Wayne Smith 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🏳️⚧️
@wayneesmith.bsky.social
Highly educated, GenX, Dad, IT & Cybersecurity pro, Political, Liberal AF, Democrat, Antifa, Feminist, & 🖕🏽 Patriarchy
✅️: Fact-based investigative news journalism, DEI, human condition
❌️: Fascism, authoritarianism, maga, autocracy, plutocracy, tyranny
✅️: Fact-based investigative news journalism, DEI, human condition
❌️: Fascism, authoritarianism, maga, autocracy, plutocracy, tyranny
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For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
Reject antisemitism, hate, division, isolation, and political gamesmanship. 🫶🏼✊🏼🫵🏼
Reject antisemitism, hate, division, isolation, and political gamesmanship. 🫶🏼✊🏼🫵🏼
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Breaking MS NOW:
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
Memo shows White House directing DHS to hunt for voter fraud by naturalized citizens
Agents will be required to turn over names of immigrants who voted before they became citizens — and then explain to the White House why they weren’t charged with a crime.
www.ms.now
February 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
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Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on the SAVE Act.
☎️1 (800) 222-4357
☎️1 (800) 222-4357
February 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on the SAVE Act.
☎️1 (800) 222-4357
☎️1 (800) 222-4357
The regime leader, trump, wants his name on Arts & Cultural centers, airports, & train stations but not on breakdown mega detention centers.
February 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The regime leader, trump, wants his name on Arts & Cultural centers, airports, & train stations but not on breakdown mega detention centers.
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Iran just raised the stakes. Could very well be why the regime seems to need to invade Iran. So not worth it, though.
Reuters: Iranian hackers claim they have videos of Trump with minors and is threatening to release them if the U.S. attacks Iran.
Reuters: Iranian hackers claim they have videos of Trump with minors and is threatening to release them if the U.S. attacks Iran.
February 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Iran just raised the stakes. Could very well be why the regime seems to need to invade Iran. So not worth it, though.
Reuters: Iranian hackers claim they have videos of Trump with minors and is threatening to release them if the U.S. attacks Iran.
Reuters: Iranian hackers claim they have videos of Trump with minors and is threatening to release them if the U.S. attacks Iran.
When your "𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎" butts up against our First Amendment, you deserve to be canceled.
February 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
When your "𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎" butts up against our First Amendment, you deserve to be canceled.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses
apnews.com/article/colb...
apnews.com/article/colb...
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses
Colbert said that he was surprised by a network statement that denied Colbert had been told he couldn't air an interview with a Texas Senate candidate for fear of triggering a little-known “equal time...
apnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses
apnews.com/article/colb...
apnews.com/article/colb...
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"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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Today we lost a giant. Rev. Jesse Jackson proved that a national political movement could be built from bold progressive ideals and an unshakable vision of radical love and justice. May he rest in power.
February 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Today we lost a giant. Rev. Jesse Jackson proved that a national political movement could be built from bold progressive ideals and an unshakable vision of radical love and justice. May he rest in power.
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Lifting up the life of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. Hard to lay out the range of his work and contributions and how much he inspired. They are leaving us one by one, exhorting us to pick up the mantle with courage & determination. Justice work is a lifelong commitment. Thank you Rev. Jackson.
February 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Lifting up the life of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. Hard to lay out the range of his work and contributions and how much he inspired. They are leaving us one by one, exhorting us to pick up the mantle with courage & determination. Justice work is a lifelong commitment. Thank you Rev. Jackson.
When the worst day in Canada is curling scandal, the nostalgia is overwhelming.
'A sad day' - curling cheating row at Winter Games unsettles Canadians.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'A sad day' - curling cheating row at Winter Games unsettles Canadians.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'A sad day' - curling cheating row at Winter Games unsettles Canadians
Both men's and women's Canadian curling teams have been accused of cheating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
www.bbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
When the worst day in Canada is curling scandal, the nostalgia is overwhelming.
