/atru... 4433006875 3K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialMonterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/10/2026A new federal rule weakens the Endangered Species Act by redefining "harm" to wildlife. This change makes it much harder to protect the habitats that endangered species need to survive. Tell Congress to undo this change and protect endangered species here: mbayaq.co/4xSPQUZmbayaq.coStand with the Aquarium for Endangered Species - title 5290141 290
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 01/10/2026We are joining the calls for a commutation for Christa so she never experiences this torture again, and we continue asking for the same for Tony Carruthers, who experienced the same suffering and remains at risk of another execution attempt. 324829 248
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 411378744 1.4K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” — Dolly Parton 40962881343 6.3K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug. 36656712247 5.7K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026-Michael Jochum Not Just a Drummer: Reflections on Art, Music, Politics, Dogs, and the Human Condition michaeljochum.substack.com/p/christian-...michaeljochum.substack.comChristian Nationalism is a Political Power PlayThe “Office Of Religious Affairs” 610439 104
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026Trump is now running pro-Iran War propaganda commercials on Fox News paid by for taxpayer dollars 2301270589 1.3K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026They hate him. They really hate him.charlotteclymer.substack.comPete Hegseth’s Ruthless Pentagon NicknameThey hate him. 1142457672 2.5K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This aligns exactly with what we know about noncitizen voting; it is extremely rare (9 noncitizen votes in MN out of 3,253,920 in the 2024 election, or 0.0002%), and when it occurs it’s most often green card holders who were mistakenly told they could vote (none of these people are undocumented). 17663222 663
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Cowboys past and present are: Black, Indigenous, Latino, immigrant, queer, trans, radical, female (and the ones in rodeos rely on rodeo clowns to keep them safe). And that pro-democracy pro-Constitution patriots despise this dimwitted pile of hatreds. I've met cowboys and you, sir, are no cowboy. 581293256 1.3K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialMilitary Times @militarytimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The deaths, along with eight attempted suicides in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, illustrate a systemic problem in the U.S. Navy, families say. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️ 273 7
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialPatt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Any "morally binding" document that purportedly binds Donald Trump isn't worth the pixels it's written on. 2427 42
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2520253916291 25.4K
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A useful political rule: don't design the rules assuming your team will always be in charge. Eventually, the big red button changes hands. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…newsletter.platypuseconomics.comMy Libertarian Friends Were RightDo economists have a political bias? What should we do about that? 1018942 189
Reposted by @smithp56.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026According to several people involved, the Trump administration initially floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail.propublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 7484235 484