Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Look at this coward, posting genocide apologia and disabling replies and quote posts. 000
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 80348271342
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithBangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What happened to him next was surprising in a different way. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/10/08/m...bangordailynews.comICE detained a Maine immigrant’s wife, then let him trade placesMore than anywhere else in New England, lawyers say Maine has stood out for federal agents tracking down one category of law-abiding immigrants at homes and jobs. 175
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Happy Yankees elimination to all who celebrate! 000
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Abolish ICE. 584080770
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This season of American Horror Story is more than a little chaotic. I’m curious to see how the writers pull everything together because halfway through I don’t see how some of the pieces fit. #ahs 010
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The richest 0.1% of Americans have more than doubled their immense wealth since 2019 — per WSJ. 12450174
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithBangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In eastern and Down East Maine, the average price for a gallon of heating oil is $6 and the high is $6.30. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/10/02/b...bangordailynews.comMaine's heating oil prices are 80% higher than a year agoMaine heating oil prices spiked to a record average of $5.96 per gallon, up about 80% over last year amid President Donald Trump's war in Iran. 126
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.motherjones.comPolice didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.“If I didn’t find the evidence for them, I wasn’t too sure they would find it.” 17528188
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Embarrassing way for the Red Sox to end their season, but it makes sense because they were so streaky. 000
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Dear Jon Hamm, please stop shilling for gambling companies. They are parasites. You can just do acting instead. 101173
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Last week the Portland Police made a huge deal about a K9 killed in the line of duty apprehending a dangerous suspect. Turns out that K9 was shot and killed by...the Portland Police www.kgw.com/article/news...kgw.com 962695549
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The AL West winner getting a three seed with the sixth best record — when every team in the division finishing with negative net runs — is absurd. The Yankees-Sox series looks like an ALCS. 200
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here’s a thought: feel free to despise Trump without engaging in Sinophobic discourse. 000
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithJack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 24/09/2026Looking at another clipart CD and there is a staggering amount of clipart of "x thing enjoying a beer." Why 111311319
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Paul Lepage is like an occasional outbreak of shingles that inflicts pain years after you’ve recovered from chickenpox. 010
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gifted the Swiss president a book titled "American Aid to the Iranian People." The book is a collection of photographs that document U.S. crimes against the Iranian people. 1117297
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114496109
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202611/ Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” former executive Eric Schiff said. 91720425
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 2922031234
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Raiders are 2-0, but I think that says more about how badly the Chargers are collapsing than how good the Raiders themselves are. I am sticking with my expectation of 7 wins this year. 010
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 20/09/2026Not a fan of just how much information on your phone the new Siri has access to? Here's how to limit it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgHow to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more 8176105
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithAtticus 👻🙀🌈 @catticus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Celebrating @stephenking.bsky.social in Bangor even though I’m still holding a grudge that he did not cast me in pet sematary 👻🙀 083
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Stephen King festival in Bangor (“Derry”) is getting to be a big deal. @stephenking.bsky.social #stephenking #derrymaine downtownbangor.com/events/steph...downtownbangor.comStephen King's 79th Birthday Carnival - Bangor DowntownJoin Bangor in celebrating Stephen King's 79th birthday with a 3-day party with a old-timey carnival, book signings, parade, activities, scavenger hunt, 010
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I just got a frantic call from Allison Statham. She's the mother of Haley Oliveaux, the girl Chris Duncan was wrongly convicted of killing. She says the police are now at her door and demanding a DNA sample. They're threatening to arrest her.radleybalko.substack.comThe framing of Chris Duncan: Part Two“God doesn’t let innocent babies die for no reason. Somebody has to be punished.” 9387133
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Chargers lost by 12 to a team that almost everyone predicted would would compete for the #1 draft pick this season. The Trump sports curse continues. 010
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Malik Willis looks like a solid QB with a terrible supporting cast. 000
