RI Smith
@rismith.bsky.social
Lawyer writing about law, genealogy, and bad ethics. He/him
How can you not be romantic about football
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
How can you not be romantic about football
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Isn't it fun that we made conferences so big that we had to get rid of divisions because it would have been the same as having two separate conferences again?
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Isn't it fun that we made conferences so big that we had to get rid of divisions because it would have been the same as having two separate conferences again?
Can someone tell ESPN that you can just show the telestrator directly, rather than filming some guy pointing at a 40 inch TV with glare?
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Can someone tell ESPN that you can just show the telestrator directly, rather than filming some guy pointing at a 40 inch TV with glare?
Why exactly are we drooling about a moderate to conservative Democratic candidate for president? Because Trump is targeting him?
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Why exactly are we drooling about a moderate to conservative Democratic candidate for president? Because Trump is targeting him?
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Wait, I was told 19 kids dead in a single month didn’t matter.
November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wait, I was told 19 kids dead in a single month didn’t matter.
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Prasad says FDA will state that "COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children," which he calls a "profound revelation." He directs FDA staff who disagree to resign. He offers no research data & doesn't submit it to peer review. Science is transparent, it is testable.
This is not science
This is not science
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Prasad says FDA will state that "COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children," which he calls a "profound revelation." He directs FDA staff who disagree to resign. He offers no research data & doesn't submit it to peer review. Science is transparent, it is testable.
This is not science
This is not science
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The relief from removing an ingrown nail is almost enough to make an ingrown nail worth it.
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The relief from removing an ingrown nail is almost enough to make an ingrown nail worth it.
Drug prosecution lingo is so bad that people are now mixtures of drugs, too
6/ 🚨 Per CURRENT and former US officials, there are strong reasons to believe some people on board the Sept 2 boat were people being trafficked.
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Drug prosecution lingo is so bad that people are now mixtures of drugs, too
Unironically, the Fuck Face card is on my Christmas wish list
✨ @jeffpearlman.bsky.social is WEARING AN EXPOS CAP and TALKING ABOUT THE BILLY RIPKEN 1989 FLEER "FUCK FACE" CARD. youtu.be/hcgMH4qMVYw?...
Billy Ripken & The F*** Face Card | The Funniest Baseball Card Of All-Time
YouTube video by Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Unironically, the Fuck Face card is on my Christmas wish list
On advice of counsel, lol no.
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
On advice of counsel, lol no.
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god damn I love being an American
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
god damn I love being an American
My rebuttal is now out
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My rebuttal is now out
If only someone in the press could have reminded him that he is an attorney who fancies himself a constitutional law scholar
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If only someone in the press could have reminded him that he is an attorney who fancies himself a constitutional law scholar
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I mean, I believe the last part
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I mean, I believe the last part
Dress for the plane crash you want to be in
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Dress for the plane crash you want to be in
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Huh, I wonder why
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Huh, I wonder why
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@philinvestigates.com continues to kick ass
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@philinvestigates.com continues to kick ass
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“Gaines’ teammates also care about protecting women in sports. But their concerns are different. Their head coach is facing a rape lawsuit. Another was suspended for sexual harassment, per university records. And UK investigated other reports of abusive coaching, eating disorders, punishments.”
I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Gaines’ teammates also care about protecting women in sports. But their concerns are different. Their head coach is facing a rape lawsuit. Another was suspended for sexual harassment, per university records. And UK investigated other reports of abusive coaching, eating disorders, punishments.”
Shouldn't have trained your LLM on Conan
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Shouldn't have trained your LLM on Conan