Stephen R. Smith
@stephensmith.bsky.social
Programmer & Writer. Owner @ http://Alignsoft.com. Writer & Curator @ http://365tomorrows.com; a new SciFi flash fiction story daily. Coffee & solar powered. He/Him
* I also love sarcasm
* I also love sarcasm
There was a time when I knew how I felt about things, certain what I wanted, and what I did not. Then time, experience, and loss turned every decision into a paralyzing rabbit hole of doubt. For every ounce of clarity there’s a pound of obscure. If only the stakes weren’t so high.
#vssdaily #obscure
#vssdaily #obscure
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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It tried to kill me but I have finished the book. Second pass pages read through, final copy and line edits done.
Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It tried to kill me but I have finished the book. Second pass pages read through, final copy and line edits done.
Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
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Heads up, journalists!
Another cache of Epstein emails is being released.
It is separate from the cache that Bloomberg received.
The new cache contains approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein over nineteen years and the cases against him.
Another cache of Epstein emails is being released.
It is separate from the cache that Bloomberg received.
The new cache contains approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein over nineteen years and the cases against him.
Epstein emails - Distributed Denial of Secrets
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein over nineteen years, providing previously unknown details of Epstein's activities and the cases against...
ddosecrets.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Heads up, journalists!
Another cache of Epstein emails is being released.
It is separate from the cache that Bloomberg received.
The new cache contains approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein over nineteen years and the cases against him.
Another cache of Epstein emails is being released.
It is separate from the cache that Bloomberg received.
The new cache contains approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein over nineteen years and the cases against him.
Installing a pile of trim today. One forgets when one has easy access to a table saw how much having a table saw simplifies things. Have rigged a rip fence for the circular saw, but it’s so much more fussing, and cutting outside, even in a screened in porch, when it’s below zero is painful.
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Installing a pile of trim today. One forgets when one has easy access to a table saw how much having a table saw simplifies things. Have rigged a rip fence for the circular saw, but it’s so much more fussing, and cutting outside, even in a screened in porch, when it’s below zero is painful.
@profanity.accountant because why not?
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
@profanity.accountant because why not?
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She had a pleasant elevation
She's moving out in all directions
She's moving out in all directions
Talking Heads - And She Was (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by Talking Heads
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
She had a pleasant elevation
She's moving out in all directions
She's moving out in all directions
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One of my favorite duets. Love the angelic girlfriend/sloppy drunk boyfriend vibes ♥️♥️♥️
youtu.be/_q7307IWwr4?...
youtu.be/_q7307IWwr4?...
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
One of my favorite duets. Love the angelic girlfriend/sloppy drunk boyfriend vibes ♥️♥️♥️
youtu.be/_q7307IWwr4?...
youtu.be/_q7307IWwr4?...
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2 years ago today
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
2 years ago today
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
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The Nazis used the term "Lying Press" (Lügenpresse) to discredit and censor all dissenting media, simultaneously targeting journalists, and seizing, and giving their political allies control of news outlets to crush any opposition.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
November 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The Nazis used the term "Lying Press" (Lügenpresse) to discredit and censor all dissenting media, simultaneously targeting journalists, and seizing, and giving their political allies control of news outlets to crush any opposition.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
Today’s math challenge: how many old skinny pieces of hardwood do I have to rip out of this closet so I can lay the new wider hardwood without having to rip any wood down? (I don’t have a table saw).
The answer is 6 pieces. Exactly the same total width as 4 new pieces. It’s all buried in a closet.
The answer is 6 pieces. Exactly the same total width as 4 new pieces. It’s all buried in a closet.
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Today’s math challenge: how many old skinny pieces of hardwood do I have to rip out of this closet so I can lay the new wider hardwood without having to rip any wood down? (I don’t have a table saw).
The answer is 6 pieces. Exactly the same total width as 4 new pieces. It’s all buried in a closet.
The answer is 6 pieces. Exactly the same total width as 4 new pieces. It’s all buried in a closet.
You have to have a party
When you're in a State like this
You can really move it all
You have to vote and change
You have to get right out of it
Like out of all this mess
You'll say yeah to anything
If you believe all this, but
Don't cry, don't do anything
No lies, back in the government
When you're in a State like this
You can really move it all
You have to vote and change
You have to get right out of it
Like out of all this mess
You'll say yeah to anything
If you believe all this, but
Don't cry, don't do anything
No lies, back in the government
President Gas
YouTube video by The Psychedelic Furs - Topic
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You have to have a party
When you're in a State like this
You can really move it all
You have to vote and change
You have to get right out of it
Like out of all this mess
You'll say yeah to anything
If you believe all this, but
Don't cry, don't do anything
No lies, back in the government
When you're in a State like this
You can really move it all
You have to vote and change
You have to get right out of it
Like out of all this mess
You'll say yeah to anything
If you believe all this, but
Don't cry, don't do anything
No lies, back in the government
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
Currently watching @lizmiele.bsky.social
Feeling down? Watch! Need a laugh? Watch! Serious. Want a good time? Watch!
Feeling down? Watch! Need a laugh? Watch! Serious. Want a good time? Watch!
THE GHOST OF ACADEMIC FUTURE - Liz Miele FULL SPECIAL
YouTube video by Liz Miele
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Currently watching @lizmiele.bsky.social
Feeling down? Watch! Need a laugh? Watch! Serious. Want a good time? Watch!
Feeling down? Watch! Need a laugh? Watch! Serious. Want a good time? Watch!