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Fifi a/k/a Ophelia catching a sun bath on #caturday. 051
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026You know, there was a time when insurance ads on TV didn’t have recurring characters, lore, and canon. I don’t think those were innovations. 010
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I think the football gods cursed this game to punish the NFL for scheduling a game on a Wednesday. 010
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Uh, what is the point of this Republican midterm convention? There must be grifting opportunities. 000
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New: a secretive DHS predictive policing unit is analyzing Americans' financial activity, feeding those names to police, then having cops pull them over. Not suspected of any particular crime We're revealing the unit name too: Predictive Intelligence Targeting Team www.404media.co/a-secretive-...404media.coA Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime. 461285797
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Just watched Coyote vs. Acme. It’s a highly entertaining movie with good writing, which I assume is why an exec tried to bury it. Anyway, I hope nobody feeds “Sylvester v. Gonzalez” into an LLM because then it would surely find its way into actual law briefs. 000
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithAIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 06/09/2026Today marks 2 years since Israeli military forces shot and killed 26-year-old Aysenur Eygi, an American citizen from Seattle, for protesting illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. There has been no accountability for her murder. 111558
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026On this #caturday I offer this vintage photo of Rascal, who went to cat heaven in 2021. 061
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Oh, cool Schools had to close and many residents went without water because of this. kfor.com/news/local/m...kfor.comMassive El Reno water leak traced to Bitcoin mining data center facilityEl Reno officials say a leak that lost the city more than three million gallons of water originated from a private fire hydrant on a Bitcoin mining facility’s property—and neither the company nor t… 8317197
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithBangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The city did not pay for the installation or operation of the cameras, meaning the purchase never came up in a public meeting. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/08/28/b...bangordailynews.comLicense plate-reading cameras have quietly operated in Brewer for 7 yearsThe city installed two license plate readers in 2019 along Route 1A, just east of the interchange with I-395, as part of a pilot program. 122
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Reading the appellate court reject one of my arguments without a citation to any authority. 110
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The propaganda strategy on climate change — especially from fossil fuel interests and right-wing political forces — has unfolded during my adult years. First, deny it’s happening; second, deny human activity is responsible; and now just say it’s too late or expensive to stop it. 001
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“Compotech” is a fake-sounding name for a company. Now I’m not suggesting it’s one of those CIA fronts, but I find it odd that the veep chose a small operation in a small city to make a stump speech. To be clear, I’m not making any accusations, but the name is like something from a cheap cartoon. 000
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithJCMartinofBA @jcmartinofba.bsky.social · 18/08/2026You won't get these stories on MS_NOW or CNN. Israel and AIPAC won't allow the networks to show this: Left- British surgeon, Nizam Mamode, says that Israel sends drones to "finish off" children lying wounded after being bombed. Right- Israel killed 11 people in Lebanon on Saturday. 89793
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Tried to get a cute pic of my wife’s dog rolling on the couch. Got this chaotic image instead. 000
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I was looking at old pictures, trying to find something amusing to post, and turned up this gem. 000
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithPrettiest pumpkin 2025 @wikihowtologout.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Rip to jesus but Im different 02082
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithAtticus 👻🙀🌈 @catticus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026#tbt to when I was alive 👻 151
Reposted by Zachary J. SmithOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 18/08/2026Homeland Security secretly recorded conversations, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records for labor unions and progressive groups as part of a wide-ranging surveillance effort during Operation Metro Surge, court documents allege. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/docum...ohiocapitaljournal.comDocuments show how feds spied on protesters, left-wing organizations and unions during Metro Surge • Ohio Capital JournalHomeland Security investigators secretly recorded conversations, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records for labor unions and progressive groups as part of a wide-ranging surveillance… 10311162
Zachary J. Smith @vocabulist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I know Trump’s rationale for giving less support to South Korea is stupid, and he’s probably going to forget he said this within a few days. But it would be good to curtail joint military exercises where people practice invading North Korea. 000