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Scott Smith

@canaansdad1987.bsky.social

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I'm highly political. I have two amazing sons. MSW. Really enjoy cooking and baking. No DMs unless I know you. I'm openly gay and am not interested in crypto or the illuminati

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · May 15

Look, am I proud of the way our countrymen treated the people of color or the indigenous people in the country? Absolutely not but I learned enough about our history to not try to hide these horrible parts because we are destined to repeat them if we don't teach the bad parts of the history of the

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Paul @dedikend.bsky.social · 2h

WALTER REED MEDICAL SUMMARY

"Apart from morbid obesity, low IQ, swollen ankles, sagging mouth,zig-zag walk, cognitive decline, slurring speech, Phonemic aphasia and chronic incontinence, Donald Trump is healthier than some including these pictured below."

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 2h

Pennsylvania,

I hope you are paying attention to what Fetterman is trying to do. We need people who are loyal to the party.

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www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

Fetterman urges Democrats to change gears on Trump, messaging

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman this weekend urged Democrats to change their tune when it comes to attacking President Donald Trump as an autocrat, saying that...

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is talking about starting the layoffs or firings with the Democrats because "It's the Democrats fault" the government is shutdown (to use his words)

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USDemocracy @usdemocracy.bsky.social · 3h

Republicans ＆Trump are 100% responsible for the government shutdown.

DO NOT fall for MAGA's lies.
#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 3h

For those who are better at understanding things they read, like me, than listen to or watch, the link is the Wikipedia page about Rockbridge

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockbri...

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 3h

George Stephanopoulos got sick of listening to JD Vance lie and he cut the interview short

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 3h

The orange conman is always filled with hateful lies.

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 3h

JD Vance keeps refusing to answer the question about whether he believes JB Pritzker has committed a crime. As a trained attorney, he knows damn well he hasn't

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4h

So, the newest member of the DOJ prosecutorial team has no prosecution experience but experience is not necessary. A vacuous blonde is all that matters

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4h

Agreed

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4h

Certainly seems like it

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4h

I definitely agree with that

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4h

Most definitely

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4h

I'm posting these to show how the right wing will try to spread lies. And Forbes listed Pam Bondi at $5 million while she claims that it's $1.5 million

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 4h

As they all should be ready to get back to work. We don't pay them to go home every time Mike panics over something that comes up and the Democrats want answers to. Coward.

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Some Republicans want the House’s shutdown recess to end - The Washington Post share.google/oFUKPjI1qAbN...

Some House GOP lawmakers want to get back to work

The House has not been in session for several weeks amid the shutdown. Some GOP lawmakers say it’s time for it to return.

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 5h

I have the backstory on that as well; which I will post in a day or so.

It's happened because of a thing called "Project 100,000"

"Woke Content" will be in Vietnam for a few days.

There's hidden history we need to learn.

*sound*

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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 5h

Accurate. Who imagined all these institutions would roll over for the likes of Taco?
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6h

No institutional design can overcome a lawbreaking president, a Congress defending lawbreaking and forfeiting its own power, a Supreme Court that pretends legal text doesn’t count to facilitate lawbreaking, and a citizenry that votes for all that.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.

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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 5h

As we move deeper into the regime utilizing every possible monitoring tool on protestors, there are ways we can be much safer and still use our phones for videos.
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Surveillance Self-Defense

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting ...

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 5h

We all watched the idiot call for violence and say that he would join the rioters. This is complete bullshit

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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 5h

Those on Truth Social just suck up everything he tells them, no questions asked.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

This unwell man, who was President of the United States, is trying to rewrite history.

Nice try, Don. Biden wasn’t president on January 6, 2021. I would say even his own voters can’t be this gullible, but…

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 5h

Let him rail. Like the left leaning priests and pastors keep saying, we are more dangerous with words than guns. Look at the right wing gun nuts for any deaths

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www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Conservative influencer Benny Johnson accuses Democratic Party of violence as Pam Bondi announces arrest in his death threat | CNN Politics

A conservative influencer railed against the Democratic Party for having “mainstreamed violence as a political tool” during a Justice Department press conference where Attorney General Pam Bondi discu...

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 5h

Oh I understand

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine that.

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 5h

Exactly

Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 5h

Probably