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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah no, I already have zero patience for these texts but like don't fucking lie to me.

Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 10h

This level of gaslighting you're trying isn't in any way, shape, or form convincing. It's actually kind of insulting.

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 10h

"You're being divisive"

By... pointing out that even before we knew about these texts your ideology aligned almost beat-for-beat with the Nazi Party?

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 11h

Pro-tip: if you don't like it when people call you a Nazi, maybe don't be one. 🤷‍♂️

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NPR @npr.org · 11h

Politico exposed racist and homophobic messages sent by leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state GOP modeled similar behavior in its own social media posts.

After racist Kansas Young Republicans chats leak, Gov. Kelly calls out posts from state GOP

Politico exposed racist and homophobic messages sent by leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state GOP modeled similar behavior in its own social media posts.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

one of my takeaways from this great piece is that weiss just doesn’t…sound like an intelligent person? or at least, not someone who has thought even a little bit about how and why they think the things that they do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 6d

Have you tried having a personality? Might make you a less miserable human being.

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 6d

Your outrage over Bad Bunny doing the Super Bowl Halftime Show tells me literally everything I need to know about you.

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adrian. @penacolada2293.bsky.social · 8d

Samara in The Ring:

DNAhhhh!😱 @dna.bgay.social · 8d

well

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Donny @dgschell.bsky.social · 9d

And she's correct.

AOC says people are being 'algorithmically polarized' by social media

"There are people that are living in a MAGA universe online," Ocasio-Cortez said. "And that happens as well in progressive content and algorithms."

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jkavanagh.bsky.social @jkavanagh.bsky.social · 9d

“WhenTrump is a litigant, [the Supreme Court] pace themselves to advance his interests. When he needed the all clear to run for president as an oath-breaking insurrectionist, the court moved fast. When he needed to run out the clock on his federal criminal indictments it moved slowly.”

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 9d

The only solution is to call that out of bounds proactively, jawbone the justices, and then govern under the Trump rules no matter what Roberts et al have to say. They can back down or become irrelevant, the easy way or the hard way, as Brendan Carr might put it. www.offmessage.net/p/the-suprem...

The Supreme Court's Dastardly Plan Makes Court Reform Obligatory

If Democrats can't avoid the trap Republican justices are setting, we'll never recover from the Trump fiasco.

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 9d

Fuck SCOTUS. SCOTUS is compromised. Abolish SCOTUS.

Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 9d

The Supreme Court legalizing the torture of teenagers just because some Christians want it. Why do I keep writing queer books? This is why. To keep kids like I was alive.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 12d

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Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 11d

Release the Epstein Files!!

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 11d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 12d

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 13d

The way we save this country is to abolish from the minds of leaders the diseased idea that every political or legal act must be rationalized for an imagined Real American audience of yokels, slobs, racists, and nativists that are presumed to be watching from some indeterminate Midwestern locality.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 12d

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 13d

Oh, ummm Library? Big building usually close to your City Hall that has lots of books. It's a valuable community resource you're probably not using because some a-hole convinced you it's worthless.

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 13d

"Bad Bunny is doing the Super Bowl Halftime Show and that's not fair because I don't speak Spanish"

Honey, that sounds like a YOU problem. Incidentally, you can try Mango to help you learn. It's free with a Library Card!

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 13d

I keep saying the key issue with Leftism is poor strategy. Not voting, engaging with obvious rage bait on all the socials, and talking down to people who are supposed to be on your side? Not a great strategy.

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 13d

Like, I'm not even saying you're wrong. In most cases you're actually right. But you also gotta meet people where they are and pick your battles more wisely. Are we really gonna jump on here and shame people who, God forbid, listen to Taylor Swift?

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Chris Michael Smith @chrismichael85.bsky.social · 13d

Too many people think we can get closer to Socialism by skipping the "Social" part. You can't build the community you need to achieve the progress you want by being abrasive and divisive.

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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 15d

“We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution..."

-General Mark Milley

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15d

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