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Sunday 7pm @ Flophouse in brooklyn • See me Carmen Lagala & Jim Tews work on new jokes & workshop them live in my new monthly show & podcast First Draft Feelings
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Last show was Shafi Hossain & Josh Gondelman who killed it. Come see us this Sunday. Tix at lizmiele.com
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Last show was Shafi Hossain & Josh Gondelman who killed it. Come see us this Sunday. Tix at lizmiele.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sunday 7pm @ Flophouse in brooklyn • See me Carmen Lagala & Jim Tews work on new jokes & workshop them live in my new monthly show & podcast First Draft Feelings
••
Last show was Shafi Hossain & Josh Gondelman who killed it. Come see us this Sunday. Tix at lizmiele.com
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Last show was Shafi Hossain & Josh Gondelman who killed it. Come see us this Sunday. Tix at lizmiele.com
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SPACE CAMP is now on YouTube • How Vasectomies Work (I think) • I’ve learned so much when my boyfriend got a vasectomy very early into our relationship. I don’t know science but I also don’t think I’m wrong on this one. Anyway…enjoy the special and come see my next hour live! YouTube.com/lizmiele
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
SPACE CAMP is now on YouTube • How Vasectomies Work (I think) • I’ve learned so much when my boyfriend got a vasectomy very early into our relationship. I don’t know science but I also don’t think I’m wrong on this one. Anyway…enjoy the special and come see my next hour live! YouTube.com/lizmiele
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Wam bam
Mon chat Splash gît sur mon lit
A bouffé sa langue en buvant dans mon whisky
Quant à moi, peu dormi, vidé, brimé
J'ai dû dormir dans la gouttière
Où j'ai eu un flash
Ouh-ouh-ouh-ouh
En quatre couleurs
Mon chat Splash gît sur mon lit
A bouffé sa langue en buvant dans mon whisky
Quant à moi, peu dormi, vidé, brimé
J'ai dû dormir dans la gouttière
Où j'ai eu un flash
Ouh-ouh-ouh-ouh
En quatre couleurs
Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi (1977) • TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wam bam
Mon chat Splash gît sur mon lit
A bouffé sa langue en buvant dans mon whisky
Quant à moi, peu dormi, vidé, brimé
J'ai dû dormir dans la gouttière
Où j'ai eu un flash
Ouh-ouh-ouh-ouh
En quatre couleurs
Mon chat Splash gît sur mon lit
A bouffé sa langue en buvant dans mon whisky
Quant à moi, peu dormi, vidé, brimé
J'ai dû dormir dans la gouttière
Où j'ai eu un flash
Ouh-ouh-ouh-ouh
En quatre couleurs
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Madness - House of Fun (Official 4K Video)
YouTube video by Madness
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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URGENT request: I’m at $10 of $925 for Dec. rent, after a few months of disruptively frequent migraines made freelancing difficult.
Even gifts you might see as small make a big difference—thank you so much for helping.
Even gifts you might see as small make a big difference—thank you so much for helping.
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
URGENT request: I’m at $10 of $925 for Dec. rent, after a few months of disruptively frequent migraines made freelancing difficult.
Even gifts you might see as small make a big difference—thank you so much for helping.
Even gifts you might see as small make a big difference—thank you so much for helping.
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I’ll be selling and signing copies of my Shane MacGowan biography when The Pogue Traders play The Waterfront in Norwich on Saturday 6 December. Copies are a bargain £10 - cash only.
If you’ve not seen the band before, you’re in for a pre-Christmas knees-up!
#Norwich #Pogues
If you’ve not seen the band before, you’re in for a pre-Christmas knees-up!
#Norwich #Pogues
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I’m sorry but I don’t have a sale today. My handmade pottery mugs are as cheap as I can price them without losing money.
I’m only one person with one finite life and a full-time job hand-painting 30 blood drip layers on each mug. 🩸
Order by Monday for Christmas delivery: littleedenpottery.etsy.com
I’m only one person with one finite life and a full-time job hand-painting 30 blood drip layers on each mug. 🩸
Order by Monday for Christmas delivery: littleedenpottery.etsy.com
I’m a potter and I make handmade mugs. Order early because I sell out fast for Christmas: littleedenpottery.etsy.com #pottery #art #ceramics #bsnm
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I’m sorry but I don’t have a sale today. My handmade pottery mugs are as cheap as I can price them without losing money.
I’m only one person with one finite life and a full-time job hand-painting 30 blood drip layers on each mug. 🩸
Order by Monday for Christmas delivery: littleedenpottery.etsy.com
I’m only one person with one finite life and a full-time job hand-painting 30 blood drip layers on each mug. 🩸
Order by Monday for Christmas delivery: littleedenpottery.etsy.com
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If you’re thinking “the only thing in that sock I want is a Gilly pin” those are now in stock again. Beautiful stocking stuffers for all your nieces, nephews, and beloved gender exploring kin. www.mulebooks.com/store/gilly-...
Gilly & Billy Enamel Pin — MULE BOOKS
2″ of mighty soft enamel for your jacket, backpack, whatevs. Show your support for wealth distribution with this delightful pin designed by Adam Koford. Less talkin’, more loppin’! GILLY & BILL...
www.mulebooks.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you’re thinking “the only thing in that sock I want is a Gilly pin” those are now in stock again. Beautiful stocking stuffers for all your nieces, nephews, and beloved gender exploring kin. www.mulebooks.com/store/gilly-...
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There are 10 of these left and they’re exactly the same price today as they were yesterday. They’ll most likely be the same price tomorrow. www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...
2025 Sock of Shit — MULE BOOKS
A cheap xmas stocking full of stuff! Just like when you were a kid. (If you grew up poor like I did.) You get zines, pins, stickers, sugar candy, and shitty toys. You get some stickers designed by Mul...
www.mulebooks.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There are 10 of these left and they’re exactly the same price today as they were yesterday. They’ll most likely be the same price tomorrow. www.mulebooks.com/store/2025-s...