George Smiley
@mc2020.bsky.social
Please #BoycottX Move slow and fix things. #VOTE
created November 21, 2023
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Mighty Earth 🌍 (@mightyearth.org) reposted
An investigation led by Mighty Earth and partners was highlighted in today's @nytimes.com and finds that the Recreational Vehicle (RV) industry is driving deforestation in Indonesia. Read more ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
One of the most heartbreaking vids on all of youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihPf...
Rainforest (@pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social) reposted
Also here is an example of a psychopath. Humans have done great things science achievements ect. But narcissistic and psychopath leaders erase what we have achieved.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Harris got 4.8m votes in Texas. Barely even HALF of registered dems. That's not suppression or rigging. That's apathy.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
Konstantin outlines 29 totalitarian laws taking effect in Ruzzia Sep 1. Cautionary tale for Americans. putin's desperate authoritarian measures are trump/miller's inspiration. Why do humans tolerate tyrants? They immiserate millions, and are only made of mortal flesh. www.youtube.com/live/Wn6EzqH...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
TexasGOP - such rugged individualists, can't deform their own government fast enough to please their paymaster Elon Musk. bsky.app/profile/mc20...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
People still posting on X, of their own free will. Knowing it's musk's fascist machine, they still contribute to it. #BoycottX #DestroyX
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Just reading a list of new laws taking effect today. THEY ALL DIRECTLY BENEFIT ELON MUSK. Correction - he's not 'running the government', but Abbott and the TxgGop are damn well doing anything and everything he asks of them.
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Taking effect today - All Power to the Plutocrats www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
"voter turnout in 2023, which saw about 12.5% registered voters cast ballots" Not a 12% reduction in turnout. That's the TOTAL! Dems: I don't care what fuckery the gop pulls, 12% is a disgrace. Power is just laying there for the taking. SO TAKE IT! #vote
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Nah.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Aren't most of the advances we're seeing, especially in our mechanical aping of bipedal movement, and e-scooters, fundamentally derivations of Dean Kamon's Segway? Perhaps adv. robotics were already there, but as a visible consumer breakthrough product, 2001 seems to be a watershed, w fancy gyros.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
NG deployment should be rejected, totally, categorically, out of hand. It does not matter what they do. The entire proposition is completely unconstitutional. trump's bullshit rationales are beneath serious consideration.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
"we have troops in the streets - like the founders intended' 🙃
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
#Vote
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Aint nothin that alittle dewormer n bleach caint cure.
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George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
"The Legalized Gambling Industry Is Collapsing in on Itself You’ll soon be able to bet on elections, the Super Bowl, and the papal conclave, all in one place." Nitish Pahwa 8/25/25 archive.is/eJlQj
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Wasn't telling anybody anything. Was asking for a source on your assertion. Hinson charges have all been dismissed.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Btw, amazing in the [wrongful] arrest of Hinson, the dumbass cops' squad car is graffiti'd with a huge rightwing fascist thin blue line desecration of the US Flag. Fucking dipshits.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Is that right? Tx Code on grafitti still appears to specify other media, but not chalk. therealnews.com/cuffed-for-c...
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abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=... Walking Small - just another dirtbag murderer. #NotADragQueen
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: A week or so ago, one federal agent kept popping up in videos from Trump's violent DC crackdown—so @jsweetli.bsky.social and I investigated. Turns out he's a 26-year-old US Parks Police officer, a lesser known law enforcement unit currently championed by Interior Sec. Doug Burnum. Our report:
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years. Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o... "Mr. Modi and Mr. Trump, colossal figures today, will inevitably fade away. India and the United States will be left with the task of emancipating themselves from the legacy of these two leaders."
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
And falling like a rock ever since.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
That bland affect of the puppy killer is so creepy.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Whether sincere or rhetorical that's a useful question because it is part of trump's own justification, and Dems better be ready to slam dunk on it. At least invoke the Ben Franklin quote every time, because righty so often misuses it re:2A.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
All but this self-serving bs right here: "I don't hate donald, donald's doin' his thing." That's just fucking gross. Sure, we put him on our show repeatedly and sucked up to him, but that's all just showbiz. Nope. trump is a loathesome piece of shit, since forever. No exceptions no excuses.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Because it is a hostile, alien, attack on the United States. It exploits the ugliest traits of Americans, but it is not America. trump is a fugitive from American justice, and a chaos agent of putin's. He does not have the consent of the governed. He's only hijacked authority, without mandate.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
“War gives you this feeling, this justifiable feeling, of doing something valuable” Recalls Chris Hedges' book "War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/o...
Climate, Ecology, War and More by Dr. Glen Barry (@bigearthdata.bsky.social) reposted
Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping her and fellow aid boat crew - video ->The Guardian *blah blah blah | #GretaThunberg | More info from EcoSearch
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George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't we just have a special 'do-over' national election if/when it comes to President Shady?
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
If musk could hack elections he would not have lost, and so badly, in the recent Wisconsin sc elections. factually.co/fact-checks/...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
One other country in particular.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
Dan Crenshaw filibusters his own townhall meeting in Kingwood, Tx. Can barely understand a word he's saying through the counterproductive PA system in that hall. Would have been better without it. h/t @egbertowillies.com PDR youtu.be/MzmvNge_wcA?...
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www.huffpost.com/entry/donald... #Insane
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George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Insane, unsolicite, unjustified waste of public resources. Yet again - "they'll pay more to kill you than to let you survive" (pete seeger)
Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) reposted
Right now, your ability to get access to a COVID vaccine this fall is in jeopardy, whether or not you fit the new, restricted eligiblity criteria. Please send a letter to your member of Congress here. And spread the word. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, the correct framing for trump is as a hostile enemy of the United States. bsky.app/profile/mc20...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Went to that COVIS page and Vibrio reporting seems to stop at 2019. Most recent mention of anything at all related to Vibrio was a year ago, still under Biden. Spooky to take a look at our defense HQ and find the control room abandoned and covered in cobwebs.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Krasnov's mission is to destroy the United States from within.
josh farkas 💊 (@pulmcrit.bsky.social) reposted
Global warming is increasing the rate of Vibrio vulnificus infections in Louisiana and Florida. Also, the CDC has stopped tracking Vibrio infections. So basically, don't eat any oysters 🤷♂️ www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... #IDsky
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Reprised from term one, lots more damage to inflict. 2018: www.cbsnews.com/news/steven-...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w... "It’s been a busy summer of play for the citizens of Moscow." 🙃 #depraved
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Even the rumors, like his authoritarian regime, and dated suits, are so Soviet.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Sep 3 #epstein survivor press conf.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Genius flipped this into Reno911. #fdt
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
My local generals saw fit to destroy the entire collection of media on disc. Films and Music - all gone. I will never forgive them.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Such a treasure. Always wished he could have done a Marc Chagall biopic.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
No he does not.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
And, looks like Robert Carlyle 👍
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Curious feeling to realize that in all honesty, I may never read a hard copy edition of a newspaper ever again. Last ones we ever bought were just for each of the trump indictments and the conviction, for the front pages. Now those are nullified and pretty much worthless even as keepsakes.
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(The ayes have it) 🙃
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Hopefully the Khanna/Massie press conference with survivors next week, as Congress returns to session, will properly re-center #epstein again. MSM damn well better cover it wall-to-wall, too. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Vanessa Williamson (@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social) reposted
Unilateral tariffs, destruction of public data, cuts to science funding, collapsing tourism... I wrote up a brief compendium of (some of) the damage to business that has resulted from rising authoritarianism in the United States this year:
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Guns? Boring af, and dangerous, no thanks! I believe it is immoral to own one, much less ever use it. Incredible how ultra-radical this humble position is.
