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Jo Smith-Dromey

@jsmithdromey.bsky.social

Politically Independent, Humanist. Hobby photography. Beside myself with grief, worry, and anger about this far-right takeover of the US.

created November 8, 2024

3,596 followers 2,970 following 7,760 posts

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Profile picture Dreamweasel (@dreamweasel.bsky.social) reposted

(Homer Simpson whisper) HE MEANS WHITE PEOPLE

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2/9/2025, 12:02:21 PM | 2045 353 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I think it was Reagan who was behind the mass release of crazed killers...most notably Charles Manson, but, whatever.

2/9/2025, 7:26:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

lol

2/9/2025, 7:24:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted

“Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

1/9/2025, 7:23:04 PM | 9900 3146 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

West is a euphemism for white.

2/9/2025, 10:53:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

perfectly done.

2/9/2025, 12:30:21 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I avoid pork, too, and I'm not Muslim. I just passed a hog truck one day, and seeing the terror on their faces was enough.

2/9/2025, 12:28:57 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

Saw my first 'fuzzy caterpillar' in years. Wonder now if we'll have an early winter, or is that an old wive's tale?

1/9/2025, 3:58:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Wonder why he doesn't give ordinary citizens that opportunity...like the CCC of old.

1/9/2025, 3:56:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) reposted

We do not fully grasp how damaging the SCOTUS’ presidential immunity decision was. What we know is it was a disaster and the huge damage it has caused is being compounded daily. That is because the result is a collaboration between corrupt justices, a supine Congress and a demented President.

1/9/2025, 12:11:34 PM | 4034 1294 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture CatWoman (@catwomanresists.bsky.social) reposted

“Hope” not “assume”

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1/9/2025, 5:48:32 AM | 67 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Agree.

1/9/2025, 4:39:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

lol

30/8/2025, 8:21:33 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I don't think of porn participants as classy, but that's just me.

30/8/2025, 7:13:23 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

He won't lie in state, either, because of security issues. They can't even display a wax replica without it being punched.

30/8/2025, 7:11:50 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

me, too.

30/8/2025, 7:02:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Every accusation a confession.

26/8/2025, 2:25:28 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Katherine Clark (@whipkclark.bsky.social) reposted

It is Women’s Equality Day. The day we honor the 19th Amendment, reflect on the progress we've made, and recognize the work still ahead. We must fight for the future our daughters and granddaughters deserve.

26/8/2025, 2:06:07 PM | 99 28 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mark Cuban (@mcuban.bsky.social) reposted

What insurance company runs your supplemental insurance plan ?

25/8/2025, 5:38:51 PM | 414 56 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Well said.

25/8/2025, 4:28:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm okay with Trumpers saying they were fooled, that is, those who have not turned into pillars of salt by now. Jeez.

25/8/2025, 11:13:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

There is so much wrong so often with this whole administration of our public money, that I honestly don't know where to begin. Do you?

25/8/2025, 11:11:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

When did "government" money become the government's and not ours, is my question.

25/8/2025, 10:25:53 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

And MAGA will keep pushing until there are street fights and then MAGA will say..see? We need to maintain order.

25/8/2025, 9:28:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Who decided to paint the wall? Why are my tax dollars going to something so inane?

25/8/2025, 9:21:42 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Stephen Miller was born in 1985. He doesn't remember JFK, the Bay of Pigs, LBJ, Viet Nam, the Civil Rights Act, the ERA, Watergate, Nixon, and Reagan, but I do. And many born that year don't remember those things personally...but they do read, don't they? JFC.

25/8/2025, 9:17:16 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

So, all Republicans are conservatives, but not all conservatives are Republicans? Conservative is not another name for fascist, or is it?

25/8/2025, 9:08:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I want to move to the new country of California ASAP.

25/8/2025, 9:06:01 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted

substack.com/@hbdeet/note...

