Scott Smith

Businessman Accused of Orchestrating Attacks on Journalists

A federal grand jury indicted a former New Hampshire businessman this week on charges that he orchestrated attacks on the homes of journalists who had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.

It’s so boring and predictable that men are reacting to Taylor Swift finally owning her songs by either nitpicking her letter or sharing how much they dislike the Taylor’s Versions or “Reputation.” Heaven forbid a woman just be celebrated for taking back her art and creative work.

Why Are They Hiding Their Faces? If ICE agents' actions are perfectly acceptable, they shouldn't have to mask their identities

After Rümeysa Öztürk wrote an op-ed about Palestinians in Gaza, masked, plainclothes ICE agents grabbed her off the street. No one knew who they were or if it was even a real arrest. In a democracy, that shouldn’t happen. And we can’t let it become the new normal.

A striking bird with a long crest of feathers on the head. The coloration is a rusty brown, with white/black striping along the neck, a blue-grey featherless face like a vulture, and a surprisingly thick tapered neck. It spreads its wings slightly while perched in a tree with green leaves. "At Lake Sandoval, Peru Kate from UK - Hoatzin Uploaded by FunkMonk A Hoatzin near Lake Sandoval, Peru."

The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a weird & wonderful bird, native to the Orinoco & Amazon basins in South America, where it lives in trees overhanging rivers & marshes.

It has a striking look reminiscent of fossil birds like Archaeopteryx, but is more closely related to cranes & plovers.

The FBI seized this woman's life savings—without telling her why Linda Martin's lawsuit alleges that the agency violated her right to due process when it took her $40,200 and sent her a notice failing to articulate the reason.

But Linda Martin's suit raises another issue, which strikes at the root: If the government cannot explain why agents are taking someone's life savings—then perhaps they shouldn't be taking it. /end reason.com/2025/03/20/t...

Musk and his staffers are weaponizing federal data to remove immigrants from housing and jobs. This sets a dangerous precedent—one that won’t stop here. The information they’ve collected will soon be used against all of us.

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This is reality

Certainly worth repeating in the times we are in..

HE IS PROMISING TO SEND AMERICANS TO FOREIGN DEATH CAMPS.

This is it. This is where America ends.

'If Your Church Won't Speak Out About a Deported Father (and Thousands More Like Him)—It May as Well Cancel Easter'
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Beautiful!

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

First rose of the season

So sorry!

This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times

To those unfollowing since I began my book spotlight series for Black History Month…✌️

I’m not sure who you THOUGHT you were following, but on this account we uplift and celebrate marginalized voices, including books written by black authors. (and that’s all year ‘round folks).
#booksky

I wrote this book that I’m quite proud of about how fundamental physics teaches us new and wonderful ways to think with and about our universe and it’s coming out next year and I’m worried about whether anyone will be in a position to read it 😔 #BookSky

#Fact

The USA has had two major plane crashes in the last 4 days.

The USA had previously not suffered a major plane crash for 16 years.

‘DEI’ programs have existed for decades.

So what was it that changed in the last 14 days or so to suddenly cause so many crashes?

Fox hunting is not a sport—it's a cruel and inhumane practice. Exploiting legal loopholes, hunters continue killing innocent foxes under the guise of "fun." 🦊💔

It's time to put an end to this outdated and barbaric tradition. 🐾 Share if you agree!