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Marc Smith

@towardjustice76.bsky.social
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Older, wiser, joyful but appalled by our self-inflicted political illness. I've lived in Oz, Chile, Indiana, rural NY, agriculture, government and academia. Still believing the arc of history will bend toward justice. Wishing I had done, could do more.

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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 17h
"Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia" Does anyone have any confidence in a useful outcome after this severely damaged human being speaks to anyone?
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Democrat Patriot @uspatriot2025.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
TY Goddess!! 💙 @firestormz1.bsky.social @kenzie35.bsky.social @ladybug014.bsky.social @bandroll.bsky.social @skyyblue6.bsky.social @allie-froglegs.bsky.social @annettebeebe.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @chaserbaybe.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rene Good’s brother: “What happened to America. The time is absolutely now for accountability for the deep damage done by ICE and others. We will not be quiet. We will not go away.” BE GOOD!!!!!
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
bbc.com/news/article... Serious questions: Does our society feel better after all this? Did it help the victim or her family? Does it elevate Tennessee or the U.S. in the eyes of the world?
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Christa Pike is in 'critical condition' after failed execution, her lawyers say
Pike had been on death row since she was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💔🕯️No Justice No peace.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Ewindham3 @ewindham3.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GOP has run TX for 30Yrs-the Result⁉️ An affordability crisis w/stagnent wages & bottom rankings in healthcare & school funding It’s time for change & put Regular Folks 1st instead of the Rich 🗳️ Gina Hinojosa for TX Gov to fix the system & help working Families Thrive #VoteBlue ⬆️ ⬇️ #DemsUnited
Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📌I like AP, but my God, WHEN are we going to stop with the “false and misleading claims” crap, and start calling the projectile vomit that comes out of Trump’s dirty mouth: LIES? New Headline: Trump Lied Repeatedly in Front of UN General Assembly
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... How will we ever regain trust in a government that puts power over children's lives and the nation's health in the hands of an egomaniacal quack? How will the world ever trust us again?
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RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak
The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/09/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

More than two centuries ago, Father Hidalgo y Costilla’s church bell gave way to the cry of a people known as El Grito de Dolores — a call for freedom that would begin Mexico’s long struggle for independence. 

Today, that same spirit of self-determination lives in Mexican New Yorkers who have helped build this city for generations — from the zapateros of Corona to the banda musicians of Sunset Park. 

As we celebrate an independent Mexico, we also celebrate the Mexican New Yorkers who make our city great. And we recommit ourselves to defending their dignity and right to belong.

In moments of uncertainty and cruelty, New York City does not leave its own behind.

¡Viva México!
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you, Representative Beatty. You are an outstanding hero of our time.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The poster child for Profiles in Cowardice and one of his masters. Coward and Degenerate.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Well begun, Canada! Hats off to the EU. My country has earned disgrace while losing trust and opportunity.
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European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’
Commission president says EU must ‘urgently reimagine our partnerships’ as she makes unprecedented offer
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This 👇
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Be the type of human that *doesn't* make this face after being told genocide is amoral.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. Big Tech buys off Congress. No action on AI safety. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
With respect to CBS football game ads for 60 Minutes premiere: I will never watch 60 Minutes again.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
While the world staggers under the consequences caused by ceding power to an Incompetent, Sociopathic Felon, Lake Ontario still brings us peace and inspiration.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
I absolutely LOVE this. Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen. This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Burns.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/n... Mayor Mamdani has truly distinguished himself during these very difficult days of remembrance. He has earned our sincere gratitude.
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Facing Islamophobia, Mamdani Keeps Focus on 9/11 Victims (Gift Article)
In recent weeks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has visited firehouses around New York City as part of an effort to direct the public’s attention toward the victims, and away from himself.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Last week, Danbury area residents showed up in huge numbers to draw the line on the brutal ICE tactics being used there - including traumatizing kids at school bus stops. It's action like this that saves our democracy.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/09/2026
Today, I was proud to join New Yorkers for the 9/11 Day of Service at the Intrepid Museum. September 11th is a day we remember the terror and loss our city endured. It is also a day we remember the extraordinary courage, kindness and generosity New Yorkers showed one another.
Mayor Mamdani volunteers at the Intrepid day of service. He is wearing a suit and a blue hair net.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We overcame one Gilded Age and we can overcome this one. Time for a new square deal like TR’s 3 C’s: Corporate control, Consumer protection and Conservation of natural resources. Happy Labor Day.
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mainewomenforward.bsky.social @mainewomenforward.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024. It hits even harder now.
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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I paused for a moment this morning thinking about the state of the world & how it can be wildly depressing & feel quite impossible. Then, I looked around & saw the sun illuminating a small meadow, quietly being beautiful. Did it solve anything? No. But it felt a little hopeful🕊️ #photography #words
Standing next to a giant of a trunk sporting rich green moss in it's textured bark. Holly bushes grow at the root line & beyond is a small sun field patch of meadow amid tall seed trees & ferns. A hint of blue sky peeks through the trees mid way up their solid trunks
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Well done! #USDemocracy
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
bbc.com/culture/arti... In a world of Lutnicks, Burgums, Bessents and Hegseths be a Group Captain Stagg.
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'He told people what they needed to hear': The weatherman crucial to D-Day victory
History's boldest military operation hinged on weather forecaster James Stagg. A new film with Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser explores his role in the end of World War Two.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Lake Ontario, yesterday, now and forever
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/09/2026
This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word. Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality. Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too. Two giants who helped change America. Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🌹That's my kick-ass aunt, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, with the great Gloria Steinem a few years ago ... These amazing women are both gone now, at a time we've never needed them more. They were role models for me, and will always be a reminder that women are far superior to men. They just are.
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Jacqui @jamelle33.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A rusting U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in Thailand: An embarrassing testament to the gross incompetence of Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Losing, for all the world to witness. China must be giddy at our shameful demise.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Then, now and forever, Lake Ontario.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
TEXANS, VOTE FOR TALARICO!
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📌Every single story about Trump should include bare minimum that he is a felon, and a serial liar. This is called necessary context. He is completely unscrupulous, and the normalization of this revolting man has been the most grievous thing I have seen in 44 years of journalism.
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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We have lost one of the 20th century's most important voices for ecological sanity. Wendell Berry, RIP.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Is there a more insufferable a#$&hole in the world than Bessent? youtube.com/shorts/9YXXk...
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Bessent on Canada: PM Carney 'has turned this into a political shouting match'
YouTube video by CNBC Television
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Yesterday, today and forever, Lake Ontario
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Vote Doug Jones 4 AL @petczar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You know why felon won in 2024 against all odds? They focused on *winning* the election. Not on purity tests or ideological infighting, JUST WINNING. I’m begging Dems to focus on that. Win first, then on November 4, argue all day. Please focus.
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Marc Smith @towardjustice76.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Then, now and always.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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