'A sad day' - curling cheating row at Winter Games unsettles Canadians.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'A sad day' - curling cheating row at Winter Games unsettles Canadians.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?
If all goes well, Artemis 2 could launch as soon as March 6.
www.space.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
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Thomas J. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation — becoming the latest person felled by an association with Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
Tom Pritzker, Citing Epstein Connection, Steps Down as Hyatt’s Executive Chairman
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Thomas J. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation — becoming the latest person felled by an association with Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
Rest in peace Reverend Jessy L. Jackson.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84.
apnews.com/article/jess...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84.
apnews.com/article/jess...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
Jackson was a major contributor to the Civil Rights Movement and helped it accomplish many of its goals.
apnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Rest in peace Reverend Jessy L. Jackson.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84.
apnews.com/article/jess...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84.
apnews.com/article/jess...
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Rest in peace and awareness, Robert Duvall.
February 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Rest in peace and awareness, Robert Duvall.
Make a right on Abysmal and just past Purgatory.
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Make a right on Abysmal and just past Purgatory.
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A year later Weev would play a key role in professionalizing the trolls who played a key role in getting Trump elected.
A strange find from the Epstein files:
A hacker named Vincenzo Iozzo shares with Epstein a rumor that Peter Thiel was "bankrolling" the neo-Nazi white supremacist hacker troll known as "weev."
Conversation is about financial strategies and "currencies."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
A hacker named Vincenzo Iozzo shares with Epstein a rumor that Peter Thiel was "bankrolling" the neo-Nazi white supremacist hacker troll known as "weev."
Conversation is about financial strategies and "currencies."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A year later Weev would play a key role in professionalizing the trolls who played a key role in getting Trump elected.
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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
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🦋GREAT NEWS!!🦋
The #BreakfastCrew will be back February 23rd at 8:00am EST, Mon-Fri. Weekends off.
I want to thank you for your patience and understanding while I took some time off from the daily morning posts.
I’ve missed all of you!!🥰 Let’s continue building our BlueSky 🦋 Community!
#BlueCrew
The #BreakfastCrew will be back February 23rd at 8:00am EST, Mon-Fri. Weekends off.
I want to thank you for your patience and understanding while I took some time off from the daily morning posts.
I’ve missed all of you!!🥰 Let’s continue building our BlueSky 🦋 Community!
#BlueCrew
February 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
🦋GREAT NEWS!!🦋
The #BreakfastCrew will be back February 23rd at 8:00am EST, Mon-Fri. Weekends off.
I want to thank you for your patience and understanding while I took some time off from the daily morning posts.
I’ve missed all of you!!🥰 Let’s continue building our BlueSky 🦋 Community!
#BlueCrew
The #BreakfastCrew will be back February 23rd at 8:00am EST, Mon-Fri. Weekends off.
I want to thank you for your patience and understanding while I took some time off from the daily morning posts.
I’ve missed all of you!!🥰 Let’s continue building our BlueSky 🦋 Community!
#BlueCrew
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted
www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...
Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
www.npr.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted
www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...
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⚡️Ukraine destroys half of Russia's 'key' Pantsir air defense systems, security service says.
The Alpha unit of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) destroyed half of Russia's stockpile of the coveted Pantsir air defense system, the SBU announced Feb. 14.
The Alpha unit of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) destroyed half of Russia's stockpile of the coveted Pantsir air defense system, the SBU announced Feb. 14.
Ukraine destroys half of Russia's 'key' Pantsir air defense systems, security service says
The Alpha unit of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) destroyed half of Russia's stockpile of the coveted Pantsir air defense system, the SBU announced Feb. 14.
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
⚡️Ukraine destroys half of Russia's 'key' Pantsir air defense systems, security service says.
The Alpha unit of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) destroyed half of Russia's stockpile of the coveted Pantsir air defense system, the SBU announced Feb. 14.
The Alpha unit of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) destroyed half of Russia's stockpile of the coveted Pantsir air defense system, the SBU announced Feb. 14.