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Greg Young AKA SmokeBlower

@smokeblower.bsky.social

Really a socialist but I vote as progressive as reality allows. Burner, father of adult children, polyamorous, naturist, polymath wannabe.

747 Followers  |  1,539 Following  |  17 Posts  |  Joined: 26.10.2023
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Never be on the side that bans books

Never be on the side that kidnaps people

Never be on the side that takes from the poor and gives to The Rich

Never be on the side that mocks empathy and compassion

Never be on the side that worships/fears a pathological liar

If you are, turn off Fox News

26.04.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 635    πŸ” 152    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 9

Have had a few discussions with Evan. Good person. We used to live in a nudist park that is now under siege by an unscrupulous new owner.

25.04.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is so true
The more of us
The louder our voice

12.04.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 605    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 12

It or he might go up in flames.

21.01.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white drawing of martin luther king jr. with the words happy mlk day ALT: a black and white drawing of martin luther king jr. with the words happy mlk day

The only thing that matters today!

20.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Deleted my "x" account today in honor of president musk.

20.01.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm glad you have happiness and family where you are. But I do miss you. ❀️

20.01.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know. I'm just here for the laughs.

17.01.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dictators for a Day South Korea and America

What can Americans learn from Yoon Suk Yeol's less-than-a-day dictatorship?
snyder.substack.com/p/dictators-...

04.12.2024 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2273    πŸ” 658    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 76
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🚨IMPORTANT REMINDER:

Social Security and Medicare have nothing to do with reducing the deficit. Even former President Reagan knew this.

Don't let them gaslight you into cutting OUR benefits.

PASS IT ON.

04.12.2024 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5969    πŸ” 3101    πŸ’¬ 227    πŸ“Œ 175

I'm glad Pete Hegseth has pledged not to drink if he is confirmed as Defense Secretary. So, I guess he can still sexually harass women, mismanage funds, discriminate against women service members, push for a Christian Nationalist agenda, and be a virulent Islamaphobe?

Super duper.

05.12.2024 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 35410    πŸ” 6601    πŸ’¬ 1342    πŸ“Œ 251

All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health and no one else

04.12.2024 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 21631    πŸ” 5079    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 133
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How my cat Bailey greets me in the morning.

02.12.2024 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Because you said you're not interesting I got far more interested. I appreciate humility, feigned or real.

01.12.2024 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am so with you. I was never happy with the microblog Twitter format. I write. I'm verbose sometimes, though I'd like to think I never use more words than I need.
Good to have you here, fellow free thinking and well written naturist. ❀️ I do miss our times together long ago.

01.12.2024 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump noms ordered by how urgent it is they be stopped:

By Any Means

πŸŸ₯ Patel
πŸŸ₯ Kennedy Jr.
πŸŸ₯ Gabbard
πŸŸ₯ Hegseth
πŸŸ₯ Bondi
πŸŸ₯ Bhattacharya
πŸŸ₯ Huckabee
πŸŸ₯ Whitaker
πŸŸ₯ Vought

By Almost Any Means

🟧 McMahon
🟧 Blanche
🟧 Oz
🟧 Noem
🟧 Stefanik

Try Hard

🟨 Wright
🟨 Zeldin
🟨 Bessent
🟨 Phelan
🟨 Greer

Pass it on.

01.12.2024 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6158    πŸ” 2724    πŸ’¬ 274    πŸ“Œ 140
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Maybe folks should be more worried about AI taking their jobs instead of losing their minds over immigrants.

29.11.2024 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1411    πŸ” 372    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 18
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Porsha Ngumezi bled for hours in a Texas hospital. She was miscarrying, crying in extreme pain. Porsha was passing massive clots of blood as she lay dying, struggling to breathe.

Porsha, a 23-year-old mother of two, eventually bled to death at Houston Methodist Sugar Land…

28.11.2024 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1462    πŸ” 765    πŸ’¬ 169    πŸ“Œ 99

Please remember there are billionaires spending money on outrage media to make you mad at federal civil servants instead of the Supreme Court they bought. Please save your outrage for the actual fascists.

28.11.2024 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 24442    πŸ” 6140    πŸ’¬ 310    πŸ“Œ 187

The Trump ordeal has made one thing clear.

Too many of our checks and balances rely on norms, traditions and the honor code.

It works when those elected into power are people of honor and integrity who respect our norms and traditions.

Elect a lifelong criminal and it all goes sideways.

27.11.2024 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 26779    πŸ” 6611    πŸ’¬ 1176    πŸ“Œ 415
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How fu@ked up is this?

Elon Musk reposted two X posts with the names of people in obscure climate government positions. Millions of views later, those individuals are facing massive harassment.

27.11.2024 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3221    πŸ” 1258    πŸ’¬ 502    πŸ“Œ 178
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Project 2025 would attack rather than protect transgender & LGBTQIA+ people from illegal discrimination, denying gender-affirming healthcare, banning use of preferred pronouns in school & erasing LGBTQ people from public view. Support inclusion/diversity.
https://bit.ly/3OarO3n

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Walmart Rolls Back DEI Programs The retail giant will wind down the Center for Racial Equity and prevent sellers from listing some LGBTQ-themed items on its website.

It’s already starting and all I can say is πŸ–• Walmart. This includes not selling LGBTQ + merchandise. How many will follow? www.wsj.com/business/ret...

26.11.2024 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 16
Tweet by @BrendanCarrFCC: "Broadcast licenses are not sacred cows. Media companies must operate in the public interest, or they will be held accountable under the Communications Act." The tweet quotes a Los Angeles Times article titled, "How Trump's FCC chief pick could make life more difficult for media companies"

Tweet by @BrendanCarrFCC: "Broadcast licenses are not sacred cows. Media companies must operate in the public interest, or they will be held accountable under the Communications Act." The tweet quotes a Los Angeles Times article titled, "How Trump's FCC chief pick could make life more difficult for media companies"

This is Trump’s FCC pick. By threatening to yank broadcast licenses, he is hoping the media companies obey in advance and won’t say critical things about Trump. It’s a fascist tactic.

25.11.2024 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3251    πŸ” 758    πŸ’¬ 252    πŸ“Œ 48

This is a direct threat to our military's strength and national safety. Removing brave trans servicemembers, some with nearly 20 years of service, is not only unjust but endangers us all. They deserve respect, not rejection.

25.11.2024 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 311    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 5
Post showing precipitous decline of share of deaths in Massachusetts from diseases for which vaccines are now available, from 70% in 1840 to low digits % by 1950-60 where it is stayed. 

Caption: There are not many places on earth where we have detailed cause-of-death data from before the era of widespread vaccination.

Massachusetts is one of those places.

From 1842-1877, 70% of all deaths were from diseases which we today have vaccines to prevent.

Post showing precipitous decline of share of deaths in Massachusetts from diseases for which vaccines are now available, from 70% in 1840 to low digits % by 1950-60 where it is stayed. Caption: There are not many places on earth where we have detailed cause-of-death data from before the era of widespread vaccination. Massachusetts is one of those places. From 1842-1877, 70% of all deaths were from diseases which we today have vaccines to prevent.

Anyone who is anti-vax is pro-death. Period. The science and data do not lie. And they don’t care about your podcast.

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