Kenny Smith
@kennysmith.org
Adventuring with @laurensmith.bsky.social. Cyclist, reader, builder.
On the side: professor of sports communication and media, professor of communication studies.
Formerly: reporter, news anchor, producer, adviser.
https://www.kennysmith.org
On the side: professor of sports communication and media, professor of communication studies.
Formerly: reporter, news anchor, producer, adviser.
https://www.kennysmith.org
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The absurdity of censorship systems never takes long to surface.
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The absurdity of censorship systems never takes long to surface.
I have an idea for a 28th Amendment. It has to do with elected representatives and the preceding amendments.
Rep. Tony Gonzales: "Of course I believe in the Fourth Amendment, but ... "
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I have an idea for a 28th Amendment. It has to do with elected representatives and the preceding amendments.
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
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👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
This is a fundamentally unserious man.
RAJU: Do you regret your vote to convict Trump?
CASSIDY: My point is ascribing motivations to others I don't think is fair
RAJU: But I'm asking about your vote. Do you regret it?
CASSIDY: All I can say brother is you live your life forward
CASSIDY: My point is ascribing motivations to others I don't think is fair
RAJU: But I'm asking about your vote. Do you regret it?
CASSIDY: All I can say brother is you live your life forward
February 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
This is a fundamentally unserious man.
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Brought to you by an outlet without a lucrative sponsorship with a betting company.
Mobile sports betting apps’ frictionless designs, personalized notifications and 24/7 availability have many gambling addiction experts worried
How ‘Dark Patterns’ in Sports Betting Apps Keep Users Gambling
Mobile sports betting apps’ frictionless designs, personalized notifications and 24/7 availability have many gambling addiction experts worried
www.scientificamerican.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Brought to you by an outlet without a lucrative sponsorship with a betting company.
There are places where capitalism and art don’t overlap. There are places where money and market share and the joy of creation and the relevation of discovery do not intersect.
Joy and discovery are the things people seek out.
That’s why the artists and makers have already won.
Joy and discovery are the things people seek out.
That’s why the artists and makers have already won.
February 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
There are places where capitalism and art don’t overlap. There are places where money and market share and the joy of creation and the relevation of discovery do not intersect.
Joy and discovery are the things people seek out.
That’s why the artists and makers have already won.
Joy and discovery are the things people seek out.
That’s why the artists and makers have already won.
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PD’s across the country are adding these at an alarming rate.
The AI-powered drones that will soon get ‘first eyes’ on Boise-area emergencies
“It’s like having the officer’s viewpoint in the sky,” said one officer.
www.idahostatesman.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
PD’s across the country are adding these at an alarming rate.
JVD just wanted to both sides this.
He’s in it for the long haul. This message doesn’t distance, it boldly highlights all of the things with which he remains comfortable.
Real condemnation would have been a lot more clear cut, but that’d have ramifications that aren’t that palatable for him.
He’s in it for the long haul. This message doesn’t distance, it boldly highlights all of the things with which he remains comfortable.
Real condemnation would have been a lot more clear cut, but that’d have ramifications that aren’t that palatable for him.
A Republican lawmaker openly criticized President Donald Trump’s AI-generated video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.
N.J. GOP lawmaker breaks from Trump, condemns racist video of the Obamas
A Republican lawmaker openly criticized President Donald Trump’s AI-generated video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.
www.nj.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 AM
JVD just wanted to both sides this.
He’s in it for the long haul. This message doesn’t distance, it boldly highlights all of the things with which he remains comfortable.
Real condemnation would have been a lot more clear cut, but that’d have ramifications that aren’t that palatable for him.
He’s in it for the long haul. This message doesn’t distance, it boldly highlights all of the things with which he remains comfortable.
Real condemnation would have been a lot more clear cut, but that’d have ramifications that aren’t that palatable for him.
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I’m currently reading ‘Less’ by Patrick Grant, in which he tells us to beware manufactured wants and live a simpler life with fewer, high quality belongings. He owns six bicycles.
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m currently reading ‘Less’ by Patrick Grant, in which he tells us to beware manufactured wants and live a simpler life with fewer, high quality belongings. He owns six bicycles.
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Upside for Yale — this freshman journalist has published an unforgettable last sentence.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
yaledailynews.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Upside for Yale — this freshman journalist has published an unforgettable last sentence.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
When you try to Out Group people they might decide they are the In Group.
And you might make that Out Group, which is now the In Group, grow quite a bit.
Tajfel et al saw that people will make these choices over the most arbitrary reasons.
But give ‘em a reason? Good luck.
And you might make that Out Group, which is now the In Group, grow quite a bit.
Tajfel et al saw that people will make these choices over the most arbitrary reasons.
But give ‘em a reason? Good luck.
Literally no one is saying this. This is right wing propaganda attempting to shame brave white folks engaging in corporeal politics.
February 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
When you try to Out Group people they might decide they are the In Group.
And you might make that Out Group, which is now the In Group, grow quite a bit.
Tajfel et al saw that people will make these choices over the most arbitrary reasons.
But give ‘em a reason? Good luck.
And you might make that Out Group, which is now the In Group, grow quite a bit.
Tajfel et al saw that people will make these choices over the most arbitrary reasons.
But give ‘em a reason? Good luck.
Millionaires getting shook need more money from the corporate office.
For synergistic messaging.
For synergistic messaging.
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Millionaires getting shook need more money from the corporate office.
For synergistic messaging.
For synergistic messaging.
I should have started counting, yesterday, the number of times I’ve heard Olympics announcers say “I don’t know,” and “it’s hard to describe,” or variations thereof.
This is, quite literally, YOUR JOB.
This is, quite literally, YOUR JOB.
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I should have started counting, yesterday, the number of times I’ve heard Olympics announcers say “I don’t know,” and “it’s hard to describe,” or variations thereof.
This is, quite literally, YOUR JOB.
This is, quite literally, YOUR JOB.
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Statler and Waldorf have more of a comment than a question
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Statler and Waldorf have more of a comment than a question
Gee, I wonder how this generation of Nebraskans becoming politically aware and eligible to vote will eventually lean.
When was the last time a body lowered wages, anyway?
When was the last time a body lowered wages, anyway?
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Gee, I wonder how this generation of Nebraskans becoming politically aware and eligible to vote will eventually lean.
When was the last time a body lowered wages, anyway?
When was the last time a body lowered wages, anyway?
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“Political symbolism” will always be a curious threshold at an Olympic event considering … all of the flags and anthems and rivalries and what not.
The International Olympic Committee ruled that an image of Toussaint Louverture, born into slavery and and leader of the Haitian Revolution, on Haiti’s uniforms violated Olympic rules barring political symbolism
Haiti's Winter Olympics team shines a positive light even as IOC removes patriot from uniforms
Haiti is making a statement at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with two athletes proudly representing the nation.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
“Political symbolism” will always be a curious threshold at an Olympic event considering … all of the flags and anthems and rivalries and what not.
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Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
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Mongolia and Haiti correctly identified that the Winter Olympics are primarily a chance to design baller cold weather uniforms
February 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Mongolia and Haiti correctly identified that the Winter Olympics are primarily a chance to design baller cold weather uniforms
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“Political symbolism” will always be a curious threshold at an Olympic event considering … all of the flags and anthems and rivalries and what not.
The International Olympic Committee ruled that an image of Toussaint Louverture, born into slavery and and leader of the Haitian Revolution, on Haiti’s uniforms violated Olympic rules barring political symbolism
Haiti's Winter Olympics team shines a positive light even as IOC removes patriot from uniforms
Haiti is making a statement at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with two athletes proudly representing the nation.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
“Political symbolism” will always be a curious threshold at an Olympic event considering … all of the flags and anthems and rivalries and what not.
There’s no mistaking what it is, and what it isn’t. If you’re there, you signal you are OK with what has happened there.
We have the privilege of our values.
We have the privilege of our values.
Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz: “I have left X. That network is a place of hate.
“We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.”
“We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.”
February 7, 2026 at 1:07 AM
There’s no mistaking what it is, and what it isn’t. If you’re there, you signal you are OK with what has happened there.
We have the privilege of our values.
We have the privilege of our values.
That’s called volunteerism, of course.
Dr Oz defends his comments saying kids should work right out of high school & older Americans should put off retirement to help pay down natl debt: "If we make our people healthier, they'll want to participate in life. You shouldn't work longer bc you have to. You should work longer bc you want to."
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
That’s called volunteerism, of course.
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Birds are dinosaurs…guess that makes the Seahawks prehistorically perfect to be champions this weekend. Do you agree with our critters?! 🏈
A very special good luck to Rowan alum and Seattle Seahawks Defensive Line Coach, Justin Hinds!
A very special good luck to Rowan alum and Seattle Seahawks Defensive Line Coach, Justin Hinds!
February 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Birds are dinosaurs…guess that makes the Seahawks prehistorically perfect to be champions this weekend. Do you agree with our critters?! 🏈
A very special good luck to Rowan alum and Seattle Seahawks Defensive Line Coach, Justin Hinds!
A very special good luck to Rowan alum and Seattle Seahawks Defensive Line Coach, Justin Hinds!
Still waiting to hear the compelling reason we are putting children and babies in concentration camps.
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Still waiting to hear the compelling reason we are putting children and babies in concentration camps.