Ted Smyth

Exclusive | Democratic Congressmen to Propose Bill to Protect Stats-Agency Chiefs The expected bill follows the president’s firing of the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.

Wall St Journal scoop on important bill from Rep George Whitesides to protect the integrity of Govt Statistics from the corrupt Trump Administration @wsj.com @mattgrossman.bsky.social

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Did not have "let's see if a reality TV star can blow up the moon" on my bingo card ...

Housing is where the buck stops Over the next few years, it will be the most politicised business sector in America

⁦‪@RanaForoohar‬⁩ is absolutely right! House price inflation and speculation is a scandal. Dems can win Congress and the Presidency with a CREDIBLE and bold plan to make housing affordable. ⁦‪@JohnWMcCarthy‬⁩ ⁦‪@MajorityDems‬⁩ ⁦‪⁦‪@DNC‬⁩

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FAKE, SELF-PROCLAIMED "CHRISTIAN" MIKE JOHNSON claims, quite disingenuously, with all his flowery language, that he can't release info about Epstein Files that "may hurt the innocent", but we all know that only person Johnson is protecting is criminal, child-raping pedophile, GOP Party Leader Trump.

The motherfucker is well past the 'sell by' date.

Dougherty is running for re-election for judge of the Pa. Supreme Court. He has a passion for children & family issues, represents the Supreme Court on both the Statewide Dependency Ct Improvement Prog & the Autism and the Courts Initiative.

#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1

So glad to see Roy stepping up to run for our US Senate.

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The Glucksman Diaspora series is a world leader in the study of diaspora around the world Congratulations to senior editor
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State House

Jcb library both with blue sky backgrounds!

Helloooo #SHEAR2025 it’s going to be a beautiful week in Providence and we can’t wait to welcome you to our lovely city and to Brown University and the @jcblibrary.bsky.social! 😎🤓

Opinion | Colbert’s Ouster Was Just Another Late-Night Death Rattle What happened to Stephen Colbert is a harbinger of what’s to come for Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers, I’m sorry to say.

Paramount cd have wairted until next year but they wanted to give Trump a public hanging www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...

Opinion | CBS: Caving. Bowing. Scraping.

Bravo ⁦‪@SouthPark‬⁩ ⁦‪@maureendowd‬⁩ ⁦‪@nytimes‬⁩ for courage and truth “It depicted the president cuddling with Satan and romancing a sheep. It ripped the Paramount deal, the CBS settlement, the Colbert firing, bribes www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/o...

CNN's Harry Enten offered this reality check: "Trump hates South Park, but Google searches for it are up 670%!. It's a top 20 streaming show!"

On Comic-Con Trey Parker and Matt Stone said "the episode’s animated tiny Trump penis" was the subject of some pre-premiere debate with Comedy Central...

A snippet from the New York Times, which reads, "In Kholmogory, prisoners are subjected to the "mosquito torture": that is, the victim is stripped naked and, at a signal from the gang, placed in the yard, where swarms of mosquitos immediately attack him. The delegation had no chance to investigate the Solovetzky inferno, or the Susdal Bastille, but they could have visited the Taganka in Moscow, or the ..."

Both Emma Goldman and Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote about the mosquito torture of the early Gulag, in which people were forced to stay outside naked, to allow mosquitoes to feed on them unimpeded. Here's Goldman denouncing the Bolsheviks in 1925. [9/17]​

With reconcentrados surrounded by standing water in overcrowded and unsanitary settings, mosquito-borne malaria became a leading cause of death. Encephalitis deaths were also common. More than 100,000 civilians died in squalid conditions in these camps, from hunger and disease. [5/17]

Another thing to know is that mosquitoes are brutal in Florida. The state has a long history of lethal illnesses spread by mosquitoes. No one in government is unaware of the constant battle and treatments that have worked to keep mosquitoes at bay in an incredibly inhospitable climate. [3/17]

America is being disgraced by these camps.

Newsman or businessman? Murdoch walks tightrope in battle with Trump Longstanding relationship between media mogul and US president is being tested amid Trump’s lawsuit against the WSJ for a story about his ties to Epstein

It’s absurd to say even half of Murdoch is a “serious news man” after he wrecked the UK with incessant lies in his media against the EU.

“He is, in his heart, a serious newsman, and that’s the Wall Street Journal. He’s also a brilliant businessman,

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Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...

The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]

The Granite State of NH.

Title: Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad An eight-panel cartoon showing a writer in a series of situations in a foreign country. Panel 1: looking at historic buildings saying "Kia bela vilaĝo!" which is translated below as "What a lovely village!" Panel 2: in a pretty garden asking the gardener "Ĉu ĉi tiuj estas venenaj" meaning "Are any of these plants poisonous? Panel 3: in a bar asking the server “Kie oni povas aĉeti pafilon?" meaning " Can one purchase a firearm nearby?" Panel 4: on a beach asking a fisherman "Ĉu la tajdo povus forporti kadavron?" meaning "Could the tide carry a dead body away?" Panel 5: approached by a police officer and saying "Saluton, oficiro." which is translated below as "Hello officer." Panel 6: being marched to the police station protesting "Okazis miskompreno!" meaning "There has been a misunderstanding!" Panel 7: in the interrogation room the officer holds up a moleskine notebook, the writer explains "La murdo en mia notlibro estas fikcia." meaning "The murder planned in my notebook is fictional." Panel 8: locked in a cell asking "Mi ŝatus telefoni al la Brita konsulejo." which means "I would like to telephone the British consulate." Note: The foreign language used by the writer in the cartoon is Esperanto. It has not been proofread by an Esperanto speaker so there may be errors.

‘Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad’ (my cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books)

Applications to the @yai.ie open soon. I would recommend eligible Irish-based scholars to apply, this is not only a formative experience (and you get to meet nice people!) but we are also trying to use our voices to advocate for better research practices and career development in Ireland.

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