Paul K. Smith

Good Morning Blueskies and everyone who really needs them to open the government!
Welcome to November
#TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨‍🌾

📜 📜 📜 📜 📜 "Someone's going to have to steal the Bill of Rights, to see if we can get one or two of them back..."

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

"Trump's changes favor refugees who respect American history, values & cultural norms. This would prioritize Europeans targeted for opposing mass migration or for supporting political parties that trivialize the Holocaust, revive Nazi slogans & denigrate foreigners."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

David Pares’ Variable Electromagnetic Drive (VEM Drive) - Alternative Propulsion Engineering Conference David Pares says the Variable Electromagnetic Drive (VEM Drive) will deliver 18 day trips to Mars and claims remarkable experimental results.

David Pares says the Variable Electromagnetic Drive (VEM Drive) will deliver 18 day trips to Mars and claims remarkable experimental results. www.altpropulsion.com/david-pares-...

#space #physics #science #technology

The ALLURE of haunted dolls..

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While I appreciate the shout-out, my view on this "lost chapter of world's first novel" nonsense was stated elsewhere.

Enjoy Your Next Romantasy Novel Infused With Garlic-Scented Ink A special edition of The Primal of Blood and Bone will be garlic-scented for those, I suppose, interested in something like that.

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UCLA stuns Penn State: How winless Bruins upset No. 7 Nittany Lions, plus more takeaways Previously winless UCLA shocked No. 7 Penn State 42-37 on Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl behind Nico Iamaleava's five touchdowns.

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Top Brass American Cities Should Be ‘Training Grounds’ for Military

"Trump says American Cities Should be ‘Training Grounds’ for Military."

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

My Scammer
I responded to one of those spam texts from a “recruiter”—then took the job. It got weirder than I could have imagined.
BY ALEXANDER SAMMON
Here is the article from an archive site, so no paywall. archive.fo/xPUJ0#select...

Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Trump Got a Hell of a Greeting in the U.K. “Forgive the cliche, but it is rather Orwellian for a piece of journalism, which raises questions about our guest’s relationship with America’s most notorious child sex trafficker to lead to arrests,"...

www.jezebel.com/trump-got-a-...

Taylor Swift Will Only Sit For 'It Ends With Us' Depo If 'Forced' - Law360 Taylor Swift's counsel at Venable LLP told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that the pop superstar has not agreed to be deposed in actress Blake Lively's defamation case against her "It Ends With Us" ...

"Taylor Swift will Only Sit for Deposition If 'Forced':

Her counsel at Venable says that Taylor Swift has not agreed to be deposed in actress Blake Lively's defamation case against her 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni--
But could, 'if she is forced'."

www.law360.com/media/articl...

In Chilling Comment, Trump Reveals His Thoughts on Domestic Violence The president doesn’t seem to think those types of crimes count.

In Chilling Comment, Trump Reveals His Thoughts on Domestic Violence newrepublic.com/post/200138/... via @newrepublic.com

The Epstein Letter Is Real, and It’s Bad The president’s initial strategy of denying that the document exists leaves him with few options now that it has been made public.

💌💌📮💌💌 "The Epstein Letter Is Real, and It’s Bad..."

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

He also said, “I can do anything I want, I’m the president of the United States.” The man wants to be king, but we became our own country to never again be ruled by one.

USTA asks broadcasters to censor reaction to Donald Trump’s attendance at U.S. Open Trump will attend the U.S. Open final as a guest of a sponsor, marking his first appearance since 2015.

"The US Tennis Association asked broadcasters of the Open to censor any protests or reaction to Trump’s appearance at the men’s singles final:
'We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance'.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...

Great quotes of history: "The true source of our sufferings has been our timidity." - Former president John Adams (1765, From: “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law,”)

House of Dysfunction, Part I: The Curious Case of Caleb Williams Our series on the Chicago Bears begins with a look at the quarterback. His coaches from 2024 open up on a season from hell. ("There’s no substitute for the work. That’s something he needs to learn.")

