bart
@bartsmith.bsky.social
On twitter, I had an underscore in my name. Here, I don’t. Everything else is basically the same
📍 Carrboro, North Carolina
📍 Carrboro, North Carolina
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it actually makes a lot of sense that hitler turned out the way he did when you think of how it must have affected him as a baby having to fight off all those time travelers
September 15, 2023 at 1:49 PM
it actually makes a lot of sense that hitler turned out the way he did when you think of how it must have affected him as a baby having to fight off all those time travelers
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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sorry nothing short of “these people never get to have lives in public society again” is gonna cut it. unmask, prosecute, and blacklist every last one
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
sorry nothing short of “these people never get to have lives in public society again” is gonna cut it. unmask, prosecute, and blacklist every last one
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this is what she looks like in ghost world
February 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
this is what she looks like in ghost world
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If you'd told me, a decade ago, that the rising concept of the 'influencer' would one day serve as a transmission belt for the elevation of subliterate clowns seeking to provoke pogroms in exchange for promotional deals with online betting companies, I'd probably have said, "That tracks."
As an influencer, Nick Shirley had struggled to expand his reach. But after a missionary trip pushed him to try a new approach, he caused a sensation with a video claiming to expose fraud at Somali-run day care centers in Minnesota. nyti.ms/45GzJi4
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
If you'd told me, a decade ago, that the rising concept of the 'influencer' would one day serve as a transmission belt for the elevation of subliterate clowns seeking to provoke pogroms in exchange for promotional deals with online betting companies, I'd probably have said, "That tracks."
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shadowbanned from the olympics headquarters because i kept putting "bobsled jump" in the suggestion box
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
shadowbanned from the olympics headquarters because i kept putting "bobsled jump" in the suggestion box
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Moving up from Parks to the CEO role, you say
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Moving up from Parks to the CEO role, you say
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They called it AI and now I gotta debate the definition of intelligence with my barber
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
They called it AI and now I gotta debate the definition of intelligence with my barber
that person is who Jimmy Kimmel thought should get the job as CEO of Disney
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
that person is who Jimmy Kimmel thought should get the job as CEO of Disney
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I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
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Val Kilmer, 2008: “I expressed interest in visiting you since I know how unpleasant the circumstances are and that people become shy sometimes when they should be reaching out. I hope this is your current email and that you are allowing this to let you
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Val Kilmer, 2008: “I expressed interest in visiting you since I know how unpleasant the circumstances are and that people become shy sometimes when they should be reaching out. I hope this is your current email and that you are allowing this to let you
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
grow. God bless, Val Kilmer”
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among the many things I enjoyed about Eddington (2025) was the imo correctly calibrated "both sides" framing of "the left is annoying; the right will actually murder you."
Please let Stancil back into the Signal chats so he can spend his time annoying ICE and not posting.
February 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
among the many things I enjoyed about Eddington (2025) was the imo correctly calibrated "both sides" framing of "the left is annoying; the right will actually murder you."
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NY Jews have overwhelmingly progressive views on things like funding childcare, ICE, tariffs, vaccine requirements, & sanctuary cities.
It would be nice if politicians & organizations like the ADL focused on legislating our policy goals instead of yelling about Ms. Rachel.
It would be nice if politicians & organizations like the ADL focused on legislating our policy goals instead of yelling about Ms. Rachel.
Siena poll | 1/26-1/28 RV
New York Governor 2026
🟦Kathy Hochul 54%
🟥Bruce Blakeman 28%
sri.siena.edu/2026/02/03/h...
New York Governor 2026
🟦Kathy Hochul 54%
🟥Bruce Blakeman 28%
sri.siena.edu/2026/02/03/h...
Hochul – With Her Best Ever Favorability Rating, 49-40% – Continues to Hold Commanding Leads Over Blakeman (54-28%) & Among Dems, Delgado (64-11%) – Siena Research Institute
sri.siena.edu
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
NY Jews have overwhelmingly progressive views on things like funding childcare, ICE, tariffs, vaccine requirements, & sanctuary cities.
