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Howard A. Smith PhD

@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social

PhD in Public Admin, 35 year SME in federal results measurement management, and policy focused on DHS. 1 year laid off. Available to work for the resistance.

created November 18, 2024

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Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

This is, of course, false. The United States exported $83 billion in goods and services to India last year alone.

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1/9/2025, 2:39:19 PM | 4517 1435 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Another burned starter word! Me too!

1/9/2025, 3:00:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

The WH should get Gavin Newsome's mock-post writer to do their posts now, since whoever did this one has no idea of how he writes. No spelling errors, appropriate capitalization, almost perfect punctuation. And it doesn't end with "Thank you for your attention to this matter." A bad fake at that.

1/9/2025, 2:59:22 PM | 53 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Who's writing this: "Just some simple facts for people to ponder!!!"? Either he had a brain transplant or these are being written for him.

1/9/2025, 2:53:14 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Left Of Center Orange Hater (@henshinhal.bsky.social) reposted

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1/9/2025, 9:42:32 AM | 7145 1839 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Sean Sky (@sean-sky.bsky.social) reposted

31/8/2025, 1:35:03 PM | 170 81 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

Dang, gotta get a new starter. Wordle 1,535 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

1/9/2025, 4:00:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

The first best use is a vasectomy for Fred Trump.

31/8/2025, 2:44:24 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Life imitates art, Death of Stalin style: One hopes that the first to suffer from the lack of qualified medical personnel will be the inventors of this policy and the supporters who put them in office. But we know that it will be the ones we invented government to protect that will really suffer.

31/8/2025, 1:51:25 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture πŸ’™Christine SlemmerπŸ’™ (@slem63.bsky.social) reposted

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30/8/2025, 5:26:41 PM | 5214 1957 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Solves the problem of rising costs of health benefits for companies, since they don't have to offer them to part-time employees!

31/8/2025, 12:14:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

Dang...just missed four 2s in a row! Wordle 1,534 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

31/8/2025, 4:48:59 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

At this point, I would trust CHPs more than USSS anyway.

31/8/2025, 1:11:25 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

It's not even loyalty on RFJ Jr's part, he was willing to "sell" his portion of the electorate to the highest bidder. In his own words he said that Trump promised him this, and Kamala's people never called him back. He brough Trump the WOO wing, and Trump gave the HHS/CDC to wormbrain McRoadkill.

31/8/2025, 1:03:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

In monarchical times, the people who overthrew the tyrannical monarchy invented abrupt, permanent solutions for how to retire the monarch and his royal court.

31/8/2025, 12:31:24 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Not even a little bit.

31/8/2025, 12:27:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Anyone want to start a business with me? Texas catheter attached to a long tube that runs down the pants leg and feeds through a hole in the bottom of the shoe. Designed specifically for surreptitiously pissing on his grave, even with guards watching. Women can attach it to a bottle of stored urine

31/8/2025, 12:26:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

I had a Bobby Sherman lunch box in middle school, partly because my mom liked him, and partly because there were no other lunch boxes left by the time our procrastinating family hit the stores for back to school. Pieces of my childhood....

31/8/2025, 12:24:17 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Anyone want to start a business with me? Texas catheter attached to a long tube that runs down the leg and feeds through a hole in the bottom of the shoe. Designed specifically for surreptitiously pissing on his grave, even with guards watching.

30/8/2025, 10:34:03 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

USA

30/8/2025, 10:22:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

If he is still President and ICE is at full budgeted strength at the midterms, it doesn't matter what the districts look like, or whether we are at war, because polling places will be patrolled to keep out anyone who might look like they will vote against the party.

30/8/2025, 10:20:40 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

It's Alec Baldwin, I'm sure.

30/8/2025, 10:18:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

"Each man's death diminishes me,* For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls..." * some limitations and exclusions may apply, not valid in the US, CA, MX, EU, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, NZ, Central America, or Caribbean.

30/8/2025, 4:35:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

She 'deserved' nothing more from the military than a posthumous court martial, stripping her of all rank and benefits as a veteran.

30/8/2025, 4:33:21 PM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

"Each man's death diminishes me,* For I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls..." * some limitations and exclusions may apply, not valid in the US, CA, MX, EU, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, NZ, Central America, or Caribbean.

30/8/2025, 4:02:47 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

30/8/2025, 3:34:16 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

30/8/2025, 3:33:36 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

Nothing live at the White House. lol

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30/8/2025, 3:27:56 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

I created a solution, during Trump I, for states to lawfully divert revenue under the existing tax code away from Federal income taxes into state & local resilience-building districts. We don't have to sit by as research, investment, and preparation are maliciously destroyed. We can reclaim it.

30/8/2025, 3:22:22 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

"Why Trump Dead?" trending search in Google international (a fact I just made up).

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30/8/2025, 3:20:19 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

Wordle 1,533 2/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Definitely have not gotten three 2's in a row before. The starter did good work today.

30/8/2025, 4:20:39 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan Emerson (@danemers.bsky.social) reposted

Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender β€” 4. Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender β€” 4,193. Hope that helps.

29/8/2025, 5:33:34 PM | 7070 2289 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Same folks who said VP experience didn't count for Kamala after 4 years in office mow saying 200 days is enough. Make up your damn minds, carriers of the double standard!

29/8/2025, 8:48:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

We do have both the template and the increased wisdom that comes from seeing how it can be perverted. Democracy is a thought object, not a made or found object. we're forgetting what it means, but we can remember it again.

29/8/2025, 6:21:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

I wish we had one...someone so stable in their status they could walk in and punch Miller/Beria in the mouth and shut him down. Mark Milley was as close as we got in Trump I.

29/8/2025, 6:17:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

I wish we had one...someone so stable in their status they could walk in and punch Miller/Beria in the mouth and shut him down. Mark Milley was as close as we got in Trump I.

29/8/2025, 6:15:40 PM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

In concept, Democracy is one of the most amazing inventions of the human mind. In practice, it took us the last 100 years to build the policy deliberation processes and public service institutions to deliver anything approaching a government of "We, the People." And he's destroying it all.

29/8/2025, 6:11:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Been saying this for weeks: If he is still President and ICE is at full budgeted strength at the midterms, it doesn't matter what the districts look like, because polling places will be patrolled to keep out anyone who might *look* like they will vote against the party.

29/8/2025, 5:08:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 5:02:03 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 5:01:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

It's time we all rewatch "Death of Stalin" since it's (hopefully soon) going to play out again, for real this time, in our own country. Deputy Chairman Malenkov will be accurately played by JD "When I said no problem, I meant: No! Problem!" Vance. Steven Miller will do his Beria best.

29/8/2025, 5:00:29 PM | 54 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 4:52:31 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Agree. She 'deserved' a posthumous court martial.

29/8/2025, 3:33:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 3:05:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 3:04:29 PM | 7 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted

Sen. Bill Cassidy traded the lives of America's children to keep his Senate seat.

28/8/2025, 10:12:20 PM | 991 297 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:59:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:57:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:55:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "It's easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:54:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:53:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:51:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:51:32 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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😍

29/8/2025, 2:48:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:44:58 PM | 24 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

You have to start with the appropriate French utensils. You know it's only a guillotine if it comes from the Place de la Concorde in Paris, otherwise it's just a sparkling head-chopper-on-a-rope.

29/8/2025, 2:43:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:14:17 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:08:14 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:06:52 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:06:04 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 2:04:03 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:57:22 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:57:07 PM | 4 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:56:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:56:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:54:59 PM | 2 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:54:41 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:53:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Years before the Nazis did this to Jews, they did it to trans people. "Adolf Hitler was named chancellor on January 30, 1933 ...the Nazis came for the [Institute for Sexual Research] on May 6, 1933...." "to rid Germany of Lebensunwertes Leben, or β€œlives unworthy of living.” RFK Jr is our Mengele.

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Profile picture Pam Keith (@pamkeithdc.bsky.social) reposted

They are doing to the trans community what Nazis did to Jews. In plain sight. Trans people are NOT more prone to criminality. That is a FUCKING LIE. They are very much more likely to victims of crime. That is the TRUTH! I am so fucking ashamed of this place right now. Who are we?

29/8/2025, 1:35:58 PM | 309 102 | View on Bluesky | view

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Economist George Staller "Its easy to turn an aquarium into fish soup. Very hard to go back." He's making fish soup for billionaires out of our economy, public health, rule of law, natural environment, civil society, and democracy. When the soup is gone, the only thing left to eat is billionaires.

