Geoff
@geoffsmeltzer.bsky.social
Filmmaker from Chicago. I love Star Trek, Anime, and the Oxford comma.
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Geoff
@geoffsmeltzer.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Mass Teleportation Authority
YouTube video by Geoff Smeltzer
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Do you like Sci-fi? Do you like supporting independent artists? Do you have a ten minutes to watch my newest short film Mass Teleportation Authority?
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
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We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
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Shorter Jon Del Aroz: "I don't know anything about Star Trek."
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Shorter Jon Del Aroz: "I don't know anything about Star Trek."
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X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
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Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
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U.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi's campaign downplayed the contributions, calling them just .2% of the millions of dollars he’s amassed.
Krishnamoorthi rails against Trump, but takes money from MAGA donors
chicago.suntimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
U.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi's campaign downplayed the contributions, calling them just .2% of the millions of dollars he’s amassed.
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How the top Democrats running for U.S. Senate plan to address cost-of-living issues and how their plans differ. @benszalinski.bsky.social reports. https://loom.ly/dATqjRs
How Illinois’ Democratic U.S. Senate candidates plan to address economic issues
Article Summary The three top Democrats running for U.S. Senate recently released their economic proposals to address cost-of-living issues that
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
How the top Democrats running for U.S. Senate plan to address cost-of-living issues and how their plans differ. @benszalinski.bsky.social reports. https://loom.ly/dATqjRs
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Geoffrey Baer explores why the residents of the City of Big Shoulders are regarded as hard-working, tenacious, and resilient. Chicago Works premieres December 9 at 7:00 pm on WTTW and streaming on the PBS app and at wttw.com/chicagoworks. #ChicagoWorksWTTW #ChicagoWorksWTTW.
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Geoffrey Baer explores why the residents of the City of Big Shoulders are regarded as hard-working, tenacious, and resilient. Chicago Works premieres December 9 at 7:00 pm on WTTW and streaming on the PBS app and at wttw.com/chicagoworks. #ChicagoWorksWTTW #ChicagoWorksWTTW.
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
Congratulations @6figga-dilla.bsky.social on your Emmy win! You've earned it. Love your work and everything dope about America comes from Chicago including you
NEW — Chicago’s favorite historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas stopped by The TRiiBE Studio with some new gold: his 2025 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award.
“I cried later, yeah, but I’m like, ‘don’t cry on the stage,’” Dilla said. “I was literally at a loss for words.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/emmy...
“I cried later, yeah, but I’m like, ‘don’t cry on the stage,’” Dilla said. “I was literally at a loss for words.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/emmy...
Emmy win highlights Dilla’s quest to preserve Chicago’s Black heritage • The TRiiBE
Self-made biographer is recognized for videos highlighting the history and culture of overlooked neighborhoods
thetriibe.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Congratulations @6figga-dilla.bsky.social on your Emmy win! You've earned it. Love your work and everything dope about America comes from Chicago including you
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"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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When the government can silence one artist, it threatens freedom for all.
Credit: The Roddenberry Foundation.
Credit: The Roddenberry Foundation.
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
When the government can silence one artist, it threatens freedom for all.
Credit: The Roddenberry Foundation.
Credit: The Roddenberry Foundation.
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Daniel Raab, originally from the Chicago suburb of Naperville, was part of an Israeli military sniper unit unofficially known as the “ghost” squad that was found to have shot six family members in Gaza, including an apparently unarmed 19-year-old Palestinian in the head.
Israeli military sniper from Chicago suburbs killed apparently unarmed man in Gaza, investigation finds
The Guardian newspaper found that Daniel Raab was part of a military unit that shot six family members — killing four — in one day during the war in Gaza.
trib.al
September 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Daniel Raab, originally from the Chicago suburb of Naperville, was part of an Israeli military sniper unit unofficially known as the “ghost” squad that was found to have shot six family members in Gaza, including an apparently unarmed 19-year-old Palestinian in the head.
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are you tired of being brainwashed by the mainstream media?
July 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
are you tired of being brainwashed by the mainstream media?
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The Oxford comma (also known as the ‘serial comma’) is the comma that separates the second to last item in a list from a final item that is introduced by ‘and’ or ‘or.’
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
July 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Oxford comma (also known as the ‘serial comma’) is the comma that separates the second to last item in a list from a final item that is introduced by ‘and’ or ‘or.’
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.
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It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
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This framing is beneath contempt. The Christian right and MAGA launched an unprecedented assault on the civil rights of a tiny minority and successfully weaponized the pseudoliberal establishment - led by the NYT - to provide it with a medical controversy pretext that doesn’t actually exist.
June 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This framing is beneath contempt. The Christian right and MAGA launched an unprecedented assault on the civil rights of a tiny minority and successfully weaponized the pseudoliberal establishment - led by the NYT - to provide it with a medical controversy pretext that doesn’t actually exist.
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Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come—and how much further we still have to go.
It marks the moment freedom finally reached our people right here in Texas. Our people took what was withheld and built something powerful: resilience, pride, and a legacy we carry to this day. (1/2)
It marks the moment freedom finally reached our people right here in Texas. Our people took what was withheld and built something powerful: resilience, pride, and a legacy we carry to this day. (1/2)
June 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come—and how much further we still have to go.
It marks the moment freedom finally reached our people right here in Texas. Our people took what was withheld and built something powerful: resilience, pride, and a legacy we carry to this day. (1/2)
It marks the moment freedom finally reached our people right here in Texas. Our people took what was withheld and built something powerful: resilience, pride, and a legacy we carry to this day. (1/2)
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We remember those who fought to get us here, and we stay in the fight to make sure nobody’s left behind.
Happy Juneteenth, y’all. (2/2)
Happy Juneteenth, y’all. (2/2)
June 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We remember those who fought to get us here, and we stay in the fight to make sure nobody’s left behind.
Happy Juneteenth, y’all. (2/2)
Happy Juneteenth, y’all. (2/2)
I'd almost given up hope that Google would update Snapseed. It's a miracle! And they did a great job ☺️
Google surprisingly brings back Snapseed with major 3.0 update on iPhone
Google surprisingly brings back Snapseed with major 3.0 update on iPhone
Google today surprisingly released a major 3.0 update for Snapseed that entirely redesigns the photo editing app on iPhone and iPad.
more…
9to5google.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I'd almost given up hope that Google would update Snapseed. It's a miracle! And they did a great job ☺️
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Some Chicagoans have noticed city workers cutting down seemingly healthy trees. Who is responsible, and why are they cutting them down?
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
Are healthy Chicago trees getting the ax?
Some Chicagoans have noticed city workers cutting down seemingly healthy trees. Who is responsible, and why are they cutting them down?
www.wbez.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Some Chicagoans have noticed city workers cutting down seemingly healthy trees. Who is responsible, and why are they cutting them down?
www.wbez.org/curious-city...
www.wbez.org/curious-city...