It would be nice if politicians & organizations like the ADL focused on legislating our policy goals instead of yelling about Ms. Rachel.
It would be nice if politicians & organizations like the ADL focused on legislating our policy goals instead of yelling about Ms. Rachel.
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they say i spent time on j-dawg’s, uh, mr. epstein’s island. that’s a terrible lie. i didn’t even get to use the zip line. i mean if there even was a zip line on the island
Trump: [Trevor Noah] said I spent time on Jeffrey’s— Jeffrey Epstein's island. I didn't. He's a lightweight, this guy, I think he's terrible.
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
they say i spent time on j-dawg’s, uh, mr. epstein’s island. that’s a terrible lie. i didn’t even get to use the zip line. i mean if there even was a zip line on the island
@briancgrubb.bsky.social I don't know if this exactly counts as a heist, but it still seems worth bringing to your attention
something that is this funny shouldn’t be a crime
Man breaks into Little Caesars, starts making and selling pizzas, NC police say
The suspect kept all the money he made selling pizzas, police say
www.newsobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
@briancgrubb.bsky.social I don't know if this exactly counts as a heist, but it still seems worth bringing to your attention
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I can't believe we're gonna get to buy our Halloween costumes at the damn Kennedy Center.
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I can't believe we're gonna get to buy our Halloween costumes at the damn Kennedy Center.
something that is this funny shouldn’t be a crime
Man breaks into Little Caesars, starts making and selling pizzas, NC police say
The suspect kept all the money he made selling pizzas, police say
www.newsobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
something that is this funny shouldn’t be a crime
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The narrative that the ruling class "went insane" during COVID was apparently not totally accurate. In actuality, they all believed that the Me Too movement killed their beloved pedophile fixer and lockdown just delayed them eventually punishing us all for it.
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The narrative that the ruling class "went insane" during COVID was apparently not totally accurate. In actuality, they all believed that the Me Too movement killed their beloved pedophile fixer and lockdown just delayed them eventually punishing us all for it.
Neil Gaiman choosing now to speak out against sexual misconduct allegations seems like bad timing because everybody’s talking about the Epstein files, and now everybody’s going to think that he was named in that
Neil Gaiman Speaks Out on Sexual Misconduct Allegations After a Year and Alleges ‘Smear Campaign’ Was Waged: ‘Actual Evidence Was Dismissed or Ignored’
"The Sandman" and "Good Omens" author Neil Gaiman released a lengthy statement Monday in which he once again denied sexual misconduct accusations
variety.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Neil Gaiman choosing now to speak out against sexual misconduct allegations seems like bad timing because everybody’s talking about the Epstein files, and now everybody’s going to think that he was named in that
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Zohran's 48/32 *statewide*
Republicans mightily struggling in New York in a new Siena poll.
Kathy Hochul leads GOP opponent Bruce Blakeman 54% to 28%. (She won by 6% in 2022.)
Democrats have a 56/29 lead in the generic congressional ballot. (Result was 57/43 in 2024).
Trump approval is 33/63. sri.siena.edu/2026/02/03/h...
Kathy Hochul leads GOP opponent Bruce Blakeman 54% to 28%. (She won by 6% in 2022.)
Democrats have a 56/29 lead in the generic congressional ballot. (Result was 57/43 in 2024).
Trump approval is 33/63. sri.siena.edu/2026/02/03/h...
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Zohran's 48/32 *statewide*
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biden's anti semitism envoy promoting an insane crank post falsely claiming that a random american airlines passenger in a keffiyeh is a flight attendant. AA male flight attendants are required to wear a red tie and navy blazer at all times on the job.
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
biden's anti semitism envoy promoting an insane crank post falsely claiming that a random american airlines passenger in a keffiyeh is a flight attendant. AA male flight attendants are required to wear a red tie and navy blazer at all times on the job.
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc