csmithbk718.bsky.social

csmithbk718.bsky.social

@csmithbk718.bsky.social

Class of 1971...Mostly Politics, Music, Sports and day to day observations. NJ born, counseled by Brooklyn โœŠ๐ŸพA Black Man concerned about America๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿพ

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...... and how about this part of the prospectus....how comforting.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

NEW: Anthropicโ€™s filing appears to partly walk back the co-foundersโ€™ pledge to commit 80% of their personal equity holdings in the AI startup to philanthropic causes. Those acts, the filing suggests, are โ€œvoluntary, revocable expressionsโ€ that โ€œdo not constitute binding obligations.โ€

4TFTD: 1) New year, same shit. Smh. I don't even care anymore. G5 & Breece wasting their careers. #WakeMeWhenTheyWin 2) Round 2 interview๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿพ 3) Btw, not one Republican in or out of this administration is gonna do jail time. #BookIt 4) LEO called on a 3yr old playing soccer. USA is COOKED.

4TFTD: 1) About racism. If nothing ever changes it's because the benefactors don't do enough, if anything at all. Yeah, that means you too, "ally". 2) iRobot is set in 2035 Chicago.... Lol. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€ 3) "Russia, Russia, Russia" all in your face!๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿซค 4) The best 10yrs of Hip Hop were '88-'98.๐Ÿซก๐Ÿ˜Œ

4TFTD: 1) Throughout history young people have led change. Why do we think they're wrong now? 2)A rise in racism simply means yt people are experiencing dramatic economic or social change. 3)Get to see my baby boy play today! #CollegeAthlete 4)Won't be surprised by a pre-election ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑor๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธtragedy.

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Meghan Markle burns her father Thomas Markle once and for all. Thomas Markle has been reported to the Police by his own son who alleged found huge amounts of child porn stashed at his house.

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S&P Global Flash US PMI: โ€˜Selling price inflation picked up further momentum in October. The overall rise in prices across goods and services was the largest since August 2022. The upturn in price pressures was also broad-based.โ€™ www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...

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About 2 million kids have lost SNAP since deep cuts were enacted last year. The ripple effects: Kids losing SNAP also lose automatic enrollment for free meals at school. And as more kids lose SNAP, their schools may be forced to drop Community Eligibility.

washingtonpost.comAs SNAP rolls shrink, free school lunches disappearEnrollment in the nutrition assistance program dropped following last yearโ€™s sweeping GOP tax bill. Fewer children and schools now qualify for free school meals.

4TFTD: 1) Stumbled upon Clooney filming a movie downtown. Lol. 2) The gather step rule is ruining the NBA. 3) Retirement: Own a late night hot dog place and also a listening lounge/club. 4) Things we BEEN knew: Lindsey was gay, Putin has tapes, Dolan is a D!CK & Republicans are gonna cheat.

4TFTD: 1) Every damn day is a gotdamn circus. 2) Again: temper your expectations if there is a Blue Wave. Check the local election changes too, especially statehouses. 3) From 0 options to 2.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ #JobJourney 4) I never liked FunkMaster Flex.

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NEW: Trumpโ€™s mega Venezuelan oil deal, signed by Hegseth and Rubio, benefits an unknown group of investors and was intentionally crafted to keep the next U.S. president or future leaders of Venezuela from undoing it. @propublica.org saw the secret contract: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

propublica.orgThe Secret Terms of Trumpโ€™s Venezuelan Oil DealThe Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...

4TFTD: 1) Still NY Knicks Forever. IDC๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ—ฝ 2) This Hurts situation is DISGRACEFUL.๐Ÿ˜ค 3) Random: I'm a drag racing nerd (NOT street racing๐Ÿ˜’). The ZR1X is RIDICULOUSLY fast af!๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ 4) Dear MSM: You aren't asking the right follow up questions. Why aren't you guys better prepared? Why are you scared?๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜‘

4TFTD: 1) What happened to "90 deals in 90 days"? FOMFWTBS 2) 11 months later, I see hope after a little more turbulence ahead. 3) Massive scholarship hunt to help limit loans; the only option now. The financial situation ain't the same. 4) Angel Reese ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿพ

I challenge anyone who watched (or watches) this to claim that what Jan is saying makes any fucking sense whatsoever. What's spectacular is how the shit between her ears inside her skull pushed her fingers to type AND post this tweet. And we're supposed to take her seriously? Shitttttttt

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social

This is a really striking tweet.

4TFTD: 1) As long as he speaks in hopeful business language, people close their ears. 2) All of this is untenable. When the music stops, it's going to be awful and violent. 3) My race for my future begins today. L&H studying in effect, then S7 & 66.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ 4) Good music and dogs help my nerves A LOT.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

Sad facts....

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social

Whatโ€™s astounding to me is how โ€œthe president builds himself a palace with money given directly to him in secret by the richest people in America,โ€ literally the most straightforward and worst executive-branch corruption story in US history, just gets shrugged at because Trump is unapologetic

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In 2026, the Supreme Court essentially gutted the Voting Rights Act, giving Republican-controlled legislatures a green light to redraw congressional districts ahead of the midterms. This week on Reveal, come with us to Louisiana to hear what this means for the state and the rest of the South.

