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@richardallensmith.com.bsky.social

Suburban councilman. Trade unionist. John Brown enthusiast. Diasporic southerner.

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04.08.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DC Motorsport Community | #DCF1 | Washington, D.C., USA Join the DC Motorsport Community in Washington, D.C., for exciting #DCF1 events and a vibrant motorsport fan experience.

Good stuff, DCMC does great events whenever you get to looking for local partners (no affiliation, I just like their events): www.dcmotorsportcommunity.com

04.08.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Booker made an endorsement in the Virginia attorney general primary race two months ago.

04.08.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 300    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

DC live show when?

04.08.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Preseason CFB coaches poll is out, so thought I'd do a thread on all the great and useful things we can glean from preseason polls:

04.08.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mondays..

04.08.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would pay American dollars to see a policy-focused, public conversation between Derek Dooley, Herschel Walker, and Tommy Tuberville.

04.08.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
31.07.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(This is not a dunk on @doomquasar.bsky.social who I don’t know, I just have a longtime hatred of the em dash)

31.07.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love it when people realize theyve always been wrong!

31.07.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t HAVE to. We could all do something about it.

29.07.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I worked for Lee in the Army and all of these analogies were as true of his management style 20 years ago as they are now.

29.07.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, you have to pay California taxes to live in Denver?

29.07.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Palestinian detained at SFO, deported is reported killed in West Bank Awdah Al-Hathaleen, a Palestinian teacher, was allegedly shot and killed today in an altercation with an Israeli settler.

β€œAwdah Al-Hathaleen, a Palestinian teacher from the West Bank who was recently denied entry to the U.S. by San Francisco immigration authorities when he arrived on a valid visa, was shot and killed today in an altercation with an Israeli settler”

missionlocal.org/2025/07/pale...

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28.07.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting news for @asherhuey.bsky.social!

28.07.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a state sanctioning private violence as policy. Everyone knows who did the crime, & it doesn't make a difference. This is what Jim Crow looked like.

28.07.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.

This is right on. For people like Allen & VandeHei, being "opinionated" just means expressing progressive opinions, the idea that things should change. Opinions that reinforce status quo hierarchies -- ie, conservative opinions -- don't count as opinion at all. They're just "the way it is."

28.07.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 830    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 14

Did he also go back to wearing capes? Because he's now a hero.

28.07.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of my coworkers are about to learn about our lord and savior Nikola Jokic.

28.07.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
25.07.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hate to be a doomer, but I do not see how we, as a country, come back from this.You can't have a society when a full 30% of the people do not live in reality.

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Again: for all the moaning about "the groups" and "online leftists," nobody does as much to undermine Dems as elected Dems. Dem voters are rightly suspicious they'll elect someone like @shaheen.senate.gov who leaps in to save the Trumper who disclosed combat operations via a dubious Signal rip-off.

24.07.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 705    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 14
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Douglas Soule on X: "Chuck E. Cheese has been arrested in Tallahassee, Florida. https://t.co/KZakFlODwm" / X Chuck E. Cheese has been arrested in Tallahassee, Florida. https://t.co/KZakFlODwm

Not Charles Entertainment Cheese! x.com/DouglasSoule...

24.07.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

no matter your politics it’s disrespectful to joke about someone’s death. don’t say hulk hogan died when he tried to do an atomic leg drop and missed and bonked his head and bounced out of the ring and his pants flew off and his dick got twisted off the top rope. don’t say stuff like that

24.07.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3915    πŸ” 693    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 19
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Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently

23.07.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 13776    πŸ” 2872    πŸ’¬ 164    πŸ“Œ 167

Wasn't trying to dunk in case that's not clear. Just adding context, thanks!

21.07.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you just make a joke? On bluesky?

21.07.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nate Silver is MS Excel Clippy, but less likeable.

See? I made a joke!

21.07.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not merely "a deal!" A legally binding contract!

21.07.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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