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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view profile on Bluesky 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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
Another burned starter word! Me too!
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.
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.
Sean Sky (@sean-sky.bsky.social) reposted
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
Dang, gotta get a new starter. Wordle 1,535 1/6 π©π©π©π©π©
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
The first best use is a vasectomy for Fred Trump.
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.
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!
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
Dang...just missed four 2s in a row! Wordle 1,534 3/6 π¨π©π¨β¬π¨ β¬π©π©π©π© π©π©π©π©π©
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
At this point, I would trust CHPs more than USSS anyway.
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.
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
Not even a little bit.
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
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....
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
USA
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
It's Alec Baldwin, I'm sure.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
"Why Trump Dead?" trending search in Google international (a fact I just made up).
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
Wordle 1,533 2/6 π¨π¨π©β¬π¨ π©π©π©π©π© Definitely have not gotten three 2's in a row before. The starter did good work today.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
Agree. She 'deserved' a posthumous court martial.
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.
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.
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
Sen. Bill Cassidy traded the lives of America's children to keep his Senate seat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 βlives unworthy of living.β RFK Jr is our Mengele.
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?
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
Wordle 1,532 2/6 β¬β¬π©β¬π© π©π©π©π©π© Can't remember two 2's in a row. Today's was relevant.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
Impeach, convict, remove. This should be bi-partisan at this point.
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
Triceratops...for the last 56 years. Thanks for asking.
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
angelπ (@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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
Awesome...
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social) reply parent
It's called "moral suasion"
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.
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.
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.
Abbi Lichtenstein (@abbij1961.bsky.social) reposted
A very strong & powerful resignation letter from Dr. Daskalakis calling out RFK jr. βI 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 publicβs health.β
GingerSpiceπ (@thedesertginger.bsky.social) reposted
Too bad Republicans don't protect school kids as much as the Epstein files
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
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Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
AMERICA: βItβs a mental health issue.β REST OF THE WORLD: βWe have those. But donβt have mass shootings.β AMERICA: βItβs video games.β WORLD: βWe have those too. But donβt have mass shootings.β AMERICA B: βItβs cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.β WORLD: βGod, youβre stupid.β
Jennifer Shin (@jennifershin.bsky.social) reposted
Straight up facts. It's the only answer that makes sense.
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.
Gilly (@gillyarcht.bsky.social) reposted
State by freaking state. Like so.
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. β€οΈ
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?
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!
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.
Howard A. Smith PhD (@notlost-drsmith.bsky.social)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
This is how you stand up to bullies and aspiring tyrants.
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!"
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.