24/8/2025, 7:08:27 PM | 486 163 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

John Quincy Adams (1824): Rutherford B. Hayes (1876) Benjamin Harrison (1888): George W. Bush (2000): Lost the popular vote to Al Gore. Donald Trump (2016): Lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton.

24/8/2025, 5:27:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Five US elections for president have resulted in the 'winner' not gaining a plurality of the votes: These are elections in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote to another contender but won a majority in the Electoral College.

24/8/2025, 5:25:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Minority rule. Should never, ever elect a president with fewer than 50% of the vote. Nuts.

24/8/2025, 5:20:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

White-washing. Sick of it.

24/8/2025, 5:18:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

‪From Marc Elias: “Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

24/8/2025, 7:05:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Is Mike Flynn still a general? Last I heard, he was a retired lieutenant general. How authentic!

24/8/2025, 7:02:49 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

According to Google, the US Dept of Education in Mississippi uses Twitter? This may be old news.

23/8/2025, 9:16:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social) reposted

No one would be confused about what's happening if you saw it in another country. No one.

22/8/2025, 5:35:46 PM | 2265 728 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

This needs to be stopped in court.

23/8/2025, 12:26:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

lol

23/8/2025, 12:19:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Invading DC and LA and ultimately Chicago is fascist as hell.

23/8/2025, 12:02:13 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

When utilities decide how to charge for sun rays or wind, they'll charge for them, I expect...in addition to the equipment involved and of course, customer "access" fees.

23/8/2025, 12:00:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

love it.

22/8/2025, 6:12:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I wouldn't put it past this FBI to plant suspicious stuff.

22/8/2025, 3:26:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

They can start with Melania and Musk...there is no statute of limitations on visa irregularities.

22/8/2025, 3:21:28 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

lol

22/8/2025, 3:19:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Facial recognition software.

22/8/2025, 3:14:41 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

My God. Trump has no interest in humans whatsoever except what a human can do for him. A man with less redeeming value cannot be found.

22/8/2025, 3:12:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

The one with the ear patch.

22/8/2025, 3:10:52 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Throw it on the pile. I'm a nervous wreck.

22/8/2025, 3:10:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Live so this will never be your legacy.

22/8/2025, 2:43:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture MeteorBlades (@meteorblades.bsky.social) reposted

In the first half of 2025. China installed 212 gigawatts of solar capacity. The U.S. installed 12 gigawatts.

21/8/2025, 6:14:47 PM | 885 278 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

"Authentic" is such just laughable.

21/8/2025, 9:13:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Congrats! Gives me hope.

21/8/2025, 8:39:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Huh. I keep telling you that sarcasm is completely lost on MAGA.

21/8/2025, 8:31:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

He only thinks they are hippies because they have hair?

21/8/2025, 8:29:56 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Russia has elections, too. All of the elections are uncontested, so why bother?

21/8/2025, 8:29:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

If Trump is going to ACT like he has declared martial law (but hasn't)...what's the difference? We are in a police state.

21/8/2025, 8:25:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

That's profiling. Not legal, not funny.

21/8/2025, 8:22:29 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump is an ass.

20/8/2025, 11:32:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

He'll be in no shape for third term. He's in no shape for a second term already! Unbelievable.

20/8/2025, 11:28:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jenn's Resilience Hub (@jennifersensiba.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

An executive order is an order for people working in the executive branch. If you don’t work for Trump, it doesn’t apply to you in any way. Additionally, nobody working in the executive branch has any obligation to follow an unlawful order, even if the president does the ordering.

20/8/2025, 11:15:06 AM | 11 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

Guess you can't intimidate or cheat people sufficiently by mail.

20/8/2025, 11:21:36 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

lol

20/8/2025, 11:19:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

They couple the most brutal actions with the most completely ridiculous methods. No wonder we're all confused.

20/8/2025, 11:13:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

That was meant to read "I don't think of their common brutality as heroic, either."

20/8/2025, 11:11:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

What amazes me most is the utter waste of resources to which MAGA seems to be dedicated. I just keep thinking; "What a waste"...people, rockets, Teslas, AI, it just keeps getting worse and worse, compounded by the sheer hubris required. Jesus.

20/8/2025, 11:10:31 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I thought it was a blooper until I saw the source.

20/8/2025, 10:58:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I don't think as common brutality heroic, either. Far from it.

20/8/2025, 10:56:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Throw in Texas while you're at it.

20/8/2025, 9:52:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Tacky.

20/8/2025, 9:49:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

What do you have when the people you elect to maintain law and order do not?

20/8/2025, 8:11:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I think the level of incivility that caused her to be locked in a chamber for 24 hours is criminal...not civil.

20/8/2025, 8:09:56 AM | 16 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

The lengths we will go to NOT elect an a) woman b) black person is obscene.

20/8/2025, 12:32:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

lol

20/8/2025, 12:30:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture pissed-off-g.bsky.social (@pissed-off-g.bsky.social) reposted

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19/8/2025, 9:05:27 PM | 4570 1935 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I had to quit eating fresh food! It's just too expensive. I'm on bread and water...cereal...I expect to gain a lot.

19/8/2025, 11:57:13 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dmitry Grozoubinski (@explaintrade.com) reposted

Not sure Zelenskyy should commit to paying $100bn to the US for security garauntees until he's shopped around and seen if protection is being offered at a more affordable price by other players in the space such as the Cosa Nostra, the Crips or the Triads.

19/8/2025, 10:28:12 AM | 2702 514 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Fortunately, an oath or a vow from Trump doesn't mean a thing.

19/8/2025, 12:53:02 PM | 11 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

But they didn't check his bathroom.

19/8/2025, 12:50:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

...and cities in Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas....actually the list is long.

19/8/2025, 12:49:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

More info on this, please.

19/8/2025, 12:47:01 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Name two Republicans since Lincoln that you admire. Two. Go ahead.

19/8/2025, 12:41:19 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Free for all.

19/8/2025, 12:32:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

ICE must not have a weight limit so this guy wouldn't even remotely qualify for armed service of any kind. Unreal!

19/8/2025, 12:20:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Those who gauge women by their physical beauty are predators. Full stop. I am a strong disbeliever in pageantry of any kind.

19/8/2025, 12:02:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Anyone who would shoot anything other than a rabid dog is a dirtbag imo.

19/8/2025, 11:58:26 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Yay.

19/8/2025, 12:31:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture call634-5789 (@call634-5789.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

That's because Fatass McPedophile is a compulsive liar, clueless negotiator at ANY LEVEL, misogynistic asshole, grifter, rapist, and all around demented shmuck. Shouldn't be long before he just sits and drools all day. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

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18/8/2025, 3:45:58 PM | 148 23 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Almost like women are a different species. smh.

18/8/2025, 9:02:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

desecration.

18/8/2025, 1:30:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

...and a $250 visa charge for the privilege of being snatched.

18/8/2025, 12:54:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Truth is the perfect defense, which is why Trump is always in court, I gather.

18/8/2025, 12:52:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

And it took roughly 23 Navy seals to capture Bin Laden.

18/8/2025, 12:51:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

yes.

18/8/2025, 12:50:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

Why there hasn't been a tax revolt yet is beyond me.

18/8/2025, 12:24:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I didn't know that you called a 'president' his excellency? WTF?

18/8/2025, 12:22:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social)

If Trump wants old testament propaganda, how about "let my people go!" Free LA. Free DC.

18/8/2025, 12:20:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I find this really interesting. People think voting for Trump will protect them somehow...like he knows...like he cares. Trump doesn't need votes. Trump sprinkles 'the truth' in with his many lies. He said that he didn't need votes. He doesn't.

18/8/2025, 12:19:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

I say someone should bulldoze Mar-A-Lago.

18/8/2025, 12:14:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jo Smith-Dromey (@jsmithdromey.bsky.social) reply parent

What an incompetent bunch of losers.

18/8/2025, 12:06:27 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view