4TFTD: 1) $1.3T in market cap losses in FIVE days. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ˜ฌ This shit is rickety af. 2) He exempts Russia from sanctions. This ends when "the majority" says it does. 3) Black folks WILL NOT be on the frontline when shit pops. NO. #WeTried 4) Good to have my boy home for a few days. #CollegeAthlete

4TFTD: 1) 1) RIP 9yr old Maya Thomas. Murdered by her mother and step-father.๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•ฏ 2) Long live the Million Man March ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿพโค๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’š 3) FOH Floyd. FOH Killer Mike. Anyone else? 4) Congrats to the Brewers because ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿพ the Dodgers owner.

4TFTD: 1) Mother Nature is undefeated. Building on beaches and cliffsides is dumb. 2) St.Laz's Bblaaattmann, Quack Love, and Rise And Grind Gangsta skits are hilarious ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ 3) Master the word NO with absolutely no feelings or apologies. 4) RIP to our African Cichlid, Goldie. 3 yr run.๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•ฏ๐Ÿ•Š

4TFTD: 1) Years ago an Ops Mgr was resistant to more efficient changes. I knew why. The changes happened. He lost staff..and his job. 2) Burying your head in the sand never works. 3) Should the next Dem Admin return the favor in EVERY way? 4) Stage fright, sure, but she's going to be awful.

4TFTD: 1) FVCK CANCERโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿพ 2) Another tell tale sign of economic decline: abandoned pets.๐Ÿ˜” 3) "It is better to fail at resistance than to succeed at submission."~Diallo 4) Bills/Rams is always a great game!

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There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.

4TFTD: 1) First of all, fck Columbus๐Ÿ˜’ 2) Brothers need to look in the mirror at least once after using bigen. Smh #WillieColon 3) The rich have not underestimated us. We've given them access to everything about us. #TermsOfUse #Control 4) NFL: Jets win; 2 DUMB teams tied! NBA: Dybantsa is GOOD!

4TFTD: 1) Black people: Smile in as many pictures as possible. #ControlYourNarrative 2) Mrs. Dell changed A LOT. Thought she might be sick, tbh. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ฒ 3) Haven't seen a thing about plans to lower college tuition. That's not an accident. #NoPlan 4) Ashleighjamz on IG is hilarious ๐Ÿ˜‚ #Oreogate

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The takeaway from Bo French suggesting Asian students are โ€œforeignersโ€ and the tepid GOP response is that the Trump-era Republican Party is increasingly explicit about its belief that the only good immigrants, and the only real Americans, are white. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

4TFTD: 1) We're all conditioned to marketing. I'm sick of it. 2) Speaking of which, YT forces more ads you can't skip. It was inevitable. 3) Way too many Baby Boomers taking up minimum wage jobs. So when the youth can find any, don't blame them. 4) Testosterone + Authority complexes are deadly.

4TFTD: 1) Live streaming an execution is on brand for a fake Christian death cult. 2) You gotta confront your own insecurities at some point. Don't expect people to tiptoe around you forever. 3) Fall in NJ is pretty until you have to pick up the leaves ๐Ÿ˜ฉ. 4) What's odd now will be normal soon.

4TFTD: 1) Stephen A's mockery of Lane Johnson was disgusting and pathetic. I dislike him even more, if that's even possible. Bozo.๐Ÿ˜ค 2) Are you sure you're registered to vote?๐Ÿค” 3) Hobart Hampton Financial Services?๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค— #CareerChange #2027 4) Damn Yankees ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿซฉ๐Ÿ˜’ #EndOfTheRoad

Bonus: My Dad's birthday. He would've been 100. The things that man lived through runs through us. That's why we are who we are and feel how we feel. He sacrificed A LOT. I'm on his shoulders. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•ฏโค๏ธ

4TFTD: 1) It's not enough to just tax the rich. You have to do something smart and secure with that money. THAT has been the problem. Wasteful spending and looting....by the rich. 2) God I hope Dems don't fumble...but damn I KNOW they will. Smh. 3) I'll take Wiseman. #Knicks 4) RIP Freddie ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ•ฏ

4TFTD: 1) All these groundbreaking enhancements and we're living more miserable and unhealthy lives. 2) People be making up their own laws on the fly. Lol. THAT is a real problem. Smh. 3) One step closer.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ #CareerChange 4) Yankees played like ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ

4TFTD: 1) Privacy policies: How they will abuse your privacy. Default "opt in", nearly impossible to opt out. 2) We absolutely need a Digital Bill of Rights, not a patchwork of 50 different rules. 3) Autocracy, Kleptocracy, Oligopoly 4) As usual, the Jets stink.๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ—‘๐Ÿ˜’ Another losing season on deck.

4TFTD: 1) Kennedy on MTP blaming Biden for inflation while voting AGAINST the bill that reduced it. Flaming dummy. 2) DSA has a platform alternative besides anti-Trump shit. Don't have to like it, but it's true. 3) Morello could have voted for KH but didn't, so ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธ 4) Feeling like ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿพ team owners.๐Ÿ˜ค

Racism is expensive and breeds distrust. One of many stories. You can be sure there are plenty unreported. And many more where the police didn't kill but did enough to destroy families.

Eddie Smith@eddsmitty.bsky.social

โš ๏ธWOKE CONTENTโš ๏ธโ„ข๏ธ ๐Ÿงต In July 1967, 19-year-old PFC Robert L. Hunt Jr. (below) returned home on leave to Cairo, IL. Hours after being arrested, he was found hanged in a jail cell. The ruling: suicide. Pull up a seat๐Ÿช‘, my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory