SMITH140 📎

Sad to see so many legit authentic (but gullible) people here falling for these DM phishing scams and then losing their account 😕

There’s a Tech Billionaire Pulling Trump’s Strings. No, It’s Not Elon Musk. — Slate With the Paramount-Skydance merger approved by the FCC, Larry Ellison just showed the world who is the real shot caller in the White House.

Larry Ellison Just Quietly Became the Most Powerful Man in America

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One of the pillars of the movement to reject fascism: get the money out of politics. Find a rally near you this Sunday July 27 👇🏻

Trump Admin Defying Court By Stonewalling on Anti-Voting Order, Plaintiffs Say Read more here.

NEW: Democrats and pro-voting groups allege that the Trump administration is defying a court order by refusing to say how federal agencies may be implementing the president’s sweeping anti-voting executive order.

From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

The Department of Homeland Security still has not explained why they are arresting and detaining American citizens. It’s unjustifiable.

The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau

EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...

Possibly cathartic to see, or even just imagine that scenario, but history teaches us that authoritarians & oligarchs only consolidate their power in those times—why they create chaos 🤔

Foxtrot Alpha India Romeo.

…but what if I can’t read it 🤔

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…took me a second but then, “this is so perfect!”

The famous distracted boyfriend meme photo. The girlfriend is Trump. The Boyfriend is MAGA, The woman distracting the boyfriend is 'The Epstein Scandal'.

I thought it was about time that I did a real meme ; )

Interesting thought experiment. I would like to see opinion of constitutional law experts on this idea.

Brazil’s President Lula says Trump was ‘not elected to be emperor of the world,’ as US-Brazil spat escalates | CNN Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hit back at Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying that his American counterpart was elected as the leader of the United States and “not to be the empe...

Brazil's President says Taco would be under arrest and prosecuted in his country for attempting a coup, and that it's outrageous for him to tariff Brazil for holding Bolsonaro accountable.

So outrageous he thought the news was initially fake.

We are a laughing stock.

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This is the most carefully vetted starter pack I’ve seen so far!
Great work here from @donshifs.bsky.social

It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.

US Consumer Sentiment Rises as Inflation Expectations Improve US consumer sentiment rose to a five-month high in early July as expectations about the economy and inflation continued to improve.

Trump admin: "consumer sentiment at five-month High!" 🤡

Umm ok, but actually: "consumer sentiment still remains below levels throughout last year" 🤔

I’d like an ICE agent to explain how putting monetary value on taking a human being from one place to another by force is not human trafficking.

If I hadn’t already cancelled when Paramount+ “settled” via a $16m pay off to a Trump library, I would’ve canceled now with this. P+ you’re double cancelled!

Cool! More pictures and impressions. We’re going next year!

Taking on Trump Family Corruption with Rep. Robert Garcia Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 07/10/2025 · 59m

Get to know up-and-comer House Rep. Robert Garcia, with the talented (and hilarious) interviewer, Kara Swisher…
#housedems
@karaswisher.bsky.social
@robertgarcia.bsky.social

10 lessons for stronger movements. Imperfect allies aren’t enemies. Critique to build, not tear down. Organize, don’t just argue. Movements win, not individuals. Perfection is the enemy of progress. Ego kills movements. Plan for the long game. Meet people where they are. Power doesn’t care about feelings. Division is a weapon used by elites , don’t play along.

Embrace imperfect allies. The opposite is failure.

Try to embrace a few people a day, starting today 🤗 💙 🖖🏻

Cool and cathartic. That said, 15 years ago I realized...
the suggestion that a superhero is needed to save the day telegraphs into the mind that a people's government is weak, useless, can't save us, and we need magical thinking, or worse yet the billionaire superhero. Chew on that a minute 🤔🖖💙

Jayapal: From the trading you mentioned to the outright use of the office of the presidency to make money…

At the end of the day, this whole concept that he was going to “drain the swamp”—he is the swamp. And he’s doing everything he can to enrich himself.

Boost @twittertakedown.org starter pack of orgs moving from Xitter to BlueSky :-)
#twittertakedown

"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.

On this day in 2022… #twittertakedown

…and btw follow, boost the @twittertakedown.org starter pack!

Does this count? (they were on our bed in Thailand couple weeks ago)

Opinion | Trolling Democracy

"The current radicalization mechanisms of social media, where far-right extremist ideologies are not only common but also sources of profit and power for their peddlers, will have to be dismantled and reconfigured."
...enter BlueSky 🦋

After 60, every day is a bonus day! 💭🤗🌈