29/8/2025, 1:33:50 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

Wordle 1,532 2/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Can't remember two 2's in a row. Today's was relevant.

29/8/2025, 5:18:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Impeach, convict, remove. This should be bi-partisan at this point.

29/8/2025, 2:19:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Remember the Fort Hood shooter? On an Army base. Killed 13 wounded 30 more. On an Army base. On. an. Army. Base.

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Triceratops...for the last 56 years. Thanks for asking.

29/8/2025, 2:09:00 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

When I'm anxious about what Trump is doing you know what doesn't help? Dems sending fundraising emails like "we're getting pummeled" and "my opponent has the big money locked up." I was laid off last year. If I could donate I would. But now I feel even more anxious that I'm not doing my part to win

29/8/2025, 2:06:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture angelπŸ’€ (@sabattons.com) reposted

being two-spirit, transgender, any gendered "other" is neutral ; it is netural in the way nature is neutral. untamable, fecund valleys that produce both storms and harvests. there is no "ideology" but existence, growth, metamorphosis. and man hates what he cannot constrain, pathologize, settle.

28/8/2025, 8:14:19 PM | 384 94 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Awesome...

28/8/2025, 6:04:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

It's called "moral suasion"

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

I created a solution, during Trump I, for states to lawfully divert revenue under the existing tax code away from Federal income taxes into state & local resilience-building districts. We don't have to sit by as research, investment, and preparation are maliciously destroyed. We can reclaim it.

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

I created a solution, during Trump I, for states to lawfully divert revenue under the existing tax code away from Federal income taxes into state & local resilience-building districts. We don't have to sit by as research, investment, and preparation are maliciously destroyed. We can reclaim it.

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

I'm taking '1984' off my syllabus for my graduate Policy Analysis course and replacing it with cabinet meeting videos, and pictures of L.A. and DC. I used Orwell to alert students to the danger of sliding into tyranny via "neutral competence." Now I need to teach how to crawl back out of tyranny.

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Profile picture Abbi Lichtenstein (@abbij1961.bsky.social) reposted

A very strong & powerful resignation letter from Dr. Daskalakis calling out RFK jr. β€œI am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”

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Profile picture GingerSpiceπŸ’™ (@thedesertginger.bsky.social) reposted

Too bad Republicans don't protect school kids as much as the Epstein files

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

If he is still President and ICE is at full budgeted strength at the midterms, it doesn't matter what the districts look like, or whether we are at war, because polling places will be patrolled to keep out anyone who might look like they will vote against the party.

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

Wordle 1,531 2/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

AMERICA: β€œIt’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: β€œWe have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: β€œIt’s video games.” WORLD: β€œWe have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: β€œIt’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: β€œGod, you’re stupid.”

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Profile picture Jennifer Shin (@jennifershin.bsky.social) reposted

Straight up facts. It's the only answer that makes sense.

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Profile picture Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted

Imagine not voting for Kamala Harris because eggs were too expensive only to end up with everything being more expensive, losing your health insurance, the military in your neighborhood and a geriatric president ranting about ending 10 wars.

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Profile picture Gilly (@gillyarcht.bsky.social) reposted

State by freaking state. Like so.

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

I feel like maybe I've been on the parent's side of this kind of interaction. I'm glad there's love and humor on both sides. We're over a year from getting things resolved and having a cohesive family environment, but it was very tough at times. ❀️

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

"Smaller government" MAGA probably looking for another place to hang Third Reich banners of Trump's mugshot, an Official Trump merch store, and a theme restaurant with ketchup on the walls. It will be renamed Trump Station before October. Will Duffy make the trains run on time?

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Profile picture Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social) reposted

I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!

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Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

First, they came for John Bolton And I did speak out Because even though I'm not a nutty right-wing warmonger with a ridiculous mustache, I am an American who is horrified by a simple-minded tyrant using our Justice Department to avenge his petty, personal grudges.

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)

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Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

Too much? πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ

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Profile picture Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted

This is how you stand up to bullies and aspiring tyrants.

J.B. Pritzker:
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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Witkoff: "And I don't care what Kristi (Noem) says about it, sir, your semen is delicious! Best ever!"

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Profile picture Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent

Line-standers *would* be a good idea. I'm Happy to hold a spot in line for someone who would otherwise be subject to harassment or exclusion, and then just hand off to them at sign-in.

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