Bruce Smith

Sharpless 274(Medusa Nebula), #Celestron 8, 0.4x focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, 60x15s subs, #Autostakkert!, #GraXpert, #Corel PaintShop Pro, Taken: 3/18/2023, Will revisit future. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

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So, since the Felon wants his name slapped all over everything, we should ALWAYS refer to the Trump-Epstein files.

Always.

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In honor of Black History Month, we’re celebrating trailblazers from across NJ-07 whose talent and impact changed the world. Today, we’re highlighting Whitney Houston, a once-in-a-generation voice who broke barriers and set a new standard in music.

I owe an apology to my fellow PoC who were shouting from the rooftops about Palestine for several years before the Epstein Files were released.

I thought they were being extreme with their views about Palestine. Turns out I wasn’t being extreme enough at the time.

Free Palestine.

2 month old baby in ICE detention. Not getting the proper nutrition or care that a baby needs. #arrestice

www.counterpunch.org Timor-Leste and the Future of Palestine: Lessons in Freedom and the Failure of Power

Timor-Leste and the Future of Palestine: Lessons in Freedom and the Failure of Power

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”

For these Americans, that wasn’t true.

(Published Oct. 2025)

Anyone else sensing a pattern here?

N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal

This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

The UK prime minister is poised to push the idea of enhanced co-operation between the UK and its western allies that could oversee joint weapons procurement at the Munich Security Conference. ft.trib.al/Khk0hKj

Lawmakers Accuse DOJ Of ‘Spying’ On Their Epstein File Searches Citing Photo Of Bondi’s ‘Burn Book’ Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.

The New York Times just launched a new "newsletter about the law and the courts." They are calling it "The Docket."

The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.

More on this tomorrow.

YouTube video by I Should Read That (I Should Read That) A Huge Book Haul from Scotland! | 35-ish horror, fantasy, classics, and non-fiction books!

We recently went to both Wigtown and Edinburgh and I could not resist the siren’s call of books (and yarn). Check out the 35-ish books I picked up on our trip, from new to used, SFF to horror and nonfiction, and even a book that isn’t even out yet!
#booksky #booktube youtu.be/7Wt4ICnCkWQ

How long can a nation survive a tired, irritable, confused and conflicted rogue president?

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A Wave of Unexplained Bot Traffic Is Sweeping the Web From small publishers to US federal agencies, websites are reporting unusual spikes in automated traffic linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China.

Swarms of bots linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China are absolutely flooding the internet.

An absolutely fascinating story from our Made in China newsletter this week, by @zeyiyang.bsky.social

Cat grinning in his hammock.

STOP! Hammock time! #catsofbluesky

Sixth Year of Drought in Texas and Oklahoma Leaves Ranchers Bracing for Another Harsh Summer Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures

www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/12/s...

I like when I’m standing in a gray, shadowy place and a sunbeam illuminates distant trees and clouds with a warm orange glow. Feels like a sign.
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🎩 Our government’s been using Epstein’s blackmail information for decades

I believe it’s one of the main reasons we can’t have a functioning government

Removing everyone implicated in the Epstein files is the key to taking our country back

We need to rip these people out of power!

#America

How many more times will we have to read the words, “It’s way worse than you think?” That phrase was uttered this time by, of all people, Marjorie Taylor Greene after she had visited the ultra-secure room in the Department of Justice where members of Congress can read, but not copy, t...

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WHY ARE THEY HIDING A GLOBAL PEDOPHILE RING & PROTECTING THE PEDOPHILES?

Marjorie Taylor Greene: “It’s way WORSE than you think?”

Lauren Boebert: “DEFINITELY MORE CO-CONSPIRATORS"

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"Ghislane Maxwell should spend more time behind bars, she SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED CLEMENCY by tRumpstein

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When injustice becomes the law, resistance becomes our duty.

ICE has repeatedly conducted extrajudicial killings, evaded accountability, and violated our constitutional rights. #AbolishICE

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Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."