Edward (@eddietheteacher.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
How many people do not own a firearm? I don't and won't.
medicinebudha (@themedicinebudha.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
If you live in one of these districts, PLEASE go vote in the special election ~ Virginia's 11th ~ September 9, 2025 Arizona's 7th ~ September 23, 2025 Texas' 18th ~ November 4, 2025 Tennessee's 7th ~ December 2, 2025
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a proven fact. Poll after poll has confirmed it beyond doubt. The reason gun mayhem continues despite that fact, is also just as I explained - gun lobby distortion of the discourse and American democracy.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Not quite sure how to read that reply. I'm in the US, and don't believe I'm denying any evidence. Gun lobby propaganda has totally distorted the entire discussion around guns, and also manipulated the political response to deny popular consensus.
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Ha, no wonder dude is smiling...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Such a stroke of genius for them to cover Al Green's song, especially in 1978, and in the way that they did. Would love to hear Byrne tell that story.
The Intellectualist (@theintellectualist.bsky.social) reposted
🚨Portugal, a founding NATO nation, just delivered a shock: its president says Donald Trump “functions as a Russian asset.” At a historic rupture, allies fear America’s leader is tilting the West’s security and NATO itself toward Moscow. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
A lot of fetishized hoarding by demented individuals in those stats. Household ownership remains flat, and lower than previous decades. Overall still a minority of this country want anything to do with guns. And a vast majority want stronger regulation of them.
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Imagine sitting in a ruzzian bunker somewhere, punching buttons to incinerate and crush innocent civilian people hundreds of miles away. How does any human being do such a thing?
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Sweetness Sweetness, I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head Oh-oh, sweetness Sweetness, I was only joking when I said By rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Broken record with this, but it's what these brainwashed zombies are doing.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
No need for the fucking piano.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Propaganda. The most advanced and pervasive in human history.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
Sorry, just rewinding to this image briefly. This is disgusting. This is not America. This is FUKT UP. Republicans - come on, get up off your knees, reject this shit.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
#VOTES or it didn't happen.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
And every single eligible person there will be voting. No matter what. Hell or high water. Zero excuses. #vote
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
🚨🚨 U.S. March on Wall Street: Americans are sick of having a mob boss running the country.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Remember the quaint old notions of the AG scrupulously never commenting about ongoing cases, and the totally fantastic impossibility of requiring a RESTRAINING ORDER against them to shut the fuck up about it?
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Raddishes are famously easy to grow... (LOL)
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Someone puts chains on the fence, and DHS was locked up at a federal building. It is time for Ice to get out of Los Angeles.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
What do you think, genius?
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
trump's masked pedo mercenary scum.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
The time for "constructive engagement" was over in term one. This is the time for real walkouts, for quitting, for open defiance, for as in the Savio speech - putting our bodies upon the gears however we may to stop the trump death machine.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
FUCK "not allowed". We past that now. Way fucking past it.
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putin's gop mission: destroy the United States bsky.app/profile/mc20...
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
As in, staff isn't quitting en masse, but just stepping outside for a clap?
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
"What's a covid test?" /s
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Thiel again: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea...
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"[O'Neil] is the former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, a philanthropic organization funded by billionaire tech investor and Trump donor Peter Thiel."
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social)
www.msn.com/en-in/news/w... Who is Jim O'Neil "He is the former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, a philanthropic organization funded by billionaire tech investor and Trump donor Peter Thiel." #CDC #Thiel
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
That crosswalk is a MEMORIAL. Right? For Pulse? So now NewBoots DeSantis wants to debase it into a pissing match? How dare he.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish everyone in the world would simply quit X. Such an easier ask than this walkout, which is deadly serious for everybody. But strategic withdrawal can be such a potent weapon. I hope it works at the cdc. But it could EASILY destroy musk's lie machine - overnight. #BoycottX #destroyX
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Them folk ain't even at the townhall meetings. They're contented, sitting home poised to vote for all the poison again.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
Just mailed a blank multi-page survey back to my insurance company with "my rate is $500/hr" scrawled across the top page.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
I reckon it's the guns. And we should regulate them more strictly than we do.
George Smiley (@mc2020.bsky.social) reply parent
No, it's not necessary, trump's lies about it are completely obvious. Just as obvious that the question in the townhall is 100% rhetorical. If they honestly did not know, and were seeking guidance from this quisling, it would have a distinctly different tone.