Ken Smith

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

Much like with Iraq in 2003, objecting to this new war in the Middle East will likely get framed by those perpetrating it in terms of ‘you’re defending a murderous regime that only a few weeks ago was murdering protestors’. And firstly - fuck the Iranian regime for murdering innocent people.

This week my students were asking about the distinction between anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism. The conversation happened in the context of reading Gandhi’s Satyagraha in South Africa. They were amazed that Gandhi could see the Boer as an iconic figure of colonial suffering and resistance 1/

Watching a good friend of mine who is Iranian go from anti-Trump to pro-Trump in a 24 hour period over Iran is sad, misguided, and dumb. The optics president will use the moral justification of "the hour of freedom is at hand" to cloak his true intentions. It's right out of the imperialist playbook.

Trump said he could end the Ukraine war in 24 hours. He had no plan.

Trump said he could deliver better and cheaper healthcare. He had no plan.

Trump said he he would rebuild US infrastructure. He had no plan.

Trump has no plan for Iran. Just blow shit up, kill some people, and see what happens.

Lol no he just naturally looks like that

7 years ago, a trip to a Kansas Petco for food for my other two cats turned into a small disheveled cat leaping into my arms from his cage and getting adopted that day. Happy 8th birthday to Jack!

How Ben Sisko Wrestled With American History Deep Space 9's captain, and Avery Brooks, never shied away from shining a light on American racism.

And a meditation on Ben Sisko and American history, for Startrek.com:

www.startrek.com/news/how-ben...

Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them? | Audubon Armed with enthusiasm, researchers and volunteers have joined forces to safeguard the flamboyant seabirds as climate change warms their ocean homes.

Proposed solution for tufted puffin declines: more monitoring and marine protected areas.

It’s like putting a non-smoking section in a casino.

Drawing a boundary doesn’t change the air.

Local protection matters, but it can’t offset warming oceans and shifting food webs.

Some exciting news: I'm going to be interviewed next week by the Journal of West African History about my background and my work, including my forthcoming article that'll be out later this year.

It was such a gorgeous day today that one of my colleagues and I decided to catch the school's softball game today and they absolutely dominated Barstow College. Great afternoon

A legally blind, 65 yr-old woman: has unintentionally lost 28 pounds because she can't afford food under Trump. "The end is coming near. Under Joe Biden I received $80 SNAP per month & was able to put away $100 per month for food. Trump took that away from me." #sheshed

This stunt where ICE releases people far from home with no proper clothing and no way home should be treated as attempted homicide. In this case, actual homicide. These cases are not accidental or based on misunderstandings. They are deliberate attempts to inflict bodily harm.

🎵 No one knows what it's like to see the bad man, to see the sad man🎵

1) oof that's a good question. It's tough finding folks on Bluesky
2) Till, Mississippi Burning
3) still deciding. Just got home from a book fair in Pasadena so I'm a bit behind on meal planning.
#HATM

$500 billion a year is enough to guarantee a basic income via a negative income tax with a 50% phaseout rate for all Americans, ending poverty and significantly reducing inequality and insecurity.

Ramadan Mubarak

This. All of this. Years ago when I was living in the Midwest, I was amazed by the number of vacant warehouses and buildings. I said to my then partner at the time this exact same thing of what should be done with those structures and it is always a matter of will not resources.

Legend

I'm watchin' Industry and shopping vintage Big Dogs clothing on a Sunday night. To quote the great artist T-Pain, "All I do is win win win"

"I always enjoyed watching us beat Indiana" -- Barack Obama roasts Reggie Miller

The first quarter of the semester has been a tad stressful so I took a much needed day trip to Santa Monica to unwind. Definitely feel a bit more recharged now

This is the most incredible #SuperBowl halftime show that I have ever seen. Bad Bunny’s celebration of Latin American culture is just the statement of defiance against the Trump administration and xenophobia that this country needed. Thank you.

Can't wait to hear how this is deeply un-American

Green Day sang the lyrics“Trump’s America” twice in “American Idiot” just now and both times, NBC garbled the sound so you couldn’t clearly hear the words.

But that’s what they sang.

a map of locations in Italy

The B1G expansion has really got out of hand.

A+ ad placement on ESPN’s trade tracker

NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday

NBC has some explaining to do

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.

Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony ❤️🤍💙