Ivan Smith

A growing boy

Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW! The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...

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If you and your buddies are wearing masks in your “law enforcement” roles, you’re probably not the good guys.

#NOICE

Rocky seems to be transitioning from “all tail” to “all legs and tail”

Going, going, gone…

We’ve seen it all before.
It’s just another Trump misdirection.

Today, a brief pause on proud cat dad photos to remind you that this proud cat dad was once a proud cat uncle.

Fed and happy

Young Rocky, determined to have the run of the house.

Thank God and The Great Father - Jon Stewart and The Daily Show have finally seen the light. State-approved humor at its finest. America is the hottest nation on the planet ever. #MAGA

and... could bubble wrap be used to deliver an airborne pathogen?

#RIP Robert Redford. A great actor, director, activist. With the Sundance Institute, he had a profound influence on independent film. One of a kind.

Think smarter, not harder. This one came to me in the middle of the night last night.

Innit, though?

Best night’s sleep I’ve had in ages!

This morning, I woke up unemployed for the first time in over 11 years. I’ve been provided an adequate severance package, and have a pretty solid opportunity on the horizon, but this tells me that when it’s my time to retire, I’ll be ready for it.

Howard is all of us this morning

Happy International Cat Day. Here's my boy Howard.

Also, not to get political, but pro-cat is not anti-dog.

Dear friends, colleagues, and mentors, | Ivan Smith Dear friends, colleagues, and mentors, After nearly two decades in leadership roles across customer operations, technical support, and team development — much of it in remote-first environments — I’m...

I’m pivoting toward mission-driven work with a socially progressive NGO or nonprofit. If you have leads, advice, or mentorship to share, I’d love to connect. Let’s build something meaningful together.

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Turns out… they’re aware, and they very much do not approve. m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

@theweekendprime.bsky.social
Just saw a clip of that DHS video on your show. I can almost guarantee Black Rebel Motorcycle Club did not authorize the use of their song on that video

#nokings

Eleven years ago, I took a job with my current employer at age 48, already carrying the sting of ageism from my previous workplace. | Ivan Smith Eleven years ago, I took a job with my current employer at age 48, already carrying the sting of ageism from my previous workplace. I still remember my manager saying, “This is really a young man’s ga...

Eleven years ago, at 48, I took a job with my current employer, already carrying the sting of ageism from my previous workplace. Now at 59, back on the job market, I can feel those old fears creeping in. But I keep reminding myself: your experience has value.

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Wow. If you’re the white guy in your photo (or not a person of color), Tim, you might want to read this article, then refrain from ever using the word “nappy” again. www.npr.org/sections/cod....

59 kinda sneaks up on a fella.

iOS26 is the new Windows95. Discuss. #apple #iPhone #WWDC #ios26 #microsoft #windows95

I don’t know for sure, but I do know canastalingus is favored over canastamouth

Though a US holiday, each Memorial Day, I pay tribute to my grandfather, Lt. Ants Hennupere, captured and imprisoned by the USSR while defending the sovereign nation of Estonia. If not for his sacrifice, my grandmother would not have fled with her two young daughters to seek refuge in the USA.

Playlist: Bria Salmena - Drastic Portishead - It's a Fire Palmyra Delran - Some Day Soon Freak Slug - Killer Momma - Sincerely Lola Kirke - Bury Me In NYC Horsegirl - Dirtbag Transformation Alessia Cara & The Warning - Enter Sandman Girlhouse - happy now Bodega - City Is Taken Wet Leg - catch these fists Bikini Body - Chivas Dunhills Coke Sunflower Bean - Nothing Romantic The Courtneys - Frankie The Beths - A Real Thing Pinkshift - Evil Eye PJ Harvey - Horses In My Dreams Cocktail Slippers - She Devil Pretenders - Just Let It Go Japanese Breakfast - Picture Window

Check out the latest installment of Female-Fronted Fridays, featuring all female bands and women-fronted groups! (click ALT for playlist)

Toonz Pop! Presents Female-Fronted Fridays #87
Toonz Pop!
Episode 713
5.2.2025

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Gabriel's trying to get some of that gooood married-people sex!

Packing our #Pods! Three weeks til the big move!