🏈 "Head coach Thomas Brown tried to explain something to his Quarterback…
No, Caleb Williams was not having it. As he'd done many times to many coaches, he turned & walked away.
--'Get your ass back here right now! Don’t fucking walk away when I’m talking to you'!”
www.golongtd.com/p/house-of-d...

"Trump Media, SPAC & Crypto .com Create $6.42B Crypto Biz: Yorkville Acquisition, Trump Media & Tech, & Crypto .com unveiled a partnership to establish a $6.42 Billion digital asset treasury company focused on acquiring the cryptocurrency of the cronos ecosystem" :

www.law360.com/privateequit...

Thanks, Trump: ICE Just Gassed a Public School Into Submission Portland charter school faced fallout from chemical munitions federal riot cops fired at ICE protesters

Federal riot police are bombarding a Portland neighborhood with so many chemical munitions it forced a public school to flee @rollingstone.com

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

May we be able to answer this with displays of all the ways we fought back. 💪 We have so much more to do. #Resist

#Pinks
#ProudBlue

Stick to politics? How Donald Trump is using sports to advance his agenda Trump seems intent on being America’s Commander in Chief of Sports, pushing his influence on MLB, college football and much more.

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

JD Vance Had a Busy Week Getting Booed at Shake Shack & Doing Putin Propaganda The VP braved the crime-ridden streets of D.C. to give burgers to troops and gossip with Laura Ingraham about California Governor Gavin Newsom and his MAGA besties.

"JD Vance had a Busy Week Getting Booed at Shake Shack..."

www.jezebel.com/jd-vance-had...

Southwind Foods, LLC Recalls Frozen Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk Southwind Foods, LLC of Carson, California is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Frozen Shrimp, due to possible radionuclide (Cesium-137) contamination. Cs-137 is a man-made radioisotope of c...

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"Southwind Foods is recalling Frozen Shrimp, due to possible radionuclide (Cesium-137) contamination."
www.fda.gov/safety/recal...

Sabrina Carpenter’s Steamy ‘Bed Chem’ Lyrics Seem to Reference Barry Keoghan “Who’s the cute boy with the white jacket and the thick accent?”

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Who Owns A Beat? The Dispute Over Reggaeton's Core Sound - Law360 The origin of the rhythm that underpins much of reggaeton music is at the center of a copyright lawsuit from Jamaican artists who claim a loop from an instrumental song they released in 1989 has becom...

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Who Owns A Beat?
The Dispute:
The origin of the rhythm that underpins reggaeton music is at the center of a copyright lawsuit from Jamaican artists who claim a loop from their 1989 instrumental is foundational to reggaeton, which 1000's of songs have copied...

www.law360.com/media/articl...

A complex systems map titled 'Wellbeing and Resilience: A grounded theory using a trauma-informed lens for a healing-centered peacebuilding approach.' The map branches into three main approaches, represented by different colored icons: A blue 'Psychosocial Programming Approach,' a red 'Ignore It Approach,' and a green 'A Healing-Centered Peacebuilding Approach.' The map also includes a purple 'Mental Health Approach.' Each branch contains numerous illustrated elements showing various aspects like community engagement, mental health support, and conflict resolution. The left side shows challenges and interventions, while the right side shows healing and positive outcomes. Multiple small illustrations depict people in various situations, from community meetings to healing activities. The map includes both problematic approaches to avoid and constructive solutions to implement. A credit line indicates this is from research by A. Yoder-Maina, 2020, at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

#HealingCentered #peacebuilding is strength-based. It recognises systems and structures supporting recovery and rebuilding are often greatly damaged by the same violence and #trauma.

Key to the approach is interventions are not just about raising awareness but behavior change.

Texas Woman Goes After Abortion Pill Provider in Wrongful Death Suit Represented by notorious anti-abortion lawyer Jonathan Mitchell, the woman has accused her ex-partner of lacing her drink with abortion pills he purchased from Aid Access.

A wrongful-death abortion lawsuit:
She claims she was pregnant when her ex-partner laced her drink with abortion pills.
She accuses him of “murdering" her unborn child by secretly dissolving abortion pills into a drink he prepared, tricking her into drinking it.

www.jezebel.com/texas-woman-...