Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.latimes.com/sports/laker... He made “Byron…Scott” sound like poetry. RIP.latimes.comBeloved Lakers public address announcer Lawrence Tanter dies at 76Lawrence Tanter, the Lakers' beloved public address announcer for 43 years, has died at the age of 76, the team announced. 001
Reposted by Steve SmithDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If Kissinger didn't have to give back his Nobel after Chile and East Timor then let no one ask this goodly man of peace to return the FIFA Peace Prize. 1234558
Reposted by Steve SmithAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026LOL -- Fox News cuts away from Vance's speech and a host says, "we will bring you back to this rally if he starts to make news" 48885981756
Reposted by Steve SmithRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 12/09/2026 “I knew the kind of heart he had: the kind that loves and protects without limits,” she said. “That day haunts me forever. That trauma will be with me for the rest of my life and I will never be the same.” 6411134
Reposted by Steve SmithCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 07/09/2026We’re not too far from the day when RFK Jr. starts requiring skull measurements to verify citizenship, and Trump goes, “If your skull is the right size you have nothing to worry about,” and then SCOTUS issues the infamous “Skull Size” shadow docket, and out come the calipers. 310616
Reposted by Steve Smith100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sept. 6, 1926: The Ku Klux Klan plays the Hebrew All-Stars in a bizarre baseball matchup in Washington, D.C. The racist and antisemitic secret order wins, 4-0. The story behind who arranged the game and why isn't spelled out in the sparse game account. 64212
Reposted by Steve SmithEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Maine is the state closest to Africa 2373
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Anyone with knowledge of the run-up to WW2 knows exactly what Hasan Piker is implying with this quote.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler%...en.wikipedia.orgHitler's prophecy - Wikipedia 010
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Tommy John, Dodgers pitcher and medical pioneer, dies at 83 000
Reposted by Steve SmithBrian ████████ Linse @linsefilm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I preordered on the first available day months ago. If you haven't, do it now. Anyone who scares them this much must be on to something important. Also, I have it on good authority that Gil is a sweet cat. Let's support him. 001
Reposted by Steve SmithBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026impeachable conduct every day 315956
Reposted by Steve SmithBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Trump is at the poker table, holding the Jack of Spades, the 9 of Hearts, the 5 of Clubs, the 2 of Diamonds, and the cover card that says "Manufactured by Bee® Playing Card Company." He also has inadvertently put the cards face up. 2425948
Reposted by Steve SmithAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026LOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently 1971749284
Reposted by Steve SmithDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Trump administration admits, in court filings, that it canceled billions in federal grants not for policy or performance reasons, but because recipients lived in blue states. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b... 7526191
Reposted by Steve SmithAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2026Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry." 8611943338
Reposted by Steve SmithBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026They are running out of 5-letter words, folks Wordle 1,852 4/6 🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟦🟦⬛⬛ 🟦🟧🟦⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 WordleBot Skill 94/99 Luck 39/99 33962
Reposted by Steve SmithDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13/07/2026BREAKING: Federal judge refers Trump's personal lawyer in the lawsuit against IRS for disciplinary proceedings including possible disbarment for bringing this lawsuit for an improper purpose--in other words a fraud upon the court. Judge also raised questions about Todd Blanche's ethics! 1220772
Reposted by Steve SmithPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Incredible that they have this Type of Guy in Norway too, truly a universal pathology 91865
Reposted by Steve SmithMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Jewish Americans as a whole like Mamdani and hate Trump & Netanyahu 420549
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026No matter the field of endeavor, whether it be foreign wars, reflecting pools, crypto scams, or micromanaging player eligibility for U.S. World Cup soccer games, in the end, everything Donald Trump does turns to shit. 000
Reposted by Steve SmithIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Proud to be an American. True patriotism is defending the Constitution, protecting our democracy, and striving for liberty and justice for all. Our country has never been perfect, but its promise is worth protecting. Happy 4th of July. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 875007867
Reposted by Steve SmithJason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving. 8883364512529
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The last time the Netherlands lost a World Cup game was the 2010 Final.... 000
Reposted by Steve SmithJules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 21/06/2026🔥"Did Lalas enjoy an elite playing career? No. But does he do the background reading that could compensate for his relative lack of standing in a conversation with titans like Henry & Zlatan? Also no. But is he charming or funny or charismatic or otherwise magnetic on screen? Eh, no." Whew! 519929
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Weird? Why is being a great ex-player a requirement for sports commentary? Isn't that notion how we ended up with Joe Morgan and Drew Brees in the announcing booth? Stick to punditry, Adam.... 000
Reposted by Steve SmithPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I haven’t watched a UFC event since I was paid to do so and I’m sure as hell not breaking that streak today but I will eagerly await clips of anything stupid that happens 31353
Reposted by Steve SmithMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/05/2026@nycsanitation.bsky.social I’d like to report a sweep 134119681748
Reposted by Steve SmithTaulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Future President James Garfield at the first official Decoration Day, Arlington National Cemetery, May 30, 1868: "But, thanks be to God, this arena of rebellion and slavery is a scene of violence and crime no longer!" 1027880
Reposted by Steve SmithDavid Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 24/05/2026The thing about “Bluesky is a bubble” takes is that they start with the false assumption that social media is our job or some sort of responsibility. This isn’t my job. It’s probably not yours, either. It’s not our responsibility to ruin our days on a Nazi hellsite or to talk to dummies here. 1114037625
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Early War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...nytimes.comEarly War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader 000
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026It's hard to imagine any self-respecting lawyer drafting such a thing, but then again, these shysters work for Trump. 000
Reposted by Steve SmithMike Masnick @masnick.com · 09/05/2026Random David Attenborough fact: he's the reason tennis balls are yellow. 720630
Steve Smith @stheman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026www.army.mil/article/2104....army.milWorldwide flu outbreak killed 45,000 American Soldiers during World War IIn September 1918 there were two killers in the world. World War I, which would claim 20 million lives by its end, and the flu pandemic known as the Spanish Flu, is estimated to have killed between at... 000
Reposted by Steve SmithDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2026President urges Iran to start peace negotiations by releasing non-existent, AI-generated women some rando posted about on X 39728225
